Note Block

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This article is about the white blocks with a musical note in many Mario games. For the pink variant that appears in the Super Mario Maker games, see Music Block. For the wooden variant that replaces Note Blocks in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, see Marimba Block.
"Jump Block" redirects here. For the trampoline-like object in Mario & Wario, see Jump Block (Mario & Wario).
Note Block
Music-block.png
Artwork of a Note Block from New Super Mario Bros. 2
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Effect Makes the player jump higher, releases items.
Variants
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A Note Block (originally called a Jump Block[1][2] and also known as a Music Block[3]) is a type of block with an established design of being white a quarter note (♩) on each side except the top and bottom. The player character can bounce on Note Blocks, and to even greater heights if the jump button is pressed just before landing.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Animated Note

Jump Blocks are first found in World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. 3. Some of them release a power-up item if hit. Certain Jump Blocks, also known as hidden note blocks[4]:33 or invisible note blocks,[4]:36 are not seen until hit from below. There is also the Magic Note Blocks, which is hidden but launches the player character to Coin Heaven upon being revealed. There are two levels in World-e of the remake filled with several Note Blocks, Magical Note Blocks and A Musical Trek.

Super Mario World[edit]

Jump Block from Super Mario World

Jump Blocks reappear in Super Mario World, and behave the same as in the predecessor.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

A white-and-green checkered block.

Jump Blocks work the same in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, aside from no longer having power-ups and being designed with a white-green checkered pattern. They are found in World 7-5, World 9-1, Lakitu Enemy Courses, and on the lower floor of the boss area in World 5-Castle.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Special 2-1
Jump Blocks in Super Mario 3D Land

Note Blocks were given their current name since Super Mario 3D Land. Note Blocks not only have their former design reinstated, with three dimensional proportions, but now also make musical sounds when bounced on. The Super Note Block variety also returns, also with their current name, but have been rainbow-colored ever since.

In the E3 2011 demo, they can make the orchestral hit noise used for Yoshi's voice in older games.[5]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Note Blocks return in New Super Mario Bros. 2, mechanically similar to their appearances in 2D installments, but still make sound effects when bounced on. There are also Trampoline Blocks, except the player cannot control the jump height of Mario or Luigi.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Note Blocks later appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, as well as their shared port, this time playing only a fixed note when bounced on.

Super Mario Maker subseries[edit]

Note Block
Note Block
Note Block
Note Block

Note Blocks return in Super Mario Maker, its Nintendo 3DS port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They can be used in all game styles except for the Super Mario 3D World style in Super Mario Maker 2. While it retains its appearances in Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U, it features a new sprite for its Super Mario Bros. appearance. In New Super Mario Bros. U-style underwater, Ghost House, airship and castle levels as well as sky levels in Super Mario Maker 2, Note Blocks' jumping sounds are pitch-shifted to match the themes' music. Like ? Blocks and Brick Blocks, they can be made to contain coins, power-ups and objects such as vines and P Switches, as well as various enemies, which can be released by hitting the block from below or the side, or landing on them, and can be given wings or attached to tracks. Power-ups, enemies, and objects can also bounce on Note Blocks (unlike in New Super Mario Bros. U where they were unaffected by them), even being capable of releasing their contents.

In this series, a pink variant of Note Blocks called Music Blocks also appear, using an eighth note (♪) instead of a quarter note (♩). Music Blocks play sounds of various instruments depending on the objects that collide with them, and are pitch-shifted according to the height at which they are placed.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Main article: Marimba Block

Note Blocks do not appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, although they received a colorful variety titled the Marimba Block, which rather bounces the player higher when they jump.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A Jump Block in "Recycled Koopa"

Jump blocks appear in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where some have an ♪ eighth note or ♫ two beamed eighth notes instead of a ♩ quarter note.

Mario Party series[edit]

Upward Mobility
Jump Blocks in Mario Party 9

Note Blocks appear in some minigames in the Mario Party series, beginning with Bound of Music of Mario Party 5, where players jump around while trying to uncover the most hidden Jump Blocks, then Upward Mobility in Mario Party 9, Trounce 'n' Bounce in Mario Party: Island Tour, and Bouncy Bounty in Mario Party 10. The Note Blocks in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party: Island Tour use their design from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]

The baseball can possibly bounce off of Note Blocks at Peach Field in Mario Superstar Baseball.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Two Note Blocks in Mario Kart Tour
Note Blocks in Mario Kart Tour

Note Blocks appear in Music Park in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as decorative elements.

