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{{redirect|Snow Block|the obstacle in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series|[[Snow block]]}}
{{redirect|Snow Block|the obstacle in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series|[[Snow block]]}}
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|image=[[File:Wl3 snowman blocks.png|x32px]] [[File:WL4-Snowman Block.png|32px]]<br>Snow Blocks from ''Wario Land 3'' (left and middle) and ''Wario Land 4'' (right)
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|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])  
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])  
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
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'''Snowman Blocks''',<ref>''Wario Land: Shake It!'' English instruction booklet. Page 8.</ref> also known as '''Snow Blocks''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.3. Page 52.</ref> are a special type of [[block]] that appears in ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', and ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''  
'''Snowman Blocks''',<ref>''Wario Land: Shake It!'' English instruction booklet. Page 8.</ref> also known as '''Snow Blocks''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.3. Page 52.</ref> are a type of [[block]] that appear in three ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' games: ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', and ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' Snowman Blocks can only be destroyed by [[Snowman Wario]] rolling into it. Snowman Blocks are usually placed to hide treasures, [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|Coins]], or a [[Warp Pipe]]. In their debut appearance, ''Wario Land 3'', Snowman Blocks only appear in the level [[The Frigid Sea]]. The game has two types of Snowman Blocks, both colored purple and depicting a snowman, and the darker purple ones can only be broken if [[Snowman Wario]]'s snowball is at its biggest. In ''Wario Land 4'', Snowman Blocks are instead blue blocks with a light-blue border and a picture of a snowball. In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', Snowman Blocks are metallic and have a snowflake symbol instead of a snowball.
 
In ''Wario Land 3'', they are purple and have a picture of a snowman imprinted on them. The dark-purple Snow Blocks can be broken only if [[Snowman Wario]]'s snowball is at its biggest. They only appear in [[The Frigid Sea]].
 
In ''Wario Land 4'', they appear as blue blocks with a light-blue border and a picture of a snowball on them. These blocks are destroyable only if [[Wario]] turns into Snowman Wario and rolls down a slope to become a giant snowball, which can then plough through the Snow Blocks.
 
In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', they are metallic in appearance and have a snowflake instead of a snowball. Snowman Blocks are usually placed to hide treasures, [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|Coins]], or a [[Warp Pipe]].
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Snowman_Block.jpg|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
Snowman_Block.jpg|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' screenshot of several Snowman Blocks, left of Wario
WLSI Freezing Fields Snowman Blocks.png|''Wario Land: Shake It!''
WLSI Freezing Fields Snowman Blocks.png|''Wario Land: Shake It!'' screenshot of Snowman Wario rolling through Snowman Blocks
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Revision as of 16:16, November 9, 2023

"Snow Block" redirects here. For the obstacle in the Mario Kart series, see Snow block.
Snowman Block
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Snowman Block
First appearance Wario Land 3 (2000)
Latest appearance Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)

Snowman Blocks,[1] also known as Snow Blocks,[2] are a type of block that appear in three Wario Land games: Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, and Wario Land: Shake It! Snowman Blocks can only be destroyed by Snowman Wario rolling into it. Snowman Blocks are usually placed to hide treasures, Coins, or a Warp Pipe. In their debut appearance, Wario Land 3, Snowman Blocks only appear in the level The Frigid Sea. The game has two types of Snowman Blocks, both colored purple and depicting a snowman, and the darker purple ones can only be broken if Snowman Wario's snowball is at its biggest. In Wario Land 4, Snowman Blocks are instead blue blocks with a light-blue border and a picture of a snowball. In Wario Land: Shake It!, Snowman Blocks are metallic and have a snowflake symbol instead of a snowball.

Gallery

  • Wario Land: Shake It! screenshot of several Snowman Blocks, left of Wario

    Wario Land: Shake It! screenshot of several Snowman Blocks, left of Wario

  • Wario Land: Shake It! screenshot of Snowman Wario rolling through Snowman Blocks

    Wario Land: Shake It! screenshot of Snowman Wario rolling through Snowman Blocks

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 雪だるまブロック[3]
Yukidaruma Burokku
 Snowman Block

References

  1. ^ Wario Land: Shake It! English instruction booklet. Page 8.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.3. Page 52.
  3. ^ Wario Land Shake Japanese instruction booklet. Page 17.
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Shake Dimension The Sweet Stuff Aboard the Sweet Stuff
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Shakedown Schooner VS the Shake King
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