Cosmic block
| Cosmic block | |
|---|---|
.png) Model of the red cosmic block from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Block |
Cosmic blocks,[1] also referred to as moving blocks[1] or constructing-deconstructing platforms,[2] are blocks in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These platforms appear in red or brown octagons, purple cubes, and green and blue rectangular varieties, the latter being the most common. Cosmic blocks normally float around but move into place around Mario or Luigi when approached, creating a path for him above a bottomless pit.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Cosmic blocks are first encountered in the Space Junk Galaxy, where many appear at the end of the first mission, branching out into five pathways, each with a Silver Star at the end. When a cosmic block moves to form part of a pathway, it makes a sound effect similar to that of a shrinking platform. Cosmic blocks also appear in the Speedy Comet and the Purple Comet missions, both taking place in the same cosmic block area. The format for the Space Junk path is different in the Purple Comet mission, to accommodate the 100 Purple Coins.
Pieces of cosmic blocks appear near the ice sphere and in the fifth area of Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, being the only means to traverse these areas. These platforms are fragile and shatter several seconds after the path is formed. Towards the end of the planet are cube-shaped cosmic blocks made of ice that Mario can skate on. The fifth area is composed almost entirely of floating cosmic blocks in the shape of rectangular prisms. Mario must walk along these platforms in 2D while avoiding Fire Bars and encountering gravity fields.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Cosmic blocks are encountered in the Cloudy Court Galaxy during the Cosmic Clone mission and in the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy on the Palette Planet. In the Cloudy Court Galaxy, cosmic blocks form paths for Mario in lieu of the Cloud Flower, though some act as walls, requiring Mario to wall-jump up a specific area instead. In the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy, Mario is required to ride the Star Ball across a short pathway of cosmic blocks. Only the green and blue rectangular variety of cosmic blocks appears in both galaxies.
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl* SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl* |
合体ブロック (Gattai Burokku) | Assembly Block |
* - The equivalent strings of "AssemblyBlockParts" A-E (en_name) is「合体ブロックパーツ」A-E (jp_name).
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フシギブロック[3] Fushigi Burokku |
Mysterious Block | |
| French | Bloc étrange[4] | Strange Block | |
| German | Myst-Block[?] | Mystic Block | |
| Italian | Blocco Misterioso[5] | Mysterious Block |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 299.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 101.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 137 and 171.
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 137 and 171.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 137 and 171.
