Blue Coin
- This article is about the coin from the Super Mario series. For the coin from Wario Land 3, see Colored coin.
| Blue Coin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Blue Coin from Super Mario 3D World | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) |
Blue Coins (also formatted as blue coins) are a special type of coin that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 and have since appeared in many later games. They typically appear in large groups after a switch is pressed, and they may vary from a light cyan to a deep, heavily saturated blue.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
Blue Coins[1] first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they appear in certain spots for as long as a Switch Block is in effect. Blue Coins have the same value as standard Gold Coins and are found usually in clusters. They have a light cyan color in all versions, but are mistakenly described as "silver coins" in strategy guides.[2][3]
Super Mario World
Blue Coins were originally going to appear in Super Mario World, where they would turn into magenta blocks upon a switch being hit.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Blue Coins later appeared in Super Mario 64 and also made an appearance in Super Mario 64 DS. In these games, their color is darkened from the light cyan ones in Super Mario Bros. 3.
In these games, Blue Coins are worth five Yellow Coins each. They can usually be found by ground-pounding a Blue Coin Block, which, similar to the Switch Blocks, will cause a number of Blue Coins to appear for a limited amount of time. Blue Coins can also be collected by defeating certain enemies, such as Koopa Troopas, Piranha Plants, Boos, Mr. Is, or Pokeys. Grand Goombas also give out a Blue Coin if killed using a Ground Pound. Bookends will provide a Blue Coin when they are defeated but not if they disappear after colliding with the floor, a wall, or the player.
Blue Coins are also found in the slides on Cool, Cool Mountain (one is present) and Tall, Tall Mountain (three are present), where they will start to move away from Mario once he gets close to them, in contrast to the stationary Yellow Coins. However, the Blue Coins in Tall, Tall Mountain are not present in Super Mario 64 DS. These moving Blue Coins also appear during the multiplayer battle at The Princess's Secret Slide.
Super Mario Sunshine
In Super Mario Sunshine, blue coins appear as a special collectable type of coin. There are 240 blue coins total in the game: 30 in each of the seven courses, 19 in Delfino Plaza, 1 in Delfino Airstrip (which counts as a Delfino Plaza coin), and 10 in Corona Mountain. By heading to the boathouse located in the west part of Delfino Plaza, the player can trade ten blue coins for one Shine Sprite from the Raccoons running the store, meaning 24 Shine Sprites total are available using this method. They do not affect the number of yellow coins that Mario has collected; however, they restore two health points when collected. The player receives the option to save their game for each blue coin they grab.
There are some blue coins (as well as yellow coins) in Sirena Beach's hotel that are fake since they do not spin and move. They are actually Boos with coins inside of them, and if Mario gets too close to a "coin", the Boo appears.
New Super Mario Bros.
Blue Coins appear in New Super Mario Bros., having the same role and cyan color as in Super Mario Bros. 3. They sometimes appear in a trail behind Invincible Mario in a few levels, like World 7-3 and in a secret area in World 5-3.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blue Coins reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, now with a slightly-deeper color than in New Super Mario Bros. When the player collects every blue coin in a level before they disappear, the sound of an audience clapping will play. They are often arranged in patterns.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Blue Coins also appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Just like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the audience claps after all of them in a series are collected.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Blue Coins once again appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where they function similarly to their New Super Mario Bros. 2 counterpart. In the expansion pack New Super Luigi U, a Blue Ring which produces many Blue Coins similar to P-Switches also appears. Rather than clapping after collecting them all, the audience instead cheers.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Blue Coins reappear in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, where they serve the same function as in the New Super Mario Bros. series. After collecting all of the coins, another series of coins appears. Collecting every series of coins rewards a stamp or a Green Star.
Blue Coins also appear as part of certain Cat Shine missions in Bowser's Fury, where they have a blue color matching that of the Blue Coins in Super Mario Sunshine. They are again activated by P Switches, though this time, if the player fails to collect all of the Blue Coins within the time limit, they can activate the P Switch again to retry. Collecting every series of Blue Coins causes a Cat Shine to appear within the area.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Blue Coins appear in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour of the Coin Shoot mode. They are worth 20 coins when the ball is near them.
