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Not to be confused with ! Block.
Surprise Ball
Yoshi's Story object artwork: A Surprise Ball
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Effect Causes Yoshis to be flung to the top of itself when licked
“You can't eat it, but if you use your tongue you'll be surprised!”
—Message Block in Treasure Hunt, Yoshi's Story

A Surprise Ball (also known as a ! Ball,[1] ‘!’ Block,[2] Exclamation Mark Block,[3] or Exclamation Block[4]) is a spherical platform that Baby Yoshis use in Yoshi's Story. Surprise Balls are round in shape and float in midair. A Baby Yoshi can use one with his tongue, pulling him in and thrusting him upwards, ending up standing on top of it. A similar-looking item, titled the ? Bubble, exists in the game—instead of an exclamation mark, this red ball has a white question mark on it.

GalleryEdit

  • The Blue Yoshi, licking a Surprise Ball

  • Sprite from Yoshi's Story

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese !ブロック[5]
! Burokku
びっくリマークブロック
Bikkuri-māku burokku
 ! Block

Exclamation Mark Block

French Balle ![6]
 ! Ball
Italian Bolla ![7]
 ! Bubble

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Nintendo (1998). Yoshi's Story instruction booklet. Nintendo of Australia (Australian English). Page 16.
  2. ^ (February 1998). Official UK Nintendo Magazine Issue 65. Page 31.
  3. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 108, 111, 113, 114, 116.
  4. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 114.
  5. ^ Nintendo (1997). ヨッシーストーリー (Yosshī Sutōrī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1998). Yoshi Story instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 60.
  7. ^ Nintendo (1998). Yoshi's Story manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 124.
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Yoshi's Story
Playable characters Yoshis
Bosses Cloud N. Candy • Inviso • Cloudjin • Don Bongo • Baby Bowser
Mini-bosses Bone Dragon • Snorkel Snake • Slug
Allies Balloon Bully • Dragon • Ghost Rider • Ghost Stream • Huffin Puffin • Miss Warp • Neuron • Poochy • Power Bee • Snake • White Shy Guy
Items Bob-bomb • Bumber 'Chute • Coin • Coin (hopping) • Giant Egg • Key • Power Flower • Special Heart • Tulip • Yoshi egg
Objects ? Bubble • ? Switch • Arrow Sign • Bubble • Cloud Puffer • Delay Switch • Egg Block • Falling spike • Flatbed Ferry • Locked door • Message Block • Mystery Crate • Pipe • Post • Propeller Lift • Rock block • Seesaw • Spring • Super Happy Tree • Surprise Ball • Swing • Vase • Vine*
Fruits Apple • Bananas • Bomb Berry • Favorite Fruit • Grapes • Heart Fruit • Lucky Fruit • Melon • Pepper • Watermelon
Obstacles Ball 'N' Chain • Ball and chain • Beehive • Blaster • Bocci Ball • Bumper Ball • Buzz saw • Chain Gate • Direction Switch • Flaming urn • Jelly • Piston • Pit • Rail Lift • Shy Guy Galleon • Spike • Spiked ball • Sprocket • Sword
Moves Crouch • Dash • Egg Throw • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Sniff • Swallow • Swim
Enemies Air Bag • Attacky Sack • Bamboo dancers • Bee • Big & Little Boo • Black Shy Guy • Blargg • Blindfold Boo • Block Boo • Blurp • Bob-bomb • Bone Dragon • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumblebee • Bumpty • Burner Heihō • Clam • Centipede • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • ComBat • Do-Drop • Flying Shy Guy • Frog • Fuzzy Wiggler • Gabon • Ghost • Goonie • Ick Worm • Jelly Ghost • Jellyfish • Lava Ghost • Little Boo • Mr. Eel • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Pak E. Derm • Para-bomb • Peeper • Piranha Pest • Piranha Plant • Piranha Sprout • Puffer • Raven • Sea Anemone • Sea cactus • Sensuikan Heihō • Shy Guy • Shy Guy On Stilts • Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks • Snow Guy • Spark Spook • Spider • Spike • Spiked Fun Guy • Spiny Fish • Spiked stone • Tehee Butterfly • Toady • Vine Slime*
Levels P. 1-Beginning Treasure Hunt • Surprise!! • Rail Lift • Tower Climb
P. 2-Cavern Bone Dragon Pit • Blargg's Boiler • Jelly Pipe • Torrential Maze
P. 3-Summit Cloud Cruising • The Tall Tower • Poochy & Nippy • Frustration
P. 4-Jungle Jungle Hut • Jungle Puddle • Piranha Grove • Neuron Jungle
P. 5-Ocean Lots O'Jelly Fish • Lots O'Fish • Shy Guy Limbo • Shy Guy's Ship
P. 6-Finale Mecha Castle • Lift Castle • Ghost Castle • Magma Castle
Miscellaneous Practice
Minigames Broad Jump • Catch the Coins • Melon Race • Special Delivery
Further info ♥ • Fruit Frame • Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Smile Meter • Staff • Super Happy • Yoshi's mood
Albums Music to Pound the Ground to: Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack • Love, Peace & Happiness: The Original Yoshi's Story Soundtrack • Yoshi Story Original Soundtrack
* Exclusive to international versions

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