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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:Penny pinchers.jpg]]
|image=[[File:Penny Pinchers MPDS.png]]
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
| type = 1-vs-3 mini-game
|type=1-vs.-3 minigame
| time = 20 seconds
|time=20 seconds
|track=Into the Fairy Tale
|sample=[[File:MPDS Into the Fairy Tale.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Penny Pinchers''' is a 1-v.s.-3 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. The name comes from the idiom "penny pincher", which describes someone who spends their money carefully.
'''Penny Pinchers''' is a 1-vs.-3 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. The name comes from an idiom that describes ones who spend their money carefully.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The single player must collect [[coin]]s that come from a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] and avoid beads. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with the [[stylus]] to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the player wins all the coins they or they and their team have collected.
The solo player must collect [[coin]]s that come from a [[treasure chest]] and avoid beads. If a bead hits the solo player, they are temporarily stunned. [[Red Coin]]s also appear and are worth five regular coins. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with {{button|ds|stylus}} to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the players win all the coins they have collected.


==Controls==
==Controls==
===Solo (1 player)===
===Solo (1 player)===
*{{button|ds|Pad}} – Move
*{{button|ds|Pad}} – Move
*{{button|ds|A}} – Jump
*{{button|ds|A}} – [[Jump]]
 
===Group (3 players)===
===Group (3 players)===
*{{button|ds|Stylus}} – Tap to extend grabber
*{{button|ds|Stylus}} – Tap to extend your grabber


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
===Solo (1 player)===
===Solo (1 player)===
*'''Rules''' – ''"The player needs to grab the coins that spill from the chest, but needs to stay away from getting hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Rules''' – ''"Grab the coins that spill from the chest, but don't get hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Tips''' – ''"The player will be stunned when hit by a bead, so the player needs to be careful of this while running for coins."''
*'''Tips''' – ''"You'll be stunned for a while if you're hit by a bead, so be careful when you're running for coins."''
 
===Group (3 players)===
===Group (3 players)===
*'''Rules''' – ''"The player needs to use his/her grabber to get the coins that slip past his or her opponent on the top screen. Red coins are still worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Rules''' – ''"Use your grabber to get the coins that slip past (opponent) on the top screen. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Tips''' – ''"The player should divide up the lower-screen area with the player's teammates so he or she doesn't let any coins slip by him or her."''
*'''Tips''' – ''"Divide up the lower-screen area with your teammates so you don't let any coins slip by you."''


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Fra=Aggripe-sous
|Jap=どたばたコインキャッチ
|FraM=Penny Pinchers
|JapR=Dotabata Koin Kyatchi
|Spa=Mangantes de calderillas
|JapM=Slapstick Coin Catch
|SpaM=Thiefs of small coppers
|Fre=Aggripe-sous
|FreM=Pun with "Aggripe" (''Catch'') and "Grippe-Sous" (''moneygrabber'')
|Spa=Mangantes de calderilla
|SpaM=Small Change Pinchers
|Ger=Schatz-Stibitzen
|GerM=Treasure Pilfer
|Ita=Gettoni a Go-Go
|ItaM=Money Galore
|Kor=바쁘다 바빠 코인 캐치
|KorR=Bappeuda Bappa Koin Kaechi
|KorM=Busy, Busy Coin Catch
}}
}}
{{BoxTop}}
 
{{MPDS Minigames}}
{{MPDS minigames}}
[[Category:1-vs-3 Minigames]]
[[Category:1-vs-3 minigames]]
[[Category:Bonus Minigames]]
[[Category:Bonus minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party DS Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party DS minigames]]
[[it:Gettoni a Go-Go]]

Latest revision as of 10:28, January 8, 2024

Penny Pinchers
Gameplay of Penny Pinchers in Mario Party DS.
Appears in Mario Party DS
Type 1-vs.-3 minigame
Time limit 20 seconds
Music track Into the Fairy Tale
Music sample

Penny Pinchers is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party DS. The name comes from an idiom that describes ones who spend their money carefully.

