Nintendo Monopoly
Nintendo Monopoly is a Nintendo-themed adaptation of the classic board game Monopoly. It not only features Super Mario characters like Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Wario but also other Nintendo protagonists like Link, Samus Aran, Kirby, and various others. It was released in July of 2006.
In the game, Nintendo characters are used as properties. Super Mushrooms (referred to as "Power-Ups" in-game) are used in place of houses, whereas Stars ("Invincibilities") take the place of hotels.
In 2010, a revised edition of the game was released. Although the core game is relatively unchanged in this update, several artistic tweaks were made. The artwork was revised, and the board no longer includes a collage of screenshots. Rather, a lineup of characters is displayed across the board instead.
Super Mario content
Spaces
The following lists the spaces in the original Monopoly that have a Super Mario replacement in Nintendo Monopoly. It applies to both versions of the game unless otherwise noted.
- Mediterranean Avenue/Old Kent Road: Waluigi
- Baltic Avenue/Whitechapel Road: Wario
- Electric Company: Piranha Plant
- Kentucky Avenue/Strand: Toad
- Indiana Avenue/Fleet Street: Princess Peach
- Illinois Avenue/Trafalgar Square: Yoshi
- Atlantic Avenue/Leicester Square: Dixie Kong
- Ventnor Avenue/Coventry Street: Diddy Kong
- Water Works: Warp Pipe
- Marvin Gardens/Piccadilly: Donkey Kong
- Park Place/Park Lane: Luigi
- Boardwalk/Mayfair: Mario
- Community Chest: Coin Block
- Chance: ? Block
- Income Tax: 1-Up Mushroom
- Luxury Tax/Super Tax: Treasure Chest Deposit (2006) / Treasure Chest Deposit (2010)
Tokens
Nintendo Monopoly has a few Super Mario-themed tokens. All of them differ between the two versions.
- Mario's cap (2006 version) / Mushroom (2010 version)
- Koopa Shell (2006 version) / Star (2010 version)
- DK Barrel (2006 only)
Coin Block cards
In the original Monopoly, these are community chest cards, but both the 2006 and 2010 versions of the game use Super Mario-themed Coin Block Cards.
| Original Monopoly | Coin Block Card (2006) | Coin Block Card (2010) |
|---|---|---|
| Advance to Go (Collect $200) | Use the Warp Whistle - Advance to Go (Collect $200) | Use the Pipe - Advance to Go (Collect $200) |
| Bank error in your favor - Collect $200 | ||
| Doctor's fee - Pay $50 | Purchase a Wing Cap - Pay $50 | |
| From sale of stock you get $45/$50 | Player's Choice Award - You get $45 | Player's Choice Award - Collect $50 |
| Get out of Jail free | ||
| Go to Jail – Go directly to Jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200 | ||
| Grand opera night – Collect $50 from every player for opening night seats/It's your birthday! Collect $10 from every player | Organize a Mario Party - Collect $50 from every player | Organize a Mario Party - Collect $10 from every player |
| Holiday fund matures - Collect $100 | Win tennis tournament - Collect $100 | |
| Income Tax refund - Collect $20 | Hit top of flagpole - Collect $20 | |
| Life insurances matures - Collect $100 | Win golf tournament - Collect $100 | |
| Pay hospital fee of $100 dollars | Buy a new suit - Pay $100 | |
| Pay school tax of $150 | Renew kart license - Pay $150 | Renew kart license - Pay $50 |
| Receive for services $25 | Receive for medical services $25 | For medical services - Collect $25 |
| You are assessed for street repairs – $40 per house, $115 per hotel | Lose boss battle - Pay $40 per Power-Up/$115 per Invincibility | New downloadable content is available - For each power-up pay $40, for each invincibility pay $115 |
| You have won second prize in a beauty contest - Collect $10 | Voted Most Popular Plumber - Collect $10 | |
| You inherit $100 | Inherit a castle - Collect $100 | |
? Block Cards
In the original Monopoly, these are chance cards, but both the 2006 and 2010 versions of the game use Super Mario-themed ? Block Cards.
