- This article is about the special coin from many games used for collection challenges. For the coin from Wario Land 3, see Colored coin. For the red Banana Coin from Donkey Kong 64, see Banana Coin.
- Not to be confused with Pink Coin.
Red Coins (also formatted in lowercase)[1][2] are a relatively common type of coin in the Super Mario franchise. The differences between a Yellow Coin and a Red Coin differ by game, but usually, Red Coins serve as important items to collect to get a reward. They are replaced by Purple Coins in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, which must be collected to acquire Power Stars.
History
Yoshi's Island series
Red coins are first seen in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They are disguised as regular coins, but have a slightly red tint, making them slightly easier to spot among most regular coins, although some regular coins are also tinted red (especially those collected from defeating certain enemies). The Magnifying Glass can be used to display which coins are red coins. Twenty red coins appear in each level, and grabbing them adds one point for each coin to Yoshi's score tally at the end of the level. In addition, a pink variant of Bandit called the Coin Bandit appears occasionally and holds a red coin; they tend to run away from Yoshi, but if Yoshi grabs the red coin without touching the Coin Bandit, they chase after him. In the remake, red coins lose their red tint.
Red coins have the same role in both Yoshi's Island DS and Yoshi's New Island, though the Magnifying Glass does not return in either game.
Super Mario series
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Red Coins appear in Super Mario 64 and its remake. Each of them are worth two Yellow Coins. When eight Red Coins are collected in an area, a Power Star spawns above the nearby Star Marker. The following courses have the following Red Coin missions:
Additionally, all three Cap Switch courses have eight Red Coins to obtain: Tower of the Wing Cap, Cavern of the Metal Cap, and Vanish Cap Under the Moat. This also goes for the Bowser courses: Bowser in the Dark World, Bowser in the Fire Sea, and Bowser in the Sky. There are also two secret courses that each have only one Power Star from obtaining Red Coins: The Secret Aquarium and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow. The Princess's Secret Slide is the only course (secret or otherwise) to lack Red Coins and thus a corresponding Power Star.
In Super Mario 64 DS, red coins are rendered with an octagonal look, like other coins. Certain Bob-omb Buddies can review the location of red coins corresponding to a red coin mission.[3] Red Coin missions exclusive to the remake include Red Coins in the House, a mission of Snowman's Land; the Goomboss Battle, Big Boo Battle, and Chief Chilly Challenge, and collecting them from the Boos in the Courtyard. Like the original game The Princess's Secret Slide lacks a Red Coin mission, alongside the added secret courses Sunshine Isles and Battle Fort.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
A Red Coin in
World 1-1 in
Super Mario Bros. DeluxeRed Coins[4] have a role in Challenge Mode, where they and Yoshi Eggs can be collected to obtain medals. They are not a recolor of Coins, unlike in other appearances. Each stage has five Red Coins, and collecting them is required to obtain the Red Coin Medal.[5] One of the Album Book pictures depicts a mugshot of Mario on a Red Coin.
Super Mario Sunshine
Artwork from
Super Mario SunshineRed coins[6][7] return in Super Mario Sunshine, where they fulfill a similar purpose to Super Mario 64 as the focus of multiple episodes. They do not count towards Mario's coin total, though they still refill two units of Mario's health. Red coins in this game sport a unique sun design not used anywhere else.
Some areas have floor objects called Red Switch Plates[8] (also localized as Red Blocks,[9] red buttons, or red switches[10]) that make red coins appear with a time limit. A red switch always appears on the starting platform of Secret Levels, and when the player Ground Pounds the red switches, eight Red Coins appear and the timer is activated. Mario must then collect all eight red coins before time runs out or he loses a life.
The object of collecting red coins applies to the following episodes, as well as the time limit, if applicable:
- Main courses:
- Secret levels
Red Coins can be obtained from a few places in the hub area. In Delfino Airstrip, Red Coins have to be collected during the Red Coin Waterworks episode, within a time limit of 2:00. The other three are Red Coin episodes associated with Delfino Plaza, despite taking place elsewhere: Pachinko Game, Lily Pad Ride, and Red Coin Field.
