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In the Spanish translations of ''Paper Mario'', ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', the letter on the Save Blocks is changed to "G" for ''guardar'' ("to save"). Likewise, in the Dutch version of ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', the letter of the Save Blocks is changed to "O" for ''opslaan'' ("to save").
In the Spanish translations of ''Paper Mario'', ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', the letter on the Save Blocks is changed to "G" for ''guardar'' ("to save"). Likewise, in the Dutch version of ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', the letter of the Save Blocks is changed to "O" for ''opslaan'' ("to save").
====Locations====
=====''Paper Mario''=====
* [[Goomba Village]] — In the [[Goomba Village#Back area|back area]] where Mario lands
* [[Goomba Village]] — Outside the [[Goomba]] house
* [[Goomba Road]] — At the midpoint between the village and the [[Goomba King's Fortress]]
* [[Toad Town]] — Outside the [[Toad House]] and [[Toad Town Post Office]] (cannot be used during the epilogue)
* [[Toad Town]] — Outside [[Club 64]]
* [[Toad Town]] — By the exit leading to [[Forever Forest]]
* [[Toad Town Tunnels]] — In the [[Toad Town Tunnels#Area east of entrance|Area east of the entrance]]
* [[Koopa Village]] — In front of the house with a blue roof
* [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]] — Outside the front entrance
* [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]] — Outside the rear entrance
* [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]] — Outside of [[Bowser???]]'s chamber
* [[Mt. Rugged]] — At the train station
* [[Mt. Rugged]] — Near the waterfalls
* [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]] — At the entrance to the desert
* [[Dry Dry Outpost]] — In front of the shop
* [[Dry Dry Ruins]] — Inside the entrance
* [[Dry Dry Ruins]] — In the antechamber leading to [[Tutankoopa]]'s chamber
* [[Boo's Mansion]] — Outside the entrance
* [[Gusty Gulch]] — In the area to the right of [[Windy Mill]]
* [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] — Outside the entrance
* [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] — In the antechamber leading to [[Tubba Blubba]]'s room
* [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] — At the blue train station
* [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] — At the pink train station
* [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] — At the green train station
* [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] — At the red train station
* [[Yoshi's Village]] — Outside [[Yoshi's Cabana]]
* [[Mt. Lavalava]] — Inside the main cavern
* [[Mt. Lavalava]] — In the cavern leading to [[Lava Piranha]]'s chamber
* [[Flower Fields]] — In front of the [[Wise Wisterwood]]
* [[Shiver City]] — Between the [[Toad House]] and [[Shiver Shop]]
* [[Starborn Valley]] — Outside the [[Toad House]]
* [[Shiver Mountain]] — At the base of the mountain
* [[Crystal Palace]] — In the room below the entrance hall
* [[Crystal Palace]] — In the antechamber leading to the [[Crystal King]]
* [[Star Haven]] — Near the [[Toad House]]
* [[Bowser's Castle]] — In the garage
* [[Bowser's Castle]] — Exterior, near a prison cell
* [[Bowser's Castle]] — In the first central chamber
* [[Bowser's Castle]] — In the second central chamber
* [[Peach's Castle]] — Outside the entrance
* [[Peach's Castle]] — At the base of the central tower
=====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door=====
* [[Rogueport]] — At [[Rogueport#Rogueport Harbor|Rogueport Harbor]]
* [[Rogueport]] — Outside the inn in [[Rogueport#Rogueport Plaza|Rogueport Plaza]]
* [[Rogueport]] — At [[Rogueport#Rogueport Station|Rogueport Station]]
* [[Rogueport Sewers]] — In the [[Rogueport Sewers#Sublevel 1, eastern entrance room|eastern entrance room]]
* [[Rogueport Sewers]] — In the [[Rogueport Sewers#Sublevel 1, western entrance room|western entrance room]]
* [[Rogueport Sewers]] — In the [[Rogueport Sewers#Sublevel 3, Thousand-Year Door room|Thousand-Year Door room]]
* [[Rogueport Sewers]] — In the [[Rogueport Sewers#Sublevel 3, Pit of 100 Trials entrance room|Pit of 100 Trials entrance room]] (Nintendo Switch [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|version]] only)
* [[Petal Meadows]] — Next to the [[Warp Pipe]]
* [[Petal Meadows]] — Inside [[Shhwonk Fortress]]
* [[Petalburg]] — Near the shop
* [[Hooktail Castle]] — Inside the entrance
* [[Hooktail Castle]] — In the stairwell before the prison
* [[Hooktail Castle]] — Outside [[Hooktail]]'s chamber
* [[Boggly Woods]] — Near the [[Warp Pipe]]
* [[Boggly Woods]] — Inside [[Flurrie's House]]
* [[The Great Tree]] — Inside the entrance
* [[The Great Tree]] —  Lower level of the [[Pider]] room
* [[The Great Tree]] — Outside the lowest chamber
* [[Glitzville]] — Outside the [[Glitz Pit]]
* [[Glitz Pit]] — Red team side of the backstage corridor
* [[Glitz Pit]] — In front of the champion's room
* [[Twilight Town]] — Outside the inn
* [[Creepy Steeple]] — Outside the entrance
* [[Creepy Steeple]] — Upper level of the main hall
* [[Keelhaul Key]] — Outside the shantytown inn
* [[Pirate's Grotto]] — Inside the entrance
* [[Pirate's Grotto]] — In the cavern to the right of the sluice gate controls
* [[Pirate's Grotto]] — In front of the [[Black Skull]] (cannot be used after Chapter 5 is completed)
* [[Excess Express]] — To the left of room 005
* [[Excess Express]] — Inside the engineer's car
* [[Riverside Station]] — Outside the entrance
* [[Poshley Heights]] — In front of the train station
* [[Fahr Outpost]] — Outside the inn
* [[Moon]] — Near Mario's landing site
* [[X-Naut Fortress]] — Inside the entrance
* [[X-Naut Fortress]] — Lower level of the [[X-Naut]] factory
* [[Palace of Shadow]] — On the large bridge over a lake
* [[Palace of Shadow]] — Outside the [[Riddle Tower]]
* [[Palace of Shadow]] — Outside [[Gloomtail]]'s chamber
* [[Palace of Shadow]] — In the middle of the deep underground section
* [[Palace of Shadow]] — In the ante-chamber leading to the throne room
* [[Palace of Shadow]] — At the bottom of the stairwell leading to the crypt


