Sand block

Sand block
A sand block in Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance	Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994)
Latest appearance	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Sand blocks^[1]^[2]^[3] (or sand-blocks),^[4] also called sand cubes,^[5] sandy blocks,^[6] or sand stones,^[6] are a type of block made of grains of sand. They typically disintegrate after the player steps on them.

HistoryEdit

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)Edit

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Sand blocks first appear in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. They dissolve as soon as Mario walks over them. They do not return afterwards. In one level in Rocky-Valley, walking over sand blocks sets a group of Chikuchiku, which are trapped under the sand blocks, free. Stage 9-7 in the Tower consists almost entirely of sand blocks.

Super Mario SunshineEdit

In Super Mario Sunshine, sand blocks appear in many secret courses. If Mario walks over them, they collapse and disappear, then reappear after a certain amount of time. Their function is similar to that of the shrinking platforms that are later found in Super Mario Galaxy and the 3D version of the Donut Blocks as they appear in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World. Similar blocks make up the body of the Sand Bird; however, these do not collapse when Mario walks on them.

Mario vs. Donkey KongEdit

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In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, sand blocks first appear in Donkey Kong Jungle, where they act essentially the same as in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy, except they collapse slightly faster. They also appear in Fire Mountain, Mystic Forest, and Fire Mountain Plus, and have different appearances depending on the world in which they are found.

Additional namesEdit

Internal namesEdit

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)	`Model/BlockDisintegrate.bfres.zs`	BlockDisintegrate	Disintegrate Block

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	消きえるブロック^[7] Kieru Burokku 砂ブロック^[8] Suna Burokku 崩れる床^[9] Kuzureru Yuka	Vanishing Block (Game Boy Donkey Kong) Sand Block (Super Mario Sunshine) Crumbling Floor (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)
French	Bloc de sable^[11]	Sand Block
German	Sandblock	Sand Block
Italian	Blocco di Sabbia^[10]	Sand Block

ReferencesEdit

^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. Page 63.
^ Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Page 82.
^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 14.
^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. Pages 62, 95, 96.
^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Pages 56, 80.
^ ^a ^b Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Page 64.
^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ドンキーコング」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Donkey Kong), page 37.
^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section, page 105.
^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan book
^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 105
^ Super Mario Encyclopedia; pag. 105

