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'''Assist Blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. 2012. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 33.</ref> are golden [[block]]s that appear in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] games ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and, on the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. There are two types of Assist Blocks: one that contains an [[Invincibility Leaf]], and one that contains a [[P-Wing]], each shown with an icon of their respective power-ups. Each block is meant to contain these power-ups which assist the player to reach the end, and they appear near the beginning (or midway) of the stage after losing a certain number of lives in that stage.
'''Assist Blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. 2012. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 33.</ref> are golden [[block]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and, ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. There are two types of Assist Blocks: one that contains an [[Invincibility Leaf]], and one that contains a [[P-Wing]]; these items help the player reach the end of the level, and they appear near the beginning (or midway) of the stage after losing a certain number of lives in that stage.


The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block only appears after [[Mario]] loses five lives in a single stage. Once Mario collects the Invincibility Leaf, he transforms into [[White Tanooki Mario]] (''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'') or [[White Raccoon Mario]] (''New Super Mario Bros. 2'') and becomes invincible for the entire stage. However in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Luigi cannot obtain one unless the player, as [[Mario]], skips a normal world level (for example, by [[Warp Zone]]).
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block only appears after [[Mario]] loses five lives in a single stage. Once Mario collects the Invincibility Leaf, he transforms into [[White Tanooki Mario]] and becomes invincible for the entire stage. However, [[Luigi]] cannot obtain one unless Mario skips a normal world level (for example, by [[Warp Zone]]), as these blocks don't appear in the Special Worlds, and don't return if the level in question is beaten.


In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', the P-Wing Assist Block appears after Mario loses ten lives in a stage. Using the P-Wing takes Mario all the way to the end of the stage, in front of the [[Flagpole]].
Exclusive to ''Super Mario 3D Land'', the P-Wing Assist Block appears after Mario loses ten lives in a stage. Using the P-Wing takes Mario all the way to the end of the stage, in front of the [[Flagpole]].


Assist Blocks don't appear in any level of the Special Worlds in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. If Mario beats a level in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'', the Assist Block will not appear in that level. However, in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', even if Mario beats the level without unlocking the Assist Block, he can still go back into the level and lose lives until it appears.
If an Assist Block appears in a stage, any stars on the current save file will not sparkle (similar to the effect of the [[Super Guide Block]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'').


If any of the Assist Blocks appear in a stage, the player will be unable to have glittering stars on their save file (The same thing applies to the [[Super Guide Block]]s from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''). However, the player can get them back by clearing the stage without using the Assist Block, after which the block will disappear.
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
In ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', only the Invincibility Leaf Assist Block returns.  However, unlike in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', it turns the player into the [[White Raccoon Mario|White Raccoon]] form (rather than the White Tanooki form), it will always appear if five lives are lost in a level (regardless of whether or not the stage in question has been beaten), and it will disappear if any stage with one is cleared without using it (restoring the sparkles on the current save file's stars as well).
 
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block appears once more in ''Super Mario 3D World'', working as it did in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. However, the number of lost lives needed to make it appear is based on the number of players: five for one player, 12 for two, 18 for three, and 24 for four.


==Gallery==
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Revision as of 21:00, November 5, 2016

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Invincibility Leaf
P-Wing
The Invincibility Leaf (left) and P-Wing (right) Assist Blocks from Super Mario 3D Land.

Assist Blocks[1] are golden blocks that appear in Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros. 2 and, Super Mario 3D World. There are two types of Assist Blocks: one that contains an Invincibility Leaf, and one that contains a P-Wing; these items help the player reach the end of the level, and they appear near the beginning (or midway) of the stage after losing a certain number of lives in that stage.

History

Super Mario 3D Land

The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block only appears after Mario loses five lives in a single stage. Once Mario collects the Invincibility Leaf, he transforms into White Tanooki Mario and becomes invincible for the entire stage. However, Luigi cannot obtain one unless Mario skips a normal world level (for example, by Warp Zone), as these blocks don't appear in the Special Worlds, and don't return if the level in question is beaten.

Exclusive to Super Mario 3D Land, the P-Wing Assist Block appears after Mario loses ten lives in a stage. Using the P-Wing takes Mario all the way to the end of the stage, in front of the Flagpole.

If an Assist Block appears in a stage, any stars on the current save file will not sparkle (similar to the effect of the Super Guide Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii).

New Super Mario Bros. 2

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, only the Invincibility Leaf Assist Block returns. However, unlike in Super Mario 3D Land, it turns the player into the White Raccoon form (rather than the White Tanooki form), it will always appear if five lives are lost in a level (regardless of whether or not the stage in question has been beaten), and it will disappear if any stage with one is cleared without using it (restoring the sparkles on the current save file's stars as well).

Super Mario 3D World

The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block appears once more in Super Mario 3D World, working as it did in Super Mario 3D Land. However, the number of lost lives needed to make it appear is based on the number of players: five for one player, 12 for two, 18 for three, and 24 for four.

Gallery

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References

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. 2012. New Super Mario Bros. 2 Prima Official Game Guide. Page 33.

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