New Super Mario Bros.
A mechanic with Red Coins was implemented in New Super Mario Bros., and would become common in side-scrolling games of the Super Mario series in general. Red Coins spawn by going through a Red Ring, but collecting all of them only rewards a power-up, though if the player is in any form above Super Mario, a 1-Up Mushroom appears instead.
The Red Coin sound effect takes priority over the coin sound effect, as seen when picking up a Red Coin surrounded by coins.[11]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Red Coins and Red Rings are the same in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as before, but in the added co-op multiplayer mode, collecting eight Red Coins spawns a power-up for all players except for those trapped in a bubble. Small characters do not receive a Super Mushroom as a reward, unlike before. Like before, if the player is fully powered-up, they will receive a 1-Up Mushroom when all of the Red Coins are collected.
Super Mario 3D Land
Red Coins and Red Rings appear in Super Mario 3D Land. Their role is the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but the only difference is that five Red Coins spawn upon activating a Red Ring.[12]
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Red Coins attached with parachutes in
New Super Mario Bros. 2Red Coins return as items in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Their role is the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, more than Super Mario 3D Land, because eight Red Coins spawn from a Red Ring instead. However, in Coin Rush mode, a Gold Mushroom is the reward for collecting every Red Coin.[13]
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Red Coins and Red Rings return in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port. They function identically as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The similar Green Coins and Green Rings also debut.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Red Coins in
Super Mario 3D WorldRed Coins and Red Rings reappear in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They function as they do in the New Super Mario Bros. games, though they award the highest tier power-up (depending on the level) when collected, even when another such power-up is active.
In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, the Red Coin jingle was changed from C♯, D, D♯, E, F, F♯, G, G to a more natural progression: C, C♯, D, D♯, E, F, F♯, G.
Super Mario Run
Red Coins and Red Rings reappear in Super Mario Run. The game combines their role from the New Super Mario Bros. games and Super Mario 3D Land, namely since five Red Coins have to be collected, but the reward is always a Super Star.
Mario Party series
Red Coins sometimes appear in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party-e, their first appearance in the series, Red Coins are one of the main collectibles in Waluigi's Reign, where they are worth five points, more than the value of regular coins. In Mario Party DS, Red Coins appear in bonus mini-games, taking the role that coin bags had in previous Mario Party games, as they are, like coin bags, worth five Coins and less common. Red Coins can also be collected from bees in DK's Stone Statue when the player lands on the corresponding Event Space. In Mario Party: Star Rush, Red Coins can be obtained in any of the Coin Chaos minigames, occasionally in Level 2 and very commonly in Level 3, but not in Level 1 unless an amiibo is used. With the Coin Bag item, five Red Coins will appear. Each Red Coin collected is worth three normal Coins. However, using the Double Medal item doubles this to a value of 6 normal Coins. If a Lava Bubble item is used, any source of coins, including Red Coins, and items burn up. In Super Mario Party, Red Coins appear in Partner Party, giving the character five coins when they pass one. In Super Mario Party's minigame Strike It Rich, a Red Coin can be produced from a ? Block if the player times a jump perfectly, and collecting one is worth three regular Coins.
Mario Net Quest
Clicking a Red Coin in Mario Net Quest gives the player 1,000 points.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Red Coins appear in the Coin Shoot mode of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. They are worth 10 coins when the ball is near them.
Mario Pinball Land
Red Coins are items in Mario Pinball Land. Eight of them appear if Mario hits a Red Switch with enough force and lands in nearly all areas. A Red Coin has the same monetary value as a coin, but it gives 5,000 points when collected. There is a time limit when collecting the Red Coins, and if all of them are collected, Mario earns a Star.
