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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Hint Block
|image=[[File:YCW Message Block.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
|image=[[File:Hint Block Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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{{LLquote|RUN AWAY!!! HURRY!!!|Hint Block on [[Tap-Tap the Golden]]|[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]}}
{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue, never forget, what I say to you. Timing is vital, aim must be true, measure the angle and win, do!|Message Block|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island}}
 
'''Message Blocks''' are [[block]]s that provide tips and hints to the playable character in various platforming titles of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Message Blocks make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
'''Hint Blocks''', also called '''Message Blocks'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 13.</ref>, '''Chatter Boxes''', '''Tip Blocks''', and '''Face Blocks''', are blocks with faces that appear in various platformers. They are most prevalent in the [[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'' series]]. They are usually white, smiling blocks that provide tips and hints to the player when hit.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Messblock.png|frame]]
[[File:SMW Messblock.png|frame]]
Hint Blocks first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they usually describe a new level in the beginning stages of the game or explain a new game mechanic. Unlike later appearances, these Hint Blocks have no face in ''Super Mario World'' but instead look like speakers.
Message Blocks<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref> first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they usually describe a new level in the beginning stages of the game or explain a new game mechanic, known as [[Tourist Tips]]. Unlike later appearances, these Message Blocks feature no face in ''Super Mario World'' but instead look like blue blocks with an orange speaker. They reappear in the port ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''.
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====''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''====
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:SMBD Hintblock.gif|frame]]
In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', similar blocks known as '''information boxes'''<ref name=MTMNES>{{cite|title=''Mario's Time Machine'' NES instruction booklet|page=9}}</ref> (or '''info boxes'''<ref name=MTMNES/>) make an appearance to provide hints.
In the versus mode of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' blocks known as '''Hint Blocks''' appear, despite not providing hints. Two versions of Hint Blocks appear. The white, smiling ones are good, while the red ones, which stick their tongues out, make the level harder. When Mario or Luigi jumps over them, the [[Dotted Line Block]]s disappear or appear.


===''Yoshi'' series===
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:YI Hintblock.gif|frame]]
[[File:YI Hintblock.gif|frame]]
Hint Blocks became more common in the ''Yoshi'' series starting with ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', where they teach the player controls and give tips rather than saying things outright. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' gives Hint Blocks their now-common look of smiling white faces. They reappear in the remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''.
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its Game Boy Advance version]], Message Blocks (also named '''Messages'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 40|language=British English|page=21|date=January 1996}}</ref> and '''Information Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|date=September 1995|language=Australian English|page=15}}</ref>) teach the player controls and give tips rather than provide information outright.


====''Yoshi's Story''====
This is the first game where Message Blocks appear as a white block with a smiley facial expression and yellow cheeks, a look that they have retained in most of their returning appearances.
 
====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
[[File:YIDS Hint Block.png|frame]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Message Blocks<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=2006}}</ref> (also named '''Hint Blocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|isbn=1-59812-016-6|page=6 and 11}}</ref>) are much the same as before, but return to their ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' form.
 
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:13.2.14 Screen 04 - Yoshi's New Island.png|thumb|left|A Message Block in ''Yoshi's New Island'']]
Message Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Their instructions change depending on the control type used, whether it is traditional button-style egg-throwing or gyro tilt to aim. Some Message Block hints additionally automatically appear when a Yoshi does an action for the first time, such as dropping [[Baby Mario]]. Message Blocks can also explain stage features in a level new to players such as instructing to ground pound a [[Tatami Block]]. A list of all Message Block hints can be found [[List of Yoshi's New Island Message Block hints|here]].
 
===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:YS Hingblock.gif|frame]]
[[File:YS Hingblock.gif|frame]]
The Hint Blocks return once more in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Here they fill the exact same role as they did in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Their appearance has changed since then, though, as they are now much bigger, and their mouths continually move.
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Message Blocks (or '''Message Boxes'''<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0761521038|language=American English|page=112|date=April 7, 1999}}</ref>) have the exact same role as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. They were made a lot bigger, and their mouths continually move.
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====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:YIDS Hintblock.png|thumb|x50px]]
Message Blocks in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' appear in the stage [[Super Happy Tree (stage)|Yoshi's Island]] where two can be seen in the background along with the [[Super Happy Tree]] and are referred to as '''face blocks''' in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' official strategy guide.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Smash Bros.'' Official Strategy Guide|date=1999|publisher=BradyGames|isbn=1566869005|page=114}}</ref> The same stage also makes a reappearance as playable for the sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', along with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
They return in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and are much the same as before but return to their ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' form.
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===''Super Smash Bros.''===
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
Hint Blocks have a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. They appear in the stage [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros.)|Yoshi's Island]] where one can be seen in the background along with the [[Super Happy Tree]]. The same stage also makes a reappearance as playable for the sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
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[[File:HelpBlockMVDK.png|thumb|A Help Box in the remake]]
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', there are '''Help Boxes'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' American English Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 13: "Items and Features".</ref> that act similar to Message Blocks and give hints when hit from any side. They are black boxes with the word "HELP" and a question mark written in white. They appear in several levels, and show how to perform [[Mario]]'s moves. If the game's language is set to any language other than English in the European version, the Help Boxes appear as black boxes with only a white question mark.
 
