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[[File:SMW2 KoopaPara.png|thumb|Yoshi standing on stone blocks]]
[[File:SMW2 KoopaPara.png|thumb|A Yoshi standing on stone blocks in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
'''Cascading Stones'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 201. "'''''Cascading Stones'''''"</ref>, also described as '''falling stone blocks'''<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Page 38.</ref> or '''falling blocks'''<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide. Page 85.</ref>, are platforms of various shapes and sizes introduced in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. When stood upon by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], they fall down into the ground, or off the screen. They shake when Yoshi stands on one, indicating that they will fall. They appear in World 2-1: [[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]], World 2-7: [[Lakitu's Wall]], and World 5-7: [[Shifting Platforms Ahead]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] [[reissue]], ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', they additionally appear in Secret 1: [[Exercise in the Skies]].
'''Cascading Stones''',<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 201. "'''''Cascading Stones'''''"</ref> also described as '''falling stone blocks'''<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Page 38.</ref> or '''falling blocks''',<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide. Page 85.</ref> are [[platform]]s of various shapes and sizes introduced in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. When stood upon by a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], they fall down into the ground, or off the screen. They shake when the Yoshi stands on one, indicating that they will fall. They appear in [[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]], [[Lakitu's Wall]], and [[Shifting Platforms Ahead]]. In the [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|GBA reissue]], they additionally appear in [[Exercise in the Skies]].


[[File:YWW Cascading Stone.png|thumb|left|A Cascading Stone in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'']]
[[File:YWW Cascading Stone.png|thumb|left|A Cascading Stone in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the rocks mainly appear in World 4-1: [[Rock 'n' Fall]]. They reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' as a feature of World 2-1: [[Koopa Canyon]], where their falling behavior was slightly altered, as they shake before abruptly falling instead of a more gradual descent. In the former, similar obstacles known as [[Sliding Block]]s<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 171. "'''''Sliding Blocks'''''"</ref> appear in World 3-7: [[Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave]] and World 4-7: [[Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone]]. The latter game also includes similar terrain in World 6-7: [[Crumble Rock Rumble]]. In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Cascading Stones are made out of yarn, and appear in World 4-2: [[Lakitu Peekaboo]].
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the rocks mainly appear in [[Rock 'n' Fall]]. They reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' as a feature of [[Koopa Canyon]], where their falling behavior was slightly altered, as they shake before abruptly falling instead of a more gradual descent. In the former, similar obstacles known as [[Sliding Block]]s<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 171. "'''''Sliding Blocks'''''"</ref> appear in [[Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave]] and [[Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone]]. The latter game also includes similar terrain in [[Crumble Rock Rumble]]. In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Cascading Stones are made out of yarn, and they appear in [[Lakitu Peekaboo]].
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A Yoshi standing on stone blocks in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Cascading Stones,[1] also described as falling stone blocks[2] or falling blocks,[3] are platforms of various shapes and sizes introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. When stood upon by a Yoshi, they fall down into the ground, or off the screen. They shake when the Yoshi stands on one, indicating that they will fall. They appear in Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa, Lakitu's Wall, and Shifting Platforms Ahead. In the GBA reissue, they additionally appear in Exercise in the Skies.

A Cascading Stone in Lakitu Peekaboo.
A Cascading Stone in Yoshi's Woolly World

In Yoshi's Island DS, the rocks mainly appear in Rock 'n' Fall. They reappear in Yoshi's New Island as a feature of Koopa Canyon, where their falling behavior was slightly altered, as they shake before abruptly falling instead of a more gradual descent. In the former, similar obstacles known as Sliding Blocks[4] appear in Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave and Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone. The latter game also includes similar terrain in Crumble Rock Rumble. In Yoshi's Woolly World, Cascading Stones are made out of yarn, and they appear in Lakitu Peekaboo.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おちるゆか
Ochiru Yuka
テトリスブロック[5]
Tetorisu Burokku
ゴゴゴいわ
Gogogo Iwa
落下ブロック[6]
Rakka Burokku

Falling Floor (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)

Tetris Block (pre-release)

Rumbling Rock (Yoshi's Island DS);「ゴゴゴ」(gogogo) is onomatopoeic term for rumbling or whirring object

Drop Block (Yoshi's New Island); shared with an object from Wario World

Italian Roccia instabile (YIDS)
Roccione discendente (YNI)
Unstable rock
Descending big rock

References

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher. Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 201. "Cascading Stones"
  2. ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Page 38.
  3. ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Page 85.
  4. ^ Black, Fletcher. Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 171. "Sliding Blocks"
  5. ^ TCRF. Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys romX 0#World 2. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island), page 70.