Wide Note Blocks appear in Mario Kart Tour in Squeaky Clean Sprint T, Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T, and Rome Avanti 3T. This time, they play a gameplay role, acting as bouncy platforms similar to Mushroom Trampolines.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]

Three Note Blocks are in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where the players do some jumps over them during the final segment.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

Sprite of a Note Block item from Mario Golf: World Tour.

Note Blocks are usable item shots in Mario Golf: World Tour and cause the ball to either bounce high over obstacles or with increased shot distance.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

A Note Block is part of the 3D Land stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, having the same function as in the Super Mario games.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Screenshot from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam of Note Blocks in the mission Paper Toad Shuffle.

Note Blocks appear in a few missions of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. There is a row of five Note Blocks in Paper Toad Rescue, and a purple Paper Toad can be rescued from a Note Block by jumping below it. One also appears during the mission Fly Guy Flyby, behind a crack that only Paper Mario can fit in, and Paper Mario can hit the Note Block to make the Fly Guy with the Paper Toad fly away. Two more groups of them appear in the mission Paper Toad Shuffle, each featuring a purple Paper Toad jumping on them.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, the traditional Note Blocks take on their look from the Super Mario titles.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      If your timing is right, you can use these to jump very high.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English (American):
      These blocks bounce along and sometimes drop items.[6]
    • English (British):
      These blocks help Mario bounce along and sometimes drop items.[7][note 1]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      Bouncing on these blocks will allow Mario to jump higher and higher. Bouncing on a rainbow-coloured Note Block will take Mario high into the clouds, where there are countless coins to be picked up!

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Note Block.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジャンプブロック[8][9][10][11]
Janpu Burokku
Jump Block
音符おんぷブロック[?]
Onpu Burokku
Note Block
Chinese (simplified) 音符砖块[12]
Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
Musical Note Block
Chinese (traditional) 音符磚塊[13]
Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
Musical Note Block
跳躍磚塊[14]
Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài
Jump Block Mario Party 9
Dutch Muzieknootblok[15] Music Note Block
French Bloc de saut[?] Jump Block
Bloc Saut[?]
Bloc sautant[?] Jumping block
Bloc Note[?] Note Block Pun on bloc note ("notepad")
German Noten-Block[?] Note Block
Notenblock[16]
Italian Blocco di salto[17] Block of jumping
Blocco salterello[18][19][20] Jumpy block
Mattone salterello[21] Jumpy brick
Blocco Salto[22] Jump Block New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blocco Nota[23] Note Block older games
Blocco nota[?] Note block newer games
Korean 음표블록[?]
Eumpyo Beullok
Musical Note Block
Portuguese (NOA) Bloco de Pulo[24] Jump Block
Portuguese (NOE) Bloco de Notas[?] Notes Block Pun on bloco de notas ("notebook")
Russian Блок «до-ре-ми»[?]
Blok «do-re-mi»
Do-Re-Mi Block
Spanish Bloque Musical[?] Musical Block
Bloque Nota[?] Note Block
Bloque de salto[25][page number needed] Jump block

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ The text is more clear than North American prints by clarifying that they help Mario bounce along.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 22.
  3. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 160.
  4. ^ a b Hodgson, David S J. (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-4425-9.
  5. ^ SuperMario3DLand (July 30, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land - E3 2011: Gameplay Walkthrough (01:07). YouTube. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 19.
  7. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 9.
  8. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 16.
  9. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
  10. ^ 1993. Mario & Wario instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 9.
  11. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 150.
  12. ^ 超级马力欧 3D乐园. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  13. ^ 超級瑪利歐 3D樂園. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Official Chinese website for Mario Party 9. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Nintendo Nederland (August 26, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Trailer (Wii U). YouTube (Dutch). Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  16. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 32.
  17. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3, Italian instruction booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 17.
  18. ^ Super Mario World, Italian instruction booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 22.
  19. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 113.
  20. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 19.
  21. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
  22. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 150.
  23. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 13.
  24. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 22. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet.