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{{item infobox | {{item infobox | ||
|title=Rotating Block | |title=Rotating Block | ||
|image=[[File:SMW Rotating Block.jpg]]<br>Artwork of a Rotating Block from '' | |image=[[File:SMW Rotating Block.jpg]]<br>Artwork of a Rotating Block from ''Super Mario World'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | ||
|effect=Spins around when hit | |effect=Spins around when hit | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rotating Blocks''',<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> also known as '''Spinning Blocks'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 57.</ref> or simply '''Blocks''', are yellow [[block]]s with eyes that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When hit from below or the sides, they briefly spin around, allowing [[Mario]] to pass through them. | '''Rotating Blocks''',<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> also known as '''Spinning Blocks'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 57.</ref> or simply '''Blocks''', are yellow [[block]]s with eyes that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When hit from below or the sides, they briefly spin around, allowing [[Mario]] or other characters to pass through them. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:SMM SMW Rotating Block.png|thumb|left|30px]] | [[File:SMM SMW Rotating Block.png|thumb|left|30px]] | ||
[[File:Star World 1.png|thumb|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] using the [[Spin Jump]] to destroy some Rotating Blocks]] | [[File:Star World 1.png|thumb|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] using the [[Spin Jump]] to destroy some Rotating Blocks]] | ||
In ''Super Mario World'', Rotating Blocks replace [[Brick Block|brick]]s from previous ''Super Mario'' games | In ''Super Mario World'', Rotating Blocks replace [[Brick Block|brick]]s from previous ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games and share most of those blocks' attributes. Normal Rotating Blocks spin around for a short time when hit from beneath or attacked as [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] (or Caped [[Luigi]]), but some act as [[? Block|Prize Blocks]] and reveal an item. [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]] can destroy normal Rotating Blocks with a [[Spin Jump]] from above. [[Chargin' Chuck]]s can also destroy Rotating Blocks by charging into them. Also, enemies such as [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Galoomba|Goomba]]s may hide in Rotating Blocks, and break out to attack Mario once he approaches him. | ||
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ||
[[File:SMM2 Block SMW icon.png|thumb|left|30px]] | [[File:SMM2 Block SMW icon.png|thumb|left|30px]] | ||
Rotating Blocks appear under the name '''Block''' in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' | Rotating Blocks appear under the name '''Block''' in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Rotating Blocks replace [[Brick Block]]s in the ''Super Mario World'' style. To be consistent with the other styles, Rotating Blocks are affected by [[P Switch]]es instead of [[Empty Block]]s, unlike in ''Super Mario World''. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
Rotating Blocks appear in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] in [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|''Melee''{{'}}s Yoshi's Island stage]] (in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'') | Rotating Blocks appear in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] in [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|''Melee''{{'}}s Yoshi's Island stage]] (in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'') and in the ''Super Mario World'' style of the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker stage]] (in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''Wii U'' as DLC, and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''), working as they originally did, though they are 3D in Yoshi's Island (they turn 2D when rotating). | ||
===''Mario Sports Superstars''=== | ===''Mario Sports Superstars''=== | ||
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The [[block (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|block]]s from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Bike Pad]]s from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and [[yellow block]]s from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' resemble Rotating Blocks. | The [[block (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|block]]s from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Bike Pad]]s from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and [[yellow block]]s from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' resemble Rotating Blocks. | ||
Although actual Rotating Blocks do not appear in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', there are blocks that have an identical design, primarily found in [[Mini Luigi]]'s world, [[Moonlight Mansion]]. They initially appear as transparent Empty Blocks from ''Super Mario World'', referred to as | Although actual Rotating Blocks do not appear in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', there are blocks that have an identical design, primarily found in [[Mini Luigi]]'s world, [[Moonlight Mansion]]. They initially appear as transparent Empty Blocks from ''Super Mario World'', referred to as '''invisible blocks''',<ref>"''The candle in this contraption scares Ghosts into covering their eyes, so you can safely walk your Mini right through them. You’ll also be able to see '''invisible blocks''', which may help you reach new places.'' – [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items/ Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items]. ''[[Play Nintendo]]''. Retrieved April 6, 2020.</ref> but they will turn solid and yellow when a nearby [[candle]] is lit, allowing the [[Mini]]s to walk on them. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 16:29, September 1, 2022
Rotating Block | |
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Artwork of a Rotating Block from Super Mario World | |
First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
Latest appearance | WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021) |
Effect | Spins around when hit |
Rotating Blocks,[1] also known as Spinning Blocks[2] or simply Blocks, are yellow blocks with eyes that first appear in Super Mario World. When hit from below or the sides, they briefly spin around, allowing Mario or other characters to pass through them.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, Rotating Blocks replace bricks from previous Super Mario games and share most of those blocks' attributes. Normal Rotating Blocks spin around for a short time when hit from beneath or attacked as Caped Mario (or Caped Luigi), but some act as Prize Blocks and reveal an item. Super Mario can destroy normal Rotating Blocks with a Spin Jump from above. Chargin' Chucks can also destroy Rotating Blocks by charging into them. Also, enemies such as Koopa Troopas and Goombas may hide in Rotating Blocks, and break out to attack Mario once he approaches him.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2
Rotating Blocks appear under the name Block in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. Rotating Blocks replace Brick Blocks in the Super Mario World style. To be consistent with the other styles, Rotating Blocks are affected by P Switches instead of Empty Blocks, unlike in Super Mario World.
Super Smash Bros. series
Rotating Blocks appear in the Super Smash Bros. series in Melee's Yoshi's Island stage (in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) and in the Super Mario World style of the Super Mario Maker stage (in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as DLC, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate), working as they originally did, though they are 3D in Yoshi's Island (they turn 2D when rotating).
Mario Sports Superstars
The dummies that appear in the Ring Challenge mode of the soccer sport in Mario Sports Superstars are made of Rotating Blocks, flipping over when they are struck by the ball.
Other appearances
The blocks from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Bike Pads from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and yellow blocks from Paper Mario resemble Rotating Blocks.
Although actual Rotating Blocks do not appear in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, there are blocks that have an identical design, primarily found in Mini Luigi's world, Moonlight Mansion. They initially appear as transparent Empty Blocks from Super Mario World, referred to as invisible blocks,[3] but they will turn solid and yellow when a nearby candle is lit, allowing the Minis to walk on them.
See also
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | クルクルブロック[4] Kurukuru Burokku |
Spinning Block |
Italian | Blocco girevole |
Turning block |
Portuguese | Bloco Giratório |
Spinning Block |
Spanish | Bloque giratorio[5] |
Rotary block |
References
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 57.
- ^ "The candle in this contraption scares Ghosts into covering their eyes, so you can safely walk your Mini right through them. You’ll also be able to see invisible blocks, which may help you reach new places. – Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items. Play Nintendo. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
- ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet.
- Blocks
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge objects
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 objects
- Super Mario Maker objects
- Super Mario Maker 2 objects
- Super Mario World objects
- Super Princess Peach objects
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Super Smash Bros. series objects