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[[File:NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png|thumb|Mario walking on Boost Blocks.]]
[[File:NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png|thumb|Mario walking on Boost Blocks]]
A '''Boost Block''' is a block used in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Boost Blocks can be used only in multiplayer mode, and to use one, a player must tap the Wii U GamePad screen. Boost Blocks are intended to serve as platforms to help Mario and co. progress in the level. There are other uses for Boost Blocks, such as placing them above character's heads to prevent falling objects like [[Thwomp]]s to harm them or stopping enemies from exiting a pipe. If a player steps on a Boost Block while a symbol is shown, the block releases three coins while filling the Boost Star meter, though if a player steps on a block without a symbol on it, the Boost Star meter will disappear, no matter how full the meter was before disappearing. If a player steps on 10 Boost Blocks with a symbol shown in a row, a [[Boost Star]] will appear, and the player using the GamePad can tap it to gain Boost Star power.
A '''Boost Block''' is a special block that is found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Boost Blocks can only be used in multiplayer mode, and to use one, a player must tap the Wii U GamePad screen. Boost Blocks are intended to serve as platforms to help Mario and co. progress in the level. There are other uses for Boost Blocks, such as placing them above character's heads to prevent falling objects like [[Thwomp]]s to harm them or stopping enemies from exiting a pipe. If a player steps on a Boost Block while a symbol is shown, the block releases three coins while filling the Boost Star meter, though if a player steps on a block without a symbol on it, the Boost Star meter will disappear, no matter how full the meter was before disappearing. If a player steps on 10 Boost Blocks with a symbol shown in a row, a [[Boost Star]] will appear, and the player using the GamePad can tap it to gain Boost Star power. Boost Blocks cannot be used in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.
 
Boost Blocks also appear in the [[Coin Battle]] mode, where they are used as platforms for the winning players in a cutscene. This variant features a star icon, and the color is determined by the playable character's color.


If a player gets 99 lives, the boost blocks are shrunk into small, square '''Mini-Boost Blocks''', making them more difficult to land on. However, the Boost Star meter becomes easier to fill because the playing-card symbols does not disappear while Mini-Boost Blocks are onscreen.
If a player gets 99 lives, the boost blocks are shrunk into small, square '''Mini-Boost Blocks''', making them more difficult to land on. However, the Boost Star meter becomes easier to fill because the playing-card symbols does not disappear while Mini-Boost Blocks are onscreen.
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==Coin Battle Boost Block colors==
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|[[Mario]], [[Mii]] (P1)
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|{{color|Green|green}}
|[[Luigi]], Mii (P2)
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|{{color|Yellow|yellow}}
|[[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]], Mii (P3)
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|{{color|Blue|blue}}
|[[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]]
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|{{color|Purple|purple}}
|[[Nabbit]]
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|[[Toadette]]
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==Boost Block designs==
==Boost Block designs==

Revision as of 09:01, January 3, 2022

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Mario walking on Boost Blocks

A Boost Block is a special block that is found in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. Boost Blocks can only be used in multiplayer mode, and to use one, a player must tap the Wii U GamePad screen. Boost Blocks are intended to serve as platforms to help Mario and co. progress in the level. There are other uses for Boost Blocks, such as placing them above character's heads to prevent falling objects like Thwomps to harm them or stopping enemies from exiting a pipe. If a player steps on a Boost Block while a symbol is shown, the block releases three coins while filling the Boost Star meter, though if a player steps on a block without a symbol on it, the Boost Star meter will disappear, no matter how full the meter was before disappearing. If a player steps on 10 Boost Blocks with a symbol shown in a row, a Boost Star will appear, and the player using the GamePad can tap it to gain Boost Star power. Boost Blocks cannot be used in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Boost Blocks also appear in the Coin Battle mode, where they are used as platforms for the winning players in a cutscene. This variant features a star icon, and the color is determined by the playable character's color.

If a player gets 99 lives, the boost blocks are shrunk into small, square Mini-Boost Blocks, making them more difficult to land on. However, the Boost Star meter becomes easier to fill because the playing-card symbols does not disappear while Mini-Boost Blocks are onscreen.

