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'''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|ground-pound]]ing the non-spiked side will turn the block into an [[Empty Block]].
'''Spiked ? Blocks'''<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> 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|ground-pound]]ing the non-spiked side will turn the block into an [[Empty Block]].


The 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.
The 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.
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Revision as of 13:44, March 16, 2022

Template:Item-infobox Spiked ? Blocks[1] 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-pounding the non-spiked side will turn the block into an Empty Block.

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

Names in other languages

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

Trivia

  • If Mario ground-pounds the block right as it begins to spin around, he will be flung away by the spin.

References

  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.