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[[File:SMW Mario Triangular Block Artwork.jpg|thumb||Artwork of Mario using a Triangular Block to run up a [[Warp Pipe]]]]
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'''Triangular Blocks'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref> are magenta, triangle-shaped blocks with faces which are located at the bases of certain walls. They are primarily found throughout [[Dinosaur Land]] and first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
|image=[[File:SMW Mario Triangular Block Artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of [[Mario]] using a Triangular Block to [[dash|run]] up a [[Warp Pipe]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[list of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[list of games by date#2003|2003]])
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'''Triangular Blocks'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref> are magenta triangle-shaped blocks with faces that are located at the bases of certain walls. They are primarily found throughout [[Dinosaur Land]] and first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.


If the Mario brothers run onto a Triangular Block, they will be able to continue their sprint by running up the wall that the block is placed against. This technique is required for getting over tall walls that they are unable to fly over. [[Yoshi]] is unable to use Triangular Blocks, but if he runs onto one, he will bounce high up. If a [[Koopa Shell]] hits a Triangular Block, it will also bounce up.
If the Mario Bros. [[dash|run]] onto a Triangular Block, they are able to continue their sprint by running up the wall that the block is placed against. This technique is required for getting over tall walls that they are unable to [[fly]] over. [[Yoshi]] is unable to use Triangular Blocks, but if he runs onto one, he bounces high up. If a [[Koopa Shell]] hits a Triangular Block, it also bounces up.


A prototype sprite sheet revealed in a 2017 interview revealed that circular and square variants of a Triangular Block were originally going to appear.<ref>Wawro, Alex (September 28, 2017). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref>
A prototype sprite sheet revealed in a 2017 interview revealed that circular and square variants of a Triangular Block were originally going to appear.<ref>Wawro, Alex (September 28, 2017). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref>


[[File:Slidin' the Slopes.png|thumb|left|Triangular Blocks as seen in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:Slidin' the Slopes.png|thumb|left|Triangular Blocks as seen in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Triangular Blocks are also found in [[World-e]] of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', more specifically in the levels [[Slidin' the Slopes]], [[Sea to Sky]], [[Castle Dash]] and [[Caped Escape]]. In addition to appearing at the bases of certain walls, Triangular blocks also appear between walls and ceilings, allowing [[Mario]] and Luigi to run up walls ''and'' onto ceilings.
Triangular Blocks are also found in [[World-e]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', more specifically in the levels [[Slidin' the Slopes]], [[Sea to Sky]], [[Castle Dash]], and [[Caped Escape]]. In addition to appearing at the bases of certain walls, Triangular Blocks also appear between walls and ceilings, allowing [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] to run up walls ''and'' onto ceilings.


[[File:SMWCartoonTriangleBlock.png|thumb|right|Yoshi near a Triangular Block in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode, "Ghosts 'R' Us".]]
[[File:SMWCartoonTriangleBlock.png|thumb|Yoshi near a Triangular Block in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "Ghosts 'R' Us"]]
Triangular Blocks appear in three episodes of the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]]. One is first featured in "[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]", where Yoshi (who can, staying consistent with the games, only bounce on the block) briefly uses it to travel into [[Wizenheimer]]'s [[haunted house (Super Mario World television series)|haunted house]] and save Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Oogtar]]. During a later episode, "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]", in an attempt to escape from the [[Chickendactyl]]-turned [[Cave People (Super Mario World television series)|Cave People]], Mario and Princess Toadstool run up a Triangular Block leading to a [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]]. In the episode "[[Born to Ride]]", Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Yoshi used a Triangular Block to drive up the wall in their motorbikes to avoid [[Dino Riders|Duke, Lulu and Rockman]]. Rockman attempted to drive up the wall using the block, but failed and crashed (the block was also shown to frown as soon as Rockman failed).
Triangular Blocks appear in three episodes of the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]]. One is first featured in "[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]," where Yoshi (who can, staying consistent with the games, only bounce on the block) briefly uses it to travel into [[Wizenheimer]]'s [[Ghost House|haunted house]] and save Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Oogtar]]. During a later episode, "[[King Scoopa Koopa]]," in an attempt to escape from the [[Chickendactyl]]-turned [[Cave People]], Mario and Princess Toadstool run up a Triangular Block leading to a [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]]. In the episode "[[Born to Ride]]," Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Yoshi use a Triangular Block to drive up the wall in their motorbikes to avoid [[Dino Riders|Duke, Lulu, and Rockman]]. Rockman attempts to drive up the wall by using the block, but he fails and crashes (the block is also shown to frown as soon as Rockman fails).


While the block does not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] now has the ability to run up walls in a similar way to the Triangular Block, though he can run down walls as well.
In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', while Triangular Blocks do not appear, [[Roy Koopa]] runs up the wall of [[Roy's HardBrick Hotel|his HardBrick Hotel]] without the use of a Triangular Block, something he also does in [[Roy's Rowdy Rooftop|his boss battle]]. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] has the ability to run up walls as well as run straight down walls.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW Mario Yoshi Jump.jpg|Artwork of Yoshi jumping off a Triangular Block
SMW TriangularBlock.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW TriangularBlock.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMA2 Triangular Block sprite.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA2 Triangular Block sprite.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="さんかく">三角</span>ブロック<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-VAAAJ.pdf ''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet], Mario controls section</ref>
|Jap={{hover|三角|さんかく}}ブロック<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-VAAAJ.pdf ''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet], Mario controls section</ref>
|JapR=Sankaku Burokku
|JapR=Sankaku Burokku
|JapM=Triangular Block
|JapM=Triangular Block
|Fra=Bloc triangulaire
|Fre=Bloc triangulaire
|FraM=Triangular Block
|FreM=Triangular Block
|Ger=Dreieckblock
|Ger=Dreieckblock
|GerM=Triangle Block
|GerM=Triangle Block
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|RomM=Triangle pieces
|RomM=Triangle pieces
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{{footnote|note|1|In the dubbed version of the episode [[Ghosts 'R' Us]], Yoshi inexplicably uses two different names at their plural to refer to a singular Triangular Block as he prepares to enter Wizenheimer's haunted house, despite consistently calling it a "triangle blockety" in the English version.
{{footnote|note|1|In the dubbed version of the episode "[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]," Yoshi inexplicably uses two different names at their plural to refer to a singular Triangular Block as he prepares to enter Wizenheimer's haunted house, despite consistently calling it a "triangle blockety" in the English version.
*English: "'''''Triangle blockety'''! Ooh, I so scared! Yoshi never go in haunted house before. Yoshi be brave and find friends. I go up '''triangle blockety'''.''"
*English: "'''''Triangle blockety'''! Ooh, I so scared! Yoshi never go in haunted house before. Yoshi be brave and find friends. I go up '''triangle blockety'''.''"
*Romanian: "'''''Piesele tiunghi'''! Oh, așa speriat! Yoshi nu intrat într-o casă bântuită înainte. Yoshi, fii curajos și găsește prietenii. Urcat pe '''bucățile triunghi'''.''"}}
*Romanian: "'''''Piesele triunghi'''! Oh, așa speriat! Yoshi nu intrat într-o casă bântuită înainte. Yoshi, fii curajos și găsește prietenii. Urcat pe '''bucățile triunghi'''.''"}}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 13:52, January 9, 2024

Not to be confused with Triangle block.
Triangular Block
Artwork of Mario running up a Triangular Block from Super Mario World
Artwork of Mario using a Triangular Block to run up a Warp Pipe
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003)

Triangular Blocks[1] are magenta triangle-shaped blocks with faces that are located at the bases of certain walls. They are primarily found throughout Dinosaur Land and first appear in Super Mario World.

If the Mario Bros. run onto a Triangular Block, they are able to continue their sprint by running up the wall that the block is placed against. This technique is required for getting over tall walls that they are unable to fly over. Yoshi is unable to use Triangular Blocks, but if he runs onto one, he bounces high up. If a Koopa Shell hits a Triangular Block, it also bounces up.

A prototype sprite sheet revealed in a 2017 interview revealed that circular and square variants of a Triangular Block were originally going to appear.[2]

Triangular Blocks as seen in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Triangular Blocks are also found in World-e in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, more specifically in the levels Slidin' the Slopes, Sea to Sky, Castle Dash, and Caped Escape. In addition to appearing at the bases of certain walls, Triangular Blocks also appear between walls and ceilings, allowing Mario and Luigi to run up walls and onto ceilings.

Yoshi near a Triangle Block in the Super Mario World television series.
Yoshi near a Triangular Block in the Super Mario World television series episode "Ghosts 'R' Us"

Triangular Blocks appear in three episodes of the Super Mario World cartoon. One is first featured in "Ghosts 'R' Us," where Yoshi (who can, staying consistent with the games, only bounce on the block) briefly uses it to travel into Wizenheimer's haunted house and save Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Oogtar. During a later episode, "King Scoopa Koopa," in an attempt to escape from the Chickendactyl-turned Cave People, Mario and Princess Toadstool run up a Triangular Block leading to a Star Road. In the episode "Born to Ride," Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Yoshi use a Triangular Block to drive up the wall in their motorbikes to avoid Duke, Lulu, and Rockman. Rockman attempts to drive up the wall by using the block, but he fails and crashes (the block is also shown to frown as soon as Rockman fails).

In Hotel Mario, while Triangular Blocks do not appear, Roy Koopa runs up the wall of his HardBrick Hotel without the use of a Triangular Block, something he also does in his boss battle. In New Super Mario Bros. U, Mini Mario has the ability to run up walls as well as run straight down walls.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 三角ブロック[3]
Sankaku Burokku
Triangular Block

French Bloc triangulaire
Triangular Block
German Dreieckblock
Triangle Block
Italian Blocco Triangolo[4]
Triangle Block
Portuguese (NOA) Bloco Triangular (Super Mario World instruction booklet)
Bloco Triângulo (Super Mario World television series)
Triangular Block
Triangle Block
Romanian Piese triunghi1 (Super Mario World television series)
Bucăți triunghi1 (Super Mario World television series)

Triangle pieces

1 - In the dubbed version of the episode "Ghosts 'R' Us," Yoshi inexplicably uses two different names at their plural to refer to a singular Triangular Block as he prepares to enter Wizenheimer's haunted house, despite consistently calling it a "triangle blockety" in the English version.

  • English: "Triangle blockety! Ooh, I so scared! Yoshi never go in haunted house before. Yoshi be brave and find friends. I go up triangle blockety."
  • Romanian: "Piesele triunghi! Oh, așa speriat! Yoshi nu intrat într-o casă bântuită înainte. Yoshi, fii curajos și găsește prietenii. Urcat pe bucățile triunghi."

References

  1. ^ Super Mario World English instruction booklet, page 13.
  2. ^ Wawro, Alex (September 28, 2017). Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi. Gamasutra. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet, Mario controls section
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 64