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{{race course infobox
|title=Block Fort
|title=Block Fort
|image=[[File:MK64 Block Fort Icon.png]]<br>The course icon in ''Mario Kart 64''
|image={{tabber|title1=''Mario Kart 64''|content1=[[File:MK64 Block Fort Icon.png]]|title2=''Mario Kart DS''|content2=[[File:MKDS Block Fort Intro.png]]}}
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|cups= [[Battle Mode]]
|cups= [[Battle Mode]]
|sample=''Mario Kart 64''<br>Kenta Nagata[[File:MK64-Music-ChocoMountain.oga]]''Mario Kart DS''<br>Shinobu Tanaka[[File:MKDS-Music-BattleMode.oga]]
|online_play=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|sample=''Mario Kart 64''<br>Kenta Nagata<br>[[File:MK64-Music-ChocoMountain.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>Shinobu Tanaka<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-BattleMode.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 64''<br>[[File:Block Fort.png|64px]][[File:MK64 Block Fort minimap.png]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Block Fort Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Block Fort layout.png]]
|map=''Mario Kart 64''<br>[[File:Block Fort.png|64px]][[File:MK64 Block Fort minimap.png]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Block Fort Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Block Fort layout.png]]
}}
}}
'''Block Fort''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' that contains four structures in each corner of the level. It is also a retro battle course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.


'''Block Fort''' is a battle course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. It first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' with four structures in each corner of the level. Ramps lead up to the first level, where thin bridges lead to the other forts. Another ramp leads to the top level, with longer bridges to the other forts roofs. [[Item Box]]es are on the ground levels edge-wall, and on both of the forts' levels. Like [[Double Deck]], this course shares its music with [[N64 Choco Mountain|Choco Mountain]].
==''Mario Kart 64''==
Ramps lead up to the first level, where thin bridges lead to the other forts. Another ramp leads to the top level, with longer bridges to the other forts' roofs. [[Item Box]]es are on the ground levels edge-wall, and on both of the forts' levels. Like [[Double Deck]], this course shares its music with [[N64 Choco Mountain|Choco Mountain]]. [[Block City]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and [[Block Plaza]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' appear to be based on Block Fort.


This battle course reappears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. [[Block City]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and [[Block Plaza]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' appear to be based on Block Fort.
==''Mario Kart DS''==
This battle course reappears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Despite {{classic-link|N64|Choco Mountain}} and Block Fort both returning in this game, the latter uses the same music as every other battle course. In addition, it is not given the "N64" prefix despite also being a [[classic course]]. Both of these also apply to [[Pipe Plaza]].


In mission 6-4 in ''Mario Kart DS'', as [[Mario]], the player must destroy the 10 Item Boxes that move around the stage.
In Shine Runners, there are thirteen possible spawning locations for the [[Shine Sprite]]s, the most of every battle course featured in this game. There are four Shine Sprite spawning locations on the four corners of the course, four more on the first level of all structures, and another four on the second level of the same structures. A singular Shine Sprite spawning location is in the center of the course as well.
 
===Missions===
There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Block Fort:
*'''Mission 6-4'': The player controls [[Mario]], who must hit 10 moving [[Item Box]]es within 120 seconds. Each Item Box contains a [[Mushroom]].


