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Blue POW Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]], looking and behaving just as they do in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. | Blue POW Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]], looking and behaving just as they do in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. | ||
In the Mainland China release of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' on Tencent Nintendo Switch, the letters on the POW Block were modified to what appears to be three zeroes.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608|author=Chinese Nintendo|publisher=X|language=en|date=March 15, 2020|accessdate=June 5, 2024|title=POW blocks are retextured as <nowiki>"]0["</nowiki> blocks in the Chinese version of NSMBUDX.}}</ref> This is possibly to comply with the local regulations that disapprove of using untranslated English words in video games. | In the Mainland China release of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' on Tencent Nintendo Switch, the letters on the POW Block were modified to what appears to be three zeroes.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1239427421192900608|author=Chinese Nintendo|publisher=X|language=en|date=March 15, 2020|accessdate=June 5, 2024|title=POW blocks are retextured as <nowiki>"]0["</nowiki> blocks in the Chinese version of NSMBUDX.}}</ref> This is possibly to comply with the local regulations that disapprove of using untranslated English words in video games. This is also the first time where the design of the POW Block itself was modified in games released in Mainland China.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf0RIsHeyE|title=Evolution of POW Blocks in Super Mario Games (1983 - 2019)|date=February 22, 2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 5, 2024|author=Shiromi}}{{timestamp needed}}</ref> The 1.0.1 update, released on April 28th, 2021 reverted the modified POW Block design back to its original one.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/1395589811692457987|publisher=X|title=The official update log shows the update was released in April 28, 2021, which "fixed some image display issues".|accessdate=June 5, 2024|date=May 20, 2021|language=en-us|author=Chinese Nintendo}}</ref> | ||
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ==== | ====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ==== | ||
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' ==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' ==== | ||
While [[Red POW Block]]s can be found in a few stages in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a single | While [[Red POW Block]]s can be found in a few stages in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a single Blue POW Block appears in the third [[10-flower coin]] room in [[Condarts Away!]], once again keeping the same properties as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It can be activated by a [[Condart]] to reveal the stage's third [[10-flower coin]], which falls from offscreen. | ||
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''=== | ||
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In the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]], the POW Block is a portable item that does two damage to all enemies (but much more in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' if the remote had been shaken with each corresponding prompt). It penetrates defense and makes enemies with [[Koopa Shell|shell]]s (such as [[Koopa Troopa]]s) flip over. | In the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]], the POW Block is a portable item that does two damage to all enemies (but much more in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' if the remote had been shaken with each corresponding prompt). It penetrates defense and makes enemies with [[Koopa Shell|shell]]s (such as [[Koopa Troopa]]s) flip over. | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the POW Block affects all enemies on the screen, including flying enemies and enemies on the ceiling such as [[Swoop|Swoopers]]. | ||
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' they are used as a portable item. When active, it damages all the enemies currently on screen. In this game, the POW Block may also be used as a recipe ingredient; however, it can only be cooked on its own into a [[Megaton Dinner]]. One of the [[Sammer Guys]] fought is called [[Block of Pow]]. | In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' they are used as a portable item. When active, it damages all the enemies currently on screen. In this game, the POW Block may also be used as a recipe ingredient; however, it can only be cooked on its own into a [[Megaton Dinner]]. One of the [[Sammer Guys]] fought is called [[Block of Pow]]. | ||
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POW Blocks return as items that can be used in battle in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''; they serve the same purpose, although Mario can only carry three at a time. In a side room in the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]], a POW Block is used to stop a blue [[Sidestepper]] that is carrying the [[Groovy Panel]]. It is positioned high up, so Mario has to hammer the wall to cause it to drop down to jumping height. Another POW Block appears on [[? Island]], where it can be used to activate all of the [[? Block]]s at once. POW Blocks carried as items are now hit once when used in battle rather than twice, and they can stun all enemies on the ground for one turn. They can be bought exclusively in Toad Town for 160 coins. Despite not being flying enemies, [[Boo]]s and [[Blooper]]s are also immune to POW Blocks, since they float slightly above the ground. | POW Blocks return as items that can be used in battle in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''; they serve the same purpose, although Mario can only carry three at a time. In a side room in the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]], a POW Block is used to stop a blue [[Sidestepper]] that is carrying the [[Groovy Panel]]. It is positioned high up, so Mario has to hammer the wall to cause it to drop down to jumping height. Another POW Block appears on [[? Island]], where it can be used to activate all of the [[? Block]]s at once. POW Blocks carried as items are now hit once when used in battle rather than twice, and they can stun all enemies on the ground for one turn. They can be bought exclusively in Toad Town for 160 coins. Despite not being flying enemies, [[Boo]]s and [[Blooper]]s are also immune to POW Blocks, since they float slightly above the ground. | ||
