Red Block

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This article is about the recurring block debuting inNew Super Mario Bros. For the block fromWario: Master of Disguise, seeRed block (Wario: Master of Disguise). For the red block fromSuper Mario 64, seeCap Block.

Not to be confused withred-and-yellow block.

Red Block

First appearance	New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Run (2016)

Red Blocks (also formatted asred blocks)^[1]^[2] areblocks in theSuper Mario series. They start out asDotted-Line Blocks, but after the player hits a! Switch, they become solid.

History[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

InNew Super Mario Bros., the effect of hitting a switch to make Red Blocks solid is temporary, and the switches hit are reusable.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, Red Blocks are instead activated and deactivated by giant ! Switches on theWorld 3 map. Red Blocks appear only inWorld 3-4 andWorld 3-5, where activating them helps the player reach the mainGoal Pole of the former and thesecret Goal Pole of the latter. The switch is inaccessible unless the other exits to thoselevels are found.

Super Mario Run[edit]

InSuper Mario Run, Red Blocks work as they do inNew Super Mario Bros. They appear prominently inRed Block Run, but they can also be found in other courses, such asSwitch Ghost House.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Italian	Blocco rosso^[?]	Red block

References[edit]

^Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006).New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (English). ISBN1-59812-009-3. Page 9.
^Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 67 and 69.

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Carryable blocks	Crate •Crazed Crate •Glow Block •Grab Block •Ice Block •Mushroom Block •Propeller Block •Stone •White Block
Color Blocks	Bomb Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis) •Fire Block •Magnetic Block •Pink Block
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Power-ups	Cannon Box •Coin Box •Gold Block •Light Box •Propeller Box •Unfurl Block
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[Edit] New Super Mario Bros.
Playable characters		Mario •Luigi
Forms		Mario (small) •Super Mario •Fire Mario •Invincible Mario •Mega Mario •Mini Mario •Shell Mario
Non-playable characters		Princess Peach •Toads •Toadsworth •Dorrie •Giant Wiggler
Other characters^a		Bob-omb Buddy •Bowser Statue (mechanical) •Fly Guy •Headless Snowman •Monty Mole •Wario •Yoshi
Enemies		Amp •Balloon Boo •Banzai Bill •Big Whomp •Blockhopper •Blooper •Blooper Nanny •Bob-omb •Boo •Boomerang Bro •Broozer •Bullet Bill •Buzzy Beetle •Chain Chomp •Cheep-Cheep •Cheep-Chomp •Climbing Koopa •Crowber •Deep-Cheep •Dry Bones •Fire Bro •Fire Snake •Flame Chomp •Goomba •Hammer Bro •Kab-omb •Koopa Paratroopa •Lakitu •Mega Cheep-Cheep •Mega Deep-Cheep •Mega Unagi •Mini Goomba •Moneybags •Paragoomba •Piranha Plant •Podoboo •Pokey •Scuttlebug •Skeeter •Sledge Bro •Snailicorn •Snow Spike •Spike Bass •Spike Top •Spiny •Spiny Egg •Splunkin •Squiggler •Super Dry Bones •Super Piranha Plant •Super Thwomp •Sushi •Swoop •Thwomp •Unagi •Venus Fire Trap •Whomp •Wiggler
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Worlds		World 1 •World 2 •World 3 •World 4 •World 5 •World 6 •World 7 •World 8
Moves		Crouch •Dash •Double Jump •Drill Spin •Ground Pound •Jump •Shell Toss •Slide •Spin Jump •Stomp •Swim •Triple Jump •Wall Jump
Gameplay elements		Castle •Challenge •Ghost House •Paah •Stored Item •Sub-area •Time Limit •Toad House •Tower •Warp Cannon
Minigames	Action	Balloon Racing •Danger, Bob-omb! Danger! •Lakitu Launch •Snowball Slalom •Snowball Slam^b •Vs. Lakitu Launch^b •Whack-a-Monty
	Puzzle	Coincentration •Hide and Boo Seek •Loves Me...?^b •Puzzle Panel •Wanted! •Which Wiggler?
	Table	Bob-omb Reverse^b •Luigi's Thrilling Cards^b •Luigi-Jack^b •Memory Match •Pair-a-Gone •Picture Poker •Speed^b
	Variety	Bob-omb Squad •Bounce and Trounce •Mario's Slides •Sort or 'Splode •Trampoline Time
	1-on-1^b	Bob-omb Sudden Death •Bob-omb Trampoline •Jumping Sudden Death •Jumping Brothers •Lakitu Launch •Vs. Mario's Slides •Vs. Pair-a-Gone •Vs. Trampoline Time
Music		"Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Course Clear" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mario Vs. Luigi - Final Results" • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme" • "Underwater Theme"
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^a Exclusive to minigames ^b Exclusive to Vs. Battle

