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|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2006|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_New_Super_Mario_Bros.pdf|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=17}}</ref> '''regular block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Sase, Shinji, [[Howard Phillips]], and Lynn Griffes, editors|date=1987|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|format=U.S. Edition|location=Redmond|publisher=Tokuma Shoten, [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|isbn=4-19-72003-XC|page=10}}</ref> '''Normal Block''',<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=9}}</ref> or '''Block''',<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=12 and 18}}</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.|date=1985|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=8}}</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.|date=1985|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=2}}</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.

 

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

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.

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|date=September 3, 2002|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1|page=14}}</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.

====''New Super Mario Bros.'' series====

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 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.

Brick Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' working as they do in other 2D '' Super Mario'' titles. Sometimes, they contain a [[color coin]] or [[Bonus Medal]] inside. If a [[Koopa Troopa|Green Koopa Troopa]] or a [[Koopa Troopa|Red Koopa Troopa]] is defeated by being hit while standing on a Brick Block, the shell is tossed forward while not spinning. Certain Brick Blocks in [[Boohind Lock and Key]] turn into [[Long Jump Block]]s when hit instead of breaking or releasing an item. [[Cutting-Edge Spire]] has a section where Brick Blocks have to be broken by the player to advance, a rarity in 2D ''Super Mario'' games.

 

Brick Blocks can only be broken by characters that are two blocks tall. In versions of ''Super Mario Run'' prior to version 3.0.4, [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Toad]], [[Toadette]], and the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s did not have Small forms and therefore always break Brick Blocks at the cost of dying whenever they take damage. In versions since the Fall 2017 update, said characters and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] have Small forms to shrink into when being hit, now functioning identically to Mario and Luigi.

Brick Blocks are [[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|building]]s that can be purchased and placed in the Mushroom Kingdom in Kingdom Builder mode. They come in a number of variations with differing arrangements of Brick Blocks. '''Block A''' is a single Brick Block, taking up a 1x1 space. '''Block B''' is a pair of Brick Blocks placed side by side, taking up a 1x2 space. '''Block C''' is a pair of Brick Blocks with one on top of the other, taking up a 1x1 space. '''Block D''' is three  Brick Blocks arranged in a "L" shape open to the right, taking up a 1x2 space. '''Block E''' is three Brick Blocks arranged in a "L" shape open to the left, taking up a 1x2 space. '''Block F''' is four  Brick Blocks arranged in a square stacked upward, taking up a 1x2 space. Block E is available exclusively as a [[My Nintendo]] reward for 100 Platinum Points each, while the rest can be obtained by normal means in the Shop or the Bonus Game of Remix 10.

[[Mega Block]]s also appear, as two buildings. A Mega Block building with just one Mega Block, and a Mega Blocks building consisting two Mega Blocks with one placed on top of the other.

Brick Blocks appear again in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', working the same as in previous games. They resemble their original design, as they have four layers of bricks. In the [[Wooded Kingdom]], Brick Blocks are larger than normal and made out of stone.

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''====

[[File:BrickBlockSMB3.png|thumb|Toad underneath a brick in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]

In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]], Brick Blocks only appear in ''Super Mario'' stages, such as the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] of ''Super Smash Bros.'' (where they form a solid platform on the left side) and the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] (where they are aged and more realistic, as with the rest of the stage), [[3D Land]], and possibly in [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] (bar the ''Super Mario World'' style). They also appear in the 3DS version's Smash Run mode. They can be broken as in the ''Super Mario'' games, though they are a bit sturdier after ''Melee''.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Brick Blocks appear during the [[papercraft]] battles in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They can be destroyed by ramming into them or throwing the papercraft onto them.

Brick Blocks appear as items in the [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Nintendo DS)|Dream Race]] event in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', where they are referred to simply as '''Blocks'''. If used, the item drops a Brick Block in front of each of the other opponents, which will cause them to lose speed if ran into, but can be avoided by simply running around them or using a [[Barrier (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Shield]]. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|version]], Brick Blocks appear as obstacles in [[Dream Platform]], where they cause the player to lose speed and gain a point penalty if they crash into them, however can be destroyed if they are hit with a [[Red Shell]] or [[Bomb (object)|Explosion]], or if a character hits them while using a [[Barrier (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Barrier]].

In the Wii version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Brick Blocks are used as walls to guard any characters behind them from opponents' snowballs in [[Dream Snowball Fight]]. Several Brick Blocks also appear as props in the first segment of the Mario World routine in [[Dream Figure Skating]]. In the Nintendo DS [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], Brick Blocks appear as obstacles in [[Supersonic Downhill]], where they cause the player to retire from the event if hit, but can be protected against using a [[Barrier (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Barrier]].

 

Brick Blocks appear on the Coin Street rink in [[Snow Day Street Hockey]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where they serve as simple blockades for most of the event. However, when a P Switch is hit, selected groups of the blocks will turn into coins for the players to collect. Regardless of whether all of the coins were collected, the Brick Blocks are permanently removed after the group turns to coins.

Brick Blocks appear in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', where they are referred to as '''blocks'''. In order to break a block, a [[capsule]] match need to be made near it, or that a skill or item is used to eliminate it. Some of the blocks may contain something such as [[virus]]es. Objects hidden inside blocks are not active, such as [[Capsule Plus]] where it will not countdown until it is released. Some of the [[Coin Block|blocks]] may contain [[coin]]s, where the coins that come from these type of blocks are pink with the image of a virus imprinted on it.  

 

 

 

===Other appearances===

In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', ''Minecraft''-styled Bricks (known as Brick Block in ''Bedrock Edition'') are replaced by ''Super Mario''-styled Brick Blocks.

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===Names in other languages===

|Jpn=レンガ

|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1985|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=8}}</ref>

|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=7 and 11}}</ref>

|Jpn4C=<ref>{{cite|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' section|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|page=78}}</ref>

|CatN=''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''

|ChiS=砖头砖块

|ChiSM=Brick Block

|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/newmario.htm|title=New 超级马力欧兄弟|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=March 6, 2020}}</ref>

|ChiS2M=Block

|ChiS2N=''Super Mario Maker 2''

|ChiT=磚塊

|ChiTM=Block

|DutM=Block

|DutN=''Super Mario Maker 2''

|Dut2=Stenen blok

|Dut2M=Rock Block

|Dut3M=Brick Block

|Fre=Bloc

|FreN=''Super Mario Run, Super Mario Maker 2''

|Fre2=Brique

|Fre3=Bloc de brique

|Fre3M=Brick block

|Fre4M=Brick Block

|Fre4C=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|page=52}}</ref>

|Fre5M=Normal block

|Fre5N=''Super Mario All-Stars''

|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung''|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=de|page=21}}</ref>

|Ger2=Ziegelblock

|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=32}}</ref>

|Ger3=Block

|Ger3M=Block

|Ger3N=''Paper Mario: The Origami King''

|Ita=Mattone

|ItaM=Brick

|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' Italian manual|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2004|title=''[[Classic NES Series]]'' ''Super Mario Bros.'' manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=107}}</ref>

|Ita2=Blocco Normale

|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Italian manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=9}}</ref>

|Ita3=Blocco

|Ita3M=Block

|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual|page=10}}</ref>

|Ita4M=Brick-Block

|KorM=Block

|SpaA=Bloque de ladrillo

|SpaAM=Brick Block

|SpaAN=''Super Mario Run''

|SpaEN=''Super Mario Run''

|SpaE2=Bloque Ladrillo

|SpaE2M=Brick Block

|SpaE3=Bloque de ladrillos

|SpaE3M=Block of bricks

|SpaE3C=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es|page=92}}</ref>

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