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Cap Block
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- "Green Block" redirects here. For green-colored ! Blocks, see ! Block.
- Not to be confused with Metal Block.
- “There are special Caps in the red, green and blue blocks. Step on the switches in the hidden courses to activate the Cap Blocks.”
- —Sign, Super Mario 64
A Cap Block is a type of block that first appears in Super Mario 64. In the original game, Cap Blocks come in three colors, each one containing a different power-up.
History
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
In Super Mario 64, all Cap Blocks are intangible at the start of the game, reminiscent of the four ! Blocks from Super Mario World. When one of the three Cap Switches is activated, all Cap Blocks of that color solidify and drop a cap power-up upon being broken open.
In Super Mario 64 DS, the three colored ! Blocks are reduced to one red ? Block, which is simply referred to as such. Red blocks contain either Power Flowers, which give different abilities depending on which character obtains them, or Wings in certain levels for Mario. If anyone other than Yoshi hits a red block without wearing his cap, however, a Bob-omb will come out instead.
A different set of Cap Blocks exists unused in Super Mario 64 DS, and they release one of the various caps that allow the player to transform into Mario, Luigi, or Wario.
Super Smash Bros. series
- SmashWiki article: Metal Box
A Metal Box in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The green block appears as an item under the name Metal Box in every installment of the Super Smash Bros. series starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee. Much like in Super Mario 64, this item causes characters to become coated in metal for a short period of time. Unlike in Super Mario 64, they have to simply grab or directly hit the box to become metal, as opposed to jumping under it and causing the Metal Cap to emerge from it. They become heavier and fall faster, making it harder to directly KO them by blasting them away, but making it harder for them get back on the stage. Getting hit causes the duration of the power-up to shorten. The Final Smash forms Giga Bowser, Wario-Man, Mega Lucario, and Giga Mac are completely unaffected by Metal Boxes. Also, when a character becomes metal, their voice is removed, unlike in Super Mario 64, where Metal Mario kept his voice while not underwater. From Brawl onwards, the box itself also has a metal texture on its exclamation mark.
Every game in the Super Smash Bros. series that features trophies has one of the Metal Boxes. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the trophy erroneously states the Metal Box appears in Super Mario 64 DS, which replaced the colored caps with multiple characters, their Power Flowers all being found in red blocks.
Minecraft
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, the red, green, and blue Cap Blocks appear as paintings, along with a yellow block from Super Mario 64.
Mario Tennis Fever
In Mario Tennis Fever, the Fever Racket called Metal Racket is shaped and themed after the Green Cap Block. Once used, it transforms the player into a metallic form.
Profiles and statistics
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Trophy Metal Box
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Game/move: Super Mario 64 09/96
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| How to unlock: Perform a combo with over 10 hits in Training Mode
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| First spotted in Super Mario 64, the Metal Box holds the power to turn your character briefly into heavy metal. Your mass is exponentially greater while metallic, making it difficult for others to throw you. Be careful though: not only will you move a bit slower, but you'll also fall much more quickly than you ordinarily would.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Trophy Metal Box
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Appears in: N64 Super Mario 64
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| How to unlock: Random
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| A green box that transforms whoever attacks it into metal. In metal form, you're a lot heavier than normal, so middling and even strong attacks don't move you too much, and standard attacks won't even make you flinch. The time you spend in metal form decreases with the damage you take. In Super Mario 64, the weight of the metal form allowed you to walk underwater.
