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{{about|the obstacle from [[Super Mario Land]]|the object from the same game also known as a falling block|[[dropping lift]]|the recurring object from the [[Mario (franchise)|Mario franchise]] also known as a Falling Block|[[Donut Block]]|the recurring object from the [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi franchise]] also known as a falling block|[[Cascading Stone]]}}
{{about|the obstacle from [[Super Mario Land]]|other uses|[[Falling block (disambiguation)]]}}
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|image=[[File:KCDeluxe-SMLFallingSlabs.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:KCDeluxe-SMLFallingSlabs.png|200px]]<br>Falling blocks in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'' ([[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha manga]]) (1989)
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[[File:FallingBlockSML.png|left|frame]]
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'''Falling blocks'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 7. "''The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!''"</ref> are slab-like obstacles that appear in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They are tiles that appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a level, but they fall when [[Mario]] comes close to them, in a similar fashion to the [[falling spike]] obstacles. They only appear in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] and [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-1]] and cannot be defeated by any means.
'''Falling blocks'''<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=7|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|quote=The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!}}</ref> are slab-like obstacles in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a [[level]], but they fall when [[Mario]] comes close to them, in a similar fashion to [[falling spike]]s. Falling blocks appear only in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] and [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-1]].
 
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=落ちてくる天井<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land'' section, page 48.</ref>
|Jap=落ちてくる天井<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land'' section|page=48|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Ochitekuru Tenjō
|JapR=Ochitekuru Tenjō
|JapM=Falling Ceiling
|JapM=Falling Ceiling
|Ita=Soffitto cadente<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=48}}</ref>
|ItaM=Falling ceiling
}}
}}


Latest revision as of 05:25, December 11, 2024

This article is about the obstacle from Super Mario Land. For other uses, see Falling block (disambiguation).
Falling block
A pair of falling blocks from the Super Mario Kodansha manga.
Falling blocks in the Super Mario Kodansha manga
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Super Mario Land (Kodansha manga) (1989)
A falling block as seen in Super Mario Land

Falling blocks[1] are slab-like obstacles in Super Mario Land. They appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a level, but they fall when Mario comes close to them, in a similar fashion to falling spikes. Falling blocks appear only in World 1-3 and World 4-1.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 落ちてくる天井[2]
Ochitekuru Tenjō 		Falling Ceiling
Italian Soffitto cadente[3] Falling ceiling

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!" – 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 7.
  2. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 48.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 48.
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
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Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
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