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[[File:SMB3 Wood Block Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMB3 Wood Block Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Wooden Block.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:Wooden Block.png|thumb|left]]
Hard Blocks also appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are known as '''Wood Blocks'''.<ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 31.</ref> Some Wood Blocks are bouncy; these blocks bounce Mario or Luigi away if they run against their sides, and are sometimes found near [[pit]]s as an obstacle. Some of these blocks also hold items, only releasing them if they are bumped into or hit with a [[shell]] or [[Raccoon Mario|tail]] [[Tanooki Mario|whip]].
Hard Blocks also appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are known as '''Wood Blocks'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|page=31|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1930206-37-2}}</ref> Some Wood Blocks are bouncy; these blocks bounce Mario or Luigi away if they run against their sides, and are sometimes found near [[pit]]s as an obstacle. Some of these blocks also hold items, only releasing them if they are bumped into or hit with a [[shell]] or [[Raccoon Mario|tail]] [[Tanooki Mario|whip]].


[[Chain Chomp]]s are usually found attached to Wood Blocks. Larger inert Wood Blocks appear in the fourth world, [[Giant Land]].
[[Chain Chomp]]s are usually found attached to Wood Blocks. Larger inert Wood Blocks appear in the fourth world, [[Giant Land]].
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====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Hard Block.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMW Hard Block.png|frame|left]]
Hard Blocks, now called '''Gray Blocks'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 71, 89, 108, 153.</ref> (alternatively '''gray Block'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 57.</ref> or '''Grey Block'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 73.</ref>), appear once again in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' with a different redesign, this time resembling blocks of stone. They reprise their purpose from previous games.{{br}}
Hard Blocks, now called '''Gray Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|date=August 1991|page=71, 89, 108, 153|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (alternatively '''gray Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=57|date=August 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or '''Grey Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=73|date=August 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>), appear once again in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' with a different redesign, this time resembling blocks of stone. They reprise their purpose from previous games.{{br}}


====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Hard Blocks (localized as '''orange blocks'''<ref name>Alan Averill and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide''. Redmond: [[Nintendo of America]], 2002. Page 73.</ref>) primarily appear in secret courses as platforms and barriers. Many are of atypical shapes (i.e. rectangular or triangular prisms) depending on their purpose. Some shift back and forth. Thin variants appear in "[[The Secret of the Dirty Lake]]" and "[[The Beach Cannon's Secret]]" that function like [[trampoline]]s.
Hard Blocks (localized as '''orange blocks'''<ref name>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide|page=73|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2002|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref>) primarily appear in secret courses as platforms and barriers. Many are of atypical shapes (i.e. rectangular or triangular prisms) depending on their purpose. Some shift back and forth. Thin variants appear in "[[The Secret of the Dirty Lake]]" and "[[The Beach Cannon's Secret]]" that function like [[trampoline]]s.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====
[[File:NSLU Piranha Heights Luigi Sighting.png|thumb|An 8-bit Luigi made out of colored stone blocks in ''New Super Luigi U'']]
[[File:NSLU Piranha Heights Luigi Sighting.png|thumb|An 8-bit Luigi made out of colored stone blocks in ''New Super Luigi U'']]
Hard Blocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', referred to as '''stone blocks'''.<ref>New Super Mario Bros. U Channel. (December 27, 2012). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXR85iIA4Y New Super Mario Bros. U -- Third Star Coin in Stoneslide Tower] description: "''Find the pipe hidden in the ceiling next to the sign. Once inside, use the Screwtop Platform to guide the Grrrols into the stone blocks. When the way opens, grab that coin!''" ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 23, 2022.</ref> Colored stone blocks also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', used mostly for decoration, or to make pixel art such as [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|8-bit Luigi]]s, a common [[Easter egg]] in the game.
Hard Blocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', referred to as '''stone blocks'''.<ref>{{cite|author=New Super Mario Bros. U Channel|date=December 27, 2012|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXR85iIA4Y|title=New Super Mario Bros. U -- Third Star Coin in Stoneslide Tower|quote=Find the pipe hidden in the ceiling next to the sign. Once inside, use the Screwtop Platform to guide the Grrrols into the stone blocks. When the way opens, grab that coin!|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 23, 2022}}</ref> Colored stone blocks also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', used mostly for decoration, or to make pixel art such as [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|8-bit Luigi]]s, a common [[Easter egg]] in the game.


====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=木目ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section. Page 41.</ref>
|Jap=木目ブロック<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=41}}</ref>
|JapR=Mokume Burokku
|JapR=Mokume Burokku
|Jap2=石ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 118, 149, 199, 215.</ref>
|Jap2=石ブロック<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=118, 149, 199, 215}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Ishi Burokku
|Jap2R=Ishi Burokku
|Jap3=硬いブロック
|Jap3=硬いブロック
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