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]]}}
{{redirect|Jump Block|the trampoline-like object in [[Mario & Wario]]|[[Jump Block (Mario & Wario)]]}}
{{item infobox
|title=Note Block
|image=[[File:Music-block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Note Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Makes the player jump higher, releases items.
|related=[[Trampoline Block]]
|variants=[[Marimba Block]]<br>[[Music Block]]<br>[[Super Note Block]]
}}
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.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Ani smb3noteblock.gif|thumb|left]]
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]].

====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Jump Block.png|thumb|left]]
Jump Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and behave the same as in the predecessor.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|thumb]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Jump Blocks are redesigned with a white-green checkered pattern, although they act the same. These checkered blocks are uncommon and can be found in stages such as [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], [[World 9-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-1]], [[Lakitu]] Enemy Courses, and {{world link|5|castle|World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, with the last having them on the lower floor in the boss stage. As of this game, Jump Blocks do not hold power-ups.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Special 2-1.png|thumb|Jump Blocks in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
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.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Note Blocks also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Here, they all retain their appearance from most other 2D platformers. However, the musical notes and sounds (now based on the chords of the game's music) return from ''Super Mario 3D Land''.

Similar blocks known as [[Trampoline Block]]s make an appearance. Unlike Note Blocks, they do not have the music aesthetic, are blue with a black diamond shape imprinted, and the player cannot control how high Mario bounces off the block.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Note Blocks later appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', as well as [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their shared port]]. They behave mainly the same as in previous installments, except they now play a fixed note when bounced on.

====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
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Note Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be used in all game styles except for the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2''. 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. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-style underwater, Ghost House, airship and castle levels as well as sky levels in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Note Blocks' jumping sounds are pitch-shifted to match the themes' music. Like [[? Block]]s and [[Brick Block]]s, they can be made to contain [[coin]]s, power-ups and objects such as [[vine]]s and [[P Switch]]es, as well as various enemies, which can be released by hitting the block from below or the side, or landing on them, and can be given [[wings]] or attached to [[track]]s. Power-ups, enemies, and objects can also bounce on Note Blocks (unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' where they were unaffected by them), even being capable of releasing their contents.

In this series, a pink variant of Note Blocks called [[Music Block]]s also appear, using an eighth note (♪) instead of a quarter note (♩). Music Blocks play sounds of various instruments depending on the objects that collide with them, and are pitch-shifted according to the height at which they are placed.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
{{main|Marimba Block}}
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.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[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.

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:MP9 4-Player Upward Mobility.png|thumb|left|Jump Blocks in ''Mario Party 9'']]
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]].

===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
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.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT Note Blocks.jpg|thumb|Note Blocks in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Note Blocks appear in [[Music Park]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as decorative elements.

Wide Note Blocks appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in [[Squeaky Clean Sprint|Squeaky Clean Sprint T, Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T]], and [[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 3T]]. This time, they play a gameplay role, acting as bouncy platforms similar to [[Mushroom Trampoline]]s.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
Three Note Blocks appear during the final segment of [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the skaters perform a set of jumps across them.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
[[File:MGWT Note Block.png|thumb|left]]
Note Blocks appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' as usable item shots. It causes a Note Block to appear during the ball's course, which sends the ball high into the air over obstacles or with increased shot distance.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Note Block appears on the [[3D Land]] stage, having the same function as in the ''Super Mario'' games.

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
[[File:PaperToadShuffle.png|thumb|Note Blocks in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' in the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]].]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', when Mario, Luigi, and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] are rescuing [[Paper Toad]]s in [[Sunbeam Plains]] in the mission [[Paper Toad Rescue]], a row of five Note Blocks can be found. A purple Paper Toad can be found jumping on the blocks, and he can be rescued by hitting one of the blocks while he is on it. Another Note Block can be found in the mission [[Fly Guy Flyby]], where it can be found behind a crack that only Paper Mario can fit in. A [[Fly Guy]] holding a Paper Toad can be found above it, and hitting the Note Block causes the Fly Guy to fly away. In the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]], two more groups of Note Blocks can be found, each with a purple Paper Toad jumping on them.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the traditional [[minecraftwiki:Note Block|Note Blocks]] take on their look from the ''Super Mario'' titles.
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''If your timing is right, you can use these to jump very high.''

===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
*'''North American instruction booklet''' (page 19): ''These blocks bounce along and sometimes drop items.''
*'''European instruction booklet''' (page 9): ''These blocks help Mario bounce along and sometimes drop items.''{{footnote|main|1}}

===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
*'''European website bio:''' ''Bouncing on these blocks will allow Mario to jump higher and higher. Bouncing on a rainbow-coloured Note Block will take Mario high into the clouds, where there are countless coins to be picked up!''

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Super Mario Maker - Mario Artwork 02.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
Super Mario Maker - Sprite Mario Art - Super Mario Bros. 3.png|''Super Mario Maker''
Super Mario Maker - Sprite Mario Art - Super Mario World.png|''Super Mario Maker''
Super Mario Maker - Sprite Mario Art - New Super Mario Bros. U.png|''Super Mario Maker''
Note Block SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
SMA2 Jump Block.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA4 Note Block sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジャンプブロック
|JapR=Janpu Burokku
|JapM=Jump Block
|JapC=<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>
|Jap2={{ruby|音符|おんぷ}}ブロック
|Jap2R=Onpu Burokku
|Jap2M=Note Block
|ChiS=音符砖块
|ChiSR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Musical Note Block
|ChiSC=<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
|ChiTR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Musical Note Block
|ChiTC=<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>
|ChiT2=跳躍磚塊
|ChiT2R=Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài
|ChiT2M=Jump Block
|ChiT2C=<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''
|Dut=Muzieknootblok
|DutM=Music Note Block
|DutC=<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
|Fre2=Bloc Saut
|Fre2M=Jump Block
|Fre3=Bloc sautant
|Fre3M=Jumping block
|Fre4=Bloc Note
|Fre4M=Note Block. Pun on ''bloc note'' ("notepad").
|Ger=Noten-Block
|GerM=Note Block
|Ger2=Notenblock
|Ger2M=Note Block
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=32|date=2003|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita=Blocco di salto
|ItaM=Block of jumping
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Italian instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Blocco salterello
|Ita2M=Jumpy block
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'', Italian instruction booklet|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
|Ita3M=Jumpy brick
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' European instruction booklet|page=109|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2002}}</ref>
|Ita4=Blocco Salto
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani |language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=150}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Ita4M=Jump Block
|Ita5=Blocco Nota
|Ita5M=Note Block
|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita5N=older games
|Ita6=Blocco nota
|Ita6M=Note block
|Ita6N=newer games
|Kor=음표블록
|KorR=Eumpyo Beullok
|KorM=Musical Note Block
|PorA=Bloco de Pulo
|PorAM=Jump Block
|PorAC=<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").
|Rus=Блок «до-ре-ми»
|RusR=Blok «do-re-mi»
|RusM=Do-Re-Mi Block
|Spa=Bloque Musical
|SpaM=Musical Block
|Spa2=Bloque Nota
|Spa2M=Note Block
|Spa3=Bloque de salto
|Spa3M=Jump block
|Spa3C=<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref>{{Page needed}}
}}

==Footnotes==
{{footnote|note|1|The text in the European instruction booklet was revised to clarify that the Jump Blocks help Mario bounce along rather than imply that they bounce themselves.}}

==References==
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