Blocks
Miscellaneous	2D block • Anywhere POW • Arrow Cloud • Aurora Block • Checkpoint block • Empty Block • Hard Block • Light Block • Magnet Block • POW Block • Race Block • Red POW Block • Save Block • Shop Block • Spike Trap • Star Block • Super Guide Block • Super Warp Block • Unbreakable block • Warp Block • Yoshi Block
Carryable blocks	Crate • Crazed Crate • Glow Block • Grab Block • Ice Block • Mushroom Block • Propeller Block • Stone • White Block
Color Blocks	Bomb Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis) • Fire Block • Magnetic Block • Pink Block
Destructible blocks	Block (Super Mario 64) • Blue block (Wario Land 4) • Blue block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Bob-omb Block • Bonfire Block • Breakable block • Brick Block • Brick wall • Brown block • Candy Block • Crate • Crystal Block • Domino block • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Fiery block • Flame block • Fury Block • Ice Wall • Itodama Block • Jewel block • Mega Block • Metal block • Pinball digital counter • Red block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Snow sculpture • Snowman Block • Soft rock • Soft sand • Stone block • Watermelon block • Yellow block
Dice Blocks	0-1 Dice Block • 1-10 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Brawny Dice Block • Bronze Dice Block • Custom Dice Block • Cutie Dice Block • Cursed Dice Block • Double Dice • Flutter Dice Block • Friendly Dice Block • Gold Dice Block • Greedy Dice Block • Halfway Dice Block • Jumpy Dice Block • Minus Block • Plus Block • Reverse Dice Block • Risky Dice Block • Silver Dice Block • Slow Block • Slow Dice Block • Speed Block • Speedy Dice Block • Star Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Dice Block • Triple 7 Dice Block • Triple Dice • Warp Dice Block • Wondrous Dice Block
Item blocks	! Block • ? Block • 3-Up Moon Block • 4-Bros. Random Block • 99 Block • Adult Shine Block • Assist Block • Attack Piece Block • Bead jar • Bonus ? Block • Bonus block • Bros. Block • Camera Block • Cap Block • Chance Cube • Chance wheel • Coin Block • Coin Box • Egg Block • Flying ? Block • Gold Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Block (Mario Party series) • Hidden Character Block • L Block • M Block • Mega ? Block • Nozzle box • P Block (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Roulette Block • Roulette Coin Block • Shell block • Shine Block • Sliding block • Small Shine Block • Spiked ? Block • Square cloud • Super Block • Time Block • Warp Block (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
Platform/floor blocks	Arrow Block (Wario World) • Assembly Block • Atchi Muite Block • Backflip Block • Bike Pads • Blinking Block • Block (Pyoro) • Block (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) • Bomb Block (Wario Land: Shake It!) • Boost Block • Cascading Stone • Cloud Block • Countdown Platform • Dash Block • Donut Block • Drop Block • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Dropping lift • Electricity Block • Expansion Block • Face block (platform) • Flip block • Fūsen Block • Ground • Hourglass Block • Ice Block • Ice Snake Block • Invisible/flashing block • Lift Block • Long Jump Block • Marimba Block • Marshmallow Block • Moving block • Music Block • Nebaneba Block • Note Block • Pause Block • Power Meter Block • Push-Block • Rotating Block • Sand block • Skull Platform • Slow Block • Snake Block • Spike Block • Spin Block (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) • Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.) • Spring-Up • Squishy block • Starting blocks • Stretch Block • Super Note Block • Surprise Ball • Track Block • Trampoline Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block • Vanishing platform
Switch Blocks	! Switch • ? Switch • 3-2-1 Block • Arrow block • Blue Coin Block • Cap Switch • Certainty Switch • Character Switch • Control Block • Face Block (switch) • Gray P Switch • Kamek Block • Laser Block • Light-Switch • Luigi Block • ON/OFF Switch • P Panel • P Switch • Pole Block • Simu-Block • Star Switch • Switch (Wario Land II) • Switch Block (Super Mario 3D World) • Tatami Block • Timer switch
Toggleable blocks	! Block • Color Block • Dotted-Line Block • Flip-Flop Block • Kaeru Block • P Block • Red Block • Shake block • Switch Block (Mario & Wario) • Timer Block • Uncertain Block
Power-ups	Cannon Box • Coin Box • Command Block • Copy Block • Gold Block • Light Box • Propeller Box • Unfurl Block • Vacuum Block
Living blocks	Blitty • Blockhopper • Blokkablok • Brock (Brickle • Britchard • Britta • Broque Madame • Broque Monsieur) • Broggy • Dark Block • Fake Block • Ghost Block • Hot-Hot Rock • Message Block • Partrick • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba

Donkey Kong (arcade) / Donkey Kong (GB)
Characters		Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.* • Mario • Pauline
Arcade levels		25m • 50m • 75m • 100m
Game Boy levels*	Construction Site	Stage 0-1 • Stage 0-2 • Stage 0-3 • Stage 0-4
	Big-City	Stage 1-1 • Stage 1-2 • Stage 1-3 • Stage 1-4 • Stage 1-5 • Stage 1-6 • Stage 1-7 • Stage 1-8
	Forest	Stage 2-1 • Stage 2-2 • Stage 2-3 • Stage 2-4 • Stage 2-5 • Stage 2-6 • Stage 2-7 • Stage 2-8 • Stage 2-9 • Stage 2-10 • Stage 2-11 • Stage 2-12
	Ship	Stage 3-1 • Stage 3-2 • Stage 3-3 • Stage 3-4 • Stage 3-5 • Stage 3-6 • Stage 3-7 • Stage 3-8
	Jungle	Stage 4-1 • Stage 4-2 • Stage 4-3 • Stage 4-4 • Stage 4-5 • Stage 4-6 • Stage 4-7 • Stage 4-8 • Stage 4-9 • Stage 4-10 • Stage 4-11 • Stage 4-12
	Desert	Stage 5-1 • Stage 5-2 • Stage 5-3 • Stage 5-4 • Stage 5-5 • Stage 5-6 • Stage 5-7 • Stage 5-8 • Stage 5-9 • Stage 5-10 • Stage 5-11 • Stage 5-12
	Airplane	Stage 6-1 • Stage 6-2 • Stage 6-3 • Stage 6-4 • Stage 6-5 • Stage 6-6 • Stage 6-7 • Stage 6-8
	Iceberg	Stage 7-1 • Stage 7-2 • Stage 7-3 • Stage 7-4 • Stage 7-5 • Stage 7-6 • Stage 7-7 • Stage 7-8 • Stage 7-9 • Stage 7-10 • Stage 7-11 • Stage 7-12
	Rocky-Valley	Stage 8-1 • Stage 8-2 • Stage 8-3 • Stage 8-4 • Stage 8-5 • Stage 8-6 • Stage 8-7 • Stage 8-8 • Stage 8-9 • Stage 8-10 • Stage 8-11 • Stage 8-12 • Stage 8-13 • Stage 8-14 • Stage 8-15 • Stage 8-16
	Tower	Stage 9-1 • Stage 9-2 • Stage 9-3 • Stage 9-4 • Stage 9-5 • Stage 9-6 • Stage 9-7 • Stage 9-8 • Stage 9-9
Allies*		Jumper • Monchee
Abilities*		Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Roll
Items and objects		1 UP Heart* • Bird Nest • Bolt • Conveyor Belt • Door* • Hammer • Ice Block* • Jump Stand* • Key* • Ladder • Lift • Parasol, Hat & Bag • Road* • Rope* • Rope (wire)* • Super Hammer* • Switch* • Trash Can*
Enemies and obstacles		Aqua Man* • Arumajiron* • Barrel • Bird* • Bowbow* • Bukubuku* • Cannon* • Cement tub • Chikuchiku* • Dorakyū* • Dōryī* • Dotty* • Dust Man • Faiachū* • Fire • Fireball • Furafurawā* • Gessori* • Giant Donkey Kong* • Golem* • Gyātoru* • Hawks* • Icicle* • Jack • Kaibādo* • Kānyī* • Miira* • Ottō* • Oil* • Oil drum • Penpen* • Purupuru* • Rappy* • Robo NO.1* • Rokkun* • Sairesu* • Sir Shovalot* • Skeleton* • Snapjaw* • Sniper* • Spark* • Sukōpī* • Thwomp Platform* • Tododesu* • Tsutan'ōmen* • Walking Block* • Wire Trap*
Other		25m Theme • Gallery (Game Boy) • Media (Game Boy) • Opening • Staff (Game Boy)
* Only in Donkey Kong (GB)

Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters		Mario
Rideable characters		Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters		FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing • Cannon Pianta • Captain • Chucksters · Crate guy • Doot-Doot Sisters • Duck-ring riders • Hotel manager • Isle Delfino Police • Mayor • Mushroom dealer Pianta • Pianta judge • Pianta prosecutor • Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies • Noki elder • Noki grandson • Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids • Butterflies • Birds
Enemies		Bee • Block Boo • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Coo Coo • Electro-Koopa King • Electrokoopa (Blue) • Electrokoopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Jumping Blooper • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Poink • Pokey • Pondskater • Sanbo Head • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Swoopin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles		Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses		Gatekeeper • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Manta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items		1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects		Arrow sign • Big Windmill • Brick Block • Cannon • Cloud • Coin Fish • Crate • Dune Bud • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Puzzle • Revolving Gate • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Shine Painting • Seagull • Slot machine • Spotted block • Stone slab • Swing • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations	Main courses	Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
	Secret courses	Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
	Other	Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves		Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements		Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guide Book • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions		"Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA) / Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
Characters	Donkey Kong • Mario • Mini-Mario • Toad^a
Worlds	Mario Toy Company • Donkey Kong Jungle • Fire Mountain • Merry Mini-Land^a • Spooky House • Slippery Summit^a • Mystic Forest • Twilight City • Donkey Kong
Plus Worlds	Mario Toy Factory • Donkey Kong Jungle Plus • Fire Mountain Plus • Merry Mini-Land Plus^a • Spooky House Plus • Slippery Summit Plus^a • Mystic Forest Plus • Twilight City Plus • Donkey Kong Plus
Enemies and obstacles	Bat • Bird • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Block • Boo • Brickman • Bucket Man • Candle • Cannon • Falling spike • Fire bird • Fire Shy Guy • Fireball • Ice Block^a • Icicle^a • Lava Geyser • Monchee • Ninji • Oil • Podoboo • Polterguy • RamRam • Robo Kikki • Shy Guy • Sir Shovalot • Snapjaw • Spear Guy • Spike • Tane Pakkun • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform • Wire Trap • Wrench Shy Guy
Abilities	Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Spring Jump
Items and objects	1-Up Mushroom • 2 UP • 3 UP • 5 UP • Bird Nest • Conveyor Belt • Direction Switch • Donut Block • Elevator • Flower Fan^a • Garbage Can • Girder • Hammer • Help Box • Key • Ladder • Letter Block • Present • Sand block • Spring • Rope • Color Switch • Toy box • Warp Box^a • Wire
Other	Mini-Mario Factory Game! • Gallery (GBA · Switch) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff (GBA · Switch)
^a Exclusive to the Switch version