Grab Block

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Grab Block
Artwork of a Grab Block from Super Mario World
Artwork fromSuper Mario World
First appearanceSuper Mario World (1990)
Latest appearanceSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
Variant ofRotating Block
Comparable
Grab Block from Super Mario World

Grab Blocks,[1] also referred to asBlue Blocks,[2] areblocks inSuper Mario World. They resembleRotating Blocks but are dark blue in color. Grab Blocks can be picked up, causing them to start flashing,[3] and kicked away to defeatenemies or reach distantPrize Blocks. A Grab Block breaks a few seconds after being picked up.Yoshi can instantly swallow any activated Grab Block. A minorglitch occurs if the player takes a Grab Block through apipe, causing the block to last indefinitely. Grab Blocks are first seen inYoshi's Island 2.

A similar type of block named theWhite Block was previously introduced inSuper Mario Bros. 3, except it resembles either a white or light-blueBrick Block.New Super Mario Bros. Wii would go on to introduce its own similar type,Ice Block, except it is slippery and does not self-destruct.

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Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English (United Kingdom):
      You can carry and throw these blocks.[4]
    • Other languages:
      • French:
        Vous pouvez tenir ce bloc ou le lancer.[5]
      • German:
        Diesen Block kannst du mitnehmen oder werfen.[6]
      • Italian:
        Questi mattoni li puoi prendere e tirare.[7]
      • Spanish:
        Usa estos bloques para lantarlos contra un objetivo que esté lejos de tu alcance.[8]

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Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseブルブルブロック[9]
Buruburu Burokku		Play on「ブルブル」(buruburu, shivering) and「クルクルブロック」(Kurukuru Burokku,Rotating Block); may also incorporate「ブルー」(burū, blue)
青あおブロック[10]
Ao Burokku		Blue Block
FrenchBloc à empoigner[5]Block to grab
GermanNimm mit-Block[6]Take Me-Block
ItalianBlocco da afferrare[11][12]Grab Block/Block to grab
Mattoni da presa[7]Bricks to grab
PortugueseBloco de Apanhar[13]Catch Block
SpanishBloque arrojadizo[8]Throwable block

References[edit]

  1. ^1991.Super Mario World instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 22.
  2. ^August 1991. NintendoMario Mania Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
  3. ^"When you pick up a Grab Block, it will begin to flash." – Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al. (Winter 2002).Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4.Nintendo of America. Page 13.
  4. ^2002.Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo of Europe. Page 9.
  5. ^abSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet (PDF). French. Page 49.
  6. ^abSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet (PDF). German. Page 29.
  7. ^abSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet (PDF). Italian. Page 109.
  8. ^abSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet (PDF). European Spanish. Page 89.
  9. ^Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
  10. ^November 20, 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). ISBN4-09-259067-9. Page45.
  11. ^Super Mario World instruction booklet.Nintendo (Italian). Page 22.
  12. ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 61.
  13. ^Super Mario World instruction booklet.Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 22.
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