Stone Block
- Not to be confused with Hard Block or Rock Block.
| Stone Block | |
|---|---|
A stone block as seen in Paper Mario | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Stone Blocks (also formatted as stone blocks) are gray blocks that appear in Paper Mario. Stone Blocks appear in various locations, blocking Mario's way. They most abundantly appear in Dry Dry Ruins, as these blocks cannot be pushed, smashed by the regular Hammer, or destroyed by other means. They can be broken only after Mario obtains a Super Hammer from Dry Dry Ruins. Stone Blocks sometimes, albeit rarely, contain enemies, such as a Stone Chomp.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, an Ultra Hammer is required to break Stone Blocks. However, the Ultra Hammer appears late in the game, and it is needed to smash only a handful of Stone Blocks. Additionally, Big Stone Blocks appear, and they require the Ultra Hammer move to destroy.
In Wario Land 4, stone blocks[1] are often used as walls and obstacles. They can be destroyed by any attack, and they occasionally conceal Diamonds or paths.
Wario Land: Shake It! uses stone blocks as its predecessor did. Breaking them is required by some levels' missions.
Profiles[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
- Tattles
- "Your Hammer isn’t strong enough to break this block. You might be able to break it with a more powerful Hammer." (without Super or Ultra Hammer)
- "Your Hammer can shatter this block. Break it down, Mario!" (with Super or Ultra Hammer)
- "Your Hammer isn’t strong enough to break this block. You might be able to break it with a more powerful Hammer." (without Super or Ultra Hammer)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
GameCube[edit]
- Tattles
- "You can't break this block with your current hammer. You may need to get a more powerful hammer to break it." (without Ultra Hammer)
- "You can break this with an Ultra Hammer." (small stone block, with Ultra Hammer)
- "You can break this block by spinning with a hammer." (big stone block, with Ultra Hammer)
Nintendo Switch[edit]
- Tattles
- "This is a Stone Block. It looks too sturdy to break with your current hammer. You may need to get a more powerful hammer to break it." (small, without Ultra Hammer)
- "This is a Stone Block. You can break it with your hammer." (small, with Ultra Hammer)
- "This is a Big Stone Block. It looks too sturdy to break with your current hammer. You may need to get a more powerful hammer to break it." (big, without Ultra Hammer)
- "This is a Big Stone Block. You can break it by spinning with your hammer." (big, with Ultra Hammer)
Gallery[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A large variant of the stone block
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ストーンブロック[2] Sutōn Burokku |
Stone Block | |
| Italian | Blocco di pietra[?] | Stone block |
References[edit]
- ^ Wessel, Craig. Warioland 4. Scholastic (American English). ISBN 0-439-36711-5. Page 68.
- ^ June 17, 2013. Paper Mario: From Japanese to English. The Mushroom Kingdom (English). Retrieved July 6, 2024.
