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|image=[[File:YCW Message Block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' | |image=[[File:YCW Message Block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
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{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue, never forget, what I say to you. Timing is vital, aim must be true, measure the angle and win, do!|Message Block|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}} | {{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue, never forget, what I say to you. Timing is vital, aim must be true, measure the angle and win, do!|Message Block|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}} | ||
'''Message Blocks''' are [[block]]s that provide tips and hints to the playable character in various platforming titles of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Message Blocks make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' | '''Message Blocks''' are [[block]]s that provide tips and hints to the playable character in various platforming titles of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Message Blocks make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''=== | ===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''=== | ||
[[File:SMW Messblock.png|frame]] | [[File:SMW Messblock.png|frame]] | ||
Message Blocks<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet | Message Blocks<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref> first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they usually describe a new level in the beginning stages of the game or explain a new game mechanic, known as [[Tourist Tips]]. Unlike later appearances, these Message Blocks feature no face in ''Super Mario World'' but instead look like blue blocks with an orange speaker. They reappear in the port ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. | ||
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===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ||
In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', similar blocks known as '''information boxes'''<ref name=MTMNES>''Mario's Time Machine'' NES instruction booklet | In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', similar blocks known as '''information boxes'''<ref name=MTMNES>{{cite|title=''Mario's Time Machine'' NES instruction booklet|page=9}}</ref> (or '''info boxes'''<ref name=MTMNES/>) make an appearance to provide hints. | ||
===''Yoshi'' | ===''Yoshi's Island'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''==== | ====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''==== | ||
[[File:YI Hintblock.gif|frame]] | [[File:YI Hintblock.gif|frame]] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Message Blocks (also named '''Messages'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 40 | In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its Game Boy Advance version]], Message Blocks (also named '''Messages'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 40|language=British English|page=21|date=January 1996}}</ref> and '''Information Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|date=September 1995|language=Australian English|page=15}}</ref>) teach the player controls and give tips rather than provide information outright. | ||
This is the first game where Message Blocks appear as a white block with a smiley facial expression and yellow cheeks, a look that they have retained in most of their returning appearances. | |||
====''Yoshi's Island DS''==== | ====''Yoshi's Island DS''==== | ||
[[File:YIDS Hint Block.png|frame]] | [[File:YIDS Hint Block.png|frame]] | ||
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Message Blocks<ref>''Yoshi's Island DS'' instruction booklet | In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Message Blocks<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=2006}}</ref> (also named '''Hint Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|isbn=1-59812-016-6|page=6 and 11}}</ref>) are much the same as before, but return to their ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' form. | ||
====''Yoshi's New Island''==== | ====''Yoshi's New Island''==== | ||
[[File:13.2.14 Screen 04 - Yoshi's New Island.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:13.2.14 Screen 04 - Yoshi's New Island.png|thumb|left|A Message Block in ''Yoshi's New Island'']] | ||
Message Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Their instructions change depending on the control type used, whether it is traditional button-style egg-throwing or gyro tilt to aim. Some Message Block hints additionally automatically appear when a Yoshi does an action for the first time, such as dropping [[Baby Mario]]. Message Blocks can also explain stage features in a level new to players such as instructing to ground pound a [[Tatami Block]]. A list of all Message Block hints can be found [[List of Yoshi's New Island Message Block hints|here]]. | Message Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Their instructions change depending on the control type used, whether it is traditional button-style egg-throwing or gyro tilt to aim. Some Message Block hints additionally automatically appear when a Yoshi does an action for the first time, such as dropping [[Baby Mario]]. Message Blocks can also explain stage features in a level new to players such as instructing to ground pound a [[Tatami Block]]. A list of all Message Block hints can be found [[List of Yoshi's New Island Message Block hints|here]]. | ||
===''Yoshi's Story''=== | |||
[[File: | [[File:YS Hingblock.gif|frame]] | ||
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Message Blocks (or '''Message Boxes'''<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0761521038|language=American English|page=112|date=April 7, 1999}}</ref>) have the exact same role as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. They were made a lot bigger, and their mouths continually move. | |||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
