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{{about|the white blocks with a musical note in many Mario games|the pink variant that appears in the Super Mario Maker games|[[Music Block]]}}
{{about|the white blocks with a musical note in many Mario games|the pink variant that appears in the Super Mario Maker games|[[Music Block]]|the wooden variant that replaces Note Blocks in [[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]|[[Marimba Block]]}}
{{redirect|Jump Block|the trampoline-like object in [[Mario & Wario]]|[[Jump Block (Mario & Wario)]]}}
{{redirect|Jump Block|the trampoline-like object in [[Mario & Wario]]|[[Jump Block (Mario & Wario)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Music-block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Note Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|image=[[File:Music-block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Note Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Vacation Tour]]) (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Makes the player jump higher, releases items.
|effect=Makes the player jump higher, releases items.
|related=[[Trampoline Block]]
|variants=[[Marimba Block]]<br>[[Music Block]]<br>[[Super Note Block]]
}}
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A '''Note Block''' (originally called a '''Jump Block'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 22.</ref> and also known as a '''Music Block'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 160.</ref>) is a type of bouncy [[block]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', usually appearing as a white cube with an animated quarter note (♩) on each lateral side. [[Mario]] bounces up and down infinitely while on top of one, and he can achieve greater vertical movement if the [[jump]] button is pressed as he is being launched upward.
A '''Note Block''' (originally called a '''Jump Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=22|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991}}</ref> and also known as a '''Music Block'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=160|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) is a type of [[block]] with an established design of being white a quarter note (♩) on each side except the top and bottom. The player character can bounce on Note Blocks, and to even greater heights if the [[jump]] button is pressed just before landing.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3 1-2 NES.png|thumb|Jump Blocks in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:Ani smb3noteblock.gif|thumb|left]]
[[File:Ani smb3noteblock.gif|thumb|left]]
[[File:SMB3 Pink Note Block.png|thumb|left]]
Jump Blocks are first found in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-2]] of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Some of them release a power-up item if hit. Certain Jump Blocks, also known as '''hidden note blocks'''<ref name=prima>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=2003|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref>{{ref page|33}} or '''invisible note blocks''',<ref name=prima/>{{ref page|36}} are not seen until hit from below. There is also the [[Super Note Block|Magic Note Block]]s, which is hidden but launches the player character to [[Coin Heaven]] upon being revealed. There are two levels in [[World-e]] of [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|the remake]] filled with several Note Blocks, [[Magical Note Blocks]] and [[A Musical Trek]].
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Jump Blocks first appear in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-2]]. They occasionally hold a power-up for the player if they bounce on it or hit it like a [[? Block]]. Certain Jump Blocks, also known as '''hidden note blocks'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 33.</ref> or '''invisible note blocks''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 36.</ref> are [[Hidden Block|not seen]] until hit from below.
 
Also in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', there is a special variety of salmon-colored Jump Blocks called [[Super Note Block|Magic Note Block]]s hidden in some courses that catapult Mario or Luigi to [[Coin Heaven]], where many [[coin]]s and a [[1-Up Mushroom]] can be found. Two of the e-Reader card levels in [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|the GBA remake]] consist entirely of Jump Blocks: [[Magical Note Blocks]] and [[A Musical Trek]].


====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:NSMBW Jump Block Sprite.png|thumb]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Jump Blocks are redesigned with a white-green checkered pattern, although they act the same. These checkered blocks are uncommon and can be found in stages such as [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], [[Lakitu]] Enemy Courses, and [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy's]] [[World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|castle]], with the last having them on the lower floor in the boss stage. As of this game, Jump Blocks do not hold power-ups.
Jump Blocks work the same in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', aside from no longer having power-ups and being designed with a white-green checkered pattern. They are found in [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], [[World 9-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-1]], [[Lakitu]] Enemy Courses, and on the lower floor of the boss area in {{world link|5|castle|World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.


