List of blocks in Paper Mario

This article is about the visible blocks from Paper Mario. For the hidden ones from same game, see List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario.

This is a list of block from Paper Mario. There are 107 visible blocks in the game. There are two types of blocks:

• ? Block: Yellow/red blocks with white question mark on them. They contain mostly single coins or items, with occasional Badge.
• Coin Block: These blocks have same design as Brick Blocks and contain 10 coins.

Mario's House, Princess Peach's Castle, Shooting Star Summit, Koopa Village, Dry Dry Outpost, Windy Mill, Yoshi's Village, Shiver City, Shiver Snowfield, Starborn Valley, Star Way and Star Haven are the only locations without any visible block.

Prologue: A Plea from the Stars

There are a total of 7 Blocks to find during the Prologue:

• Goomba Village has 2 Blocks - 1 ? and 1 Coin
• Goomba Road has 5 ? Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image
Goomba Village ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 Blocks (1 ?, 1 Coin)
10 Coins	At Jr. Troopa's playground, near the tree with Goombaria's Dolly.
Coin	Near the entrance to Jr. Troopa's playground.
Goomba Road ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 5 ? Blocks
Coin (both blocks)	In the middle of the first scene.
Close Call	In the red badge block on the second part of the path.
Super Shroom	To the south of the opening after Goomba King's Fortress, there is a brick which will reveal a ? Block after being hit.
Sleepy Sheep	Near the descending stairs between Goomba King's Fortress and Toad Town.

Chapter 1: Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress

There are a total of 10 Blocks to find during Chapter 1:

• Pleasant Path has 6 Blocks - 5 ? and 1 Coin
• Koopa Bros. Fortress has 2 ? Blocks
• Toad Town has 1 Coin Block
• Toad Town Tunnels has 1 Coin Block

Item/s	Description	Image
Pleasant Path ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 6 Blocks (5 ?, 1 Coin)
Coin, Dizzy Attack	In the middle of the first scene.
Fright Jar	In the rightmost block at the first scene.
POW Block	At the start of the second scene.
10 Coins	At the end of the second scene.
Attack FX B	Smashing the blocks near the entrance of Koopa Village in the order "left, right, middle" will reveal a red ? Badge block.
Koopa Bros. Fortress ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 ? Blocks
EMPTY/TRAP	Required to progress, found at the top of the room accessed by a second locked door.
Maple Syrup	At the Bullet Bill dodging scene, at the southwestern corner.
Toad Town ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Coin Block
10 Coins	After gaining access to the rest of Toad Town, this block is found floating above wooden crates in the port.
Toad Town Tunnels ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 Coin Block
10 Coins	Third brick block in the row of brick blocks found at the room right of the tunnels entrance.

Chapter 2: The Mystery of Dry Dry Ruins

There are a total of 36 Blocks to find during Chapter 2:

• Mt. Rugged has 4 ? Blocks
• Dry Dry Desert has 28 Blocks - 15 ? and 13 Coin
• Dry Dry Ruins has 1 ? Block
• Toad Town Tunnels has 3 ? Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image
Mt. Rugged ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 4 ? Blocks
Sleepy Sheep	At the southeastern corner of the second scene.
Mushroom	Near the start of the scene to the north of the second scene, accessible after sliding the slope in the third scene.
Coin	After using the trampoline in the same scene, found on the left.
Honey Syrup	After using the trampoline in the same scene, found after going to the right, guarded by a Cleft.
Dry Dry Desert ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 28 Blocks (15 ?, 13 Coin)
Fright Jar, Coin	In the scene three scenes north of the entrance.
10 Coins	In the scene six scenes east of the previous one, left of the tree.
10x Coin, 10 Coins, Honey Syrup	In the scene two scenes west and one south of the previous one.
Mushroom, Super Shroom, Ultra Shroom	In the scene four scenes west and one south of the previous one. Here, Mario must hammer the empty ? block to make others appear. One hit spawns a block to the left with a Mushroom, ten hits spawn a block to the right with a Super Shroom and one hundred hits spawns a block in the midle with a Ultra Shroom.
Coin, Coin, Fire Flower, Coin, Coin	In the scene two scenes east from the previous one.
10 Coins (both blocks)	In the scene three scenes east from the previous one, two brick blocks closest to the northern exit.
10 Coins	In the scene five scenes west and two south from the previous one, the middle brick block.
Coin	In the scene three scenes east from the previous one.
Coin	In the scene three scenes east from the previous one.
10 Coins	In the scene four scenes west and one south from the previous one, the brick block closest to the northern exit.
10 Coins	In the scene three scenes east from the previous one.
Coin	In the scene one west and one south from the previous one.
10 Coins (all six blocks)	In the scene two east from the previous one.
Dry Dry Ruins ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
EMPTY/TRAP	Required to progress, found at the end of the room with Ancient Artifact.
Toad Town Tunnels ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 3 ? Blocks
Coin, Snowman Doll, Coin	In the room west of the entrance but before the pipe leading to the new area.

Chapter 3: The "Invincible" Tubba Blubba

There are a total of 11 Blocks to find during Chapter 3:

• Forever Forest has 2 ? Blocks
• Boo's Mansion has 1 ? Block
• Gusty Gulch has 7 Blocks - 6 ?, 1 Coin
• Tubba Blubba's Castle has 1 ? Block

Item/s	Description	Image
Forever Forest ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 ? Blocks
HP Plus	In the middle of a clearing found on a detour from the fifth area.
FP Plus	In the middle of a clearing found on a detour from the seventh area.
Boo's Mansion ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Volt Shroom	Outside the mansion, in front of the gate.
Gusty Gulch ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 7 Blocks (6 ?, 1 Coin)
Coin	In the scene with a Save Block, found in the house right of the Save Block.
Coin	At the start of the scene one scene to the east of the Boo's area.
Coin, Repel Gel	In the middle of the same scene.
10x Super Shroom, 10 Coins, Coin	At the end of the scene before the scene with Tubba Blubba's Castle entrance.
Tubba Blubba's Castle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Maple Syrup	By the stairs that lead to the third floor.

