White Block
- This article is about the grabbable block fromSuper Mario Bros. 3. For the special platform from the same game, seeWhite Block (platform).
| 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) | ||
| Variant of | Brick Block | ||
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- “The White Block contains magic powers that will enable you to defeat your enemies.”
- —Letter fromPrincess Toadstool,Super Mario Bros. 3
White Blocks, also referred to asIce Blocks[1][2][3] orblue blocks,[4] areblocks inSuper Mario Bros. 3 andits reissue that look like white or light-blueBrick Blocks. White Blocks first appear inWorld 3-3 and occasionally in later levels, like inIce Land. EitherMario orLuigi can pick up and carry a White Block, causing it to flash colors, but it disappears after a few seconds. A White Block can be kicked away to defeatenemies or hit? Blocks.Buster Beetles also pick up and throw White Blocks, but at a faster speed. White Blocks are suggested to haveice-related properties, but they do not give the player slippery traction if walked on. InSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, if a White Block is kicked at aflipper, it can bounce back at the player character and damage him.
A similar type of block known as aGrab Block appears inSuper Mario World. Grab Blocks can be picked up, carried, and thrown by players as well, but they resemble dark-blueRotating Blocks instead. InNew 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 aBuster Beetle carrying a White Block
Artwork depicting a White Block as both a gray Brick Block and a basic Ice Block
Rubble from a White Block
A White Block disappearing from being carried too long
The whacking effect when a White Block hits something (alternativesMedia:SMB3 Tail whip flash diagram.png)
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes[edit]
- A White Block being held by Mario changes color every four frames. A thrown White Block and the rubble it creates change color every two frames. A White Block being held by a Buster Beetle changes color every frame. Ones being carried by Mario as well as the rubble also cycle in the opposite order from the ones being carried by Buster Beetles and ones that have been thrown.
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). ISBN1930206-37-2. 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). ISBN0-7615-4425-9. Page 12.
- ^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. Page231.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (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』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 40.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 40.
