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{{redirectshere|Light Block|the object in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''|[[Light Box]]}}
{{about|the block that illuminates dark areas in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games|the light-elemental [[Baddie Block]]s in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''|[[Baddie Block#Light Block|Baddie Block § Light Block]]}}
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{{distinguish|Light Box|Glow Block}}
A '''Glow Block'''{{refneeded}} ('''Light Block'''{{refneeded}} in European versions) is an item found in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. As the name suggests, these white blocks emit light that [[Mario]] and the other characters can use to illuminate dark areas. The characters must carry them in order to explore different areas with the help of the block's light. To pick up a Glow Block, the player must shake the {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and press and hold {{button|wii|1}} at the same time. Glow Blocks are only present in dark and murky areas such as caves or [[Ghost House]]s. They can also be used as a projectile, by throwing it to the enemies, in similar fashion to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'s'' physics.
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Lightblockon.png|130px]][[File:Lightblockoff.png|75px]]<br>Renders of an on and off Light Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
A '''Light Block'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 104.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 155.</ref> is a type of [[block]] appearing in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sub-series.


In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', these blocks can not be seized as in the Wii version and only act as platforms but still illuminate dark areas and some are activated by pressing a [[Question Switch|? Switch]]. They widely appear in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]].
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Light Blocks first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', exclusively in {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. These blocks appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to [[Empty Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''), but if [[Mario]] or any other character hits a nearby [[? Switch]], the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.


In addition to normal-sized Glow Blocks, bigger moving varieties also appear. These blocks appear as moving nearly-invisible blocks at first (which look similar to [[Block (used)|Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby [[? Switch]], the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBU Light Blocks Dark Tower Screenshot.jpg|thumb|260px|Light Blocks in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
Light Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]], behaving exactly the same as in previous appearances. They appear in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] in the former and in [[Light-Up-Lift Tower]] in the latter.
 
===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light Blocks.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Glow_Block.PNG|Glow Block artwork.
NSLU Light-Up-Lift Tower Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
File:NSMBW W5-Ghosthouse Growingblock.png|Mario carrying a Glow Block.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Glow Block]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=光る足場
|JapR=Hikaru Ashiba
|JapM=Light Foothold
|ChiS=发光砖块
|ChiSR=Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Glowing Block
|ChiT=發光磚塊
|ChiTR=Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Glowing Block
|SpaA=Bloque Brillante
|SpaA=Bloque Brillante
|SpaAM=Glow Block
|SpaAM=Glow Block
|Ita=Blocco Luce
|FreE=Bloc lumineux
|ItaM=Light Block
|FreEM=Luminous Block
|Ita=Cubo luminoso<ref>[[Light-Up-Lift Tower|Salita sui cubi luminosi]]</ref> <small>(''New Super Luigi U'')</small>
|Ita2=Blocco Luce<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 151</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small>
|Ita3=Blocco luminoso<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 216</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Bright/Glowing cube
|Ita2M=Light Block; shared with [[Glow Block]] in the [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|trading card]] album
|Ita3M=Bright/Glowing block
|SpaE=Bloque Luminoso
|SpaE=Bloque Luminoso
|SpaEM=Light Block
|SpaEM=Light Block
|Rus=Светящийся блок
|RusR=Svetyashchiysya blok
|RusM=Glowing Block
|Ger=Leuchtplattform
|GerM=Light Platform
}}
}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:51, March 18, 2024

This article is about the block that illuminates dark areas in the New Super Mario Bros. games. For the light-elemental Baddie Blocks in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, see Baddie Block § Light Block.
Not to be confused with Light Box or Glow Block.
Light Block
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Renders of an on and off Light Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

A Light Block[1][2] is a type of block appearing in the New Super Mario Bros. sub-series.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Light Blocks first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, exclusively in World 5-Ghost House. These blocks appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to Empty Blocks from Super Mario World), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby ? Switch, the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U
Light Blocks in New Super Mario Bros. U

Light Blocks reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port, behaving exactly the same as in previous appearances. They appear in Light Blocks, Dark Tower in the former and in Light-Up-Lift Tower in the latter.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light Blocks.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 光る足場
Hikaru Ashiba
Light Foothold

Chinese (simplified) 发光砖块
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block

Chinese (traditional) 發光磚塊
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block

French (NOE) Bloc lumineux
Luminous Block
German Leuchtplattform
Light Platform
Italian Cubo luminoso[3] (New Super Luigi U)
Blocco Luce[4] (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Blocco luminoso[5] (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Bright/Glowing cube
Light Block; shared with Glow Block in the trading card album
Bright/Glowing block
Russian Светящийся блок
Svetyashchiysya blok
Glowing Block

Spanish (NOA) Bloque Brillante
Glow Block
Spanish (NOE) Bloque Luminoso
Light Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Page 104.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve. New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 155.
  3. ^ Salita sui cubi luminosi
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 151
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 216