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[[Image:Coincentration.PNG|thumb|'''Coincentration''' seen in ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]
|image=[[File:SM64DS Coincentration.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64 DS''
'''Coincentration''' is a ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' mini-game where [[Wario]] punches a [[Moneybag]] and [[coin]]s fall out of the sky into [[Brick Block]]s.
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''<br>''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|type=Wario's minigame (''Super Mario 64 DS'')<br>Puzzle minigame (''New Super Mario Bros.'')
|sample=[[File:SM64DS Music Coincentration.oga]]
}}
'''Coincentration''' is one of [[Wario]]'s [[minigame]]s in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and a single-player and multiplayer Puzzle minigame in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Its name is a portmanteau of "[[coin]]" and "concentration." ''Super Mario 64 DS'' also has a variation titled [[Intense Coincentration]], where there are fewer coins.


The [[player]] must tap the bricks the coins fell in with the [[stylus]]. If the player taps a brick that has no coins, it's [[Game Over]].
The music that plays in this minigame is an arrangement of the [[Underground Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' "Coincentration" is also the title for an arrangement of the Underground Theme in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' and [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|its 3DS version]].


It later appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' as a multiplayer and single player game.
==Gameplay==
The minigame opens with Wario on the top screen, punching a [[Moneybag (enemy)|Moneybags]] next to him. 40 coins fall from above and hide into the [[Brick Block]]s below as the Moneybags bounces offscreen. The player has to tap every block with coins using the [[Nintendo DS#Stylus|stylus]], though if they tap a block without any, the minigame ends. The highest possible score is 40.


In the multi-player version, the same thing happens, but each player takes turns choosing a block. If the player taps a block with no coins, the block will break and the player will lose coins. Once all the coins are found, the person with the most coins wins.
The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' version is the same but has more detailed sprites. It also has a similar multiplayer variation, featuring a random turn order where players take turns choosing blocks. If one taps a block with nothing inside, that player loses two coins. Each player can pass a turn, but only once. After every coin is uncovered, whoever has the most of them wins. It is possible to have a negative score.


==In-Game Instructions==
==In-game instructions==
''Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Tap the blocks to retrieve the coins. Choose wisely: if you pick the wrong block, your game will end.
*'''''Super Mario 64 DS'':''' ''"Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Touch the blocks to retrieve the coins. But if you choose the wrong block, your game will end."''
*'''''New Super Mario Bros.'''''
**'''Single player:''' ''"Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Tap the blocks to retrieve the coins. Choose wisely: if you pick the wrong block, your game will end."''
**'''Multiplayer:''' ''"Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Touch the blocks to retrieve the coins. If you choose incorrectly, you'll lose two coins. If you're unsure, you can pass once, but use your pass wisely."''


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*The title of this mini-game is a portmanteau of Coin and "concentration".
<gallery>
[[Category:SM64 DS Mini-games]]
Coincentration.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
WarioNSMBCoincentration.png|[[Wario]] sprite (''New Super Mario Bros.'')
Moneybags.png|[[Moneybag (enemy)|Moneybags]] sprite (''New Super Mario Bros.'')
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ワリオのコインゲーム
|JpnR=Wario no Koingēmu
|JpnM=Wario's Coin Game
|Spa=Monedas a gogó
|SpaM=Lots of Coins
|Fre=Chute de pièces
|FreM=Coin drop
|Ger=Münzentration
|GerM=Coincentration
|Ita=Monete sonanti
|ItaM=Sounding coins
|Kor=와리오의 코인 게임
|KorR=Wario ui koin geim
|KorM=Wario's Coin Game
|Chi=吃金币
|ChiR=Chī Jīnbì
|ChiM=Eating Coins
}}
{{SM64}}
{{NSMB}}
[[Category:Super Mario 64 DS minigames]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. minigames]]
[[it:Monete sonanti]]

Latest revision as of 18:48, March 3, 2025

Coincentration
Coincentration
Super Mario 64 DS
Appears in Super Mario 64 DS
New Super Mario Bros.
Type Wario's minigame (Super Mario 64 DS)
Puzzle minigame (New Super Mario Bros.)
Music sample

Coincentration is one of Wario's minigames in Super Mario 64 DS and a single-player and multiplayer Puzzle minigame in New Super Mario Bros. Its name is a portmanteau of "coin" and "concentration." Super Mario 64 DS also has a variation titled Intense Coincentration, where there are fewer coins.

The music that plays in this minigame is an arrangement of the Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros. "Coincentration" is also the title for an arrangement of the Underground Theme in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games and its 3DS version.

Gameplay[edit]

The minigame opens with Wario on the top screen, punching a Moneybags next to him. 40 coins fall from above and hide into the Brick Blocks below as the Moneybags bounces offscreen. The player has to tap every block with coins using the stylus, though if they tap a block without any, the minigame ends. The highest possible score is 40.

The New Super Mario Bros. version is the same but has more detailed sprites. It also has a similar multiplayer variation, featuring a random turn order where players take turns choosing blocks. If one taps a block with nothing inside, that player loses two coins. Each player can pass a turn, but only once. After every coin is uncovered, whoever has the most of them wins. It is possible to have a negative score.

In-game instructions[edit]

  • Super Mario 64 DS: "Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Touch the blocks to retrieve the coins. But if you choose the wrong block, your game will end."
  • New Super Mario Bros.
    • Single player: "Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Tap the blocks to retrieve the coins. Choose wisely: if you pick the wrong block, your game will end."
    • Multiplayer: "Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Touch the blocks to retrieve the coins. If you choose incorrectly, you'll lose two coins. If you're unsure, you can pass once, but use your pass wisely."

Gallery[edit]

  • New Super Mario Bros.

    New Super Mario Bros.

  • Wario sprite (New Super Mario Bros.)

    Wario sprite (New Super Mario Bros.)

  • Moneybags sprite (New Super Mario Bros.)

    Moneybags sprite (New Super Mario Bros.)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワリオのコインゲーム[?]
Wario no Koingēmu 		Wario's Coin Game
Chinese 吃金币[?]
Chī Jīnbì 		Eating Coins
French Chute de pièces[?] Coin drop
German Münzentration[?] Coincentration
Italian Monete sonanti[?] Sounding coins
Korean 와리오의 코인 게임[?]
Wario ui koin geim 		Wario's Coin Game
Spanish Monedas a gogó[?] Lots of Coins
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