Switch Block (Yoshi's Island series)
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| 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),[3][4][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, Switch Blocks are first found in Big Bungee Piranha's Lair, where they cause segmented tunneled platforms of the corresponding colors to rotate; Switch Blocks that flip 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.
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; compare ! Block |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スイッチ[5][6] 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."
- ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Page 30. "Fight off or evade the Bandits then shoot the red Arrow Block to flip the first set of platforms. Shoot the two green Arrow Blocks to work your way up to a platform beneath some spike blocks."
- ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Page 50. "Bump the color-coded Arrow Blocks to rotate corresponding sections of pipe."
- ^ 「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.
