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|name=Nintendo Coin
|name=Nintendo Coin
|image=[[File:Nintendo Coin art.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Nintendo Coin art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
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{{quote|Squawk! Now you've warmed up, how about trying to win a unique special prize by completing it again? Just 2 [[Banana Coin|Coins]] to play again... Bwark!|Squawks|Donkey Kong 64}}
{{quote|Squawk! Now you've warmed up, how about trying to win a unique special prize by completing it again? Just 2 [[Banana Coin|Coins]] to play again... Bwark!|Squawks|Donkey Kong 64}}
The '''Nintendo Coin''' is a silver [[coin]] with the [[Nintendo 64]] logo on it in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It resembles the [[Silver Coin]]s from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. To obtain the Nintendo Coin, [[Donkey Kong]] must play the original [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'']] arcade game in [[Frantic Factory]]. After completing it once, Donkey Kong earns a [[Golden Banana]], and [[Squawks]] appears in the room. When talked to, Squawks informs Donkey Kong that he can win a special prize by playing it again for two [[Banana Coin|Banana Bunch Coin]]s. The second playthrough is more difficult, requiring the second level to be completed with only one life (though an [[extra life]] can be earned by getting 10,000 [[point]]s like in the actual arcade game); the reward is the Nintendo Coin, which replaces [[Pauline]] at the top of the stage.
The '''Nintendo Coin''' is a [[Useful Item|key item]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It is a silver [[coin]] bearing the [[Nintendo 64]] logo. The Nintendo Coin can be obtained by [[Donkey Kong]] playing the original [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'']] arcade game in [[Frantic Factory]] and winning it twice. The second playthrough replaces [[Pauline]] with the Nintendo Coin itself. Both the Nintendo Coin and the [[Rareware Coin]] are required to obtain the final [[Boss Key]] located behind a door in [[Hideout Helm]].
 
The Nintendo Coin and the [[Rareware Coin]] are required to retrieve the final [[Boss Key]] located behind a door in [[Hideout Helm]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
DK64 Nintendo Coin.gif|Animated sprite
DK64 Nintendo Coin.gif|Animated sprite from ''Donkey Kong 64''
Nintendo Coin DK64 menu sprite.png|Pause menu sprite
Nintendo Coin DK64 menu sprite.png|Pause menu sprite from ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64_Nintendo_Coin_1.png|The Nintendo Coin in-game
DK64_Nintendo_Coin_1.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64_Nintendo_Coin_2.png|The Nintendo Coin in-game
DK64_Nintendo_Coin_2.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64_Nintendo_Coin_3.png|The Nintendo Coin being awarded to the player
DK64_Nintendo_Coin_3.png|Screenshot of the Nintendo Coin being awarded to the player from ''Donkey Kong 64''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Ita=Moneta Nintendo<ref>''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' English-Italian manual, pag. 36</ref>
|Ita=Moneta Nintendo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' English-Italian manual|page=36}}</ref>
|ItaM=Nintendo Coin
|ItaM=Nintendo Coin
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Latest revision as of 20:20, July 4, 2024

Nintendo Coin
Artwork of the Nintendo Coin.
Artwork from Donkey Kong 64
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
“Squawk! Now you've warmed up, how about trying to win a unique special prize by completing it again? Just 2 Coins to play again... Bwark!”
Squawks, Donkey Kong 64

The Nintendo Coin is a key item in Donkey Kong 64. It is a silver coin bearing the Nintendo 64 logo. The Nintendo Coin can be obtained by Donkey Kong playing the original Donkey Kong arcade game in Frantic Factory and winning it twice. The second playthrough replaces Pauline with the Nintendo Coin itself. Both the Nintendo Coin and the Rareware Coin are required to obtain the final Boss Key located behind a door in Hideout Helm.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Italian Moneta Nintendo[1]
Nintendo Coin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 64 English-Italian manual. Page 36.