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{{about|the recurring object also referred to as "Brown Block" in Super Mario World|the object from [[Wario Land 4]]|[[brown block]]}}

|image=[[File:Used Block Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''

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

An '''Empty Block'''<ref>[[:File:BrickEmptyBlockMSS.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Sports Superstars'' describing the difference between a Brick Block and an Empty Block.]]</ref> (sometimes referred to as a '''Steel Block'''<ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe|date=October 27, 2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima Collector's Edition|page=22|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=9780744018875}}</ref> or simply as a '''Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' instruction booklet|page=18|language=en-us|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=Alt text for the Empty Block decoration in the [https://play.nintendo.com/activities/play/nintendo-online-calendar-creator/ ''Mushroom Kingdom 2023 Calendar Creator''] application|publisher=[[Play Nintendo]]|accessdate=May 21, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230129035619/https://play.nintendo.com/activities/play/nintendo-online-calendar-creator}}</ref>) is a type of [[block]] in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that usually replaces a [[? Block]], an item-holding [[Brick Block]], or a [[Coin Block]] when the player strikes it, though it sometimes is naturally already in an "empty" state. Empty Blocks tend to be visually based on ? Blocks from their respective games, only brownish and lacking their mark.

After an absence in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Empty Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; both these blocks and ? Blocks are yellow (brown in remakes) in this game. Big Empty Blocks also debut in this game, being the result of hitting [[Mega ? Block|Giant ? Block]]s; they also form part of the level designs of [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Worlds 4-2]] and [[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|4-5]].

 

Empty Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', acting as in prior games. They also occur naturally empty, mostly as bonus room terrain.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', '''Brown Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28|page=12|language=en-us|date=September 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> have small, closed, angry eyes in their sides' centers, rather than their usual holes. If the player hits a blue [[P Switch|Switch Block]], all Brown Blocks turn into coins and vice versa for a short time.

 

In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', Empty Blocks, looking like they do in ''Super Mario World'', appear in the same capacity as in prior games.

Empty Blocks return in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, working as they did previously; in the first three of these games, they are color-coded according to their environment, as in ''Super Mario Bros.'' They can now be broken by [[Mega Mario]]  (in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'') or stronger enemies, such as [[Broozer]]s (in all games), [[King Bill]]s (in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''), and [[Super Bowser]] (in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'').

Big Empty Blocks also return in red and orange [[Toad House]]s in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' (as a result of hitting their respective blocks, either [[Roulette Block]]s or [[Mega ? Block]]s), [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-5]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and [[Soda Jungle]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; Long Empty Blocks return in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.

Normal-sized and long Empty Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', acting as they do in prior games. Certain ? Blocks also produce lines of Empty Blocks when hit, similar to [[Face block (platform)|face block]]s from ''Super Mario 3D Land''; giant versions of these blocks (though with a normal-sized "?" mark) also appear and make Giant Empty Blocks.

Empty Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', working as they do in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', giant Empty Blocks also appear in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, as [[! Block]]s take the role that Mega ? Blocks did in the actual game.

Empty Blocks also appear on ''Super Mario''-themed stages in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====

In [[3D Land]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] in both the Nintendo 3DS and [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]] versions, they act the same as in ''Brawl'' but have their respective appearances; Empty Blocks are instead refilled after a while on the latter stage. An Empty Block also serves as the base for the [[Fire Bar]] item in this game.

''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' brings back not only the aforementioned stages, but also the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom stage]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''; in this version of the stage, the [[Semisolid Platform|pass-through platforms]] are made of Empty Blocks, rather than [[Hard Block]]s like in the original version. Empty Blocks are also embedded into the brick wall at the left side of the stage, and they are also used as the paths and ledges fighters walk and grab on. The hazardless versions of the stages with ? Blocks also have all of them naturally empty.

The Fire Bar returns as an item, retaining its Empty Block base from the previous game.

===''Mario Kart'' series===

====''Mario Kart 7''====

In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Empty Blocks appear as parts of platforms that can be driven on in [[3DS Piranha Plant Slide|Piranha Plant Slide]], which is based on the underground courses in ''Super Mario Bros.''

 

Empty Blocks return in {{classic|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|port]]. They also appear in {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' in the latter version.

 

[[File:MKT Icon RMX Mario Circuit 1.png|thumb|left|Empty Blocks and ? Blocks in RMX Mario Circuit 1]]

In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Empty Blocks appear as platforms on [[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit T]], [[RMX Mario Circuit 1]] and Piranha Plant Slide. In RMX Mario Circuit 1, they are always paired with [[? Block]]s. The player can perform a [[Jump Boost]] by driving off them. Empty Blocks also appear in the T variants of [[GBA Sky Garden]] and [[RMX Rainbow Road 2]], where they are used as platforms for a [[Piranha Plant]].

 

In the ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' minigame [[Fungi Frenzy]], [[? Panel]]s turn into panels resembling Empty Blocks after they are ground-pounded.

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In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Bedrock is replaced by Empty Blocks.

===''Dr. Mario World''===

In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Empty Blocks appear as stage objects. If a Brick Block contains coins, it will become an Empty Block after all three coins are removed from it. [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Dr. Morton]]'s skill in stage mode can also transform any [[Ice Fan|ice fans]] or [[Bubble Machine|bubble machines]] into Empty Blocks, effectively disabling them. Empty Blocks act as walls for any projectiles such as [[Shell|shells]] and cannonballs from [[Pop cannon|pop cannons]], and will block them. If a capsule match is made next to an Empty Block, the skill meter will be filled by one extra point for each Empty Block in contact with the match. In versus mode, a variation of Empty Blocks appear where it is grey instead of brown, where after a period of time has passed in which neither player has won yet, these blocks appear in rows and will push the objects down by one row at intervals, effectively shrinking the play area for both players.

 

 

 

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