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|image=[[File:Save Block Art SMRPG.jpg|170px]]<br>Artwork of a Save Block from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' | |image=[[File:Save Block Art SMRPG.jpg|170px]]<br>Artwork of a Save Block from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | ||
|effect=Allows the player to save their game progress when activated | |effect=Allows the player to save their game progress when activated | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | {{quote2|Hit this block to save all of your progress. That way, if your [[Game Over|game ends]], you can start from the last save point. You'll see these blocks all over the place. Use them whenever you see them!|In-game text|[[Super Paper Mario]]}} | ||
A '''Save Block''' (or '''save block''') is a [[block]] in the [[Genre#Role-playing| | A '''Save Block''' (or '''save block''') is a [[block]] that appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] [[Genre#Role-playing|RPG]] titles. When activated, it allows the player to save their game progress. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''=== | ===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''=== | ||
Save Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' | Save Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', being golden-colored blocks with a rainbow "S" label and a star on top of them. When Mario jumps on one, the block takes him to the save screen, allowing the player to save their game. Additionally, Save Blocks can always be found inside [[inn]]s. The Save Block's letter S's appear in serif format in the official artwork, but they use the sans-serif format in the Save Block's in-game sprite. | ||
===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ||
[[File:PMCS Save Block Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork of a Save Block from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']] | [[File:PMCS Save Block Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork of a Save Block from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']] | ||
Save Blocks are seen again in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. This time, instead of jumping on top, they need to be hit from underneath like regular blocks. They also have a vastly different appearance, being rainbow-colored blocks labeled with a white "S" with a star inside rather than the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-style blocks with a star on top seen in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''. At the end of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', after Mario defeats [[Bowser]], the Save Block near the [[Toad House]] and the [[Toad Town Post Office|Post Office]] in [[Toad Town]] will be removed with its position blocked by [[Bruce]] the [[Bob-omb]] and an unnamed [[Koopa Troopa]]. In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', the "S" label | Save Blocks are seen again in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. This time, instead of jumping on top, they need to be hit from underneath like regular blocks. They also have a vastly different appearance, being rainbow-colored blocks labeled with a white "S" with a star inside rather than the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-style blocks with a star on top seen in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''. At the end of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', after Mario defeats [[Bowser]], the Save Block near the [[Toad House]] and the [[Toad Town Post Office|Post Office]] in [[Toad Town]] will be removed with its position blocked by [[Bruce]] the [[Bob-omb]] and an unnamed [[Koopa Troopa]]. In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', the "S" label scrolls sideways like how [[? Block]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' do. Save Blocks are also commonly found near [[Recovery Block]]s. In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Save Blocks resemble their appearance from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', as they are rainbow-colored with a scrolling "S" label, though rather than shiny rotating squares forming their pattern like in the previous two games, rotating diamonds now form their pattern. | ||
In the Spanish translations of ''Paper Mario'', ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' | In the Spanish translations of ''Paper Mario'', ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', the letter on the Save Blocks is changed to "G" for ''guardar'' ("to save"). Likewise, in the Dutch version of ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', the letter of the Save Blocks is changed to "O" for ''opslaan'' ("to save"). | ||
===''Mario & Luigi'' series=== | ===''Mario & Luigi'' series=== | ||