[Edit] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Playable characters		Mario •Luigi •Yellow Toad and Blue Toad
Forms		Small Mario •Super Mario •Fire Mario •Propeller Mario •Ice Mario •Penguin Mario •Mini Mario •Invincible Mario
Non-playable characters		Yoshi •Yellow Yoshi •Light Blue Yoshi •Pink Yoshi •Princess Peach •Toads •Jumbo Rays
Enemies		Amp •Banzai Bill •Big Boo •Big Chain Chomp •Big Dry Bones •Big Fuzzy •Big Thwomp •Big Urchin •Big Wiggler •Blooper •Blooper Baby •Blooper Nanny •Bob-omb •Boo •Boomerang Bro •Bramball •Broozer •Bulber •Bull's-Eye Banzai •Bullet Bill •Chain Chomp •Cheep Cheep •Cheep-Chomp •Clampy •Climbing Koopa •Cooligan •Crowber •Deep-Cheep •Dry Bones •Eep Cheep •Fire Bro •Fire Snake •Flame Chomp •Foo •Fuzzy •Giant Goomba •Goomba •Huckit Crab •Hammer Bro •Heavy Para-Beetle •Hefty Goomba •Ice Bro •Jellybeam •King Bill •Koopa Paratroopa •Koopa Troopa •Lakitu •Lava Bubble •Mechakoopa •Mega Cheep-Cheep •Mega Deep-Cheep •Mini Goomba •Missile Bill •Monty Mole •Muncher •Para-Beetle •Parabomb •Paragoomba •Piranha Flower •Piranha Plant •Pokey •Porcupuffer •Prickly Goomba •River Piranha Plant •Rocky Wrench •Scaredy Rat •Sledge Bro •Spike •Spike Top •Spiny •Spiny Cheep Cheep •Spiny Egg •Stalking Piranha Plant •Stone Spike •Super Piranha Plant •Swoop •Thwomp •Urchin •Venus Fire Trap •Wet Bones •Wiggler
Obstacles		Ash •Ball 'n' Chain •Banzai Bill Cannon •Big gun •Bill Blaster •Bill Blaster Turret •Bowser's Fireball •Burner •Cannon •Cannonball •Electrical field •Fire •Fire Bar •Ghost Block •Ghost Vase •Giant cannonball •Giant Spiked Ball •Huge Icicle •Ice •Icicle •Junior Clown Car •Lava •Lava Geyser •Lava swell •Lava tide •Moving torch •Pit •Poisonous swamp •Quartet-cannon •Quicksand •Sandstorm •Shifting wall •Skewer •Spell •Spike Ball •Spikes •Volcanic debris •Volcano
Bosses	The Koopalings	Larry •Roy •Lemmy •Wendy •Iggy •Morton •Ludwig
Bosses	Other bosses	Bowser Jr. •Magikoopa •Bowser •Super Bowser
Items and power-ups		1-Up Mushroom •Barrel •Blue Coin •Buzzy Shell •Coin •Fire Flower •Fruit •Glow Block •Hidden Coin •Ice block •Ice Flower •Key •Koopa Shell •Mini Mushroom •Penguin Suit •POW Block •Propeller Block •Propeller Mushroom •Red Coin •Springboard •Star •Star Coin •Super Mushroom •Toad balloon •Yoshi's Egg
Objects		! Switch •? Block •? Switch •10-Coin Block •Anchor •Arrow lift •Bolt Lift •Bone lift •Bouncing ball •Bouncy Cloud •Brick Block •Bridge •Bubble-jet pipe •Cliff •Cloud •Cog •Conveyor Belt •Crate •Door •Dotted-Line Block •False wall •Fence •Fence wheel •Flag (midway point) •Flip panel •Floating barrel •Floating Block •Flower •Flying ? Block •Gray Block •Half-circle rock •Hanging chain •Hanging vine •Ice Block •Ice platform •Ice Snake Block •Ice Wall •Invisible Block •Iron Block •Jump Block •Large ! Switch •Large shell •Lift •Light Block •Limited Lift •Mushroom Platform •P Switch •Paddle Platform •Palm tree •Pendulum Platform •Pipe •Pipe Cannon •Pole •Pole (goal) •Pole (secret goal) •Raft •Rail Block •Red Ring •Remote-Control Platform •Remote-Controlled Clown Car •Rising/Falling Ceiling •Remote-Controlled Elevator •Remote-Controlled Fence •Remote-Controlled Lift •Rising/Falling Ceiling •Rocky wall •Rolling log •Rope •Rope ladder •Rotating square •Roulette Block •Sand Geyser •Scale Lift •Screw •Screwtop Lift •Screwtop Shroom •Semisolid Platform •Small pipe •Spine Coaster •Stretch Block •Stretch Shroom •Square cloud •Super Guide Block •Swing •Swinging Hammer •Tilt Lift •Tilting platform •Treasure chest •Trick door •Turning Floor •Unstable mushroom •Vine •Water •Water Ball •Water tide •Yellow ledge
