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{{item infobox
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|image=[[File:RockBlock CTTT.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|title=Rock Block
|image=[[File:Rock Block SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Brick Block]]
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'''Rock Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|date=November 1993|language=en-gb|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #14|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=April 1994|language=en-au|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #13|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Wario World'' instruction booklet|page=24}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|title=''Wario World'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander; Hatchett, Geson|title=''Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide''|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4|date=2013|language=en-us||publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=19}}</ref> (or '''rock blocks''')<ref>{{cite|quote=Rock block, so blue and hard. Break it with eggs, leave it in shards.|author=[[Message Block]]|title=''Yoshi's Story''}}</ref> are a variety of [[block]]s appearing throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. They are made of stone and typically harder to break than other blocks. They usually require the player to perform a particularly strong move or be under the effect of a specific [[power-up]] to break. In most appearances, Rock Blocks function similarly to the [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Black Bricks]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.


There are similar objects in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] called [[Hard Block]]s, a throwable [[Stone (Super Mario Maker 2)|Stone]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', and an obstruction called the [[Stone Block]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', but they have different properties from the Rock Block. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the [[Brick Block]]s in the [[Wooded Kingdom]] are larger than normal and made of stone but otherwise function normally.
'''Rock Blocks'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #14, page 48, and ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #13, page 16.</ref><ref>''Wario World'' instruction booklet, page 22 (British English) or page 24 (American English).</ref><ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 19.</ref> (sometimes lowercased as '''rock blocks'''){{ref needed}} are a variety of [[block]] found throughout the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. They are made of stone and typically harder to break than other blocks. They usually require the player to perform a particularly strong move or be under the effect of a specific [[power-up]] to break. In most appearances, Rock Blocks function similarly to the [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Black Bricks]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
 
There are similar objects in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series called [[Hard Block]]s, a throwable [[Stone (Super Mario Maker 2)|Stone]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', and an obstruction called the [[stone block]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', but they have different properties from the Rock Block. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the [[Brick Block]]s in the [[Wooded Kingdom]] are made of stone but otherwise function normally.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Mario & Wario''===
===''Mario & Wario''===
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Rock Blocks are nearly identical to later appearances in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', being hit once to be cracked open.
Rock Blocks are nearly identical to later appearances in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', being hit once to be cracked open.


===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
====''Yoshi's Island'' series====
=====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''=====
[[File:Rock Block - Yoshi's Island.png|thumb|Rock Blocks near a [[Kaboomba]] in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]
[[File:Rock Block - Yoshi's Island.png|thumb|Rock Blocks near a [[Kaboomba]] in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]
'''Cracked blocks'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|date=1995|page=28}}</ref> are found in many levels of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are large blocks made of a durable type of rock, and can only be destroyed with [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s.
'''Cracked blocks'''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 28.</ref> are found in many levels of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. In the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]], Cracked blocks are large blocks made of a durable type of rock, and can only be destroyed with [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s.


====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
=====''Yoshi's Island DS''=====
Rock Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and only [[Baby DK]] can destroy them with eggs or a [[Ground Pound|ground pound]].
The Rock Blocks from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' return in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and only [[Baby Donkey Kong]] can destroy them with eggs or a [[Ground Pound|ground pound]].


===''Yoshi's Story''===
====''Yoshi's Story''====
Rock blocks appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are roughly the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', as they can only be destroyed by Yoshi Eggs. Golden rock blocks also appear in the game; they cannot be destroyed by any means.
Rock Blocks appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are roughly the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', as they can only be destroyed by Yoshi Eggs. Golden Rock Blocks also appear in the game; they cannot be destroyed by any means.


===''Wario World''===
===''Wario World''===
[[File:Rockblock WarioWorld.png|thumb|Wario between two Rock Blocks.]]
[[File:Rockblock WarioWorld.png|thumb|Wario between two Rock Blocks.]]
A different variety of Rock Blocks appeared as obstacles that [[Wario]] encountered during the events of ''[[Wario World]]''. They can be small or very large, but each has a weak point indicated by a cracked side with a bandage on it. Wario can break these blocks by [[punch]]ing or Ground Pounding the weak side. The blocks can also be destroyed by using a [[Piledriver]], [[Wild Swing-Ding]], or [[Mega Toss]]. In some areas, Rock Blocks can move upward and slam down like a [[Thwomp]] to squash Wario.
A different variety of Rock Blocks appeared as obstacles that [[Wario]] encountered during the events of ''[[Wario World]]''. They can be small or very large, but each has a weak point indicated by a cracked side with a bandage on it. Wario can break these blocks by [[punch]]ing or Ground Pounding the weak side. The blocks can also be destroyed by using a [[Piledriver]], [[Wild Swing-Ding]], or [[Mega Toss]]. In some areas, Rock Blocks can move upward and slam down like a [[Thwomp]] to squash Wario.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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[[File:Grey_Brick_Block.png|frame|left]]
Gray-colored [[Brick Block]]s working like Rock Blocks appear in [[World-e]] of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. These blocks specifically appear in the levels [[A Sky-High Adventure]] and [[Puzzling Pipe Maze]], in which they appear to obstruct certain pathways. These solid blocks cannot be destroyed easily, breaking only by using the [[Hammer Suit]] or the [[Tanooki Suit]]'s [[Statue Mario|statue]] mode. Unlike Brick Blocks and [[White Block]]s, these gray blocks do not glisten.
On the Japanese e-Reader card for Puzzling Pipe Maze, [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] claims to have invented these blocks by himself.
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], '''stone blocks'''<ref>{{cite|Fletcher, Black|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition)''|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=2007|page=313|isbn=978-0-76155-713-5}}</ref> cover holes needed to progress. They are destroyed when Mario collides with them on the [[Star Ball|Rolling Ball]].
In [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], '''stone blocks'''<ref>Fletcher Black. ''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition)''. Roseville: [[Prima Games]], 2007. Page 313. ISBN: 978-0-76155-713-5.</ref> cover holes needed to progress. They are destroyed when Mario collides with them on the [[Star Ball|Rolling Ball]].


