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{{about|the block that illuminates dark areas in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games|the light-elemental [[Baddie Block]]s in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''|[[Baddie Block#Light Block|Baddie Block § Light Block]]}}
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|image=[[File:Lightblockon.png|130px]][[File:Lightblockoff.png|75px]]<br>Renders of an on and off Light Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|image=[[File:Lightblockon.png|130px]][[File:Lightblockoff.png|75px]]<br>Renders of an on and off Light Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
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|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Light-Up-Lifts''', originally known as '''Light Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=104|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=155|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> is a [[block]]-like platforms in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They occur in underground caves and illuminate the surrounding area when a nearby [[? Switch]] is struck. Light-Up-Lifts are similar to [[Glow Block]]s, an identical looking item also introduced in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' that the player character can carry with them.
'''Light-Up-Lifts''', originally known as '''Light Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=104|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=155|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are [[block]]-like platforms in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They occur in underground caves and illuminate the surrounding area when a nearby [[? Switch]] is struck. Light-Up-Lifts are similar to [[Glow Block]]s, identical-looking items also introduced in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' that the player character can carry with them.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Light Blocks first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered in {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} only. Light Blocks appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to [[Empty Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''), but if [[Mario]] or any other character hits a nearby [[? Switch]], the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.
In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Light Blocks are encountered in {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} only. They appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to [[Empty Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''), but if [[Mario]] or any other character hits a nearby ? Switch, the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Light Blocks are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. They appear in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] and retain their function from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
Light Blocks are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. They appear in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] and retain their function from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.


In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear only in [[Light-Up-Lift Tower]], introducing their current name.
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Light-Up-Lifts appear only in [[Light-Up-Lift Tower]], introducing their current name.


===''Minecraft''===
===''Minecraft''===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NSMBU Asset Model Light-Up Lift.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBU Light Blocks Dark Tower Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBU Light Blocks Dark Tower Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSLU Light-Up-Lift Tower Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Luigi U''
NSLU Light-Up-Lift Tower Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Luigi U''

Latest revision as of 21:43, October 14, 2024

This article is about the platform that illuminates dark areas in the New Super Mario Bros. games. For the light-elemental Baddie Blocks in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, see Baddie Block § Light Block.
Light-Up-Lift
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Renders of an on and off Light Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

Light-Up-Lifts, originally known as Light Blocks,[1][2] are block-like platforms in the Super Mario series that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They occur in underground caves and illuminate the surrounding area when a nearby ? Switch is struck. Light-Up-Lifts are similar to Glow Blocks, identical-looking items also introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii that the player character can carry with them.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Light Blocks are encountered in World 5-Ghost House only. They appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to Empty Blocks from Super Mario World), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby ? Switch, the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Light Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They appear in Light Blocks, Dark Tower and retain their function from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

In New Super Luigi U, Light-Up-Lifts appear only in Light-Up-Lift Tower, introducing their current name.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light-Up-Lifts.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 光る足場[?]
Hikaru Ashiba
Light Foothold
Chinese (simplified) 发光砖块[?]
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block
Chinese (traditional) 發光磚塊[?]
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block
French (NOE) Bloc lumineux[?] Luminous Block
German Leuchtplattform[?] Light Platform
Italian Cubo luminoso[3] Bright/Glowing cube New Super Luigi U
Blocco Luce[4] Light Block; shared with Glow Block in the trading card album New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blocco luminoso[5] Bright/Glowing block New Super Mario Bros. U
Russian Светящийся блок[?]
Svetyashchiysya blok
Glowing Block
Spanish (NOA) Bloque Brillante[?] Glow Block
Spanish (NOE) Bloque Luminoso[?] Light Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 104.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 155.
  3. ^ Salita sui cubi luminosi
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 151.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 216.