====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Special 2-1.png|thumb|Jump Blocks in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
[[File:Special 2-1.png|thumb|Jump Blocks in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Note Blocks later appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (making their first appearance in a 3D ''Super Mario'' platformer game) under their current name, where they serve the same purpose. However, they retain their original designs, and most of them are two blocks wide (though in the box art and in certain courses, they retain their earlier proportions). They also make musical sounds and notes appear when they are jumped on; in a pre-release trailer, they can be heard making the orchestral hit noise used for [[Yoshi]]'s voice in older games,{{ref needed}} but this was removed from the final game. Magic Note Blocks return and are renamed Super Note Blocks; they once again send Mario to a Coin Heaven area, but now are twice as long, flash colors, and have a white note on their sides.
Note Blocks were given their current name since ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Note Blocks not only have their former design reinstated, with three dimensional proportions, but now also make musical sounds when bounced on. The Super Note Block variety also returns, also with their current name, but have been rainbow-colored ever since.
 
In the E3 2011 demo, they can make the orchestral hit noise used for [[Yoshi]]'s voice in older games.<ref>{{cite|author=SuperMario3DLand|date=July 30, 2011|url=youtu.be/CJnutCzC7FQ?t=67|timestamp=01:07|title=Super Mario 3D Land - E3 2011: Gameplay Walkthrough|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref>


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Note Blocks also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Here, they all retain their appearance from most other 2D platformers. However, the musical notes and sounds (now based on the chords of the game's music) return from ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
Note Blocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', mechanically similar to their appearances in 2D installments, but still make sound effects when bounced on. There are also [[Trampoline Block]]s, except the player cannot control the jump height of Mario or Luigi.
 
Similar blocks known as [[Trampoline Block]]s make an appearance. Unlike Note Blocks, they do not have the music aesthetic, are blue with a black diamond shape imprinted, and the player cannot control how high Mario bounces off the block.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Note Blocks later appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', as well as [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their shared port]]. They behave mainly the same as in previous installments, except they now play a fixed note when bounced on.
Note Blocks later appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', as well as [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their shared port]], this time playing only a fixed note when bounced on.


====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
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Note Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they can be used in all of the styles, excluding ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. While it retains its appearances in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', it features a new sprite for its ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' appearance. Pink versions called [[Music Block]]s also appear, using an eighth note instead of a quarter note.
Note Blocks return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be used in all game styles except for the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2''. While it retains its appearances in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', it features a new sprite for its ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' appearance. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-style underwater, Ghost House, airship and castle levels as well as sky levels in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Note Blocks' jumping sounds are pitch-shifted to match the themes' music. Like [[? Block]]s and [[Brick Block]]s, they can be made to contain [[coin]]s, power-ups and objects such as [[vine]]s and [[P Switch]]es, as well as various enemies, which can be released by hitting the block from below or the side, or landing on them, and can be given [[wings]] or attached to [[track]]s. Power-ups, enemies, and objects can also bounce on Note Blocks (unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' where they were unaffected by them), even being capable of releasing their contents.
 
In this series, a pink variant of Note Blocks called [[Music Block]]s also appear, using an eighth note (♪) instead of a quarter note (♩). Music Blocks play sounds of various instruments depending on the objects that collide with them, and are pitch-shifted according to the height at which they are placed.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
{{main|Marimba Block}}
Note Blocks do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', although they received a colorful variety titled the Marimba Block, which rather bounces the player higher when they jump.


===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Noteblocksmb3.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Noteblocksmb3.jpg|thumb|A Jump Block in "[[Recycled Koopa]]"]]
These blocks also appear in the TV series ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where some have an ♪ eighth note or ♫ two beamed eighth notes instead of a ♩ quarter note.
Jump blocks appear in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where some have an ♪ eighth note or ♫ two beamed eighth notes instead of a ♩ quarter note.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 5''====
Jump Blocks are in the ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' [[minigame]] [[Bound of Music]], where each player has to jump and hit the most Jump Blocks. However, the Jump Blocks are invisible.
====''Mario Party 9''====
[[File:MP9 4-Player Upward Mobility.png|thumb|left|Jump Blocks in ''Mario Party 9'']]
[[File:MP9 4-Player Upward Mobility.png|thumb|left|Jump Blocks in ''Mario Party 9'']]
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Jump Blocks appear in their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design in the minigame [[Upward Mobility]].
Note Blocks appear in some [[minigame]]s in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], beginning with [[Bound of Music]] of ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', where players jump around while trying to uncover the most hidden Jump Blocks, then [[Upward Mobility]] in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', [[Trounce 'n' Bounce]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', and [[Bouncy Bounty]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. The Note Blocks in ''Mario Party 9'' and ''Mario Party: Island Tour'' use their design from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
 
====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
[[File:Trounce 'n' Bounce.png|thumb|Jump Blocks in ''Mario Party: Island Tour'']]
In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Jump Blocks return with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design in the minigame [[Trounce 'n' Bounce]].
 