| Original Monopoly | ? Block Card (2006) | ? Block Card (2010) |
|---|---|---|
| Advance to Go (Collect $200) | Jump into a Warp Pipe - Advance to Go (Collect $200) | Jump into a pipe - Advance to Go (Collect $200) |
| Advance to Illinois Ave | I'm sorry, but your princess is in another castle - Advance to Yoshi | |
| Advance Token to nearest Utility | Advance Token to Piranha Plant or Warp Pipe, whichever is nearest | |
| Advance token to the nearest Railroad and pay owner twice the rental to which they are otherwise entitled | Advance token to the nearest Vehicle and pay owner twice the Rental to which they are otherwise entitled | Advance token to the nearest vehicle: Mario Kart, Gunship, Pikmin onion or Epona |
| Advance to St. Charles Place | Take a trip to Dream Land - Advance to Meta Knight - If you pass Go collect $200 | |
| Bank pays you dividend of $50 | Coin Block pays you bonus of $50 | ? Block pays you bonus - Collect $50 |
| Get out of Jail free | Find a Dungeon Key | Find a dungeon key |
| Go back 3 spaces | Turn off your system before saving your game - Go back 3 spaces | Turned off your system before saving your game - Go back three spaces |
| Go to Jail - Go directly to Jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200 | Caught Selling Counterfeit Software - GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL | Caught selling counterfeit software - GO TO JAIL |
| Make general repairs on all your property – for each house pay $25 – for each hotel $100 | Make progress on each of your games - For each Power-Up pay $25/For each Invincibility $100 | Start your game over - For each power-up, pay $25. for each invincibility pay $100 |
| Pay poor tax of $15/Speeding fine - Pay $15 | Pay Bowser tax of $15 | Bowser tax - Pay $15 |
| Take a ride on the Reading – If you pass Go collect $200 | Take a spin in the Kart - Advance to Mario Kart - If you pass Go collect $200 | |
| Take a walk on the Boardwalk – Advance token to Boardwalk | Save the Mushroom Kingdom - Advance to Mario | |
| You have been elected chairman of the board – Pay each player $50 | You have been elected Player of the Year - Pay each player $50 | Erase your friends' game saves - Pay each player $50 |
| Your building and loan matures – Collect $150 | You saved the princess - Collect $150 | Save the princess - Collect $150 |
- NOTE: There are two of the "Advance Token to the nearest Railroad/Vehicle..." cards.
Other changes to the 2010 version
- The purple property group (Waluigi and Wario) was changed to brown.
- The 1-Up Mushroom space no longer gives players the option to pay 10% of their money.
- The Treasure Chest Deposit space now costs $100. The artwork was also changed from Wario's treasure to a coin.
- The dollar value of the Coin Block cards Player's Choice Award, Organize a Mario Party and Renew Kart License were decreased.
Games
The background in the middle of the 2006 board shows screenshots from several Nintendo games, including Super Mario. The Super Mario games are, from top to bottom, left to right:
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario 64 (a Template:Media link)
- Super Mario World
- Donkey Kong Country
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Mario Party 4
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Princess Peach
- Luigi's Mansion
- Wario World
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Donkey Kong
- Mario Kart DS
- Mario Party 7
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Dr. Mario
Gallery
The 2006 Nintendo Monopoly board
The 2010 Nintendo Monopoly board
The tokens in the 2006 version. Clockwise from top left: Link's Iron Boots, a DK Barrel, the Hylian Shield, Mario's cap, an NES controller, and a Koopa Shell
The tokens in the 2010 version. Clockwise from top left: Samus's Helmet, a Mushroom, the S.S. Dolphin a Gyroid, the Master Sword, and a Star
Trivia
- Bowser is shown on the box, and he is mentioned on a ? Block card, but he does not make an appearance in the game itself.
- The game photo montage in the center of the 2006 board includes a picture from Super Mario 64; this shot is from a prototype, as evidenced in the colored number displays.
