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| [[Image:Itembox.PNG|thumb|A '''? Block'''.]]
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| The '''? Block''' (known as the '''Mystery Block''' in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' and '''Prize Block''' in ''[[Super Mario World]]'') is one of the many blocks found in the [[Mario]] universe. ? Blocks are commonly seen floating in midair, often containing [[Gold Coin]]s, [[Super Mushroom]]s, or [[Fire Flower]]s. In some games (for example ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', as well as several classic platformers) there are some invisible ? Blocks. In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the game shows platform physics about when the Mario Bros. are attempting to hit the ? Block but not just punching below the block. One example is when Mario or [[Luigi]] use the [[Tanooki Suit]], the Mario Bros. can use their tails to whack the ? Block. Another example is by using the [[Koopa Shell]], when Mario or Luigi kick the Koopa Shell to the ? Block; the ? Block will pop out containing a Coin or an item.
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| The ? Blocks of ''Super Mario World'' had eyes and seemed to be reanimations of that game's [[Turning Block]]s. They also gave Turning Block-like angry eyes when hit; these expressions-when-hit are often seen even in non-eyed ? Blocks today, making the ? Block a possible relative of the Turning Block. In the ''Paper Mario'' series, Red ? Blocks contain [[badge]]s and yellow ones contain coins or items. ? blocks are sometimes invisible at first. They are turned visible by jumping into them (or using [[Watt]] in ''Paper Mario''). Once they're visible, they can also be used as stepping stones. In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' during [[Bowser]]'s event, [[Meat]] will come out. If the player obtains Four of these Meats, Bowser will grow huge, allowing him to smash through objects.
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| In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', red ? Blocks replace the red, blue, and green [[! Block]]s. They had to be activated by hitting the [[? Switch]]. They contain either [[Fire Flower|Power Flowers]] or [[Bob-omb]]s, depending on character and hat status. In the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series (starting with ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''), similar item blocks, called "'''[[Item Box]]es'''" are found on every track. However, they are not flying up in the air but they are on the ground. ? Blocks were also replaced by the Item Box-like [[? Panel]]s in the games ''[[Mario Hoops 3 on 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', red flying ? Blocks fly around the world map, moving to different levels every time [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] [[ Game Over|die]] or complete a level. Five items can be inside: a [[Fire Flower]], [[1-Up Mushroom]], [[Mini Mushroom]], [[Mega Mushroom]], or a [[Blue Shell]].Also in a [[Ghost House]] a ? block appears but contains a [[Boo]]. The original yellow ? Blocks also appear. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ? Blocks appeared on the [[Mushroom Kingdom (stage)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage and could contain items if smashed from below.
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| [[image:Galaxy_QuestionBlock.jpg|thumb|left|A '''? Block''' in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.]]
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| Much mystery enshrouds the ? Blocks, and little details have been given about their origin. ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', however, gave the explanation that [[Bowser]], using the [[Koopa Troop|Koopa Clan]]'s famous dark magic, had cursed the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], turning its citizens (presumably the [[Toad (species)|Toads]]) into a variety of objects, including [[brick]]s (which the ? Blocks could alternately be thought of as). The game's manual later talked about how [[Mario]] could "come across Mushroom People who had been turned into bricks" and receive items from them. Although this is the only canonical history origin of the ? Blocks, it would appear to have been long retconned out of Mario canon, with ? Blocks now seemingly being a natural feature of the Mushroom Kingdom. ? Blocks are not to be confused with ! Blocks, which are similarly floating blocks.
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| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ? blocks contained star bits and coins, and could usually be hit multiple times before vanishing. If the player manages to hit a ? block with star bits enough times, it would, as aforementioned, vanish, though when it does a multitude of star bits will scatter across the stage.
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| == Trivia ==
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| *In all ''Nintendogs'' games, it is possible to get a ? Block item.
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| *In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', there is mini-game game called [[Melon Race]] in which [[Yoshi]] must hit a ? Block and race a melon-eating [[Chain Chomp]].
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| *In Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, there is a room in the WooHoo Hooniversity which is designed to study different kinds of ? Blocks
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