====''Mario Party 10''====
[[File:Bouncy Bounty.png|thumb|left|Jump Blocks in ''Mario Party 10'']]
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', Note Blocks with their usual design appear in the minigame [[Bouncy Bounty]].


===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
Jump Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', in the [[Peach Garden]] field. If a baseball bounces on top of it, the batter may score a homerun.
The baseball can possibly bounce off of Note Blocks at [[Peach Field]] in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
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[[File:MKT Note Blocks.jpg|thumb|Note Blocks in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
[[File:MKT Note Blocks.jpg|thumb|Note Blocks in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Note Blocks appear in [[Music Park]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', however, they are unreachable and simply decoration.
Note Blocks appear in [[Music Park]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as decorative elements.


Wide Note Blocks appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in [[Squeaky Clean Sprint|Squeaky Clean Sprint T and R/T]] and [[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 3T]]. This time, they play a gameplay role, acting as bouncy platforms similar to [[Mushroom Trampoline]]s.
Wide Note Blocks appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in [[Squeaky Clean Sprint|Squeaky Clean Sprint T, Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T]], and [[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 3T]]. This time, they play a gameplay role, acting as bouncy platforms similar to [[Mushroom Trampoline]]s.


===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
Three Note Blocks appear during the final segment of [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the skaters perform a set of jumps across them.
Three Note Blocks are in [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the players do some jumps over them during the final segment.


===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
[[File:NoteBlockMG.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:MGWT Note Block.png|thumb|left]]
Note Blocks appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' as usable item shots. It causes a Note Block to appear during the ball's course, causing it to fly high into the air over obstacles or with increased shot distance.
Note Blocks are usable item shots in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and cause the ball to either bounce high over obstacles or with increased shot distance.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Note Block appears on the [[3D Land]] stage, having the same function as in the ''Super Mario'' games.
A Note Block is part of the [[3D Land]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', having the same function as in the ''Super Mario'' games.


===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
[[File:PaperToadShuffle.png|thumb|Note Blocks in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' in the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]].]]
[[File:PaperToadShuffle.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' of Note Blocks in the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]].]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', when Mario, Luigi, and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] are rescuing [[Paper Toad]]s in [[Sunbeam Plains]] in the mission [[Paper Toad Rescue]], a row of five Note Blocks can be found. A purple Paper Toad can be found jumping on the blocks, and he can be rescued by hitting one of the blocks while he is on it. Another Note Block can be found in the mission [[Fly Guy Flyby]], where it can be found behind a crack that only Paper Mario can fit in. A [[Fly Guy]] holding a Paper Toad can be found above it, and hitting the Note Block causes the Fly Guy to fly away. In the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]], two more groups of Note Blocks can be found, each with a purple Paper Toad jumping on them.
Note Blocks appear in a few missions of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. There is a row of five Note Blocks in [[Paper Toad Rescue]], and a purple [[Paper Toad]] can be rescued from a Note Block by jumping below it. One also appears during the mission [[Fly Guy Flyby]], behind a crack that only [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] can fit in, and Paper Mario can hit the Note Block to make the [[Fly Guy]] with the Paper Toad fly away. Two more groups of them appear in the mission [[Paper Toad Shuffle]], each featuring a purple Paper Toad jumping on them.
 
