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{{about|the obstacle from [[Super Mario Land]]|the object from the same game also known as a falling block|[[dropping block]]|the recurring object also known as a Falling Block|[[Donut Block]]}}
{{about|the obstacle from [[Super Mario Land]]|the object from the same game also known as a falling block|[[dropping lift]]|the recurring object from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] also known as a Falling Block|[[Donut Block]]|the recurring object from the [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi franchise]] also known as a falling block|[[Cascading Stone]]}}
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
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'''Falling blocks'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 7. "''The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Life Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!''"</ref> are slab-like obstacles that appear in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They are tiles that appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a level, but they fall when [[Mario]] comes close to them, in a similar fashion to the [[falling spike]] obstacles. They only appear in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] and [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-1]] and cannot be defeated by any means.
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'''Falling blocks'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 7. "''The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!''"</ref> are slab-like obstacles that appear in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They are tiles that appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a [[level]], but they fall when [[Mario]] comes close to them, in a similar fashion to [[falling spike]]s. Falling blocks appear only in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] and [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 4-1]] and cannot be defeated by any means.
 
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Ochitekuru Tenjō
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|JapM=Falling Ceiling
|JapM=Falling Ceiling
|Ita=Soffitto cadente<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 48</ref>
|ItaM=Falling ceiling
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Latest revision as of 19:39, April 17, 2024

This article is about the obstacle from Super Mario Land. For the object from the same game also known as a falling block, see dropping lift. For the recurring object from the Super Mario franchise also known as a Falling Block, see Donut Block. For the recurring object from the Yoshi franchise also known as a falling block, see Cascading Stone.
Falling block
A pair of falling blocks from the Super Mario Kodansha manga.
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
A falling block as seen in Super Mario Land

Falling blocks[1] are slab-like obstacles that appear in Super Mario Land. They are tiles that appear identical to the surrounding landscape of a level, but they fall when Mario comes close to them, in a similar fashion to falling spikes. Falling blocks appear only in World 1-3 and World 4-1 and cannot be defeated by any means.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 落ちてくる天井[2]
Ochitekuru Tenjō
Falling Ceiling

Italian Soffitto cadente[3]
Falling ceiling

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 7. "The fortress level of World One features pseudo-Egyptian graphics and a great soundtrack. You can use Lift Blocks to bypass some danger, but watch for falling blocks in this rickety old place!"
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land section, page 48.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 48