Editing Coin Block

{{about|the block that appears in the ''Super Mario'' platformer games|the item of the same name from ''[[Mario Party DS]]''|[[Coin Block (Mario Party DS)]]}}

|image=[[File:Spmcoinblock.PNG|250px]]<br>A Coin Block from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])

{{quote|When you hit this block... You'll bash out a specific number of [[coin]]s!|[[MC Ballyhoo & Big Top|MC Ballyhoo]]|Mario Party 8}}

A '''Coin Block''' (alternatively '''coin block'''), also called a '''Ten-Coin Block'''<ref>{{cite|author=Tochikubo, Hiroo|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=4-19-720003-XC|page=19}}</ref> (alternatively '''Ten Coin Block'''),<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=84|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> '''Multi-Coin''',<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Multi-Coin Block''',<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=6|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''10-Coin Block'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=36|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (alternatively '''10 Coin Block'''),<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Cain, Christine|title=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=9|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=1999|isbn=0-7615-2190-9}}</ref> or '''Coin Box''',<ref>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=April 7, 1999|page=105|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2103-8}}</ref> is a [[block]] that can be hit by the player character multiple times, giving out one [[coin]] per hit. Coin Blocks can resemble either [[Brick Block]]s or [[? Block]]s.

 

 

Coin Blocks have appeared in nearly every game of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], debuting in ''Super Mario Bros.'', with ? Block-styled Coin Blocks debuting in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. In most games, there is a time limit for how long a Coin Block continues to give the player coins instead of actually having a set number of coins. If the player strikes a Coin Block fast enough, they can get about 10 coins, which is usually the most coins a player can get from a Coin Block, though quite a few games make it possible to obtain more. After the time limit has ended, the block will give one last coin, giving each block a minimum of two coins. Starting from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and in games where the player is able to [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]], ground-pounding onto the Coin Block and holding the button that activated the Ground Pound allows the player to collect coins at a faster rate, though only if they are in a powered-up form.

In certain games, Coin Blocks give extra prizes if they are hit at least 10 times fast enough, including producing [[Super Mushroom]]s or [[Gold Block]]s.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''{{'}}s Challenge Mode, some Coin Blocks release [[Red Coin]]s.

In ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', unlike in the [[Super Mario World|original version]], Coin Blocks spew out all their coins at once if hit by [[Luigi]].

In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', by ground-pounding on a Coin Block and holding the button that activated the Ground Pound, the player can collect coins at an increased rate, if they are in a powered-up form. If the action is done long enough, they can produce Super Mushrooms. This mechanic continues in later games where the player can perform a Ground Pound.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', five additional coins fly out before a Coin Block turns into an [[Empty Block]].

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', a Coin Block turns into a [[Gold Block]] that [[Mario]] or Luigi can wear, producing up to 100 coins, unless he gets damaged or finishes the [[level]] before collecting the maximum number. If hit in any other fashion, or by a Gold Block-wearer, the Gold Block will instead spew out 50 coins to grab before disappearing.

Both ? Block- and Brick Block-styled Coin Blocks appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. While they work as they do in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games, Mario cannot hold his Ground Pound to collect more coins in the former game. On rare occasions, Mario may find a wide ? Block-styled Coin Block, which allows him to get three times more coins than an average Coin Block would give him. '''Flying Coin Blocks''', [[Flying ? Block]]s that give multiple coins before losing their wings, appear as well. These games also have Coin Blocks that shoot coins onto the ground, as well as Coin Blocks with infinite coins.

''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'' also feature ? Block-styled Coin Blocks that Mario can wear over his body, called [[Coin Box]]es. In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', these boxes let Mario slowly collect infinite coins when moving while wearing them, but in ''Super Mario 3D World'', they act just like Gold Blocks while worn. Like [[Propeller Box]]es, these blocks are lost once the wearer is injured or finishes the level, giving an [[extra life]] in the latter case.

{{image|more=yes|Comparison of each style's Coin Block|section=y}}

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Coin Blocks appear as red [[Egg Block]]s with animated spots. They give out endless coins and [[star (Yoshi's Island series)|Star]]s when the player plays as [[Superstar Mario]], but once the form wears off, the blocks become [[Dotted-Line Block|Dotted Line Block]]s.

The ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series also features Coin Blocks, and it introduces several variations, such as [[Bros. Block]]s, [[Random Block]]s, and [[Rally Block]]s.

Coin Blocks<ref>{{cite|date=November 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 14|page=48}}</ref> were redesigned as one of the square panel-type objects found in ''[[Mario & Wario]]''. If [[Wanda]] uses her wand on a Coin Block, the player gets a certain number of coins. Wanda can keep using the wand on the Coin Block until there are no coins remaining.

[[File:TSMBMCoinBlock.png|thumb|right|150px|A Coin Block in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]

In one scene in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', [[Toad (species)|Toads]] can be seen collecting [[Coin]]s from booths with Coin Blocks, which are yellow and have a coin symbol printed on the side like in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.

On the [[nwiki:Wii Shop Channel|Wii Shop Channel]], the loading screen for downloading any title is Mario or Luigi hitting Coin Blocks and collecting coins, sometimes in his [[Fire Mario|Fire form]].

A single Coin Block appears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' in [[The Dance Hall]]. At the far left of the main hall, either [[Luigi]] or [[Gooigi]] must use the [[Poltergust G-00]] to spin a record on the wall to make the block come out of the wall, while the other repeatedly uses the [[Burst]] move under it to make some coins come out as well as a [[gem]]; the block becomes empty when the gem appears.

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