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'''Switch Blocks''', known as '''arrow blocks''' | '''Switch Blocks''', also known as '''arrow blocks'''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munfon. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 35. "''After leaving the basement, you'll have to make your way through a maze of platforms and spinning wheels. See those spotted platforms? The spotted sides are safe, but the serrated sides will separate baby Mario from Yoshi! Spin the platforms around by shooting the arrow blocks overhead with your eggs. This arrow block will also spin a crucial, unseen platform below.''" ('''BLOCKS OUT DANGER''')</ref><ref name=YIDS>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide. Page 74. "''Baby Wario’s magnet will pull the metal platform; you can then bump the arrow block so you can collect more coins. Avoid the Arrow Blocks when you jump between platforms.''"</ref> (also parsed as '''Arrow Blocks'''),<ref name=YIDS/> are [[block]]s found in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' series. When activated by either [[jump]]ing or striking them with an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], Switch Blocks cause [[spotted platform]]s to flip around, alternating between safe and harmful sides. They correspond to the colors of the spotted platforms; hitting a red Switch Block, for example, causes red spotted platforms to flip. Switch Blocks are first found in [[Salvo the Slime's Castle]] in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', having green and red colors. In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', a block with the same appearance as a Switch Block is found in [[Big Bungee Piranha's Lair]], and it causes segmented tunneled platforms of the corresponding colors to rotate, while Switch Blocks that flip the spotted platforms appear in [[Castle of Priscilla the Peckish]]. In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Switch Blocks are found in [[Fort Key Calamity]], having yellow and red colors. Internally, Switch Blocks in ''Yoshi's New Island'' share their name with [[! Block]]s that appear after the player hits a [[! Switch]]. | ||
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|Jap=スイッチ<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario: Yossy Island''), page 27.</ref><ref name=YNI>「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island''), page 175.</ref> | |||
|JapR=Suicchi | |||
|JapM=Switch | |||
|Jap2={{ruby|回転|かいてん}}スイッチ<ref name=YNI/> | |||
|Jap2R=Kaiten Suicchi | |||
|Jap2M=Spin Switch | |||
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Revision as of 19:27, December 9, 2022
| Arrow block | |
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 A yellow Switch Block from Yoshi's New Island | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) |
Switch Blocks, also known as arrow blocks[1][2] (also parsed as Arrow Blocks),[2] are blocks found in the Yoshi's Island series. When activated by either jumping or striking them with an egg, Switch Blocks cause spotted platforms to flip around, alternating between safe and harmful sides. They correspond to the colors of the spotted platforms; hitting a red Switch Block, for example, causes red spotted platforms to flip. Switch Blocks are first found in Salvo the Slime's Castle in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, having green and red colors. In Yoshi's Island DS, a block with the same appearance as a Switch Block is found in Big Bungee Piranha's Lair, and it causes segmented tunneled platforms of the corresponding colors to rotate, while Switch Blocks that flip the spotted platforms appear in Castle of Priscilla the Peckish. In Yoshi's New Island, Switch Blocks are found in Fort Key Calamity, having yellow and red colors. Internally, Switch Blocks in Yoshi's New Island share their name with ! Blocks that appear after the player hits a ! Switch.
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshi's New Island | G:/content0.game/romfs/obj.bch.z (obj_blk_switch02a, obj_blk_switch02a_big, obj_blk_switch03a, obj_blk_switch03a_big) | Switch Block | Switch Block |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スイッチ[3][4] Suicchi Kaiten Suicchi |
Switch Spin Switch |
References
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munfon. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 35. "After leaving the basement, you'll have to make your way through a maze of platforms and spinning wheels. See those spotted platforms? The spotted sides are safe, but the serrated sides will separate baby Mario from Yoshi! Spin the platforms around by shooting the arrow blocks overhead with your eggs. This arrow block will also spin a crucial, unseen platform below." (BLOCKS OUT DANGER)
- ^ a b Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Page 74. "Baby Wario’s magnet will pull the metal platform; you can then bump the arrow block so you can collect more coins. Avoid the Arrow Blocks when you jump between platforms."
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario: Yossy Island), page 27.
- ^ a b 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island), page 175.
