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'''White Blocks''', also referred to as '''Ice Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=33, 35, 38|date=Spring 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=12|isbn=1930206-37-2}}</ref> or '''blue blocks''',<ref name=Prima>{{cite|quote='''ICE AND BLUE BRICK BLOCKS''' Ice and blue brick blocks interest Mario because they both occur infrequently and have separate properties. Throw blue blocks at enemies, and thaw ice blocks with Fire Flower firings—just don’t drop onto something nasty when you’re melting them!|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=12|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|date=October 21, 2003}}</ref> are white or light-blue [[block]]s resembling [[Brick Block]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]], ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They first appear in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-3]], and they appear occasionally through the rest of the game, more commonly in [[level]]s of [[Ice Land]]. White Blocks can be picked up and carried around by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], disappearing after a few seconds. Once grabbed, a White Block begins to flash colors, and it can be kicked away to defeat [[List of enemies|enemies]] or reach distant [[? Block]]s. White Blocks can also be picked up by a [[Buster Beetle]], which will throw one at high speeds towards the player. White Blocks are implied by some sources to be icy; however, unlike standard [[Ice Block]]s, they are not slippery when used as platforms. In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', kicked White Blocks can bounce back from [[flipper]]s and damage the player. | '''White Blocks''', also referred to as '''Ice Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=33, 35, 38|date=Spring 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=12|isbn=1930206-37-2}}</ref> or '''blue blocks''',<ref name=Prima>{{cite|quote='''ICE AND BLUE BRICK BLOCKS''' Ice and blue brick blocks interest Mario because they both occur infrequently and have separate properties. Throw blue blocks at enemies, and thaw ice blocks with Fire Flower firings—just don’t drop onto something nasty when you’re melting them!|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=12|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|date=October 21, 2003}}</ref> are white or light-blue [[block]]s resembling [[Brick Block]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]], ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They first appear in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-3]], and they appear occasionally through the rest of the game, more commonly in [[level]]s of [[Ice Land]]. White Blocks can be picked up and carried around by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], disappearing after a few seconds. Once grabbed, a White Block begins to flash colors, and it can be kicked away to defeat [[List of enemies|enemies]] or reach distant [[? Block]]s. White Blocks can also be picked up by a [[Buster Beetle]], which will throw one at high speeds towards the player. White Blocks are implied by some sources to be icy; however, unlike standard [[Ice Block]]s, they are not slippery when used as platforms. In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', kicked White Blocks can bounce back from [[flipper]]s and damage the player. | ||
