Face block (platform): Difference between revisions

"that act as Platform Blocks / face blocks". These weren't supposed to be considered the same in the first place, only similar.
("that act as Platform Blocks / face blocks". These weren't supposed to be considered the same in the first place, only similar.)
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|image=[[File:Platform Blocks NSMB.png|20px]]<br>A four block-tall face block from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|image=[[File:Platform Blocks NSMB.png|20px]]<br>A four block-tall face block from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|effect=Expands into a series of blocks when hit.
|effect=Expands into a series of blocks when hit.
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'''Face blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 11.</ref> (or '''face Blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 164.</ref>) are objects that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Each time [[Mario]] hits the [[block]], another block pops out of the previous one. By hitting it multiple times, Mario can use the series of blocks to reach higher platforms. However, if Mario takes too long, the blocks will collapse back to normal.


==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
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[[File:Platform Block.png|thumb|Mario hitting a face block in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
Face blocks are introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', starting out as a single block with a face on it. Up to four blocks can be stacked, and they can also be used to enter horizontal pipes or block enemy attacks. After a while, they will revert back into a single block.
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
[[File:! Block and face blocks scene SM3DL.png|thumb|left|Mario creating face blocks in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
[[File:! Block and face blocks scene SM3DL.png|thumb|left|Mario creating face blocks in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
The blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', where the main block is an [[! Block]]. It can conjure more or less than four blocks. The blocks do not always go straight up, they go in some paths as well. The face blocks even have the same design, and the ! Block is sometimes the size of regular blocks or sometimes bigger.
'''Face blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 11.</ref> (or '''face Blocks'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 164.</ref>) are objects that appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They first start out as a single [[block]] with a face on it. Each time [[Mario]] hits the block, another face block pops out above the previous one, creating up to four face blocks piled on one another. This can help Mario reach higher platforms, enter horizontal pipes, or block enemies. However, if Mario takes too long, the blocks will collapse back into a single face block.


===''Super Mario 3D World''===
Face blocks return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', where they are spawned from [[! Block]]s. They have the same design, are often spawned in different paths, and allow Mario to access out-of-reach locations and collectibles, though they only appear for a period of time before they disappear.
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There are certain [[? Block]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' that act as face blocks, which produce Empty Blocks. In [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]] and [[Super Block Land]], there are [[Mega ? Block|large]] versions of them called '''Mega ? Blocks'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' Prima Official Game Guide, page 150.</ref>. They can also be activated by tapping on the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]].
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===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
Certain [[? Block]]s and [[Mega ? Block]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', as well as ! Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', create sequences of blocks similar to face blocks when hit.
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[[File:SMM2 Platform Block.png|thumb|A ! Block in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style]]
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', giant, yellow ! Blocks that act as face blocks appear as course elements. When hit multiple times, they produce giant [[Empty Block]]s.<ref>Nintendo. (February 13, 2019). [https://youtu.be/AjJWzJC8Kfk Super Mario Maker 2 – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved on February 14, 2019.</ref>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 119.</ref><br>''Nobichidimi Burokku''<br>ビックリボックス<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 186.</ref><br>''Bikkuri Bokkusu''<br>伸びるブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 233.</ref><br>''Nobiru Burokku''
|Jap=伸び縮みブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 119.</ref> (''New Super Mario Bros.'')
|JapM=[[Stretch Block]] (''New Super Mario Bros.'')<br><br>Surprise Box (''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br><br>Expanding Block (''Super Mario 3D World'')
|JapR=Nobichidimi Burokku
|JapM=[[Stretch Block]]
|Spa=Bloque Amarillo{{ref needed}}
|Spa=Bloque Amarillo{{ref needed}}
|SpaM=Yellow Block
|SpaM=Yellow Block
|Dut=!-blok<ref>Nintendo Nederland. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVPXThV-uc\ Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref>
|DutM=! block
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