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A '''Boost Block''' is a block used in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Boost Blocks can be used only in multiplayer mode, and to use one, a player must tap the Wii U GamePad screen. Boost Blocks are intended to serve as platforms to help Mario and co. reach the end of the level easily. There are other uses for Boost Blocks, such as placing them above character's heads to prevent falling objects like [[Thwomp]]s to harm them. If a player steps on a Boost Block while a symbol is shown, the block releases three coins while filling the Boost Star meter, though if a player steps on a block without a symbol on it, the Boost Star meter will disappear, no matter how full the meter was before disappearing. If a player steps on 10 Boost Blocks with a symbol shown in a row, a [[Boost Star]] will appear, and the player using the GamePad can tap it to gain Boost Star power.
[[File:NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png|thumb|Mario walking on Boost Blocks in [[Perilous Pokey Cave]]]]
'''Boost Blocks''' are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. These [[block]]s can be used only in multiplayer mode, and to use one, a player must tap the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] screen. Boost Blocks are intended to serve as platforms to help [[Mario]] and company progress in a [[level]]. There are other uses for Boost Blocks, such as placing them above characters' heads to prevent falling objects such as [[Thwomp]]s from harming them and stopping enemies from exiting a pipe. A Boost Block can even block the [[Mecha Hand]] in [[Boarding the Airship]] ([[Bowser Jr. Showdown]] in ''New Super Luigi U''). If a player steps on a Boost Block while a symbol is shown, the block releases three [[coin]]s while filling the [[Boost Star]] meter, though if a player steps on a block without a symbol on it, the Boost Star meter disappears, no matter how full the meter was before disappearing. If a player steps on 10 Boost Blocks with a symbol shown in a row, a Boost Star appears, and the player using the GamePad can tap it to gain Boost Star power. Boost Blocks cannot be used in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.


If a player gets 99 lives, the boost blocks are shrunk to mini versions, making them more difficult to land on. However, it does make it slightly easier to fill the Boost Star meter because the playing-card symbols don't disappear while the mini Boost Block is on-screen.
Boost Blocks also appear in the mode [[Coin Battle]], where they are used as platforms for the winning players in a cutscene. This variant features a star icon, and the color is determined by the playable character's color:
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*Red: [[Mario]], [[Mii]] (P1)
==Boost Block designs==
*Green: [[Luigi]], Mii (P2)
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*Yellow: [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad |Yellow Toad]], Mii (P3)
File:Purpleboostblock.png
*Blue: [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Blue Toad]]
File:Greenboostblock.png
*Purple: [[Nabbit]]
File:Redboostblock.png
*Pink: [[Toadette]]
File:Blueboostblock.png
 
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If a player gets 99 lives, the Boost Blocks are shrunk into small square '''Mini-Boost Blocks''', making them more difficult to land on. However, the Boost Star meter becomes easier to fill because the playing-card symbols do not disappear while Mini-Boost Blocks are onscreen.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBU Purple Boost Block Artwork.png|A purple Boost Block with a diamond
NSMBU Green Boost Block Artwork.png|A green Boost Block with a club
NSMBU Red Boost Block Artwork.png|A red Boost Block with a heart
NSMBU Blue Boost Block Artwork.png|A blue Boost Block with a spade
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
===Boost Block===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=トランプブロック
|JpnR=Toranpu Burokku
|JpnM=Trump Block
|Dut=Boostblok
|DutM=Boost Block
|Rus=Блок поддержки
|RusR=Blok podderzhki
|RusM=Boost Block
|Ger=Boost-Block
|GerM=Boost Block
|Ita=Blocco assistente<ref>{{cite|title=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' e-manual|date=2012|page=13|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Blocco Assistente<ref name=SMBE>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=219}}</ref>
|ItaM=Assistant block
|Ita2M=Assistant Block
}}
 
===Mini-Boost Block===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ミニトランプブロック
|JpnR=Mini Toranpu Burokku
|JpnM=Mini-Trump Block
|Ita=Blocco ridotto
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64Gdz21avs|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata TORRE - Arrampicata libera con il Gioco assistito (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=April 25, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Reduced block
|ItaN=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita2=Minuscolo Blocco Assistente
|Ita2C=<ref name=SMBE/>
|Ita2M=Miniscule Assistant Block
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
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The symbols go from hearts, clubs, spades to diamond when spades is the last playing-card symbol so it's the other way around.
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Latest revision as of 12:50, January 7, 2025

It has been requested that more images be uploaded for this article. Remove this notice only after the additional images have been added. Specifics: Mini-Boost Block and Coin Battle Boost Blocks

Mario walking on Boost Blocks in Perilous Pokey Cave

Boost Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. These blocks can be used only in multiplayer mode, and to use one, a player must tap the Wii U GamePad screen. Boost Blocks are intended to serve as platforms to help Mario and company progress in a level. There are other uses for Boost Blocks, such as placing them above characters' heads to prevent falling objects such as Thwomps from harming them and stopping enemies from exiting a pipe. A Boost Block can even block the Mecha Hand in Boarding the Airship (Bowser Jr. Showdown in New Super Luigi U). If a player steps on a Boost Block while a symbol is shown, the block releases three coins while filling the Boost Star meter, though if a player steps on a block without a symbol on it, the Boost Star meter disappears, no matter how full the meter was before disappearing. If a player steps on 10 Boost Blocks with a symbol shown in a row, a Boost Star appears, and the player using the GamePad can tap it to gain Boost Star power. Boost Blocks cannot be used in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Boost Blocks also appear in the mode Coin Battle, where they are used as platforms for the winning players in a cutscene. This variant features a star icon, and the color is determined by the playable character's color:

If a player gets 99 lives, the Boost Blocks are shrunk into small square Mini-Boost Blocks, making them more difficult to land on. However, the Boost Star meter becomes easier to fill because the playing-card symbols do not disappear while Mini-Boost Blocks are onscreen.

Gallery[edit]

  • A purple Boost Block with a diamond

    A purple Boost Block with a diamond

  • A green Boost Block with a club

    A green Boost Block with a club

  • A red Boost Block with a heart

    A red Boost Block with a heart

  • A blue Boost Block with a spade

    A blue Boost Block with a spade

Names in other languages[edit]

Boost Block[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トランプブロック[?]
Toranpu Burokku 		Trump Block
Dutch Boostblok[?] Boost Block
German Boost-Block[?] Boost Block
Italian Blocco assistente[1] Assistant block
Blocco Assistente[2] Assistant Block
Russian Блок поддержки[?]
Blok podderzhki 		Boost Block

Mini-Boost Block[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ミニトランプブロック[?]
Mini Toranpu Burokku 		Mini-Trump Block
Italian Blocco ridotto[3] Reduced block New Super Mario Bros. U
Minuscolo Blocco Assistente[2] Miniscule Assistant Block Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2012. New Super Mario Bros. U e-manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 13.
  2. ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 219.
  3. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (April 25, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata TORRE - Arrampicata libera con il Gioco assistito (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).
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a Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U
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