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| | '''Dotted-Line Blocks'''<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet, page 49.</ref> (originally formatted without a hyphen)<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> are transparent objects found in several ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games, such as ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]), ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]]), ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. They represent that they can be solid when a switch is triggered, rather than blocks appearing from nothing. In ''Super Mario World'', they come in four colors and turn into [[! Block]]s once the player hits the [[! Switch]] in the [[Switch Palace]] of the corresponding color. In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', ''Yoshi's Island DS'', ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', after the player hits a nearby ! Switch, the Dotted-Line Blocks temporarily become ! Blocks and are able to be used as [[platform]]s. Dotted-Line Blocks in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' can turn into and revert from [[Red Block|red block]]s after the player presses the red ! Switches in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]]. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''Super Mario Run'', red (yellow in ''Run'') ! Switches can change Dotted-Line Blocks into red blocks for a limited time. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[list of games by date#1990|1990]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[list of games by date#2024|2024]]) | |
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| '''Dotted-Line Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=49|date=2002|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|language=en}}</ref> originally formatted without a hyphen<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 23, 1991|language=en}}</ref> and known as '''outlined blocks''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' instruction booklet|page=18|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=May 10, 1999|language=en|quote=Smiling blocks are helpful, while blocks with their tongues sticking out make the course more difficult. If you hit a Face Block, all reversible blocks in that world are reversed. You can neither stand on, nor hit an outlined block.|author=Nintendo}}</ref> are transparent objects appearing in a variety of games in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] and [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]. They are intangible indicators that show where solid blocks will go, typically as the result of a [[! Switch]] or [[ON/OFF Switch]]. They are frequently color-coded to indicate a specific state or corresponding ! Switch, though some appearances are purely black and white and exclusively turn into [[Red Block]]s. | |
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
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| Dotted-Line Blocks debut in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and reprise their role in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' under their current name. They come in four colors throughout its levels, which correspond to the four [[Switch Palace]]s. Hitting the respective [[! Switch]] in each palace will cause every Dotted-Line Block of that color to transform into a [[! Block]].
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| ====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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| Similar objects to the Dotted-Line Blocks in ''Super Mario World'' called '''semi-visible blocks'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|page=19}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', where they turn solid and are able to be used after the player hits the ! Switch or [[? Switch]] on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]] (both versions) and [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] and the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]] (N64 version only).
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| ====''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''====
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| In the You VS. Boo mode of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'', many red and white outlined blocks are placed throughout each level which alternate between solid and dotted forms based on the state of [[Face Block (switch)|Face Blocks]] in the level.
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| ====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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| Exclusively in [[World-e]] of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Dotted-Line Blocks much like those in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' make an appearance.
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
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| ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' features Dotted-Line Blocks that function like the ones in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Upon hitting a nearby ! Switch, all Dotted-Line Blocks will temporarily become solid platforms, as [[Red Block]]s. The Red Blocks turn back into Dotted-Line Blocks after a short time, and the ! Switch returns to normal, allowing it to be hit again. | |
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
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| Dotted-Line Blocks in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' are more similar to those in ''Super Mario World'', as they must be activated by a ! Switch found on the world map. Unlike ''Super Mario World'', The Dotted-Line Blocks in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' are only one color, and only transform into Red Blocks.
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| ====''Super Mario Run''====
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| ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' Features Dotted-Line Blocks with functionality identical to their ''New Super Mario Bros.'' iteration.
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| ====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
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| In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Dotted-Line Blocks can be triggered by [[ON/OFF Switch]]es, with only the red blocks becoming solid when they are on and only the blue blocks becoming solid when they are off. In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style, they are depicted having a smiling face, while every other style depicts them as faceless blocks. As of the version 2.0 update, [[P Block]]s also appear as an outline like Dotted-Line Blocks while inactive. Although previously unavailable in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style, Dotted-Line Blocks were added in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020.
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| ====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
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| ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' includes Dotted-Line Blocks that behave much like their appearance in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', colored red and blue and changing state based on ON/OFF Switches. The designs of solid Dotted-Line Blocks are more extravagant, with gold embellishments in the center of each block. Some Dotted-Line Blocks are arranged as vertical walls, and they appear as gold-studded pillars when in their solid state, rather than individual blocks. Some levels also feature Dotted-Line Blocks as part of their [[Wonder Effect]], in which platforms with many colors of block will alternate in time to the music, very similarly to [[Beat Block]]s.
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| ===''Yoshi'' franchise===
| | Transparent boxes similar to Dotted-Line Blocks appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', where they turn solid and are able to be used after the player hits the ! Switch or [[? Switch]] on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]] in both versions and [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] and the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]] in the N64 version only. |
| In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', after [[Yoshi]] hits a nearby [[! Switch]], the Dotted-Line Blocks temporarily become [[! Blocks]] and are able to be used as [[platform]]s.
