Block (Super Mario 64)
Block | |
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Artwork from Super Mario 64 | |
First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Effect | Breaks apart and may contain coins, a Super Mushroom, a Red Coin, or a 1-Up Mushroom |
Blocks,[1] also known as boxes,[2] are plain-looking blocks (one described as a "sand block"[3] in the context of Shifting Sand Land) that first appear in Super Mario 64. They are scattered throughout the game's various courses and can be broken by most of Mario's attacks. Some of them contain three coins, but this is rather uncommon and most are empty. In this game, they look identical to the game's throwable Crates, though they are much larger. Unlike Crates, they cannot be thrown, though Mario is able to stand on top of them. Blocks are occasionally activated by Purple Switches in courses such as Wet-Dry World and Dire, Dire Docks. In these cases, the blocks are always empty and they are used more as platforms than containers.
In Super Mario 64 DS, "block" is now used as an umbrella term for several similar objects.[4] The functional equivalents to the original blocks are known as Bricks[4] and have an appearance similar to orange brick blocks, no longer sharing their cork-like texture with Crates. They are also much more common than before. Some Bricks contain mushrooms, but this is quite rare. Mario, Luigi, and Wario can also break Bricks, but Yoshi cannot break them with any of his attacks unless he has eaten a mushroom. In addition, Black Bricks[4] are introduced as a variant of block that can be broken only by Wario. However, any player character can break them with the help of a mushroom. The other two types of block are the Crate and the Ice. Despite the original design not appearing in the game, it can be seen in reused artwork of Mario's actions in the manual.
Boxes appear in Mario Party as part of the minigame Box Mountain Mayhem. The goal is to destroy as many boxes as possible, with many of them containing coins and coin bags. There are also Whomp Blocks disguised as these boxes, which move the characters who attack them away from the "mountain" of boxes.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, in the Throwback Galaxy, the blocks from the original Whomp's Fortress have been replaced by functionally identical crates.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Mario and a block from Super Mario 64
A block in the Hazy Maze Cave in Super Mario 64
Blocks in Shifting Sand Land in Super Mario 64
Blocks in Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64
A block on Tall, Tall Mountain in Super Mario 64
Boxes in Mario Party
Bricks in Super Mario 64 DS
Two Black Bricks on Tall, Tall Mountain in Super Mario 64 DS
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ブロック[5][6][7] Burokku |
Block | Super Mario 64 and Mario Party object, and Super Mario 64 DS group |
レンガ[7] Renga |
Brick | Super Mario 64 DS, orange type | |
Kuroi Renga |
Black Brick | Super Mario 64 DS, black type | |
French | Bloc[8] | Block | Super Mario 64 DS group |
Caisse[8][9] | Box | Super Mario 64 (DS) and Mario Party object | |
Briques[8] | Brick | Orange Brick in Super Mario 64 | |
Briques noires[8] | Black Brick | Super Mario 64 DS | |
Italian | Blocco[?] | Block |
References[edit]
- ^ "Press the Z button while jumping to squash enemies or to destroy blocks." – 1996. Super Mario 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 15.
- ^ "Break the mountain of stacked boxes. You can find Coins inside." – Box Mountain Mayhem instructions (1999). Mario Party. Nintendo (English).
- ^ 1997. Official UK Nintendo Magazine. Super Mario 64 The Essential Player's Guide. EMAP (British English). Page 15.
- ^ a b c 2004. Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 28.
- ^ 1996. スーパーマリオ
64 (Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 15. - ^ 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』 (0:04). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c 2004. スーパーマリオ64DS instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 28.
- ^ a b c d 2004. Super Mario 64 DS Instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 68.
- ^ "Brise la montagne de caisses empilées. Tu y trouveras des pièces." – Mario Party "Déliro-Caisses" instructions. Imgur (French). Retrieved November 17, 2024.