Block Fort
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 64 (1996) Mario Kart DS (2005) | ||
| Cup(s) | Battle Mode | ||
| Online play | Was never available (DS) | ||
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Block Fort is a battle course in Mario Kart 64 that contains four structures in each corner of the level. It is also a retro battle course in Mario Kart DS.
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Ramps lead up to the first level, where thin bridges lead to the other forts. Another ramp leads to the top level, with longer bridges to the other forts' roofs. Item Boxes are on the ground levels edge-wall, and on both of the forts' levels. Like Double Deck, this course shares its music with Choco Mountain. Block City from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Block Plaza from Mario Kart Wii appear to be based on Block Fort.
Mario Kart DS[edit]
This battle course reappears in Mario Kart DS. Despite N64 Choco Mountain and Block Fort both returning in this game, the latter uses the same music as every other battle course. In addition, it is not given the "N64" prefix, despite also being a retro. Block Fort and Pipe Plaza are the only retro courses in Mario Kart DS to not have a prefix in its name, as both also apply to the latter.
In Shine Runners, there are thirteen possible spawning locations for the Shine Sprites, the most of every battle course featured in this game. There are four Shine Sprite spawning locations on the four corners of the course, four more on the first level of all structures, and another four on the second level of the same structures. A singular Shine Sprite spawning location is in the center of the course as well.
Missions[edit]
There is one mission that takes place on Block Fort:
- Mission 6-4: The player controls Mario, who must hit 10 moving Item Boxes within 120 seconds. Each Item Box contains a Mushroom.
Profiles[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
- Instruction booklet: "The map consists of a series of floors, each three levels high. The four blocks are colored red, yellow, green and blue so you can quickly check your opponents' screens to find their locations."
- Web page: "Block Fort is a multi-level arena with three levels of platforms linked by ramps and elevated roads. The four blocks that make up the arena are color coded so you can tell where your opponents with a glance at their screen."[1]
Gallery[edit]
The icon from the official Mario Kart 64 website
The course icon in Mario Kart DS
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart DS | mini_block_64 | Mini Block 64 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ブロックとりで[?] Burokku Toride |
Block Fort | |
| Chinese | 四色堡垒[?] Sìsè Bǎolěi |
Four Color Fort | |
| French | Bloc Fort[?] | Block Fort | |
| German | Block-Fort[?] | Block Fort | |
| Italian | Forte Blocco[?] | Block Fort | |
| Korean | 블록 요새[?] Beullok Yosae |
Block Fort | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Ciudad Bloque[?] | Block City; shared with Block City |
Trivia[edit]
- In the Nintendo 64 version, the entire battle course appears to be surrounded by a sea of water, as shown in the icon in the battle stage selection. In the Nintendo DS version, the Touch Screen indicates the course is surrounded by a field of grass, though all that is actually modeled is a sky void.
References[edit]
- ^ (February 5, 1998) Nintendo: Mario Kart 64: Battle Mode (Internet Archive). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
