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==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', this effect is temporary, and the switches hit are reusable.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the effect of Red Blocks is temporary, and the switches hit are reusable.


===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Red Blocks are instead activated and deactivated by giant ! Switches on the [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]] map. Red Blocks appear only in [[World 3-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-4]] and [[World 3-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-5]], where activating them is required to reach the main [[Goal Pole]] of the former and the [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret Goal Pole]] of the latter. The switch is inaccessible unless the other exits to those [[level]]s are found.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Red Blocks are instead activated and deactivated by giant ! Switches on the [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]] map. Red Blocks appear only in [[World 3-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-4]] and [[World 3-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-5]], where activating them is required to reach the main [[Goal Pole]] of the former and the [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret Goal Pole]] of the latter. The switch is inaccessible unless the other exits to those [[level]]s are found.


===''Super Mario Run''===
===''Super Mario Run''===
In ''Super Mario Run'', Red Blocks work as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They appear prominently in [[Red Block Run]], but they can also be found in other courses, such as [[Switch Ghost House]].
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', Red Blocks work as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They appear prominently in [[Red Block Run]], but they can also be found in other courses, such as [[Switch Ghost House]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:16, August 12, 2024

This article is about the recurring block debuting in New Super Mario Bros. For the block from Wario: Master of Disguise, see Red block (Wario: Master of Disguise). For the red block from Super Mario 64, see Cap Block.
Red Block
Red Block.png
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance Super Mario Run (2016)

Red Blocks (also formatted as red blocks)[1][2] are blocks in the Super Mario series. They start out as Dotted-Line Blocks, but after the player hits a ! Switch, they become solid.

History

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., the effect of Red Blocks is temporary, and the switches hit are reusable.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Red Blocks are instead activated and deactivated by giant ! Switches on the World 3 map. Red Blocks appear only in World 3-4 and World 3-5, where activating them is required to reach the main Goal Pole of the former and the secret Goal Pole of the latter. The switch is inaccessible unless the other exits to those levels are found.

Super Mario Run

In Super Mario Run, Red Blocks work as they did in New Super Mario Bros. They appear prominently in Red Block Run, but they can also be found in other courses, such as Switch Ghost House.

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Blocco rosso[?] Red block

References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 9.
  2. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 67 and 69.