#blockstepper

[subsequent64]

mario character doodles #1 !

[smallmariofindings]

In the Bowser's Fury mode of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, the Cat Blocksteppers' ears can be seen to only be attached to their hats very briefly during their shocked animations, instead of to their heads.

If taken as a conscious design decision, this could have a number of different implications. It could be that the Blocksteppers' hats are somehow a natural part of their bodies instead of an accessory, or that the ears work similar to the Super Leaf raccoon ears in the Super Smash Bros. series where they also appear on hats and are shown to not always be attached directly to the fighters' heads.

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[quacknsnack]

as time goes on, I really only have two grievances with mario kart world's roster

they didn't add the generic enemies that I like (e.g. thwomp, blockstepper, octoomba, other 'bros.' type enemies)

there's not enough generic friendly npcs (tostarenan, lochlady, luma, noki, the raccoon from super mario sunshine, whittle)

[bunnymedley]

anyway i'd like to play as luma (who can also briefly transform into a star bunny during trick animations), F.L.U.D.D., the talking flower, ashley, poochy, motley bossblob, a trio of blocksteppers sharing one kart, connie, strollin' stu, and lava bubble

should i make a top 10 list of characters i'd like to see playable in mario kart world or something

[violetnintendo]

October 1st, 2013 - Nintendo Direct (Wii U/3DS)

This direct featured announcements including the Double Cherry in Super Mario 3D World, info on Wii Party U, a new trailer for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, new info on Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sonic's return in Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS, Pikmin 3 DLC, the Nintendo 2DS (in Pokemon XY themed colors), an Outset Island shirt QR code in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and the proper reveal of Ravio in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. (Satoru Iwata also noted people saying Ravio and Nabbit looked similar!)

This direct was finished with the announcement of a brand new Kirby title coming the next year, which would go on to be Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and introduce us to beloved characters Taranza and Queen Sectonia, as well as lead the way for many amazing Kirby games.

[linkandorf]

This was originally going to have a fun variety of marching characters, but then I realized Super Mario 3D World has SO MANY OF THOSE??

(Also I finally get to draw Falinks, my favorite Gen 8 Pokemon!)

[that-8-bit-guy]

A complete rework of this old piece I did during the height of popularity of SM3DW....being a bit generous on calling it "popular" though. Despite some small shortcomings, Rosalina is still the best character in the game.

[weirdmarioenemies]

Rating all the Catified enemies in Bowser’s Fury!

With the release of Super Mario 3D World on Switch, we got a fantastic little game! Bowser’s Fury! It’s like a sequel to Mario Sunshine with 3D World mechanics, it’s a delight! it has the mod Sockop seal of approval! But that’s not why I’m here today, I’m here because this game gave us Cat versions of 3D world enemies! Complete with fur, tails and little cat ears! In this post, I’ll be rating these catified designs, as an excuse to show them all to you dear reader!

Name: Cat Biddybud

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Starting off strong, Biddybuds are some of my fave Mario creatures, and this look fits them well, the paws and tail look natural on their spherical body! And the fur looks like a fine velvet!

9/10  Would pet.

Name: Cat Blockstepper

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Blocksteppers are also already perfect, with their funny hats and their trumpet mouths. However, this cat form doesn’t give them fur, or paws or a tail at all! just some cat ears! Which I’m not even sure are part of their actual body! They could just be glued onto their hats, I hope it’s actually part of their bodies and they made little holes on the hats so they can poke them out.

4/10  Blocksteppers seem to have arrived too late at the Catification center, they only had spare cat ears left.

Name: Cat Bob-omb

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Another one that got the short end of the stick! No fur, no paws, not even a tail! Just cat ears! Both Blocksteppers and Bob-ombs walk thanks to their wind-up keys, so perhaps they only get cat ears because these are not organic creatures! It still seems a bit unfair on the guys, just because they’re automated doesn’t mean they don’t deserve some fuzzy fur!

4/10  You deserve so much more Bob-omb.

Name: Cat Boomerang/Fire/Hammer Bros.

