Color Block

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This article is about the recurring objects in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. For the placeable blocks in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, see Color Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis).

Color Blocks[1] are blocks that appear in several games in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. They come in red, yellow, and blue varieties, and can be manipulated by Color Switches.

History[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Level 1-1 in Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Color Blocks in Level 1-1

Color Blocks first appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong, being introduced in the first level in the game, Level 1-1. In this game, all Color Blocks of a certain color are either inactive or active at a given time. When Mario presses a Color Switch, Color Blocks of the same color as the Color Switch become active and tangible, while Color Blocks of different colors become inactive and intangible. The appearance of Color Blocks can vary per world, as they share the same visual appearance with the current level's terrain (formed by many blocks).

In the Nintendo Switch version of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, their appearance remains mostly unchanged with a few exceptions - the "X" symbol on inactive Color Blocks was changed to resemble Dotted-Line Blocks, and all Color Blocks in the game use their design from Mario Toy Company's levels. Three Color Blocks (red, yellow and blue) also appear as part of the loading screen animation in the bottom right, alternating between active and inactive.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again![edit]

Color blocks in Room 4-3

Color Blocks reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, where they are parsed as color blocks[2] and are introduced in Room 4-3 of Jungle Rumble. In this game, inactive color blocks are clear, while active color blocks are solid.[2] When a Mini presses a Color Switch, color blocks of the same color as the Color Switch invert their current state. Solid color blocks are tangible blocks that can be walked on by Minis. Clear color blocks are intangible, slightly transparent, and spin when a Mini passes through them. Color blocks have a red, yellow, or blue outline and a rivet in their center. Unlike in Mario vs. Donkey Kong, both clear and solid color blocks of the same color can appear at the same time.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]

Level 2-2 of Jumpy Jungle
Color Blocks in Level 2-2

Color Blocks reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, being introduced in Level 2-2 of Jumpy Jungle. They function identically to color blocks from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!. Inactive Color Blocks are referred to as being off, while active color blocks are referred to as being on.[3] In this game, Color Blocks do not have a rivet in their center, and they take the form of small, slightly transparent cubes when turned off.

Gallery[edit]

