Bonfire Block
- Not to be confused with Flame block or Fire Block.
| Bonfire Block | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite from Wario Land: Shake It! | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Latest appearance | Wario Land: Shake It! (2008) | ||
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Bonfire Blocks[1] (formerly known as fiery blocks,[2] Flame Blocks,[3] or Fire Blocks)[4] are blocks that first appear in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins and later appear in the Wario Land series, starting with Virtual Boy Wario Land. They appear as blocks that usually have a picture of a flame on them, and typically serve as obstacles that are destroyed with fire, such as with a Fire Flower or via one of Wario's reactions.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit]
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins, fiery blocks are a relatively common block that resembles a Rotating Block. Fiery blocks can only be destroyed with a fireball from Fire Mario, destroying the fireball in the process. They are frequently used to either block Warp Pipe entrances. Some fiery blocks contain items, which are revealed once they are destroyed.
Wario Land series[edit]
Virtual Boy Wario Land[edit]
In Virtual Boy Wario Land, fiery blocks make their first appearance in the Wario Land series. They resemble cubical stones with an ember pattern on them. They can be broken only by the fire stream of either Sea Dragon or a fire blast from King Dragon Wario. Unlike the fiery blocks of Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins, the flames pierce through the destroyed block. Fiery blocks are usually placed to block access to coins or hearts, though some block the path to treasure.
Wario Land II[edit]
Fiery blocks reappear in Wario Land II. Rather than being destroyed with a power-up, they are now destroyed on contact by the Hot Wario condition. They resemble red cubes with a yellow rim and a yellow ember design on their front.
Wario Land 3[edit]
In Wario Land 3, fiery blocks are now colored purple, but function similarly to their Wario Land II counterparts, being destroyed by Hot Wario on contact once he is enveloped in the flame. fiery blocks can be found in Out of the Woods, Bank of the Wild River, The Tidal Coast, A Town in Chaos, The West Crater, Tower of Revival, Cave of Flames, The Colossal Hole, and The East Crater,
Additionally, a variant of fiery blocks, referred to as flame blocks, can be found in Tower of Revival and The Steep Canyon. Another counterpart of the fiery block for Snowman Wario debuts in this game, in the form of the Snow Block.
Wario Land 4[edit]
In Wario Land 4, Fire Blocks reappear in Toy Block Tower, The Curious Factory and Hotel Horror. They function similarly to in Wario Land II, but are now uniformly twice as large as ordinary blocks, similarly to the flame blocks in Wario Land 3. They are tinted pink with a red ember design, and most Fire Blocks share the same stony appearance as Virtual Boy Wario Land. In Toy Block Tower, Fire Blocks are made of a glossy material.
Wario Land: Shake It![edit]
This section needs Wario Land improvement. Specifically:
- Where are they located in-game? Anything special about their behavior, or is it more of the same?
In Wario Land: Shake It!, Bonfire blocks are red metal blocks with a yellow frame and a light yellow ember design. They can be destroyed by touching a Flimflam to turn into Flaming Wario.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファイアブロック Faia Burokku | Fire Block | Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | [5] |
| ファイアーブロック Faiā Burokku | Wario Land 3 | [6] | ||
Honō Burokku | Flame Block | Wario Land Shake | [7] | |
| Italian | Blocco incendio | Fire block | [?] |
References[edit]
- ^ 2008. Wario Land: Shake It! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
- ^ "Shoot these fiery blocks to make them disappear. Coins are waiting!" – Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
- ^ Fall 2001. Nintendo Power Advance V.3. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 52.
- ^ Fall 2001. Nintendo Power Advance V.3. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 57, 62.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』(Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 78.
- ^ Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 38.
- ^ 2008. Wario Land Shake instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.