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{{Quote|Break open a Blue Coin Block by [[Ground Pound|Pounding the Ground]] with the Z Button.|[[Sign]] in [[Whomp's Fortress]]|Super Mario 64}}
[[File:SM64DS RR Spinning Heart 2.png|thumb|170px|left|A Blue Coin Block in [[Rainbow Ride]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
[[File:SM64DS RR Spinning Heart 2.png|thumb|170px|left|A Blue Coin Block in [[Rainbow Ride]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
A '''Blue Coin Block''',<ref>"''Break open a Blue Coin Block by Pounding the Ground with the Z Button.''" &ndash; Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64''</ref> also called a '''Blue Coin switch'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' English instruction booklet, page 18.</ref> (alternatively '''blue coin switch'''),<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 48 (March 1997), page 28.</ref> '''Blue Switch'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 8.</ref> (alternatively '''blue Switch'''),<ref>"''Ground-pound blue Switches to make blue coins appear.''" &ndash; Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64 DS''</ref> and '''Blue Block''',<ref> (June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064320/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/2-7.html Course 2 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref> is an object found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Blue Coin Blocks are found in most main courses except for the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Snowman's Land]], and [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. The Blue Coin Block in [[Lethal Lava Land]] appears only in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. The Blue Coin Blocks in [[Jolly Roger Bay]] and [[Tick Tock Clock]] are in different locations in the DS version. Additionally, a Blue Coin Block is also found in the secret level [[The Princess's Secret Slide]].
A '''Blue Coin Block''', also called a '''Blue Coin switch'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet|page=18|language=en-us|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (alternatively '''blue coin switch'''),<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 48|date=March 1997|page=28}}</ref> '''Blue Switch'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=8}}</ref> (alternatively '''blue Switch'''),<ref>{{cite|quote=Ground-pound blue Switches to make blue coins appear.|author=Sign in Whomp's Fortress|title=''Super Mario 64 DS''}}</ref> and '''Blue Block''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064320/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/2-7.html|title=Course 2 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> is an object appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Most main courses have Blue Coin Blocks except for the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Snowman's Land]], and [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], and the Blue Coin Block in [[Lethal Lava Land]] appears only in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. The Blue Coin Blocks in [[Jolly Roger Bay]] and [[Tick Tock Clock]] are located elsewhere in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. Additionally, a Blue Coin Block is also found in the secret level [[The Princess's Secret Slide]].


When [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] finds a Blue Coin Block and [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]s it, [[Blue Coin]]s show up nearby. The player character has a short time to gather the Blue Coins, after which they disappear. The block cannot be reused. The number of Blue Coins that appear varies with each course, ranging from two to ten; they are often necessary to obtain the 100-Coin [[Power Star|Star]] from the [[level]]s they appear in. During the time that Blue Coins appear on the screen, a timer can be heard, and it ticks faster when the time is running out. The Blue Coins also blink faster when they are about to disappear. Due to its role, the Blue Coin Block is comparable to the [[P Switch|Switch Block]], except that it does not change [[coin]]s into [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s and vice versa.
When a Blue Coin Block is [[Ground Pound|ground-pounded]], a few [[Blue Coin]]s show up nearby, ranging from two to ten, though only for a short time before disappearing. While Blue Coins appear on the screen, a timer can be heard, and it ticks faster when the time is running out. The Blue Coins also blink faster when they are about to disappear. A Blue Coin Block does not respawn if not every Blue Coin has been collected. Collecting the Blue Coins from the Blue Coin Block is often required to obtain the 100-Coin [[Power Star|Star]] from the [[level]]s they appear in. Due to its role, the Blue Coin Block is comparable to the [[P Switch|Switch Block]], except that it does not change [[coin]]s into [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s and vice versa.
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==Blue Coin quantities==
The following courses have a Blue Coin Block that spawns the following number of Blue Coins:
*"N/A" signifies that Blue Coin Blocks are not found in the course.
*[[Whomp's Fortress]] (4)
{|class="wikitable"
*[[Jolly Roger Bay]] (6, changed to 8 for the Nintendo DS version)
|-
*[[Cool, Cool Mountain]] (2)
!Course #!!Course name!!Number of Blue Coins
*[[Big Boo's Haunt]] (4)
|-
*[[Hazy Maze Cave]] (7)
|1||[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]||N/A
*[[Lethal Lava Land]] (10 in the Nintendo DS version only)
|-
*[[Shifting Sand Land]] (3, or 4 in the Nintendo DS version only)
|2||[[Whomp's Fortress]]||4
*[[Dire, Dire Docks]] (6)
|-
*[[Wet-Dry World]] (6)
|3||[[Jolly Roger Bay]]||6 (8 in DS version)
*[[Tiny-Huge Island]] (2)
|-
*[[Tick Tock Clock]] (7)
|4||[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]||2
*[[Rainbow Ride]] (6)
|-
*[[The Princess's Secret Slide]] (6)
|5||[[Big Boo's Haunt]]||4
|-
|6||[[Hazy Maze Cave]]||7
|-
|7||[[Lethal Lava Land]]||10 (DS version only)
|-
|8||[[Shifting Sand Land]]||3 (4 in DS version)
|-
|9||[[Dire, Dire Docks]]||6
|-
|10||[[Snowman's Land]]||N/A
|-
|11||[[Wet-Dry World]]||6
|-
|12||[[Tall, Tall Mountain]]||N/A
|-
|13||[[Tiny-Huge Island]]||2
|-
|14||[[Tick Tock Clock]]||7
|-
|15||[[Rainbow Ride]]||6
|-
|-||[[The Princess's Secret Slide]]||6
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スイッチ<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 18.</ref>
|Jap=スイッチ<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオ{{ruby|64|六十四(ろくじゅうよん)}} instruction booklet|page=18|language=ja|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Suicchi
|JapR=Suitchi
|Jap2=あおコインのブロック<ref>「あおコインのブロックをジャンプちゅうにZボタン『ヒップドロップ』でぶっつぶすとあおコインがでてきます。」 - Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64''</ref>
|Jap2=あおコインのブロック<ref>「あおコインのブロックをジャンプちゅうにZボタン『ヒップドロップ』でぶっつぶすとあおコインがでてきます。」 - Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64''</ref>
|Jap2R=Ao Koin no Burokku
|Jap2R=Ao Koin no Burokku
|Jap3=青コインブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section, page 91.</ref>
|Jap3=青コインブロック<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section|page=91}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Ao Koin Burokku
|Jap3R=Ao Koin Burokku
|JapM=Switch
|JapM=Switch
|Jap2M=Blue Coin Block
|Jap2M=Blue Coin Block
|Jap3M=Blue Coin Block
|Jap3M=Blue Coin Block
|Ita=Interruttore blu <small>(in-game)</small><br>Interruttore Moneta Blu <small>(instruction booklet)</small>
|Ita=Interruttore Moneta Blu<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Italian manual|page=18}}</ref>
|ItaM=Blue switch<br>Blue Coin switch
|ItaN=''Super Mario 64''
|Ita2=Interruttore blu<ref>{{cite|author=Sign|quote=Se ti schianti sugli Interruttori blu, appariranno Monete blu.|title=''Super Mario 64 DS''}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|Ita3=Blocco Moneta Blu<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=91}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|ItaM=Blue Coin Switch
|Ita2M=Blue switch
|Ita3M=Blue Coin Block
|Ger=Blauer Münzen-Block
|Ger=Blauer Münzen-Block
|GerM=Blue Coins Block
|GerM=Blue Coins Block
|Fra=Bloc bleu <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><br>Bloc des pièces bleues <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><br>Interrupteur bleu <small>(''Super Mario 64 DS'')</small>
|Fre=Bloc bleu
|FraM=Blue block<br>Blue coin's block<br>Blue switch}}
|FreN=''Super Mario 64''
|Fre2=Bloc des pièces bleues
|Fre2N=''Super Mario 64''
|Fre3=Interrupteur bleu
|Fre3N=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|FreM=Blue block
|Fre2M=Blue coin's block
|Fre3M=Blue switch}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:33, November 8, 2024