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
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==Trivia==
*In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', after [[Mario]] defeats [[Bowser]], the Save Block near the [[Toad Town Post Office]] disappears, making it impossible for the player to save the game in its "completed" state.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:03, April 27, 2024

Save Block
Artwork of a Save Block from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Artwork of a Save Block from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Effect Allows the player to save their game progress when activated
“Hit this block to save all of your progress. That way, if your game ends, you can start from the last save point. You'll see these blocks all over the place. Use them whenever you see them!”
In-game text, Super Paper Mario

A Save Block (or save block) is a block that appears in the Super Mario RPG titles. When activated, it allows the player to save their game progress.

History

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Save Blocks first appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, being golden-colored blocks with a rainbow "S" label and a star on top of them. When Mario jumps on one, the block takes him to the save screen, allowing the player to save their game. Additionally, Save Blocks can always be found inside inns. The Save Block's letter S's appear in serif format in the official artwork, but they use the sans-serif format in the Save Block's in-game sprite.

Paper Mario series

A Save Block from Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Artwork of a Save Block from Paper Mario: Color Splash

Save Blocks are seen again in the Paper Mario series. This time, instead of jumping on top, they need to be hit from underneath like regular blocks. They also have a vastly different appearance, being rainbow-colored blocks labeled with a white "S" with a star inside rather than the Super Mario Bros.-style blocks with a star on top seen in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. At the end of Paper Mario, after Mario defeats Bowser, the Save Block near the Toad House and the Post Office in Toad Town will be removed with its position blocked by Bruce the Bob-omb and an unnamed Koopa Troopa. In Paper Mario: Color Splash, the "S" label scrolls sideways like how ? Blocks in Super Mario Bros. 3 do. Save Blocks are also commonly found near Recovery Blocks. In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Save Blocks resemble their appearance from Paper Mario: Color Splash, as they are rainbow-colored with a scrolling "S" label, though rather than shiny rotating squares forming their pattern like in the previous two games, rotating diamonds now form their pattern.

In the Spanish translations of Paper Mario, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Paper Mario: Color Splash and Paper Mario: The Origami King, the letter on the Save Blocks is changed to "G" for guardar ("to save"). Likewise, in the Dutch version of Paper Mario: Color Splash and Paper Mario: The Origami King, the letter of the Save Blocks is changed to "O" for opslaan ("to save").

Locations

Paper Mario
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Mario & Luigi series

In the first two installments of the Mario & Luigi series, Save Blocks are replaced by Save Albums; however, Save Blocks are present in most of the locations of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, as well as in the form of yellow Emoglobins in Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. In all three games, Mario and Luigi have to hit the blocks from below similar to how it is done in the Paper Mario games, while in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Bowser has to hit the blocks by punching them. In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Save Blocks are dark blue blocks that have rainbow-colored linings and "S" labels, though in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, they are blue-colored blocks with golden linings and a white-colored "S" label. Save Blocks and Save Albums are completely absent in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam; as such, the player must save from the menu.

Gallery

Sprites

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese セーブブロック
Sēbu Burokku
Save Block

Chinese (simplified) 保存砖块[3]
Bǎocún Zhuānkuài
Save Block

Dutch opslagblok
save-block
French Bloc sauvegarde
Save Block
German Speicher-Block
Save Block
Italian Blocco di salvataggio[1][2] (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Super Mario RPG)
Album Salvataggio (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
Blocco Salvataggio (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Mario & Luigi: Bowser Inside Story)
Blocco salvataggio (recent games)
Block of saving
Save Album
Save Block
Save block
Korean 저장블록
Jeojang Beullog
Save Block

Portuguese Bloco de gravação
Saving Block
Spanish Bloque de guardado
Save Block

References

  1. ^ Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Italian e-manual, pag. 13
  2. ^ Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch), Italian in-game help section, saves
  3. ^ iQue's Paper Mario instruction booklet, page 9