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[[File:NSMB W2-A 2.png|thumb|Mario in the air after using the '''Spin Block'''.]]
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'''Spin Blocks'''<ref>Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 20.</ref> are platforms that are only found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. When stepped on, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] will start spinning and will fly high into the air, then glide back down slowly, allowing the player to travel longer distances. Pressing {{button|Paddown}} on the D-Pad while in the air causes Mario and Luigi to perform the [[Drill Spin]], which has the ability to destroy [[Brick Block]]s in a row or just to descend faster.
{{about|the platform that appears in [[New Super Mario Bros.]]|the block originating from [[Super Mario World]] that is also known as a Spinning Block|[[Rotating Block]]}}
[[File:NSMB W2-A 2.png|thumb|A screenshot of a Spin Block in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
'''Spin Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=2006|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=32|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=78 and 88|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> (also formatted as '''spin blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=22|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> are [[platform]]s that are found only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If they [[jump]] in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. The player can press {{button|Paddown}} while in the air to perform the [[Drill Spin]] and drop more quickly and destroy multiple [[Brick Block|brick]]s in a row. Spin Blocks in the [[New Super Mario Bros.#Mario vs. Luigi|Mario vs. Luigi]] mode appear only in the ice [[level]], where a [[Big Star]] will sometimes spawn. There are always [[coin]]s hovering above the Spin Block.


Spin Blocks are also found in the [[Mario_vs._Luigi#Mario_vs._Luigi|Mario vs. Luigi]] 2-player mode. It only appears on the ice level, where a [[Star]] will eventually appear. There are however always [[coin]]s hovering above the Spin Block.
Spin Blocks were likely replaced by the [[Propeller Mushroom]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''; the Propeller Mushroom functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.


The movements Mario or Luigi make when they jump on the Spin Block is similar to the movements they make when they use the [[Propeller Mushroom]]/[[Propeller Block]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
[[Spindrift]]s were [[List of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content|originally going to appear]] in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but they were replaced by Spin Blocks in the final build.
SpinBlockNSMB.png|Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Fra=Bloc toupie
|Jap=スピンブロック<ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/A2DJ/A2DJ_J.pdf|title={{ruby|New|ニュー}} スーパーマリオブラザーズ (''Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu'') instruction booklet|page=17|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=2006}}</ref>
|Ger=Wirbelblôcke
|JapR=Supin Burokku
|JapM=Spin Block; shared with [[sliding block]]
|Fre=Bloc toupie<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=54|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|date=2006}}</ref>
|FreM=Router Block
|Ger=Drehblock<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=118}}</ref>
|GerM=Rotation/Rotating Block
|Dut=Draaiblokken
|Dut=Draaiblokken
|ChiS=旋转台<ref>{{cite|title=神游马力欧DS的动作|url=www.ique.com/games/mariods/action/kyotsu.htm|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Xuánzhuǎn Tái
|ChiSM=Spin Platform
|Ita=Blocco avvitamento<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=82|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2006}}</ref>
|ItaM=Spin block
}}
}}


==Reference==
==Trivia==
*The Spin Block resembles the [[Countdown Platform]] from the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' games]] in its shape and design, being a floating half-sphere with a scale-like platform on top, though the two objects have completely different functions.
 
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Latest revision as of 21:24, September 10, 2024

This article is about the platform that appears in New Super Mario Bros. For the block originating from Super Mario World that is also known as a Spinning Block, see Rotating Block.
A screenshot of a Spin Block in New Super Mario Bros.

Spin Blocks[1][2][3] (also formatted as spin blocks)[4] are platforms that are found only in New Super Mario Bros. When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If they jump in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. The player can press +Control Pad down while in the air to perform the Drill Spin and drop more quickly and destroy multiple bricks in a row. Spin Blocks in the Mario vs. Luigi mode appear only in the ice level, where a Big Star will sometimes spawn. There are always coins hovering above the Spin Block.

Spin Blocks were likely replaced by the Propeller Mushroom in New Super Mario Bros. Wii; the Propeller Mushroom functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スピンブロック[5]
Supin Burokku
Spin Block; shared with sliding block
Chinese (simplified) 旋转台[8]
Xuánzhuǎn Tái
Spin Platform
Dutch Draaiblokken[?] -
French Bloc toupie[6] Router Block
German Drehblock[7] Rotation/Rotating Block
Italian Blocco avvitamento[9] Spin block

Trivia[edit]

  • The Spin Block resembles the Countdown Platform from the Yoshi games in its shape and design, being a floating half-sphere with a scale-like platform on top, though the two objects have completely different functions.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 32.
  3. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 78 and 88.
  4. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 22.
  5. ^ 2006. Newニュー スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  6. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 54.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 118.
  8. ^ 神游马力欧DS的动作. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  9. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 82.