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

The ears don’t look bad at all! But it’s still a very lazy catification, sure, they get fur but it’s so short it might as well not be there.

2/10

Name: Cat Bullet Bill

Debut: Super Mario 3D World

This one’s an interesting case! They’re the only cat enemy not exclusive to Bowser’s Fury, as they appeared in the base 3D World game. Like Bob-ombs and Blocksteppers, they don’t get any fur, so this supports the inorganic creature hypothesis. However these guys DID get a tail! And they look so much better because of it! Why didn’t they give tails to Bob-ombs and Blocksteppers! I demand justice.

6/10  The tail almost makes up for the lack of fur.

Name: Cat Bully

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Now THIS is a catification! Extremely long and luscious fur, you can TELL he grooms himself regularly! Cat Bullies also get a tail, ears, and paws, which fit in very well with their rotund body, as a matter of fact, their iconic horns got completely replaced by the cat ears! Which is a very bold move, but one I support wholeheartedly! Now, does this confirm Bullies are organic creatures? Even though they are clearly made of metal in their base forms? Perhaps the metal is an exoskeleton of sorts, as mod Chikako suggested, whatever the case, I’m glad they got the full fur treatment!

9/10 Fantastic ball of fur.

Name: Cat Cheep Cheep

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

This is a fishy, with fur and cat ears, not very hydrodynamic, fishies are bullet shaped for a reason, but this is ok because they at least look cute!

7/10 Pretty standard catification but it works well!

Name: Cat Coin Coffer

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Ouggoough.... Coin Coffer my beloved.... I wanna pet him so badly now... I guess sticking cat ears and fur on an orbular character just works!! And look at those paws! This is a novelty coin purse if I’ve ever seen one!

8/10

Name: Cat Conkdor

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Well, this is certainly something, I adore Conkdor, another mario creature very dear to my heart. Not sure I love this catification though, the tail looks good but the cat ears look very awkward, and it’s very unsettling to see a bird with fur instead of feathers. But don’t worry Conkdor you still look great, it’s just not your style y’know?

3/10

Name: Cat Flopter

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

I really like Flopters! they have a Bee-like body with Dragonfly-like goggles, and they fly like a helicopter! Very charming little dudes often forgotten.

The cat ears complement the goggles extremely well! They looked a bit too bald in their base forms. And I bet those paws make landing easier! Good for them.

8/10   Award winner for best use of Cat ears.

Name: Cat Fuzzler

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Fuzzlers are already a delight, there’s not a lot you can do to improve perfection, and I guess the devs took that personally because this is a very light catification, I guess they couldn’t give them fur since they’re supposed to look spiky and not soft, but I still wish they did. They do have tails but they’re oddly short, more like a nub, they deserve longer tails! They’d look so good while rolling!

5/10  They don’t deserve a vestigial tail.

Name: Cat Fuzzy

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Very lazy catification, their oily shinyness doesn’t play well with the cat ears and tail. I’m sorry little one...

2/10

Name: Cat Goomba (Brown)

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

You might be wondering why I put their color in parenthesis, well, this is not the first Cat Goomba we got, 3D World has an orange Cat Goomba that actually pounces like a cat. The implication seems to be that the orange one is a Goomba that used a Super Bell, while this brown one is just a Goomba that got Catified by whatever catification forces are present in Lake Lapcat. Back to the rating, I love their little white/brown color scheme! Fits them very well, and they get little whisker-like stripes too!

9/10  Good Kittycat.

Name: Cat Koopa Troopa

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

I really dislike this one, why are the cat ears on their cheeks? That looks like it would hurt? I don’t like looking at Cat Koopa for a long time, I think it would’ve been cuter if they put the cat ears on the shell! Maybe it wouldn’t make sense but it would certainly look nicer.

1/10  I can’t give out a 0 because look at that blessed smile...

Name: Cat Magikoopa

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

The ears look very odd, like they’re clipping out of the robe. Very lazy catification. Almost unnoticeable.

