Talk:? Block


 * cough* ?'s an searching. It has to do with how the search is coded. Anything starting with a non-alphanumeric character will cause it to send you back to the main page. -- Ghost Jam 22:42, 3 Apr 2006 (EDT)

? Panel
I feel that should get it's own page. Superchao 17:16, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * I don't know what exactly a ? Panel is in this game. Which game(s) do they appear in? Wayoshi ( T&middot;C&middot;@ ) 17:18, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * Paper Mario at least... and others... Superchao 17:21, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * Paper Mario has ? blocks, so I still don't understand. Wayoshi ( T&middot;C&middot;@ ) 17:25, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * There are a few ? paels. The onl one I remeber is in the great tree, and it lowers the switch that drains he water, so you have to jump on it, shoot Koops and hold him, and hit the switch, but the panel is still there. Superchao 17:27, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * It's also in Mario Hoops 3 on 3. Monty Mole 17:29, 20 September 2006 (EDT)

And the MH3o3 comment is coming from the guy who made the redirects? Since it appears as a major element in a title, a page should be made, knock yourselves out. :) Wayoshi ( T&middot;C&middot;@ ) 17:33, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * Yes, well, I do what I feel needs to be done. Though I still don't recall ? Panels in either Paper Mario. Monty Mole 17:36, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * Play PM: TTYD until the Great Tree. Superchao 17:38, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * Oh yeah, I remember now. But that's an ! Panel. Monty Mole 17:42, 20 September 2006 (EDT)
 * Oh...

Don't forget they also appear in super mario kart.--Spike

What are the blocks that rotate through powerups in NSMB called?
I couldn't find them on here. Basically, they rotate through Mushroom, Fire Flower, Blue Shell and Starman, and occasionally Mini Mushroom replaces one of the other options. I remember there being one in World 5's castle and another somewhere in world 6 (the level with the rising and lowering water level and all the Spinies). With good timing, you should be able to get what you want from them. What are these called, and is there a page for them?

"Block" Article
Currently, Block redirects to this article, which is good, because searching for "? Block" doesn't work (it just takes the user to the main page). On the other hand, I think an article about Blocks in general would be good too. What do you think, would a "Block" article make sense? And if so, how will one find the "? Block" article, if not by typing "block" in the search field? :P 17:09, 28 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Agree, we have a "Blocks" category, but no article that explains what Blocks in general actually are. --Grandy02 10:07, 2 December 2008 (EST)


 * Yeah, we should have a general article about blocks, then possibly listing types of blocks in the article. At the top of the block page, we could add the  tag to redirect users to ? Block if that's what they were looking for, as it is the most common type of block (besides maybe Brick Block, but they're boring...haha).  We should also make sure Question Block and Question Mark Block redirect to ? Block. --


 * Seems like a nice idea to me

Item Block?
Is the name "Item Block" official or was it just changed to that to get rid of the question mark?--vellidragon 11:22, 30 December 2009 (EST)
 * I think we have as little proof that "? Block" is an official name. We should check games, manuals and guides as references. - 11:25, 30 December 2009 (EST)
 * If it helps, I've looked up text file versions of the English language Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 manuals on the net; the former simply calls all the blocks in general "bricks", the latter refers to this type of block as "Question Block". Seeing how they don't appear in Super Mario Bros. 2 (not Lost Levels) and didn't appear before Super Mario Bros. either, the name stated in the SMB3 manual is probably the earliest official English name given to them.--vellidragon 11:45, 30 December 2009 (EST)