Ice Blocks first appear in World 4-1 of Super Mario Bros. 2. They act as slippery platforms. In this game, they are also semisolid, which is a feature that did not appear in later games.
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Mario traversing over a structure of ice blocks.
In Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remake, ice blocks appear commonly throughout Ice Land, where they mostly make up the level structure in its airborne levels. Like in Super Mario Bros. 2, they act as slippery platforms; these ice blocks can be normal (the size of a brick) or giant-sized (two times bigger, like Big Blocks).
A third type of Ice Block, also referred to as a White Block, also appears throughout Ice Land. Unlike the other types, these resemble white or light blue bricks, are not slippery, and can be picked up and thrown.
Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, a few Ice Blocks make a small appearance in the level Awesome of the Special Zone. None of them can be picked up, as they merely serve as slippery platforms. They appear as light blue Rotating Blocks.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Yoshi melting blocks of Ice in Super Mario 64 DS
In Super Mario 64, grounded ice blocks are routinely shot out of the ice block shooter in Snowman's Land. The ice block shooter is placed on the normal route to Snowman Mountain, and its ice blocks are triangular waves that stop and disappear into the ground before reaching the freezing pond. After every four small ice blocks are shot, a large one is shot. The ice blocks attempt to push Mario into the freezing pond and require timing to jump over as they are indestructible.
In Super Mario 64 DS, additional forms are introduced. Blocks of Ice[3] appear in the ice-themed courses Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. They can be melted only with Yoshi's fire breath, and they often contain items such as Red Coins. In the latter course, they can be melted to collect a Power Star for Yoshi's Ice Sculpture. Additionally, massive Ice Blocks[4] (referred to as ice cubes)[5] appear in Chief Chilly Challenge. They serve as indestructible moving platforms.
Super Mario Sunshine
Several ice blocks in Sirena Beach's special stage
In Super Mario Sunshine, ice blocks[6][7] (also called ice cubes)[8][9] are transparent blocks giving off an icy mist, and they can be melted with FLUDD. Large ice blocks appear in special stages, and small ones containing items can be found in Noki Bay and the Delfino Airstrip.
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, there are six types of Ice Blocks: standard Ice Blocks that act as slippery platforms and cannot be picked up or destroyed, Ice Blocks that consist of enemies frozen by an Ice Flower or other ice projectile, Ice Blocks that can be picked up and thrown at enemies in World 3-4, World 3-5, World 6-1, World 9-5, and World Coin-5 similarly to Grab Blocks (they cannot hurt players, unlike barrels), frozen-over Snake Blocks called Ice Snake Blocks that only appear in World 3-, giant Ice Walls (in the same level mentioned) that can only be destroyed using Bob-ombs, and Ice Blocks that only appear in World 9-7, which, as in Super Mario Bros. 3, can contain coins and Munchers and can be melted with fireballs from a Fire Flower or enemy.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Ice Blocks appear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, although they only appear as slippery platforms in all of the level styles and, therefore, cannot be picked up. They also cannot be melted with fire. They are given new sprites for the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World styles.
Super Mario Maker 2
A Super Mario 3D World-style Ice Block
Ice Blocks appear in Super Mario Maker 2, where they behave in the same manner as its predecessor. This time, however, they also appear in the Super Mario 3D World style.
Donkey Kong franchise
Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
In Donkey Kong for Game Boy, Ice Blocks are present in several Iceberg stages. They appear as small blocks of ice that are often used as a puzzle element involving Faiachū, which melt them as they walk over them.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
Various Ice Blocks in the first level of Slippery Summit
In the Nintendo Switchremake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Ice Blocks appear alongside semisolid variants as part of various terrain in Slippery Summit and its corresponding plus world. A slippery traction is applied to players and Mini-Marios as they walk over ice blocks, and Shy Guys appear to walk with slippery traction on top of them. Thrown objects can continuously slide across ice blocks before hitting a wall and stopping.
If a player jumps while on an Ice Block, they will perform a spinning animation similar to when jumping off icy terrain in 3D games like Super Mario 3D World. The player can also duck while sliding across Ice Blocks, allowing them to slide underneath small gaps. Slippery traction can be cancelled by performing a Handstand, but the player will still gain slippery traction if performing a Handstand Walk.
Yoshi franchise
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, they serve as slippery obstacles that cannot be picked up, but can be melted by Yoshi's fire breath after eating a red watermelon, Lava Bubble, or Flamer Guy. Some Ice Blocks hide items. In this game, the blocks simply look like a block of ice.
Yoshi's Island DS
In Yoshi's Island DS, they retain their role from the original Yoshi's Island; however, they can only be melted by Baby Bowser and Scorchits, although the latter can melt some Ice Blocks that Baby Bowser cannot.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Ice Blocks return in Yoshi's Woolly World and its remake, appearing in the levels Fluffy Snow, Here We Go! and Frozen Solid and Chilled. Like in previous games, they will melt from the effects of fire from a fire watermelon. Flooffs can also melt Ice Blocks.
Wario Land II
Wario, preparing to throw an ice block at a D.D.
Ice blocks are rare objects that can be found in Wario Land II. They appear as small translucent blocks, and are very fragile. Ice blocks can be picked up and used as a throwing weapon to defeat or stun enemies or to break Enemy Blocks. If the ice block falls to the ground or is attacked, it shatters. However, the ice block will respawn if the player walks away from it and then returns.
They are first encountered in a level called Defeat Four Ducks!. It is deployed in various rooms throughout Syrup Castle and can be used to progress through the fortress. The player needs to use the ice blocks to knock down one of the four D.D.s from an unreachable location, and to smash through a staple of Enemy Blocks.
Objects with similar properties, small barrels, can be found in Wario Land 3.
Nintendo Badge Arcade
Ice Blocks from the Super Mario World style of Super Mario Maker appear as collectible badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade.
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References
↑Catherine Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc, 2010. p. 127. ISBN: 978-0-30746-907-6.
↑Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "ICE AND BLUE BRICK BLOCKS Ice and blue brick blocks interest Mario because they both occur infrequently and have separate properties. Throw blue blocks at enemies, and thaw ice blocks with Fire Flower firings—just don’t drop onto something nasty when you’re melting them!"
↑Super Mario 64 DS American English instruction booklet, page 28.
↑Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (EWM_ICE_BLOCK)
↑Knight, Michael. Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Page 375. "Finally, slowly and carefully get across a gap on giant moving ice cubes."
↑Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Page 87.
↑Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 14, 125, and 147.
↑Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 80.
↑Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.
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-5 similarly to Grab Blocks (they cannot hurt players, unlike barrels), frozen-over Snake Blocks called Ice Snake Blocks that only appear in World 3-
, giant Ice Walls (in the same level mentioned) that can only be destroyed using Bob-ombs, and Ice Blocks that only appear in World 9-7, which, as in Super Mario Bros. 3, can contain coins and Munchers and can be melted with fireballs from a Fire Flower or enemy.