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| ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
| | In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Dotted-Line Blocks can be triggered by [[ON/OFF Switch]]es, with only the red blocks becoming solid when they are on and only the blue blocks becoming solid when they are off. In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style, they are depicted having a smiling face, while every other style depicts them as faceless blocks. As of the version 2.0 update, [[P Block]]s also appear as an outline like Dotted-Line Blocks while inactive. Although previously not available in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style, Dotted-Line Blocks were added in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020. |
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| Though no Dotted-Line Blocks appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' or the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|of the same name]], inactive [[Color Block]]s in the remake are redesigned to look similarly to Dotted-Line Blocks.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| SMW Red Dotted Line Block.png|''Super Mario World'' | | SMW Red Dotted Line Block.png|''Super Mario World'' |
| DottedLineBlock SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' | | DottedLineBlock SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' |
| SMBDX VS Game obstacle block in active state.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' (VS Game)
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| SMW2 Dotted Line Block.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' | | SMW2 Dotted Line Block.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' |
| SM64 Dotted-Line Block.png|''Super Mario 64''
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| SMA4 Dotted Line Block.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | | SMA4 Dotted Line Block.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' |
| NSMB Asset Sprite Dotted-Line Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
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| NSMB Asset Sprite Red Block.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
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| NSMBW Dotted-Line Block Sprite.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' | | NSMBW Dotted-Line Block Sprite.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' |
| YNI Dotted-Line Block.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' | | YNI Dotted-Line Block.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' |
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| SMM2-SMW-RedBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style) | | SMM2-SMW-RedBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style) |
| SMM2-SMW-BlueBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style) | | SMM2-SMW-BlueBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style) |
| | SMM2-NSMBU-RedDottedLineBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style) |
| SMM2-NSMBU-BlueDottedLineBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style) | | SMM2-NSMBU-BlueDottedLineBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style) |
| | SMM2-NSMBU-RedBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style) |
| SMM2-NSMBU-BlueBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style) | | SMM2-NSMBU-BlueBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style) |
| SMM2-SM3DW-RedBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario 3D World'' style) | | SMM2-SM3DW-RedBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario 3D World'' style) |
| DottedLineBlockRedMVDK.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
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| DottedLineBlockYellowMVDK.png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
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| DottedLineBlockBlueMVDK.png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
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| File:UnknownDottedLineBlockSMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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| File:UnknownDottedLineBlockSolidSMBW.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jpn={{ruby|点線|てんせん}}ブロック | | |Jap={{hover|点線|てんせん}}ブロック<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><br>''Tensen Burokku''<br>{{hover|透明|とうめい}}ブロック<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><br>''Tōmei Burokku'' |
| |JpnR=Tensen Burokku
| | |JapM=Dotted-Line Block<br><br>Transparent Block (''Super Mario 64'') |
| |JpnM=Dotted-Line Block
| | |Fra=Bloc en pointillés (''Super Mario World, Super Mario Maker 2'')<ref>[http://manuelsjeux.free.fr/manuels/snes/smw20.htm ''Super Mario World'' French instruction booklet, page 21].</ref><br>Bloc réversible (''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'')<ref>''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' French Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, page 12</ref> |
| |JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオワールド (''Sūpā Mario Wārudo'' instruction booklet, fold-out)|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
| | |FraM=Dotted block<br>Reversible block |
| |Jpn2={{ruby|透明|とうめい}}ブロック
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| |Jpn2R=Tōmei Burokku
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| |Jpn2M=Transparent Block | |
| |Jpn2N=''Super Mario 64''
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| |Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオ{{ruby|64|六十四(ろくじゅうよん)}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|date=1996|page=19}}</ref> | |
| |ChiS=虚线砖块 | |
| |ChiSR=Xūxiàn Zhuānkuài
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| |ChiSM=Dotted-Line Block
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| |ChiT=虛線磚塊
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| |ChiTR=Xūxiàn Zhuānkuài
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| |ChiTM=Dotted-Line Block
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| |Dut=Stippellijnblok | | |Dut=Stippellijnblok |
| |DutM=Dotted Line Block | | |DutM=Dotted Line Block |
| |Fre=Bloc en pointillés | | |Por=Bloco Pontilhado |
| |FreM=Dotted block | | |PorM=Dotted Block |
| |FreN=''Super Mario World'', ''Super Mario Maker 2''
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| |FreC=<ref>{{cite|url=manuelsjeux.free.fr/manuels/snes/smw20.htm|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=21|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo|website=manuelsjeux.free.fr|deadlink=y}}</ref>
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| |Fre2=Bloc réversible
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| |Fre2M=Reversible block
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| |Fre2N=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''
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| |Fre2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' French Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual|page=12}}</ref>
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| |Ger=Umriss-Block | | |Ger=Umriss-Block |
| |GerM=Outline Block | | |GerM=Outline Block |
| |Ita=Blocchi di Contorni/Blocco in un contorno | | |Ita=Blocco tratteggiato<br>Blocchi di Contorni<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' European instruction manual, pag. 112</ref> |
| |ItaM=Outline blocks/Block in the outline
| | |ItaM=Dotted block<br>Outline block |
| |ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''
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| |ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' European instruction manual|page=112|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1999|language=it}}</ref>
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| |Ita2=Blocco semivisibile | |
| |Ita2M=Semi-visible block
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| |Ita2N=''Super Mario 64''
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| |Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64'' European manual|page=38|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
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| |Ita3=Blocco Trasparente
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| |Ita3M=Transparent block
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| |Ita3N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
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| |Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=92}}</ref>
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| |Ita4=Blocco tratteggiato
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| |Ita4M=Dotted block
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| |Ita4N=''Super Mario Maker 2''
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| |Por=Bloco Pontilhado
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| |PorM=Dotted Block
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| |Rus=Пунктирный блок | | |Rus=Пунктирный блок |
| |RusR=Punktirnyy blok | | |RusR=Punktirnyy blok |
| |RusM=Dotted Block | | |RusM=Dotted Block |
| |SpaA=Bloque de puntos | | |SpaA=Bloque de puntos |
| |SpaAM=Dotted block | | |SpaAM= |
| | |Chi=虚线砖块 (Simplified)<br>虛線磚塊 (Traditional) |
| | |ChiR=Xūxiàn Zhuānkuài |
| | |ChiM=Dotted-Line Block |
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Switch Block (Mario & Wario)|Switch Block]] (''[[Mario & Wario]]'')
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| *[[P Block]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 objects]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 objects]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Run objects]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Run objects]] |