List of ? Blocks in Paper Mario
- This article is about the visible ? Blocks from Paper Mario. For the hidden ones from same game, see List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario.
This is a list of ? Blocks from Paper Mario. There are 107 visible ? Blocks in the game. They contain mostly single coins or items, with occasional Badge. Some of them are also disguised as Brick Blocks and contain maximum of 10 coins.
Mario's House, Princess Peach's Castle, Shooting Star Summit, Koopa Village, Dry Dry Outpost, Windy Mill, Yoshi's Village, Shiver City, Shiver Snowfield, Starborn Valley, Star Way and Star Haven are the only locations without any visible ? Block.
Prologue | Goomba Village • Goomba Road |
Chapter 1 | Pleasant Path • Koopa Bros. Fortress • Toad Town • Toad Town Tunnels |
Chapter 2 | Mt. Rugged • Dry Dry Desert • Dry Dry Ruins • Toad Town Tunnels |
Chapter 3 | Forever Forest • Boo's Mansion • Gusty Gulch • Tubba Blubba's Castle |
Chapter 4 | Shy Guy's Toy Box |
Chapter 5 | Jade Jungle • Mt. Lavalava |
Chapter 6 | Flower Fields • Toad Town Tunnels |
Chapter 7 | Shiver Mountain • Crystal Palace |
Chapter 8 | Bowser's Castle |
? Block locations
PrologueA PLEA FROM THE STARS | |||
Goomba Village | 10 Coins |
At Jr. Troopa's playground, near the tree with Goombaria's Dolly. | |
Goomba Village | Coin |
Near the entrance to Jr. Troopa's playground. | |
Goomba Road | Coin (both blocks) |
In the middle of the first scene. | |
Goomba Road | Close Call |
In the red badge block on the second part of the path. | |
Goomba Road | Super Shroom |
To the south of the opening after Goomba King's Fortress, there is a brick which will reveal a ? Block after being hit. | |
Goomba Road | Sleepy Sheep |
Near the descending stairs between Goomba King's Fortress and Toad Town. | |
Chapter 1STORMING KOOPA BROS. FORTRESS | |||
Pleasant Path | Coin, Dizzy Attack |
In the middle of the first scene. | |
Pleasant Path | Fright Jar |
In the rightmost block at the first scene. | |
Pleasant Path | POW Block |
At the start of the second scene. | |
Pleasant Path | 10 Coins |
At the end of the second scene. | |
Pleasant Path | Attack FX B |
Smashing the blocks near the entrance of Koopa Village in the order "left, right, middle" will reveal a red ? Badge block. | |
Koopa Bros. Fortress | EMPTY/TRAP | Required to progress, found at the top of the room accessed by a second locked door. | |
Koopa Bros. Fortress | Maple Syrup |
At the Bullet Bill dodging scene, at the southwestern corner. | |
Toad Town | 10 Coins |
After gaining access to the rest of Toad Town, this block is found floating above wooden crates in the port. | |
Toad Town Tunnels | 10 Coins |
Third brick block in the row of brick blocks found at the room right of the tunnels entrance. | |
Chapter 2THE MYSTERY OF DRY, DRY RUINS | |||
Mt. Rugged | Sleepy Sheep |
At the southeastern corner of the second scene. | |
Mt. Rugged | Mushroom |
Near the start of the scene to the north of the second scene, accessible after sliding the slope in the third scene. | |
Mt. Rugged | Coin |
After using the trampoline in the same scene, found on the left. | |
Mt. Rugged | Honey Syrup |
After using the trampoline in the same scene, found after going to the right, guarded by a Cleft. | |
Dry Dry Desert | Fright Jar, Coin |
In the scene three scenes north of the entrance. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10 Coins |
In the scene six scenes east of the previous one, left of the tree. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10x Coin, 10 Coins, Honey Syrup |
In the scene two scenes west and one south of the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Desert | Mushroom, Super Shroom, Ultra Shroom |
In the scene four scenes west and one south of the previous one. Here, Mario must hammer the empty ? block to make others appear. One hit spawns a block to the left with a Mushroom, ten hits spawn a block to the right with a Super Shroom and one hundred hits spawns a block in the midle with a Ultra Shroom. | |
Dry Dry Desert | Coin, Coin, Fire Flower, Coin, Coin |
In the scene two scenes east from the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10 Coins (both blocks) |
In the scene three scenes east from the previous one, two brick blocks closest to the northern exit. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10 Coins |
In the scene five scenes west and two south from the previous one, the middle brick block. | |
Dry Dry Desert | Coin |
In the scene three scenes east from the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Desert | Coin |
In the scene three scenes east from the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10 Coins |
In the scene four scenes west and one south from the previous one, the brick block closest to the northern exit. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10 Coins |
In the scene three scenes east from the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Desert | Coin |
In the scene one west and one south from the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Desert | 10 Coins (all six blocks) |
In the scene two east from the previous one. | |
Dry Dry Ruins | EMPTY/TRAP | Required to progress, found at the end of the room with Ancient Artifact. | |
Toad Town Tunnels | Coin, Snowman Doll, Coin |
In the room west of the entrance but before the pipe leading to the new area. | |
Chapter 3THE "INVINCIBLE" TUBBA BLUBBA | |||
Forever Forest | HP Plus |
