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{{item | {{item infobox | ||
|image=[[File:MLSSBMRecoveryBlock.png]] | |image=[[File:MLSSBMRecoveryBlock.png]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date# | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | ||
|effect=Recovers all HP and FP/BP/SP. | |||
}} | }} | ||
A ''' | A '''recovery block''' (also known as a '''Heart Block'''<ref>[https://archive.org/details/papermariothethousandyeardoorplayersguide_201909/page/n19/mode/2up ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide], pg. 18</ref> or an '''HP Block'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 13.</ref>) is a type of [[block]] seen in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] and [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' [[Genre#Role-playing|role-playing games]]. Recovery blocks are commonly found in areas where a [[Save Block]] is present and before the player enters a boss area, and they fully restore the player's refillable stats when struck. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Paper Mario''==== | ====''Paper Mario''==== | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', | In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', recovery blocks are transparent blocks with a sleeping red heart floating in the middle of each block. There are multiple different ones scattered throughout the game, each one refilling all of [[Mario]]'s [[Heart Point|HP]] and [[Flower Point|FP]] when hit. | ||
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ||
Recovery | Recovery blocks return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', only now, it costs Mario a few [[coin]]s for the health benefit, indicated above the block. The amount of coins required increases as one progresses through the game. Their design is very similar to that of their design in ''Paper Mario''. These blocks are usually, if not always, found right before a boss fight, and right when Mario enters a new area such as [[Hooktail Castle]]. | ||
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''==== | ====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''==== | ||
Recovery | Recovery blocks reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', though they only fully recover Mario's HP. They function the same way as they do in ''Paper Mario'', allowing Mario to use them at any time for free. | ||
===''Mario & Luigi'' series=== | ===''Mario & Luigi'' series=== | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''==== | ||
In the Japanese version of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', | In the Japanese version of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' only, recovery blocks appear in three locations; [[Beanbean Castle Sewer]]s, [[Oho Oasis]], and [[Teehee Valley]].<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/m&lss_j-e.shtml#heart M&L:SS Japanese to English found at The Mushroom Kingdom]</ref> They are white blocks with a red heart in the middle of the block. When hit, these blocks fully recover Mario and [[Luigi]]'s HP and [[Bros. Point|BP]]. The [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake of the game, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', retains the block in all versions of the game, and they are found in many more places, typically wherever there is a [[Save Album]]. | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''==== | ||
A few | A few recovery blocks are found in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', though they are almost as scarce as in the Japanese version of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. Their design in this game is that of a blue block with a magenta heart symbol in the middle of the block. There is one in [[Peach's Castle]] in the present, one inside [[Yoob's Belly]], and one just before the throne room of [[Shroob Castle]]. As in ''Paper Mario'', they are free to use. | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''==== | ||
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', | In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', recovery blocks are replaced with [[Shop Block]]s that can only be activated by [[Bowser]]'s [[punch]]. These blocks can release [[Negative Ions]] that fully recover Bowser's HP and [[Brawl Point|SP/BP]]. Orange-colored [[Emoglobin]]s that are found in a few locations of [[Bowser's body]], like the [[Trash Pit]], secrete sweat that instantly recovers all of Mario and Luigi's HP and SP/BP. | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''==== | ||
Recovery blocks make a return in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', appearing as rainbow-flashing rectangular blocks with a pink heart on their fronts. They are more common than in the first two installments and are usually placed near locations where bosses are fought (like near the giant door to the summit of [[Mount Brrr]] which is where [[King Bob-omb]] is fought) as well as in Toad Villages. If the Mario trio hit a recovery block, their HP and BP are both fully restored. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Sprites=== | ===Sprites and 3D Renders=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
HeartBlockPM.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | HeartBlockPM.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | ||
SS_recovery_block.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | SS_recovery_block.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | ||
PMTTYDHeartBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | |||
Pit heart block.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' | Pit heart block.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' | ||
PMSSRecoveryBlock.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' | |||
MLPJRecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' | |||
MLSSBMRecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' | MLSSBMRecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
PM recovery block.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | |||
MLSSRecoveryBlockScreenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | MLSSRecoveryBlockScreenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | ||
Last Path Petal Meadow PMTTYD.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' | |||
