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{{item-infobox |image=[[Image:STARCOIN!.png|100px]] |name=Mushroom |first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros]]'' (2006) |latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' (2009)}} | {{item-infobox |image=[[Image:STARCOIN!.png|100px]] |name=Mushroom |first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros]]'' (2006) |latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' (2009)}} | ||
A '''Star Coin''' is a collectible found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]''. Three Star Coins appear in each level (be it numbered, lettered, towers, ghost houses or castles). Some are easy to grab, while others require special power-ups (such as the [[Mini Mushroom]] or the [[Blue Shell]]) to access. | A '''Star Coin''' is a collectible found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]''. Three Star Coins appear in each level (be it numbered, lettered, towers, ghost houses or castles). Some are easy to grab, while others require special power-ups (such as the [[Mini Mushroom]] or the [[Blue Shell]]) to access. There are eighty levels, thus there are 240 Star Coins to find in the game. Each Star Coin adds 1000 [[point]]s (the same amount of points given as collecting an extra [[Fire Flower]], [[Mushroom]], [[Mini Mushroom]], [[Blue Shell]], or [[Star]]) to the player's game score. | ||
They also appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In this game, there are 231 Star Coins. Three Star Coins appear in each of the game's 77 levels. Also, they now add 4000 points to the player's score, instead of 1000 like previously. | They also appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In this game, there are 231 Star Coins. Three Star Coins appear in each of the game's 77 levels. Also, they now add 4000 points to the player's score, instead of 1000 like previously. | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
===''New Super Mario Bros.''=== | ===''New Super Mario Bros.''=== | ||
*Opening signs on the world map. Little picket signs block bonus paths that may lead to [[Toad House]]s or to alternate, lettered levels (e.g. 1-A). There are thirty-two | *Opening signs on the world map. Little picket signs block bonus paths that may lead to [[Toad House]]s or to alternate, lettered levels (e.g. 1-A). There are thirty-two such signs in the game, each requiring five Star Coins to open. Also, after opening the signs, the player is given the option to save, allowing them to easily save their progress instead of having to play through a tower or castle. | ||
*Buying new backgrounds. After beating the game once, a blue Toad House will appear north of Level [[1-1 (NSMB)|1-1]]. There are four bonus backgrounds for the touch screen that cost twenty Star Coins each (the last background can be unlocked by opening every Toad House). | *Buying new backgrounds. After beating the game once, a blue Toad House will appear north of Level [[1-1 (NSMB)|1-1]]. There are four bonus backgrounds for the touch screen that cost twenty Star Coins each (the last background can be unlocked by opening every Toad House). | ||
*Once all 240 Star Coins have been collected, a star will appear next to the save file it was completed in and on the map screen next to the symbol, the message will display "All Star Coins spent". | *Once all 240 Star Coins have been collected, a star will appear next to the save file it was completed in and on the map screen next to the symbol, the message will display "All Star Coins spent". | ||
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===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''=== | ===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''=== | ||
*Buying [[Hint Movies]] at [[Peach's Castle]]. | *Buying [[Hint Movies]] at [[Peach's Castle]]. | ||
*When all Star Coins in a world are found, a level in [[World 9 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9]] (unlocked after beating final boss) is unlocked. It | *When all Star Coins in a world are found, a level in [[World 9 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9]] (unlocked after beating final boss) is unlocked. | ||
==Star Coin Sign== | |||
[[Image:StarCoinSign.png|thumb|52px|left]] | |||
A '''Star Coin Sign''' is a wooden sign that gets sucked into the ground after a player pays five [[Star Coin]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. It usually opens access to a [[Toad House]], or an alternate [[level]]. [[Player]]s can save after opening one. Star Coin Signs are found in every [[world]], some containing more signs that others, allowing access to more Toad Houses and/or extra levels. | |||
==Names in Other Languages== | ==Names in Other Languages== | ||
Revision as of 00:20, October 11, 2010
Template:Item-infobox A Star Coin is a collectible found in New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros Wii. Three Star Coins appear in each level (be it numbered, lettered, towers, ghost houses or castles). Some are easy to grab, while others require special power-ups (such as the Mini Mushroom or the Blue Shell) to access. There are eighty levels, thus there are 240 Star Coins to find in the game. Each Star Coin adds 1000 points (the same amount of points given as collecting an extra Fire Flower, Mushroom, Mini Mushroom, Blue Shell, or Star) to the player's game score.
They also appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In this game, there are 231 Star Coins. Three Star Coins appear in each of the game's 77 levels. Also, they now add 4000 points to the player's score, instead of 1000 like previously.
Uses
New Super Mario Bros.
- Opening signs on the world map. Little picket signs block bonus paths that may lead to Toad Houses or to alternate, lettered levels (e.g. 1-A). There are thirty-two such signs in the game, each requiring five Star Coins to open. Also, after opening the signs, the player is given the option to save, allowing them to easily save their progress instead of having to play through a tower or castle.
- Buying new backgrounds. After beating the game once, a blue Toad House will appear north of Level 1-1. There are four bonus backgrounds for the touch screen that cost twenty Star Coins each (the last background can be unlocked by opening every Toad House).
- Once all 240 Star Coins have been collected, a star will appear next to the save file it was completed in and on the map screen next to the symbol, the message will display "All Star Coins spent".
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Buying Hint Movies at Peach's Castle.
- When all Star Coins in a world are found, a level in World 9 (unlocked after beating final boss) is unlocked.
Star Coin Sign
A Star Coin Sign is a wooden sign that gets sucked into the ground after a player pays five Star Coins in New Super Mario Bros.. It usually opens access to a Toad House, or an alternate level. Players can save after opening one. Star Coin Signs are found in every world, some containing more signs that others, allowing access to more Toad Houses and/or extra levels.
