Starting blocks
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Starting blocks | |
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Model from the Super Mario 3D World game style of Super Mario Maker 2 | |
First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) |
Effect | Serves as a platform that disappears upon losing physical contact with the player |
Starting blocks are a set of three pink blocks that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. U, and made further appearances in Super Mario Maker, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are similar in function to the respawn platforms in Mario Bros. and the Super Smash Bros. series.
History
Super Mario series
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Starting blocks first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. U, they appear underneath the player during challenges in which the player cannot touch the ground, disappearing after they jump or fall off. Starting blocks reappear in the game's Nintendo Switch port, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, serving the same function as previously described.
Super Mario Maker series
In all three of the Super Mario Maker games, starting blocks only appear when testing a level in Course Maker and there are no platforms below the player, spawning underneath the player and disappearing when the player jumps or walks off.
Super Smash Bros. series
In both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, starting blocks appear in the beginning of a battle in the stage Super Mario Maker, where they spawn underneath every player and fade out when the match begins.
Gallery
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. game style)