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[[File:SM64 Crazed Crate closeup.png|thumb|left|A Crazed Crate in [[Big Boo's Haunt]]]]
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[[File:Sm64ds crazed crate.png|thumb|right|A Crazed Crate in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]
|image=[[File:STROOP- Crazy Box.png|100px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario 64''
A '''Crazed Crate'''<ref>"''Grabbing a Crazed Crate in a course like Lethal Lava Land would seem to be an insane thing to do, given that there's a good chance the crate will take you for a wild ride out into the lava.''" - ''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', page 63.</ref><ref>"''Be careful when you grab the Crazed Crate at the beginning of the course. It can take you out into the quicksand if you grab it from the wrong angle.''" - ''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', page 69.</ref> is a [[block]] found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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A '''Crazed Crate''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Grabbing a Crazed Crate in a course like Lethal Lava Land would seem to be an insane thing to do, given that there's a good chance the crate will take you for a wild ride out into the lava.|title=''Super Mario 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=63|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Be careful when you grab the Crazed Crate at the beginning of the course. It can take you out into the quicksand if you grab it from the wrong angle.|title=''Super Mario 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=69|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen}}</ref> or '''Crazy Crate''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|language=en-us|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064726/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/7-7.html|title=Course 7 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> is a [[block]] found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is a beige box, similar in appearance to a [[Block (Super Mario 64)|standard block]], with the same dizzy face on each side of it.


A Crazed Crate is a beige box, similar in appearance to a standard [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Block]], with the same worried face on each side of it. If [[Mario]] grabs a Crazed Crate, the box bounces around three times in the direction Mario is facing, with the plumber holding on. The [[jump]]s get progressively higher. After the last jump, the crate explodes and five [[Coin]]s appear. Crazed Crates can also bounce off of walls, which will not count as one of the three bounces. Crazed Crates appear in [[Big Boo's Haunt]], [[Lethal Lava Land]], [[Shifting Sand Land]], and [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. In all levels listed, only one appears, except for Shifting Sand Land, where there are two.
==History==
[[File:MP2 Crazed Crates.png|thumb|right|Several Crazed Crates in [[Bowser Land]]]]
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
Many Crazed Crates also appear in a ''[[Mario Party]]'' [[minigame]] called [[Box Mountain Mayhem]] where the player has to break all of the Blocks to get Coins; however, if they hit a Crazed Crate, the player does not get a Coin and is moved away from the blocks. They are mistakenly called "'''[[Whomp]] Boxes'''" in the English version.
In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Crazed Crates appear in [[Big Boo's Haunt]], in [[Lethal Lava Land]], in [[Shifting Sand Land]], and on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. In all [[level]]s listed, only one appears, except for Shifting Sand Land, where there are two. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', they appear to have sclerae. If [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] grabs a Crazed Crate (or if [[Yoshi]] eats one), the box bounces around three times in the direction the player character is facing, with him holding on. The [[jump]]s get progressively higher. After the last jump, the crate explodes and five [[coin]]s appear. Crazed Crates can also bounce off walls, which do not count as one of the three bounces.
 
===''Mario Party'' series===
Many Crazed Crates (named '''Whomp Blocks''' in English) also appear in a ''[[Mario Party]]'' [[minigame]] called [[Box Mountain Mayhem]], where the players have to break all of the blocks to get coins; however, if one hits a Whomp Block, that player does not get a coin and is moved away from the blocks.
 
Some Crazed Crates appear as decorations in the ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' board [[Bowser Land]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 Crazed Crate closeup.png|left|A Crazed Crate in Big Boo's Haunt in ''Super Mario 64''
Sm64ds crazed crate.png|A Crazed Crate in ''Super Mario 64 DS''
MP2 Crazed Crates.png|Several Crazed Crates in Bowser Land in ''Mario Party 2''
</gallery>


They return for a cameo in the ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' board, [[Bowser Land]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=バッタブロック<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book9/P140325214.JPG Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (''Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide'')]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tn4LjKfvEk Japanese ''Mario Party'' gameplay]</ref>
|Jap=バッタブロック
|JapR=Batta burokku
|JapM=Grasshopper Block
|JapM=Grasshopper Block}}
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Motomiya, Shusuke (One Up),Yasuhiro Nemoto, Hideki Endo, Yuta Naoi, and Noriko Tsuyuki, editors|title=「キャラクター図鑑」 in 『スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド』|url=hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book9/P140325214.JPG|date=1996|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Media Factory|page=13|isbn=4-88991-411-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tn4LjKfvEk|title= N64 マリオパーティ 4にんようミニゲーム『ブロックやまくずし』|date=October 9, 2013|language=ja|author=RYO1MarioGames&TrainMovies|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Batta Burokku
|Ita=Cassa Pazza
|ItaM=Crazy Crate
|Ger=Verrückte Kiste
|GerM=Crazy Box
|Ger2=Pseudo-Box<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=8}}</ref>
|Ger2M=False Box
}}


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Latest revision as of 00:41, November 4, 2024

Crazed Crate
A Crazed Crate from Super Mario 64
Model from Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

A Crazed Crate,[1][2] or Crazy Crate,[3] is a block found in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is a beige box, similar in appearance to a standard block, with the same dizzy face on each side of it.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, Crazed Crates appear in Big Boo's Haunt, in Lethal Lava Land, in Shifting Sand Land, and on Tall, Tall Mountain. In all levels listed, only one appears, except for Shifting Sand Land, where there are two. In Super Mario 64 DS, they appear to have sclerae. If Mario, Luigi, or Wario grabs a Crazed Crate (or if Yoshi eats one), the box bounces around three times in the direction the player character is facing, with him holding on. The jumps get progressively higher. After the last jump, the crate explodes and five coins appear. Crazed Crates can also bounce off walls, which do not count as one of the three bounces.

Mario Party series[edit]

Many Crazed Crates (named Whomp Blocks in English) also appear in a Mario Party minigame called Box Mountain Mayhem, where the players have to break all of the blocks to get coins; however, if one hits a Whomp Block, that player does not get a coin and is moved away from the blocks.

Some Crazed Crates appear as decorations in the Mario Party 2 board Bowser Land.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バッタブロック[4][5]
Batta Burokku
Grasshopper Block
German Verrückte Kiste[?] Crazy Box
Pseudo-Box[6] False Box
Italian Cassa Pazza[?] Crazy Crate

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grabbing a Crazed Crate in a course like Lethal Lava Land would seem to be an insane thing to do, given that there's a good chance the crate will take you for a wild ride out into the lava." – Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 63.
  2. ^ "Be careful when you grab the Crazed Crate at the beginning of the course. It can take you out into the quicksand if you grab it from the wrong angle." – Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 69.
  3. ^ Course 7 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (American English). Archived June 10, 1998, 06:47:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Motomiya, Shusuke (One Up),Yasuhiro Nemoto, Hideki Endo, Yuta Naoi, and Noriko Tsuyuki, editors (1996). 「キャラクター図鑑」 in 『スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド』. Tokyo: Media Factory (Japanese). ISBN 4-88991-411-0. Page 13.
  5. ^ RYO1MarioGames&TrainMovies (October 9, 2013). N64 マリオパーティ 4にんようミニゲーム『ブロックやまくずし』. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 8.