Light Block

This article is about the block that illuminates dark areas in the New Super Mario Bros. games. For the light-elemental Baddie Blocks in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, see Baddie Block § Light Block.

Not to be confused with Light Box or Glow Block.

Light Block
Renders of an on and off Light Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance	New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

A Light Block^[1]^[2] is a type of block appearing in the New Super Mario Bros. sub-series.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario seriesEdit

New Super Mario Bros. WiiEdit

Light Blocks first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, exclusively in World 5- . These blocks appear as moving nearly invisible blocks at first (which look similar to Empty Blocks from Super Mario World), but if Mario or any other character hits a nearby ? Switch, the blocks temporarily glow and keep moving. These blocks can be used for both lighting the way and means of transportation.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeEdit

Light Blocks in New Super Mario Bros. U

Light Blocks reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port, behaving exactly the same as in previous appearances. They appear in Light Blocks, Dark Tower in the former and in Light-Up-Lift Tower in the latter.

MinecraftEdit

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Redstone Lamps are replaced by Light Blocks.

GalleryEdit

New Super Luigi U

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	光る足場 Hikaru Ashiba	Light Foothold
Chinese (Simplified)	发光砖块 Fāguāng Zhuānkuài	Glowing Block
Chinese (Traditional)	發光磚塊 Fāguāng Zhuānkuài	Glowing Block
French (NOE)	Bloc lumineux	Luminous Block
German	Leuchtplattform	Light Platform
Italian	Blocco luminoso^[3]	Glowing block
Russian	Светящийся блок Svetyashchiysya blok	Glowing Block
Spanish (NOA)	Bloque Brillante	Glow Block
Spanish (NOE)	Bloque Luminoso	Light Block

ReferencesEdit

^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Official Game Guide. Page 104.
^ Stratton, Steve. New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 155.
^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 216

Blocks
Miscellaneous	2D block • Anywhere POW • Arrow Cloud • Aurora Block • Checkpoint block • Empty Block • Hard Block • Light Block • Magnet Block • POW Block • Race Block • Red POW Block • Save Block • Shop Block • Spike Trap • Star Block • Super Guide Block • Unbreakable block • Warp Block • Yoshi Block
Carryable Blocks	Crate • Crazed Crate • Glass Block • Glow Block • Grab Block • Ice Block • Mushroom Block • Propeller Block • Stone • White Block
Color Blocks	Bomb Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis) • Fire Block • Magnetic Block • Pink Block
Destructible Blocks	Block (Super Mario 64) • Blue block (Wario Land 4) • Blue block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Bob-omb Block • Bonfire Block • Breakable block • Brick Block • Brick wall • Brown block • Candy Block • Crate • Crystal Block • Domino block • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Fiery block • Flame block • Fury Block • Gray Brick Block • Itodama Block • Jewel-Block • Mega Block • Metal block • Pinball digital counter • Red block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Snowman Block • Soft rock • Stone block • Watermelon block • Yellow block
Dice Blocks	0-1 Dice Block • 1-10 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Brawny Dice Block • Bronze Dice Block • Custom Dice Block • Cutie Dice Block • Cursed Dice Block • Double Dice • Flutter Dice Block • Friendly Dice Block • Gold Dice Block • Greedy Dice Block • Halfway Dice Block • Jumpy Dice Block • Minus Block • Plus Block • Reverse Dice Block • Risky Dice Block • Silver Dice Block • Slow Block • Slow Dice Block • Speed Block • Speedy Dice Block • Star Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Dice Block • Triple 7 Dice Block • Triple Dice • Warp Dice Block • Wondrous Dice Block
Item Blocks	! Block • ? Block • 3-Up Moon Block • 4-Bros. Random Block • 99 Block • Adult Shine Block • Assist Block • Attack Piece Block • Bead jar • Bonus ? Block • Bonus block • Bros. Block • Camera Block • Cap Block • Chance Cube • Chance wheel • Coin Block • Coin Box • Egg Block • Flying ? Block • Gold Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Block (Mario Party series) • L Block • M Block • Mega ? Block • Nozzle box • P Block (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery Block • Roulette Block • Roulette Coin Block • Shell block • Shine Block • Small Shine Block • Spiked ? Block • Square cloud • Super Block • Time Block • Warp Block (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
Platform/Floor Blocks	Arrow Block (Wario World) • Assembly Block • Backflip Block • Bike Pads • Blinking Block • Block (Pyoro) • Block (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) • Bomb Block (Wario Land: Shake It!) • Boost Block • Cascading Stone • Cloud Block • Countdown Platform • Dash Block • Donut Block • Drop Block • Dropping lift • Expansion Block • Face block (platform) • Fūsen Block • Ground • Hourglass Block • Ice Block • Ice Snake Block • Invisible/flashing block • Kurasshā • Lift Block • Long Jump Block • Marimba Block • Marshmallow Block • Moving block • Music Block • Nebaneba Block • Note Block • Pause Block • Power Meter Block • Push-Block • Rotating Block • Sand block • Skull Platform • Slow Block • Snake Block • Spike Block • Spin Block (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) • Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.) • Spring-Up • Squishy block • Stretch Block • Super Note Block • Surprise Ball • Track Block • Trampoline Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block • Vanishing platform
Switch Blocks	! Switch • ? Switch • 3-2-1 Block • Arrow block • Blue Coin Block • Cap Switch • Certainty Switch • Character Switch • Control Block • Face Block (switch) • Gray P Switch • Kamek Block • Laser Block • Luigi Block • ON/OFF Switch • P Panel • P Switch • Pole Block • Simu-Block • Star Switch • Switch (Wario Land II) • Switch Block (Super Mario 3D World) • Tatami Block • Timer-Switch
Toggleable Blocks	! Block • Color Block • Dotted-Line Block • Flip-Flop Block • Kaeru Block • P Block • Red Block • Shake block • Switch Block (Mario & Wario) • Timer Block • Uncertain Block
Power-ups	Cannon Box • Coin Box • Command Block • Copy Block • Gold Block • Light Box • Propeller Box • Unfurl Block • Vacuum Block
Living Blocks	Blitty • Blockhopper • Blokkablok • Brock (Brickle - Britchard - Britta - Broque Madame - Broque Monsieur) • Broggy • Dark Block • Fake Block • Ghost Block • Kurasshā • Message Block • Partrick • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Toy Block