===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the traditional [[minecraftwiki:Note Block|Note Blocks]] take on their look from the ''Super Mario'' titles.
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''"If your timing is right, you can use these to jump very high."''
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|Eng=If your timing is right, you can use these to jump very high.}}


===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
*'''North American instruction booklet''' (page 19): "''These blocks bounce along and sometimes drop items.''"
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*'''European instruction booklet''' (page 9): "''These blocks help Mario bounce along and sometimes drop items.''"{{footnote|main|1}}
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|EngA=These blocks bounce along and sometimes drop items.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2002}}</ref>
{{footnote|note|1|The text in the European instruction booklet was revised to clarify that the Jump Blocks help Mario bounce along rather than imply that they do so themselves.}}
|EngE=These blocks help Mario bounce along and sometimes drop items.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2002}}</ref><ref name=a group=note>The text is more clear than North American prints by clarifying that they help Mario bounce along.</ref>
}}


===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
*'''European website bio:''' ''"Bouncing on these blocks will allow Mario to jump higher and higher. Bouncing on a rainbow-coloured Note Block will take Mario high into the clouds, where there are countless coins to be picked up!"''
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|EngE=Bouncing on these blocks will allow Mario to jump higher and higher. Bouncing on a rainbow-coloured Note Block will take Mario high into the clouds, where there are countless coins to be picked up!}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Artwork===
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Super Mario Maker - Play Create Share.png|''Super Mario Maker''
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===Sprites and models===
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Note Block SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
Note Block SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
SMAS SMB3 Magic Note Block.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMA2 Jump Block.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA2 Jump Block.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA4 Note Block sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMA4 Note Block sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMA4 Magic Note Block.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
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===Screenshots===
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Magic Note Block SMB3 screenshot.png|A Magic Note Block in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
GiantLandCartoon.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Magical Note Blocks.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
NoteBlockSMA4.png|Note Blocks and a Magic Note Block in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
SM3DL2-4.png|A Super Note Block in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
GoombaTowerSMB3Style-SMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-1-3-Castle (alt).jpg|''Super Mario Maker''
SMM Desert Crane Game.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
MRSOH Coin Heaven mention.png|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
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===Scans===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジャンプブロック<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet, page 9.</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section, page 150.</ref><br>''Janpu Burokku''<br>{{hover|音符|おんぷ}}ブロック<br>''Onpu Burokku''
|Jpn=ジャンプブロック
|JapM=Jump Block<br><br>Note Block
|JpnR=Janpu Burokku
|ChiS=音符砖块<ref>https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html</ref>
|JpnM=Jump Block
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=16|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet|page=9|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|date=1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section|page=150|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn2={{ruby|音符|おんぷ}}ブロック
|Jpn2R=Onpu Burokku
|Jpn2M=Note Block
|ChiS=音符砖块
|ChiSR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|ChiSR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Musical Note Block
|ChiSM=Musical Note Block
|ChiT=音符磚塊<ref>https://www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html</ref><br>''Yīnfú Zhuānkuài''<br>跳躍磚塊<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/minigame Official Chinese website for ''Mario Party 9'']. Retrieved August 26, 2021.</ref> (''Mario Party 9'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài''
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/adventure/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
|ChiTM=Musical Note Block<br><br>Jump Block
|ChiT=音符磚塊
|Spa=Bloque Musical<br>Bloque Nota<br>Bloque de salto<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref>
|ChiTR=Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
|SpaM=Musical Block<br>Note Block<br>Jump block
|ChiTM=Musical Note Block
|Dut=Muzieknootblok<ref>Nintendo Nederland. (August 26, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPZpvyiSFJQ Super Mario Maker - Trailer (Wii U)]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved May 19, 2019.</ref>
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/adventure/index.html|title=超級瑪利歐 3D樂園|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=December 20, 2019|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiT2=跳躍磚塊
|ChiT2R=Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài
|ChiT2M=Jump Block
|ChiT2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/minigame|title=Official Chinese website for ''Mario Party 9''|accessdate=August 26, 2021|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiT2N=''Mario Party 9''
|Dut=Muzieknootblok
|DutM=Music Note Block
|DutM=Music Note Block
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==Trivia==
==Footnotes==
*In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the traditional Note Blocks take on their look from the ''Super Mario'' titles.
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This article is about the white blocks with a musical note in many Mario games. For the pink variant that appears in the Super Mario Maker games, see Music Block. For the wooden variant that replaces Note Blocks in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, see Marimba Block.
"Jump Block" redirects here. For the trampoline-like object in Mario & Wario, see Jump Block (Mario & Wario).
Note Block
Music-block.png
Artwork of a Note Block from New Super Mario Bros. 2
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Effect Makes the player jump higher, releases items.
Variants
Related

