Ice Block

Ice Blocks are frozen versions of regular blocks in various Mario games.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2

Ice Blocks first appear in World 4-1 of Super Mario Bros. 2. They act as slippery platforms. If the character jumps below one, they will pass through it, an ability that did not appear in later games.

Super Mario Bros. 3

The ungrabbable Ice Blocks

In Super Mario Bros. 3, several types of Ice Blocks appear. Throwable Ice Blocks look like white (blue in remakes) Brick Blocks. If a Buster Beetle gets its hands on one of these blocks, it will throw it at high speeds towards Mario or Luigi. If the player picks one up, they can only hold it for a short time before it disappears. When thrown, it can defeat multiple enemies, like a Koopa Shell, though it breaks upon hitting a wall.

Another rarer Ice Block also exists; it is transparent and can be melted by fireballs from Mario/Luigi's Fire form. Some contain coins, while others contain Munchers. Lastly, there are Ice Blocks that are just slippery platforms; these Ice Blocks can be normal (the size of a Brick Block) or giant-sized (two times bigger, like Big Blocks). All types of Ice Blocks appear mostly in Ice Land.

Super Mario World

In Super Mario World, a few Ice Blocks make a small appearance in the level Awesome of the Special Zone. None of them can be picked up, as they merely serve as slippery platforms. They appear as light blue Rotating Blocks. The grabbing function of the Ice Blocks from Super Mario Bros. 3 is incorporated into Grab Blocks.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Yoshi melting Ice in Super Mario 64 DS

In Super Mario 64, grounded ice blocks are routinely shot out of the ice block shooter in Snowman's Land. The ice block shooter is placed on the normal route to Snowman Mountain, and its ice blocks are triangular waves that stop and disappear into the ground before reaching the freezing pond. After every four small ice blocks are shot, a large one is shot. The ice blocks attempt to push Mario into the freezing pond and require timing to jump over as they are indestructible.

In Super Mario 64 DS, additional forms are introduced. Ice blocks appear in the ice-themed courses Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. They can only be melted with Yoshi's fire breath, and often contain items such as Red Coins. In the latter course, they can be melted to collect a Power Star for Yoshi's Ice Sculpture. Additionally, massive Ice Blocks (referred to as ice cubes) appear in Chief Chilly Challenge. They serve as indestructible moving platforms.

Super Mario Sunshine

Several ice blocks in Sirena Beach's special stage

In Super Mario Sunshine, ice blocks (also called ice cubes) appear in special stages and Delfino Airstrip as transparent blocks emanating an icy mist. They can be melted with F.L.U.D.D..

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., they are once again slippery platforms. They are found in World 5.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, there are five types of Ice Blocks: ice blocks that consist of enemies frozen by an Ice Flower or other ice projectile, ice blocks that can be picked up and thrown at enemies in World 3-4 and World 3-5, similarly to Grab Blocks (they cannot hurt players, unlike Barrels), frozen-over Snake Blocks called Ice Snake Blocks that only appear in World 3-Castle, giant ice blocks (in the same level mentioned) that can only be destroyed using Bob-ombs, and ice blocks that only appear in World 9-7, which, as in Super Mario Bros. 3, can contain Coins and Munchers and can be melted with fireballs from a Fire Flower or enemy.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, Ice Blocks are found in World 4. Once again they cause Mario or Luigi to skid.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Ice Blocks also appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, where they reprise their role as regular platforms.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2

A Super Mario 3D World-style Ice Block

Ice Blocks appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, although they only appear as slippery platforms in all of the level styles and therefore cannot be picked up. They also cannot be melted with fire. They are given new sprites for the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World styles.

Yoshi series

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, they serve as slippery obstacles that cannot be picked up, but can be melted by Yoshi's fire breath after eating a red watermelon, Lava Bubble, or Pyro Guy. Some Ice Blocks hide items. In this game, the blocks simply look like a block of ice.

Yoshi's Island DS

In Yoshi's Island DS, they retain their role from the original Yoshi's Island; however, they can only be melted by Baby Bowser and Scorchits, although the latter can melt some Baby Bowser can't.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

Ice Blocks return in Yoshi's Woolly World and its remake, appearing in the levels Fluffy Snow, Here We Go! and Frozen Solid and Chilled. Like in previous games, they will melt from the effects of fire from a fire watermelon.

Nintendo Badge Arcade

Ice Blocks from the Super Mario World style of Super Mario Maker appear as collectible badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アイスブロック Aisu Burokku 氷 Kōri 氷ブロック Kōri Burokku	Ice Block Ice Ice Block
Chinese (simplified)	冰冻砖块[?] Bīngdòng Zhuānkuài	Icy Block
Chinese (traditional)	冰凍磚塊[?] Bīngdòng Zhuānkuài	Icy Block
Dutch	Ijsblok[?]	Ice Block
French	Bloc de glace[?]	Ice block
German	Eis-Block[?]	Ice Block
Italian	Blocco di ghiaccio[?]	Ice block
Korean	얼음블록[?] Eoreum Beullok	Ice Block
Russian	Ледяной блок[?] Ledyanoy blok	Icy Block
Spanish (NOA)	Bloque de hielo[?]	Ice block