White Block

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This article is about the grabbable block from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the special platform from the same game, see White Block (platform).
White Block
Mario holding a White Block near an untouched one.
Mario holding a flashing White Block
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003)
Variant of Brick Block
Comparable
“The White Block contains magic powers that will enable you to defeat your enemies.”
—Letter from Princess Toadstool , Super Mario Bros. 3

White Blocks, also referred to as Ice Blocks[1] [2] [3] or blue blocks,[4] are blocks in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its reissue, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 , that look like white or light-blue Brick Blocks. White Blocks first appear in World 3-3 and occasionally appear in later levels, like in Ice Land. Either Mario or Luigi can pick up and carry a White Block, causing it to flash colors, but it disappears after a few seconds. A White Block can be kicked away to defeat enemies or hit ? Blocks. Buster Beetles also pick up and throw White Blocks but at a faster speed. White Blocks are suggested to have ice-related properties, but they do not give the player slippery traction if walked on. In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, if a White Block is kicked at a flipper, it can bounce back at the player character and damage him.

A similar type of block known as a Grab Block appears in Super Mario World . Grab Blocks can be picked up, carried, and thrown by players as well, but they resemble dark-blue Rotating Blocks instead. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii , a type of Ice Block has the same role as both, though it is slippery and does not self-destruct.

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Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese しろいぶろっく / 白しろいブロック
Shiroi Burokku		 White Block [5]
アイスブロック
Aisu Burokku		 Ice Block [6]
French bloc blanc white block [?]
German weiße Block White block [?]
Italian Blocco Bianco White Block [?]
Blocco di ghiaccio Ice Block [7]

Notes[edit ]

The different flashing speeds and orders (slowed for clarity)
  • A White Block being held by Mario changes color every four frames. A thrown White Block and the rubble it creates change color every two frames. A White Block being held by a Buster Beetle changes color every frame. White Blocks being carried by Mario as well as the rubble also cycle in the opposite order from the ones being carried by Buster Beetles and ones that have been thrown.

References[edit ]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  2. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33, 35, 38.
  3. ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 12.
  4. ^ "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!" – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 12.
  5. ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 231.
  6. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 40.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 40.
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