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-{{more images|Mario Kart appearances}}
+{{more images|appearances in the ''Mario Kart'' series}}
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 |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
 |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
-}}{{quote2|AARGH! I can't hit the [[? Block]]s because those annoying Hard Blocks are in the way.|[[Toad (species)|Purple Toad]]|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
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-A '''Hard Block''' is one of the many [[block]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' universe. They are commonly used to make stair-like structures. Unlike [[? Block]]s and [[Brick Block]]s, Hard Blocks cannot contain [[List of items|items]] or [[Coin]]s. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are not normally able to destroy Hard Blocks, but certain methods, such as entering a [[Mega Mario|Mega]] state or using a [[Big Thwomp]], can be used to destroy them.
+{{quote2|AARGH! I can't hit the [[? Block]]s because those annoying Hard Blocks are in the way.|[[Toad (species)|Purple Toad]]|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
+A '''Hard Block''' is a type of [[block]] commonly used to make stair-like structures. Unlike [[? Block]]s and [[Brick Block]]s, Hard Blocks cannot contain [[List of items|items]] or [[Coin]]s. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are not normally able to destroy Hard Blocks, but certain methods, such as entering a [[Mega Mario|Mega]] state or using a [[Big Thwomp]], can be used to destroy them.
 ==History==
 ===''Super Mario'' series===
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 [[File:SMB Hard Block Sprite.png|frame|left]]
 [[File:SMB NES World 6-1 Screenshot.png|thumb|Hard Blocks in ''Super Mario Bros.'']]
-Hard Blocks make their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' with an identical appearance and purpose. Their most notable use is to create stairs at the end of many levels leading to the top of the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]], which itself has a Hard Block as its base. In some levels, they are used to create much more gently-sloped stairs as a minor obstacle.
+Hard Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' with an identical appearance and purpose. Their most notable use is to create stairs at the end of many levels leading to the top of the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]], which itself has a Hard Block as its base. In some levels, they are used to create much more gently-sloped stairs as a minor obstacle.
 ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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 [[File:SMW Hard Block.png|frame|left]]
 Hard Blocks, now called '''Gray Blocks'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 71, 89, 108, 153.</ref> (alternatively '''gray Block'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 57.</ref> or '''Grey Block'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 73.</ref>), appear once again in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' with a different redesign, this time resembling blocks of stone. They reprise their purpose from previous games.{{br}}
+====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
+Hard Blocks (localized as '''orange blocks'''<ref name>Alan Averill and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide''. Redmond: [[Nintendo of America]], 2002. Page 73.</ref>) primarily appear in secret courses as platforms and barriers. Many are of atypical shapes (i.e. rectangular or triangular prisms) depending on their purpose. Some shift back and forth. Thin variants appear in "[[The Secret of the Dirty Lake]]" and "[[The Beach Cannon's Secret]]" that function like [[trampoline]]s.
 ====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
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 The [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' feature the blocks' classic staircase arrangement in the background. The former also has [[Semisolid Platform#Super Smash Bros. series|pass-through platforms]] made of Hard Blocks ([[Empty Block]]s in ''Ultimate'').
-In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Hard Blocks appear as part of the [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] stage. They are arranged just as in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] (and in ''Brawl'' only, [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]]) of ''Super Mario Bros.'' However, they now appear worn, chipped, and cracked, matching the stage's ruined appearance. The block the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] stood on in World 1-1 is gone, but only in ''Brawl'' and ''for 3DS''; it is in the background in ''Ultimate''. Additionally, Hard Blocks also form the top two layers of the stage's [[Final Destination]] form in the 3DS game, and the [[Battlefield]] form's platforms in ''Ultimate''.
+In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Hard Blocks appear as part of the [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] stage. They are arranged just as in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] (and in ''Brawl'' only, [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]]) of ''Super Mario Bros.'' However, they now appear worn, chipped, and cracked, matching the stage's ruined appearance. The block the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] stood on in World 1-1 is gone, but only in ''Brawl'' and ''for 3DS''; it is in the background in ''Ultimate''. Additionally, Hard Blocks also form the top two layers of the stage's [[Final Destination]] form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', and the [[Battlefield]] form's platforms in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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 ==Names in other languages==
 {{foreign names
-|Jap=木目ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section, page 41.</ref><br>''Mokume Burokku''<br>石ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 118, 149, 199, 215.</ref><br>''Ishi Burokku''<br>硬いブロック<br>''Katai Burokku''
+|Jap=木目ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section. Page 41.</ref>
-|JapM=Woodgrain Block (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')<br><br>Stone Block (''New Super Mario Bros.'' games)<br><br>Hard Block (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
+|JapR=Mokume Burokku
+|Jap2=石ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 118, 149, 199, 215.</ref>
+|Jap2R=Ishi Burokku
+|Jap3=硬いブロック
+|Jap3R=Katai Burokku
+|JapM=Woodgrain Block (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
+|Jap2M=Stone Block (''New Super Mario Bros.'' games)
+|Jap3M=Hard Block (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
 |Ita=Blocco duro
 |ItaM=Hard block
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 |ChiTR=Jiānyìng Zhuānkuài
 |ChiTM=Hard block
-|FraE=Bloc solide
+|FreE=Bloc solide
-|FraEM=Solid block
+|FreEM=Solid block
 |Por=Bloco sólido
 |PorM=Solid block
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 [[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 objects]]
+[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine objects]]
 [[Category:Super Mario World objects]]