Dotted-Line Block
Dotted-Line Blocks[1] (originally formatted without a hyphen[2]) are transparent objects found in several Mario games such as Super Mario World (and its remake), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its remake), Yoshi's Island DS, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Super Mario Run. They represent that they can be solid when a switch is triggered, rather than blocks appearing from nothing. In Super Mario World, they come in four colors and turn into ! Blocks once the player hits the ! Switch in the Switch Palace of the corresponding color. In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi's New Island, and Yoshi's Woolly World, after hitting a nearby ! Switch, the Dotted-Line Blocks will temporarily become ! Blocks and are able to be used as platforms. Dotted-Line Blocks in New Super Mario Bros. Wii can turn into and revert from red blocks after pressing the red ! Switches in World 3. In New Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Run, red (yellow in Run) ! Switches can change Dotted-Line Blocks into red blocks for a limited time.
Transparent boxes similar to Dotted-Line Blocks appear in Super Mario 64 and its remake Super Mario 64 DS, where they turn solid and are able to be used after hitting the ! or ? Switches in the Tower of the Wing Cap in both versions, and in the N64 version only, [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat], and Cavern of the Metal Cap.
In Super Mario Maker 2, they can be triggered by ON/OFF Switches, with only the red blocks becoming solid when they are on, and only the blue blocks becoming solid when they are off. In the Super Mario Bros. 3 style, they are depicted having a smiling face, while every other style depicts them as faceless blocks. As of the version 2.0 update, P Blocks also appear as Dotted-Line Blocks while inactive. Although previously not available in the Super Mario 3D World style, Dotted-Line Blocks were added in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020.[3]
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Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style)
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 点線ブロック[4] Tensen Burokku 透明ブロック[5] Tōmei Burokku |
Dotted-Line Block Transparent Block (Super Mario 64) |
Chinese | 虚线砖块 Xūxiàn Zhuānkuài |
Dotted-Line Block |
Dutch | Stippellijnblok |
Dotted Line Block |
German | Umriss-Block |
Outline Block |
Portuguese | Bloco Pontilhado |
Dotted Block |
Russian | Пунктирный блок Punktirnyy blok |
Dotted Block |
Spanish (NOA) | Bloque de puntos |
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References
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet, page 49.
- ^ Super Mario World English instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Nintendo (April 21, 2020). Super Mario Maker 2 – World Maker Update – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
- ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ Super Mario World French instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe French Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, page 12
- Blocks
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 Objects
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii Objects
- Super Mario 64 Objects
- Super Mario 64 DS Objects
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Objects
- Super Mario Run Objects
- Super Mario World Objects
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Objects
- Yoshi's Island DS Objects
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Yoshi's New Island Objects
- Yoshi's Woolly World Objects