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'''White Blocks''', also referred to as '''Ice Blocks'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Pages 33, 35, 38.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> or '''blue blocks''',<ref name=Prima>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "'''''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!''"</ref> are a type of icy [[block]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]], ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They resemble white or light-blue [[Brick Block]]s and first show up in [[Water Land]], but they also appear in [[Ice Land]] along with another kind of [[Ice Block]]. Unlike the other Ice Block, the White Block is not slippery when players walk over it, and instead, they are able to pick it up and carry it with them. When doing so, they can hold it for only a short time before it disappears. When thrown, it can defeat multiple enemies, like a [[shell|Koopa Shell]], though it breaks upon hitting a wall. White Blocks can also be picked up by a [[Buster Beetle]], which will throw it at high speeds towards [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if it gets its hands on one of these blocks. In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', kicked White Blocks can bounce back from [[flipper]]s and damage the player.
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[[File:SMB3 Held White Block.png|thumb|Mario holding a flashing White Block]]'''White Blocks''', also referred to as '''Ice Blocks'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Pages 33, 35, 38.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> or '''blue blocks''',<ref name=Prima>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "'''''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!''"</ref> are 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]]''. 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 can be kicked away to defeat [[List of enemies|enemies]] or reach distant [[? Block]]s. They first appear in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-3]]. White Blocks can also be picked up by a [[Buster Beetle]], which will throw it at high speeds towards the player. In ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', kicked White Blocks can bounce back from [[flipper]]s and damage the player. They are implied by some sources to be icy, however unlike standard [[Ice Block]]s they are not slippery when used as platforms.  


A similar type of block known as a [[Grab Block]] appears in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. While Grab Blocks resemble dark-blue [[Rotating Block]]s, they can be picked up, carried, and thrown by players as well. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', a standard type of Ice Block has the same role as both, though they do not self-destruct.
The [[Grab Block]], appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', is identical except for resembling a [[Rotating Block]]. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', a type of Ice Block has the same role as both, though they are slippery and do not self-destruct.


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Animation of an active White Block.
Mario holding a White Block near an untouched one.
Mario holding a flashing White Block

White Blocks, also referred to as Ice Blocks[1][2][3] or blue blocks,[4] are light blue blocks resembling Brick Blocks that appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its reissue, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. 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 can be kicked away to defeat enemies or reach distant ? Blocks. They first appear in World 3-3. White Blocks can also be picked up by a Buster Beetle, which will throw it at high speeds towards the player. In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, kicked White Blocks can bounce back from flippers and damage the player. They are implied by some sources to be icy, however unlike standard Ice Blocks they are not slippery when used as platforms.

The Grab Block, appearing in Super Mario World, is identical except for resembling a Rotating Block. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a type of Ice Block has the same role as both, though they are slippery and do not self-destruct.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese しろいぶろっく / いブロック[5]
Shiroi Burokku
アイスブロック[6]
Aisu Burokku
White Block

Ice Block
Italian Blocco Bianco
Blocco di ghiaccio[7]
White Block
Ice Block

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 8.
  2. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Pages 33, 35, 38.
  3. ^ Peterson, Erik. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Page 12.
  4. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "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!"
  5. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 231.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 section, page 40.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 40