  • A red Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

    A red Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

  • A yellow Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

    A yellow Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

  • A blue Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

    A blue Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

  • An inactive red Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

    An inactive red Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

  • An inactive yellow Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

    An inactive yellow Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

  • An inactive blue Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

    An inactive blue Color Block in Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カラーブロック[4]
Karā Burokku 		Color Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Virtual Console digital instruction manual
  2. ^ a b Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Floor 4 Help 1 (Color Blocks)
  3. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars editor object names
  4. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.
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Blocks
Carryable blocks Crate • Crazed Crate • Glow Block • Grab Block • Ice Block • Mushroom Block • Propeller Block • Stone • White Block
Color Blocks Bomb Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis) • Fire Block • Magnetic Block • Pink Block
Destructible blocks Block (Super Mario 64) • Blue block (Wario Land 4) • Blue block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Bob-omb Block • Bonfire Block • Breakable block • Brick Block • Brick wall • Brown block • Candy Block • Crate • Crystal Block • Domino block • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Fiery block • Flame block • Fury Block • Ice Wall • Itodama Block • Jewel block • Mega Block • Metal Block • Pinball digital counter • Red block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Snow sculpture • Snowman Block • Soft rock • Soft sand • Stone Block • Watermelon block • Yellow Block
Dice Blocks 0-1 Dice Block • 1-10 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Brawny Dice Block • Bronze Dice Block • Custom Dice Block • Cutie Dice Block • Cursed Dice Block • Double Dice • Flutter Dice Block • Friendly Dice Block • Gold Dice Block • Greedy Dice Block • Halfway Dice Block • Jumpy Dice Block • Minus Block • Plus Block • Reverse Dice Block • Risky Dice Block • Silver Dice Block • Slow Block • Slow Dice Block • Speed Block • Speedy Dice Block • Star Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Dice Block • Triple 7 Dice Block • Triple Dice • Warp Dice Block • Wondrous Dice Block
Item blocks ! Block • ? Block • 3-Up Moon Block • 4-Bros. Random Block • 99 Block • Adult Shine Block • Assist Block • Attack Piece Block • Bead jar • Bonus ? Block • Bonus block • Bros. Block • Camera Block • Cap Block • Chance Cube • Chance wheel • Coin Block • Coin Box • Egg Block • Flying ? Block • Gold Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Block (Mario Party series) • Hidden Character Block • L Block • M Block • Mega ? Block • Nozzle box • P Block (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery Block • Red Coin Block • Roulette Block • Roulette Coin Block • Shell block • Shine Block • Sliding block • Small Shine Block • Spiked ? Block • Square cloud • Super Block • Time Block • Warp Block (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
Platform/floor blocks Arrow Block (Wario World) • Assembly Block • Atchi Muite Block • Backflip Block • Bike Pads • Blinking Block • Block (Pyoro) • Bomb Block (Wario Land: Shake It!) • Boost Block • Cascading Stone • Cloud Block • Countdown Platform • Dash Block • Donut Block • Drop Block • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Dropping lift • Electricity Block • Expansion Block • Face block (platform) • Flip block • Fūsen Block • Ground • Hourglass Block • Ice Block • Ice Snake Block • Invisible/flashing block • Lift Block • Light-Up-Lift • Long Jump Block • Marimba Block • Marshmallow Block • Moving block • Music Block • Nebaneba Block • Note Block • Pause Block • Power Meter Block • Push-Block • Rotating Block • Sand block • Skull Platform • Slow Block • Snake Block • Spike Block • Spin Block (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) • Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.) • Spring-Up • Squishy block • Starting blocks • Stretch Block • Super Note Block • Surprise Ball • Tile • Track Block • Trampoline Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block • Vanishing platform
Switch Blocks ! Switch • ? Switch • 3-2-1 Block • Arrow block • Blue Coin Block • Cap Switch • Certainty Switch • Character Switch • Control Block • Face Block (switch) • Gray P Switch • Kamek Block • Laser Block • Light-Switch • Luigi Block • ON/OFF Switch • P Panel • P Switch • Pole Block • Simu-Block • Star Switch • Switch (Wario Land II) • Switch Block (Super Mario 3D World) • Tatami Block • Timer switch
Toggleable blocks ! Block • Color Block • Dotted-Line Block • Flip-Flop Block • Kaeru Block • P Block • Red Block • Shake block • Switch Block (Mario & Wario) • Timer Block • Uncertain Block
Power-ups Cannon Box • Coin Box • Command Block • Copy Block • Gold Block • Light Box • Propeller Box • Unfurl Block • Vacuum Block
Living blocks Blitty • Blockhopper • Blokkablok • Brock (Brickle · Britchard · Britta · Broque Madame · Broque Monsieur) • Broggy • Dark Block • Fake Block • Ghost Block • Hot-Hot Rock • Message Block • Partrick • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba
Miscellaneous 2D block • Anywhere POW • Arrow Cloud • Aurora Block • Block Buster • Bowser Jr. Block • Checkpoint block • CLEAR • Coin counter • Empty Block • Hard Block • Magnet Block • Mystery Box • POW Block • Race Block • Red POW Block • Save Block • Shop Block • Spike Trap • Star Block • Super Guide Block • Super Warp Block • Unbreakable block • Warp Block • Warp Box • Yoshi Block
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA) / Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Donkey Kong • Mario • Mini-Mario • Toadb
Worlds Regular worlds: Mario Toy Company • Donkey Kong Jungle • Fire Mountain • Merry Mini-Landb • Spooky House • Slippery Summitb • Mystic Forest • Twilight City • vs. Donkey Kong

