Editing Note Block

{{about|the white blocks with a musical note in many Mario games|the pink variant that appears in the Super Mario Maker games|[[Music Block]]|the wooden variant that replaces Note Blocks in [[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]|[[Marimba Block]]}}

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A '''Note Block''' (originally called a '''Jump Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=22|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991}}</ref> and also known as a '''Music Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=160|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) is a type of bouncy [[block]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', usually appearing as a white cube with an animated quarter note (♩) on each lateral side. [[Mario]] bounces up and down infinitely while on top of one, and he can achieve greater vertical movement if the [[jump]] button is pressed as he is being launched upward.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Jump Blocks first appear in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-2]]. They occasionally hold a power-up for the player if they bounce on it or hit it like a [[? Block]]. Certain Jump Blocks, also known as '''hidden note blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=33|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=2003|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> or '''invisible note blocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=36|publisher=Prima Games|date=2003|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> are [[Hidden Block|not seen]] until hit from below. The game also has a special salmon-colored variety called [[Super Note Block|Magic Note Block]]s hidden in some courses that catapult Mario or Luigi to [[Coin Heaven]], where many [[coin]]s and a [[1-Up Mushroom]] can be found. Two of the [[e-Reader]] card levels in [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|the GBA remake]] consist entirely of Jump Blocks: [[Magical Note Blocks]] and [[A Musical Trek]].

[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|thumb]]

Note Blocks later appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (making their first appearance in a 3D ''Super Mario'' platformer game) under their current name, where they serve the same purpose. However, they retain their original designs, and most of them are two blocks wide (though in the box art and in certain courses, they retain their earlier proportions). They also make musical sounds and notes appear when they are jumped on; in the E3 2011 demo, they can make the orchestral hit noise used for [[Yoshi]]'s voice in older games,<ref>{{cite|author=SuperMario3DLand|date=July 30, 2011|url=youtu.be/CJnutCzC7FQ?t=67|timestamp=01:07|title=Super Mario 3D Land - E3 2011: Gameplay Walkthrough|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref> but this was removed from the final game. Magic Note Blocks return and are renamed Super Note Blocks; they once again send Mario to a Coin Heaven area, but now are twice as long, flash colors, and have a white note on their sides.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====

Note Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', where they can be used in all of the styles. While it retains its appearances in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', it features a new sprite for its ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' appearance. Pink versions called [[Music Block]]s also appear, using an ♪ eighth note instead of a ♩ quarter note.

 

 

While normal Note Blocks do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', there is a colorful variant called the Marimba Block that does not cause the player to bounce upon landing, but rather bounce the player higher when they jump.

[[File:Noteblocksmb3.jpg|thumb|A Jump Block in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Recycled Koopa]]".]]

Jump blocks appear in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where some have an ♪ eighth note or ♫ two beamed eighth notes instead of a ♩ quarter note.

Jump Blocks appear in some [[minigame]]s in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', they appear in [[Bound of Music]], where each player has to jump and hit the most Jump Blocks. However, the Jump Blocks are invisible. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Jump Blocks appear in their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design in the minigame [[Upward Mobility]]. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Jump Blocks return with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design in the minigame [[Trounce 'n' Bounce]]. In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', Note Blocks with their usual design appear in the minigame [[Bouncy Bounty]].

Note Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', in the [[Peach Garden]] field. If a baseball bounces on top of it, the batter may score a homerun.

[[File:MGWT Note Block.png|thumb|left]]

In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the traditional [[minecraftwiki:Note Block|Note Blocks]] take on their look from the ''Super Mario'' titles.

|Jap=ジャンプブロック<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=16|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet|page=9|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section|page=150}}</ref>

|JapR=Janpu Burokku

|Jap2={{ruby|音符|おんぷ}}ブロック

|Jap2R=Onpu Burokku

|Jap2M=Note Block

|ChiS=音符砖块<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>

|ChiT=音符磚塊<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html|title=超級瑪利歐 3D樂園|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=December 20, 2019|language=zh-hant}}</ref>

|ChiTR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài

|ChiT2=跳躍磚塊<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/minigame|title=Official Chinese website for ''Mario Party 9''|accessdate=August 26, 2021|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant}}</ref>

|ChiT2N=''Mario Party 9''

|ChiT2R=Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài

|ChiT2M=Jump Block

|Dut=Muzieknootblok<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=August 26, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPZpvyiSFJQ|title=Super Mario Maker - Trailer (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|language=nl|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref>

|Fre=Bloc de saut

|FreM=Jump Block

|Fre2M=Jump Block

|Fre3M=Jumping block

|Fre4M=Note Block. Pun on ''bloc note'' ("notepad").

|Ita=Blocco di salto<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Italian booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>

|Ita2=Blocco salterello<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World]]'', Italian manual|page=22|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' European manual|page=113|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' manual|page=19|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>

|Ita3=Mattone salterello<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' European manual|page=109|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2002}}</ref>

|Ita4=Blocco Salto<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=150}}</ref>

|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''

|Ita4M=Jump Block

|Ita5=Blocco Nota<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=13}}</ref>

|Ita5N=older games

|Ita5M=Note Block

|Ita6M=Note block

|PorA=Bloco de Pulo<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210719091730/https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/manuais/super_mario_world_br.pdf|deadlink=y|title=''Super Mario World'' Brazilian instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=22}}</ref>

|PorE=Bloco de Notas

|PorEM=Notes Block. Pun on ''bloco de notas'' ("notebook").

|Spa=Bloque Musical

|Spa2=Bloque Nota

|Spa3=Bloque de salto<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref>{{Page needed}}

|Spa3M=Jump block

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