In the game's [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]], the box has a lavender outline, and now features a question mark in the [[List of fonts#Modern Super Mario typeface|modern ''Super Mario'' typeface]] across all regions.


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:PerryBlock.png|thumb|x50px]]
[[File:PerryBlock.png|thumb|left|x50px]]
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Hint Blocks return to just giving hints when hit, though here they are yellow and are called '''Perry Blocks''', in reference to the [[Perry|umbrella of the same name]].
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', there are blocks that act similar to Message Blocks and give hints when hit from any side. They are referred to as "kassarbrock" in their internal file names, which is Japanese for "Perry Block". They are yellow and blue, resembling [[Perry]]. In every boss level, before Peach enters the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], they appear warning the player about the boss and providing tips on how to defeat it.
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===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
[[File:YWW Message Block.jpg|thumb]]
Only five Message Blocks appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', with three in the first level and two in the third. They retain the appearance from ''Yoshi's Island DS''; however, their mouths now continually move, like in ''Yoshi's Story''. Their cheeks are pink this time.
 
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
Message Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', behaving exactly the same as in past appearances.


===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
===Unused appearances===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', Hint Blocks appear during battle when players are defeated by a boss. They are located next to the other command blocks. They give players hints on the boss's attacks and how to bypass or counter them. They are blue blocks with an exclamation mark in the middle. Once players are defeated by a boss, players should select "try again" and the block appears.
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
The Message Block as seen in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' appears in concept art for the [[Jaxi]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where it is part of the bus stop.
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==Names in other languages==
==Profiles==
{{Foreignname
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
|Jap=メッセージブロック
*'''Nintendo 3DS digital manual description:''' "''Hit them from underneath to get helpful hints.''"
|JapR=Messējiburokku
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW Message Block.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW2 Message Block art.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Message Block.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Message Block YS artwork.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Story Message Block.png|''Yoshi's Story''
YIDS Hintblock.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Hint Block Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YWW W1-1.jpg|''Yoshi's Woolly World''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
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|meaning1=[[Perry#Names in other languages|Perry]] Block
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=メッセージブロック<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' Japanese instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref>
|JapR=Messēji Burokku
|JapM=Message Block
|JapM=Message Block
|Chi=提示座 ''Tíshì zuò''
|Chi=提示座
|ChiM=Tip seat
|ChiR=Tíshì zuò
|Por=Bloco de <span title="meant to be ''Mensagem''" style="cursor:help; border-bottom:1px dotted">Massagem</span> (''Super Mario World'' manual)
|ChiM=Board
|PorM=Massage<sup>(sic)</sup> Block
|Por=Bloco de {{hover|Massagem|meant to be Mensagem}} <small>(''Super Mario World'' manual)</small>
|PorM=Massage{{sic}} Block
|Fre=Bloc de message
|Fre2=Boite à message<ref>{{cite|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf|language=French|title=Yoshi Story instruction booklet, French segment|page=59}}</ref>
|FreM=Message block
|Fre2M=Message Box
|Ita=Blocco Messaggio<ref>''[[Super Mario World]]'' Italian manual, pag. 22</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World'')</small>
|Ita2=Blocco<ref>''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual, pag. 8</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>
|Ita3=Dado del Messaggio<ref>''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' European manual, pag. 123</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Story'')</small>
|Ita4=Mattone messaggio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' European manual|language=Italian|page=109|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')</small>
|Ita5=Blocco messaggio <small>(from ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' onwards)
|ItaM=Message Block
|Ita2M=Block
|Ita3M=Message dice/cube
|Ita4M=Message brick
|Ita5M=Message block
|Rus=Блок-справка
|RusR=Blok-spravka
|RusM=Reference Block
|SpaA=Bloque de mensaje
|SpaA2=Bloque mensajero<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref>
|SpaAM=Message block
|SpaA2M=Messenger block
}}
}}
;Help Box
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヘルプボックス<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAGJ_00.pdf|title=マリオ{{ruby|vs.|ブイエス}}ドンキーコング (Mario buiesu Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo|language=Japanese|page=13}}</ref>
|JapR=Herupu Bokkusu
|JapM=Help Box
|Ita=Blocco informativo<ref>''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' Italian e-manual, pag. 13</ref>
|ItaM=Informative block
}}
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Message Block
Message Block
Artwork from Yoshi's Crafted World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Roses are red, violets are blue, never forget, what I say to you. Timing is vital, aim must be true, measure the angle and win, do!”
Message Block, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Message Blocks are blocks that provide tips and hints to the playable character in various platforming titles of the Super Mario franchise. Message Blocks make their first appearance in Super Mario World.

History[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

SMW Messblock.png

Message Blocks[1] first appear in Super Mario World, where they usually describe a new level in the beginning stages of the game or explain a new game mechanic, known as Tourist Tips. Unlike later appearances, these Message Blocks feature no face in Super Mario World but instead look like blue blocks with an orange speaker. They reappear in the port Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

In the NES version of Mario's Time Machine, similar blocks known as information boxes[2] (or info boxes[2]) make an appearance to provide hints.