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Trophy Metal Box
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| Category: Item
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( ) Appears in: N64 Super Mario 64 (09/1996) DS Super Mario 64 DS (11/2004)
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( ) Trophy Box: -
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How to unlock: Random
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| This green box will make you the ultimate defensive character, turning you into solid metal for a short time. You won't flinch from enemy attacks, even in midair, and it is much harder to launch you. On the other hand, you fall like a brick. Getting hit will reduce the duration of this item. (American English)
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| Whack this box to turn into a metal you! You won't flinch when attacked - even in mid-air - and you'll be harder to launch. Now, the downsides: you'll move slower, fall faster, and recovering when you fall off a stage will be a nightmare. Also, it's only temporary, or lasts until you've taken a certain amount of damage. (British English)
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Gallery
Red block artwork from Super Mario 64
Green block artwork from Super Mario 64
Blue block artwork from Super Mario 64
A green block's model from Super Mario 64
Green block painting from Minecraft
Blue block painting from Minecraft
Names in other languages
Cap Block
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
| Japanese | アイテムブロック Aitemu Burokku | Item Block | | [?] |
Red block
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
| Japanese | 赤いブロック Akai Burokku | Red Block | | [4] |
あかブロック Aka Burokku | | [?] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 红色砖块 Hóngsè Zhuānkuài (Mandarin) Hùhngsīk Jyūnfaai (Cantonese) | Red Block | | [5] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅色寶箱 Hóngsè Bǎoxiāng (Mandarin) Hùhngsīk Bóusēung (Cantonese) | Red Treasure Box | | [6] |
| German | Rote !-Box | Red ! Box | | [7] |
| Italian | Blocco rosso | Red block | | [8] |
| Blocco Rosso | Red Block | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [9] |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Cubo rojo | Red cube | | [10] |
| Spanish (Europe) | Bloque rojo | Red block | | [11] |
Green block / Metal Box
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
| Japanese | 緑のブロック Midori no Burokku | Green Block | | [4] |
緑ブロック Midori Burokku | | [?] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 绿色砖块 Lǜsè Zhuānkuài (Mandarin) Luhksīk Jyūnfaai (Cantonese) | Green Block | | [5] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 綠色磚塊 Lǜsè Zhuānkuài (Mandarin) Luhksīk Jyūnfaai (Cantonese) | | [?] |
綠色寶箱 Lǜsè Bǎoxiāng (Mandarin) Luhksīk Bóusēung (Cantonese) | Green Treasure Box | Super Mario 64 | [6] |
| Dutch | Groene !-kist | Green ! Box | | [?] |
| French | Boîte de Métal | Metal Box | | [?] |
| German | Grüne !-Box | Green ! Box | | [7] |
| Italian | Blocco verde | Green Block | Super Mario 64 | [8] |
| Scatola ! | ! Box | Super Smash Bros. series | [?] |
| Blocco "!" verde | Green "!" block | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [12] |
| Korean | 초록 블록 Chorok Beullok | Green Block | | [?] |
| Portuguese | Caixa Metálica | Metalic Box | | [?] |
| Russian | Металлический блок Metallicheskiy blok | Metallic block | | [?] |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Cubo verde | Green cube | | [10] |
| Bloque de Metal | Metal Block | Super Smash Bros. series | [?] |
| Spanish (Europe) | Bloque verde | Green block | | [?] |
| Bolque verde[sic] | Super Mario 64 instruction booklet | [11] |
| Bloque de Metal | Metal Block | Super Smash Bros. series | [?] |
Blue block
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
| Japanese | 青いブロック Aoi Burokku | Blue Block | | [4] |
あおブロック Ao Burokku | | [?] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 蓝色砖块 Lánsè Zhuānkuài (Mandarin) Làahmsīk Jyūnfaai (Cantonese) | Blue Block | | [5] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍色寶箱 Lánsè Bǎoxiāng (Mandarin) Làahmsīk Bóusēung (Cantonese) | Blue Treasure Box | | [6] |
| German | Blaue !-Box | Blue ! Box | | [7] |
| Italian | Blocco blu | Blue block | | [8] |
| Blocco Blu | Blue Block | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [9] |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Cubo azul | Blue cube | | [10] |
| Spanish (Europe) | Bloque azul | Blue block | | [11] |
Notes
The blue block in an early version of New Super Mario Bros.
References
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 45, 64, 69, and 73.
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 35, 56, and 59.
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 54 and 93.
- ^ a b c 1996. スーパーマリオ64 (Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) instruction booklet. Nintendo. Page 19.
- ^ a b c 2003. 神游马力欧 (Shényóu Mǎlì'ōu) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 19.
- ^ a b c The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide
- ^ a b c Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater „Super Mario 64“. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 10.
- ^ a b c 1997. Super Mario 64 Libretto di Istruzioni. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 38. (Archived 14 Aug. 2021 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
- ^ a b Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 91.
- ^ a b c https://www.instagram.com/p/CnLRynOsTDx/
- ^ a b c 1997. Super Mario 64 Manual de Instrucciones. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish). Page 56.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 92.
- ^ Tanks Caps (November 1, 2009). NSMB E3 - Early Prototype (00:51). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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