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|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Egg Blocks.png|150px]]<br>Three kinds of Egg Blocks
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Egg Blocks.png|150px]]<br>Three kinds of Egg Blocks
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Releases eggs when hit
|effect=Releases eggs when hit
}}
}}
{{Quote|Hit the bottom of the Egg Block to get all the eggs Yoshi can carry.|Message Block|Yoshi's Story}}
{{Quote|Hit the bottom of the Egg Block to get all the eggs Yoshi can carry.|Message Block|Yoshi's Story}}
'''Egg Blocks''', also called '''Egg Boxes''',<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=American English|date=April 7, 1999|page=103, 105, 111, 113, 115, and 116}}</ref> are spotted [[block]]s that dispense [[Yoshi's Egg]]s for [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] to use, provided they have space to carry more eggs. Most Egg Blocks are depicted with green spots.
'''Egg Blocks''', also called '''Egg Boxes''',<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=American English|date=April 7, 1999|page=103, 105, 111, 113, 115, and 116}}</ref> are spotted [[block]]s that dispense [[Yoshi's Egg]]s for [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] to use.


==History==
==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
[[File:The Baseball Boys SMW2YI.png|thumb|A Yoshi about to throw an egg near an Egg Block in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'']]
In the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]], each time an Egg Block is hit from below, a Yoshi's egg is dispensed, unless the Yoshi already has six eggs with him. Besides the common green-spotted Egg Blocks, there are also Yellow, Red, and Flashing Egg Blocks, which, when hit, turn into a single [[Yellow Egg]], [[Red Egg]], or [[Flashing Egg]], respectively. Any Egg Block can be stood on. Hitting an Egg Block from a certain side pushes eggs out in the opposite direction.
The spots on Egg Blocks are commonly green. When a Yoshi hits an Egg Block from the bottom, a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi's egg]] is dispensed. If the Yoshi is already holding six eggs, no more eggs are dispensed. Aside from green-spotted Egg Blocks, there are also Yellow, Red, and Flashing Egg Blocks, which, when hit, turn into a single [[Yellow Egg]], [[Red Egg]], or [[Flashing Egg]], respectively. Hitting an Egg Block from a certain side pushes eggs out in the opposite direction.


In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', two new Egg Block varieties are introduced. One of them releases [[Mega Eggdozer]]s, while the other one releases [[Metal Eggdozer]]s. Both of them are four times bigger than a normal Egg Block (looking like green-spotted [[Expansion Block]]s). The earlier variety is white, while the latter is black.
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', two new Egg Block varieties are introduced. One of them releases [[Mega Eggdozer]]s, while the other one releases [[Metal Eggdozer]]s. Both of them are four times bigger than a normal Egg Block (looking like green-spotted [[Expansion Block]]s). The earlier variety is white, while the latter is black.


===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
In {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', the spots on Egg Blocks are the color of the current Yoshi, rather than just green like in the original version. In all releases, Egg Blocks have a light swaying animation.
All Egg Blocks in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' sport green spots and sway slightly. In {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases, the spots on every Egg Block match the color of the Yoshi being played instead.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Egg Blocks (localized as '''spotted blocks''' and '''spotted boxes''')<ref name>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan; Villarreal, Jennifer|title=Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=[[Nintendo]] of America|location=Redmond, WA|date=2002|page=63 and 73|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref> are platforms in the secret courses of [[Pinna Park]]. Most have green spots, but there are some that have magenta, blue, and black ones.
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Egg Blocks (localized as '''spotted blocks''' and '''spotted boxes''')<ref name>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan; Villarreal, Jennifer|title=Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide|publisher=[[Nintendo]] of America|location=Redmond, WA|date=2002|page=63 and 73|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref> appear as platforms in the Yoshi's Island-themed secret courses of [[Pinna Park]]. Most have green spots, but there are some that have magenta, blue, and black ones.


====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / {{a|P&YWW}}===
Although Egg Blocks do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', if [[Yoshi]] [[swallow]]s a [[Crate]], the egg he creates will be in the shape of a cube, just like Egg Blocks.
Egg Blocks are replaced by similarly designed objects known as '''Yarn Baskets''' in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They can pop open halfway when hit, showing they literally contain [[yarn ball]]s. Yarn balls are the game's equivalent to Yoshi eggs. Hitting a Yarn Basket from the bottom releases one yarn ball, and hitting it with a yarn ball from any side releases three at once. This respects the maximum number of yarn balls that a Yoshi can currently carry, so more yarn balls cannot appear if there are as many or more yarn balls in the course as that maximum. Sometimes, a Yarn Basket makes a [[big yarn ball (item)|big yarn ball]] instead of a normal yarn ball. If a Yoshi is using the "Make all yarn balls big!" {{id|Power Badge|YWW}}, Yarn Baskets always release a number of big yarn balls to fill the Yoshi up to the maximum number of yarn balls no matter how they are hit. In {{a|P&YWW}}, if a Yoshi is in [[Easy Mode|Mellow Mode]] or has switched from Mellow Mode to Classic Mode without scrolling the Yarn Basket off the screen at any point afterward, Yarn Baskets appear to be empty. This ties into the functionality of the [[Poochy Pup]]s, who can optionally replace yarn balls in Mellow Mode. While the Poochy Pups are out, Yarn Baskets do not release yarn balls. However, they still release yarn balls when the Poochy Pups are in their button, even though they appear not to contain yarn balls.