Message Blocks | Message Blocks in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' appear in the stage [[Super Happy Tree (stage)|Yoshi's Island]] where two can be seen in the background along with the [[Super Happy Tree]] and are referred to as '''face blocks''' in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' official strategy guide.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Smash Bros.'' Official Strategy Guide|date=1999|publisher=BradyGames|isbn=1566869005|page=114}}</ref> The same stage also makes a reappearance as playable for the sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', along with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. | ||
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In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', there are blocks that act similar to Message Blocks and give hints when hit from any side. They are referred to as "kassarbrock" in their internal file names, which is Japanese for "Perry Block". They are yellow and blue, resembling [[Perry]]. In every boss level, before Peach enters the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], they appear warning the player about the boss and providing tips on how to defeat it. | In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', there are blocks that act similar to Message Blocks and give hints when hit from any side. They are referred to as "kassarbrock" in their internal file names, which is Japanese for "Perry Block". They are yellow and blue, resembling [[Perry]]. In every boss level, before Peach enters the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], they appear warning the player about the boss and providing tips on how to defeat it. | ||
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===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''=== | |||
[[File:YWW Message Block.jpg|thumb]] | |||
Only five Message Blocks appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', with three in the first level and two in the third. They retain the appearance from ''Yoshi's Island DS''; however, their mouths now continually move, like in ''Yoshi's Story''. Their cheeks are pink this time. | |||
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''=== | |||
Message Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', behaving exactly the same as in past appearances. | |||
===Unused appearances=== | ===Unused appearances=== | ||
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YIDS Hintblock.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' | YIDS Hintblock.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' | ||
Hint Block Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' | Hint Block Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' | ||
YWW W1-1.jpg|''Yoshi's Woolly World'' | |||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=メッセージブロック<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' Japanese instruction booklet | |Jap=メッセージブロック<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' Japanese instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Messēji Burokku | |JapR=Messēji Burokku | ||
|JapM=Message Block | |JapM=Message Block | ||
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|ChiR=Tíshì zuò | |ChiR=Tíshì zuò | ||
|ChiM=Board | |ChiM=Board | ||
|Por=Bloco de | |Por=Bloco de {{hover|Massagem|meant to be Mensagem}} <small>(''Super Mario World'' manual)</small> | ||
|PorM=Massage{{sic}} Block | |PorM=Massage{{sic}} Block | ||
|Fre=Bloc de message | |Fre=Bloc de message | ||
|FreM=Message block | |Fre2=Boite à message<ref>{{cite|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf|language=French|title=Yoshi Story instruction booklet, French segment|page=59}}</ref> | ||
|Ita=Blocco messaggio | |FreM=Message block | ||
|ItaM=Message block | |Fre2M=Message Box | ||
|Ita=Blocco Messaggio<ref>''[[Super Mario World]]'' Italian manual, pag. 22</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World'')</small> | |||
|Ita2=Blocco<ref>''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual, pag. 8</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small> | |||
|Ita3=Dado del Messaggio<ref>''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' European manual, pag. 123</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Story'')</small> | |||
|Ita4=Mattone messaggio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' European manual|language=Italian|page=109|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')</small> | |||
|Ita5=Blocco messaggio <small>(from ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' onwards) | |||
|ItaM=Message Block | |||
|Ita2M=Block | |||
|Ita3M=Message dice/cube | |||
|Ita4M=Message brick | |||
|Ita5M=Message block | |||
|Rus=Блок-справка | |Rus=Блок-справка | ||
|RusR=Blok-spravka | |RusR=Blok-spravka | ||
|RusM=Reference Block | |RusM=Reference Block | ||
|SpaA=Bloque de mensaje | |SpaA=Bloque de mensaje | ||
|SpaAM=Message block | |SpaA2=Bloque mensajero<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref> | ||
|SpaAM=Message block | |||
|SpaA2M=Messenger block | |||
}} | }} | ||
;Help Box | ;Help Box | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ヘルプボックス<ref> | |Jap=ヘルプボックス<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAGJ_00.pdf|title=マリオ{{ruby|vs.|ブイエス}}ドンキーコング (Mario buiesu Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo|language=Japanese|page=13}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Herupu Bokkusu | |JapR=Herupu Bokkusu | ||
|JapM=Help Box | |JapM=Help Box | ||
|Ita=Blocco informativo<ref>''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' Italian e-manual, pag. 13</ref> | |||
|ItaM=Informative block | |||
}} | }} | ||
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