In the middle of a clearing found on a detour from the fifth area. | |
Forever Forest | FP Plus |
In the middle of a clearing found on a detour from the seventh area. | |
Boo's Mansion | Volt Shroom |
Outside the mansion, in front of the gate. | |
Gusty Gulch | Coin |
In the scene with a Save Block, found in the house right of the Save Block. | |
Gusty Gulch | Coin |
At the start of the scene one scene to the east of the Boo's area. | |
Gusty Gulch | Coin, Repel Gel |
In the middle of the same scene. | |
Gusty Gulch | 10x Super Shroom, 10 Coins, Coin |
At the end of the scene before the scene with Tubba Blubba's Castle entrance. | |
Tubba Blubba's Castle | Maple Syrup |
By the stairs that lead to the third floor. | |
Chapter 4TRIALS IN THE TOY BOX | |||
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin |
At the end of the scene one scene east of the blue station. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin |
Left of the wall in the very east of the Blue Station area. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin, Thunder Bolt |
In the same scene, on the opposite side of the wall. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin |
In the scene east of the Pink Station area, found above the walkway with looping Shy Guys. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin |
In the scene west of the Pink Station area, found above the flower boxes. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin (both blocks) |
In the next scene, found in the northwestern corner. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | 10x Coin, 10 Coins, Coin |
In the previous scene, found on the northern side of the tracks. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | 10 Coins |
In the scene east of the Green Station area, found above the moving pink platform near the end of the area. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | 10 Coins |
In the scene west of the Red Station area, found above the ferris wheel. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Coin (both blocks) |
In the same scene, in the lower part of the scene left of the ferris wheel. | |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | Sleepy Sheep |
In the northwestern corner of the scene to the east of the Red Station area. | |
Chapter 5HOT, HOT TIMES ON LAVALAVA ISLAND | |||
Jade Jungle | Power Quake |
In the scene with jungle entrance to the Yoshi Village, found on an island at the center. | |
Mt. Lavalava | Coin (all four blocks) |
On the top of the third scene, under the first zipline. | |
Mt. Lavalava | Super Shroom, Maple Syrup |
In the scene above the Lava Piranha scene. | |
Chapter 6DARK DAYS IN FLOWER FIELDS | |||
Flower Fields | Dizzy Dial |
In the second scene on the southeastern road. | |
Flower Fields | 10 Coins |
In the center of the Hedge Maze found on the western road. Accessed by going right from the last pipe in the maze. | |
Toad Town Tunnels | Coin |
Beneath the entrance room, there is a pipe by the path to the right that eventually leads to the Ultra Boots. In the first room down the pipe, found near the exit. | |
Toad Town Tunnels | Coin (both blocks) |
In the next room, found between the brick blocks. They are high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required. | |
Toad Town Tunnels | Shooting Star |
Beneath the entrance room, in the northwestern corner and high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required. | |
Toad Town Tunnels | Coin |
In the area two screens east of the blue Warp Pipe to Yoshi's Village is a gap between two high platforms, with a doorway leading to Shiver City in the east. Found touching the western platform, high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required. | |
Chapter 7A STAR SPIRIT ON ICE | |||
Shiver Mountain | Mega Jump |
On the second floor in the fourth scene. | |
Crystal Palace | 10 Coins (both blocks) |
In the second room after going through the blue locked door. | |
Crystal Palace | Super Shroom |
Near the door in the room to the north of the first room. | |
Crystal Palace | Maple Syrup |
Near the door in the big Albino Dino statue room. It is high in the air, so Ultra Boots are required. | |
Chapter 8A STAR-POWERED SHOWDOWN! | |||
Bowser's Castle | Life Shroom |
On a platform in the lava area next to the front door scene. | |
Bowser's Castle | Deep Focus |
On a platform in the lava area, near the entrance. | |
Bowser's Castle | POW Block |
At the end of the north fork road in the first grotto scene. | |
Bowser's Castle | Shooting Star |
At the end of the north fork road in the second grotto scene. | |
Bowser's Castle | Super Shroom |
In the middle of the first Dry Bones room. | |
Bowser's Castle | Super Shroom, Maple Syrup |
Found outside after the quiz room near the door. | |
Bowser's Castle | Super Shroom |
In the same scene, found after going to the right. |
? Block count
This chart shows the number of ? Blocks for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can visit them.
Location | Count |
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Goomba Village | 2 |
Goomba Road | 5 |
Pleasant Path | 6 |
Koopa Bros. Fortress | 2 |
Toad Town | 1 |
Toad Town Tunnels | 9 |
Mt. Rugged | 4 |
Dry Dry Desert | 28 |
Dry Dry Ruins | 1 |
Forever Forest | 2 |
Boo's Mansion | 1 |
Gusty Gulch | 7 |
Tubba Blubba's Castle | 1 |
Shy Guy's Toy Box | 16 |
Jade Jungle | 1 |
Mt. Lavalava | 6 |
Flower Fields | 2 |
Shiver Mountain | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 4 |
Bowser's Castle | 8 |
Total | 107 |