Editing Snake Block

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|image=[[File:Snake Block.png|160px]]<br>''New Super Mario Bros.'' sprite
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|effect=Moves in straight lines, helping the player traverse otherwise impossible-to-reach areas.
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'''Snake Blocks''', originally named '''snake platforms'''<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''. Page 70. "''To get the first Dragon Coin of the area, jump onto the “snake platform” to the right of the entrance.''"</ref> and also named '''Caterpillar Blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 84, 85, 120, 140, 166, 227.</ref> or simply '''Platforms''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 28, pages 18 and 20.</ref> are [[block]]s usually found in castle-type levels. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' games]], and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They consist of a set of blocks that start out as a normal platform and begin to move like a snake when stepped on by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. Snake Blocks can turn left, right, up, or down as they follow a predetermined course over obstacles such as a wide pool of [[lava]], a bed of [[Spike Trap|spike]]s, or a bottomless [[pit]]. Mario must continue to move and follow it when on these blocks, otherwise they keep moving under Mario's feet, and he may possibly fall off.

Snake Blocks most likely get their name from the classic arcade game ''{{wp|Snake (video game genre)|Snake}}'', in which the player controls a sequence of dots that resembles the snake animal. 
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', snake platforms consist of normal [[Empty Block]]s. They first appear in [[5 Roy's Castle|#5 Roy's Castle]], and reappear in [[7 Larry's Castle|#7 Larry's Castle]]. Originally, they emitted the same SFX as the [[Grinder|Grinders]], [[Chainsaw|Chainsaws]], and [[Rope|Ropes]], but with a faster repeating process; but in the Game Boy Advance remake, they emit their own unique SFX similar to a bubbling sound.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Snake platforms return in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they only appear in the [[World-e]] levels [[A Towering Tour]] and [[Vexing Doors]], and now consist of [[Rotating Block]]s from ''Super Mario World'' rather than Empty Blocks.

==== ''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', snake platforms once again resemble Empty Blocks from ''Super Mario World'' but are now bright green rather than brown, and only appear in {{world-link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} and {{world-link|8|towern|World 8-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)}}[[World 8-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|2]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
A similar snake platform called the [[Ice Snake Block]] appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It is found in {{world-link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, but unlike regular snake platforms, its icy surface is slippery, though the [[Penguin Suit]] can remedy this fact. Normal snake platforms are [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content#Unused data|unused]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.

==== ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' ====
Snake platforms appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' in the [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], and [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]. In this game, they make their only 3D appearance, though they are used in the same way, and are colored pink. It is first shown here that they can be of varying widths, instead of only one block wide, as in its previous 2D side-scrolling appearances.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Under their new name, Snake Blocks reappear in various levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they have the same appearance they have in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' This is the first time they are seen moving on their own. Also, this is the first time that they are not only used as platforms to cross gaps, but also as obstacles, especially in {{world-link|1|towern2|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}. They are much more common in this game compared to the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Green-colored Snake Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', but are now less commonly used than in previous games. Giant Snake Blocks also appear, being found only in [[Snake Block Tower]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear in [[Stone-Snake Tower]]. In addition to the aforementioned levels, normal-sized Snake Blocks appear in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' level [[Snaking above Mist Valley]] and the ''New Super Luigi U'' level [[Three-Headed Snake Block]].

==== ''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
In  ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Snake Blocks can be reproduced by placing a long row of blocks onto a [[track]]. They also make an appearance in [[World 15-4 (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS)|World 15-4]] of the Super Mario Challenge of the latter version.

==== ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Snake Blocks make an appearance as a full course element. The path that the Snake Block follows is set by the player. In the ''Super Mario World'' style, Snake Blocks are green, rather than made of regular Empty Blocks as they are in the original game. There is also a blue variety known as '''Fast Snake Block''', which as the name suggests, is faster than the green one. In some styles, the Fast Snake Blocks have steeper-angled eyes, somewhat resembling those of the Empty Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Snake Blocks can travel up to a maximum of 120 blocks before breaking down.

===''Mario Party 10''===
Snake Blocks reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Snake Block Party]].

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
*'''North American website bio:''' "''Draw a path and the Snake Block will follow!''"

==Gallery==
===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
SMW SnakeBlock.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMM2-SMB-SnakeBlock.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM2 SMB Blue Snake Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM2 SMB3 Snake Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style)
SMM2-SMB3-BlueSnakeBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
SMM2-SMW-SnakeBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMM2-SMW-BlueSnakeBlock.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
SMM2 Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
SMM2 Fast Snake Block NSMBU icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
SMM2 Snake Block SM3DW icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
SMM2 Fast Snake Block SM3DW icon.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario 3D World'' style)
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery widths=180>
SMW RoyCastle.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
NSMB Snake Block.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
SMG2 Screenshot Snake Block.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Boo Moon Swamp Planet.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
NSMBW World 3-C Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMB2 Flower-1 Silver Luigi.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
NSMBU Snake Block Tower Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
Snake Block Party.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
W15-4 SMM3DS.png|Recreation of a Snake Block in ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
SMM2screenshot3.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Snake Block===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スネークブロック
|JapR=Sunēku Burokku
|JapM=Snake Block
|Fre=Bloc Serpent
|FreM=Snake Block
|Dut=Slangenblok<ref>Nintendo Nederland. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVPXThV-uc\ Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref>
|DutM=Snake Block
|Spa=Bloque Serpiente
|SpaM=Snake Block
|Ita=Blocco serpentino
|ItaM=Serpentine Block
|PorE=Bloco serpente<ref> Nintendo Portugal. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5PwoP3Ch8 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 10, 2021.</ref>
|PorEM=Snake block
|Rus=Блок-змейка
|RusR=Blok-zmeyka
|RusM=Block-snake
|Kor=스네이크블록
|KorR=Seuneikeu Beullok
|KorM=Snake Block
|ChiS=蛇砖块
|ChiSR=Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Snake Block
|ChiT=蛇磚塊<ref>Nintendo HK. (May 17, 2019). [https://youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>
|ChiTR=Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Snake Block
|Ger=Schlangenblock
|GerM=Snake Block
}}

===Fast Snake Block===
{{foreign names
|Jap=こうそくスネークブロック
|JapR=Kōsoku Sunēku Burokku
|JapM=High-Speed Snake Block
|Fre=Bloc serpent rapide
|FreM=Fast Snake Block
|Dut=Snel slangenblok
|DutM=Fast Snake Block
|SpaA=Bloque serpiente rápido
|SpaAM=Fast snake block
|Chi=高速蛇砖块 (Simplified)<br>高速蛇磚塊 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Gāosù Shé Zhuānkuài
|ChiM=High-Speed Snake Block
|Ita=Blocco serpentino veloce
|ItaM=Fast snake block
}}

==See also==
*[[Flip Panel (platform)]]

==References==
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