“Thanks! That really puts a spring in my step!”

—Blockafeller, Yoshi's Crafted World

Blockafellers^[1] are a family of robot-like characters in Yoshi's Crafted World. They have springy arms, heads with a flower on top and a large nose, a singular 'foot' made out of a bottle cap, and bodies made out of cardboard boxes. All Blockafellers except for the one in Sunshine Station start out without any energy in the middle of the path, with their appearance being a box with a meter in front of it. Once they are given the required amount of Smiley Flowers to recharge them, they unlock the world and stay on the far left spot on the map of the world, or to the left of the boss battles. Their color scheme changes depending on the Blockafeller. Their name appears to be a combination of 'block' and 'Rockefeller.'

Three types of Blockafeller exist in the game. The first kind is the standard kind that appears in each world. The second is a larger variant known as Torques. These ones have two bottle cap feet instead of one, lack springy arms (having them directly attached to their bodies instead) and wear clothing such as overalls, sunhats, or sunglasses. These Blockafellers appear on each boss battle island. Finally, there is a single elderly Blockafeller with a cane and elf hat named Crumples who appears twice in the game, once to tell the player they can choose the order to search for the red, purple, and yellow Dream Gems, and again once the player collects said Dream Gems to access the final few areas. After talking with him in both of these encounters, he flies away with balloons on his back.

After the player beats a level, the world's Blockafeller assigns them a task that involves going back to the same level to collect a souvenir for them, such as collecting five cardboard cows in Rail-Yard Run. When the task is beaten, the player can choose to continue playing the level or to exit it. When the level is exited after the task is completed, the world's Blockafeller gives the player a Smiley Flower.

A Blockafeller costume can also be unlocked by finding Sprout in every level.

List of Blockafellers[edit]

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

• North American website bio: 'The Blockafeller brothers and cousins act as gatekeepers to each new area and help roll out new challenges.'

Gallery[edit]

• Artwork of Fin Blockafeller with Sprout

• Blockafeller costume

Names in other languages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• In the demo for Yoshi's Crafted World, the Blockafeller in Sunshine Station is named Fin instead of Coal, whereas his brother who is named Fin in the full game is not present in the demo at all. This can be discovered by speaking with the Blockafeller first before playing Rail-Yard Run.

References[edit]

Yoshi Pulls Some Strings is a level in Yoshi's Crafted World as the third level of Pastel Pathway.

Overview[edit]

Front side[edit]

The level begins with a small spring leading up to a hanging green string Yoshi can hold on to. It moves to the side, with a trail of Coins Yoshi can collect. After that, Yoshi reaches a wall with a yellow string. Holding on to it makes the wall come down so Yoshi can continue. After a short section with a few Bobbers and an Egg Block is a long red string Yoshi can climb up. This leads to rows of Bobbers Yoshi must bounce on. Yoshi must then climb another string with some Bobbers on the sides to avoid. After pulling down another wall, Yoshi reaches a wingless blue Winged Timer Cloud. Hitting it makes Blue Coins appear, which are collected by climbing a red string and bouncing on Bobbers. After that is a large spring, taking Yoshi up to the first Checkpoint Bell.

Next, Yoshi must grab on to multiple green strings that move to the right when he grabs on. After that, Yoshi must bring down another wall using a yellow string. Inside, Yoshi must climb red strings while avoiding Bobbers swinging on the sides, and then bounce on a row of them. Yoshi can then use a yellow string to bring down a wall in the background, revealing a big spring, taking him to the second Checkpoint Bell.

After that, Yoshi must use another big spring to get up to a green string to ride like before, this time avoiding Bobbers. Yoshi must then hold on to a yellow string to make a wall blocking the way fall. Inside, Yoshi must use a small spring to get up a large set of breakable blocks, eventually finding another yellow string. Holding on to this string makes a huge wall in the background flip, revealing multiple springs Yoshi can use to get up, taking him to rows of Bobbers he can bounce on. A large spring after that takes Yoshi to one last set of green strings to ride, while dodging Bobbers. Afterward, Yoshi reaches the goal.

Flip side[edit]

A large spring appears at the start, which takes Yoshi to the first green string. Green strings now move in the opposite direction from before so Yoshi can still use them. Bobbers still face toward the camera. The light-blue Poochy Pup peeks from a hole at the wall with springs. Yoshi must eat a Shy Guy to the left to throw an egg at it. Walls previously pulled down by yellow strings no longer appear, except the one after the second Checkpoint Bell that pulls down a wall in the foreground. The black Poochy Pup hangs on to a wire holding a green string's pulley in the part after the second Egg Block. The pink Poochy Pup is found in place of a Bobber in the part after the second Checkpoint Bell.

Collectibles[edit]

Smiley Flowers[edit]

• Smiley Flower 1: The right path from the first red string leads to a hanging wingless Winged Cloud that Yoshi must hit.
• Smiley Flower 2: After the second wall being pulled down, a hanging wingless blue Winged Timer Cloud appears. Yoshi must collect all Blue Coins within the time limit.
• Smiley Flower 3: After the first Checkpoint Bell, Yoshi must grab on to the upper green string when given two choices.
• Smiley Flower 4: In the second structure, Yoshi must climb up a long red string avoiding several Bobbers.
• Smiley Flower 5: In the set of Bobbers before the last green string, Yoshi must bounce high and flutter to the top left to find the flower.
• Smiley Flower 6: At the last set of green strings, Yoshi must jump high to reach the flower near the top of a string.

Three more Smiley Flowers are awarded for collecting at least 100 coins in the level, completing the level with 20 hearts, and collecting all 20 Red Coins.

Crafts[edit]

Found on the front side:

• Hot-Air Balloon 1: Behind a tree in the background after the first green string.
• Hot-Air Balloon 2: Visible from a hole in the background wall near the first large spring.
• Hot-Air Balloon 3: In the second building, Yoshi must go to the top left to find some Red Coins, along with the Hot-Air Balloon.
• Hot-Air Balloon 4: Right after the second Checkpoint Bell, hiding behind a cloud near the building's exit.
• Hot-Air Balloon 5: Right after the second Egg Block, Yoshi must spring up to find it behind two clouds, close to the bottom of a red string.

Found on the flip side:

• Squirrella: In the area after the second Checkpoint Bell, near a different squirrel in front of a jar entitled Kooky! Kooky! Cookies.

Found on the front side:

• Mushroom Stump: After the goal sign, directly below a semisolid platform occupying two Shy Guys.

Sprout[edit]

Sprout is found peeking from behind a slope at the start of the second area behind a wall pulled down by with yellow string.

Enemies[edit]