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{{about|the recurring collectible coins|the colored coins from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' also known as "Star Coins"|[[Coin|Yellow Coin]], [[Blue Coin]] or [[Red Coin]]}}
{{about|the recurring collectible coins|the colored coins from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' also known as "Star Coins"|[[Coin|Yellow Coin]], [[Blue Coin]] or [[Red Coin]]}}
{{Distinguish|Star Medal}}
{{Distinguish|Star Medal}}
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|image=[[File:NSMBU Starcoin Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|description=A large coin with a star imprinted on it.
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])  
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])  
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Unlocks secret paths or levels when collected or spent.
|effect=Unlocks secret paths or [[level]]s when collected or spent
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{{quote2|Star Coin: Three Star Coins are hidden within each level. Once found, they go into your inventory and can be used to buy passage through barricades.|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Official website}}
'''Star Coins''' are recurring collectible items with a [[Super Star]] imprint. They first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Star Coins are based on [[Dragon Coin]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', even reusing the corresponding sound effect for collecting one from ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. Some other similarly functioning items include the [[Smiley Flower]]s in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]], the [[Red Coin]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'', and the [[Ace Coin]]s and [[Advance Coin]]s in the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]]. Later items of the same basic function known as [[Star Medal]]s appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', followed by the [[Green Star]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''; [[Comet Medal]]s are also similar items found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', [[10-Coin]]s are depicted as large circular coins with an imprint of a Super Star on each, 13 years before Star Coins themselves first appeared. In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', generic coins of each color have an indentation of a star on each of them and are in fact referred to as "(color) Star Coins" in the Japanese manual, though this specification is lost in the English translation.
'''Star Coins''' are recurring collectibles introduced in the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' series]]. They also appear in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. They are based on [[Dragon Coin]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', even reusing the corresponding sound effect for collecting one from ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros.'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:CoinsStar.png|frame|right]]
[[File:CoinsStar.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros]].'', there are three Star Coins in each of the eighty levels for a total of 240 Star Coins. Collecting a Star Coin adds 1,000 [[point]]s to the player's score; some Star Coins may be hidden in areas that require power-ups such as the [[Mini Mushroom]] or the [[Blue Shell]] to access or collect them. In this game and subsequent appearances, collected Star Coins will show up as translucent on subsequent playthroughs of a level; a Star Coin does not count as collected until the player completes the level.
Three Star Coins appear in every [[level]] of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Collecting one adds 1,000 [[point]]s to the player's score, though it is not registered until the level is complete. Some Star Coins may be hidden in areas that require power-ups such as the [[Mini Mushroom]] or the [[Blue Shell]] to access or collect them. Any collected Star Coin is translucent if the level is replayed. The Touch Screen on the world map shows how many Star Coins have been collected. Five Star Coins are required to open each of the [[Star Coin Sign]]s blocking paths on the world map. After completing the game, the player can spend their Star Coins at the [[Toad House#Blue Toad House|Blue Toad House]] on one of five alternate Touch Screen backgrounds for 20 Star Coins each. Collecting all 240 Star Coins (owing to a total of eighty levels) adds a second star to the player's save file and displays "Complete" on the Touch Screen, next to the Star Coin counter; this message becomes "All Spent" once every Star Coin has been spent on Star Coin Signs and Touch Screen backgrounds.


On the world map, the Touch Screen will display the total amount of Star Coins collected. Star Coins are used to open paths blocked by [[Star Coin Signs]] on the world map; each sign costs 5 Star Coins to open and allows the player to access [[Toad House]]s or additional levels, which are represented with letters (e.g. [[World 1-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-A]] or [[World 5-B (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-B]]).
In the game's data, the collection sound effect is labelled as "<tt>SE_OBJ_GET_DRAGON_COIN</tt>", which suggests that they are inspired from [[Dragon Coin]]s.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/New_Super_Mario_Bros.#Sound_Effects|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' § Sound Effects|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
 
After completing the game at least once, a Blue Toad House will appear north of [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] that sells 5 bonus Touch Screen backgrounds for 20 Star Coins each; the 5th background can be unlocked by opening every Toad House or spending all the Star Coins after collecting them. Collecting all 240 Star Coins will reward the player with a second star next to their save file, and "Complete" will appear on the Touch Screen next to the Star Coin counter; spending all the Star Coins will result in an "All Spent" message appearing next to the Star Coin symbol on the world map.
 
In the game's data, the collection sound effect is labelled as "<tt>SE_OBJ_GET_DRAGON_COIN</tt>", suggesting that they replaced Dragon Coins in the final game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/New_Super_Mario_Bros.#Sound_Effects</ref>


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Star Coin Collection Sprite.png|frame|right]]
[[File:NSMBW Star Coin Collection Sprite.png|frame|right]]
Star Coins also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Collecting one now adds 4,000 points to the player's total score. If the player collects all three Star Coins in a level, applause can be heard.
Star Coins return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They have a higher value of 4,000 points, and there is now an uneven total of 231 Star Coins. An applause track plays whenever all three Star Coins are obtained during a level.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/ACxiwDmZ8qw?feature=shared&t=187|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - World 1 (Complete)|author=Mario Party Legacy|language=en|publisher=YouTube|date=February 5, 2017|timestamp=03:07}}</ref> Star Coins can be optionally used to buy [[hint movies]] at [[Peach's Castle]]. Collecting every Star Coin in a [[world]] unlocks a level in [[World 9 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9]] of the corresponding number, such as how every Star Coin in [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] unlocks [[World 9-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|9-1]]). Collecting every Star Coin in World 9 and previous worlds adds a star on the File Select Screen.
 
There are 231 Star Coins in total; collecting all Star Coins in a world will unlock a level in [[World 9 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9]] corresponding to that world number's (e.g. collecting all the Star Coins in World 1 will unlock [[World 9-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|9-1]]). Collecting all the Star Coins in the game, including the ones in World 9, will reward the player with a star on the File Select Screen. Star Coins can also optionally be used to buy [[hint movies]] at [[Peach's Castle]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:StarCoin-NSMB2.png|frame|right]]
Star Coins return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Like the first game, the Star Coins can be used to open Star Coin Signs on the world map, unlocking Toad Houses and additional levels. There is still an uneven number of 219 Star Coins. In [[World Star (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]], 90 Star Coins must be collected in order to access the actual levels. A Yellow Toad House behind a Star Coin Sign that only appears after collecting every Star Coin. All worlds have Star Coins except World Star, which has [[Moon Coin]]s.
Star Coins appear again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. There are 219 Star Coins in total; as before, they can be used to open Star Coin Signs on the world map, leading to Toad Houses and additional levels.


In [[World Star (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]], 90 Star Coins must be collected in order to access the actual levels. There is also a Yellow Toad House behind a Star Coin Sign that only appears after all Star Coins have been collected, and requires nine Star Coins to open. World Star itself does not have any Star Coins, but instead has similar [[Moon Coins]]; they cannot be spent, but count towards collecting all the Star Coins, and collecting all Moon Coins also rewards the player with a star on the File Select screen.
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:NSMBU Star Coin Render.png|frame|right]]
[[File:NSMBU Star Coin Render.png|frame|right]]
Star Coins appear once again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they serve the same purpose as ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''; collecting all the Star Coins in each world unlocks a corresponding level in [[Superstar Road]], similar to ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. There are a total of 246 Star Coins in the game.
Star Coins return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. A total of 246 Star Coins appear. Star Coins have a similar role as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', to the extent that collecting every Star Coin in a world unlocks a certain level in [[Superstar Road]].


===''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''===
===''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''===
[[File:Star Coin.png|thumb|right|31px]]
Star Coins appear in the minigame [[Elevation Station]] in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''. They reward 500 points each.
Star Coins appear in the minigame [[Elevation Station]] in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''. Collecting one adds 500 points to the player's score.


===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
Star Coins appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and can be used to unlock new courses and playable characters. Players can earn them by clearing Star Coin challenges. These coins are also seen in the Extra level of the training games, where players are challenged to get the Star Coin with the ball while landing it as close to the pin as possible.
Star Coins appear in a few games in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. Star Coins are earned in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' by clearing Star Coin challenges, and they are used to unlock new courses and playable characters. Star Coins are additionally in the Extra level of the training games, where the player has to obtain it with the ball while landing it as close to the pin as possible. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Star Coins appear in [[Shelltop Sanctuary]] and [[All-Star Summit]], where they refill the player's [[Special Shot (Mario Golf: Super Rush)|Special Shot]] gauge when touched.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the coins produced from Mario's and Luigi's up special moves, [[Super Jump Punch]], are Star Coins.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the coins produced from Mario's and Luigi's up special moves, [[Super Jump Punch]], are Star Coins.


===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
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===''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''===
Star Coins appear in [[Golf Plus]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. In this event, Star Coins are used to score the event and decide the winner, and on most holes are earned by getting the ball into the hole in the fewest shots. They can also be earned by hitting [[? Block]]s, which will produce a random number of Star Coins that can be scored by reaching the hole in under the number of shots allowed for the hole.
Star Coins are items in the [[Golf Plus]] event of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. They score the event and decide the winner. Star Coins are earned in most holes by getting the ball into the hole in the fewest shots. Star Coins can also be earned by hitting [[? Block]]s, which produce a random number of them that can be scored by reaching the hole in under the number of shots allowed for the hole.


===Similar items===
==Profiles==
[[File:YoshisSafari-BigCoin.png|frame]]
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
Aside from the Dragon Coins, similarly functioning early items include the [[Smiley Flower]]s in the ''[[Yoshi (platform series)|Yoshi]]'' series of platformers, the [[Red Coin]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'', the [[Ace Coin]]s and [[Advance Coin]]s in the ''Super Mario Advance'' games. Later items of the same basic function known as [[Star Medal]]s appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', followed by the [[Green Star]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''; [[Comet Medals]] are also similar items found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', [[10-Coin]]s are depicted as large, circular coins with an imprint of a [[Super Star]], 13 years before Star Coins themselves first appeared. In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', generic coins of each color have an indentation of a star on them and are in fact referred to as "(color) Star Coins" in the Japanese manual, though this specification is lost in the English translation.
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|Eng=Earn enough Star Coins, and you'll be able to open up new courses.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|format=PDF|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=18|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_NewSuperMarioBros_EN.pdf|date=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/ds-new-super-mario-bros-04-manual/page/n17/mode/2up|page=17|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2006}}</ref>}}
 
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==Profiles==
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
*'''Instruction manual bio:''' "''Every course contains three of these. Once collected, they can be used to open new paths on the map screen.''"
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===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
*'''Instruction manual bio:''' "''Each course contains three Star Coins. If you collect them all, something good might happen!''"
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Each course contains three Star Coins. If you collect them all, something good might happen!}}
 
===''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:''' ''Each course contains three '''Star Coins'''. You can try to collect them as you make your way to the '''Goal Pole''' at the end of the course. If you collect all three Star Coins, something good might happen!''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/new-super-mario-bros-u-deluxe-tips-tricks|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' Tips & Tricks|publisher=Play Nintendo|accessdate=July 14, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200729013222/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/new-super-mario-bros-u-deluxe-tips-tricks}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NSMB StarCoinAnimated.gif|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB CollectedStarCoinAnimated.gif|''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMB Asset Sprite UI Star Coin (Map).png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBW Star Coin Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW Star Coin Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW Asset Sprite UI Star Coin.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMB2 Star Coin.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
NSMB2 Star Coin.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
StarCoin-NSMB2.png|''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
NSMBU Starcoin Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU Starcoin Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
Star Coin.png|''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''
PDSMBE-StarCoin.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
PDSMBE-StarCoin.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
NSMBUD Item Background.jpg|Background image for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' featuring various items
NSMBUD Item Background.jpg|Background image for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' featuring various items
NSSM Page 11 Coloring Example.jpg|''Nurie Selection Super Mario''
Panini SMTCC 136.jpg|[[Super Mario Trading Card Collection|''Super Mario'' Trading Card Collection]]
MNS Toads Artwork.png|My Nintendo Store
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Latest revision as of 08:34, November 17, 2024

This article is about the recurring collectible coins. For the colored coins from Super Mario 64 also known as "Star Coins", see Yellow Coin, Blue Coin or Red Coin.
Not to be confused with Star Medal.
Star Coin
Artwork of a Star Coin in New Super Mario Bros. U
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)
Effect Unlocks secret paths or levels when collected or spent

Star Coins are recurring collectible items with a Super Star imprint. They first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Star Coins are based on Dragon Coins from Super Mario World, even reusing the corresponding sound effect for collecting one from Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. Some other similarly functioning items include the Smiley Flowers in the Yoshi's Island series, the Red Coins in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, and the Ace Coins and Advance Coins in the Super Mario Advance series. Later items of the same basic function known as Star Medals appear in Super Mario 3D Land, followed by the Green Stars in Super Mario 3D World; Comet Medals are also similar items found in Super Mario Galaxy 2. In Yoshi's Safari, 10-Coins are depicted as large circular coins with an imprint of a Super Star on each, 13 years before Star Coins themselves first appeared. In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, generic coins of each color have an indentation of a star on each of them and are in fact referred to as "(color) Star Coins" in the Japanese manual, though this specification is lost in the English translation.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

CoinsStar.png

Three Star Coins appear in every level of New Super Mario Bros. Collecting one adds 1,000 points to the player's score, though it is not registered until the level is complete. Some Star Coins may be hidden in areas that require power-ups such as the Mini Mushroom or the Blue Shell to access or collect them. Any collected Star Coin is translucent if the level is replayed. The Touch Screen on the world map shows how many Star Coins have been collected. Five Star Coins are required to open each of the Star Coin Signs blocking paths on the world map. After completing the game, the player can spend their Star Coins at the Blue Toad House on one of five alternate Touch Screen backgrounds for 20 Star Coins each. Collecting all 240 Star Coins (owing to a total of eighty levels) adds a second star to the player's save file and displays "Complete" on the Touch Screen, next to the Star Coin counter; this message becomes "All Spent" once every Star Coin has been spent on Star Coin Signs and Touch Screen backgrounds.

In the game's data, the collection sound effect is labelled as "SE_OBJ_GET_DRAGON_COIN", which suggests that they are inspired from Dragon Coins.[1]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

NSMBW Star Coin Collection Sprite.png

Star Coins return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They have a higher value of 4,000 points, and there is now an uneven total of 231 Star Coins. An applause track plays whenever all three Star Coins are obtained during a level.[2] Star Coins can be optionally used to buy hint movies at Peach's Castle. Collecting every Star Coin in a world unlocks a level in World 9 of the corresponding number, such as how every Star Coin in World 1 unlocks 9-1). Collecting every Star Coin in World 9 and previous worlds adds a star on the File Select Screen.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Star Coins return in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Like the first game, the Star Coins can be used to open Star Coin Signs on the world map, unlocking Toad Houses and additional levels. There is still an uneven number of 219 Star Coins. In World Star, 90 Star Coins must be collected in order to access the actual levels. A Yellow Toad House behind a Star Coin Sign that only appears after collecting every Star Coin. All worlds have Star Coins except World Star, which has Moon Coins.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

NSMBU Star Coin Render.png

Star Coins return in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port. A total of 246 Star Coins appear. Star Coins have a similar role as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, to the extent that collecting every Star Coin in a world unlocks a certain level in Superstar Road.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move[edit]

Star Coins appear in the minigame Elevation Station in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. They reward 500 points each.

Mario Golf series[edit]

Star Coins appear in a few games in the Mario Golf series. Star Coins are earned in Mario Golf: World Tour by clearing Star Coin challenges, and they are used to unlock new courses and playable characters. Star Coins are additionally in the Extra level of the training games, where the player has to obtain it with the ball while landing it as close to the pin as possible. In Mario Golf: Super Rush, Star Coins appear in Shelltop Sanctuary and All-Star Summit, where they refill the player's Special Shot gauge when touched.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the coins produced from Mario's and Luigi's up special moves, Super Jump Punch, are Star Coins.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Star Coins appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as special Skill Items that raise the Skill levels of all forms of Mario except the 2.0 update forms, and all types of Hammer Bros., Coin Coffers, Thwomps and Whomps. They can be earned by opening up ? Blocks; winning them from the Lucky ? Blocks game at Toad Houses; randomly dropped by Koopa Troopas and Boom Boom; or from Big Thwomps and Big Whomps with a 10+ Combo attack. Other versions of Star Coins exist: Green Star Coins, Grand Star Coins and Grand Green Star Coins.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]

Star Coins are items in the Golf Plus event of the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. They score the event and decide the winner. Star Coins are earned in most holes by getting the ball into the hole in the fewest shots. Star Coins can also be earned by hitting ? Blocks, which produce a random number of them that can be scored by reaching the hole in under the number of shots allowed for the hole.

Profiles[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Earn enough Star Coins, and you'll be able to open up new courses.[3][4]


  • Website description:
    • English:
      Star Coin: Three Star Coins are hidden within each level. Once found, they go into your inventory and can be used to buy passage through barricades.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Every course contains three of these. Once collected, they can be used to open new paths on the map screen.

New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Each course contains three Star Coins. If you collect them all, something good might happen!

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

  • Play Nintendo: Each course contains three Star Coins. You can try to collect them as you make your way to the Goal Pole at the end of the course. If you collect all three Star Coins, something good might happen![5]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スターコイン[?]
Sutā koin
Star Coin
Chinese (simplified) 星星币[6]
Xīngxīng Bì
Star Coin iQue
星星金币[?]
Xīngxīng Jīnbì
Nintendo
Chinese (traditional) 星星金幣[?]
Xīngxīng Jīnbì
Star Coin
Dutch Sterrenmunt[?] Star Coin
French Pièce étoile[?] Star Coin
German Sternenmünze[?] Star Coin
Italian Moneta Stella[?] Star Coin
Korean 스타코인[?]
Seuta Koin
Star Coin
Portuguese Moeda-Estrela[?] Star Coin
Russian Монетка со звездой[?]
Monetka so zvezdoy
Coin with star New Super Mario Bros. U
Медаль со звездой[?]
Medal so zvezdoy
Medal with star Super Mario Run
Spanish Moneda Estrella[?] Star Coin

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Super Mario Bros. § Sound Effects. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Mario Party Legacy (February 5, 2017). New Super Mario Bros. Wii - World 1 (Complete) (03:07). YouTube (English).
  3. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 18.
  4. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  5. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Tips & Tricks. Play Nintendo (American English). Retrieved July 14, 2020. (Archived July 29, 2020, 01:32:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  6. ^ 2009. New 超级马力欧兄弟 instruction booklet (PNG). iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 17.