A Brick Block, sometimes known as a Brick, (Super Brick in Super Mario Bros. 3), is a block that has made an
appearance in nearly every Mario platformer to date. As its name implies, Brick Blocks are blocks made of bricks. Their first appearance is in Super Mario Bros..
In all Mario platformer games, Mario can only break this block as Super Mario or another form of Super Mario. By jumping into it from beneath (or ground-pounding in some games), the Brick Block shatters, giving the player ten points (fifty in Super Mario Bros.). If Small Mario hits the block, it just bounces up slightly. Either way, an enemy walking on the brick will be injured. However, if Brick Blocks contain an item, the item is released, regardless of Mario's status, and the Brick Block turns into a SteelBlock.