Music Block
- Not to be confused with Note Block, which is sometimes named Music Block.
Music Block | |
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First appearance | Super Mario Maker (2015) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) |
Effect | Play a music note, jump higher, release items. |
Music Blocks are objects that appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are derived from Note Blocks and function identically, while also playing a short musical note when an object lands on it. Visually, they are pinkish instead of white and feature an eighth note (♪) on the sides. A Music Block can be placed by shaking a Note Block in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, or by pressing and holding a Note Block and selecting the Music Block from the context menu, in Super Mario Maker 2.
The pitch of the note that is played depends on the Music Block's height: for example, a Music Block placed one block above the bottom of the level will play a low note, while placing it towards the top of the level will play a high note. In addition to playing different pitches of notes, the instrumentation varies depending on what object lands on the Music Block. For example, Mario's sound is a steel drum, a Super Mushroom's is a chiptune pulse wave, and a Goomba's is a piano. Due to this functionality, users have created levels that drop different objects onto Music Blocks to play customized music.
Sounds
Super Mario Maker
There are a total of 46 possible sounds that can be produced from Music Blocks in the original Super Mario Maker including alternate forms of select objects.
- Mario - Steelpan
- Coin - Sleigh bell
- Super Mushroom/Weird Mushroom - Square wave
- Fire Flower - Piccolo
- Mystery Mushroom - Pipe organ
- Big Mushroom - Shamisen
- Super Star - Celesta
- 1-Up Mushroom - Electric organ
- Shoe Goomba - Accordion (bass clef)
- Stiletto Goomba* - Accordion (treble clef)
- Empty Shoe/Empty Stiletto* - Temple block
- Yoshi - Oboe
- Yoshi's Egg - Cowbell
- Goomba/Galoomba - Piano
- Green Koopa Troopa/Green Shell - Xylophone
- Green unshelled Koopa - Bark
- Red Koopa Troopa/Red Shell - Vibraphone
- Red unshelled Koopa - Meow
- Buzzy Beetle/Buzzy Shell - Detuned bell
- Spike Top - Harpsichord
- Spiny/Spiny Shell - Trumpet
- Piranha Plant/Jumping Piranha Plant - Pizzicato strings
- Fire Piranha Plant - Legato strings
- Muncher - Electric piano (tines)
- Thwomp - Taiko drum
- Monty Mole - Dulcimer
- Rocky Wrench - Acoustic guitar
- Hammer Bro - Electric guitar (lead)
- Sledge Bro - Slap bass
- Unchained Chomp - Electric piano (chorus)
- Chain Chomp's post - Woodblock
- Wiggler/Angry Wiggler - Tubular bells
- Bob-omb - Orchestra hit
- Dry Bones - Flute
- Magikoopa - Chorus
- Bowser* - Electric guitar (bass)
- Bowser's fireball rain (Super Mario World) - Shanai
- Bowser Jr. - Saxophone
- Koopa Clown Car/Fire Koopa Clown Car - Synth chord
- Bill Blaster - Timpani
- Cannon - Timbales drum
- P Switch - Snare drum
- POW Block* - Bass drum
- Trampoline - Cymbal
- Sideways Trampoline - Hi-hat
- Skewer - Gong
* signifies that the instrument is similar to that of another object, although the sound itself is distinguishable.
Super Mario Maker 2
All sounds from Super Mario Maker return in the sequel, and a total of 25 new sounds are present.
Objects exclusive to the Super Mario 3D World style also do not have sounds, as Music Blocks are absent in this game style. Finally, the Super Leaf, Cape Feather, Propeller Mushroom, Power Balloon, Boo, Boo Buddies, and Lava Bubble do not have sounds, despite the fact that they can land on a Music Block if they are attached to a parachute.
- Luigi/Toad/Toadette/Link - Steelpan (shared with Mario)
- 10-Coin/30-Coin/50-Coin - Windchimes
- Master Sword - Synth brass
- Link's Bombs - Chicken cluck
- Superball Flower* - Pipe organ (shared with Mystery Mushroom from Super Mario Maker)
- SMB2 Mushroom/Frog Suit/Super Acorn - Staccato strings
- Rotten Mushroom - Synth bass
- Goombrat/Goombud - Honky-tonk piano
- Spike - Electric bass
- Spike Ball - Tom-tom drum
- Snowball - Tabla
- Dry Bones Shell - Flute (shared with Dry Bones)
- Pokey - Steel guitar
- Snow Pokey - Bagpipe
- Boom Boom - Tuba
- Mechakoopa - Supersaw
- Blasta Mechakoopa - Saw bass
- Zappa Mechakoopa - Trance chord
- Larry - Reverse piano note
- Iggy - White noise buildup
- Wendy - Flying saucer effect
- Lemmy - Female voice saying "hello" (lower octaves), female voice saying "okay" (higher octaves)
- Magical ball - Voice saying "yay"
- Roy - Descending fretted bass
- Morton - Hit with chimes and low rumble
- Ludwig - Gong buildup and crash
- Icicle - Synth bell
* signifies that the instrument is similar to that of another object, although the sound itself is distinguishable.
Gallery
A Music Block in the Super Mario Bros. game style in Super Mario Maker
A Music Block in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style in Super Mario Maker
A Music Block in the Super Mario World game style in Super Mario Maker
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 楽器ブロック[?] Gakki Burokku |
Musical Instrument Block | |
Chinese (simplified) | 乐器砖块[?] Yuèqì Zhuānkuài |
Musical Instrument Block | |
Chinese (traditional) | 樂器磚塊[?] Yuèqì Zhuānkuài |
Musical Instrument Block | |
Dutch | Muziekblok[1] | Music Block | |
French (NOE) | Bloc musical[?] | Musical block | |
German | Musikblock[?] | Music block | |
Italian | Blocco musicale[?] | Music block | |
Korean | 악기블록[?] Akgi Beullok |
Musical Instrument Block | |
Russian | Музыкальный блок[?] Muzykal'nyy blok |
Musical Block | |
Spanish (NOA) | Bloque musical[?] | Musical block |
References
- ^ Nintendo Nederland. (August 26, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Trailer (Wii U). Youtube. Retrieved May 22, 2019.