Mega ? Block
Mega ? Block | |||
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![]() Sprite from New Super Mario Bros. U | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) | ||
Variant of | ? Block | ||
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Mega ? Blocks are objects introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. Aside from being larger, Mega ? Blocks are no different than ? Blocks.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are encountered in Giant Land mainly. In these levels, they mostly contain regular power-ups or coins. They also appear in bonus levels, where they can contain three 1-Up Mushrooms or one of the game's three Suits (the Tanooki, Frog, and Hammer Suits). In the Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 release only, Raccoon or Tanooki Mario can tail-whip Mega ? Blocks in normal courses.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. They appear only found in Orange Toad Houses, where they give Mario or Luigi a Mega Mushroom.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are encountered in World 6-5, floating on water.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear only in Supermassive Galaxy. Mega ? Blocks are used as platforms only, and they cannot be activated due to their large size.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their shared port. They act as they do in Super Mario Bros. 3.
- Level appearances
New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Luigi U
Super Mario Run[edit]
One Mega ? Block appears in Super Mario Run. It can be purchased from the Shop as a building in the Kingdom Builder mode. It takes up a 2x2 area. When it is tapped, it provide a certain number of coins or Rally Tickets, then becomes an Empty Blocks with no effect for some time. Afterward, it returns to being a Mega ? Block. It is more likely to have more items than regular ? Blocks.
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They appear in hidden areas and contain a 100 Coin. They share the same face design as the game's version of ? Blocks.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mega ? Blocks are objects in the Mario Kart series. They are encountered in Grumble Volcano, a course in Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
A Mega Block makes a background appearance in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. Broque Monsieur has a Mega ? Block in his collection, but it cannot be used.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
Mega ? Blocks appear in Mondo Woods in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They are normal ? Blocks that were enchanted by Kamek.
Profiles[edit]
- Super Mario Run item description: "A lot of things can fit in this large ? Block. Touch it and find out what's waiting inside!"
Gallery[edit]
Sprites and models[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 (background layer, Giant Land stage)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
New Super Mario Bros. U (ground)
Screenshots[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 巨大ハテナブロック[1] Kyodai Hatena Burokku |
Giant ? Block | |
大きなハテナブロック[2] Ōkina Hatena Burokku |
Large ? Block | ||
German | Riesen-?-Block[?] | Giant ? Block | |
Italian | Mega blocco ? (Super Mario Run)[?] | Mega ? block | |
Blocco "?" gigante[3] | Giant "?" block |
References[edit]
- ^ 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), スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) section. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41.
- ^ 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),
New スーパーマリオブラザーズ U (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū) section. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 215. - ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41 and 215.
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |
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Characters | Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario |
Bosses | Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie |
Worlds | Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle |
Power-ups | Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star |
Collectibles | ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure |
Enemies and obstacles | Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake |
Miscellaneous | Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff |
- Blocks
- New Super Luigi U objects
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- New Super Mario Bros. U objects
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii objects
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 objects
- Super Mario Bros. 3 objects
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 objects
- Super Mario Run objects
- Paper Mario: Color Splash objects
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 objects