Mario Power Tennis
Red Coins in Mario Power Tennis appear as 8-bit Mario Bros. sprites in the mini-game Coin Collectors. They are worth fifty points.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Red Coins appear in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 as items titled 10 Coins, since each of them is worth ten Coins when collected from a ? Panel. 10 Coins spawn only if the player combos the dribbling of acquiring the coins uninterrupted. Aside from their color, Red Coins also differ from regular coins from being depicted with a star design.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon / Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Players having collected all four Red Coins in
ScareScraper mode of
Luigi's Mansion: Dark MoonRed Coins appear in brief portions of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. In the main mode, eight Red Coins have to be collected on time in hidden areas during certain missions for a treasure chest to appear. In the ScareScraper mode, four Red Coins appear each time a floor is cleared, and the player with the most of them have a greater chance of receiving an upgrade.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Red Coins are in the Dream World of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, where hitting a Red Coin Block spawns eight Red Coins that Mario and Dreamy Luigi have to collect on time before they can progress.
Super Smash Bros. series
Eight Red Coins appear in the Golden Plains stage from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and its reappearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate when a fighter passes through a Red Ring. Each Red Coin is worth five normal Coins.
Mario + Rabbids series
In the Mario + Rabbids series, Red Coins and Red Rings first appear in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, where eight of them need to be collected. Collecting all eight reveals a treasure chest containing a new weapon for Mario and co. to use. They also return in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.
Yoshi's Crafted World
Red Coins return in Yoshi's Crafted World, taking over the role that Stamp Patches had in Yoshi's Woolly World and Pencil Patches had in Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. Red Coins spin counterclockwise, whilst regular Coins spin clockwise, and both types of Coins depict a Yoshi's Egg.
Mario Kart Tour
In Mario Kart Tour, Red Coins appear in the Coin Rush mode and in bonus challenges. When a driver with the Coin Box special item is upgraded to level 4, the item becomes Coin Box+ and may also spew Red Coins in place of normal coins. As in Super Mario 64, they are worth two coins.
Unused appearances
Super Mario World
Super Mario World was originally going to have flying Red Coins that are worth five regular coins if collected, but they were unused during the game's development. They can only be accessed by hacking the game. Likely due to their unfinished nature, eating them with Yoshi only gives the player a single Coin.
Profiles
Super Mario Sunshine
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
There are 8 red coins in each level, and each coin restores two health points. Collect all 8 coins with one life to get a Shine Sprite."[14]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Instruction booklet description:
- English (United Kingdom):
There are 20 red coins hidden in each stage. If you get all of them before you reach the goal, it will dramatically affect your score. And, they also get added to your coin count.
Yoshi's Crafted World
- Website description:
- English (United States):
There are 20 Red Coins scattered throughout each stage. Collecting them all is a real challenge."[15]
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (disguised as a regular
Coin)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (disguised as a regular Coin)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (revealed)
Nurie Selection Super Mario
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|
| Japanese | 赤コイン
Aka Koin | Red Coin | | [16] |
赤いスターコイン
Akai Sutā Koin | Red Star Coin | Super Mario 64 | [17] |
あかコイン
Aka Koin | Red Coin | Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, mission titles | [18] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 红色硬币
Hóngsè Yìngbì (Mandarin)
Hùhngsīk Ngaahngbaih (Cantonese) | Red Coin | Super Mario 64, Super Mario 64 DS, and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | [19] |
红硬币
Hóng Yìngbì (Mandarin)
Hùhngsīk Ngaahngbaih (Cantonese) | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | [?] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅金幣
Hóng Jīnbì (Mandarin)
Hùhng Gāmbaih (Cantonese) | | [20] |
紅星幣
Hóng Xīngbì (Mandarin)
Hùhng Sīngbaih (Cantonese) | Red Star Coin | Super Mario 64 | [21] |
| Dutch | Rode munt | Red coin | | [22] |
| French | Pièce rouge | Red coin | | [23] |
| Pièce Rouge | Red Coin | earlier games | [24] |
| German | Rote Münze | Red Coin | | [25] |
| Italian | Moneta rossa | Red coin | | [26] |
| Moneta Rossa | Red Coin | earlier games | [27] |
| Korean | 레드코인
Redeu Koin | Red Coin | | [?] |
적색 코인
Jeoksaek Koin | Super Mario Sunshine | [28] |
| Russian | Красная Монета
Krasnaya Moneta | Red Coin | | [?] |
Красная монетка
Krasnaya monetka | Red coin | | [?] |
| Spanish | Moneda roja | Red coin | | [29] |
| Moneda Roja | Red Coin | earlier games | [30] |
| Swedish | Rött mynt | Red coin | | [31] |
References
- ^ Various Message Blocks in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS, as well as in the Yoshi's New Island digital manual
- ^ "Red coin collected!" – 2013. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (ScareScraper mode). Nintendo (British English only).
