Advance Coin
- Not to be confused with Ace Coin.
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| First appearance | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) |
Advance Coins,[1][2] also known as Ace Coins[3] or A-Coins,[3] are items in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. These coins appear only in the World-e levels. Advance Coins are similar to Ace Coins in appearance, except yellow instead of red. Unlike Ace Coins, they spin before being collected. There are one to five Advance Coins in every level and 147 Advance Coins in total. If Mario or Luigi collects all the Advance Coins in a level, he earns an extra life, similar to the functionality of Dragon Coins or Ace Coins. If the player gets enough Advance Coins, they can enter any of three special World-e Toad Houses, where they can play an exclusive mini-game. The player must collect 30 Advance Coins to access the Blue Mushroom House, 50 for the Red Mushroom House, and 80 for the Orange Mushroom House. Because a limited number of levels was released outside Japan, international players can collect up to 49 Advance Coins, making them unable to enter the final two Toad Houses. However, the game's Wii U and Nintendo Switch[4] releases make all World-e levels available by default, avoiding this problem.
Gallery[edit]
The first Advance Coin in the level Doors o' Plenty in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アドバンスコイン[5] Adobansu Koin |
Advance Coin |
References[edit]
- ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 36.
- ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 17.
- ^ a b Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 111.
- ^ Nintendo of America (February 8, 2023). Nintendo Switch Online - Game Boy & Game Boy Advance Announcement - Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023 (02:23). YouTube (American English). Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ 2003. スーパーマリオアドバンス4 (Sūpā Mario Adobansu 4) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 32. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