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
[[File:SM3DW Rock Blocks.jpg|thumb|Mega Mario breaking Rock Blocks in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
[[File:SM3DW Rock Blocks.jpg|thumb]]
Rock Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as a gray variation of [[Mega Block|Big Block]]s, thus resembling larger variants of the gray-colored Brick Blocks from ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''. They cannot be destroyed by the player on their own (except when under the effects of a [[Mega Mushroom]]); therefore, the player must make use of other means to break them, such as [[Bob-omb]]s, [[cannonball]]s, having them be hit by a [[Conkdor]], among others.
Rock Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as a gray variation of [[Mega Block|Big Block]]s. They cannot be destroyed by the player on their own (except when under the effects of a [[Mega Mushroom]]), therefore, the player must make use of other means to break them, such as [[Bob-omb]]s, [[cannonball]]s, having them be hit by a [[Conkdor]], among others.


In the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', throwing a [[Green Shell]] at a Rock Block destroys it.
In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', throwing a [[Green Shell]] at a Rock Block destroys it.


====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', [[Hard Block]]s take the form of Rock Blocks in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' level style.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', [[Hard Block]]s take the form of Rock Blocks in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' level style.
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Rock Blocks reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' in [[Jewel-Block Cave]]'s [[Wonder Effect]], where it can only be destroyed by either the [[Wonder Konk]]{{derived}} or [[Giant Spiked Ball]]s.


===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
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Story Rock Block yellow.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Story Rock Block yellow.png|''Yoshi's Story''
SMG Screenshot Stone Block.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Screenshot Stone Block.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
Rock Block SM3DW Prima.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
MLPJTrioHammer.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
MLPJTrioHammer.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
SMM2 Hard Block SM3DW icon.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[Hard Block]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
SMM2 Hard Block SM3DW icon.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[Hard Block]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ひびブロック<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1993|title=''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet|page=8}}</ref>
|Jap=ひびブロック<ref>''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet, page 8.</ref><br>''Hibi Burokku''<br>岩ブロック<br>''Iwa Burokku''<br>ロックブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 234.</ref><br>''Rokku Burokku''
|JpnR=Hibi Burokku
|JapM=Cracked Block<br><br>Rock Block<br><br>Rock Block
|Jpn2=岩ブロック
|Jpn2R=Iwa Burokku
|Jpn3=ロックブロック<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=234|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=Rokku Burokku
|JpnM=Cracked Block
|Jpn2M=Stone Block
|Jpn3M=Rock Block
|Ger=Fels-Block
|Ger=Fels-Block
|GerM=Rock Block
|GerM=Rock Block
|Ita=Blocco di Roccia<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario World'' Italian manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2003|page=22}}</ref>
|Ita=Blocco di Roccia<ref>''[[Wario World]]'' Italian manual, pag. 22</ref><br>Blocco pietra <small>(''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')</small><br>Blocco Roccia<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 234</ref>
|Ita2=Blocco pietra
|ItaM=Block [made out] of Rock<br>Stone block<br>Rock Block
|Ita2N=''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
|Ita3=Blocco roccia<ref>''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' Italian e-manual, section 9</ref>
|Ita4=Blocco Roccia<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=234}}</ref>
|ItaM=Block [made out] of Rock
|Ita2M=Stone block
|Ita3M=Rock block
|Ita4M=Rock Block
|Fre=Gros rocher<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' [https://youtu.be/T3DHV6Z6C9w?si=5nV5XDNBsf7HYKn_&t=121 in-game name] (French localization)</ref>
|FreM=Big rock
|Fre2=Bloc bleu<ref name=NMFR>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64''. Issue 5|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo and {{wp|Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|EMAP France}}|language=fr|page=[https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20magazine/nintendomagazine_numero05/Le%20Magazine%20Officiel%20Nintendo%20N%C2%B005%20-%20Page%20062%20%281998%20Mai-Juin%29.jpg 62]}}</ref>
|Fre2M=Blue block
|Fre2N=''Yoshi's Story''
}}
}}


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