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(There are three Japanese names, with the English ones specific to two out of four games. I'm not sure how to present this information in a way that doesn't look off.)
(The 3D World Prima guide refers to the large ones as "Mega ? Blocks" on page 150 and "large ? Blocks" on page 213.)
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==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
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[[File:Platform Block.png|thumb|Mario hitting a face block in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[File:Platform Block.png|thumb|Mario hitting a face block in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
Face blocks are introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', starting out as a single block with a face on it. Up to four blocks can be stacked, and they can also be used to enter horizontal pipes or block enemy attacks. After a while, they will revert back into a single block.
Face blocks are introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', starting out as a single block with a face on it. Up to four blocks can be stacked, and they can also be used to enter horizontal pipes or block enemy attacks. After a while, they will revert back into a single block.
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===''Super Mario 3D World''===
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
There are certain [[? Block]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' that act as face blocks, which produce Empty Blocks. In [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]] and [[Super Block Land]], there are larger versions of them. They can also be activated by tapping on the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]].
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There are certain [[? Block]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' that act as face blocks, which produce Empty Blocks. In [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]] and [[Super Block Land]], there are [[Giant ? Block|large]] versions of them called '''Mega ? Blocks'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' Prima Official Game Guide, page 150.</ref>. They can also be activated by tapping on the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]].
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{{foreign names
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|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 119.</ref><br>''Nobichidimi Burokku''<br>ビックリボックス<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 186.</ref><br>''Bikkuri Bokkusu''<br>伸びるブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 233.</ref><br>''Nobiru Burokku''
|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 119.</ref><br>''Nobichidimi Burokku''<br>ビックリボックス<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 186.</ref><br>''Bikkuri Bokkusu''<br>伸びるブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 233.</ref><br>''Nobiru Burokku''
|JapM=[[Stretch Block]] (''New Super Mario Bros.'')<br><br>Surprise Box (''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br><br>Expand Block (''Super Mario 3D World'')
|JapM=[[Stretch Block]] (''New Super Mario Bros.'')<br><br>Surprise Box (''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br><br>Expanding Block (''Super Mario 3D World'')
|Spa=Bloque Amarillo{{ref needed}}
|Spa=Bloque Amarillo{{ref needed}}
|SpaM=Yellow Block
|SpaM=Yellow Block

Revision as of 12:54, May 17, 2019

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Not to be confused with Face Block.

Template:Item-infobox Face blocks[1] (or face Blocks[2]) are objects that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Each time Mario hits the block, another block pops out of the previous one. By hitting it multiple times, Mario can use the series of blocks to reach higher platforms. However, if Mario takes too long, the blocks will collapse back to normal.

History

New Super Mario Bros.

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Mario hitting a Platform Block in World 5-1.
Mario hitting a face block in New Super Mario Bros.

Face blocks are introduced in New Super Mario Bros., starting out as a single block with a face on it. Up to four blocks can be stacked, and they can also be used to enter horizontal pipes or block enemy attacks. After a while, they will revert back into a single block.

Super Mario 3D Land

Mario creating face blocks in Super Mario 3D Land

The blocks return in Super Mario 3D Land, where the main block is an ! Block. It can conjure more or less than four blocks. The blocks do not always go straight up, they go in some paths as well. The face blocks even have the same design, and the ! Block is sometimes the size of regular blocks or sometimes bigger.

Super Mario 3D World

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There are certain ? Blocks in Super Mario 3D World that act as face blocks, which produce Empty Blocks. In Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade and Super Block Land, there are large versions of them called Mega ? Blocks[3]. They can also be activated by tapping on the Wii U GamePad.

Super Mario Maker 2

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This notice should be removed after a month has passed since the game was first released.

A ! Block in Super Mario Maker 2
A ! Block in Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario 3D World style

In Super Mario Maker 2, giant, yellow ! Blocks that act as face blocks appear as course elements. When hit multiple times, they produce giant Empty Blocks.[4]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Dutch !-blok[5] ! block
Spanish Bloque Amarillo[citation needed] Yellow Block

References

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 11.
  2. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 164.
  3. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide, page 150.
  4. ^ Nintendo. (February 13, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved on February 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Nintendo Nederland. (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019. YouTube. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section, page 119.
  7. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section, page 186.
  8. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section, page 233.