Editing Brick Block

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|image=[[File:SMBW Artwork Brick Block.png|120px]]<br>Artwork of a Brick Block from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

|effect=Releases items, serves as a [[platform]], or simply breaks apart when struck

A '''Brick Block''' (or '''brick block'''), sometimes simply known as a '''brick''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_New_Super_Mario_Bros.pdf|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''regular block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Sase, Shinji, [[Howard Phillips]], and Lynn Griffes, editors|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|format=U.S. Edition|date=1987|location=Redmond|publisher=Tokuma Shoten, [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|isbn=4-19-72003-XC|page=10}}</ref> '''Normal Block''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=9|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Block''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=12 and 18|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2010}}</ref> is a recurring type of [[block]] either textured or designed to resemble a brick wall. Brick Blocks have appeared in nearly every game of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] to date.

In most ''Super Mario'' games since ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', [[Mario]] or any other character can break this block only in their [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]] or higher tiered variants of the Super form, such as the [[Fire Mario|Fire form]] or [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki form]]. Brick Blocks can be broken in many ways (usually just by [[jump]]ing into them from below); they give the player ten [[point]]s (50 in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and its derivatives). If [[Small Mario]] or [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] hits a Brick Block, it just bounces up slightly. However, if Brick Blocks contain an item, they work just like [[? Block]]s, as the item pops out and the block turns into an [[Empty Block]]. Regardless, any enemies walking on the block will be injured. In ''Super Mario Bros.'' and the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' series]], Brick Blocks' colors change to fit those of their environment (blue while underground, gray/white in [[castle]]s, red in volcanic areas, etc.)

When a [[P Switch]] is activated, Brick Blocks turn into [[coin]]s and vice versa, unless the Brick Block contains an item.

Bricks debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', where they are used as containers and platforms. In [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]] of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and [[World 8-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|a]] [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|few]] [[World D-3|levels]] in ''The Lost Levels'', the castle walls use the same brick styling as bricks, which can make them harder to see, as only the small white top of the block can be seen. This is alleviated in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' versions, where the castle wall is replaced and [[Hidden Block]]s replace the bricks. According to the game's manual, power-up-holding bricks<ref>{{cite|quote=If you come across mushrooms who have been turned into bricks or made invisible, they reward you by giving you a power boost.|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1985}}</ref> were one of several objects that [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] were magically transformed into by [[Bowser]].<ref>{{cite|quote=One day the kingdom of the peaceful mushroom people was invaded by the Koopa, a tribe of turtles famous for their black magic. The quiet, peace-loving Mushroom People were turned into mere stones, bricks, and even field horsehair plants, and the Mushroom Kingdom fell into ruin.|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=2|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1985}}</ref> The breakable ones, however, would seem to not be transformed Mushroom People. In the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' versions of both games, the player character will continue their upward momentum slightly after punching through a brick, rather than rebounding back down.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', bricks shimmer and are as yellow as [[? Block]]s due to graphical limitations on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. This carries over into the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4]]'', where they both use the golden coin palette. They can now be broken by tail whips and kicked [[shell]]s. [[Mega Block|Bigger versions]] of Brick Blocks first appear in [[Giant Land]], though they function the same as their regular variant. The first level of [[Desert Land]] introduces [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]]s that wear dull bricks (except in the ''All-Stars'' version, where their blocks shine like normal ones) and attempt to stomp Mario by hopping towards him.

====''Super Mario Land''====

In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', bricks are also referred to as '''blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=9 and 12|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> but serve the same purpose.

====''Super Mario World''====

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Brick Blocks were [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|originally going to appear]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', but were eventually scrapped and replaced by [[Rotating Block]]s.

====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====

[[File:Super Mario Land 2 Brick Block.png]]

In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', bricks have a different appearance, with closed, pleased eyes resembling the game's [[Fire Flower]]. Despite the change in appearance, they serve the exact same purpose.

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====

Making their 3D ''Super Mario'' debut, brick blocks (also referred to as '''sand bricks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=14|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref>) appear again in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', where they are filled with sand inside. They work like they do in the 2D games, and occasionally contain [[1-Up Mushroom]]s.

In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', generic [[Block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s are re-skinned to resemble brick blocks, though they behave the same as in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. A different visual change is given to [[crate]]s, however. They can be broken by most of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]]'s attacks. There is also a large black variation of the block that can be broken only by Wario (although any player character can break it with the help of a [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]]). [[Yoshi]] cannot break any of them unless he is under the effects of a mushroom.

As of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', bricks can also be [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ed to break them. In the game's sequels, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Brick Blocks function identically as in the first ''New Super Mario Bros.''

Brick Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its follow-up ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', resembling their original design due to having four layers of bricks. These Brick Blocks can only hold [[coin]]s inside, but they always break apart when hit.

Brick Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', working as they did in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games. Certain Brick Blocks hide [[Tail Wheel]]s, which have the platforms they are on ascend when spun. Additionally, a Brick Block-like enemy known as the [[Fake Block]] is introduced. These enemies camouflage themselves with regular Brick Blocks, and attack when the player approaches them. [[Blokkablok]]s also have spiked Brick Blocks as segments; unlike normal Brick Blocks, theirs can be broken by Small Mario.

 

 

Brick Blocks (referred to simply as '''Blocks''') reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as objects that can be placed into the level (excluding the ''Super Mario World'' style, where they are replaced by [[Rotating Blocks]], which the game also labels simply as "Blocks"). They serve the same purpose as in most ''Super Mario'' games.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brick Blocks (again simply called Blocks in the Course Maker, though referred to by their full name in [[Yamamura's Dojo]]) appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', acting as they did in ''Super Mario Maker'', with Rotating Blocks replacing them in the ''Super Mario World'' style. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, [[Crystal Block]]s replace regular Brick Blocks in the forest and underground themes, while [[Hard Block]]s take the form of [[Rock Block]]s.

 

 

 

 

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====

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SMB Brick Block Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (ground)

SMB3 Brick Block Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''

NSMBDS Brick Block Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

Brick Block W1-1 SSBB.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''

PN Brick Block.png|[[Play Nintendo]]

 

===Names in other languages===

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