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{{Distinguish|Ace Coin}}
[[File:SMA4-Advance Coin.png|frame|The first Advance Coin in the level [[Doors o' Plenty]]]]
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'''Advance Coins''',<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 36.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 17.</ref> also known as '''Ace Coins'''<ref name=Prima>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 111.</ref> or '''A-Coins''',<ref name=Prima/> are special [[coin]]s that appear exclusively in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They appear only in the new [[World-e]] levels. They are similar to [[Ace Coin]]s in appearance, except yellow instead of red. Unlike Ace Coins, they spin before being collected.
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'''Advance Coins''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=36}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=17|isbn=1930206-37-2}}</ref> also known as '''Ace Coins'''<ref name=Prima>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=111|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> or '''A-Coins''',<ref name=Prima/> are [[List of items|items]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. These [[coin]]s appear only in the [[World-e]] levels. Advance Coins are similar to [[Ace Coin]]s in appearance, except yellow instead of red. Unlike Ace Coins, they spin before being collected. There are one to five Advance Coins in every [[level]] and 147 Advance Coins in total. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] collects all the Advance Coins in a level, he earns an [[extra life]], similar to the functionality of [[Dragon Coin]]s or Ace Coins. If the player gets enough Advance Coins, they can enter any of three special World-e [[Toad House]]s, where they can play an exclusive [[minigame|mini-game]]. The player must collect 30 Advance Coins to access the [[Blue Mushroom House]], 50 for the [[Red Mushroom House]], and 80 for the [[Orange Mushroom House]]. Because a limited number of levels was released outside Japan, international players can collect up to 49 Advance Coins, making them unable to enter the final two Toad Houses. However, the game's [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=February 8, 2023|language=en-us|url=youtu.be/_-KAU3bK1Y8?t=143|timestamp=02:23|title=Nintendo Switch Online - Game Boy & Game Boy Advance Announcement - Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 8, 2023}}</ref> releases make all World-e levels available by default, avoiding this problem.


Each [[level]] in World-e contains one to five Advance Coins. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] collects all the Advance Coins in a level, he earns an [[extra life]], similar to the functionality of [[Dragon Coin]]s or Ace Coins. There are 147 Advance Coins in total.
==Gallery==
 
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If the player accumulates enough Advance Coins, they can enter any of three special World-e [[Toad House]]s, where they can play an exclusive [[minigame|mini-game]]. The player must collect 30 Advance Coins to access the [[Blue Mushroom House]], 50 for the [[Red Mushroom House]], and 80 for the [[Orange Mushroom House]]. Because a limited number of levels was released outside Japan, players using a non-Japanese version of the game can collect a maximum of only 49 Advance Coins and are therefore unable to enter the final two Toad Houses. However, the [[Virtual Console]] versions of the game released on the [[Wii U]] make all World-e levels available by default, avoiding this problem.
SMA4-Advance Coin.png|The first Advance Coin in the level [[Doors o' Plenty]] in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
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==See also==
*[[Dragon Coin]]
*[[Smiley Flower]]
*[[Ace Coin]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アドバンスコイン<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/manual_paqj_00.pdf ''Super Mario Advance 4'' Japanese instruction booklet], page 32.</ref>
|Jap=アドバンスコイン<ref>{{cite|date=2003|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/manual_paqj_00.pdf|title=スーパーマリオアドバンス4 (''Sūpā Mario Adobansu 4'') instruction booklet|page=32|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Adobansu Koin
|JapR=Adobansu Koin
|JapM=Advance Coin
|JapM=Advance Coin

Latest revision as of 18:08, August 14, 2024

Not to be confused with Ace Coin.
Advance Coin
Advance Coin from World-e on Super Mario Advance 4
First appearance Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003)

Advance Coins,[1][2] also known as Ace Coins[3] or A-Coins,[3] are items in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. These coins appear only in the World-e levels. Advance Coins are similar to Ace Coins in appearance, except yellow instead of red. Unlike Ace Coins, they spin before being collected. There are one to five Advance Coins in every level and 147 Advance Coins in total. If Mario or Luigi collects all the Advance Coins in a level, he earns an extra life, similar to the functionality of Dragon Coins or Ace Coins. If the player gets enough Advance Coins, they can enter any of three special World-e Toad Houses, where they can play an exclusive mini-game. The player must collect 30 Advance Coins to access the Blue Mushroom House, 50 for the Red Mushroom House, and 80 for the Orange Mushroom House. Because a limited number of levels was released outside Japan, international players can collect up to 49 Advance Coins, making them unable to enter the final two Toad Houses. However, the game's Wii U and Nintendo Switch[4] releases make all World-e levels available by default, avoiding this problem.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アドバンスコイン[5]
Adobansu Koin
Advance Coin

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 36.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 17.
  3. ^ a b Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 111.
  4. ^ Nintendo of America (February 8, 2023). Nintendo Switch Online - Game Boy & Game Boy Advance Announcement - Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023 (02:23). YouTube (American English). Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  5. ^ 2003. スーパーマリオアドバンス4 (Sūpā Mario Adobansu 4) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 32. Retrieved June 24, 2024.