Mega Block
Mega Block | |
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![]() Artwork of a Big Block for Super Mario 3D World | |
First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) |
Mega Blocks, also known as Big Blocks,[1] are large Brick Blocks. They are often tougher than regular Brick Blocks, requiring a number of hits to destroy or being indestructible altogether. However, in some games, namely 2D Super Mario titles, they act like their smaller counterparts.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Big Blocks first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remakes, where they are only found in Giant Land. They are two times bigger than normal Brick Blocks; in spite of their size, they can be destroyed as any other Brick Block by Super Mario or a regular Koopa Shell. Exclusively in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, they can also be broken by tail-whipping them as Raccoon or Tanooki Mario.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
They reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. However, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3, these Big Blocks are indestructible (as they are too big) and act as platforms rather than Brick Blocks. These are found only in Supermassive Galaxy.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
These blocks reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, working as they did in Super Mario Bros. 3, as they are able to be destroyed by Super Mario or Koopa Shells. They are found only in Soda Jungle, most notably in the Jungle of the Giants level.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Big Blocks return in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, where they are four times bigger than a normal Brick Block. They can be destroyed by jumping beneath them and/or tail-whipping them five times, ground-pounding them in Super form or better, using a Mega Mushroom, or hitting a nearby POW Block. They only appear in Super Block Land. Gray variants of Big Blocks known as Rock Blocks also appear, which are slightly smaller but much stronger. These blocks can only be destroyed by Mega Mario, Cannon Boxes, or Bob-omb explosions.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Mega Blocks appear under their current name in Super Mario Run, where they can be collected as buildings for Kingdom Builder.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
Big Blocks reappear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam in the Safe by a Sandslide mission. They only require a single hammer hit to destroy.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
Big Blocks return in Paper Mario: Color Splash in Mondo Woods. They are normal Brick Blocks that were enchanted by Kamek. Big Blocks cannot be broken unless they are colored. They also appear in the Violet Passage in the coin segment, where they can be destroyed by Cannonballs, and in the Mustard Café, where one blocks the orange Warp Pipe leading to the surface at the end of the underground caves.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
Mega Blocks appear in Paper Mario: The Origami King, working like they did in Super Mario 3D World. They come in two sizes: twice as big (which take three hits to destroy) and even bigger (which take seven hits to break); successful hammer Action Commands lessen the amount of hits needed to break them. They appear during the Trial of Power on Diamond Island.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]
Mega Blocks also appear in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, as the most basic form of cover in the game. They normally take three hits to destroy, but some weapons may destroy them instantly.
Gallery[edit]
Sprites and models[edit]
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
New Super Mario Bros. U (ground)
Screenshots[edit]
A Big Block in the NES version of Super Mario Bros. 3
Two Big Blocks in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3
Mario destroys a Big Block in the Safe by a Sandslide mission in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 巨大レンガブロック[2] Kyodai Renga Burokku |
Giant Brick Block | |
大きなレンガブロック[3] Ōkina Renga Burokku |
Large Brick Block | ||
でかレンガブロック[4] Deka Renga Burokku |
Big Brick Block | ||
German | Riesenblock | Giant Block | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Riesen-Block | Super Mario 3D World | ||
Italian | Blocco mattone gigante[5] | Giant brick block | Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. U |
Mega blocco[6] | Mega block | Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Run |
References[edit]
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 19.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 215.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 233.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41 and 215.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 233.
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