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Hint Blocks, also called Message Blocks,Chatter Boxes, Tip Blocks, and Face Blocks, are blocks with faces that appear in various platformers. They are most prevalent in the Yoshi series. They are usually white, smiling blocks that give provide tips and hints to the player when hit.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

Hint Blocks first appeared in Super Mario World, where they usually described a new level in the beginning stages of the game or explained a new game mechanic. Unlike later appearances, Hint blocks had no face in Super Mario World but instead looked like speakers, so therefore may not have even been living things.

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Despite not appearing in Super Mario Bros. they did appear in it's Game Boy Colour remake, in the versus mode, two versions of Hint Blocks appear. The white, smiling ones are good, while the red ones, which stick their toungues out, make the level harder. In this game Hint Blocks are very different in that they don't actually give hints and are just obstacles rather than anything.

Yoshi series

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Hint Blocks became more common in the Yoshi series starting with Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where they taught the player controls and gave tips rather than saying things outright. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island gave Hint Blocks their now-common look of smiling white faces.

Yoshi's Story

The Hint Blocks returned once more in Yoshi's Story here they filled the exact same role as they did in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. There appearance has changed since then though and they are now much bigger and the mouths are countinually moving.

Yoshi's Island DS

They returned in Yoshi's Island DS and were much the same as the before but returning to their Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island form.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros.

Hint Blocks have a cameo in Super Smash Bros. this is in Yoshi's Island where one can be seen along with the Super Happy Tree.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

The Hint Block's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee is very similar to that of in Super Smash Bros., here they can be seen in the backgrounds of Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story.

Super Princess Peach

In Super Princess Peach Hint Blocks return to just giving hints when hit, though here they were yellow and were called Perry Blocks, in reference to the umbrella of the same name.

Game Appearances

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Super Mario World Non-Playable Character 1990 SNES
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Non-Playable Character 1995 SNES
Yoshi's Story Non-Playable Character 1997 Nintendo 64
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Obstacle 1999 Game Boy Colour
Super Smash Bros. Cameo in background of a stage 1999 Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo in background of a stage 2001 Gamecube
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Non-Playable Character 2002 Game Boy Advance
Super Princess Peach Non-Playable Character using the name Perry Blocks 2005 Nintendo DS
Yoshi's Island DS Non-Playable Character 2006 Nintendo DS

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