- ^ "Some of us can sense where red coins are. See, look at the map below. Isn't that something? Mm hmmm! When you're looking for Stars with "red coins" in their names, our buddies will be waiting somewhere." – Bob-omb Buddy (2004). Super Mario 64 DS. Nintendo (English).
- ^ "Also, just finding the Red Coins and Yoshi Egg does not count; you must pick them up." – 1999. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 16.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe instruction booklet. Page 16.
- ^ "I heard that someone found red coins in the coral reef... But there are fish out there that'll drag you to the sea floor!" – Pianta (2002). Super Mario Sunshine. Gelato Beach: Nintendo (English).
- ^ "There are red coins all over the place, aren't there? Weird." – Pianta (2002). Super Mario Sunshine. Bianco Hills: Nintendo (English).
- ^ Hodgson, David S J; Stratton, Bryan; Stratton, Stephen (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-3961-2. Page 15.
- ^ Loe, Casey (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books. ISBN 1-931886-09-3. Page 35.
- ^ Averill, Alan; Villarreal, Jennifer (2002). Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo Power. ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 51, 86.
- ^ Yply42 (May 9, 2020). New Super Mario Bros. All Red Coins in 22:15 (WR) (11:59). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ BEN ENTERTAINMENT (November 9, 2018). Evolution of Red Coins in Mario-Games (1995 - 2019) (6:14). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ packattack04082. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - Coin Rush - Gold Rush Pack (6:10). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ 2002. Super Mario Sunshine instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 29.
- ^ Explore the world – Yoshi's Crafted World™ for the Nintendo Switch™ system – Flip-Side, stages, collectibles, costumes. yoshiscraftedworld.nintendo.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024. (Archived May 18, 2023, 01:22:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 12.
- ^ 2004. 『スーパーマリオ64DS 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 28.
- ^ Find the 8 Red Coins, Red Coins on the Floating Isle, et al in Super Mario 64; Red Coins of Windmill Village, The Red Coins of the Lake, et al. in Super Mario Sunshine
- ^ 2003. 神游马力欧 (Shényóu Mǎlì'ōu) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 18.
- ^ 2012. New Super Mario Bros. 2 digital manual (PDF). Nintendo (Traditional Chinese). Page 26.
- ^ The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide
- ^ 2014. Yoshi's New Island electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch). Page 28.
- ^ 2005. Super Mario 64 DS mode d'emploi (PDF). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). Page 68.
- ^ SuperBrioche - Let's Play - VOD Twitch (February 2, 2021). Super Mario 64 Let's Play 3/13 La Pièce Rouge du Démon... (Nintendo Switch) (0:53). YouTube (French). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ PokemontasLP (July 2, 2015). DIE EINSAME ROTE MÜNZE - Super Mario 64 Ep.24 (9:39). YouTube (German). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ 2005. Super Mario 64 DS Manuale di Istruzioni (PDF). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 106.
- ^ IAmPepiaruZorbet (December 14, 2013). SUPER MARIO 64 DS | Stella #69 | Abisso Acquatico | Saltando di palo in... Moneta Rossa (0:18). YouTube (Italian). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine Korean manual. Page 29.
- ^ 2005. Super Mario 64 DS Manual de Instrucciones (PDF). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish). Page 106.
- ^ Zelaznogtv (August 1, 2024). La Moneda Roja Imposible de Obtener | Super Mario 64 | Montaña helada - #15 (2:28). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ 1999. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Instruction Booklet. Kungsbacka: Nintendo (Danish, Swedish, Finnish). Page 35.
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