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SMW2 Egg Block flashing.gif|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Egg Block flashing.gif|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
YS Egg Block Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YS Egg Block Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Story Egg Block green.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Story Egg Block red.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block yellow.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block blue.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block pink.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block light blue.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block black.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
Story Egg Block white.png|''Yoshi's Story'' (international)
YNI Egg Block.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YNI Egg Block.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YoshiandCookies.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
YoshiandCookies.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''

Revision as of 16:39, December 11, 2022

Egg Blocks
Three kinds of Egg Blocks
“Hit the bottom of the Egg Block to get all the eggs Yoshi can carry.”
Message Block, Yoshi's Story

Egg Blocks, also called Egg Boxes,[1] are blocks in the Yoshi franchise that dispense Yoshi's Eggs for Yoshis to throw.

History

Yoshi franchise

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A Yoshi throwing an egg near an Egg Block in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

The spots on Egg Blocks are commonly green, but in Yoshi's Story, they are the color of the current Yoshi (in the Japanese version, the color is always green). When a Yoshi hits an Egg Block from the bottom, a Yoshi's egg is dispensed, provided he has space to carry more eggs. If the Yoshi is already holding six eggs, no more eggs are dispensed. Aside from green-spotted Egg Blocks, in the Yoshi's Island series, there are also Yellow, Red, and Flashing Egg Blocks, which, when hit, turn into a single Yellow Egg, Red Egg, or Flashing Egg, respectively.

In Yoshi's New Island, two new Egg Block varieties are introduced. One of them releases Mega Eggdozers, while the other one releases Metal Eggdozers. Both of them are four times bigger than a normal Egg Block (looking like green Expansion Blocks). The earlier variety is white, while the latter is black.

In Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Egg Blocks are replaced by similarly designed objects known as Yarn Baskets, matching the game's aesthetics. Instead of Yoshi eggs, they release yarn balls, the game's equivalent to Yoshi eggs. Occasionally, they release bigger yarn balls for the Yoshis to use. Yarn Baskets can be hit from the bottom to release one yarn ball at a time or hit with a yarn ball from any side to release multiple at once.

In most games, hitting an Egg Block from a certain side pushes eggs out in the opposite direction. However, in Yoshi's Crafted World, the direction in which eggs are dispensed depends on the direction that Yoshi is facing. These blocks additionally can be stood upon.

Super Mario series

Although Egg Blocks do not appear in Super Mario 64 DS, if Yoshi swallows a Crate, the egg he creates will be in the shape of a cube, just like Egg Blocks. In a secret level in Pinna Park in Super Mario Sunshine, there are four colored Yoshi Egg Blocks, colored magenta, green, blue, and black.

Sonic Lost World

In the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World, Egg Blocks appear in the DLC stage "Yoshi's Island Zone," where Sonic must save Yoshis inside Yoshi eggs and bring them to the goal at the end of the level. Only three Yoshi eggs come out regardless of how many eggs are currently following Sonic.

Profiles

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

  • Instruction Manual description: Bump it from below or shoot it with a yarn ball to make yarn balls come flying out.
    • You can hold up to six yarn balls.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマゴブロック[?]
Tamago Burokku
Egg Block
French (NOA) Bloc Oeuf[?] Egg Block
Italian Blocco uovo[?] Egg Block
Russian Яйцеблок[?]
Yaytseblok
Egg Block

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Prima Bath. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 103, 105, 111, 113, 115, 116.