Star Coin
- Not to be confused withStar Medal.
- This article is about the recurring collectible coins in theSuper Mario series. For the colored coins inSuper Mario 64 also known as "Star Coins", seeYellow Coin,Blue Coin orRed Coin.
| Star Coin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) | ||
| Effect | Unlocks secret paths orlevels when collected or spent | ||
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- “You got all the Star Coins inAcorn Plains! That's gotta meansomething good, right?”
- —In-game text,New Super Mario Bros. U
Star Coins are recurring collectible items with aSuper Star imprint. They first appear inNew Super Mario Bros. Star Coins are based onDragon Coins fromSuper Mario World, even reusing the corresponding sound effect for collecting one fromSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. Some other similarly functioning items include theSmiley Flowers in theYoshi's Island series, theRed Coins inSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe, and theAce Coins andAdvance Coins in theSuper Mario Advance series. Later items of the same basic function known asStar Medals appear inSuper Mario 3D Land, followed by theGreen Stars inSuper Mario 3D World;Comet Medals are also similar items found inSuper Mario Galaxy 2. InYoshi'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. InSuper Mario 64 andSuper 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]
Three Star Coins appear in everylevel ofNew Super Mario Bros. Collecting one adds 1,000points 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 theMini Mushroom or theBlue 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 theStar Coin Signs blocking paths on the world map. After completing the game, the player can spend their Star Coins at theBlue 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 labeled as "SE_OBJ_GET_DRAGON_COIN", which suggests that they are inspired fromDragon Coins.[1]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Star Coins return inNew 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 buyhint movies atPeach's Castle. Collecting every Star Coin in aworld unlocks a level inWorld 9 of the corresponding number, such as how every Star Coin inWorld 1 unlocks9-1). 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 inNew 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. InWorld 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 hasMoon Coins. Additionally, if Mario or Luigi is near a Star Coin or Moon Coin, they will turn their heads towards it and look at it.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Star Coins return inNew Super Mario Bros. U,New Super Luigi U, andtheir port. A total of 246 Star Coins appear. Star Coins have a similar role as inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, to the extent that collecting every Star Coin in a world unlocks a certain level inSuperstar Road.
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move[edit]
Star Coins appear in the minigameElevation Station inMario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. They reward 500 points each.
Mario Golf series[edit]
Star Coins appear in a few games in theMario Golf series. Star Coins are earned inMario 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. InMario Golf: Super Rush, Star Coins appear inShelltop Sanctuary andAll-Star Summit, where they refill the player'sSpecial Shot gauge when touched.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS,Super Smash Bros. for Wii U andSuper 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 inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as special Skill Items that raise the Skill levels of all forms ofMario except the 2.0 update forms, and all types ofHammer Bros.,Coin Coffers,Thwomps andWhomps. They can be earned by opening up? Blocks; winning them from the Lucky ? Blocks game at Toad Houses; randomly dropped byKoopa Troopas andBoom Boom; or fromBig Thwomps andBig Whomps with a 10+ Combo attack. Other versions of Star Coins exist:Green Star Coins,Grand Star Coins andGrand Green Star Coins.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]
Star Coins are items in theGolf Plus event of theNintendo 3DS version ofMario & 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.
Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]
InMario Strikers: Battle League, a large Star Coin appears as the centerpiece to a gold-themed goal alongsideCoins,Gold Blocks and goldenSuper Star statues in the Strikers Club customization options forMushroom Hill.
Profiles[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- 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.
- English:
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.
- English:
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!
- English:
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
- Play Nintendo:Each course contains threeStar Coins. You can try to collect them as you make your way to theGoal Pole at the end of the course. If you collect all three Star Coins, something good might happen![5]
Gallery[edit]
Background image forNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe featuring various items
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スターコイン[6] Sutā Koin | Star Coin | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 星星币[7] 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[8] | Star Coin | |
| Italian | Moneta Stella[9] | Star Coin | |
| Korean | 스타코인[10] 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]
- ^TCRF.New Super Mario Bros. § Sound Effects.The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^Mario Party Legacy (February 5, 2017).New Super Mario Bros. Wii - World 1 (Complete) (03:07).YouTube (English).
- ^2006.New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 18.
- ^2006.New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
- ^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.)
- ^【DS】Newスーパーマリオブラザーズ 実況プレイ #1【生放送】
- ^2009.New 超级马力欧兄弟 instruction booklet (PNG).iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 17.
- ^Let`s Play New Super Mario Bros. DS #1 - Ein Super Mario Meilenstein auf dem Nintendo DS
- ^(ITA) New Super Mario Bros. - Parte 1 (Let's Play)
- ^뉴 슈퍼마리오 브라더스 DS #1








