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|title=Block Fort
|title=Block Fort
|image=[[File:BlockFort.png]]<br>The course icon, in ''Mario Kart 64''.<br>[[File:MKDS-CourseIcon-N64-BlockFort.png]]<br>The course icon, in ''Mario Kart DS''.
|image=[[File:MK64 Block Fort Icon.png]]
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1996|1996]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of Mario 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]]
|music=''Mario Kart 64''[[File:N64 Choco Mountain.ogg]]''Mario Kart DS''[[File:15 Versus And Battle Mode.ogg]]
|online_play=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|map=N64 Map<br>[[File:Block Fort.png|220px]]
|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]]
}}
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'''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]]''.


The '''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.
==''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.


==Appearance in ''Mario Kart DS''==
==''Mario Kart DS''==
[[File:Blockds.png|thumbnail|left|Block Fort as seen in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]
[[File:MKDS Block Fort Intro.png|thumb]]
This battle course reappears in the game ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. [[Block City]] of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and [[Block Plaza]] of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' appear to be based on Block Fort.
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|retro]]. Block Fort and [[Pipe Plaza]] are the only retro courses in ''Mario Kart DS'' to not have a prefix in its name, as both also apply to the latter.
 
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==
===''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."''<ref>(February 5, 1998) [https://web.archive.org/web/19980205065140/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/mario_kart64/batmode.html Nintendo: Mario Kart 64: Battle Mode] (Internet Archive). Retrieved February 24, 2018.</ref>
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==Instruction Manual Description==
'''''Mario Kart 64'' Manual Game''': ''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.''


==Names in other languages==
==Gallery==
{{Foreignname
<gallery widths=150px>
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]]''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|name1=<tt>mini_block_64</tt>
|meaning1=Mini Block 64
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブロックとりで
|Jap=ブロックとりで
|JapR=Burokku Toride
|JapR=Burokku Toride
|JapM=Block Fort
|JapM=Block Fort
|Spa=Ciudad Bloque
|Chi=四色堡垒
|SpaM=Block City
|ChiR=Sìsè Bǎolěi
|Fra=Bloc Fort
|ChiM=Four Color Fort
|FraM=Block Fort
|Fre=Bloc Fort
|FreM=Block Fort
|Ger=Block-Fort
|Ger=Block-Fort
|GerM=Block Fort
|GerM=Block Fort
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|KorM=Block Fort
|KorM=Block Fort
|Ita=Forte Blocco
|Ita=Forte Blocco
|ItaM=Block Fort}}
|ItaM=Block Fort
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|SpaE=Ciudad Bloque
|SpaEM=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==
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==Trivia==
[[it:Forte Blocco]]
*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 course appears to be surrounded by a field of grass.
*Despite [[Choco Mountain]] returning in ''Mario Kart DS'', Block Fort uses the same music for every other battle course in the DS version.

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Block Fort
The icon for Block Fort, from Mario Kart 64.
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[edit]

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[edit]

Block Fort

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 retro. Block Fort and Pipe Plaza are the only retro courses in Mario Kart DS to not have a prefix in its name, as both also apply to the latter.

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[edit]

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[edit]

Mario Kart 64[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart DS mini_block_64 Mini Block 64

Names in other languages[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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