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[[File:BeBlG1.png|thumb|200px|'''Beep Blocks''' in the [[Beat Block Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. The green Beat Blocks are presently solid, while the yellow ones are only outlines.]]
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'''Beep Blocks'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 20.</ref> (originally '''Beat Blocks'''{{refneeded}}) are a rare type of [[block]] found in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'', ''Super Mario 3D World'', and ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''. As their name implies, Beep Blocks are recognized for alternating between solid blocks and intangible outlines of various colors to the beat of in-game music. Because of this, Beep Blocks function as both platforms that [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] safely can stand on when solid, or as deadly pitfalls in their "vanished" state. Depending on the game, both the physical appearance and functions of Beep Blocks differ.
|image=[[File:Beep Block SM3DW Prima.jpg|x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Shifts position with another block in time with the music
}}
{{quote|The red and blue blocks switch back and forth, so pay close attention to the timing.|Doctor Gizmo|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
'''Blinking Blocks''' (also known as '''Beat Blocks''' or '''Beep Blocks''') are a type of [[block]] found in the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. Blinking Blocks alternate between solid blocks and intangible outlines of various colors to the beat of in-game music. Because of this, Blinking Blocks function both as platforms that the player character can safely stand on when solid and as dangerous pitfalls in their "vanished" state. Depending on the game, both the physical appearance and functions of Blinking Blocks differ.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:BeBlG3.png|thumb|left|200px|'''Beep Blocks''' in the [[Beat Block Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. The yellow Beat Blocks are presently solid, while the greens are only outlines.]]
[[File:SMG2 Beat Block Blinking Block Pyramid.png|thumb|left|200px|Beat Blocks in Beat Block Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. The yellow Beat Blocks are presently solid, while the green ones are only outlines.]]
Beat Blocks are first seen in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', appearing exclusively in the [[Beat Block Galaxy]]. In this appearance, all Beep Blocks are cube-shaped, and alternate between yellow and green. Mario or Luigi must traverse this galaxy, which is made up almost entirely of Beep Blocks, with caution and good timing. The player's [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] will also beep three times before the Beep Blocks alternate. Due to the effects of the [[Prankster Comet#Double Time Comet|Double Time Comet]], the [[Power Star|Star]] mission "Silver Stars in Double Time" causes the Beep Blocks to alternate at four times their regular speed (despite the mission's name).
Beat Blocks are first seen in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', appearing exclusively in [[Beat Block Galaxy]]. In this appearance, all Beat Blocks are cube-shaped and alternate between yellow and green. The player's [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] also beeps three times before the Beat Blocks switch. Due to the effects of the [[Prankster Comet#Double Time Comet|Double Time Comet]], the mission [[Silver Stars in Double Time]] causes the Beat Blocks to alternate at four times their regular speed (despite the mission's name).
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====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:SM3DL6-4.png|thumb|right|200px|'''Beep Blocks''' appearing in [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)#World 6-4|World 6-4]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.]]
[[File:SM3DL6-4.png|thumb|200px|Beat Blocks appearing in World 6-4 in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Beep Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', appearing in [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)#World 6-4|World 6-4]], [[Special 3#3-4|Special 3-5]] and [[Special 7#7-2|Special 7-2]] (which is a revise of World 6-4, only with a [[Cosmic Clone]] chasing Mario or Luigi). In this appearance, Beep Blocks come in an assortment of shapes, and are now red, yellow and blue. In World 6-4 and Special 7-2, all three colors will appear one-by-one, then vanish in the same manner, leaving periods where all or none of the Beep Blocks will appear solid. However, in Special 3-5, the blocks alternate between one color each time.
Beat Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', appearing in [[World 6-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-4]], [[Special 3-5]], and [[Special 7-2]]. In this appearance, Beat Blocks come in an assortment of shapes and are now red, yellow, and blue. In World 6-4 and Special 7-2, all three colors appear one by one, then vanish in the same manner, leaving periods where all or none of the Beat Blocks appear solid. However, in Special 3-5, the blocks alternate between one color each time.
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====''Super Mario 3D World''====
 
