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|image=[[File:NSMBU Ground Big Question Block.png]]<br>Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
[[File:Big_Block_SMB3.png|frame]][[File:Giant_Block.PNG|frame]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
[[File:SMAS 4-1.PNG|thumb|left|A '''Giant ? Block''' in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
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'''Giant ? Blocks'''{{refneeded}} (or '''Giant Question Blocks'''{{refneeded}}) are [[? Block]]s that are twice as big, first found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and [[Super Mario All-Stars|its]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remakes]]. They are found mainly in the game's World 4 ([[Giant Land]]), but can also be found in certain secret areas throughout the game. They contain regular power-ups or [[coin]]s in Giant Land, and three [[1-Up Mushroom]]s or one of the game's three Suits (the [[Tanooki Suit|Tanooki]], [[Frog Suit|Frog]], and [[Hammer Suit]]s) in bonus areas. While they couldn't be tail whipped at all in the NES and ''All-Stars'' versions, ''Super Mario Advance 4'' makes it so [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]] can tail whip Giant ? Blocks in normal courses.  
'''Mega ? Blocks''' are objects introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Aside from being larger, Mega ? Blocks are no different than [[? Block]]s.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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 [[coin]]s. They also appear in bonus levels, where they can contain three [[1-Up Mushroom]]s or one of the game's three Suits (the [[Tanooki Suit|Tanooki]], [[Frog Suit|Frog]], and [[Hammer Suit]]s). In the ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' release only, [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]] can tail-whip Mega ? Blocks in normal courses.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Giant ? Blocks are also found in [[Mega Mushroom]] [[Toad House]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they give [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] a Mega Mushroom.
Mega ? Blocks are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They appear only found in [[Toad House|Orange Toad House]]s, where they give [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] a [[Mega Mushroom]].
[[File:6-5nsmbwii.png|thumb|right|Mario passing by a Giant ? Block in World 6-5 of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
[[File:SMG2 Giant Land.png|thumb|Two Giant ? Blocks in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', [[Broque Monsieur]] has a Giant ? Block in his collection, but it is unusable throughout the game.
Mega ? Blocks are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered in [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-5]], floating on water.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Giant ? Blocks re-appear, albeit rarely, in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They only appear in [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-5]], floating on water.
[[File:SMG2 Mega Question Block.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
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''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', they appear in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. Mario and Luigi are unable to hit these blocks (as they are too large), and they are merely used as platforms throughout the level.
Mega ? Blocks are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|shared port]]. They act as they do in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.


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;Level appearances
Giant ? Blocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' as blocks in various [[Soda Jungle]] courses.
'''''New Super Mario Bros. U'''''
*[[Jungle of the Giants]]
*[[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]]
*[[Snake Block Tower]]
'''''New Super Luigi U'''''
*[[Giant Swing-Along]]
*[[Heart of Bramball Woods]]
*[[Stone-Snake Tower]]
*[[Wiggler Floodlands]]
*[[Para-Beetle Parade]]}}


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Giant ? Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. They appear in [[Grumble Volcano]] in both games.
Mega ? Blocks are objects in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. They are encountered in [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]] and [[Super Block Land]]. A difference from earlier appearances is that their question marks are normal-sized. Hitting a Mega ? Block makes several giant [[Empty Block]]s extend out of it, similarly to [[Face block (platform)|face block]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', allowing the player to reach otherwise unreachable areas. In the port's ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' mode, Mega ? Blocks are used to scale [[Clawswipe Colosseum]] after defeating Cat [[Boom Boom]] and Cat [[Pom Pom]] once.
 
====''Super Mario Run''====
One Mega ? Block appears in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. It can be purchased from the Shop as a [[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|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 Ticket]]s, then becomes an [[Empty Block]]s 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''===
Mega ? Blocks are objects in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They appear in hidden areas and contain a [[100-Coin|100 Coin]]. They share the same face design as the game's version of ? Blocks.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Mega ? Blocks are objects in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''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''===
A Mega Block makes a background appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]]. [[Broque Monsieur]] has a Mega ? Block in his collection, but it cannot be used.
 
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
Mega ? Blocks appear in [[Mondo Woods]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They are normal ? Blocks that were enchanted by [[Kamek]].
 
==Profiles==
*'''''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==
===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
Big_Block_SMB3.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Giant_Block.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMA4 Mega Block 2.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
NSMBDS Mega Question Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMBU Ground Big Question Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (ground)
NSMBU Underground Big Question Block.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' (underground)
NSMBU Castle Big Question Block.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' (castle)
NSMBU Lava Big Question Block.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' (lava)
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SMAS SMB3 World 4-1 Screenshot.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
NSMBW World 6-5 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
Super Block Land.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
PMCS Mondo Woods colorless spot 13.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=巨大ハテナブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『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|page=41|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kyodai Hatena Burokku
|Jap2=大きなハテナブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『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''), {{ruby|New|ニュー}} スーパーマリオブラザーズ U (''Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū'') section|page=215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Ōkina Hatena Burokku
|JapM=Giant ? Block
|Jap2M=Large ? Block
|Ger=Riesen-?-Block
|GerM=Giant ? Block
|Ita=Mega blocco ? (''Super Mario Run'')
|Ita2=Blocco "?" gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=41 and 215}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mega ? block
|Ita2M=Giant "?" block
}}
 
==References==
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Giant ? Blocks appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' in [[Mondo Woods]]. They are normal ? Blocks that were enchanted by [[Kamek]].
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