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[[File:YSDS_BabyCoin.JPG|thumb|The Character Coin artwork as it appears in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.]]
[[File:YSDS_BabyCoin.JPG|thumb|The Baby Mario Coin artwork as it appears in ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
'''Character Coins''' or '''Baby Coins''' are [[coin]]s that the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s can collect in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. The [[Yoshi]] can collect a Baby Coin only with the baby on Yoshi's back that is seen on the coin. Collecting all eight Baby Coins in a world (or all seven in the case of world five) unlocks a [[minigame]] in the game's Hard Mode. The thirty-nine coins in the game are evenly distributed among [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Peach]], and [[Baby Donkey Kong|Baby DK]].
[[File:YIDS-Character Coin Screenshot.png|thumb|left|A Baby Mario Coin in the level [[Six-Face Sal's Fort]] in ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
'''Character coins''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' instruction booklet|page=13|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> also called '''baby coins''',<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=November 6, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=6|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref> are [[coin]]s that the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s can collect in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. A character coin can be collected by a Yoshi only if the baby on the Yoshi's back is the baby seen on the coin. Collecting all eight character coins in a [[world]] (or all seven in the case of [[World 5 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 5]]) unlocks a [[minigame]] in the game's [[Hard Mode]]. The 39 character coins in the game are evenly distributed as '''[[Baby Mario]] Coins''',<ref name=NP>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=November 6, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=12|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref> '''[[Baby Peach]] Coins''',<ref name=NP/> and '''[[Baby DK]] Coins'''.<ref name=NP/>


==Baby Mario Coins==
Character coins appear in the following [[level]]s:
[[File:YIDS-Character Coin Screenshot.png|frame|A Baby Mario Character Coin in the level [[Six-Face Sal's Fort]].]]
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;Baby Mario Coins
*[[Ba-dum BUM!|1-1]]
*[[Ba-dum BUM!|1-1]]
*[[Castle of the Big Burt Bros.|1-4]]
*[[Castle of the Big Burt Bros.|1-4]]
*[[Glide Guys Take to the Skies|1-6]]
*[[Glide Guys Take to the Skies|1-6]]
*[[Boing!|2-5]]
*[[Boing! (level)|2-5]]
*[[Donuts and Eggs|2-6]]
*[[Donuts and Eggs|2-6]]
*[[Big Bungee Piranha's Lair|2-8]]
*[[Big Bungee Piranha's Lair|2-8]]
*[[Island of Peril|3-3]]
*[[Island of Peril|3-3]]
*[[Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave|3-7]]
*[[Tap-Tap's Sunken Cave|3-7]]
*[[Six Face Sal's Fort|4-4]]
*[[Six-Face Sal's Fort|4-4]]
*[[Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone|4-7]]
*[[Teeth-Chattering Chill Zone|4-7]]
*[[Castle of Big Guy the Stilted|4-8]]
*[[Castle of Big Guy the Stilted|4-8]]
*[[Rompin', Stompin' Chomps|5-1]]
*[[Rompin', Stompin' Chomps|5-1]]
*[[Find the Number Ball!|5-5]]
*[[Find the Number Ball!|5-5]]
 
;Baby Peach Coins
==Baby Peach Coins==
*[[Hit the M Blocks!|1-2]]
*[[Hit the M Blocks!|1-2]]
*[[Mario's Fleet Feet|1-3]]
*[[Mario's Fleet Feet|1-3]]
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*[[Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick!|3-6]]
*[[Use the Magnet to Get Rich Quick!|3-6]]
*[[Rock 'n' Fall|4-1]]
*[[Rock 'n' Fall|4-1]]
*[[Friend or Foe?|4-5]]
*[[Friend or Foe? (Yoshi's Island DS)|4-5]]
*[[Spear Guys' Village Found!|5-3]]
*[[Spear Guys' Village Found!|5-3]]
*[[The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie|5-4]]
*[[The Fort of Moltz the Very Goonie|5-4]]
 
;Baby DK Coins
==Baby DK Coins==
*[[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo|1-7]]
*[[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo|1-7]]
*[[Underground Mysteries|2-2]]
*[[Underground Mysteries|2-2]]
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*[[Goonie Heights|5-2]]
*[[Goonie Heights|5-2]]
*[[Find the Number Ball!|5-6]]
*[[Find the Number Ball!|5-6]]
*[[Superhard Acrobatics|5-7]]
*[[Superhard Acrobatics!|5-7]]
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=キャラクターコイン
|JapR=Kyarakutā Koin
|JapM=Character Coin
|Dan=Personmønt
|Dan=Personmønt
|DanM=Person coin
|DanM=Person coin
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|Swe=Figurmynt
|Swe=Figurmynt
|SweM=Character coin
|SweM=Character coin
|Ita=Moneta personaggio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' European manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2006|page=64|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Character coin
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*There were character coins of [[Baby Wario]] and [[Baby Bowser]], but they were [[List of Yoshi's Island DS pre-release and unused content|cut out in the final version]] of the game. They still remain in the game's coding.
*The game's coding contains character coins for [[Baby Wario]] and [[Baby Bowser]], but they are [[List of Yoshi's Island DS pre-release and unused content|unused in the final version]] of the game.
 
==References==
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[[Category:Coins]]
[[Category:Coins]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS Items]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS items]]
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Latest revision as of 17:31, August 5, 2024

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A Baby Mario Coin
The Baby Mario Coin artwork as it appears in Yoshi's Island DS
A Baby Mario Coin in the level Six-Face Sal's Fort
A Baby Mario Coin in the level Six-Face Sal's Fort in Yoshi's Island DS

Character coins,[1] also called baby coins,[2] are coins that the Yoshis can collect in Yoshi's Island DS. A character coin can be collected by a Yoshi only if the baby on the Yoshi's back is the baby seen on the coin. Collecting all eight character coins in a world (or all seven in the case of World 5) unlocks a minigame in the game's Hard Mode. The 39 character coins in the game are evenly distributed as Baby Mario Coins,[3] Baby Peach Coins,[3] and Baby DK Coins.[3]

Character coins appear in the following levels:

Baby Mario Coins
Baby Peach Coins
Baby DK Coins

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キャラクターコイン[?]
Kyarakutā Koin
Character Coin
Danish Personmønt[?] Person coin
Finnish Hahmokolikko[?] Character coin
Italian Moneta personaggio[4] Character coin
Swedish Figurmynt[?] Character coin

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  2. ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 6.
  3. ^ a b c Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 12.
  4. ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 64.