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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>{{cite|quote=Break open a Blue Coin Block by Pounding the Ground with the Z Button|author=Sign in Whomp's Fortress|title=''Super Mario 64''}}</ref> 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]].
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 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.
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.

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.