History Main / InvisibleBlock

*** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', blocks appear when you whack certain places with the hammer to reach places or objects you couldn't before.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' had [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Burrubs]] Scene 3. An area with blocks that only appeared when Bug was near. The first set was easy, as there were no enemies. The second set had a hell of an annoying snow flea throwing snowballs at Bug from the background, as well as acid-spitting flies that came from nowhere.

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* ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'' has some of these. Of course because of the nature of the game they show up in groups and constitute major paths rather than giving bonuses.

* ''VideoGame/{{Cheetahmen}} II'' has a few invisible blocks which give you coins when you hit them.

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* There are glitches and hacks in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' that let you place two separate types of these. Invisible blocks work just like any other block, but you can't see them. ''Intangible'' blocks, on the other hand, only interact with other blocks while the player passes through them just like air. The second block type is very useful for making elevators and other special redstone machines the player must pass through.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' has the "Barrier" block, a completely invisible and indestructible block as a tool for mapmakers. Parkour maps just got a lot more trolly...

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* ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' had only one invisible block in the Sanctuary of the Scion level - the level's only secret with the Uzis as a prize. All you had to do was notice the unusual sight of a pair of guns hanging in mid-air.
** The remake ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary'' did away with the platform and instead had the guns on the Sphinx's head. Getting down was a bit more tricky in this version.

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' has a few single-player levels with invisible platforms that must be revealed by spraying them with ink.

** In the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series, item blocks are used as a means of obtaining items and don't serve as platforms. That said, hidden versions of these also appear on occasion:

*** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'', blocks appear when you whack certain places with the hammer to reach places or objects you couldn't before.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' marked the debut of the invisible blocks in the franchise, and is probably the TropeMaker. However, unless the player hits an invisible block's location from below, it isn't "solid" (see also DirectionallySolidPlatforms). The more sadistic PlatformHell ROM hacks of the games often have them in places where you ''don't'' want them to appear (e.g. right above a BottomlessPit), and as shown in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/71-hiddenblock/ this]] ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' strip, the item coming out of the block is often a OneUp [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential to add insult to injury]].
** Hidden item blocks also show up in ''VideoGame/PaperMario''. They can be revealed with Watt's field ability, though it's not strictly necessary if you already know where to jump.
** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'', blocks appear when you whack certain places with the hammer to reach places or objects you couldn't before.

** They come in two flavors in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' - one type is revealed by flipping to 3-D, while another type requires using Tippi to scan the screen.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' has these in abundance, and is probably the TropeMaker. However, unless the player hits an invisible block's location from below, it isn't "solid" (see also DirectionallySolidPlatforms). The more sadistic PlatformHell ROM hacks of the games often have them in places where you ''don't'' want them to appear (e.g. right above a BottomlessPit), and as shown in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/71-hiddenblock/ this]] ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' strip (currently the image for the PlatformHell page itself), the item coming out of the block is often a OneUp [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential to add insult to injury]].

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' featured late-game dungeons with crystalline blocks that could only be revealed by bright light -- either by igniting strategically placed torches, or by using a medallion that summoned lightning-like magic. Once the lights went out, the blocks would vanish again.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' had several invisible platforms that became visible when you viewed them with the lens of truth.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' featured invisible blocks at one point in the game--there was a random cave floating out a hundred feet or so from the edge of an icy cliff. The only way you could see these blocks was by talking to "the owl," who flew over and shed feathers in the process, which would land ''conveniently'' in the middle of each block. Naturally the cave has a lens of truth.

* In ''VideoGame/CommanderKeen'', the blocks are at least vaguely visible if you pay attention. In the first game, they have one visible pixel which shows up against a black background, and in the fourth game, they sparkle briefly every few seconds.
** The ones in episode one also never appear anywhere except against a black background, thanks to the block and background actually being the same tile.

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