Mega ? Block

(Redirected from Giant ? Block)
Mega ? Block
Sprite of a Mega ? Block in New Super Mario Bros. U
Sprite from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Variant of ? Block
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Mega ? Blocks are objects introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. Aside from being larger, Mega ? Blocks are no different than ? Blocks.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario seriesEdit

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Edit

Mega ? Blocks are objects in Super Mario Bros. 3, where there are two types, which both use different graphics in the original game. Some appear outside in Giant Land's stages, where they contain regular power-ups or coins. The second type appears in certain secret rooms, where they contain three 1-Up Mushrooms or one of the game's three Suits (the Tanooki, Frog, and Hammer Suits); this type causes a tremor when hit and does not reset if the room is left and revisited, ensuring its contents can only be collected once per level attempt. In the Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 release only, Raccoon or Tanooki Mario can tail-whip the first type of Mega ? Block.

New Super Mario Bros.Edit

Mega ? Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. They appear only found in Orange Toad Houses, where they give Mario or Luigi a Mega Mushroom.

New Super Mario Bros. WiiEdit

Mega ? Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are encountered in World 6-5, floating on water.

Super Mario Galaxy 2Edit

 
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Mega ? Blocks are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear only in Supermassive Galaxy. Mega ? Blocks are used as platforms only, and they cannot be activated due to their large size.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeEdit

Mega ? Blocks are objects in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their shared port. They act as they do in Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario RunEdit

One Mega ? Block appears in Super Mario Run. It can be purchased from the Shop as a building in the Kingdom Builder mode. It takes up a 2x2 area. When it is tapped, it provide a certain number of coins or Rally Tickets, then becomes a large Empty Block with no effect for some time. Afterward, it returns to being a Mega ? Block. It is more likely to have more items than regular ? Blocks.

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3Edit

Mega ? Blocks are objects in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They appear in hidden areas and contain a 100 Coin. They share the same face design as the game's version of ? Blocks.

Mario Kart seriesEdit

Mega ? Blocks are objects in the Mario Kart series. They are encountered in Grumble Volcano, a course in Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s JourneyEdit

A Mega Block makes a background appearance in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. Broque Monsieur has a Mega ? Block in his collection, but it cannot be used.

Paper Mario: Color SplashEdit

Mega ? Blocks appear in Mondo Woods in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They are normal ? Blocks that were enchanted by Kamek.

Mario + Rabbids seriesEdit

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom BattleEdit

In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Mega ? Blocks appear as background elements throughout the game.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeEdit

In Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, a Mega ? Block can be seen stuck to a giant statue of a Rabbid holding a plunger at Terra Flora.

ProfilesEdit

  • Super Mario Run item description: "A lot of things can fit in this large ? Block. Touch it and find out what's waiting inside!"

GalleryEdit

Sprites and modelsEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 巨大ハテナブロック[1]
Kyodai Hatena Burokku
Giant ? Block
大きなハテナブロック[2]
Ōkina Hatena Burokku
Large ? Block
German Riesen-?-Block[?] Giant ? Block
Italian Mega blocco ? (Super Mario Run)[?] Mega ? block
Blocco "?" gigante[3] Giant "?" block

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 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), スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) section. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41.
  2. ^ 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), Newニュー スーパーマリオブラザーズ U (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū) section. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 215.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41 and 215.