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'''Face blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> (or '''face Blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=164|publisher=Prima Games|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are a series of platforming [[block]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They start out as a single [[block]] with a face on it. Each time [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hits the block, another face block pops out above the previous one, creating up to four face blocks piled on one another. This can help Mario or Luigi reach higher platforms, enter horizontal [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], or block enemies. However, if Mario or Luigi takes too long, the blocks will collapse back into a single face block. | '''Face blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> (or '''face Blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=164|publisher=Prima Games|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are a series of platforming [[block]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They start out as a single [[block]] with a face on it. Each time [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hits the block, another face block pops out above the previous one, creating up to four face blocks piled on one another. This can help Mario or Luigi reach higher platforms, enter horizontal [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], or block enemies. However, if Mario or Luigi takes too long, the blocks will collapse back into a single face block. |
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Face block | |||
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![]() Sprite of an extended face block from New Super Mario Bros. | |||
First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
Effect | Expands into a series of blocks when hit | ||
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Face blocks[1] (or face Blocks)[2] are a series of platforming blocks in the Super Mario series that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. They start out as a single block with a face on it. Each time Mario or Luigi hits the block, another face block pops out above the previous one, creating up to four face blocks piled on one another. This can help Mario or Luigi reach higher platforms, enter horizontal pipes, or block enemies. However, if Mario or Luigi takes too long, the blocks will collapse back into a single face block.
History
New Super Mario Bros.
In New Super Mario Bros., these blocks first appear as a single faced block. Each time Mario or Luigi hits the block, another face block pops out above the previous one, creating up to four face blocks piled on one another. This can help Mario or Luigi reach higher platforms, enter horizontal pipes, or block enemies. However, if Mario or Luigi takes too long, the blocks will collapse back into a single face block.
Super Mario 3D Land
Face blocks return in Super Mario 3D Land, where they are spawned from red ! Blocks. They have the same design, are often spawned in different paths, and allow Mario or Luigi to access out-of-reach locations and collectibles, though they appear for only a period of time before they disappear.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
The same blocks appear in Super Mario 3D World and its port, but they resemble Empty Blocks and lack faces in this game. The struck block in most appearances resembles a Mega ? Block and their dimensions are the same as the face blocks from Super Mario 3D Land. The only exception is the one in Double Cherry Pass, which resembles and is the same size as a normal ? Block.
The larger blocks are encountered in Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade and Super Block Land. Hitting the block makes several rows of blocks extend out of it, allowing the player character to reach otherwise unreachable areas. In the Prima Games guidebook, this is referred to as a ? Block tower.[3] In the port's Bowser's Fury mode, these blocks are used to scale Clawswipe Colosseum after defeating Cat Cat Boom Boom and Cat Pom Pom once.
Gallery
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 伸び縮みブロック[4] Nobichijimi Burokku |
Stretch Block | New Super Mario Bros. |
伸びるブロック[5] Nobiru Burokku |
Super Mario 3D World | ||
ビックリブロックス[6] Bikkuri Burokkusu |
Surprise Blocks; compare with ! Block | Super Mario 3D Land | |
Italian | Blocco fisarmonica[7] | Stretch Block | New Super Mario Bros. |
Cassa ![8] | ! Crate | Super Mario 3D Land | |
Spanish | Bloque Amarillo[?] | Yellow Block |
References
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 11.
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 164.
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (2013). Super Mario 3D World: PRIMA Official Game Guide (eGuide). Roseville: Prima Games. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros." in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 119.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 233.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 186.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 119.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 186.