Plus worlds: Mario Toy Factory • Donkey Kong Jungle Plus • Fire Mountain Plus • Merry Mini-Land Plusb • Spooky House Plus • Slippery Summit Plusb • Mystic Forest Plus • Twilight City Plus • vs. Donkey Kong Plus
Extra worlds: Expert

Enemies and obstacles Bat • Bird • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Block • Boo • Brickman • Bucket Man • Candle • Cannon • Falling spike • Fire bird • Fire Shy Guy • Fireball • Ice Blockb • Icicleb • Lava Geyser • Monchee • Ninji • Oil • Podoboo • Polterguy • RamRam • Robo Kikki • Shy Guy • Sir Shovalot • Snapjaw • Spear Guy • Spike • Spiked Barrel • Tane Pakkun • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform • Wire Trap • Wrench Shy Guy
Abilities Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Spring Jump
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • 2 UPa • 3 UPa • 5 UPa • Barrel • Bird Nest • Checkpoint Flagb • Conveyor Belt • Direction Switch • Donut Block • Door • Elevator • Flower Fanb • Flying keyb • Garbage Can • Girder • Hammer • Help Box • Key • Ladder • Letter Block • Present • Sand block • Spring • Rope • Color Switch • Toy box • Warp Boxb • Wire
Other Mini-Mario Factory Game! • Gallery (GBA · Switch) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff (GBA · Switch) • Time Attackb
a Exclusive to Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance
b Exclusive to Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Nintendo Switch
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Characters Mario • Pauline • Donkey Kong • Toads
Minis Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong
Floors Mini Mayhem • Sandstone Stroll • Magnet Mania • Jungle Rumble • Rooftop • Basement
Items and objects Blue Spring • Box Spring • Cannon • Clock • Coin (large) • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Door • Girder • Hammer • Key • Key Door • Ladder • M-Token • Magnet • Mini Mario Card • Pink Block • Pokey Block • Pop-up Gate • Rotate Pipe • Shy Guy Block • Spike • Spin-bar magnet • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring
Enemies Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Bird • Piranha Plant (fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spear Guy • Thwomp
Miscellaneous Media • Staff • Super Mini Mario World
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Characters Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline • Toads
Minis Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad
Enemies Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Shy Guy • Thwomp
Worlds Rolling Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Runaway Warehouse • Crumbling Cavern • Dashing Desert • Twilight Valley • Orbiting Observatory • Bonus Levels (Bonus 1 · Bonus 2 · Bonus 3)
Objects Items Coin (large) • Hammers • M Coin • Pickup
Resource items Blue Lift • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Spring
Fixed objects Cannon • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Goal Door • Ladder • Magnet Ground • Rock • Spikes • Warp Pipe
Further info Gallery • Media • Official online levels • Slide • Staff (Nintendo 3DS version · Wii U version) • Stamps • Workshop Store
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Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Minis Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Mini Diddy Kong • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Peach • Mini Rosalina • Mini Spek • Mini Toad • Mini Yoshi
Abilities Bowser Bomb • Eat Enemies • Floating Jump • High Jump • Ledge Grab • Lunar Launch • Quick Climb • Small Crawl • Spike Guard • Wall Jump
Enemies Boo • Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Shy Guy • Thwomp
Items and objects Air Fan • amiibo Door • amiibo Token • Balloon • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Boost Pad • Bouncy Mushroom • Candle • Coin (large) • Color Block • Color Switch • Door • Egg Launcher • Empty Block • Fire Block • Girder • Gravity Well • Mine Cart • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Red Girder • Rock • Rotating Block • Spikes • Warp Pipe
Worlds Main Levels • Barrel Blast Jungle • Mine Cart Cove • Egg Launch Land • Boost Pad Bonanza • Balloon Float Castle • Mushroom Hills • Moonlight Mansion • Air Tumble Rumble • Fire Ride Fortress • Gravity Galaxy • Star World
Other Gallery • Slide • Staff • Background locations (Comet Observatory · DK's Tree House · Gloomy Manor)
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