In the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|first]] [[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|two installments]] of the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, Save Blocks are replaced by [[Save Album]]s; however, Save Blocks are present in most of the locations of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' | In the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|first]] [[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|two installments]] of the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, Save Blocks are replaced by [[Save Album]]s; however, Save Blocks are present in most of the locations of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', as well as in the form of yellow [[Emoglobin]]s in ''Bowser's Inside Story'' and its remake. In all three games, Mario and [[Luigi]] have to hit the blocks from below similar to how it is done in the ''Paper Mario'' games, while in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', [[Bowser]] has to hit the blocks by punching them. In ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', Save Blocks are dark blue blocks that have rainbow-colored linings and "S" labels, though in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', they are blue-colored blocks with golden linings and a white-colored "S" label. Save Blocks and Save Albums are completely absent in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''; as such, the player must save from the menu. | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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PM Save Block Render.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | PM Save Block Render.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | ||
PMTTYDSaveBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | PMTTYDSaveBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | ||
MLBISSaveBlock.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' | MLBISSaveBlock.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' | ||
MLBISSaveBlockAlt.gif|''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' | MLBISSaveBlockAlt.gif|''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' | ||
PMSSSaveBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' | PMSSSaveBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' | ||
MLBISBJJSaveBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' | MLBISBJJSaveBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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PM Save Block Screenshot.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | PM Save Block Screenshot.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | ||
PMTTYD Petalburg screenshot.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | PMTTYD Petalburg screenshot.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | ||
SPM Merlon's House.png|''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' | SPM Merlon's House.png|''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' | ||
MLBIS SaveBlockScreenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' | MLBIS SaveBlockScreenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' | ||
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PMTOK Save Block crop.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' | PMTOK Save Block crop.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' | ||
PMTOK Save Block Dutch.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' (Dutch) | PMTOK Save Block Dutch.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' (Dutch) | ||
SaveBlock MarioRPGswitch.png| | SaveBlock MarioRPGswitch.png|[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=セーブブロック | ||
| | |JapR=Sēbu Burokku | ||
| | |JapM=Save Block | ||
|Spa= | |Spa=Bloque de guardado | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM=Save Block | ||
|Fre=Bloc sauvegarde | |Fre=Bloc sauvegarde | ||
|FreM=Save | |FreM=Save Block | ||
|Ita=Blocco di salvataggio<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', Italian e-manual, pag. 13</ref><ref>''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch), Italian in-game help section, saves</ref> <small>(''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' and ''Super Mario RPG'')</small><br>Album Salvataggio <small>(''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'')</small><br>Blocco Salvataggio <small>(''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door'', ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser Inside Story'')</small><br>Blocco salvataggio <small>(recent games)</small> | |||
|ItaM=Block of saving<br>Save Album<br>Save Block<br>Save block | |||
|ChiS=保存砖块<ref>[https://ia601606.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/34/items/iQuePaperMarioManual/IQUE%20PAPER%20MARIO_jp2.zip&file=IQUE%20PAPER%20MARIO_jp2/IQUE%20PAPER%20MARIO_0005.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 iQue's ''Paper Mario'' instruction booklet, page 9]</ref> | |||
|Ita=Blocco di salvataggio<ref> | |||
|ItaM=Block of saving | |||
|ChiS=保存砖块<ref> | |||
|ChiSR=Bǎocún Zhuānkuài | |ChiSR=Bǎocún Zhuānkuài | ||
|ChiSM=Save Block | |ChiSM=Save Block | ||
|Por=Bloco de gravação | |Por=Bloco de gravação | ||
|PorM=Saving Block | |PorM=Saving Block | ||
|Ger=Speicher-Block | |Ger=Speicher-Block | ||
|GerM= | |GerM=Save Block | ||
|Dut=opslagblok | |Dut=opslagblok | ||
|DutM=save-block | |DutM=save-block | ||
|Kor=저장블록 | |Kor=저장블록 | ||
|KorR=Jeojang | |KorR=Jeojang Beullog | ||
|KorM=Save Block | |KorM=Save Block | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', after [[Mario]] defeats [[Bowser]], the Save Block near the [[Toad Town Post Office]] disappears, making it impossible for the player to save the game in its "completed" state. | *In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', after [[Mario]] defeats [[Bowser]], the Save Block near the [[Toad Town Post Office]] disappears, making it impossible for the player to save the game in its "completed" state. | ||
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[[Category:Blocks]] | [[Category:Blocks]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story objects]] | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story objects]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team objects]] | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team objects]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam objects]] | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam objects]] |