===''Yoshi's Woolly World''===
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Egg Blocks are replaced by similarly designed objects known as '''Yarn Baskets''', matching the game's aesthetics. Instead of Yoshi eggs, they release [[yarn ball]]s, the game's equivalent to Yoshi eggs. Occasionally, they release bigger yarn balls for the Yoshis to use. Yarn Baskets can be hit from the bottom to release one yarn ball at a time or hit with a yarn ball from any side to release multiple at once.
Egg Blocks in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' uniquely dispense eggs depending on which direction the Yoshi is facing.


===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', the direction in which eggs are dispensed depends on the direction that Yoshi is facing. These blocks additionally can be stood upon.
Egg Blocks appear in levels 2 and 3 of the [[Yoshi's Story (microgame)|Yoshi's Story]] microgame in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/PZCpX86R9xQ?feature=shared&t=4174|title=''WarioWare Get It Together!'' - ALL Microgames (Nintendo Classics Enthusiast)|timestamp=1:09:34|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=UTAGaming|date=April 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/PZCpX86R9xQ?feature=shared&t=4183|title=''WarioWare Get It Together!'' - ALL Microgames (Nintendo Classics Enthusiast)|timestamp=1:09:43|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>


===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
In the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'', Egg Blocks appear in the DLC stage '''[[sonicretro:Yoshi's Island Zone|Yoshi's Island Zone]]''', where [[Sonic]] must save Yoshis inside Yoshi eggs and bring them to the goal at the end of the level. Only three Yoshi eggs come out regardless of how many eggs are currently following Sonic.
Egg Blocks appear in the [[Yoshi's Island Zone]] stage of ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'', though three Yoshi Eggs can ever emerge from them, regardless of how many are following Sonic.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Yoshi's Story''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=A maximum of six eggs will come out.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_EN.pdf|title=''Yoshi Story'' instruction booklet|page=25|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en|date=1998}}</ref>
|Fre=Il peut contenir un maximum de six œufs.<ref name=YSFR/> (''It can contain a maximum of six eggs.'')
}}
===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
*'''Instruction manual description:''' ''Bump it from below or shoot it with a yarn ball to make yarn balls come flying out.''
*'''Instruction manual description:''' ''Bump it from below or shoot it with a yarn ball to make yarn balls come flying out.''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW2 Egg Block duo art.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Egg Block duo art.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2_Egg_Blocks.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2_Egg_Blocks.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Egg Block yellow.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Egg Block red.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Egg Block flashing.gif|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
YS Egg Block Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YS Egg Block Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Story Egg Block green.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Story Egg Block red.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block yellow.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block blue.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block pink.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block light blue.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block black.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block white.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
SMS Asset Model Yoshi Egg Block.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMS Asset Model Yoshi Egg Block.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
YNI Egg Block.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YNI Egg Block.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YWW Yarn Basket.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
YCW Egg Block.png|''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|FreA=Bloc Œuf
|FreA=Bloc Œuf
|FreAM=Egg Block
|FreAM=Egg Block
|FreE=Boite à Œufs<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi Story'' instruction booklet (French segment)|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf|page=59}}</ref>
|FreE=Boite à Œufs
|FreEM=Egg Box
|FreEC=<ref name=YSFR>{{cite|format=PDF|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf|title=''Yoshi Story'' instruction booklet|page=59|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|date=1998}}</ref>
|FreE2=Bloc tacheté
|FreE2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3DHV6Z6C9w&t=67s|title=Walkthrough FR l Yoshi Story l Mode Entraînement|author=Omniwalk FR|date=March 4, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=fr}}</ref>
|FreE2N=''Yoshi's Story''
|FreM=Egg Box
|FreE2M=Spotted block
|FreE3=Bloc à Œufs
|FreE3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64'' Issue 4|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo and {{wp|Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|EMAP France}}|language=fr|url=download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20magazine/nintendomagazine_numero04/Le%20Magazine%20Officiel%20Nintendo%20N%C2%B004%20-%20Page%20023%20%281998%20Mars-Avril%29.jpg|page=23}}</ref>
|FreE3M=Egg block
|Ita=Blocco uovo
|Ita=Blocco uovo
|Ita2=Dado uovo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' manual|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=123}}</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Story'')</small>
|Ita2=Dado uovo
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' manual|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=123}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Yoshi's Story''
|ItaM=Egg Block
|ItaM=Egg Block
|Ita2M=Egg cube
|Ita2M=Egg cube
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', the design of the [[Brick Block|breakable blocks]] in [[Hoo's Wood]] greatly resembles that of Egg Blocks.
*In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', the design of the [[Brick Block|breakable blocks]] in [[Hoo's Wood]] greatly resembles that of Egg Blocks.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/4xs_wDT7QMQ?feature=shared&t=391|title=11. (Native 60 FPS DS) Hoo's Wood 2-4 - ''Super Princess Peach''|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=WhiteKhakis|date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:57, December 31, 2024