A Note Block (originally called a Jump Block[1][2] and also known as a Music Block[3]) is a type of block with an established design of being white a quarter note (♩) on each side except the top and bottom. The player character can bounce on Note Blocks, and to even greater heights if the jump button is pressed just before landing.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Animated Note

Jump Blocks are first found in World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. 3. Some of them release a power-up item if hit. Certain Jump Blocks, also known as hidden note blocks[4]:33 or invisible note blocks,[4]:36 are not seen until hit from below. There is also the Magic Note Blocks, which is hidden but launches the player character to Coin Heaven upon being revealed. There are two levels in World-e of the remake filled with several Note Blocks, Magical Note Blocks and A Musical Trek.

Super Mario World[edit]

Jump Block from Super Mario World

Jump Blocks reappear in Super Mario World, and behave the same as in the predecessor.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

A white-and-green checkered block.

Jump Blocks work the same in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, aside from no longer having power-ups and being designed with a white-green checkered pattern. They are found in World 7-5, World 9-1, Lakitu Enemy Courses, and on the lower floor of the boss area in World 5-Castle.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Special 2-1
Jump Blocks in Super Mario 3D Land

Note Blocks were given their current name since Super Mario 3D Land. Note Blocks not only have their former design reinstated, with three dimensional proportions, but now also make musical sounds when bounced on. The Super Note Block variety also returns, also with their current name, but have been rainbow-colored ever since.

In the E3 2011 demo, they can make the orchestral hit noise used for Yoshi's voice in older games.[5]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Note Blocks return in New Super Mario Bros. 2, mechanically similar to their appearances in 2D installments, but still make sound effects when bounced on. There are also Trampoline Blocks, except the player cannot control the jump height of Mario or Luigi.

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

Note Blocks later appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, as well as their shared port, this time playing only a fixed note when bounced on.

Super Mario Maker subseries[edit]

Note Block
Note Block
Note Block
Note Block

Note Blocks return in Super Mario Maker, its Nintendo 3DS port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They can be used in all game styles except for the Super Mario 3D World style in Super Mario Maker 2. While it retains its appearances in Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U, it features a new sprite for its Super Mario Bros. appearance. In New Super Mario Bros. U-style underwater, Ghost House, airship and castle levels as well as sky levels in Super Mario Maker 2, Note Blocks' jumping sounds are pitch-shifted to match the themes' music. Like ? Blocks and Brick Blocks, they can be made to contain coins, power-ups and objects such as vines and P Switches, as well as various enemies, which can be released by hitting the block from below or the side, or landing on them, and can be given wings or attached to tracks. Power-ups, enemies, and objects can also bounce on Note Blocks (unlike in New Super Mario Bros. U where they were unaffected by them), even being capable of releasing their contents.

In this series, a pink variant of Note Blocks called Music Blocks also appear, using an eighth note (♪) instead of a quarter note (♩). Music Blocks play sounds of various instruments depending on the objects that collide with them, and are pitch-shifted according to the height at which they are placed.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Main article: Marimba Block

Note Blocks do not appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, although they received a colorful variety titled the Marimba Block, which rather bounces the player higher when they jump.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A Jump Block in "Recycled Koopa"

Jump blocks appear in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where some have an ♪ eighth note or ♫ two beamed eighth notes instead of a ♩ quarter note.

Mario Party series[edit]

Upward Mobility
Jump Blocks in Mario Party 9

Note Blocks appear in some minigames in the Mario Party series, beginning with Bound of Music of Mario Party 5, where players jump around while trying to uncover the most hidden Jump Blocks, then Upward Mobility in Mario Party 9, Trounce 'n' Bounce in Mario Party: Island Tour, and Bouncy Bounty in Mario Party 10. The Note Blocks in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party: Island Tour use their design from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]

The baseball can possibly bounce off of Note Blocks at Peach Field in Mario Superstar Baseball.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Two Note Blocks in Mario Kart Tour
Note Blocks in Mario Kart Tour

Note Blocks appear in Music Park in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as decorative elements.

