Light-Up-Lift

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This article is about the platform that illuminates dark areas in the New Super Mario Bros. games. For the light-elemental Baddie Blocks in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, see Baddie Block § Light Block.
Light-Up-Lift
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Renders of an on and off Light Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

Light-Up-Lifts, originally known as Light Blocks,[1][2] are block-like platforms in the Super Mario series that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They occur in underground caves and illuminate the surrounding area when a nearby ? Switch is struck. Light-Up-Lifts are similar to Glow Blocks, identical-looking items also introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii that the player character can carry with them.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Light Blocks are encountered in World 5-Ghost House only. They appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to Empty Blocks from Super Mario World), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby ? Switch, the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Light Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They appear in Light Blocks, Dark Tower and retain their function from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

In New Super Luigi U, Light-Up-Lifts appear only in Light-Up-Lift Tower, introducing their current name.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light-Up-Lifts.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 光る足場[?]
Hikaru Ashiba
Light Foothold
Chinese (simplified) 发光砖块[?]
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block
Chinese (traditional) 發光磚塊[?]
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block
French (NOE) Bloc lumineux[?] Luminous Block
German Leuchtplattform[?] Light Platform
Italian Cubo luminoso[3] Bright/Glowing cube New Super Luigi U
Blocco Luce[4] Light Block; shared with Glow Block in the trading card album New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blocco luminoso[5] Bright/Glowing block New Super Mario Bros. U
Russian Светящийся блок[?]
Svetyashchiysya blok
Glowing Block
Spanish (NOA) Bloque Brillante[?] Glow Block
Spanish (NOE) Bloque Luminoso[?] Light Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 104.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 155.
  3. ^ Salita sui cubi luminosi
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 151.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 216.