Crazed Crate
A Crazed Crate[1][2] is a block found in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
A Crazed Crate is a beige box, similar in appearance to a standard Block, with the same worried face on each side of it. If Mario grabs a Crazed Crate, the box bounces around three times in the direction Mario is facing, with the plumber holding on. The jumps get progressively higher. After the last jump, the crate explodes and five Coins appear. Crazed Crates can also bounce off of walls, which will not count as one of the three bounces. Crazed Crates appear in Big Boo's Haunt, Lethal Lava Land, Shifting Sand Land, and Tall, Tall Mountain. In all levels listed, only one appears, except for Shifting Sand Land, where there are two. In Super Mario 64 DS, they appear to have sclerae.
Many Crazed Crates (named Whomp Blocks in English) also appear in a Mario Party minigame called Box Mountain Mayhem where the player has to break all of the Blocks to get Coins; however, if they hit a Crazed Crate, the player does not get a Coin and is moved away from the blocks.
Some Crazed Crates appear as decoration on the Mario Party 2 board, Bowser Land.
Gallery
The Model from Super Mario 64
- Crazedcratesm64ds.png
and from Super Mario 64 DS
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | バッタブロック[3][4] Batta burokku |
Grasshopper Block | |
German | Verrückte Kiste[?] | Crazy Box | |
Italian | Cassa Pazza[?] | Crazy Crate |
References
- ^ "Grabbing a Crazed Crate in a course like Lethal Lava Land would seem to be an insane thing to do, given that there's a good chance the crate will take you for a wild ride out into the lava." - Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, page 63.
- ^ "Be careful when you grab the Crazed Crate at the beginning of the course. It can take you out into the quicksand if you grab it from the wrong angle." - Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, page 69.
- ^ Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide)
- ^ Japanese Mario Party gameplay