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|image=[[File:StrechBlockWii.png|200px]]<br>Horizontal Stretch Blocks in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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[[File:StrechBlocks.png|thumb|left|Horizontal and vertical Stretch Blocks, in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'']]
'''Stretch Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=58|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=August 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=66|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 18, 2012|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> also called '''Stretch Platforms''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=147|publisher=Prima Games|date=November 18, 2012|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are [[block]]s composed of five segments that constantly extend and retract vertically or horizontally, in some cases alternating between the two.  
'''Stretch Blocks'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 58.</ref> are [[block]]s composed of five segments which constantly extend and retract up and down or left and right. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they serve as a bridge in certain levels. Stretch Blocks also make an appearance in some [[World-e]] levels of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
Stretch Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they serve as bridges in certain [[level]]s, and are made up of blocks that resemble pale-colored versions of [[Rotating Block]]s.


Stretch Blocks make another appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they appear at the end of [[World 9-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-2]]. In this game, they are now orange, rather than yellow, unlike in ''Super Mario World''. However, these blocks will move up or down as they extend and retract.
Stretch Blocks also appear in two [[World-e]] levels in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': [[Slip Slidin' Away (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)|Slip Slidin' Away]] and [[Rich with Ropes]]. In this game, they actually use the same yellow color as regular Rotating Blocks from ''Super Mario World''.


Stretch Blocks make their latest appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' in [[Rock-Candy Mines]] as an integral part of navigating the world; they are color-coded red and blue, and will extend or retract depending on which colored switch is hit. They also appear in some levels with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' appearance. This time, however, they blink just before they stretch or retract.
Stretch Blocks make another appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they appear at the end of [[World 9-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-2]]. In this game, they are colored orange and move up or down as they extend and retract.


In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Stretch Blocks appear in [[Rock-Candy Mines]] as an integral part of navigating the [[world]]; they are color-coded red and blue, and they extend or retract depending on which colored switch is hit. They also appear in some levels with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' appearance. This time, however, they blink just before they stretch or retract.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Stretch Blocks appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' on the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] stage. They have the same appearance as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. Stretch Blocks appear in the [[Acorn Plains]] section of the stage.
Stretch Blocks appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' on the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] stage. They have the same appearance as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. Stretch Blocks appear in the [[Acorn Plains]] section of the stage.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
StrechBlocks.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
NSMBW Asset Model Stretch Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Rotating Block]]
*[[Yellow Block]]
*[[Yellow Block]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 61, 150 and 216.</ref>
|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=61, 150 and 216|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Nobichidimi Burokku
|JapR=Nobichijimi Burokku
|JapM=Expand and Contract Block}}
|JapM=Expand and Contract Block
|Ger=Dehnblock
|GerM=Stretch Block
|Ita=Blocco allungabile<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=61}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario World''
|Ita2=Blocco Fisarmonica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=150}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Ita3=Blocco fiasrmonica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=216}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|ItaM=Extendable block
|Ita2M=Accordion Block
|Ita3M=Accordion block
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 21:19, October 14, 2024

Stretch Block
Stretch Block from NSMBW
Horizontal Stretch Blocks in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
YellowBlockNSMBW.png

Stretch Blocks,[1][2] also called Stretch Platforms,[3] are blocks composed of five segments that constantly extend and retract vertically or horizontally, in some cases alternating between the two.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Stretch Blocks first appear in Super Mario World, where they serve as bridges in certain levels, and are made up of blocks that resemble pale-colored versions of Rotating Blocks.

Stretch Blocks also appear in two World-e levels in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3: Slip Slidin' Away and Rich with Ropes. In this game, they actually use the same yellow color as regular Rotating Blocks from Super Mario World.

Stretch Blocks make another appearance in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they appear at the end of World 9-2. In this game, they are colored orange and move up or down as they extend and retract.

In New Super Mario Bros. U, Stretch Blocks appear in Rock-Candy Mines as an integral part of navigating the world; they are color-coded red and blue, and they extend or retract depending on which colored switch is hit. They also appear in some levels with their New Super Mario Bros. Wii appearance. This time, however, they blink just before they stretch or retract.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Stretch Blocks appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. They have the same appearance as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U. Stretch Blocks appear in the Acorn Plains section of the stage.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 伸び縮みブロック[4]
Nobichijimi Burokku
Expand and Contract Block
German Dehnblock[?] Stretch Block
Italian Blocco allungabile[5] Extendable block Super Mario World
Blocco Fisarmonica[6] Accordion Block New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blocco fiasrmonica[7] Accordion block New Super Mario Bros. U

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 58.
  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 66.
  3. ^ 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 147.
  4. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 61, 150 and 216.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 61.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 216.