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[[Image:Blockcitygcn.PNG|thumb|250px|right|Panoramic of '''Block City'''.]]
{{distinguish|Block Plaza|Block Fort}}
'''Block City''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. It is rather simplistic, simply being a huge square with four block pillars (one of which includes a narrow shortcut with a double item box) and some edges; it is seemingly based on and named after [[Block Fort]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. In each of this stage's corners, there is a whole slew of [[Item Box]]es.
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{{br}}
|title=Block City
|image=[[File:MKDD Block City.png|240px|center]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|cups=[[Battle Mode]]
|based_on=[[Block Fort]]
|online_play=
|sample=[[File:MKDD-Music-Battle.oga]]
|map=[[File:BlockCityMap-MKDD.png]]
}}
[[File:BlockCityLogo-MKDD.png|120px|thumb|left|The course logo]]
'''Block City''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' It is rather simplistic, simply being a huge square with four block pillars (one of which includes a narrow shortcut with a double item box) and some edges; it is seemingly based on and named after [[Block Fort]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. In each of this stage's corners, there are several [[Item Box]]es. It is the only default battle arena that is not symmetrical in any direction.
 
Block City [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content#Unreleased courses|was going to return]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', but it was replaced by [[Pipe Plaza]] from the final version of the game.
 
Block City may be named after the poem of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's ''{{wp|A Child's Garden of Verses}}'', which similarly features a city made out of children's playthings.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
File:BlockCity-BalloonBattle-MKDD.png|A 2-player Balloon Battle.
BlockCityIcon-MKDD.png|The course icon
File:Mario-kart-double-dash-55986-1521268.jpg|A 4-player Balloon Battle.
BlockCity-BalloonBattle-MKDD.png|A 2-player Balloon Battle
MKDD Balloon Battle screen.png|A 4-player Balloon Battle
GCN_Block_City_MKDS_demo.png|Block City from the kiosk demo of ''Mario Kart DS''.
 
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Additional names==
{{Foreignname|
===Internal names===
|Jap=ブロックシティ<br/>''Burokku Shiti''
{{internal names
|JapM=Block City
|game1=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Fra=Bloc Ville
|name1=<tt>Mini3.arc</tt>
|FraM=Block City
|meaning1=Mini course 3
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ブロックシティ
|JpnR=Burokku Shiti
|JpnM=Block City
|Fre=Bloc Ville
|FreM=Block City
|Ger=Block-City
|GerM=Block City
|Ita=Città Cubica
|Ita=Città Cubica
|ItaM=Cubic City
|ItaM=Cubic City
|Spa=Ciudad Bloque
|SpaM=Block City; shared with [[Block Fort]]
}}
}}


==Trivia==
{{MK battle courses}}
*Block City may be named after the poem of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's ''[[Wikipedia:A Child's Garden of Verses|A Child's Garden of Verses]]'', which similarly features a city made out of children's playthings.
*Block City is the only default battle arena in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' that is not symmetrical in any direction.
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{{Battlecourses}}
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[[Category:Cities]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! battle courses]]
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[[it:Città Cubica]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
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Latest revision as of 07:58, January 26, 2025

Not to be confused with Block Plaza or Block Fort.
Block City
Block City battle track
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Based on Block Fort
Music sample
Course map
The map of Block City.
The logo for Block City, from Mario Kart Double Dash!!.
The course logo

Block City is a battle course in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! It is rather simplistic, simply being a huge square with four block pillars (one of which includes a narrow shortcut with a double item box) and some edges; it is seemingly based on and named after Block Fort of Mario Kart 64. In each of this stage's corners, there are several Item Boxes. It is the only default battle arena that is not symmetrical in any direction.

Block City was going to return in Mario Kart DS, but it was replaced by Pipe Plaza from the final version of the game.

Block City may be named after the poem of the same name from Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses, which similarly features a city made out of children's playthings.

Gallery[edit]

  • The course icon

    The course icon

  • A 2-player Balloon Battle

    A 2-player Balloon Battle

  • A 4-player Balloon Battle

    A 4-player Balloon Battle

  • Block City from the kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS.

    Block City from the kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mini3.arc Mini course 3

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブロックシティ[?]
Burokku Shiti 		Block City
French Bloc Ville[?] Block City
German Block-City[?] Block City
Italian Città Cubica[?] Cubic City
Spanish Ciudad Bloque[?] Block City; shared with Block Fort
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Battle courses from the Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Mario Kart 64 Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-a-Kart
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top
Mario Kart Wii Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Mario Kart 7 Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
Mario Kart 8 Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Dragon Palace • Lunar Colony • Urchin Underpass
Mario Kart Tour New York Minute B • Paris Promenade B
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Drivers Light Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Toad • Toadette • Koopa • Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Medium Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi
Heavy Donkey Kong • Bowser • Wario • Petey Piranha • King Boo
Karts Light Goo-Goo Buggy • Rattle Buggy • Toad Kart • Toadette Kart • Koopa Dasher • Para-Wing • Barrel Train • Bullet Blaster
Medium Red Fire • Green Fire • Heart Coach • Bloom Coach • Turbo Yoshi • Turbo Birdo • Waluigi Racer
Heavy DK Jumbo • Koopa King • Wario Car • Piranha Pipes • Boo Pipes
Any Parade Kart
Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert
Flower Cup Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium
Star Cup Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain
Special Cup Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Battle courses Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-a-Kart
Objects Standard items Banana • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Mushrooms • Trophy
Special items Birdo's Egg • Bob-omb • Bowser's Shell • Chain Chomp • Giant Banana • Golden Mushroom • Green Fireball • Heart • Red Fireball • Red Shell • Triple Green Shells • Triple Red Shells • Yoshi's Egg
Course objects Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Car (Mushroom-shaped) • Dash Panel • Item Box • Kart • Ramp • Yoshi Cookie
Background characters and species Baby Bowser • Boo • Donkey Kong Jr. • Hammer Bro • Helicopter Yoshi • Kamek • Lakitu • Noki • Koopa Paratroopa • Pianta • Poochy • Shy Guy • Snifit • Toad • Train • Toadsworth
Enemies and obstacles Big Pokey • Bomb-car • Boulder • Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Freezie • Ghost • Goomba • Ice • Lava • Mechanical Bowser • Mechanical Piranha Plant • Noshi • Piranha Plant • Pit Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Skating Shy Guy • Snowman • Table • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Wiggler Wagon
Techniques Double Dash • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide Attack
Miscellaneous All Cup Tour • Daisy Cruiser • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! matching game • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mushroom Cup guide • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Scene of the Crime • Sponsors • Staff • "Yoshi Circuit"
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