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[[File:SMW2 KoopaPara.png|thumb|Yoshi standing on '''Falling Rocks'''.]]
{{image|more=yes|Sliding Block-type and ''Yoshi's New Island'' appearance}}
'''Falling Rocks''' are platforms in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. When stood upon by [[Yoshi]], they fall down into the ground, or off the screen. They shake when Yoshi stands on one, indicating that they will fall. They appear in a few levels, but mostly in the level [[Visit Koopa and Para-Koopa]].
[[File:SMW2 KoopaPara.png|thumb|Screenshot of falling stone blocks in ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'']]
'''Cascading Stones''',<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=201|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> also described as '''falling stone blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=en|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=38}}</ref> or '''falling blocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=November 6, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=85|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref> are [[platform]]s of various shapes and sizes found in platform games of the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'']] franchise. When stood upon by the player character, they fall down into the ground or off the screen.


The rocks make a reappearance in the sequel to ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They have the same effect as in the previous game, and they appear mainly in Level 4-1, [[Rock 'n' Fall]].
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
Falling stone blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They initially stand in mid-air, but if a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] steps on one, it shakes and starts descending continuously. Depending on their positioning, they may either drop down into an abyss or crash onto ground and come to a stop. Yoshi loses a life if he is caught between a stone block and a platform. Falling stone blocks appear in [[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]], [[Lakitu's Wall]], and [[Shifting Platforms Ahead]]; in ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', they additionally appear in [[Exercise in the Skies]]. The course Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa features a vertically-scrolling section with stone blocks that drop by themselves for above, requiring the Yoshi to navigate them and stay on top of the continually rising tower of blocks in order to progress.


==Names in Other Languages==
===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
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In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the typical Cascading Stones mainly appear in [[Rock 'n' Fall]], though other behaviors appear elsewhere; some fall only when terrain under them is destroyed with an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], while others stand on solid ground and can be raised with a switch. A type known as '''Sliding Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=171|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> appears in [[Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave]] and [[Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone]].
|Jap=おちるゆか<br/>''Ochiru Yuka''
 
|JapM=Dropping Floor
===''Yoshi's New Island''===
Cascading Stones reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' as a feature of [[Koopa Canyon]], where their falling behavior was slightly altered, as they shake before abruptly falling instead of a more gradual descent. Similar terrain appears in [[Crumble Rock Rumble]].
 
===''Yoshi's Woolly World''===
[[File:YWW Cascading Stone.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Cascading Stones are made out of yarn, and they appear in [[Lakitu Peekaboo]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=おちるゆか
|JapR=Ochiru Yuka
|JapM=Falling Floor
|JapN=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|Jap2=ゴゴゴいわ
|Jap2R=Gogogo Iwa
|Jap2M=Rumbling Rock;「ゴゴゴ」(''gogogo'') is an onomatopoeic term for a rumbling or whirring object
|Jap2N=''Yoshi's Island DS''
|Jap3={{ruby|落下|らっか}}ブロック
|Jap3R=Rakka Burokku
|Jap3M=Drop Block; shared with [[Drop Block|an object]] from ''[[Wario World]]''
|Jap3N=''Yoshi's New Island''
|Jap3C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2013|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island'')|page=70}}</ref>
|Ita=Roccia instabile
|ItaM=Unstable rock; shared with [[Wobble Rock]]
|ItaN=''Yoshi's Island DS''
|Ita2=Roccione discendente
|Ita2M=Descending big rock
|Ita2N=''Yoshi's New Island''
}}
}}
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[[Category: Traps and Obstacles]]
==Trivia==
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]
*During development of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', the stone was dubbed「テトリスブロック」(''Tetorisu Burokku'', [[Tetris]] Block).<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys romX 0#World 2|Proto:''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''/ys romX 0 § World 2]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}</ref>
 
==References==
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[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World objects]]

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Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa
Screenshot of falling stone blocks in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Cascading Stones,[1] also described as falling stone blocks[2] or falling blocks,[3] are platforms of various shapes and sizes found in platform games of the Yoshi franchise. When stood upon by the player character, they fall down into the ground or off the screen.

History[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Falling stone blocks first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They initially stand in mid-air, but if a Yoshi steps on one, it shakes and starts descending continuously. Depending on their positioning, they may either drop down into an abyss or crash onto ground and come to a stop. Yoshi loses a life if he is caught between a stone block and a platform. Falling stone blocks appear in Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa, Lakitu's Wall, and Shifting Platforms Ahead; in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, they additionally appear in Exercise in the Skies. The course Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa features a vertically-scrolling section with stone blocks that drop by themselves for above, requiring the Yoshi to navigate them and stay on top of the continually rising tower of blocks in order to progress.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

In Yoshi's Island DS, the typical Cascading Stones mainly appear in Rock 'n' Fall, though other behaviors appear elsewhere; some fall only when terrain under them is destroyed with an egg, while others stand on solid ground and can be raised with a switch. A type known as Sliding Blocks[4] appears in Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave and Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Cascading Stones reappear in Yoshi's New Island as a feature of Koopa Canyon, where their falling behavior was slightly altered, as they shake before abruptly falling instead of a more gradual descent. Similar terrain appears in Crumble Rock Rumble.

Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

A Cascading Stone in Lakitu Peekaboo.
Screenshot from Yoshi's Woolly World

In Yoshi's Woolly World, Cascading Stones are made out of yarn, and they appear in Lakitu Peekaboo.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おちるゆか[?]
Ochiru Yuka
Falling Floor Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
ゴゴゴいわ[?]
Gogogo Iwa
Rumbling Rock;「ゴゴゴ」(gogogo) is an onomatopoeic term for a rumbling or whirring object Yoshi's Island DS
落下らっかブロック[5]
Rakka Burokku
Drop Block; shared with an object from Wario World Yoshi's New Island
Italian Roccia instabile[?] Unstable rock; shared with Wobble Rock Yoshi's Island DS
Roccione discendente[?] Descending big rock Yoshi's New Island

Trivia[edit]

  • During development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the stone was dubbed「テトリスブロック」(Tetorisu Burokku, Tetris Block).[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 201.
  2. ^ Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 38.
  3. ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 85.
  4. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 171.
  5. ^ 2013. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 70.
  6. ^ TCRF. Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys romX 0 § World 2. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved December 11, 2021.