Sliding block

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Not to be confused withice platform.

Sliding block
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025)
Variant of	? Block

Sliding blocks^[1] are objects inSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switch port. They are a type of grounded? Block that appears only on a planet in theGold Leaf Galaxy, where they slide across the surface of the planet likehockey pucks. They can damageMario (orLuigi) on impact, a unique attribute among blocks that are normally harmless. Striking one with aGround Pound breaks the sliding block and releases threeStar Bits.

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Super Mario Galaxy

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スピンブロック^[2] Supin Burokku	Spin Block; shared withSpin Block (New Super Mario Bros.)

References[edit]

^Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007).Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville:Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 217.
^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 136.

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Power-ups	Cannon Box •Coin Box •Gold Block •Light Box •Propeller Box •Unfurl Block
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[Edit] Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) /Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)
Playable characters		Mario •Luigi
Forms		Bee Mario •Rainbow Mario •Boo Mario •Ice Mario •Fire Mario •Spring Mario •Flying Mario
Non-playable characters		Apricot Luma •Princess Peach •Rosalina •Lumas •Polari •Hungry Lumas •Lumalees •Comet Luma •Toads •Toad Brigade(Toad Brigade captain ·Mailtoad ·Blue Toad ·Yellow Toad ·Green Toad) •Star Bunnies •Honeybees •Queen Bee •Boards •Ray •Penguins •Coach •Penguru •Penguin Racers •Gearmos •Worm •Spooky Speedster •Guppy •Cosmic Mario
Enemies		Amp •Atomic Boo •Ball Beamer •Banzai Bill •Bat •Big Ruby Rock •Blooper •Bob-omb •Bomb Boo •Bomp •Bone Twister •Bonefin •Boo •Bullet Bill •Cataquack •Cheep Cheep •Chomp •Clampy •Cluckboom •Crabber •Dry Bones •Electrogoomba •Fire Shooter •Flipbug •Giant Gringill •Golden Chomp •Goomba •Goombeetle •Grand Goomba •Gringill •Ice bat •Ice Bubble •Jam-o'-War •Jammyfish •Koopa Troopa •Lava Bubble •Li'l Cinder •Magikoopa •Mandibug •Mecha-Bowser •Micro Goomba •Mikey Mine •Mini Chomp •Monty •Octoguy •Piranha Plant •Pokey Head •Pokeynut •Pokeyplant •Pulse Beam •Pumpkinhead Goomba •Rocto •Ruby Rock •Sentry Beam •Sentry Garage •Slurple •Space Mine •Spiky Topman •Spiny Cheep-Cheep •Spiny Piranha Plant •Spoing •Spangler •Spring Topman •Spring Vault •Thwomp •Topmini •Torpedo Ted •Tox Box •Tracks •Undergrunt •Urchin •Water Shooter •Wiggler •Zap Ball
Obstacles		Banzai Bill Cannon •Bars / crystal •Bill Blaster •Black hole •Bramble •Burner •Cannon •Cannonball •Chomp box •Crushing pillar •Dark matter •Deadly quicksand •Electric Ball •Electric rail •Eye Beamer •Fire Bar •Fire geyser •Fireball •Freezing water •Giant prickly plant •Gravity field •Honey •Lava •Lava burst •Lava Geyser •Lava tide •Meat •Meteor •Moving sand •Mud •Poisonous swamp •Prickly plant •Quicksand •Sand tide •Snow •Spike •Spotlight •Spring •Torpedo tube •Water tide •Whirlpool •Wind
Bosses		Dino Piranha •King Kaliente •Mandibug Stack •Bugaboom •Megaleg •Kamella •Tarantox •Topmaniac •Bowser •Bouldergeist •Bowser Jr. •Major Burrows •Baron Brrr •Undergrunt Gunner •Kingfin
Items and power-ups		? Coin •1-Up Mushroom •Bee Mushroom •Bomb •Boo Mushroom •Coin •Fire Flower •Gold Shell •Grand Star •Green Power Star •Green Shell •Ice Flower •Key •Life Mushroom •Note •Power Star •Purple Coin •Rainbow Star •Red Power Star •Red Shell •Red Star •Silver Star •Spring Mushroom •Star Bit •Star Chip
