Editing Surprise Ball

{{distinguish|! Block}}
[[File:BlueYoshiLick.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue Yoshi]], licking a Surprise Ball]]
[[File:YS Surprise Ball Artwork.png|50px|left]]
A '''Surprise Ball''' (also known as a '''! Ball'''<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' Australian instruction booklet, page 16.</ref>, '''‘!’ Block'''<ref>''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 65, page 31. "'''''‘!’ BLOCK'''''"</ref>, '''Exclamation Mark Block'''<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 108, 111, 113, 114, 116.</ref> or '''Exclamation Block'''<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 114.</ref>) is a spherical platform that [[Baby Yoshi]]s use during the events of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Surprise Balls are round in shape and float in midair. To use one, the Yoshi must use his tongue on this object, and he will be pulled in and thrust upwards, ending up standing on top of it.

A similar looking item exists in the game, titled the [[? Bubble]]&ndash;instead of an exclamation mark, this red ball has a white question mark on it.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=!ブロック<ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NYSJ/NYSJ_J.pdf ''Yoshi's Story'' Japanese instruction booklet], page 14.</ref>
|JapR=! Burokku
|JapM=! Block
}}

==Trivia==
*The Surprise Ball greatly resembles the [[Pitfall]] from the ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' series, although the colors are reversed.

==References==
<references/>
{{blocks}}
{{Yoshi's Story}}
[[Category:Traps and obstacles]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Story Objects]]
[[it:! Bolla]]
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 {{distinguish|! Block}}
-{{item infobox
+[[File:BlueYoshiLick.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue Yoshi]], licking a Surprise Ball]]
-|title=Surprise Ball
+[[File:YS Surprise Ball Artwork.png|50px|left]]
-|image=[[File:YS Surprise Ball Artwork.png|150px]]
+A '''Surprise Ball''' (also known as a '''! Ball'''<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' Australian instruction booklet, page 16.</ref>, '''‘!’ Block'''<ref>''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 65, page 31. "'''''‘!’ BLOCK'''''"</ref>, '''Exclamation Mark Block'''<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 108, 111, 113, 114, 116.</ref> or '''Exclamation Block'''<ref>Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 114.</ref>) is a spherical platform that [[Baby Yoshi]]s use during the events of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Surprise Balls are round in shape and float in midair. To use one, the Yoshi must use his tongue on this object, and he will be pulled in and thrust upwards, ending up standing on top of it.
-|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
-|effect=Causes Yoshis to be flung to the top of itself when licked
-}}
-{{quote|You can't eat it, but if you use your tongue you'll be surprised!|[[Message Block]] in [[Treasure Hunt (level)|Treasure Hunt]]|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''}}
-A '''Surprise Ball''' (also known as a '''! Ball''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|publisher=Nintendo of Australia|date=1998|title=''Yoshi's Story'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref> '''‘!’ Block''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-uk|date=February 1998|title=''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 65|page=31}}</ref> '''Exclamation Mark Block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=108, 111, 113, 114, 116|date=April 7, 1999|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2103-8}}</ref> or '''Exclamation Block'''<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=114|date=April 7, 1999|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2103-8}}</ref>) is a spherical [[platform]] that [[Baby Yoshi]]s use in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Surprise Balls are round in shape and float in midair. A Baby Yoshi can use one with his tongue, pulling him in and thrusting him upwards, ending up standing on top of it. A similar-looking item, titled the [[? Bubble]], exists in the game&mdash;instead of an exclamation mark, this red ball has a white question mark on it.
-==Gallery==
+A similar looking item exists in the game, titled the [[? Bubble]]&ndash;instead of an exclamation mark, this red ball has a white question mark on it.
-<gallery>
-BlueYoshiLick.jpg|A [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]], licking a Surprise Ball
-Story Surprise Ball.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
-</gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
 {{foreign names
-|Jap=!ブロック<ref>{{cite|date=1997|language=ja|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NYSJ/NYSJ_J.pdf|title=ヨッシーストーリー (''Yosshī Sutōrī'') instruction booklet|page=14|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
+|Jap=!ブロック<ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NYSJ/NYSJ_J.pdf ''Yoshi's Story'' Japanese instruction booklet], page 14.</ref>
 |JapR=! Burokku
 |JapM=! Block
-|Jap2=びっくリマークブロック
-|Jap2R=Bikkuri-māku burokku
-|Jap2M=Exclamation Mark Block
-|Fre=Balle !<ref>{{cite|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf|title=''Yoshi Story'' instruction booklet|page=60|language=fr}}</ref>
-|FreM=! Ball
-|Fre2=Ballon "!"<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' [https://youtu.be/875KF7cDqZ0?si=IteEZhfHp9l0oiGL&t=104 in-game name] (French localization)</ref>
-|Fre2M="!" Balloon
-|Ita=Bolla !<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' manual|page=124|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1998|language=it}}</ref>
-|ItaM=! Bubble
 }}
+==Trivia==
+*The Surprise Ball greatly resembles the [[Pitfall]] from the ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' series, although the colors are reversed.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{blocks}}
-{{Blocks}}
 {{Yoshi's Story}}
-[[Category:Hazardous objects]]
+[[Category:Traps and obstacles]]
-[[Category:Yoshi's Story objects]]
+[[Category:Yoshi's Story Objects]]
 [[it:! Bolla]]