Editing Block (Super Mario 64)

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Mario climbing on a Block SM64 artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=Breaks apart and may contain [[coin]]s, a [[Super Mushroom]], a [[Red Coin]], or a [[1-Up Mushroom]]
}}
'''Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Press the Z button while jumping to squash enemies or to destroy blocks.|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=1996}}</ref> also known as '''boxes''',<ref>{{cite|author=[[Box Mountain Mayhem]] instructions|quote=Break the mountain of stacked boxes. You can find Coins inside.|date=1999|language=en|title=''Mario Party''|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> are plain-looking [[block]]s (one described as a "sand block"<ref>{{cite|title=Official UK Nintendo Magazine. ''Super Mario 64'' The Essential Player's Guide|page=15|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb|date=1997}}</ref> 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 [[coin]]s, but this is rather uncommon and most are empty. In this game, they look identical to the game's throwable [[Crate]]s, 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 [[! Switch#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Purple Switch]]es 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.<ref name=DS>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64 DS'' instruction booklet|page=28|date=2004|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> The functional equivalents to the original blocks are known as '''Bricks'''<ref name=DS/> and have an appearance similar to orange [[Brick Block|brick block]]s, no longer sharing their cork-like texture with Crates. They are also much more common than before. Some Bricks contain [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]]s, 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'''<ref name=DS/> 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 Block|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 bag]]s. There are also [[Crazed Crate|Whomp Block]]s 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==
<gallery>
Mario Cork Block Artwork - Super Mario 64.jpg|Artwork of Mario and a block from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
HazyMazeElevator.png|A block in the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] in ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 SSL Pokey.png|Blocks in [[Shifting Sand Land]] in ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Wet-Dry World Downtown.png|Blocks in [[Wet-Dry World]] in ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 TTM Star 5.png|A block on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]] in ''Super Mario 64''
BoxMountainMayhem MP1.png|Boxes in ''[[Mario Party]]''
Cork Block DS.png|Bricks in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
Black Brick.png|Two Black Bricks on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ブロック
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオ{{ruby|６４|六十四（ろくじゅうよん）}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=15|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:04|url=youtu.be/7tn4LjKfvEk?feature=shared&t=4|title=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』|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|author=RYO1MarioGames&TrainMovies|accessdate=November 17, 2024|date=October 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name=JPDS>{{cite|language=ja|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/ASMJ/ASMJ_J.pdf|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo|title=スーパーマリオ６４ＤＳ instruction booklet|page=28}}</ref>
|JpnR=Burokku
|Jpn2=レンガ
|Jpn2C=<ref name=JPDS/>
|Jpn2R=Renga
|Jpn3={{ruby|黒|くろ}}いレンガ
|Jpn3C=<ref name=JPDS/>
|Jpn3R=Kuroi Renga
|JpnM=Block
|JpnN=''Super Mario 64'' and ''Mario Party'' object, and ''Super Mario 64 DS'' group
|Jpn2M=Brick
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario 64 DS'', orange type
|Jpn3M=Black Brick
|Jpn3N=''Super Mario 64 DS'', black type
|Ita=Blocco
|ItaM=Block
|Fre=Bloc
|FreC=<ref name=DSFRA>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64 DS'' Instruction booklet|format=PDF|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_SuperMario64DS_FR.pdf|page=68|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2004}}</ref>
|Fre2=Caisse
|Fre2C=<ref name=DSFRA/><ref>{{cite|quote=Brise la montagne de caisses empilées. Tu y trouveras des pièces.|language=fr|accessdate=November 17, 2024|url=imgur.com/75a8Qr3|title=''Mario Party'' "Déliro-Caisses" instructions|publisher=Imgur}}</ref>
|Fre3=Briques
|Fre3C=<ref name=DSFRA/>
|Fre4=Briques noires
|Fre4C=<ref name=DSFRA/>
|FreM=Block
|FreN=''Super Mario 64 DS'' group
|Fre2M=Box
|Fre2N=''Super Mario 64 (DS)'' and ''Mario Party'' object
|Fre3M=Brick
|Fre3N=Orange Brick in ''Super Mario 64''
|Fre4M=Black Brick
|Fre4N=''Super Mario 64 DS''
}}

==References==
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