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|image=[[File:Penny Pinchers MPDS.png]]
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|appears_in=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|type=1-vs-3 mini-game
|type=1-vs-3 minigame
|time=20 seconds
|time=20 seconds
|track=Into the Fairy Tale
|track=Into the Fairy Tale
|sample=[[File:MPDS Into the Fairy Tale.oga]]
|sample=[[File:MPDS Into the Fairy Tale.oga]]
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'''Penny Pinchers''' is a 1-vs.-3 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. The name comes from the idiom "penny pincher", which describes someone who spends their money carefully.
'''Penny Pinchers''' is a 1-vs-3 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. The name comes from an idiom that describes ones who spend their money carefully.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The single player must collect [[coin]]s that come from a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] and avoid beads. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with the {{button|ds|stylus}} to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the player wins all the coins they or they and their team have collected.
The solo player must collect [[coin]]s that come from a [[treasure chest]] and avoid beads. If a bead hits the solo player, they are temporarily stunned. [[Red Coin]]s also appear and are worth five regular coins. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with {{button|ds|stylus}} to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the players win all the coins they have collected.


==Controls==
==Controls==
===Solo (1 player)===
===Solo (1 player)===
*{{button|ds|Pad}} – Move
*{{button|ds|Pad}} – Move
*{{button|ds|A}} – Jump
*{{button|ds|A}} – [[Jump]]
 
===Group (3 players)===
===Group (3 players)===
*{{button|ds|Stylus}} – Tap to extend your grabber
*{{button|ds|Stylus}} – Tap to extend your grabber
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*'''Rules''' – ''"Grab the coins that spill from the chest, but don't get hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Rules''' – ''"Grab the coins that spill from the chest, but don't get hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Tips''' – ''"You'll be stunned for a while if you're hit by a bead, so be careful when you're running for coins."''
*'''Tips''' – ''"You'll be stunned for a while if you're hit by a bead, so be careful when you're running for coins."''
===Group (3 players)===
===Group (3 players)===
*'''Rules''' – ''"Use your grabber to get the coins that slip past (opponent) on the top screen. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''
*'''Rules''' – ''"Use your grabber to get the coins that slip past (opponent) on the top screen. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."''

Revision as of 16:43, July 20, 2023

Penny Pinchers
Gameplay of Penny Pinchers in Mario Party DS.
Appears in Mario Party DS
Type 1-vs-3 minigame
Time limit 20 seconds
Music track Into the Fairy Tale
Music sample

Penny Pinchers is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party DS. The name comes from an idiom that describes ones who spend their money carefully.

Gameplay

The solo player must collect coins that come from a treasure chest and avoid beads. If a bead hits the solo player, they are temporarily stunned. Red Coins also appear and are worth five regular coins. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with Stylus to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the players win all the coins they have collected.

Controls

Solo (1 player)

Group (3 players)

  • Stylus – Tap to extend your grabber

In-game text

Solo (1 player)

  • Rules"Grab the coins that spill from the chest, but don't get hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."
  • Tips"You'll be stunned for a while if you're hit by a bead, so be careful when you're running for coins."

Group (3 players)

  • Rules"Use your grabber to get the coins that slip past (opponent) on the top screen. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."
  • Tips"Divide up the lower-screen area with your teammates so you don't let any coins slip by you."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Schatz-Stibitzen[?] Treasure Pilfer
Italian Gettoni a Go-Go[?] Money Galore
Korean 바쁘다 바빠 코인 캐치[?]
Bappeuda Bappa Koin Kaechi
Busy, Busy Coin Catch
Spanish Mangantes de calderilla[?] Small Change Pinchers