Falling block

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This article is about the obstacle from Super Mario Land. For other uses, see Falling block (disambiguation).
Falling block
A pair of falling blocks from the Super Mario Kodansha manga.
Falling blocks in the Super Mario Kodansha manga
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Super Mario Land (Kodansha manga) (1989)
A falling block as seen in Super Mario Land

Falling blocks[1] are slab-like obstacles in Super Mario Land. They appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a level, but they fall when Mario comes close to them, in a similar fashion to falling spikes. Falling blocks appear only in World 1-3 and World 4-1.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 落ちてくる天井[2]
Ochitekuru Tenjō
Falling Ceiling
Italian Soffitto cadente[3] Falling ceiling

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!" – 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 7.
  2. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 48.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 48.