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Sprite of a Message Block from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version, Message Blocks (also named Messages[3] and Information Blocks[4]) teach the player controls and give tips rather than provide information outright.

This is the first game where Message Blocks appear as a white block with a smiley facial expression and yellow cheeks, a look that they have retained in most of their returning appearances.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Message Block in the game Yoshi's Island DS.

In Yoshi's Island DS, Message Blocks[5] (also named Hint Blocks[6]) are much the same as before, but return to their Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island form.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Screenshot of Yoshi's New Island.
A Message Block in Yoshi's New Island

Message Blocks return in Yoshi's New Island. Their instructions change depending on the control type used, whether it is traditional button-style egg-throwing or gyro tilt to aim. Some Message Block hints additionally automatically appear when a Yoshi does an action for the first time, such as dropping Baby Mario. Message Blocks can also explain stage features in a level new to players such as instructing to ground pound a Tatami Block. A list of all Message Block hints can be found here.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

YS Hingblock.gif

In Yoshi's Story, Message Blocks (or Message Boxes[7]) have the exact same role as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They were made a lot bigger, and their mouths continually move.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Message Blocks in Super Smash Bros. appear in the stage Yoshi's Island where two can be seen in the background along with the Super Happy Tree and are referred to as face blocks in the Super Smash Bros. official strategy guide.[8] The same stage also makes a reappearance as playable for the sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee, along with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Help Block MVDK Original
A Help Box from Mario vs. Donkey Kong, if a language other than English is selected.
Help Block MVDK
A Help Box in the remake

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, there are Help Boxes[9] that act similar to Message Blocks and give hints when hit from any side. They are black boxes with the word "HELP" and a question mark written in white. They appear in several levels, and show how to perform Mario's moves. If the game's language is set to any language other than English in the European version, the Help Boxes appear as black boxes with only a white question mark.

In the game's remake for the Nintendo Switch, the box has a lavender outline, and now features a question mark in the modern Super Mario typeface across all regions.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

PerryBlock.png

In Super Princess Peach, there are blocks that act similar to Message Blocks and give hints when hit from any side. They are referred to as "kassarbrock" in their internal file names, which is Japanese for "Perry Block". They are yellow and blue, resembling Perry. In every boss level, before Peach enters the pipe, they appear warning the player about the boss and providing tips on how to defeat it.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Message block in Yoshi's Woolly World

Only five Message Blocks appear in Yoshi's Woolly World, with three in the first level and two in the third. They retain the appearance from Yoshi's Island DS; however, their mouths now continually move, like in Yoshi's Story. Their cheeks are pink this time.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

Message Blocks return in Yoshi's Crafted World, behaving exactly the same as in past appearances.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

The Message Block as seen in Super Mario World appears in concept art for the Jaxi in Super Mario Odyssey, where it is part of the bus stop.

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS digital manual description: "Hit them from underneath to get helpful hints."

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Princess Peach data/stageCommon/kassarbrock_D06_ncg.bin
data/stageCommon/kassarbrock_D06_cl.bin
kassarbrock_D06_ncg
kassarbrock_D06_cl
Perry Block

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese メッセージブロック[10][11]
Messēji Burokku
Message Block

Chinese 提示座
Tíshì zuò
Board

French Bloc de message
Boite à message[12]
Message block
Message Box
Italian Blocco Messaggio[13] (Super Mario World)
Blocco[14] (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
Dado del Messaggio[15] (Yoshi's Story)
Mattone messaggio[16] (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)
Blocco messaggio (from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 onwards)
Message Block
Block
Message dice/cube
Message brick
Message block
Portuguese Bloco de Massagem (Super Mario World manual)
Massage[sic] Block
Russian Блок-справка
Blok-spravka
Reference Block

Spanish (NOA) Bloque de mensaje
Bloque mensajero[17]
Message block
Messenger block
Help Box
Language Name Meaning
Japanese ヘルプボックス[18]
Herupu Bokkusu
Help Box

Italian Blocco informativo[19]
Informative block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario World English instruction booklet. Page 22.
  2. ^ a b Mario's Time Machine NES instruction booklet. Page 9.
  3. ^ (January 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 40. Page 21.
  4. ^ (September 1995). Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #30. Page 15.
  5. ^ (2006). Yoshi's Island DS instruction booklet. Page 17.
  6. ^ Williams, Drew (2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 6 and 11.
  7. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0761521038. Page 112.
  8. ^ (1999). Super Smash Bros. Official Strategy Guide. BradyGames. ISBN 1566869005. Page 114.
  9. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong American English Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Items and Features".
  10. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
  11. ^ (1995). Super Mario: Yossy Island Japanese instruction booklet. Page 16.
  12. ^ Yoshi Story instruction booklet, French segment. Page 59.
  13. ^ Super Mario World Italian manual, pag. 22
  14. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual, pag. 8
  15. ^ Yoshi's Story European manual, pag. 123
  16. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
  17. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet.
  18. ^ (2004). マリオvs.ブイエスドンキーコング (Mario buiesu Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 13.
  19. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Italian e-manual, pag. 13