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|image=[[File:NSMBW Light Block Artwork.png|250px]]Artwork of a Glow Block
|image=[[File:NSMBW Light Block Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Glow Block
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 10]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 10]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
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A '''Glow Block'''<ref>[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' trading card]] #49</ref> is an item found in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are white blocks with eyes similar to [[Rotating Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. As the name suggests, these blocks emit light that [[Mario]] and the other characters can use to illuminate dark areas. The characters must carry them in order to explore different areas with the help of the block's light. To pick up a Glow Block, the player must shake the {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and press and hold {{button|wii|1}} at the same time. They can also be used as a projectile, by throwing it to the enemies, in similar fashion to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''{{'}}s physics. Glow Blocks only appear in {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, [[World 6-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-6]], and [[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-4]].
A '''Glow Block'''<ref>[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' trading card]] #49</ref> is an item found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Glow Blocks are white [[block]]s with eyes similar to those on [[Rotating Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. These blocks emit light that [[Mario]] and the other characters can use to illuminate dark areas. The characters must carry them in order to explore different areas with the help of the blocks' light. To pick up a Glow Block, the player must shake {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and press and hold {{button|wii|1}} at the same time. A Glow Block can also be used as a projectile, by throwing it to the enemies, in a similar fashion to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''{{'}}s physics. Glow Blocks appear in [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-5]], {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, [[World 6-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-6]], and [[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-4]].


Glow Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Murky Maze]].
Glow Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Murky Maze]].


==Official profiles==
==Profiles==
*'''Trading Card description:''' ''"Don't get caught in the dark without a Glow Block! These white boxes are found on the ground in dark areas, like caves and haunted spots. This illuminating item will help guide you when visibility is low. Just remember that you can't use other weapons, like fire or ice balls, while holding a Glow Block."''
*'''Trading Card description:''' ''"Don't get caught in the dark without a Glow Block! These white boxes are found on the ground in dark areas, like caves and haunted spots. This illuminating item will help guide you when visibility is low. Just remember that you can't use other weapons, like fire or ice balls, while holding a Glow Block."''


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NSMBW Light Block Render.png|Glow Block sprite
NSMBW Light Block Render.png|Glow Block sprite
NSMBW Light Block Screenshot.png|Mario carrying a Glow Block in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW Light Block Screenshot.png|Mario carrying a Glow Block in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBWiiTC-49-Front.png|The Glow Block [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|Trading Card]]
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|ChiT=發光磚塊<ref>Official Chinese manual for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', page 27.</ref>
|ChiTR=Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Glowing Block
|Ita=Blocco luce<ref>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' Italian manual, pag. 25</ref>
|Ita2=Blocco Luce<ref>''[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Album Ufficiale]]'', pag. 20</ref>
|Ita3=Blocco Luminoso<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 151</ref>
|ItaM=Light block
|Ita2M=Light Block; shared with [[Light Block]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Ita3M=Bright/Glowing Block
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Latest revision as of 11:53, March 18, 2024

Glow Block
A Light Block
Artwork of a Glow Block
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Mario Party 10 (2015)

A Glow Block[1] is an item found in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Glow Blocks are white blocks with eyes similar to those on Rotating Blocks from Super Mario World. These blocks emit light that Mario and the other characters can use to illuminate dark areas. The characters must carry them in order to explore different areas with the help of the blocks' light. To pick up a Glow Block, the player must shake Wii Remote and press and hold One Button at the same time. A Glow Block can also be used as a projectile, by throwing it to the enemies, in a similar fashion to Super Mario Bros. 2's physics. Glow Blocks appear in World 2-5, World 5-Ghost House, World 6-6, and World 8-4.

Glow Blocks also appear in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Murky Maze.

Profiles[edit]

  • Trading Card description: "Don't get caught in the dark without a Glow Block! These white boxes are found on the ground in dark areas, like caves and haunted spots. This illuminating item will help guide you when visibility is low. Just remember that you can't use other weapons, like fire or ice balls, while holding a Glow Block."

Gallery[edit]

  • Glow Block sprite

    Glow Block sprite

  • Mario carrying a Glow Block in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

    Mario carrying a Glow Block in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

  • The Glow Block Trading Card

    The Glow Block Trading Card

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 光るブロック[2]
Hikaru Burokku
 Light Block

Chinese (traditional) 發光磚塊[3]
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
 Glowing Block

Italian Blocco luce[4]
Blocco Luce[5]
Blocco Luminoso[6]
 Light block
Light Block; shared with Light Block in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Bright/Glowing Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading card #49
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section, page 151.
  3. ^ Official Chinese manual for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, page 27.
  4. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii Italian manual, pag. 25
  5. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Album Ufficiale, pag. 20
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 151
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