Chapter 4: Trials in the Toy Box

There are a total of 16 Blocks to find in the Shy Guy's Toy Box during Chapter 4:

• 13 ? Blocks
• 3 Coin Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image
Shy Guy's Toy Box ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 16 Blocks (13 ?, 3 Coin)
Coin	At the end of the scene one scene east of the blue station.
Coin	Left of the wall in the very east of the Blue Station area.
Coin, Thunder Bolt	In the same scene, on the opposite side of the wall.
Coin	In the scene east of the Pink Station area, found above the walkway with looping Shy Guys.
Coin	In the scene west of the Pink Station area, found above the flower boxes.
Coin (both blocks)	In the next scene, found in the northwestern corner.
10x Coin, 10 Coins, Coin	In the previous scene, found on the northern side of the tracks.
10 Coins	In the scene east of the Green Station area, found above the moving pink platform near the end of the area.
10 Coins	In the scene west of the Red Station area, found above the ferris wheel.
Coin (both blocks)	In the same scene, in the lower part of the scene left of the ferris wheel.
Sleepy Sheep	In the northwestern corner of the scene to the east of the Red Station area.

Chapter 5: Hot Hot Times on Lavalava Island

There are a total of 7 ? Blocks to find during Chapter 5:

• Jade Jungle has 1 ? Block
• Mt. Lavalava has 6 ? Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image
Jade Jungle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Power Quake	In the scene with jungle entrance to the Yoshi Village, found on an island at the center.
Mt. Lavalava ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 6 ? Blocks
Coin (all four blocks)	On the top of the third scene, under the first zipline.
Super Shroom, Maple Syrup	In the scene above the Lava Piranha scene.

Chapter 6: Dark Days in Flower Fields

There are a total of 7 Blocks to find during Chapter 6:

• Flower Fields has 2 Blocks - 1 ?, 1 Coin
• Toad Town Tunnels has 5 ? Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image
Flower Fields ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 2 Blocks (1 ?, 1 Coin)
Dizzy Dial	In the second scene on the southeastern road.
10 Coins	In the center of the Hedge Maze found on the western road. Accessed by going right from the last pipe in the maze.
Toad Town Tunnels ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 5 ? Blocks
Coin	Beneath the entrance room, there is a pipe by the path to the right that eventually leads to the Ultra Boots. In the first room down the pipe, found near the exit.
Coin (both blocks)	In the next room, found between the brick blocks. They are high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required.
Shooting Star	Beneath the entrance room, in the northwestern corner and high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required.
Coin	In the area two screens east of the blue Warp Pipe to Yoshi's Village is a gap between two high platforms, with a doorway leading to Shiver City in the east. Found touching the western platform, high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required.

Chapter 7: A Star Spirit on Ice

There are a total of 5 Blocks to find during Chapter 7:

• Shiver Mountain has 1 ? Block
• Crystal Palace has 4 Blocks - 2 ?, 2 Coin

Item/s	Description	Image
Shiver Mountain ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 1 ? Block
Mega Jump	On the second floor in the fourth scene.
Crystal Palace ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 4 Blocks (2 ?, 2 Coin)
10 Coins (both blocks)	In the second room after going through the blue locked door.
Super Shroom	Near the door in the room to the north of the first room.
Maple Syrup	Near the door in the big Albino Dino statue room. It is high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required.

Chapter 8: A Star-Powered Showdown!

There are a total of 8 ? Blocks to find in Bowser's Castle during the Chapter 8.

Item/s	Description	Image
Bowser's Castle ­ ­ ­ ­|­ ­ ­ ­ 8 ? Blocks
Life Shroom	On a platform in the lava area next to the front door scene.
Deep Focus	On a platform in the lava area, near the entrance.
POW Block	At the end of the north fork road in the first grotto scene.
Shooting Star	At the end of the north fork road in the second grotto scene.
Super Shroom	In the middle of the first Dry Bones room.
Super Shroom, Maple Syrup	Found outside after the quiz room near the door.
Super Shroom	In the same scene, found after going to the right.

Statistics

This chart shows the number of ? Blocks for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can visit them.

Location	? Blocks	Coin Blocks	Total
Goomba Village	1	1	2
Goomba Road	5	0	5
Pleasant Path	5	1	6
Koopa Bros. Fortress	2	0	2
Toad Town	0	1	1
Toad Town Tunnels	8	1	9
Mt. Rugged	4	0	4
Dry Dry Desert	15	13	28
Dry Dry Ruins	1	0	1
Forever Forest	2	0	2
Boo's Mansion	1	0	1
Gusty Gulch	6	1	7
Tubba Blubba's Castle	1	0	1
Shy Guy's Toy Box	13	3	16
Jade Jungle	1	0	1
Mt. Lavalava	6	0	6
Flower Fields	1	1	2
Shiver Mountain	1	0	1
Crystal Palace	2	2	4
Bowser's Castle	8	0	8
Total	83	24	107

See also

• Super Block
• List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario
• List of treasure chests in Paper Mario
• List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario
• List of blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of blocks in Super Paper Mario
• List of blocks in Paper Mario: Sticker Star
• List of blocks in Paper Mario: Color Splash
• List of ? Blocks in Paper Mario: The Origami King