2/10

Name: Cat Piranha Plant/Creeper

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

I love these ones they look SO silly, just stick some ears on their orb heads and you got a great kittycat! The fur also doesn’t look unnatural, there are fuzzy plants in real life!

8/10  Would pet carefully.

Name: Cat Rammerhead

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

I also like this one quite a bit! The ears fit well with their already ridiculous head, they just look like rounder spikes! It’s like they were meant to have ears! The lavender fur looks very nice. The tail also looks very cute, completely replacing their caudal fin, how do you seem with that buddy?

8/10  Very wet kitty.

Name: Cat Skipsqueak

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

WOW!!! This one is basically perfect! This is the ONLY catification to change the colors of the base creature! And for the better! They’re now a very vivid electric blue instead of the dull light blue of their non-cat selves. This one’s also the only mammal enemy, so their cat features look completely natural and fitting!

10/10  Very cute fat catmouse.

Name: Cat Snow Pokey

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Yeah this one’s arguably the laziest catification, their ears are barely visible too, but they still look cute and not unsettling! So I really can’t complain too much.

4/10

Name: Cat Spike

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

Spike always has such an expression of pure existential dread I can’t tear my eyes away from it... It looks like he’s not handling the catification too well... He probably feels very weird being suddenly covered in fur. They did get a cute little patch of white fur on their belly, which I think is an improvement to the design!

7/10  Hope you’re ok there buddy.

Name: Cat Splounder

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

YESSSSSSSS I LOVE SPLOUNDERS SO MUCH!!!! When I found out they got in the game I was SO happy, this catification is top notch as well! The cat ears fit in like they always belonged! And the salmon-colored fur is one heck of a look! They also got a long tail which hangs peacefully underwater, making them look like a cute comma!

10/10 Cat Splounder my beloved...

Name: Cat Stingby

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

As we already know, putting a tail and cat ears on a sphere looks really good! So this guy is a winner by default! I think the paws are slightly unsettling since they’re just hanging there... Never to be used. But it’s ok, I’m sure they don’t get in the way too much.

9/10 Fuzzy bees are always a win.

Name: Cat Seagull

Debut: Bowser’s Fury

To finish off this post! The most important introduction to the Mario universe by far! Cat Seagull!

This is positively delightful, they look so silly and mindless. They’re just vibing and I respect them so much for that. They probably don’t even know they have cat ears, but that doesn’t matter. Only thing that matters is existing and these guys are killing it at that!

10/10 I wanna live like you.

[lazydollsart]

Days 21-31 of Costober

Mr. Lee as a Black Mage from Final Fantasy

Queen as Snowman from Homestuck

Angyojin as a Blockstepper from Mario

Pixel as Mrs. Valentine from One Piece

Presidevil as Peter Griffin from Family Guy

Doll as Nikki from Swapnote

Twitch as Nia from Xenoblade Chronicles 2

an unfinished character as Ragg from Onirism

Bonesy as Tophamhat-kyo of Fake Type

Beaureghoul as the Heavy from TF2

and the Mock King as Jack Frost from SMT.

Happy Halloween, everyone.

[havewegottenfe16newsyet]

206 days since the E3 Nintendo Direct

I made a Blockstepper.

[calicomsicgal]

Blockstepper

[violetnintendo]

super mario 3d world + bowser's fury

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Blockstepper

Debut: Super Mario 3D World

Woah! Something that isn’t from Super Mario Land 1 or 2? Believe it, buster! I remembered a wonderful and underappreciated enemy that debuted in H dang D! Ironically, though, the more polish is put into the game, the less likely there is for every character to have nice full-color art, apparently.

But nonetheless! This has no impact on Blockstepper’s greatness. Blocksteppers are living blocks that seem to be powered by wind-up keys, and have wonderful brass instrument-like mouths. As you can tell by their adorable hats, they act like little soldiers, and march in formation, making the cutest little marching chant sounds. How precious! They march like this until one of them is attacked, at which point the others will freak out and run around frantically before targeting the attacker.

Yo Nintendo! Put them in more stuff! You have the HD models and animations for it! Let them play tennis!