Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.)

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
This article is about the platform that appears in New Super Mario Bros. For the block originating from Super Mario World that is also known as a Spinning Block, see Rotating Block.
Spin Block
SpinBlockNSMB.png
Sprite from New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Variant of Block

Spin Blocks[1][2][3] (also lowercased)[4] are platforms that are found only in New Super Mario Bros. When Spin Blocks are stepped on, the player starts spinning rapidly. If they jump in this state, they will launch high into the air and slowly glide back down while spinning. The player can press +Control Pad down while in the air to perform the Drill Spin and drop more quickly and destroy multiple bricks in a row. Spin Blocks in the Mario vs. Luigi mode appear only in the ice level, where a Big Star will sometimes spawn. There are always coins hovering above the Spin Block.

Spin Blocks resemble the Countdown Platform from the Yoshi games in its shape and design, though they have completely different functions. Spin Blocks were likely replaced by the Propeller Mushroom in New Super Mario Bros. Wii; the Propeller Mushroom functions very similarly, allowing the player to perform both the spinning upward launch and the Drill Spin.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スピンブロック[5]
Supin Burokku
Spin Block; shared with sliding block
Chinese (simplified) 旋转台[6]
Xuánzhuǎn Tái
Spin Platform
Dutch Draaiblokken[?] Spin Blocks
French Bloc toupie[7] Spinning Top Block
German Drehblock[8] Rotation/Rotating Block
Italian Blocco avvitamento[9] Spin block

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 32.
  3. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 78 and 88.
  4. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 22.
  5. ^ 2006. Newニュー スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  6. ^ 神游马力欧DS的动作. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  7. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 54.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 118.
  9. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 82.