[[File:Boomerangbro3Dworld.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''Beep Blocks''' in ''Super Mario 3D World''.]]
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Beep Blocks return once again in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' as they appeared in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', but with their new name. They alternate between blue and pink-colored blocks. Later levels also include Beep Blocks in double time, as the game calls them, Blast Blocks. When they are in quadruple time, the frequency of alternating between different blocks is the same as the frequency of beat blocks' alternation under the orbit of the prankster comet in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. Interestingly, Beep Blocks also appear in levels where the song has different beats per minute, but they still alternate in the beat of the original song's BPM (from [[Beep Block Skyway]] and [[Blast Block Skyway]]).
[[File:SM3DW Boomerang Bro Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Beep Blocks in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
Beat Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as they appeared in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', where they are now known as Beep Blocks. They alternate between blue- and pink-colored blocks. Later [[level]]s also include Beep Blocks in quadruple time, named '''Blast Blocks'''. When they are in quadruple time, the frequency of alternating between different blocks is the same as the frequency of Beat Blocks' alternation under the orbit of the [[Prankster Comet]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. Beep Blocks also appear in levels where the song has different beats per minute (such as [[Champion's Road]]), but they still alternate in the beat of the original song's BPM (from [[Beep Block Skyway]] and [[Blast Block Skyway]]).
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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
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Beep Blocks, now known as Blinking Blocks, return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, behaving the same as in past appearances. However, they now alternate independently from the music, doing so every four seconds instead. They are also notably smaller than in other games, now being the same size as [[? Block]]s.
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===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
[[File:Beep Block Sky Plaza.png|thumb|right|200px|'''Beep Blocks''' in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''.]]
[[File:Beep Block Sky Plaza.png|thumb|left|200px|Beep Blocks in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'']]
Beep Blocks reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' in the stage [[Beep Block Sky Plaza]]. They are identical in appearance and behavior to those in ''Super Mario 3D World'' , but many of them include [[ladder]]s which do not disappear to allow [[Captain Toad]] who cannot jump, to climb them.
Beep Blocks reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports]] in the stage [[Beep Block Sky Plaza]]. They are identical in appearance and behavior to those in ''Super Mario 3D World'', but many of them include [[ladder]]s that do not disappear to allow [[Captain Toad]], who cannot [[jump]], to climb them.
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
*'''North American website bio:''' ''"Blinking Blocks phase in and out. Make sure to carefully time those jumps!"''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG2 Screenshot Beat Block.png|Screenshot form ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Beat Block Starting Platform.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SM3DL Screenshot Blinking Block.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=チカチカブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=2015|title="Super Mario Galaxy 2."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=170}}</ref>
|JapR=Chikachika Burokku
|JapM=Flickering Block <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Jap2=リズム床<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2015|title="Super Mario 3D Land."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=186}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Rizumu Yuka
|Jap2M=Rhythm Floor <small>(''Super Mario 3D Land'')</small>
|Jap3=点滅ブロック<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2015|title="Super Mario 3D World."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=233}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Tenmetsu Burokku
|Jap3M=Blinking Block <small>(''Super Mario 3D World'')</small>
|Jap4=てんめつブロック
|Jap4R=Tenmetsu Burokku
|Jap4M=Blinking Block <small>(''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>
|Spa=Bloque Rítmico<br>Bloque Parpadeante<br>Bloque Alternante
|SpaM=Rhythmic Block<br>Blinking Block<br>Alternating Block
|Ita=Blocchi Ritmici (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Blocco intermittente (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
|ItaM=Rhythmic Blocks<br>Intermittent block
|Dut=Knipperblok (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
|DutM=Blinking Block
|ChiS=闪烁砖块
|ChiSR=Shǎnshuò Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Flickering Block
|ChiT=炫目方塊 (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')
|ChiTR=Xuànmù Fāngkuài
|ChiTM=Dazzling Cube
|ChiT2=閃爍磚塊 (''Super Mario Maker 2'')<ref>Nintendo HK. (May 17, 2019). [https://youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>
|ChiT2R=Shǎnshuò Zhuānkuài
|ChiT2M=Flickering Block<br><br>
|Ger=Ticktack-Block (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Rhythmusboden (''Super Mario 3D Land'')<br>Blink-Block (newer games)
|GerM=Ticktack Block<br>Rhythm Floor<br>Blinking Block
|FreA=Blocs tic-tac (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Bloc intermittent (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
|FreAM=Tick-tock blocks<br>Sporadic block
|FreE=Blocs tac-tic (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Bloc intermittent (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
|FreEM=Tock-tick blocks (also a pun on ''tactic'')<br>Sporadic block
|Rus=Мерцающий блок
|RusR=Mertsayushchiy blok
|RusM=Flickering Block
|PorE=Bloco intermitente<ref>Nintendo Portugal. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5PwoP3Ch8 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 10, 2021.</ref>
|PorEM=Intermittent block
|Kor=깜빡블록<ref>한국닌텐도 공식 채널 (May 16, 2019). [https://youtu.be/GPn-xZbmZ2Q  슈퍼 마리오 메이커 2 Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 11, 2022.</ref>
|KorR=Kkamppak-beullok
|KorM=Blinking Block
}}
 
==See also==
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Blinking Block
A Beep Block from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Effect Shifts position with another block in time with the music
“The red and blue blocks switch back and forth, so pay close attention to the timing.”
Doctor Gizmo, Super Mario Maker 2

Blinking Blocks (also known as Beat Blocks or Beep Blocks) are a type of block found in the 3D Super Mario series. Blinking Blocks alternate between solid blocks and intangible outlines of various colors to the beat of in-game music. Because of this, Blinking Blocks function both as platforms that the player character can safely stand on when solid and as dangerous pitfalls in their "vanished" state. Depending on the game, both the physical appearance and functions of Blinking Blocks differ.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Beat Blocks in Beat Block Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The yellow Beat Blocks are presently solid, while the green ones are only outlines.