Gameplay[edit]

The solo player must collect coins that come from a treasure chest and avoid beads. If a bead hits the solo player, they are temporarily stunned. Red Coins also appear and are worth five regular coins. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with Stylus to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the players win all the coins they have collected.

Controls[edit]

Solo (1 player)[edit]

Group (3 players)[edit]

  • Stylus – Tap to extend your grabber

In-game text[edit]

Solo (1 player)[edit]

  • Rules – "Grab the coins that spill from the chest, but don't get hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."
  • Tips – "You'll be stunned for a while if you're hit by a bead, so be careful when you're running for coins."

Group (3 players)[edit]

  • Rules – "Use your grabber to get the coins that slip past (opponent) on the top screen. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."
  • Tips – "Divide up the lower-screen area with your teammates so you don't let any coins slip by you."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese どたばたコインキャッチ[?]
Dotabata Koin Kyatchi 		Slapstick Coin Catch
French Aggripe-sous[?] Pun with "Aggripe" (Catch) and "Grippe-Sous" (moneygrabber)
German Schatz-Stibitzen[?] Treasure Pilfer
Italian Gettoni a Go-Go[?] Money Galore
Korean 바쁘다 바빠 코인 캐치[?]
Bappeuda Bappa Koin Kaechi 		Busy, Busy Coin Catch
Spanish Mangantes de calderilla[?] Small Change Pinchers
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Minigames from Mario Party DS
4-Player minigames All Geared Up • Big Blowout • Boo Tag • Boogie Beam • Call of the Goomba • Camera Shy • Cheep Cheep Chance • Cherry-Go-Round • Crater Crawl • Cyber Scamper • Domino Effect • Dress for Success • Dust Buddies • Get the Lead Out • Goomba Wrangler • Hedge Honcho • Hot Shots • Parachutin' Gallery • Pedal Pushers • Raft Riot • Rail Riders • Roller Coasters • Shortcut Circuit • Soap Surfers • Soccer Survival • Study Fall • Sweet Sleuth • Tidal Fools • Trace Cadets • Trash Landing • Twist and Route • Whomp-a-thon
1-vs.-3 minigames Fast Food Frenzy • Flash and Dash • Gusty Blizzard • Nothing to Luge • Peek-a-Boo • Penny Pinchers • Plush Crush • Power Washer • Rotisserie Rampage • Rubber Ducky Rodeo • Shuffleboard Showdown • Track Star
2-vs.-2 minigames Airbrushers • Book It! • Crazy Crosshairs • Cube Crushers • Cucumberjacks • Double Vision • Hanger Management • Memory Mash • Mole Thrill • Shorty Scorers • Soil Toil • Sprinkler Scalers • Toppling Terror
Battle minigames Cheep Chump • Chips and Dips • Globe Gunners • Short Fuse • Star Catchers
Duel minigames All Geared Up • Big Blowout • Boogie Beam • Call of the Goomba • Camera Shy • Cheep Cheep Chance • Cherry-Go-Round • Crater Crawl • Cucumberjacks • Cyber Scamper • Domino Effect • Dust Buddies • Get the Lead Out • Goomba Wrangler • Hanger Management • Hedge Honcho • Hot Shots • Pedal Pushers • Raft Riot • Rail Riders • Roller Coasters • Shortcut Circuit • Soap Surfers • Soccer Survival • Study Fall • Sweet Sleuth • Tidal Fools • Toppling Terror • Trace Cadets • Trash Landing • Twist and Route • Whomp-a-thon
Boss minigames Book Bash • Bowser's Block Party • Feed and Seed • Hammer Chime • Hexoskeleton
Puzzle minigames Block Star • Bob-omb Breakers • Mario's Puzzle Party • Piece Out • Stick and Spin • Triangle Twisters
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