Locations	Worlds	World 1 •World 2 •World 3 •World 4 •World 5 •World 6 •World 7 •World 8 •World 9 •World Coin
Locations	Other	Peach's Castle •Toad Houses
Moves		Crouch •Dash •Double Jump •Drill Spin •Flutter Jump •Ground Pound •Jump •Midair Spin •Propeller Jump •Shell Toss •Simultaneous Ground Pound •Slide •Spin Jump •Stomp •Swallow •Swim •Triple Jump •Wall Jump
Gameplay elements		1-up Blast •Coin Battle •Enemy Course •Extra life •Fortress •Ghost House •Hint movies •Paah •Power-up Panels •Score •Secret exit •Time Limit •Warp Cannon
Music		"Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" ("Game Over") • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme" • "World 1 Map"
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[Edit] Super Mario Run
Playable characters	Mario •Luigi •Princess Peach •Toad •Toadette •Yoshi •Red Yoshi^a •Blue Yoshi^a •Yellow Yoshi^a •Purple Yoshi^a •Daisy^b
Enemies and obstacles	Big Spiny •Bob-omb •Boo •Bull's-Eye Bill •Bullet Bill •Burner •Buzzy Beetle •Cannonball •Dry Bones •Fire Bar •Fire Chain •Fishing Boo^b •Fuzzy •Gold Goomba^c •Goomba •Goombrat^b •Grinder •Hefty Goombrat^b •Koopa Paratroopa •Koopa Troopa •Lakitu •Lava Bubble •Muncher •Ninji •Piranha Plant •Poison Bubble^b •Pokey •River Piranha Plant^b •Rocky Wrench •Scaredy Rat^b •Scuttlebug^b •Spike •Spike Trap •Spiny •Spiny Egg •Stretch •Swoop
Bosses	Boom Boom •Bowser •Fake Bowser
Items and objects	? Block •! Switch •Axe •Backflip Block •Black Coin Pipe •Blue Coin •Bonus Medal^b •Bonus ? Block^b •Brick Block •Bubble •Cannon •Checkpoint Flag •Cloud Block •Coin •Coin Rush Star •Color coin (Black Coin ·Pink Coin ·Purple Coin) •Flower coin^c •Goal Pole •Gold Star Pipe •Hard Block •Hidden Coin •Key •Key Door •Lift •Long Jump Block •Mushroom Platform •Pause Block •Pink Coin Pipe •Purple Coin Pipe •Rally Ticket •Red Block •Red Coin •Red Ring •Semisolid Platform •Spike Bar^b •Super Mushroom •Super Star •Time Block •Trick door •Warp Door •Warp Pipe •Wonder Flower^c
Forms	Small Mario •Super Mario •Invincible Mario •Headphone Mario^b
Worlds	World 1 •World 2 •World 3 •World 4 •World 5 •World 6 •World ★^b
Your kingdom	Your castle •Toads •Toad •Princess Peach •Gift Box •Toad wearing headphones^b
Moves	Backflip •Climbing Jump •Coin Rush •Double Jump •Edge Climbing •Floaty Jump •Flutter Jump •High Jump •Jump •Landing Roll •Long Jump •Low Jump •Midair Spin •Midair Stall •Rolling Jump •Slope Slide •Spin Strike •Stomp •Vaulting •Vaulting Jump •Wall Jump
Miscellaneous	Gallery •Buildings and decorations (in other languages) •Lightning •Enemy Leveling •Multimedia
^a In version 2.0.0 or later ^b In version 3.0.4 or later ^c Seen only in events