Watermelon block

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Watermelon block
Watermelon Block.png
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

A watermelon block[1][2][3][4] (or melon block)[5] is a large watermelon shaped like a cube and is one of many kinds of blocks found throughout Super Mario Sunshine, along with brick blocks and sand blocks. Watermelon blocks are green with dark stripes on the outside and red on the inside; they likely derive their appearance from Japanese watermelons, some of which are grown cubed.

Mario can destroy watermelon blocks only by ground-pounding them, making them the "opposite" of brick blocks, which can be destroyed only by jumping underneath them. Watermelon blocks make a splashing noise when destroyed, and sometimes drop a single coin.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スイカブロック[6]
Suika Burokku
Watermelon Block

Italian Blocco Cocomero[7]
Cucumber Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 80.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. Page 95.
  3. ^ Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Pages 82, 87.
  4. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 14.
  5. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 118, 125, 126.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section, page 105.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 105