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{{about|the block that illuminates dark areas in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games|the light-elemental [[Baddie Block]]s in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''|[[Baddie Block#Light Block|Baddie Block § Light Block]]}}
{{about|the block that illuminates dark areas in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games|the light-elemental [[Baddie Block]]s in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''|[[Baddie Block#Light Block|Baddie Block § Light Block]]}}
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{{distinguish|Light Box|Glow Block}}
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{{item infobox
A '''Light Block'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Prima Official Game Guide, page 104.</ref> (also known as a '''Glow Block'''<ref>[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' trading card]] #49</ref>) is an item found in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They are white blocks with eyes similar to [[Rotating Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. As the name suggests, these blocks emit light that [[Mario]] and the other characters can use to illuminate dark areas. The characters must carry them in order to explore different areas with the help of the block's light. To pick up a Light Block, the player must shake the {{button|wii|Wiimote}} and press and hold {{button|wii|1}} at the same time. Light Blocks are only present in dark and murky areas such as caves or [[Ghost House]]s. They can also be used as a projectile, by throwing it to the enemies, in similar fashion to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''{{'}}s physics.
|image=[[File:Lightblockon.png|130px]][[File:Lightblockoff.png|75px]]<br>Renders of an on and off Light Block from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
A '''Light Block'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 104.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 155.</ref> is a type of [[block]] appearing in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sub-series.


Light Blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Murky Maze]].
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Light Blocks first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', exclusively in {{world-link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. These blocks appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to [[Empty Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''), but if [[Mario]] or any other character hits a nearby [[? Switch]], the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.


In addition to normal-sized Light Blocks, bigger moving varieties also appear. These blocks appear as moving nearly-invisible blocks at first (which look similar to [[Block (used)|Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby [[? Switch]], the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBU Light Blocks Dark Tower Screenshot.jpg|thumb|260px|Light Blocks in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
Light Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]], behaving exactly the same as in previous appearances. They appear in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]] in the former and in [[Light-Up-Lift Tower]] in the latter.


In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', only the bigger varieties appear, and act as in the Wii version as platforms, but still illuminate dark areas. Some are activated by pressing a [[? Switch]]. They mostly appear in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]].
===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light Blocks.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Glow_Block.PNG|Light Block artwork.
NSLU Light-Up-Lift Tower Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
NSMBW W5-Ghosthouse Growingblock.png|Mario carrying a Light Block in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
NSMBU 4-LightBlocksDarkTower.Still001.jpg|Large Light Blocks in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Glow Block]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=光る足場
|JapR=Hikaru Ashiba
|JapM=Light Foothold
|ChiS=发光砖块
|ChiSR=Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Glowing Block
|ChiT=發光磚塊
|ChiTR=Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Glowing Block
|SpaA=Bloque Brillante
|SpaA=Bloque Brillante
|SpaAM=Glow Block
|SpaAM=Glow Block
|FraE=Bloc lumineux
|FreE=Bloc lumineux
|FraEM=Luminous Block
|FreEM=Luminous Block
|Ita=Blocco Luce
|Ita=Cubo luminoso<ref>[[Light-Up-Lift Tower|Salita sui cubi luminosi]]</ref> <small>(''New Super Luigi U'')</small>
|ItaM=Light Block
|Ita2=Blocco Luce<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 151</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small>
|Ita3=Blocco luminoso<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 216</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Bright/Glowing cube
|Ita2M=Light Block; shared with [[Glow Block]] in the [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|trading card]] album
|Ita3M=Bright/Glowing block
|SpaE=Bloque Luminoso
|SpaE=Bloque Luminoso
|SpaEM=Light Block
|SpaEM=Light Block
|Rus=Светящийся блок
|RusR=Svetyashchiysya blok
|RusM=Glowing Block
|Ger=Leuchtplattform
|GerM=Light Platform
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'', Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light Blocks.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:51, March 18, 2024

This article is about the block that illuminates dark areas in the New Super Mario Bros. games. For the light-elemental Baddie Blocks in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, see Baddie Block § Light Block.
Not to be confused with Light Box or Glow Block.
Light Block
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Renders of an on and off Light Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

A Light Block[1][2] is a type of block appearing in the New Super Mario Bros. sub-series.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Light Blocks first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, exclusively in World 5-Ghost House. These blocks appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to Empty Blocks from Super Mario World), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby ? Switch, the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U
Light Blocks in New Super Mario Bros. U

Light Blocks reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port, behaving exactly the same as in previous appearances. They appear in Light Blocks, Dark Tower in the former and in Light-Up-Lift Tower in the latter.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light Blocks.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 光る足場
Hikaru Ashiba
Light Foothold

Chinese (simplified) 发光砖块
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block

Chinese (traditional) 發光磚塊
Fāguāng Zhuānkuài
Glowing Block

French (NOE) Bloc lumineux
Luminous Block
German Leuchtplattform
Light Platform
Italian Cubo luminoso[3] (New Super Luigi U)
Blocco Luce[4] (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Blocco luminoso[5] (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Bright/Glowing cube
Light Block; shared with Glow Block in the trading card album
Bright/Glowing block
Russian Светящийся блок
Svetyashchiysya blok
Glowing Block

Spanish (NOA) Bloque Brillante
Glow Block
Spanish (NOE) Bloque Luminoso
Light Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Page 104.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve. New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 155.
  3. ^ Salita sui cubi luminosi
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 151
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 216