Hidden Block

This article is about the Hidden Blocks that mainly appear in Mario platformers. For the Hidden Blocks from the Mario Party series, see Hidden Block (Mario Party series).

Hidden Blocks (also called Invisible Blocks) are ? Blocks that are invisible to players unless they hit the blocks, which turns them into Empty Blocks.

History

Super Mario series

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Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

The first Hidden Block, which contained a 1-Up Mushroom, appears after the fourth pipe in World 1-1 in Super Mario Bros.. Similarly, Hidden Blocks with 1-Up Mushrooms in them can be found in each world's first level, so long as the player collected all of the Coins in the previous world's third level. Otherwise, most Hidden Blocks only hold a single Coin.

In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Hidden Blocks are more often placed to make avoiding enemies more difficult. They are also used to provide viable paths or platforms through courses, usually castles. This is also the first game where Hidden Blocks can contain power-ups, as well as the newly introduced Poison Mushroom.

Super Mario Bros. 3

After an absence in Super Mario Bros. 2, Hidden Blocks return in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are often used to lead players to secret areas and items.

Super Mario World

In Super Mario World, Hidden Blocks return. However, certain Hidden Blocks will only be visible and usable when a P Switch is activated.

New Super Mario Bros. series

In the New Super Mario Bros. series, Hidden Blocks return and work as they used to. Some of them may also hold Beanstalks. In particular, a Hidden Block containing a power-up can be found near the big Warp Door leading to the tower and castle bosses.

Super Mario 3D Land

Hidden Blocks make their debut in a 3D Mario platformer in Super Mario 3D Land. In this game, some Hidden Blocks can slightly be seen if the player has the 3D function on.

Super Mario 3D World

In Super Mario 3D World, the locations of Hidden Blocks can be briefly revealed by ground pounding or by touching the screen or blowing into the microphone of the Wii U GamePad. Wide Hidden Blocks also debut in this game, acting like wide ? Blocks.

Super Mario Odyssey

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Hidden Blocks will appear in Super Mario Odyssey. When Mario puts on a Moe-Eye's sunglasses while he is controlling it, he is able to see Hidden Blocks.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Surprise Boxes are invisible Treasure Boxes that contain various items from Frog Coins, Flowers, powerful healing items, and items used in battle. When Mario jumps at a spot where a Surprise Box is, it first reveals itself, and jumping at the revealed Surprise Box allows Mario to collect its contents. There are 39 Surprise Boxes in the game.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

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Watt revealing a Hidden Block in Paper Mario.

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In Paper Mario, the player may come across Hidden Blocks containing coins, healing items, badges, and other items, while some are also used as stepping stones to reach other areas. Such blocks can be found by using Watt's field ability. There are 47 Hidden Blocks in the game; a list of them can be found here.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Hidden Blocks function the same way in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The player can use Ms. Mowz's field ability to find them. There are 15 Hidden Blocks in the game; a list of them can be found here.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Hidden Blocks appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, containing the elusive Hoo Beans. Such blocks are found by jumping around at suspicious platforms or patterns, or in seemingly "empty" dead ends. There are 42 Hidden Blocks in the game; a list of them can be found here.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Hidden Blocks appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story in Peach's Castle Garden, containing the last three Attack Pieces of the Special Attack, Falling Star. They also appear in Toad Town Mall during the Mushroom Ball Derby sidequest, in which case they contain Mushroom Balls. In both cases they turn into empty blocks, but those in Toad Town Mall disappear soon after the player obtains the Mushroom Ball.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

In Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Hidden Blocks were given a sprite for use in Create mode, as a translucent gray ? Block.

Names in other languages

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