Egg Block
Egg Blocks
Three kinds of Egg Blocks
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Effect Releases eggs when hit
“Hit the bottom of the Egg Block to get all the eggs Yoshi can carry.”
Message Block, Yoshi's Story

Egg Blocks, also called Egg Boxes,[1] are spotted blocks that dispense Yoshi's Eggs for Yoshis to use.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

In the Yoshi's Island series, each time an Egg Block is hit from below, a Yoshi's egg is dispensed, unless the Yoshi already has six eggs with him. Besides the common green-spotted Egg Blocks, there are also Yellow, Red, and Flashing Egg Blocks, which, when hit, turn into a single Yellow Egg, Red Egg, or Flashing Egg, respectively. Any Egg Block can be stood on. Hitting an Egg Block from a certain side pushes eggs out in the opposite direction.

In Yoshi's New Island, two new Egg Block varieties are introduced. One of them releases Mega Eggdozers, while the other one releases Metal Eggdozers. Both of them are four times bigger than a normal Egg Block (looking like green-spotted Expansion Blocks). The earlier variety is white, while the latter is black.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

All Egg Blocks in Yoshi's Story sport green spots and sway slightly. In Western releases, the spots on every Egg Block match the color of the Yoshi being played instead.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

In Super Mario Sunshine, Egg Blocks (localized as spotted blocks and spotted boxes)[2] are platforms in the secret courses of Pinna Park. Most have green spots, but there are some that have magenta, blue, and black ones.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Egg Blocks are replaced by similarly designed objects known as Yarn Baskets in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. They can pop open halfway when hit, showing they literally contain yarn balls. Yarn balls are the game's equivalent to Yoshi eggs. Hitting a Yarn Basket from the bottom releases one yarn ball, and hitting it with a yarn ball from any side releases three at once. This respects the maximum number of yarn balls that a Yoshi can currently carry, so more yarn balls cannot appear if there are as many or more yarn balls in the course as that maximum. Sometimes, a Yarn Basket makes a big yarn ball instead of a normal yarn ball. If a Yoshi is using the "Make all yarn balls big!" Power Badge, Yarn Baskets always release a number of big yarn balls to fill the Yoshi up to the maximum number of yarn balls no matter how they are hit. In Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, if a Yoshi is in Mellow Mode or has switched from Mellow Mode to Classic Mode without scrolling the Yarn Basket off the screen at any point afterward, Yarn Baskets appear to be empty. This ties into the functionality of the Poochy Pups, who can optionally replace yarn balls in Mellow Mode. While the Poochy Pups are out, Yarn Baskets do not release yarn balls. However, they still release yarn balls when the Poochy Pups are in their button, even though they appear not to contain yarn balls.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

Egg Blocks in Yoshi's Crafted World uniquely dispense eggs depending on which direction the Yoshi is facing.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Egg Blocks appear in levels 2 and 3 of the Yoshi's Story microgame in WarioWare: Get It Together![3][4]

Other appearances[edit]

Egg Blocks appear in the Yoshi's Island Zone stage of Sonic Lost World, though three Yoshi Eggs can ever emerge from them, regardless of how many are following Sonic.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      A maximum of six eggs will come out.[5]
    • Other languages:
      • French:
        Il peut contenir un maximum de six œufs.[6] (It can contain a maximum of six eggs.)

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

  • Instruction manual description: Bump it from below or shoot it with a yarn ball to make yarn balls come flying out.
    • You can hold up to six yarn balls.

Gallery[edit]

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマゴブロック[?]
Tamago Burokku
Egg Block
French (NOA) Bloc Œuf[?] Egg Block
French (NOE) Boite à Œufs[6] -
Bloc tacheté[7] Spotted block Yoshi's Story
Bloc à Œufs[8] Egg block
Italian Blocco uovo[?] Egg Block
Dado uovo[9] Egg cube Yoshi's Story
Russian Яйцеблок[?]
Yaytseblok
Egg Block

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 103, 105, 111, 113, 115, and 116.
  2. ^ Averill, Alan; Villarreal, Jennifer (2002). Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Redmond, WA: Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 63 and 73.
  3. ^ UTAGaming (April 7, 2022). WarioWare Get It Together! - ALL Microgames (Nintendo Classics Enthusiast) (1:09:34). YouTube (English).
  4. ^ WarioWare Get It Together! - ALL Microgames (Nintendo Classics Enthusiast) (1:09:43). YouTube.
  5. ^ 1998. Yoshi Story instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 25.
  6. ^ a b 1998. Yoshi Story instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 59.
  7. ^ Omniwalk FR (March 4, 2019). Walkthrough FR l Yoshi Story l Mode Entraînement. YouTube (French).
  8. ^ 1998. Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64 Issue 4. Nintendo and EMAP France (French). Page 23.
  9. ^ 1998. Yoshi's Story manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 123.
  10. ^ WhiteKhakis (May 19, 2016). 11. (Native 60 FPS DS) Hoo's Wood 2-4 - Super Princess Peach. YouTube (English).