Blue Coin Block
Bluecoinbox.png
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Effect Makes Blue Coins temporarily appear after being ground-pounded
“Break open a Blue Coin Block by Pounding the Ground with the Z Button.”
Sign in Whomp's Fortress, Super Mario 64
The second Spinning Heart in Rainbow Ride
A Blue Coin Block in Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64 DS

A Blue Coin Block, also called a Blue Coin switch[1] (alternatively blue coin switch),[2] Blue Switch[3] (alternatively blue Switch),[4] and Blue Block,[5] is an object appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Most main courses have Blue Coin Blocks except for the Bob-omb Battlefield, Snowman's Land, and Tall, Tall Mountain, and the Blue Coin Block in Lethal Lava Land appears only in Super Mario 64 DS. The Blue Coin Blocks in Jolly Roger Bay and Tick Tock Clock are located elsewhere in Super Mario 64 DS. Additionally, a Blue Coin Block is also found in the secret level The Princess's Secret Slide.

When a Blue Coin Block is ground-pounded, a few Blue Coins show up nearby, ranging from two to ten, though only for a short time before disappearing. While Blue Coins appear on the screen, a timer can be heard, and it ticks faster when the time is running out. The Blue Coins also blink faster when they are about to disappear. A Blue Coin Block does not respawn if not every Blue Coin has been collected. Collecting the Blue Coins from the Blue Coin Block is often required to obtain the 100-Coin Star from the levels they appear in. Due to its role, the Blue Coin Block is comparable to the Switch Block, except that it does not change coins into blocks and vice versa.

The following courses have a Blue Coin Block that spawns the following number of Blue Coins:

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スイッチ[6]
Suitchi
Switch
あおコインのブロック[7]
Ao Koin no Burokku
Blue Coin Block
青コインブロック[8]
Ao Koin Burokku
French Bloc bleu[?] Blue block Super Mario 64
Bloc des pièces bleues[?] Blue coin's block Super Mario 64
Interrupteur bleu[?] Blue switch Super Mario 64 DS
German Blauer Münzen-Block[?] Blue Coins Block
Italian Interruttore Moneta Blu[9] Blue Coin Switch Super Mario 64
Interruttore blu[10] Blue switch Super Mario 64 DS
Blocco Moneta Blu[11] Blue Coin Block Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1996. Super Mario 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  2. ^ March 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 48. Page 28.
  3. ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  4. ^ "Ground-pound blue Switches to make blue coins appear." – Sign in Whomp's Fortress. Super Mario 64 DS.
  5. ^ Course 2 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Archived June 10, 1998, 06:43:20 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. ^ 1996. スーパーマリオ64六十四(ろくじゅうよん) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 18.
  7. ^ 「あおコインのブロックをジャンプちゅうにZボタン『ヒップドロップ』でぶっつぶすとあおコインがでてきます。」 - Sign in Whomp's Fortress, Super Mario 64
  8. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 91.
  9. ^ Super Mario 64 Italian manual. Page 18.
  10. ^ "Se ti schianti sugli Interruttori blu, appariranno Monete blu." – Sign. Super Mario 64 DS.
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 91.