Dotted-Line Block
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Transparent boxes similar to Dotted-Line Blocks appear in Super Mario 64 and its remake Super Mario 64 DS, where they turn solid and are able to be used after hitting the ! or ? Switches in the Tower of the Wing Cap in both versions, and in the N64 version only, Vanish Cap Under the Moat and Cavern of the Metal Cap.
In Super Mario Maker 2, they can be triggered by ON/OFF Switches, with only the red blocks becoming solid when they are on, and only the blue blocks becoming solid when they are off. In the Super Mario Bros. 3 style, they are depicted having a smiling face, while every other style depicts them as faceless blocks. As of the version 2.0 update, P Blocks also appear as an outline like Dotted-Line Blocks while inactive. Although previously not available in the Super Mario 3D World style, Dotted-Line Blocks were added in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020.
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Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style)
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 点線ブロック[3] Tensen Burokku 透明ブロック[4] Tōmei Burokku |
Dotted-Line Block Transparent Block (Super Mario 64) |
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Chinese | 虚线砖块 (Simplified) 虛線磚塊 (Traditional)[?] Xūxiàn Zhuānkuài |
Dotted-Line Block | |
Dutch | Stippellijnblok[?] | Dotted Line Block | |
German | Umriss-Block[?] | Outline Block | |
Italian | Blocco Tratteggiato[?] | Dotted Block | |
Portuguese | Bloco Pontilhado[?] | Dotted Block | |
Russian | Пунктирный блок[?] Punktirnyy blok |
Dotted Block | |
Spanish (NOA) | Bloque de puntos[?] | ? |
References
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet, page 49.
- ^ Super Mario World English instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
- ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ Super Mario World French instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe French Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, page 12
- Blocks
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 Objects
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii Objects
- Super Mario 64 Objects
- Super Mario 64 DS Objects
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Objects
- Super Mario Maker 2 Objects
- Super Mario Run Objects
- Super Mario World Objects
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Objects
- Yoshi's Island DS Objects
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Yoshi's New Island Objects
- Yoshi's Woolly World Objects