Blue Coin

Blue Coin
Description
First Appearance	Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest Appearance	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)

Blue Coins are a special type of coin first appearing in Super Mario 64. They are worth five Yellow Coins each. They can be found in Blue Coin Blocks, which when Ground Pounded by Mario cause a number of Blue Coins to appear, but only for a limited amount of time. While Grand Goombas usually give out a coin when stomped on, they will give out a Blue Coin if they are Ground Pounded on. They return in Super Mario 64 DS.

In Super Mario Sunshine, ten Blue Coins can be exchanged for one Shine Sprite. There are 240 Blue Coins in the game, so a total of 24 Shine Sprites can be exchanged for Blue Coins. They do not affect the number of Gold Coins that Mario has collected, though. On a side note, the player receives the option to save their game for each Blue Coin they grab. There are some Blue Coins (as well as Yellow Coins) in Sirena Beach's hotel that are fake since they do not spin and move. They are actually Boos with coins inside of them. If Mario gets too close to a "coin", the Boo will appear. If the player picks up a Blue Coin, they will get two health points back.

They appear in New Super Mario Bros., having the same role as Silver Coins from Super Mario Bros. 3, appearing when Mario hits a P-Switch. They sometimes appear in a trail behind Invincible Mario in a few levels, like World 7-3, and in a secret area in World 5-3. They reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii with the same function as in New Super Mario Bros.. But when the player collects them all in a level before they disappear, the audience cheers. They are often arranged in patterns. Blue Coins also appear in New Super Mario Bros. Mii.

In Mario Pinball Land, these coins can be obtained by making a combo without using the flipper. Mario can use them to play minigames from Toad for Power Stars.

In Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Blue Coins appear in the Wii version after the player buys the blue treasure chest in the Secret Shop. Getting all five Blue Coins will result in the player getting an emblem. The events that blue coins appear in are Dream Alpine, Dream Ski Jumping, Dream Ski Cross, Dream Snowboard Cross, Dream Short Track, and Dream Bobsleigh.

Blue Coins do not appear in Super Mario Galaxy or its sequel, but Purple Coins probably replaced them, seeing as they play the same role as in Super Mario Sunshine, but with a requirement to collect one hundred instead of ten.

See Also

• Purple Coin
• Red Coin
• Star Coin

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Protagonists	Bob-omb Buddy • Glowing Rabbits* • Mario • Luigi* • Wario* • Yoshi • Dorrie • Headless Snowman • Hoot the Owl • Koopa the Quick • Penguin Racer • Lakitu Bros. • MIPS • Princess Peach • Rabbits • Toad • Tuxie • Tuxie's mother
Bosses	Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly* • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss* • King Boo* • Whomp King • Wiggler
Items	Power Star • Giant Star • Yellow Coin • Blue Coin • Red Coin • Silver Star* • 1-Up Mushroom • Super Mushroom* • Power Flower* • Wing Cap • Vanish Cap • Metal Cap • Cape Feather* • Mario Cap • Luigi's Cap* • Wario's Cap*
Objects & Obstacles	Arrow Lift • Bill Blaster • Exclamation Mark Block • ! Switch • Question Block* • ? Switch • Blue Coin Block • Crystal Tap • Fire Spitter • Fire Chomp* • Mine • Green Shell • Cannon • Star Marker • Crazed Crate • Donut Lift • Lava • Pyro Box • Sliding Stones • Spinning Heart • Star Door • Treasure Chest • Magic Carpet • Coin Ring
Locations	Battle Fort* • Big Boo Battle* • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Cavern of the Metal Cap • Chief Chilly Challenge* • Cool, Cool Mountain • Dire, Dire Docks • Goomboss Battle* • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room* • Roof • Shifting Sand Land • Snowman's Land • Sunshine Isles* • Tall, Tall Mountain • The Princess's Secret Slide • Secret Aquarium • Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • Vanish Cap Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow
Enemies	Amp • Beach Koopa • Big Bertha* • Big Steely • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep* • Chuckya • Clam • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave Ho • Killer Chair • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro-Goomba • Moneybag • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Sushi • Swooper • Thwomp • Tox Box • Tweester • Ukiki • Unagi the Eel • Venus Fire Trap • Whomp
* Exclusive to the DS version.

Mario Pinball Land
Protagonists	Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses	Petey Pirahna • Cheep-Cheep Pufferfish • King Tut • Big Boo • Bowser
Items	1-Up Mushroom • Blue Coin • Blue Pipe • Coin • Mini Mushroom • Red Coin • Star • Super Mushroom • Thunderbolt • Warp Pipe • Yoshi Egg
Locations	The Fun Fair • Grassy Greens • Frosty Frontier • Sunken Ship • Shifting Sands • King Tut's Pyramid • Haunted House • Bowser's Castle
Enemies	Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumbler • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cobrat • Fly Guy • Freezie • Goomba • Klepto • Koopatrol • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Penguin • Pokey • Shy Guy • Spiny • Thwomp