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{{about|the platform that appears in [[New Super Mario Bros.]]|the block originating from [[Super Mario World]] that is also known as a Spinning Block|[[Rotating Block]]}}
{{about|the platform that appears in [[New Super Mario Bros.]]|the block originating from [[Super Mario World]] that is also known as a Spinning Block|[[Rotating Block]]}}
 
[[File:NSMB W2-A 2.png|thumb|A screenshot of a Spin Block in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[File:NSMB W2-A 2.png|thumb|[[Mario]] in the air after using the Spin Block]]
'''Spin Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=2006|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=32|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=78 and 88|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> (also formatted as '''spin blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=22|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> are [[platform]]s that are found only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If they [[jump]] in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. The player can press {{button|Paddown}} while in the air to perform the [[Drill Spin]] and drop more quickly and destroy multiple [[Brick Block|brick]]s in a row. Spin Blocks are also found in the [[New Super Mario Bros.#Mario vs. Luigi|Mario vs. Luigi]] two-player mode. A Spin Block appears only in the ice [[level]], where a [[Big Star]] will sometimes spawn. There are always [[coin]]s hovering above the Spin Block.
'''Spin Blocks'''<ref>''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet, page 17.</ref><ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 32.</ref><ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Pages 78 and 88.</ref> (also formatted as '''spin blocks''')<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Page 22.</ref> are [[platform]]s that are found only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If they [[jump]] in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. This move is similar to what would happen after Mario jumps on a [[Spindrift]] or a [[Fly Guy]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Pressing {{button|Paddown}} while in the air causes the player to perform the [[Drill Spin]], which causes them to drop more quickly and has the ability to destroy multiple [[Brick Block|brick]]s in a row.
 
Spin Blocks are also found in the [[New Super Mario Bros.#Mario vs. Luigi|Mario vs. Luigi]] two-player mode. A Spin Block appears only in the ice [[level]], where a [[Big Star]] will sometimes spawn. There are always [[coin]]s hovering above the Spin Block.
 
Spindrifts were [[list of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content|originally going to appear]] in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but they were replaced by Spin Blocks in the final build.


Spin Blocks were likely replaced by the [[Propeller Mushroom]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.
Spin Blocks were likely replaced by the [[Propeller Mushroom]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スピンブロック<ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/A2DJ/A2DJ_J.pdf ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese instruction booklet], pg. 17</ref>
|Jap=スピンブロック<ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/A2DJ/A2DJ_J.pdf|title={{ruby|New|ニュー}} スーパーマリオブラザーズ (''Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu'') instruction booklet|page=17|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|date=2006}}</ref>
|JapR=Supin Burokku
|JapR=Supin Burokku
|JapM=Spin Block; shared with [[sliding block]]
|JapM=Spin Block; shared with [[sliding block]]
|Fre=Bloc toupie<ref>''New Super Mario Bros.'' European instruction booklet, page 54</ref>
|Fre=Bloc toupie<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=54|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr|date=2006}}</ref>
|FreM=Router Block
|FreM=Router Block
|Ger=Drehblock<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; page 118</ref>
|Ger=Drehblock<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=118}}</ref>
|GerM=Rotation/Rotating Block
|GerM=Rotation/Rotating Block
|Dut=Draaiblokken{{ref needed}}
|Dut=Draaiblokken{{ref needed}}
|Chi=旋转台<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/mariods/action/kyotsu.htm Official Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.'']. Retrieved March 6, 2020.</ref>
|ChiS=旋转台<ref>{{cite|title=神游马力欧DS的动作|url=www.ique.com/games/mariods/action/kyotsu.htm|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiR=Xuánzhuǎn Tái
|ChiSR=Xuánzhuǎn Tái
|ChiM=Spin Platform
|ChiSM=Spin Platform
|Ita=Blocco avvitamento<ref>''New Super Mario Bros.'' European instruction booklet, pag. 82</ref>
|Ita=Blocco avvitamento<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=82|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2006}}</ref>
|ItaM=Spin block
|ItaM=Spin block
}}
}}

Revision as of 12:30, May 27, 2024

This article is about the platform that appears in New Super Mario Bros. For the block originating from Super Mario World that is also known as a Spinning Block, see Rotating Block.
A screenshot of a Spin Block in New Super Mario Bros.

Spin Blocks[1][2][3] (also formatted as spin blocks)[4] are platforms that are found only in New Super Mario Bros. When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If they jump in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. The player can press +Control Pad down while in the air to perform the Drill Spin and drop more quickly and destroy multiple bricks in a row. Spin Blocks are also found in the Mario vs. Luigi two-player mode. A Spin Block appears only in the ice level, where a Big Star will sometimes spawn. There are always coins hovering above the Spin Block.

Spin Blocks were likely replaced by the Propeller Mushroom in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.

Gallery

  • Sprite from New Super Mario Bros.

    Sprite from New Super Mario Bros.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 旋转台[5]
Xuánzhuǎn Tái 		Spin Platform
Dutch Draaiblokken[citation needed] -
French Bloc toupie[7] Router Block
German Drehblock[8] Rotation/Rotating Block
Italian Blocco avvitamento[9] Spin block

Trivia

  • The Spin Block resembles the Countdown Platform from the Yoshi games in its shape and design, being a floating half-sphere with a scale-like platform on top, though the two objects have completely different functions.

References

  1. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 32.
  3. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 78 and 88.
  4. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 22.
  5. ^ 神游马力欧DS的动作. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Nintendo (2006). Newニュー スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  7. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 54.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 118.
  9. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 82.
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