===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
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The POW Block makes its console ''Mario Kart'' game debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as one of the new items. It is supposedly the rarest item in the game (though players will have a slightly higher chance of obtaining it in VS races), and players can obtain this item if they are anywhere from 5th to 9th place, with CPU-controlled drivers also being able to obtain it in 10th place. The highest chance of obtaining this item is in 7th place, with a 3 out of 40 (7.5%) chance of obtaining it in said position. It is one of six items wherein only one can be in play at a time (the other five being the [[Thunder Cloud]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]], [[Bullet Bill]], [[Blooper]], and [[Lightning]]), is one of four items with a cooldown timer for the first few seconds of a race (the other three being the Spiny Shell, Blooper, and Lightning), and is one of three items with a cooldown timer between uses (the other two being the Blooper and Lightning). POW Blocks are unobtainable for the first twenty seconds of a race, and once a POW Block is used, twenty seconds must elapse before another POW Block is obtainable. | The POW Block makes its console ''Mario Kart'' game debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as one of the new items. It is supposedly the rarest item in the game (though players will have a slightly higher chance of obtaining it in VS races), and players can obtain this item if they are anywhere from 5th to 9th place, with CPU-controlled drivers also being able to obtain it in 10th place. The highest chance of obtaining this item is in 7th place, with a 3 out of 40 (7.5%) chance of obtaining it in said position. It is one of six items wherein only one can be in play at a time (the other five being the [[Thunder Cloud]], [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]], [[Bullet Bill]], [[Blooper]], and [[Lightning]]), is one of four items with a cooldown timer for the first few seconds of a race (the other three being the Spiny Shell, Blooper, and Lightning), and is one of three items with a cooldown timer between uses (the other two being the Blooper and Lightning). POW Blocks are unobtainable for the first twenty seconds of a race, and once a POW Block is used, twenty seconds must elapse before another POW Block is obtainable. | ||
When the POW Block is dispatched by the player who receives it from an Item Box, all racers ahead of the user find POW Blocks above their karts. The POW Block makes the racers ahead of the user spin out in a similar way to that caused by a [[Banana]], except that they lose all of their current items and come to a complete stop if it hits them. Players will not be affected by the POW Block if the third strike goes off while they are in midair. Players can also avoid it by starting a wheelie, or shaking their controller (like doing a jump [[trick]]) right when the third strike goes off. By doing this, they still spin out and lose items but retain their momentum. It is also possible to avoid it by doing a [[Hop (move)|hop]] right at the third strike but requires perfect timing. When players have a [[Super Star|Star]], [[Mega Mushroom]], or [[Bullet Bill]] activated or if they are flying through the air after being shot out of a cannon, they will not get affected by the POW Block. The letters "POW" can be seen as a license plate on all of the cars in [[Moonview Highway]]. The POW Block also received a [[List of Mario Kart Wii trading cards|trading card]], alongside the other items that appear in the game. If the player gets a POW Block and then uses it, the POW Block appears above the user's kart. It flattens above the user, but it will not hit them, as the POW Block hits only all racers ahead of the user. If used in {{classic link|N64|Mario Raceway}}, it causes the [[Piranha Plant]]s to jump into the air. If used in {{classic link|N64|Sherbet Land}}, it causes the [[penguin]]s to spin out. Also, if the player is behind the user, the POW Block sound can still be heard, but the screen will not shake. In [[Battle Mode]], the POW Block can only be obtained in Coin Runners and will cause all players on the opposing team to lose coins, unless they are in midair or avoid the attack by shaking their controller. This is so far the only non-arcade ''Mario Kart'' game the POW Block appears as a usable item, making it, the [[Thunder Cloud]], and the [[Fake Item Box]] (though it has also appeared in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') the only three usable items in ''Mario Kart Wii'' not to reappear in any future non-arcade installments. | When the POW Block is dispatched by the player who receives it from an Item Box, all racers ahead of the user find POW Blocks above their karts. The POW Block makes the racers ahead of the user spin out in a similar way to that caused by a [[Banana]], except that they lose all of their current items and come to a complete stop if it hits them. Players will not be affected by the POW Block if the third strike goes off while they are in midair. Players can also avoid it by starting a wheelie, or shaking their controller (like doing a jump [[trick]]) right when the third strike goes off. By doing this, they still spin out and lose items but retain their momentum. It is also possible to avoid it by doing a [[Hop (move)|hop]] right at the third strike but requires perfect timing. When players have a [[Super Star|Star]], [[Mega Mushroom]], or [[Bullet Bill]] activated or if they are flying through the air after being shot out of a cannon, they will not get affected by the POW Block. The letters "POW" can be seen as a license plate on all of the cars in [[Moonview Highway]]. The POW Block also received a [[List of Mario Kart Wii trading cards|trading card]], alongside the other items that appear in the game. If the player gets a POW Block and then uses it, the POW Block appears above the user's kart. It flattens above the user, but it will not hit them, as the POW Block hits only all racers ahead of the user. If used in {{classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}}, it causes the [[Piranha Plant]]s to jump into the air. If used in {{classic-link|N64|Sherbet Land}}, it causes the [[penguin]]s to spin out. Also, if the player is behind the user, the POW Block sound can still be heard, but the screen will not shake. In [[Battle Mode]], the POW Block can only be obtained in Coin Runners and will cause all players on the opposing team to lose coins, unless they are in midair or avoid the attack by shaking their controller. This is so far the only non-arcade ''Mario Kart'' game the POW Block appears as a usable item, making it, the [[Thunder Cloud]], and the [[Fake Item Box]] (though it has also appeared in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') the only three usable items in ''Mario Kart Wii'' not to reappear in any future non-arcade installments. | ||
===''Mario Tennis'' series=== | ===''Mario Tennis'' series=== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=パワーフロア<ref>''Mario Bros.'' [[media:Mario Bros. Japanese flyer.jpg|Japanese flyer]]</ref> | ||
|Jap2={{ruby|POW|パウ}}<ref name=Panic>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> | |||
|Jap3=パワー{{ruby|床|ゆか}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|page=27}}</ref> | |||
|Jap4=パウブロック<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Mario & Luigi RPG'' instruction booklet|page=38|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref> | |||
|Jap5=POWブロック | |||
|JapR=Pawā Furoa | |||
|Jap2R=Pau | |||
|Jap3R=Pawā Yuka | |||
|Jap4R=Pau Burokku | |||
|Jap5R=Pau Burokku | |||
|JapM=Power Floor | |||
|Jap2M=POW; short for パワーブロック<ref name=Panic/> (''Pawā Burokku'', "Power Block") | |||
|Jap3M=Power Floor | |||
|Jap4M=POW Block | |||
|Jap5M=POW Block | |||
|Fre=Bloc POW | |||
| | |Fre2=POW (''Super Mario All-Stars'') | ||
| | |FreM=POW Block | ||
| | |Fre2M=POW | ||
| | |Spa=Bloque POW | ||
| | |Spa2=POW | ||
| | |SpaM=POW Block | ||
| | |Spa2M=POW | ||
| | |Ita=POW<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' European instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=10}}</ref> | ||
| | |Ita2=Pow<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' Italian manual|page=20}}</ref> | ||
| | |Ita3=Blocco POW | ||
| | |Ita3M=POW block | ||
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|Dut=POW-blok | |Dut=POW-blok | ||
|DutM=POW Block | |DutM=POW Block | ||
|Ger=POW-Block | |Ger=POW-Block | ||
|GerM=POW Block | |GerM=POW Block | ||
| | |Swe=POW-block | ||
|SweM=POW block | |||
|Rus=Блок «POW» | |||
| | |RusR=Blok «POW» | ||
| | |RusM=POW block | ||
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|Kor=POW블록 | |Kor=POW블록 | ||
|KorR=POW Beullok | |KorR=POW Beullok | ||
|KorM=POW Block | |KorM=POW Block | ||
|Por=Bloco POW | |Por=Bloco POW | ||
|PorM=POW Block | |PorM=POW Block | ||
| | |ChiS=力量块 | ||
| | |ChiS2=POW砖块 (''Super Mario Maker 2'') | ||
|ChiSR=Lìliàng Kuài | |||
| | |ChiS2R=POW Zhuānkuài | ||
|ChiSM=Power Block | |||
| | |ChiS2M=POW Brick | ||
| | |ChiT=POW磚塊<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100618144456/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/index.htm|title=新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii - 香港任天堂網站|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> | ||
| | |ChiTR=POW Zhuānkuài | ||
| | |ChiTM=POW Brick | ||
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{{Ingredients}} | {{Ingredients}} | ||
{{MB}} | {{MB}} | ||
{{SMB}} | |||
{{SMB2}} | {{SMB2}} | ||
{{TSMBSS animation}} | {{TSMBSS animation}} | ||
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{{M&SATOGT}} | {{M&SATOGT}} | ||
{{PMTOK}} | {{PMTOK}} | ||
{{M+RSOH}} | {{M+RSOH}} | ||
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[[Category:Super Mario 3D World objects]] | [[Category:Super Mario 3D World objects]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Advance objects]] | [[Category:Super Mario Advance objects]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]] | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Maker objects]] | [[Category:Super Mario Maker objects]] | ||
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[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate items]] | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate items]] | ||
[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! items]] | [[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! items]] | ||
[[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go | [[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go Items]] | ||
[[de:POW-Block]] | [[de:POW-Block]] | ||
[[it:Blocco POW]] | [[it:Blocco POW]] | ||
