Surprise Ball

Not to be confused with ! Block.

Surprise Ball

Appears in	Yoshi's Story (1997)
Effect	Causes Yoshis to be flung to the top of itself when licked

“-Surprise Ball- You can't eat it, but if you use your tongue you'll be surprised!”

—Message Block in Treasure Hunt, Yoshi's Story

A Surprise Ball (also known as a ! Ball,^[1] ‘!’ Block,^[2] Exclamation Mark Block,^[3] or Exclamation Block^[4]) is a spherical platform that Baby Yoshis use in Yoshi's Story. Surprise Balls are round in shape and float in midair. A Baby Yoshi can use one with his tongue, pulling him in and thrusting him upwards, ending up standing on top of it. A similar-looking item, titled the ? Bubble, exists in the game—instead of an exclamation mark, this red ball has a white question mark on it.

ProfilesEdit

Instruction booklet description:
- English:
  If you touch it with your tongue, it’ll pull you up on top. You should find it very useful.^[5]
- Other languages:
  French:
  Si vous la touchez avec votre langue, elle vous portera à son sommet. Vous trouverez ça très utile.^[6] (If you touch it with your tongue. it’ll pull you up on top. You will find it very useful.)

Message Block:
- English:
  You can't eat it, but if you use your tongue you'll be surprised!^[7]
- Other languages:
  French:
  Tirez la langue et attrapez-le pour voir!^[8] (Stick out your tongue and grab it to see!)

GalleryEdit

A Blue Yoshi, licking a Surprise Ball
Sprite from Yoshi's Story

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	!ブロック^[9]^[10] ! Burokku	! Block
Japanese	びっくリマークブロック^[?] Bikkuri-māku burokku	Exclamation Mark Block
French	Balle !^[6]	! Ball
French	Ballon "!"^[8]	"!" Balloon
Italian	Bolla !^[11]	! Bubble

ReferencesEdit

^ 1998. Yoshi's Story instruction booklet. Nintendo of Australia (Australian English). Page 16.
^ February 1998. Official UK Nintendo Magazine Issue 65. en-uk. Page 31.
^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 108, 111, 113, 114, 116.
^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 114.
^ 1998. Yoshi Story instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 16.
^ ^a ^b 1998. Yoshi Story instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 60.
^ Yoshi's Story in-game name (Uploaded 7 Mar. 2016 on Youtube by WatchmeplayNintendo)
^ ^a ^b Yoshi's Story in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 10 Mar. 2019 on YouTube by Omniwalk FR)
^ 1997. ヨッシーストーリー (Yosshī Sutōrī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
^ 1998. 「ヨッシー全百科」 (Yoshi Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281158-6. Page 46. (Archived via archive.today.)
^ 1998. Yoshi's Story manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 124.

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Playable characters		Yoshis
Bosses		Cloud N. Candy • Inviso • Cloudjin • Don Bongo • Baby Bowser
Mini-bosses		Bone Dragon • Snorkel Snake • Slug
Allies		Balloon Bully • Dragon • Ghost Rider • Ghost Stream • Huffin Puffin • Miss Warp • Neuron • Poochy • Power Bee • Snake • White Shy Guy
Items		Bob-bomb • Bumber 'Chute • Coin • Coin (hopping) • Giant Egg • Key • Power Flower • Special Heart • Tulip • Yoshi egg
Objects		? Block • ? Bubble • ? Switch • Arrow Sign • Bubble • Cloud Puffer • Delay Switch • Egg Block • Falling spike • Flatbed Ferry • Locked door • Message Block • Mystery Crate • Pipe • Post • Propeller Lift • Rock block • Seesaw • Spring • Super Happy Tree • Surprise Ball • Swing • Vase • Vine*
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Enemies		Air Bag • Attacky Sack • Bamboo dancers • Bee • Big & Little Boo • Black Shy Guy • Blargg • Blindfold Boo • Block Boo • Blurp • Bob-bomb • Bone Dragon • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumblebee • Bumpty • Burner Heihō • Clam • Centipede • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • ComBat • Do-Drop • Flying Shy Guy • Frog • Fuzzy Wiggler • Gabon • Ghost • Goonie • Ick Worm • Jelly Ghost • Jellyfish • Lava Ghost • Little Boo • Mr. Eel • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Pak E. Derm • Para-bomb • Peeper • Piranha Pest • Piranha Plant • Piranha Sprout • Puffer • Raven • Sea Anemone • Sea cactus • Sensuikan Heihō • Shy Guy • Shy Guy On Stilts • Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks • Snow Guy • Spark Spook • Spider • Spike • Spiked Fun Guy • Spiny Fish • Tehee Butterfly • Toady • Vine Slime*
Levels	P. 1-Beginning	Treasure Hunt • Surprise!! • Rail Lift • Tower Climb
	P. 2-Cavern	Bone Dragon Pit • Blargg's Boiler • Jelly Pipe • Torrential Maze
	P. 3-Summit	Cloud Cruising • The Tall Tower • Poochy & Nippy • Frustration
	P. 4-Jungle	Jungle Hut • Jungle Puddle • Piranha Grove • Neuron Jungle
	P. 5-Ocean	Lots O'Jelly Fish • Lots O'Fish • Shy Guy Limbo • Shy Guy's Ship
	P. 6-Finale	Mecha Castle • Lift Castle • Ghost Castle • Magma Castle
	Miscellaneous	Practice
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Further info		Fruit Frame • Gallery • Heart • Pre-release and unused content • Smile Meter • Staff • Super Happy • Yoshi's Mood
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