Gather Coins

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Red Yoshi and a Bandit in the mini-game Gather Coins each other
ARed Yoshi and aBandit playing theYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 version of Gather Coins

Gather Coins is aMini Battle fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and itsreissue,Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. The Mini Battle involves the player competing against aBandit to collect morecoins before time runs out in 30 seconds. The coins themselves are shot out of acannon moving on atrack overhead. The player canstomp on the Bandit to stun it for a short while, and vice versa; running into the Bandit causes both it and theYoshi to be knocked back. If the Yoshi wins, the player gets a random item.

This Mini Battle can be played behind the locked doors of the shacks in the stagesTouch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy;Lakitu's Wall; andRide Like The Wind.

In-game instructions[edit]

  • SNES version:"Grab more coins than your enemy before the time reaches 0."
  • GBA version:"Grab more coins than your enemy before the timer reaches 0. If Yoshi wins, you will get a helpful item!"

Gallery[edit]

  • Icon from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

    Icon fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Icon from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Icon fromYoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseコインひろい[?]
Koin Hiroi
Coin Gather
ItalianSaltadanaio[?]Portmanteau of "Salta" (Jump!) and "Salvadanaio" (piggy bank)
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