Baby Drill screenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' | Baby Drill screenshot.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' | ||
OutlookpointPMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' | OutlookpointPMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' | ||
MLPJ RecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' | |||
MLSSDX RecoveryBlock.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=回復ブロック | |||
|JapR=Kaifuku Burokku | |||
|JapM=Recovery Block | |||
|Jap2=HP/BP全回復ブロック | |||
|Jap2R=HP/ BP Zen Kaifuku Burokku | |||
|Jap2M=HP/BP Full Recovery Block | |||
|Ita=Blocco Cura<ref>''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' Italian manual, pag. 11</ref><br>Blocco PV<ref>''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' Italian electronic manual, section 8</ref><br>Blocco recupero<ref>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.]]'' Italian electronic manual</ref> | |||
|ItaM=Health Block<br>HP Block<br>Recovery block | |||
}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{PM}} | {{PM}} | ||
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{{M&LPJ}} | {{M&LPJ}} | ||
[[Category:Blocks]] | [[Category:Blocks]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga objects]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam objects]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time objects]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario | [[Category:Paper Mario objects]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario: Sticker Star | [[Category:Paper Mario: Sticker Star objects]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | [[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door objects]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:16, April 21, 2024
Recovery block | |
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First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017) |
Effect | Recovers all HP and FP/BP/SP. |
A recovery block (also known as a Heart Block[1] or an HP Block[2]) is a type of block seen in the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series of Super Mario role-playing games. Recovery blocks are commonly found in areas where a Save Block is present and before the player enters a boss area, and they fully restore the player's refillable stats when struck.
History[edit]
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, recovery blocks are transparent blocks with a sleeping red heart floating in the middle of each block. There are multiple different ones scattered throughout the game, each one refilling all of Mario's HP and FP when hit.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Recovery blocks return in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, only now, it costs Mario a few coins for the health benefit, indicated above the block. The amount of coins required increases as one progresses through the game. Their design is very similar to that of their design in Paper Mario. These blocks are usually, if not always, found right before a boss fight, and right when Mario enters a new area such as Hooktail Castle.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Recovery blocks reappear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, though they only fully recover Mario's HP. They function the same way as they do in Paper Mario, allowing Mario to use them at any time for free.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
In the Japanese version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga only, recovery blocks appear in three locations; Beanbean Castle Sewers, Oho Oasis, and Teehee Valley.[3] They are white blocks with a red heart in the middle of the block. When hit, these blocks fully recover Mario and Luigi's HP and BP. The Nintendo 3DS remake of the game, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, retains the block in all versions of the game, and they are found in many more places, typically wherever there is a Save Album.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
A few recovery blocks are found in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, though they are almost as scarce as in the Japanese version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Their design in this game is that of a blue block with a magenta heart symbol in the middle of the block. There is one in Peach's Castle in the present, one inside Yoob's Belly, and one just before the throne room of Shroob Castle. As in Paper Mario, they are free to use.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, recovery blocks are replaced with Shop Blocks that can only be activated by Bowser's punch. These blocks can release Negative Ions that fully recover Bowser's HP and SP/BP. Orange-colored Emoglobins that are found in a few locations of Bowser's body, like the Trash Pit, secrete sweat that instantly recovers all of Mario and Luigi's HP and SP/BP.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
Recovery blocks make a return in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, appearing as rainbow-flashing rectangular blocks with a pink heart on their fronts. They are more common than in the first two installments and are usually placed near locations where bosses are fought (like near the giant door to the summit of Mount Brrr which is where King Bob-omb is fought) as well as in Toad Villages. If the Mario trio hit a recovery block, their HP and BP are both fully restored.
Gallery[edit]
Sprites and 3D Renders[edit]
Screenshots[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | 回復ブロック Kaifuku Burokku HP/BP全回復ブロック HP/ BP Zen Kaifuku Burokku |
Recovery Block HP/BP Full Recovery Block |
Italian | Blocco Cura[4] Blocco PV[5] Blocco recupero[6] |
Health Block HP Block Recovery block |
References[edit]
- ^ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Official Nintendo Player's Guide, pg. 18
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Paper Mario: Sticker Star PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 13.
- ^ M&L:SS Japanese to English found at The Mushroom Kingdom
- ^ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Italian manual, pag. 11
- ^ Paper Mario: Sticker Star Italian electronic manual, section 8
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. Italian electronic manual