Beat Blocks are first seen in Super Mario Galaxy 2, appearing exclusively in Beat Block Galaxy. In this appearance, all Beat Blocks are cube-shaped and alternate between yellow and green. The player's Wii Remote also beeps three times before the Beat Blocks switch. Due to the effects of the Double Time Comet, the mission Silver Stars in Double Time causes the Beat Blocks to alternate at four times their regular speed (despite the mission's name).

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Beat Blocks appearing in World 6-4 in Super Mario 3D Land

Beat Blocks return in Super Mario 3D Land, appearing in World 6-4, Special 3-5, and Special 7-2. In this appearance, Beat Blocks come in an assortment of shapes and are now red, yellow, and blue. In World 6-4 and Special 7-2, all three colors appear one by one, then vanish in the same manner, leaving periods where all or none of the Beat Blocks appear solid. However, in Special 3-5, the blocks alternate between one color each time.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Boomerang Bro from Super Mario 3D World
Beep Blocks in Super Mario 3D World

Beat Blocks return in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury as they appeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where they are now known as Beep Blocks. They alternate between blue- and pink-colored blocks. Later levels also include Beep Blocks in quadruple time, named Blast Blocks. When they are in quadruple time, the frequency of alternating between different blocks is the same as the frequency of Beat Blocks' alternation under the orbit of the Prankster Comet in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Beep Blocks also appear in levels where the song has different beats per minute (such as Champion's Road), but they still alternate in the beat of the original song's BPM (from Beep Block Skyway and Blast Block Skyway).

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

A Blinking Block in Super Mario Maker 2A Blinking Block in Super Mario Maker 2

Beep Blocks, now known as Blinking Blocks, return in Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario 3D World style, behaving the same as in past appearances. However, they now alternate independently from the music, doing so every four seconds instead. They are also notably smaller than in other games, now being the same size as ? Blocks.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

Beep Block Sky Plaza
Beep Blocks in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Beep Blocks reappear in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports in the stage Beep Block Sky Plaza. They are identical in appearance and behavior to those in Super Mario 3D World, but many of them include ladders that do not disappear to allow Captain Toad, who cannot jump, to climb them.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

  • North American website bio: "Blinking Blocks phase in and out. Make sure to carefully time those jumps!"

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チカチカブロック[1]
Chikachika Burokku
Flickering Block (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
リズム床[2]
Rizumu Yuka
Rhythm Floor (Super Mario 3D Land)
点滅ブロック[3]
Tenmetsu Burokku
Blinking Block (Super Mario 3D World)
てんめつブロック[?]
Tenmetsu Burokku
Blinking Block (Super Mario Maker 2)
Chinese (simplified) 闪烁砖块[?]
Shǎnshuò Zhuānkuài
Flickering Block
Chinese (traditional) 炫目方塊 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)[?]
Xuànmù Fāngkuài
Dazzling Cube
閃爍磚塊 (Super Mario Maker 2)[4]
Shǎnshuò Zhuānkuài
Flickering Block

Dutch Knipperblok (Super Mario Maker 2)[?] Blinking Block
French (NOA) Blocs tic-tac (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Bloc intermittent (Super Mario Maker 2)
[?]
Tick-tock blocks
Sporadic block
French (NOE) Blocs tac-tic (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Bloc intermittent (Super Mario Maker 2)
[?]
Tock-tick blocks (also a pun on tactic)
Sporadic block
German Ticktack-Block (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Rhythmusboden (Super Mario 3D Land)
Blink-Block (newer games)
[?]
Ticktack Block
Rhythm Floor
Blinking Block
Italian Blocchi Ritmici (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Blocco intermittente (Super Mario Maker 2)
[?]
Rhythmic Blocks
Intermittent block
Korean 깜빡블록[6]
Kkamppak-beullok
Blinking Block
Portuguese (NOE) Bloco intermitente[5] Intermittent block
Russian Мерцающий блок[?]
Mertsayushchiy blok
Flickering Block
Spanish Bloque Rítmico
Bloque Parpadeante
Bloque Alternante
[?]
Rhythmic Block
Blinking Block
Alternating Block

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 170.
  2. ^ ---- (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 186.
  3. ^ ---- (2015). "Super Mario 3D World."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 233.
  4. ^ Nintendo HK. (May 17, 2019). 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16. YouTube. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Nintendo Portugal. (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019. YouTube. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. ^ 한국닌텐도 공식 채널 (May 16, 2019). 슈퍼 마리오 메이커 2 Direct 2019.5.16. YouTube. Retrieved November 11, 2022.