Editing Color Block

{{about|the recurring objects in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series|the placeable blocks in [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]|[[Color Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis)]]}}
'''Color Blocks'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Virtual Console digital instruction manual</ref> are blocks that appear in several games in the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series. They come in red, yellow, and blue varieties, and can be manipulated by [[Color Switch]]es.

==History==
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MVDK 1-1 1.png|thumb|Color Blocks in Level 1-1]]
Color Blocks first appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', being introduced in the first level in the game, [[Level 1-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 1-1]]. In this game, all Color Blocks of a certain color are either inactive or active at a given time. When [[Mario]] presses a Color Switch, Color Blocks of the same color as the Color Switch become active and tangible, while Color Blocks of different colors become inactive and intangible.

In the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', their appearance remains mostly unchanged with the exception of the "X" symbol on inactive Color Blocks being changed to resemble [[Dotted-Line Block]]s. Three Color Blocks (red, yellow and blue) also appear as part of the loading screen animation in the bottom right, alternating between active and inactive.
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===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''===
[[File:4-3 MvsDK MMA.png|thumb|left|Color blocks in Room 4-3]]
Color Blocks reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', where they are parsed as '''color blocks'''<ref name=colorblockshelp>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' Floor 4 Help 1 (Color Blocks)</ref> and are introduced in [[Room 4-3 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Room 4-3]] of [[Jungle Rumble]]. In this game, inactive color blocks are '''clear''', while active color blocks are '''solid'''.<ref name=colorblockshelp/> When a Mini presses a Color Switch, color blocks of the same color as the Color Switch invert their current state. Solid color blocks are tangible blocks that can be walked on by Minis. Clear color blocks are intangible, slightly transparent, and spin when a [[Mini]] passes through them. Color blocks have a red, yellow, or blue outline and a rivet in their center. Unlike in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', both clear and solid color blocks of the same color can appear at the same time.
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===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars''===
[[File:MvsDKTS2-2.jpg|thumb|Color Blocks in Level 2-2]]
Color Blocks reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'', being introduced in [[Level 2-2 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars)|Level 2-2]] of [[Jumpy Jungle (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars)|Jumpy Jungle]]. They function identically to color blocks from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''. Inactive Color Blocks are referred to as being '''off''', while active color blocks are referred to as being '''on'''.<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' editor object names</ref> In this game, Color Blocks do not have a rivet in their center, and they take the form of small, slightly transparent cubes when turned off.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=カラーブロック<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book i.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref>
|JapR=Karā Burokku
|JapM=Color Block
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Blocks]]
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