Coin Battle Boost Block colors

Color Characters
red Mario, Mii (P1)
green Luigi, Mii (P2)
yellow Yellow Toad, Mii (P3)
blue Blue Toad
purple Nabbit
pink Toadette

Boost Block designs

  • A purple one with a diamond

    A purple one with a diamond

  • A green one with a club

    A green one with a club

  • A red one with a heart

    A red one with a heart

  • A blue one with a spade

    A blue one with a spade

Names in other languages

Boost Block

Language Name Meaning Notes
Dutch Boostblok[?] Boost Block
German Boost-Block[?] Boost Block
Italian Blocco Assistente[?] Assistant Block
Russian Блок поддержки[?]
Blok podderzhki 		Boost Block

Mini-Boost Block

Language Name Meaning Notes
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Blocks
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Miscellaneous 2D block • Anywhere POW • Arrow Cloud • Aurora Block • Block Buster • Bowser Jr. Block • Checkpoint block • CLEAR • Coin counter • Empty Block • Hard Block • Magnet Block • Mystery Box • POW Block • Race Block • Red POW Block • Save Block • Shop Block • Spike Trap • Star Block • Super Guide Block • Super Warp Block • Unbreakable block • Warp Block • Warp Box • Wonder POW Block • Yoshi Block
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New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbitc • Toadettee
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Flying Squirrel Mario • Fire Mario • Ice Mario • Mini Mario • Propeller Mario • Penguin Mario • Invincible Mario • Power Squirrel Mario • Peachettee
Yoshis Yoshi • Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi
Non-playable characters Princess Peach • Toads
Enemies Ampa • Banzai Bill • Big Ampa • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetlea • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Deep Cheepb • Big Dry Bones • Big Eep Cheepb • Big Fire Piranhab • Big Fuzzy • Big Goombaa • Big Koopa Troopaa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Pokey • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Wiggler • Blooper • Blooper Babya • Blooper Nannya • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bramball • Broozer • Bulbera • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Clampya • Cooligan • Deep Cheepb • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Ice Piranha Plant • Jellybeama • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheepa • Mechakoopa • Mega Grrrol • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoombaa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrencha • Scaredy Rata • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoopa • Targeting Ted • Thwimpa • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Obstacles Ash • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Bob-omb Cannonb • Bowser Stunner • Bowser's Flame • Burner • Cannona • Cannonballa • Current • Fire Bar • Ghost Block • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice • Icicle • Junior Clown Car • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava swell • Lava tide • Mecha Hand • Moving block • Moving torch • Pit • Poison Bog • Quicksand • Skewer • Spell • Spike Ball • Spikes • Spinner • Torpedo Base • Torpedo tubea
Bosses Tower bosses Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa
The Koopalings Lemmy • Morton • Larry • Wendy • Iggy • Roy • Ludwig
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Items and power-ups 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Barrel • Blue Coin • Boost Star • Buzzy Shell • Coin • Fire Flower • Fruit • Green Coin • Hidden Coin • Ice block • Ice Flower • Koopa Shell • Mini Mushroom • P-Acorn • Penguin Suit • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Star Coin • Super Acorn • Super Crowne • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Trampoline • Yoshi's Egg
Objects ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 3-Up Moon Blockd • 10-Coin Block • Airship • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Beanstalk • Big Block • Blue Ringb • Bone bridge • Boost Blockd • Boss cannon • Bouncy Cloud • Brick Block • Bridge • Checkpoint Flaga • Clockwork Block • Cloud Lift • Cog • Conveyor Belt • Cracked block • Crate • Cross Lift • Donut Block • Door • Empty Block • False wall • Floor • Flower • Flying ? Block • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ring • Green Ring • Hanging chain • Hanging vine • Hidden Block • Ice Chunk • Ice platform • Iron Block • Jet Pipe • Leaf Platform • Lift • Light-Up-Lift • Limited Lift • Limited Lift (Remote-Control) • Luigi Blockb • Magical platform • Mega ? Block • Mist • Moving Fence • Mushroom Platform • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • Paddle Platforma • Palm tree • Pendulum Platform • Pole • Pipe • Pipe Cannon • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform • Rocking Platform • Rocky wall • Rolling log • Rope ladder • Roulette Block • Sand Geyser • Scale Lift • Screwtop • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shroom • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shroom • Seesaw Shroom (blue)b • Semisolid Platform • Slide Lift • Small pipe • Snake Block • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Stone block • Stone-Eye • Stretch Block • Stretch Shroom • Super Guide Blocka • Swinging Hammer • Switch-Liftb • Tilting mushrooma • Track Block • Treasure chest • Trick door • Turning Floor • Water • Water Ball • Water Geyser • Water tide • Wobble Rock
Locations Worlds Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • World Coin
Other Mushroom Kingdom • Secret Island • Coin Coursesa • Toad Houses
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Floaty Jumpe • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Jumpe • Midair Spin • Propeller Jump • Scuttleb • Shell Toss • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Boost Mode • Boost Rusha • Challenge Modea • Coin Battlea • Enemy Course • Extra life • Luigi sightingsb • Paah • Point • Secret exit • Time Limit
Musical compositions "Ground Theme"
Further info Gallery (Luigi · Deluxe) • Glitches • Media • New Super Mario Bros. Mii • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (Luigi · Deluxe)
a Exclusive to the New Super Mario Bros. U campaign
b Exclusive to the New Super Luigi U campaign
c Present in both campaigns, but has different roles in each
d Only in the Wii U release
e Only in the Nintendo Switch release
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