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{{item infobox
|title=Spiked ? Block
|title=Spiked ? Block
|image=[[File:SpikedQBlockNSMB.png]]
|image=[[File:SpikedQBlockNSMB.png|150px]]
|description=A red block with spikes and a white question mark.
|description=A red block with spikes and a white question mark.
|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]])
|effect=Releases an item when hit or damages player.
|effect=Releases an item when hit or damages the player
}}
}}
'''Spiked ? Blocks'''<ref>Loe, Casey. The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 80. "''Spiked ? Blocks almost always hold power-ups, but they won't give them up easily.''"</ref> are a type of [[block]] first found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' This block is similar to a regular [[? Block]]; however, it has spikes at the top. It also spins around, requiring the player to mind their timing to avoid getting hurt. Hitting or [[Ground Pound]]ing the nonspiked side will turn the block into an [[Empty Block]].
A '''Spiked ? Block'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 80. "''Spiked ? Blocks almost always hold power-ups, but they won’t give them up easily. Hit the blocks when the spikes are on the opposite side, or you’ll be impaled.''"</ref> is a type of [[block]] that appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is similar to a regular [[? Block]]; however, it has [[Spike Trap|spikes]] at the top. It also spins around, requiring the player to mind their timing to avoid getting hurt. Hitting or [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing the non-spiked side turns the block into an [[Empty Block]].


The blocks only appear in [[World 6-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]], where four of them are seen, three of which contain power-ups.
Spiked ? Blocks appear only in [[World 6-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]], where four of them are seen, three of which contain power-ups.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハテナブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 119.</ref>
|Jap=トゲハテナブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 119.</ref>
|JapR=Toge Hatena Burokku
|JapR=Toge Hatena Burokku
|JapM=Spike ? Block
|JapM=Spike ? Block
|Ger=Stachel-?-Block
|GerM=Spike ? Block
|Fre=Bloc-?-Piquant
|FreM=Spiky ? Block
|Ita=Blocco ? con spuntoni
|ItaM=? Block with spikes
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If Mario ground pounds the block right as the block begins to spin around, Mario will be flung away by the spin.
*If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] ground-pounds a Spiked ? Block right as it begins to spin around, he will be flung away by the spin.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:06, November 18, 2023

Spiked ? Block
SpikedQBlockNSMB.png
Description
A red block with spikes and a white question mark.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Effect Releases an item when hit or damages the player

A Spiked ? Block[1] is a type of block that appears in New Super Mario Bros. It is similar to a regular ? Block; however, it has spikes at the top. It also spins around, requiring the player to mind their timing to avoid getting hurt. Hitting or ground-pounding the non-spiked side turns the block into an Empty Block.

Spiked ? Blocks appear only in World 6-3, where four of them are seen, three of which contain power-ups.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トゲハテナブロック[2]
Toge Hatena Burokku
Spike ? Block

French Bloc-?-Piquant
Spiky ? Block
German Stachel-?-Block
Spike ? Block
Italian Blocco ? con spuntoni
? Block with spikes

TriviaEdit

  • If Mario or Luigi ground-pounds a Spiked ? Block right as it begins to spin around, he will be flung away by the spin.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 80. "Spiked ? Blocks almost always hold power-ups, but they won’t give them up easily. Hit the blocks when the spikes are on the opposite side, or you’ll be impaled."
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section, page 119.