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|image=[[File:Big Block SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Big Block for ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|image=[[File:Big Block SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Big Block for ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1998]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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'''Mega Blocks''', also known as '''Big Blocks''',<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 19.</ref> are large [[Brick Block]]s. They are often tougher than regular Brick Blocks, requiring a number of hits to destroy or being indestructible altogether. However, in some games, namely 2D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' titles, they act like their smaller counterparts.
'''Mega Blocks''', also known as '''Big Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=19|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> are large [[Brick Block]]s. They are often tougher than regular Brick Blocks, requiring a number of hits to destroy or being indestructible altogether. However, in some games, namely 2D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' titles, they act like their smaller counterparts.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Big Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where they are four times bigger than normal-sized ones. They can be destroyed by jumping beneath them and/or tail-whipping them five times, [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]] them in [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]] or better, using a [[Mega Mushroom]], or hitting a nearby [[POW Block]]. They appear in [[Super Block Land]]. Gray variants of Big Blocks known as [[Rock Block]]s also appear, which are slightly smaller but much stronger. These blocks can only be destroyed by [[Mega Mario]], [[Cannon Box]]es, or [[Bob-omb]] explosions.
Big Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where they are four times bigger than a normal Brick Block. They can be destroyed by jumping beneath them and/or tail-whipping them five times, [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]] them in [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]] or better, using a [[Mega Mushroom]], or hitting a nearby [[POW Block]]. They only appear in [[Super Block Land]]. Gray variants of Big Blocks known as [[Rock Block]]s also appear, which are slightly smaller but much stronger. These blocks can only be destroyed by [[Mega Mario]], [[Cannon Box]]es, or [[Bob-omb]] explosions.


====''Super Mario Run''====
====''Super Mario Run''====
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
Mega Blocks appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', working like they did in ''Super Mario 3D World''. They come in two sizes: twice as big (which take three hits to destroy) and even bigger (which take seven hits to break); successful hammer [[Action Command]]s lessen the amount of hits need to break them. They appear during the [[Trial of Power]] on [[Diamond Island]].
Mega Blocks appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', working like they did in ''Super Mario 3D World''. They come in two sizes: twice as big (which take three hits to destroy) and even bigger (which take seven hits to break); successful hammer [[Action Command]]s lessen the amount of hits needed to break them. They appear during the [[Trial of Power]] on [[Diamond Island]].


===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=巨大レンガブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section. Page 41.</ref><br>''Kyodai Renga Burokku''<br>大きなレンガブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section. Page 215.</ref><br>''Ōkina Renga Burokku''<br>でかレンガブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section. Page 233.</ref><br>''Deka Renga Burokku''
|Jap=巨大レンガブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=41|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapM=Giant Brick Block<br><br>Large Brick Block<br><br>Big Brick Block
|JapR=Kyodai Renga Burokku
|Ger=Riesenblock <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small><br>Riesen-Block <small>(''Super Mario 3D World'')</small>
|Jap2=大きなレンガブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Ōkina Renga Burokku
|Jap3=でかレンガブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=233|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Deka Renga Burokku
|JapM=Giant Brick Block
|Jap2M=Large Brick Block
|Jap3M=Big Brick Block
|Ger=Riesenblock
|GerN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|GerM=Giant Block
|GerM=Giant Block
|Ita=Blocco mattone gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Pages 41 and 215.</ref><br>Mega blocco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 233.</ref>
|Ger2=Riesen-Block
|ItaM=Giant brick block<br>Mega Block
|Ger2N=''Super Mario 3D World''
|Ger2M=Giant Block
|Ita=Blocco mattone gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=41 and 215}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita2=Mega blocco<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=233}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario 3D World'', ''Super Mario Run''
|ItaM=Giant brick block
|Ita2M=Mega block
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Latest revision as of 11:36, August 28, 2024

Mega Block
A Big Block from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork of a Big Block for Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

Mega Blocks, also known as Big Blocks,[1] are large Brick Blocks. They are often tougher than regular Brick Blocks, requiring a number of hits to destroy or being indestructible altogether. However, in some games, namely 2D Super Mario titles, they act like their smaller counterparts.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Big Blocks first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remakes, where they are only found in Giant Land. They are two times bigger than normal Brick Blocks; in spite of their size, they can be destroyed as any other Brick Block by Super Mario or a regular Koopa Shell. Exclusively in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, they can also be broken by tail-whipping them as Raccoon or Tanooki Mario.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

They reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. However, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3, these Big Blocks are indestructible (as they are too big) and act as platforms rather than Brick Blocks. These are found only in Supermassive Galaxy.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

These blocks reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, working as they did in Super Mario Bros. 3, as they are able to be destroyed by Super Mario or Koopa Shells. They are found only in Soda Jungle, most notably in the Jungle of the Giants level.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Big Blocks return in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, where they are four times bigger than a normal Brick Block. They can be destroyed by jumping beneath them and/or tail-whipping them five times, ground-pounding them in Super form or better, using a Mega Mushroom, or hitting a nearby POW Block. They only appear in Super Block Land. Gray variants of Big Blocks known as Rock Blocks also appear, which are slightly smaller but much stronger. These blocks can only be destroyed by Mega Mario, Cannon Boxes, or Bob-omb explosions.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Mega Blocks appear under their current name in Super Mario Run, where they can be collected as buildings for Kingdom Builder.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Big Blocks reappear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam in the Safe by a Sandslide mission. They only require a single hammer hit to destroy.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Big Blocks return in Paper Mario: Color Splash in Mondo Woods. They are normal Brick Blocks that were enchanted by Kamek. Big Blocks cannot be broken unless they are colored. They also appear in the Violet Passage in the coin segment, where they can be destroyed by Cannonballs, and in the Mustard Café, where one blocks the orange Warp Pipe leading to the surface at the end of the underground caves.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Mega Blocks appear in Paper Mario: The Origami King, working like they did in Super Mario 3D World. They come in two sizes: twice as big (which take three hits to destroy) and even bigger (which take seven hits to break); successful hammer Action Commands lessen the amount of hits needed to break them. They appear during the Trial of Power on Diamond Island.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

Mega Blocks also appear in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, as the most basic form of cover in the game. They normally take three hits to destroy, but some weapons may destroy them instantly.

Gallery[edit]

Sprites and models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 巨大レンガブロック[2]
Kyodai Renga Burokku
Giant Brick Block
大きなレンガブロック[3]
Ōkina Renga Burokku
Large Brick Block
でかレンガブロック[4]
Deka Renga Burokku
Big Brick Block
German Riesenblock[?] Giant Block Super Mario Bros. 3
Riesen-Block[?] Super Mario 3D World
Italian Blocco mattone gigante[5] Giant brick block Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. U
Mega blocco[6] Mega block Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Run

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 19.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 215.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 233.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41 and 215.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 233.