Editing Stretch Block

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|image=[[File:StrechBlocks.png|150px]]<br>Horizontal and vertical Stretch Blocks in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Stretch Blocks''',<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 58.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 66.</ref> also called '''Stretch Platforms''',<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 147.</ref> are [[block]]s composed of five segments that constantly extend and retract vertically or horizontally, in some cases alternating between the two. 

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
Stretch Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they serve as bridges in certain [[level]]s, and are made up of blocks that resemble pale-colored versions of [[Rotating Block]]s.

Stretch Blocks also appear in two [[World-e]] levels in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': [[Slip Slidin' Away (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)|Slip Slidin' Away]] and [[Rich with Ropes]]. In this game, they actually use the same yellow color as regular Rotating Blocks from ''Super Mario World''.

Stretch Blocks make another appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they appear at the end of [[World 9-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-2]]. In this game, they are colored orange and move up or down as they extend and retract.

Stretch Blocks make their latest appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' in [[Rock-Candy Mines]] as an integral part of navigating the [[world]]; they are color-coded red and blue, and they will extend or retract depending on which colored switch is hit. They also appear in some levels with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' appearance. This time, however, they blink just before they stretch or retract.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Stretch Blocks appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' on the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] stage. They have the same appearance as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. Stretch Blocks appear in the [[Acorn Plains]] section of the stage.
==See also==
*[[Yellow block]]

==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 61, 150 and 216.</ref>
|JapR=Nobichijimi Burokku
|JapM=Expand and Contract Block
|Ger=Dehnblock
|GerM=Stretch Block
|Ita=Blocco allungabile<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 61</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World'')</small>
|Ita2=Blocco Fisarmonica<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 150</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small>
|Ita3=Blocco fiasrmonica<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 216</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Extendable block
|Ita2M=Accordion Block
|Ita3M=Accordion block
}}

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