Objects		? Block •Airship •Arrow Sign •Banandelion •Bar •Beacon •Block •Blue switch •Bob-omb dispenser •Bolt •Bolt Lift •Bone •Bowser Statue •Brick Block •Bubble •Bubbler •Butterfly •Cage •Cannon •Case •Cloud •Coconut •Coin Block •Conveyor Belt •Cosmic block •Crate •Crystal •Dome •Fish •Flipswitch Panel •Floaty Fluff •Flower (environmental object) •Flower (platform) •Gold Treasure Box •Giant Star Bit •Gravity spotlight •Gravity switch •Ground Pound Switch •Hanging vine •Hole •Honey wall •Ice •Key Door •Launch Star •Leaf pile •Lever Switch •Lift •Matter •Pole •Portrait •Pull Star •Pyramid •Robot turtle •Rock spire •Rolling Ball •Rubbery bulb •Seagull •Semisolid Platform •Shock Wave Generator •Shrinking platform •Sign •Sliding block •Sling Pod •Sling Star •Snow sculpture •Snowman •Star Wand •Springboard •Sproutle Vine •Starshroom •Stone block •Stone circle / Shell circle •Stone wheel •Swing •Tennis ball •Tiny lamp •Torch •Tornado •Trash •Treasure chest •UFO •Underwater ring •Valve •Volcano •Warp Pad •Warp Pipe •Water spout •Waterfall •Watermelon •Yellow square
Locations	Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy •Honeyhive Galaxy •Loopdeeloop Galaxy •Flipswitch Galaxy •Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor •Sweet Sweet Galaxy
	Fountain	Space Junk Galaxy •Rolling Green Galaxy •Battlerock Galaxy •Hurry-Scurry Galaxy •Bowser's Star Reactor •Sling Pod Galaxy
	Kitchen	Beach Bowl Galaxy •Bubble Breeze Galaxy •Ghostly Galaxy •Buoy Base Galaxy •Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada •Drip Drop Galaxy
	Bedroom	Gusty Garden Galaxy •Freezeflame Galaxy •Dusty Dune Galaxy •Honeyclimb Galaxy •Bowser's Dark Matter Plant •Bigmouth Galaxy
	Engine Room	Gold Leaf Galaxy •Sea Slide Galaxy •Toy Time Galaxy •Bonefin Galaxy •Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor •Sand Spiral Galaxy
	Garden	Deep Dark Galaxy •Dreadnought Galaxy •Matter Splatter Galaxy •Melty Molten Galaxy •Snow Cap Galaxy
	Gate	Gateway Galaxy •Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
	Planet of Trials	Rolling Gizmo Galaxy •Bubble Blast Galaxy •Loopdeeswoop Galaxy •Grand Finale Galaxy
	Other	Castle Gardens •Comet Observatory •Garage •Library •Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves		Backward somersault •Carry •Climb •Crouch •Dash •Double jump •Double kick •Fly •Ground pound •Jump •Kick •Long jump •Rocket Start •Co-Star Super Jump •Side somersault •Skate •Slide •Spin •Spin jump •Start Dash •Stomp •Sweep kick •Swim •Triple jump •Wall jump
Gameplay elements		amiibo^a •Bob-omb Blasting •Completion •Galaxies •Gravity •Letter •Life meter •Mandibug clan •Missions •Octo-Army •Prankster Comet •Ray surfing •Star List •Star Pointer •Topman Tribe •Trial Galaxies •Wii Message Board
Story elements		Rosalina's Storybook •Star Festival
Music		"Battlerock Galaxy" • "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "The Galaxy Reactor" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Ice Mario" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Space Junk Road" • "The Star Festival" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
Further info		Anket •Gallery •Glitches •Iwata Asks •Mario Galaxy Orchestra •Multimedia •Nintendo Music (soundtrack) •Original soundtrack •Playtest: Super Mario Galaxy •Pre-release and unused content •Quick Poll •Quotes •Staff (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) •Super Mario 128 •Super Mario 3D All-Stars •Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection •Super Mario Galaxy (Flash game) •Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 •Trading cards
^a Exclusive to theNintendo Switch version