Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.)

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This article is about the platform that appears inNew Super Mario Bros. For the block originating fromSuper Mario World that is also known as a Spinning Block, seeRotating Block.

Spin Block
Sprite fromNew Super Mario Bros.
First appearance	New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Variant of	Block

Spin Blocks^[1]^[2]^[3] (also lowercased)^[4] areplatforms that are found only inNew Super Mario Bros. When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If theyjump in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. The player can press +Control Pad down while in the air to perform theDrill Spin and drop more quickly and destroy multiplebricks in a row. Spin Blocks in theMario vs. Luigi mode appear only in the icelevel, where aBig Star will sometimes spawn. There are alwayscoins hovering above the Spin Block.

Spin Blocks resemble theCountdown Platform from theYoshi games in its shape and design, though they have completely different functions. Spin Blocks were likely replaced by thePropeller Mushroom inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii; the Propeller Mushroom functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.

Gallery

Sprite fromNew Super Mario Bros.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スピンブロック^[5] Supin Burokku	Spin Block; shared withsliding block
Chinese (simplified)	旋转台^[6] Xuánzhuǎn Tái	Spin Platform
Dutch	Draaiblokken^[?]	Spin Blocks
French	Bloc toupie^[7]	Spinning Top Block
German	Drehblock^[8]	Rotation/Rotating Block
Italian	Blocco avvitamento^[9]	Spin block

References

^2006.New Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
^Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006).New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-59812-009-3. Page 32.
^Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010).Nintendo DS Pocket Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46760-7. Page 78 and 88.
^Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010).Nintendo DS Pocket Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46760-7. Page 22.
^2006.Newニュースーパーマリオブラザーズ (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
^神游马力欧DS的动作.iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 27, 2024.
^2006.New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 54.
^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 118.
^2006.New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 82.

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