White Block
- This article is about the grabbable block from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the special platform from the same game, see Semisolid Platform § Super Mario Bros. 3.
White Block | |
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![]() Mario holding a flashing White Block | |
First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) |
- “The White Block contains magic powers that will enable you to defeat your enemies.”
- —Letter from Princess Toadstool, Super Mario Bros. 3
White Blocks, also referred to as Ice Blocks[1][2][3] or blue blocks,[4] are white or light-blue blocks resembling Brick Blocks that appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its reissue, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They first appear in World 3-3, and they appear occasionally through the rest of the game, more commonly in levels of Ice Land. White Blocks can be picked up and carried around by Mario or Luigi, disappearing after a few seconds. Once grabbed, a White Block begins to flash colors, and it can be kicked away to defeat enemies or reach distant ? Blocks. White Blocks can also be picked up by a Buster Beetle, which will throw one at high speeds towards the player. White Blocks are implied by some sources to be icy; however, unlike standard Ice Blocks, they are not slippery when used as platforms. In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, kicked White Blocks can bounce back from flippers and damage the player.
A similar type of block known as a Grab Block appears in Super Mario World. Grab Blocks can be picked up, carried, and thrown by players as well, but they resemble dark-blue Rotating Blocks instead. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a type of Ice Block has the same role as both, though it is slippery and does not self-destruct.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork of a Buster Beetle carrying a White Block
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | しろいぶろっく / Shiroi Burokku |
White Block | |
アイスブロック[6] Aisu Burokku |
Ice Block | ||
French | bloc blanc[?] | white block | |
German | weiße Block[?] | White block | |
Italian | Blocco Bianco[?] | White Block | |
Blocco di ghiaccio[7] | Ice Block |
References[edit]
- ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
- ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33, 35, 38.
- ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 12.
- ^ "ICE AND BLUE BRICK BLOCKS Ice and blue brick blocks interest Mario because they both occur infrequently and have separate properties. Throw blue blocks at enemies, and thaw ice blocks with Fire Flower firings—just don’t drop onto something nasty when you’re melting them!" – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 12.
- ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 231.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 section. Shogakukan. ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 40.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 40.