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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
| song = Into the Fairy Tale
|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 {{button|ds|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==
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|JapR=Dotabata Koin Kyatchi
|JapR=Dotabata Koin Kyatchi
|JapM=Slapstick Coin Catch
|JapM=Slapstick Coin Catch
|Fra=Aggripe-sous
|Fre=Aggripe-sous
|FraM=Penny Pinchers
|FreM=Pun with "Aggripe" (''Catch'') and "Grippe-Sous" (''moneygrabber'')
|Spa=Mangantes de calderillas
|Spa=Mangantes de calderilla
|SpaM=Small change pinchers
|SpaM=Small Change Pinchers
|Por=Pegando a moeda
|PorM=Catching the coin
|Ger=Schatz-Stibitzen
|Ger=Schatz-Stibitzen
|GerM=Treasure Pilfer
|GerM=Treasure Pilfer
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|Kor=바쁘다 바빠 코인 캐치
|Kor=바쁘다 바빠 코인 캐치
|KorR=Bappeuda Bappa Koin Kaechi
|KorR=Bappeuda Bappa Koin Kaechi
|KorM=}}
|KorM=Busy, Busy Coin Catch
{{MPDS Minigames}}
}}
[[Category:1-vs-3 Minigames]]
 
[[Category:Bonus Minigames]]
{{MPDS minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party DS Minigames]]
[[Category:1-vs-3 minigames]]
[[Category:Bonus 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
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