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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])

'''Ice Blocks''' are a frozen version of regular [[block]] in various ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games.

Ice Blocks first appear in [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-1]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They act as slippery platforms. If the character jumps below one, they will pass through it, an ability that did not appear in later games.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====

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[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 6-3 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|The ungrabbable ice blocks]]

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', several blocks of ice appear. Throwable Ice Blocks,<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Pages 33, 35, 38.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> referred to as '''White Blocks''' or '''blue blocks''',<ref name=Prima/> resemble [[Brick Block|brick]]s. If a [[Buster Beetle]] gets its hands on one of these blocks, it will throw it at high speeds towards [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. If the player picks one up, they can only hold it for a short time before it disappears. When thrown, it can defeat multiple enemies, like a Koopa Shell, though it breaks upon hitting a wall.

Another rarer ice block<ref name=Prima>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "'''''ICE AND BLUE BRICK BLOCKS''' Ice and blue brick blocks interest Mario because they both occur infrequently and have separate properties. Throw blue blocks at enemies, and thaw ice blocks with Fire Flower firings—just don’t drop onto something nasty when you’re melting them!''"</ref> also exists; it is transparent and can be melted by [[fireball]]s from Mario/Luigi's [[Fire Mario|Fire form]]. [[Frozen Coin|Some]] contain [[coin]]s, while others contain [[Muncher]]s. Lastly, there are ice blocks that are just slippery platforms; these ice blocks can be normal (the size of a brick) or giant-sized (two times bigger, like [[Mega Block|Big Block]]s). All types of ice blocks appear mostly in [[Ice Land]].

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', a few Ice Blocks make a small appearance in the level [[Awesome]] of the [[Special Zone]]. None of them can be picked up, as they merely serve as slippery platforms. They appear as light blue [[Rotating Block]]s. The grabbing function of the Ice Blocks from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is incorporated into [[Grab Block]]s.

[[File:SMS Ice Blocks.png|thumb|right|Several ice blocks in [[Sirena Beach]]'s special stage]]

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ice blocks<ref>Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide. Page 87.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 14, 125, 147.</ref> (also called ice cubes<ref>Loe, Casey. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide. Page 80.</ref><ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.</ref>) are transparent blocks giving off an icy mist, which can be melted with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]. Large ice blocks appear in special stages, and small ones containing items can be found in [[Noki Bay]] and [[Delfino Airstrip]].

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', there are five types of Ice Blocks: Ice Blocks that consist of enemies frozen by an [[Ice Flower]] or other ice projectile, Ice Blocks that can be picked up and thrown at enemies in [[World 3-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-4]] and [[World 3-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-5]] similarly to [[Grab Block]]s (they cannot hurt players, unlike [[barrel]]s), frozen-over [[Snake Block]]s called [[Ice Snake Block]]s that only appear in {{world-link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, giant Ice Blocks (in the same level mentioned) that can only be destroyed using [[Bob-omb]]s, and Ice Blocks that only appear in [[World 9-7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-7]], which, as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', can contain Coins and Munchers and can be melted with fireballs from a [[Fire Flower]] or enemy.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

Ice Blocks appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', although they only appear as slippery platforms in all of the level styles and therefore cannot be picked up. They also cannot be melted with fire. They are given new sprites for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario World'' styles.

===''Yoshi'' series===

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', they serve as slippery obstacles that cannot be picked up, but can be melted by Yoshi's fire breath after eating a [[fire watermelon|red watermelon]], [[Lava Bubble]], or [[Pyro Guy]]. Some Ice Blocks hide items. In this game, the blocks simply look like a block of ice.

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====

Ice Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and [[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|its remake]], appearing in the levels [[Fluffy Snow, Here We Go!]] and [[Frozen Solid and Chilled]]. Like in previous games, they will melt from the effects of fire from a fire watermelon.

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