Falling block
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- This article is about the obstacle from Super Mario Land. For other uses, see Falling block (disambiguation).
| Falling block | |
|---|---|
 Falling blocks in the Super Mario Kodansha manga | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) |
Falling blocks[1] are slab-like obstacles in Super Mario Land. They appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a level, but they fall when Mario comes close to them, in a similar fashion to falling spikes. Falling blocks appear only in World 1-3 and World 4-1.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 落ちてくる天井[2] Ochitekuru Tenjō |
Falling Ceiling | |
| Italian | Soffitto cadente[3] | Falling ceiling |
References
- ^ "The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!" – 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 7.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 48.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 48.
| Super Mario Land | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Mario • Princess Daisy |
| Bosses | King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu) |
| Locations | Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom) |
| Levels | World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level |
| Items & vehicles | Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block |
| Enemies & obstacles | Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo |
| Other | Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Main Theme • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack |
