Control Coin
 | It has been suggested that this article be split intoSnaking Coins. (discuss) |
| Control Coin | |
|---|---|
 Control Coins in theDonut Ghost House | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) |
| Variant of | Coin Snake Block |
Control Coins[1] are items inSuper Mario World andits reissue. They arecoins that are usually released from certain? Blocks calledControl Blocks.[2] Control Coins travel in whichever direction is held on
. Control Coins appear in theDonut Ghost House,Donut Secret 2, theValley Ghost House, andStar World 5. IfMario orLuigi hits aSwitch Block, the coins becomeEmpty Blocks (similarly tosnake platforms), which Mario or Luigi can ride while still controlling the blocks. However, if the Control Coin touches a wall or obstacle, the coin stops moving and cannot be controlled any longer, the latter also being the case ifYoshi eats the leading coin, causing the switch's background musicto play indefinitely. Control Coins also appear inSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, though only in theWorld-e levelsDoors o' Plenty andVexing Doors, serving the same purpose as inSuper Mario World.
InSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, a similarlarge coin appears in one of the rooms of theSunken Ship, but it moves independently on a predetermined path, leaving coins behind. However, these coins do not add to the player's coin total. If Mario can collect every single coin the Control Coin leaves behind, he earns another one ofKing Calamari's clues. Similar coins also appear inSuper Mario 3D Land,Super Mario 3D World (andits port), andSuper Mario Run, though the player only gets applauded for collecting them all.
Multimedia[edit]
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Gallery[edit]
The coins placed by the leading coin
The coins placed by the leading coin (animated)
The leading coin
The leading coin (in motion)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コントロールできるコイン[3] Kontorōru-dekiru Koin | Controllable Coin | |
| コントロールコイン[4] Kontorōru Koin | Control Coin | ||
| Italian | Monete direzionali[5] | Directional coins |
References[edit]
- ^August 1991. NintendoMario Mania Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 68, 69, 72.
- ^NintendoMario Mania Player's Guide. Page 155.
- ^December 10, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World). Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-104117-5. Page 34.
- ^October 19, 2015. 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 60.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 60.