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150px>
<gallery widths=150px>
MK64 icon Block Fort.png|The icon from the menu
MK64 Block Fort Icon.png|The icon from the official ''Mario Kart 64'' website
MKDS N64 Block Fort Course Icon.png|The course icon in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKDS N64 Block Fort Course Icon.png|The course icon in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKDS Block Fort Intro.png|Block Fort as seen in ''Mario Kart DS''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|ChiR=Sìsè Bǎolěi  
|ChiR=Sìsè Bǎolěi  
|ChiM=Four Color Fort
|ChiM=Four Color Fort
|Fra=Bloc Fort
|Fre=Bloc Fort
|FraM=Block Fort
|FreM=Block Fort
|Ger=Block-Fort
|Ger=Block-Fort
|GerM=Block Fort
|GerM=Block Fort
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|Ita=Forte Blocco
|Ita=Forte Blocco
|ItaM=Block Fort
|ItaM=Block Fort
|Spa=Ciudad Bloque
|SpaE=Ciudad Bloque
|SpaM=Block City
|SpaEM=Block City; shared with [[Block City]]
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the Nintendo 64 version, the entire battle course appears to be surrounded by a sea of water, as shown in the icon in the battle stage selection. In the Nintendo DS version, the Touch Screen indicates the course to be surrounded by a field of grass.
*In the Nintendo 64 version, the entire battle course appears to be surrounded by a sea of water, as shown in the icon in the battle stage selection. In the Nintendo DS version, the Touch Screen indicates the course is surrounded by a field of grass, though all that is actually modeled is a sky void.
*Despite {{classic-link|N64|Choco Mountain}} returning in ''Mario Kart DS'' and using the same music as Block Fort in ''Mario Kart 64'', the latter uses the same music for every other battle course in the DS version. In addition, despite being a [[classic course]] in the latter, it does not assign it the "N64" prefix. Both of these also apply to [[Pipe Plaza]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:49, June 30, 2024

Block Fort
The icon for Block Fort, from Mario Kart 64.
Block Fort
Information
Appears in Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Online play Was never available (DS)
Music sample
Mario Kart 64
Kenta Nagata

Mario Kart DS
Shinobu Tanaka
Course map
Mario Kart 64
Block Fort.pngMini map of Block Fort from Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart DS
Block Fort mapMario Kart DS

Block Fort is a battle course in Mario Kart 64 that contains four structures in each corner of the level. It is also a retro battle course in Mario Kart DS.

Mario Kart 64

Ramps lead up to the first level, where thin bridges lead to the other forts. Another ramp leads to the top level, with longer bridges to the other forts' roofs. Item Boxes are on the ground levels edge-wall, and on both of the forts' levels. Like Double Deck, this course shares its music with Choco Mountain. Block City from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Block Plaza from Mario Kart Wii appear to be based on Block Fort.

Mario Kart DS

This battle course reappears in Mario Kart DS. Despite N64 Choco Mountain and Block Fort both returning in this game, the latter uses the same music as every other battle course. In addition, it is not given the "N64" prefix despite also being a classic course. Both of these also apply to Pipe Plaza.

In Shine Runners, there are thirteen possible spawning locations for the Shine Sprites, the most of every battle course featured in this game. There are four Shine Sprite spawning locations on the four corners of the course, four more on the first level of all structures, and another four on the second level of the same structures. A singular Shine Sprite spawning location is in the center of the course as well.

Missions

There is one mission that takes place on Block Fort:

  • 'Mission 6-4: The player controls Mario, who must hit 10 moving Item Boxes within 120 seconds. Each Item Box contains a Mushroom.

Profiles

Mario Kart 64

  • Instruction booklet: "The map consists of a series of floors, each three levels high. The four blocks are colored red, yellow, green and blue so you can quickly check your opponents' screens to find their locations."
  • Web page: "Block Fort is a multi-level arena with three levels of platforms linked by ramps and elevated roads. The four blocks that make up the arena are color coded so you can tell where your opponents with a glance at their screen."[1]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブロックとりで[?]
Burokku Toride
Block Fort
Chinese 四色堡垒[?]
Sìsè Bǎolěi
Four Color Fort
French Bloc Fort[?] Block Fort
German Block-Fort[?] Block Fort
Italian Forte Blocco[?] Block Fort
Korean 블록 요새[?]
Beullok Yosae
Block Fort
Spanish (NOE) Ciudad Bloque[?] Block City; shared with Block City

Trivia

  • In the Nintendo 64 version, the entire battle course appears to be surrounded by a sea of water, as shown in the icon in the battle stage selection. In the Nintendo DS version, the Touch Screen indicates the course is surrounded by a field of grass, though all that is actually modeled is a sky void.

References

  1. ^ (February 5, 1998) Nintendo: Mario Kart 64: Battle Mode (Internet Archive). Retrieved February 24, 2018.