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Playable characters	Mario • Luigi • Blue Toad • Yellow Toad
Supporting characters	Yoshi • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses	Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Roy Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Ludwig von Koopa) • Magikoopa • Bowser
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • World Coin
Items and objects	? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • Arrow lift • Balance Lift • Barrel • Blue Coin • Bolt Lift • Brick • Chest • Cog • Coin • Current • Dark • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Flip Panel • Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Fruit • Glow Block • Half-circle rock • Hard Block • Hidden Coin • Hidden goal • Ice Block • Ice Flower • Ice Snake Block • Invisible Block • Iron Block • Kōri Kabe • Light Block • Limited Lift • Midway point • Mini Mushroom • Mushroom Platform • P Switch • Paddle wheel • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pipe Cannon • Pole (goal) • Pole (object) • POW Block • Propeller Block • Propeller Mushroom • Quicksand • Red ! Switch • Red Block • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform • Remote-Controlled Clown Car • Remote-Controlled Fence • Remote-Controlled Lift • Rolling log • Roulette Block • Sand Geyser • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shroom • Sinking and Rising Mushrooms • Slow falling platform • Small pipe • Spine Coaster • Square cloud • Star • Star Coin • Stretch Block • Stretch Shroom • Super Mushroom • Swinging Hammer • Tilt Lift • Toad balloon • Trampoline • Turning Floor • Vine • Warp Cannon • Warp Pipe • Water Ball • Wind
Moves	Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Shell Toss • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies	Amp • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Boo • Big Dry Bones • Big Fire Piranha • Big Fuzzy • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Big Urchin • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Clampy • Climbing Koopa • Cooligan • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Foo • Fuzzy • Giant cannonball • Giant Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Jellybeam • King Bill (World 9-3) • King Bill (World 9-8) • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Mechakoopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Super Piranha Plant • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler
Obstacles	Ash • Ball 'N' Chain • Burner • Circus ball • Fire Bar • Ghost Block • Ghost Vase • Giant Spiked Ball • Huge Icicle • Icicle • Jumbo Ray • Lava Geyser • Ring • Skewer • Spiked ball • Volcanic debris
Minigames	1-up Blast • Power-up Panels • Enemy Course
Further info	Paah • Coin Battle • Glitches • Hint movies • Media • New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Time Limit • Trading cards

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Playable characters	Mario* • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit† • Toadette#
Supporting characters	Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshi (Balloon Baby Yoshi · Bubble Baby Yoshi · Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Larry Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Roy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa
Worlds and areas	Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses*
Items and objects	! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • 3-Up Moon Block • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Big Block • Blue Coin • Blue Ring† • Boost Block • Boost Star • Brick Block • Bridge • Checkpoint Flag* • Chest • Cloud Lift* • Coin • Coin Block • Cross Lift* • Dark • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Floor • Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Fruit • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ring* • Green Coin • Green Ring • Hammer Pendulum • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Ice Chunk* • Ice Flower • Iron Block • Leaf Platform • Light Block • Limited Lift • Luigi Block† • Mega ? Block • Mini Mushroom • Mushroom Platform • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • P-Acorn • Paddle Platform* • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pole • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform* • Rolling log* • Scale Lift • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shroom* • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shroom* • Seesaw Shroom (blue)† • Slide Lift* • Small pipe • Snake Block • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Stretch Block • Stretch Shroom* • Stone block • Super Acorn • Super Crown# • Super Guide Block* • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Switch-Lift† • Trampoline • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Pipe • Water Ball* • Wobble Rock* • Yoshi egg
Moves	Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies and obstacles	Amp* • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Amp* • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle* • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Deep Cheep† • Big Eep Cheep† • Big Fuzzy • Big Goomba • Big Koopa Troopa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Venus Fire Trap† • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby* • Blooper Nanny* • Bob-omb • Bomb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Stunner • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber* • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonball* • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Deep Cheep† • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Energy ring • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fire Bar • Fire Piranha Plant • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Ghost Block • Giant cannonball • Giant Clam* • Goomba • Goomba (balloon)* • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice Bro • Icicle • Jellybeam* • King Bill • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser* • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep* • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Mega Grrrol • Meteor • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba* • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench* • Rubber ball • Scaredy Rat* • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiked ball • Spinner • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoop* • Targeting Ted • Thwimp* • Thwomp • Torpedo Base* • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others	Ash • Current • Enemy Course • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Sand Geyser • Stone-Eye • Time Limit • Water Geyser
Game modes	Boost Mode • Challenge Mode* • Boost Rush* • Coin Battle*
Further info	Paah • Gallery (New Super Mario Bros. U · New Super Luigi U · New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) • Glitches • Media • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (New Super Mario Bros. U · New Super Luigi U · New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe)
* Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U † Exclusive to New Super Luigi U # Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe