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{{split|Snake Block|Fast Snake Block|Snake Block (big)}}
{{distinguish|Platform}}
{{distinguish|Platform}}
{{item infobox
{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:SMM2 Snake Block SM3DW icon.png|128px]]<br>Icon from ''Super Mario Maker 2''
|image=[[File:Snake Block.png|160px]]<br>''New Super Mario Bros.'' sprite
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|effect=Moves in straight lines, helping the player traverse otherwise impossible-to-reach areas
|effect=Moves in straight lines, helping the player traverse otherwise impossible-to-reach areas.
|variants=[[Ice Snake Block]]
|comparable=[[Flip Panel (platform)|Flip Panel]]
}}
}}
{{quote|We're working on new and novel ways to use Snake Blocks at our new Snake Block testing facility! Just jump onto a Snake Block and it'll start moving.|Snake Block Enthusiast|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
{{quote2|We're working on new and novel ways to use Snake Blocks at our new Snake Block testing facility! Just jump onto a Snake Block and it'll start moving.|Snake Block Enthusiast|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
'''Snake Blocks''', originally named '''snake platforms'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''|page=70|date=February 26, 2002|quote=To get the first Dragon Coin of the area, jump onto the “snake platform” to the right of the entrance.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3913-1}}</ref> and also named '''Caterpillar Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=84, 85, 120, 140, 166, 227|language=en-us|publisher=Prima Games|date=2012|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> or simply '''Platforms''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28|page=18 and 20|date=September 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are [[block]]s usually found in castle-type levels. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and its sequels, and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They consist of a set of blocks that start out as a normal platform and begin to move like a snake when stepped on by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. Snake Blocks can turn left, right, up, or down as they follow a predetermined course over obstacles such as a wide pool of [[lava]], a bed of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s, or a bottomless [[pit]]. Mario must continue to move and follow it when on these blocks, otherwise they keep moving under Mario's feet, and he may possibly fall off.
'''Snake Blocks''', originally named '''snake platforms'''<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 70. "''To get the first Dragon Coin of the area, jump onto the “snake platform” to the right of the entrance.''"</ref> and also named '''Caterpillar Blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 84, 85, 120, 140, 166, 227.</ref> or simply '''Platforms''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 28, pages 18 and 20.</ref> are [[block]]s usually found in castle-type levels. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' games]], and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They consist of a set of blocks that start out as a normal platform and begin to move like a snake when stepped on by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. Snake Blocks can turn left, right, up, or down as they follow a predetermined course over obstacles such as a wide pool of [[lava]], a bed of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s, or a bottomless [[pit]]. Mario must continue to move and follow it when on these blocks, otherwise they keep moving under Mario's feet, and he may possibly fall off.


Snake Blocks most likely get their name from the classic arcade game ''{{wp|Snake (video game genre)|Snake}}'', in which the player controls a sequence of dots that resemble a serpent.
Snake Blocks most likely get their name from the classic arcade game ''{{wp|Snake (video game genre)|Snake}}'', in which the player controls a sequence of dots that resembles the snake animal.  


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', snake platforms consist of normal [[Empty Block]]s. They first appear in [[5 Roy's Castle|#5 Roy's Castle]], and reappear in [[7 Larry's Castle|#7 Larry's Castle]]. Originally, they emitted the same SFX as the [[Grinder|Grinders]], [[Chainsaw|Chainsaws]], and [[Rope|Ropes]], but with a faster repeating process; but in the Game Boy Advance remake, they emit their own unique SFX similar to a bubbling sound.
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', snake platforms consist of normal [[Empty Block]]s. They first appear in [[5 Roy's Castle|#5 Roy's Castle]], and reappear in [[7 Larry's Castle|#7 Larry's Castle]].


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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==== ''New Super Mario Bros.''====
==== ''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', snake platforms once again resemble Empty Blocks from ''Super Mario World'' but are now bright green rather than brown, and only appear in {{world link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} and {{world link|8|towern|World 8-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)}}[[World 8-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|2]].
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', snake platforms once again resemble Empty Blocks from ''Super Mario World'' but are now bright green rather than brown, and only appear in [[World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-Castle]] and [[World 8-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-Tower 2]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
A similar snake platform called the [[Ice Snake Block]] appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It is found in {{world link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, but unlike regular snake platforms, its icy surface is slippery, though the [[Penguin Suit]] can remedy this fact. Normal snake platforms are [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content#Unused data|unused]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
A similar snake platform called the [[Ice Snake Block]] appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It is found in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]]'s Castle, but unlike regular snake platforms, its icy surface is slippery, though the [[Penguin Suit]] can remedy this fact. Normal snake platforms are [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content#Unused data|unused]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.


==== ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' ====
==== ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' ====
Snake platforms (localized as '''pink bricks''' or '''pink blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=194|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' in the [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], and [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]. In this game, they make their only 3D appearance, though they are used in the same way, and are colored pink. It is first shown here that they can be of varying widths, instead of only one block wide, as in its previous 2D side-scrolling appearances.
Snake platforms appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' in the [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], and [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]. In this game, they make their only 3D appearance, though they are used in the same way, and are colored pink. It is first shown here that they can be of varying widths, instead of only one block wide, as in its previous 2D side-scrolling appearances.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Under their new name, Snake Blocks reappear in various levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they have the same appearance they have in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' This is the first time they are seen moving on their own. Also, this is the first time that they are not only used as platforms to cross gaps, but also as obstacles, especially in {{world link|1|towern2|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}. They are much more common in this game compared to the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games.
Under their new name, Snake Blocks reappear in various levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they have the same appearance they have in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' This is the first time they are seen moving on their own. Also, this is the first time that they are not only used as platforms to cross gaps, but also as obstacles, especially in {{world-link|1|towern2|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}. They are much more common in this game compared to the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
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==== ''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
==== ''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
In  ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Snake Blocks can be reproduced by placing a long row of blocks onto a [[track]]. They also make an appearance in [[World 15-4 (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS)|World 15-4]] of the Super Mario Challenge of the latter version.
In  ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Snake Blocks can be reproduced by placing a long row of blocks onto a [[Track (object)|track]]. They also make an appearance in [[World 15-4 (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS)|World 15-4]] of the Super Mario Challenge of the latter version.


==== ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
==== ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
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<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW SnakeBlock.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW SnakeBlock.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
NSMB Asset Sprite Snake Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Snake Block.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
NewSnakeBlock.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMM2-SMB-SnakeBlock.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM2-SMB-SnakeBlock.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM2 SMB Blue Snake Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM2 SMB Blue Snake Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
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SMM2 Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
SMM2 Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
SMM2 Fast Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
SMM2 Fast Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
SMM2 Fast Snake Block SM3DW icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
SMM2 Snake Block SM3DW icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
SMM2 Fast Snake Block SM3DW icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario 3D World'' style)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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SMW RoyCastle.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW RoyCastle.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
NSMB Snake Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB Snake Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
SMG2 Screenshot Snake Block.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Boo Moon Swamp Planet.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Boo Moon Swamp Planet.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
NSMBW World 3-C Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW World 3-C Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMB2 Flower-1 Silver Luigi.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
NSMB2 Flower-1 Silver Luigi.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
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===Snake Block===
===Snake Block===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スネークブロック
|Jap=スネークブロック
|JpnR=Sunēku Burokku
|JapR=Sunēku Burokku
|JpnM=Snake Block
|JapM=Snake Block
|Fre=Bloc Serpent
|Fra=Bloc Serpent
|FreM=Snake Block
|FraM=Snake Block
|Dut=Slangenblok<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|language=nl|date=May 15, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVPXThV-uc|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref>
|Dut=Slangenblok<ref>Nintendo Nederland. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVPXThV-uc\ Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref>
|DutM=Snake Block
|DutM=Snake Block
|Spa=Bloque serpiente
|Spa=Bloque Serpiente
|SpaM=Snake block
|SpaM=Snake Block
|Ita=Blocco serpentino
|Ita=Blocco Serpentino
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCtEaJxm-TQ|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Nuvole di meringa 6 - Di Paratroopa in Paratroopa (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=February 20, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Serpentine Block
|ItaM=Serpentine Block
|PorE=Bloco serpente<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=May 15, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5PwoP3Ch8|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</ref>
|PorE=Bloco serpente<ref> Nintendo Portugal. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5PwoP3Ch8 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 10, 2021.</ref>
|PorEM=Snake block
|PorEM=Snake block
|Rus=Блок-змейка
|Rus=Блок-змейка
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|RusM=Block-snake
|RusM=Block-snake
|Kor=스네이크블록
|Kor=스네이크블록
|KorR=Seuneikeu Beullok
|KorR=Seuneikeubeullok
|KorM=Snake Block
|KorM=Snake Block
|ChiS=蛇砖块
|ChiS=蛇砖块
|ChiSR=Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiSR=Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Snake Block
|ChiSM=Snake Block
|ChiT=蛇磚塊<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo HK|date=May 17, 2019|url=youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g|title=《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 21, 2019|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiT=蛇磚塊<ref>Nintendo HK. (May 17, 2019). [https://youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>
|ChiTR=Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiTR=Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Snake Block
|ChiTM=Snake Block
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===Fast Snake Block===
===Fast Snake Block===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=こうそくスネークブロック
|Jap=こうそくスネークブロック
|JpnR=Kōsoku Sunēku Burokku
|JapR=Kōsoku Sunēku Burokku
|JpnM=High-Speed Snake Block
|JapM=High-Speed Snake Block
|Fre=Bloc serpent rapide
|Fre=Bloc serpent rapide
|FreM=Fast Snake Block
|FreM=Fast Snake Block
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|SpaA=Bloque serpiente rápido
|SpaA=Bloque serpiente rápido
|SpaAM=Fast snake block
|SpaAM=Fast snake block
|ChiS=高速蛇砖块
|Chi=高速蛇砖块 (Simplified)<br>高速蛇磚塊 (Traditional)
|ChiT=高速蛇磚塊
|ChiR=Gāosù Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiSR=Gāosù Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiM=High-Speed Snake Block
|ChiTR=Gāosù Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=High-Speed Snake Block
|ChiTM=High-Speed Snake Block
|Ita=Blocco serpentino veloce
|ItaM=Fast snake block
|Rus=Быстрый блок-змейка
|RusR=Bystryy blok-zmeyka
|RusM=Fast snake block
}}
}}
==See also==
*[[Flip Panel (platform)]]


==References==
==References==

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