Mario Power Tennis
Blue Coins in Mario Power Tennis appear as 8-bit Mario Bros. sprites in the mini-game Coin Collectors. They are worth a hundred points when collected.
Mario Pinball Land
In Mario Pinball Land, these coins can be obtained by making a combo without using the flipper. Mario can use them in the Toad's tent at the Fun Fair to buy specific items and play minigames for Power Stars.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Blue Coins appear after the player buys the blue treasure chest in the Secret Shop. Getting all five Blue Coins will result in the player getting an emblem. The events that blue coins appear in are Dream Alpine, Dream Ski Jumping, Dream Ski Cross, Dream Snowboard Cross, Dream Short Track, and Dream Bobsleigh.
Super Smash Bros. series
Blue Coins appear in the Golden Plains stage exclusive to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, after a fighter steps on a P-Switch that occasionally appears during a match. They serve the same function as the normal Coins in the stage.
Mario + Rabbids series
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Blue Coins appear in the bonus stages. Collecting all of the Blue Coins will reward the player with a new weapon while the audience cheers and claps.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Blue Coins return in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, where they once again appear by pressing a P Switch. Collecting all Blue Coins is required to complete the Blue Coin Challenge side quests. If you collect the 1st sets of blue coins, a jingle will play. But if you collect all of the blue coins, an extended version of the jingle will play.
Yoshi's Crafted World
In Yoshi's Crafted World, Blue Coins appear whenever Yoshi hits certain blue Time Clouds with an egg. The player must collect all Blue Coins before time runs out to reveal a Smiley Flower.
Mario Kart Tour
In Mario Kart Tour, Blue Coins appear in certain challenges and Coin Rush mode. They are worth five regular coins, much like in Super Mario 64. When a Blue Coin is collected, all the regular coins around it are pulled towards the racer.
Other appearances
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Netherite Scraps are replaced by Blue Coins.
Profiles
Super Mario Sunshine
- Instruction booklet: "Pick up blue coins to regain two health points. These are rare coins that may interest a certain shopkeeper."
Gallery
Super Mario 64 in-game sprite
Mario near a Blue Coin in Ricco Harbor of Super Mario Sunshine
Mini Mario running through Blue Coins in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Multiple Boomerang Marios collecting Blue Coins in Super Mario 3D World
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 隠しコイン[1] Kakushi Koin あおいスターコイン[4] Aoi Sutā Koin 青コイン[5] Ao Koin |
Hidden Coin (Super Mario Bros. 3) Blue Star Coin (Super Mario 64) Blue Coin |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 蓝色硬币[6] (Super Mario 64) Lánsè Yìngbì 蓝硬币[7] (New Super Mario Bros.) Lán Yìngbì 蓝金币 (since New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) Lán Jīnbì |
Blue Coin | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 藍金幣[?] Lán Jīnbì |
Blue Coin | |
| German | Blaue Münze[?] | Blue Coin | |
| Italian | Moneta blu[?] | Blue Coin | |
| Spanish | Moneda azul[?] | Blue Coin |
References
- ^ a b Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 section, page 41; the label is「隠しコイン」 ("Hidden Coin"), but the description calls them 「青色のコイン。」 ("A blue-colored coin.")
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 40 and 76.
- ^ The Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide, pages 37 and 121.
- ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 18.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine Japanese instruction booklet, page 29.
- ^ Official Chinese Super Mario 64 manual, page 18.
- ^ https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/demo_9.htm
See also
- Coins
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
- Mario Kart Tour items
- Mario Pinball Land items
- New Super Luigi U items
- New Super Mario Bros. items
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 items
- New Super Mario Bros. U items
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii items
- Super Mario 3D World items
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury items
- Super Mario 64 items
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 items
- Super Mario Bros. 3 items
- Super Mario Run items
- Super Mario Sunshine items
- Yoshi Touch & Go items
- Yoshi's Crafted World items