Wide Note Blocks appear in Mario Kart Tour in Squeaky Clean Sprint T, Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T, and Rome Avanti 3T. This time, they play a gameplay role, acting as bouncy platforms similar to Mushroom Trampolines.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]

Three Note Blocks are in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where the players do some jumps over them during the final segment.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

Sprite of a Note Block item from Mario Golf: World Tour.

Note Blocks are usable item shots in Mario Golf: World Tour and cause the ball to either bounce high over obstacles or with increased shot distance.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

A Note Block is part of the 3D Land stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, having the same function as in the Super Mario games.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Screenshot from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam of Note Blocks in the mission Paper Toad Shuffle.

Note Blocks appear in a few missions of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. There is a row of five Note Blocks in Paper Toad Rescue, and a purple Paper Toad can be rescued from a Note Block by jumping below it. One also appears during the mission Fly Guy Flyby, behind a crack that only Paper Mario can fit in, and Paper Mario can hit the Note Block to make the Fly Guy with the Paper Toad fly away. Two more groups of them appear in the mission Paper Toad Shuffle, each featuring a purple Paper Toad jumping on them.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, the traditional Note Blocks take on their look from the Super Mario titles.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      If your timing is right, you can use these to jump very high.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English (American):
      These blocks bounce along and sometimes drop items.[6]
    • English (British):
      These blocks help Mario bounce along and sometimes drop items.[7][note 1]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      Bouncing on these blocks will allow Mario to jump higher and higher. Bouncing on a rainbow-coloured Note Block will take Mario high into the clouds, where there are countless coins to be picked up!

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Note Block.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジャンプブロック[8][9][10][11]
Janpu Burokku
Jump Block
音符おんぷブロック[?]
Onpu Burokku
Note Block
Chinese (simplified) 音符砖块[12]
Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
Musical Note Block
Chinese (traditional) 音符磚塊[13]
Yīnfú Zhuānkuài
Musical Note Block
跳躍磚塊[14]
Tiàoyuè Zhuānkuài
Jump Block Mario Party 9
Dutch Muzieknootblok[15] Music Note Block
French Bloc de saut[?] Jump Block
Bloc Saut[?]
Bloc sautant[?] Jumping block
Bloc Note[?] Note Block Pun on bloc note ("notepad")
German Noten-Block[?] Note Block
Notenblock[16]
Italian Blocco di salto[17] Block of jumping
Blocco salterello[18][19][20] Jumpy block
Mattone salterello[21] Jumpy brick
Blocco Salto[22] Jump Block New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blocco Nota[23] Note Block older games
Blocco nota[?] Note block newer games
Korean 음표블록[?]
Eumpyo Beullok
Musical Note Block
Portuguese (NOA) Bloco de Pulo[24] Jump Block
Portuguese (NOE) Bloco de Notas[?] Notes Block Pun on bloco de notas ("notebook")
Russian Блок «до-ре-ми»[?]
Blok «do-re-mi»
Do-Re-Mi Block
Spanish Bloque Musical[?] Musical Block
Bloque Nota[?] Note Block
Bloque de salto[25][page number needed] Jump block

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ The text is more clear than North American prints by clarifying that they help Mario bounce along.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 22.
  3. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 160.
  4. ^ a b Hodgson, David S J. (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-4425-9.
  5. ^ SuperMario3DLand (July 30, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land - E3 2011: Gameplay Walkthrough (01:07). YouTube. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 19.
  7. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 9.
  8. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 16.
  9. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
  10. ^ 1993. Mario & Wario instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 9.
  11. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 150.
  12. ^ 超级马力欧 3D乐园. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  13. ^ 超級瑪利歐 3D樂園. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Official Chinese website for Mario Party 9. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Nintendo Nederland (August 26, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Trailer (Wii U). YouTube (Dutch). Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  16. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 32.
  17. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3, Italian instruction booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 17.
  18. ^ Super Mario World, Italian instruction booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 22.
  19. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 113.
  20. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 19.
  21. ^ 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
  22. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 150.
  23. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 13.
  24. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 22. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet.