Editing Blue Coin

{{about|the type of coin in various ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games|the coin from ''[[Wario Land 3]]''|[[Colored coin]]}}
{{item infobox
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) 
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|variant_of=[[Coin]]
}}
'''Blue Coins''' (also formatted as '''blue coins''') are a special type of [[coin]] first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and returning in many other games of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise since. Blue Coins typically appear in large groups after a switch is pressed, and they may vary from a light cyan to a deep, heavily saturated blue.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3 Silver Coin.png|frame|left]]
Blue Coins<ref name=ESMB3>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=41}}; the label is「隠しコイン」 ("''Hidden Coin''"), but the description calls them 「青色のコイン。」 ("''A blue-colored coin.''")</ref> appear in certain spots for as long as a [[P Switch|Switch Block]] is in effect in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They have the same value as standard Gold Coins and are found usually in clusters. They are described as "silver coins" in strategy guides,<ref>{{cite|author=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' staff|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=40, 76}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|date=2003|publisher=[[Nintendo Power]]|isbn=1930206-37-3|page=37, 121}}</ref> despite bearing a light cyan color.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Sm64 bluecoins.png|thumb|Mario near some Blue Coins in ''Super Mario 64'']]
Blue Coins appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are depicted with a darker blue color. Blue Coins are worth five [[Coin|Yellow Coin]]s when collected,<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NSME/NSME_E.pdf|date=1996|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref name=guide>{{cite|quote=Blue Coins, often found by pounding Blue Switches, are worth five coin points.|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> and they typically appear from [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]] a [[Blue Coin Block]].<ref name=guide/> Defeating certain enemies causes a Blue Coin to appear,<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet|page=18|quote=Blue Coins will also appear when you destroy certain enemies.}}</ref> including [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Mr. I]]s, [[Bookend]]s, or [[Pokey]]s. [[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]s also give out a Blue Coin if killed using a Ground Pound. In the original version only, a Blue Coin also appears on the [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]] on [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and three on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; they are uniquely programmed to slide away from Mario when approached. Blue Coins spawn at [[The Princess's Secret Slide]] in multiplayer VS battles in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/QbcH4Fk5Ue0?feature=shared&t=202|title=''Super Mario 64 DS'' Multiplayer|author=Zachary Rosch|date=August 4, 2024|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=03:22}}</ref>

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:Blue Coin SMS.png|thumb|left|150px|Design from ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
Blue Coins appear in ''Super Mario Sunshine''. Unlike regular coins, they retain the star-shaped symbols they had in ''Super Mario 64''. There are a total of 240 blue coins in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=Over the course of the adventure, you’ll be able to find 240 Blue Coins.|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=112|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal|isbn=1-930206-23-2|location=Redmond}}</ref> 30 of them appear in each of the seven courses, 20 in [[Delfino Plaza]] (one of which is at [[Delfino Airstrip]]), and 10 in [[Corona Mountain]]. The player can exchange ten blue coins at the [[boathouse]],<ref>{{cite|quote=You got a Blue Coin! Collect ten of them then visit the boathouse in Delfino Plaza|title=''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''|date=2020|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> which is how 24 Shine Sprites are obtainable.<ref>{{cite|quote=If you trade in every Blue Coin in the game, you’ll be able to earn 24 Shine Sprites.|author=Averill, et al.|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=112}}</ref> Obtaining a blue coin restores two of Mario's health points.<ref>{{cite|quote=Pick up blue coins to regain two health points.|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' instruction booklet|page=29|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> A dialogue box offering to save the player's game displays each time they obtain a blue coin. There are inanimate blue coins in [[Hotel Delfino]] of [[Sirena Beach]] that are actually disguised [[Boo]]s that reveal themselves when Mario is nearby.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Silverbluecoin.gif|frame]]
Blue Coins appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' with the same role and cyan color as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They sometimes appear in a trail behind [[Invincible Mario]] in a few levels, like [[World 7-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-3]] and in a secret area in [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-3]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Blue Coin Sprite.png|frame|left]]
Blue Coins reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are depicted with a slightly deeper color than in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' A clapping sound effect plays whenever the player collects every blue coin before they disappear.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Blue Coins also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. A clapping sound effect plays when all of them in a set are collected, like before.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Blue Coins appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. Furthermore, ''New Super Luigi U'' features a [[Blue Ring]] that produces several Blue Coins. A cheering sound effect from collecting all Blue Coins replaces the clapping one.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Blue Coins reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where they serve the same function as in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series. After collecting all of the coins, another series of coins appears. Collecting every series of coins rewards a [[stamp]] or a [[Green Star]]. Certain [[Cat Shine]] missions of ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' involve Blue Coins, which spawn by activating a P Switch, and collecting every Blue Coin causes a Cat Shine to appear.

====''Super Mario Run''====
Blue Coins reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. They are valued at two coins each and appear for a much shorter time after activating a P Switch than before. Entering certain [[Cannon]]s, such as the one in [[Slope to Success]], can also activate Blue Coins. While P Switches disappear on use, Cannons do not, meaning a Cannon can be entered a second time to make the same Blue Coins appear again. However, the coins that were collected do not reappear. In Toad Rally, collecting all Blue Coins in a set gets one [[Toad (species)|Toad]] to cheer for the player.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW Bulrush Express.jpg|thumb|[[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad]] about to jump into some Blue Coins and a P Switch in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
Blue Coins are present in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They appear in a few courses such as [[Bulrush Express]], where they and P Switches appear during the course's [[Wonder Effect]].

===''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''===
Blue Coins appear in the Coin Shoot mode of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. They are worth 20 coins when the ball is near them.

===''Mario Power Tennis''===
Blue Coins are part of the mini-game [[Coin Collectors]], and collecting them is worth 100 points.

===''Mario Pinball Land''===
Blue Coins are obtainable in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' by defeating enemies.<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Pinball Land'' instruction booklet|page=23|quote=Earn Blue Coins by defeating enemies|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> Blue Coins can be spent only at [[Toad's tent]] at [[the Fun Fair]] to acquire items and play [[minigame]]s for [[Power Star]]s.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', after purchasing the blue treasure chest in the Secret Shop, five Blue Coins appear, and collecting all of them earns the player an emblem. Blue coins appear in [[Dream Alpine (Individual)|Dream Alpine]], [[Dream Ski Jumping (Individual)|Dream Ski Jumping]], [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|Dream Ski Cross]], [[Dream Snowboard Cross (Individual)|Dream Snowboard Cross]], [[Dream Short Track]], and [[Dream Bobsleigh]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Blue Coins appear in the [[Golden Plains]] stage exclusive to ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', after a fighter steps on a P-Switch that occasionally appears during a match. They serve the same function as the normal Coins in the stage.

===''Minecraft''===
Blue Coins replace {{iw|minecraftwiki|Netherite Scrap}}s in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack of ''[[Minecraft]]''.

===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
Blue Coins spawn from activating a P Switch in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' and ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''. They are in the bonus stages of the former game, where collecting all of them earns the player a new weapon while the audience cheers and claps. In the latter title, all Blue Coins have to be obtained to complete the [[Blue Coin Challenge]] side quests.

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
Blue Coins appear temporarily from activating blue [[Time Cloud]]s with an egg in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', and collecting all of them on time reveals a [[Smiley Flower]].

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Blue Coins appear in certain challenges and Coin Rush mode. They are worth five regular coins, much like in ''Super Mario 64''. When a Blue Coin is collected, all the regular coins around it are pulled towards the racer.

====''Mario Kart World''====
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In ''[[Mario Kart World]]'', blue coins<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 17, 2025|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq4uCJDwO9U|title=Mario Kart World Direct 4.17.2025|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 10, 2025}}</ref> appear in Free Roam when a [[P Switch]] is pushed, starting a [[List of Mario Kart World missions|mission]] similar to the coin-collecting missions in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
;Missions
Blue Coins are featured in the following missions in ''Mario Kart World'':
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!width="15%"|Mission
!width="15%"|Location
!width="10%"|Time limit (seconds)
!width="60%"|Description
|-
|{{No image|150px}}<br>''Figure out a figure eight to grab the blue coins!''
|[[Crown City]]
|20.00
|The player must collect eight blue coins, with each half surrounding one of the two areas with four [[Spike]]s that throw [[Spike Ball]]s to attack the player.<ref>{{cite|author=GamersGlobal|date=June 3, 2025|title=Mario Kart World stundenlang gespielt: Grand Prix, Versus, KO, Free Roam, Battle (4K, PREVIEW, GER)|url=https://youtu.be/npGsVRcpkao|publisher=YouTube|language=de|accessdate=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|{{No image|150px}}<br>''Grab the blue coins the Piranha Plants want!''
|[[Great ? Block Ruins]]
|15.00
|The player must collect eight blue coins in the time limit; each coin is near a Piranha Plant that tries to grab it but cannot reach it. The final blue coin has two Piranha Plants trying to grab the coin.<ref name=QD>{{cite|author=Quest Daily|date=June 3, 2025|title=Mario Kart World {{!}} P Switch Mission Gameplay (4K, 60FPS)|url=https://youtu.be/_CIBeFfbXr4|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|{{No image|150px}}<br>''Gracefully grab blue coins amongst falling leaves!''
|[[Cheep Cheep Falls (race course)|Cheep Cheep Falls]]
|25.00
|The player must collect eight blue coins along an elevated train track by effectively grinding and tricking on the track's [[grindrail]]s to collect some in time. A Star Ring lies at the halfway point.
|-
|[[File:Mario Kart World P Switch Missions Slackline.png|200px]]<br>''Collect blue coins on the slackline course!''
|[[Moo Moo Meadows]]
|25.00
|The player must Rail Ride on a series of slacklines to collect eight blue coins. [[Ptooie]]s blowing [[Spike Ball]]s or [[Super Star|Stars]] appear throughout the obstacle course.<ref name=InterviewPart4>[https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-18-mario-kart-world-part-4/ Ask the Developer Vol. 18: Mario Kart World — Part 4]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved May 21, 2025.</ref>
|-
|{{No image|150px}}<br>''Gather blue coins and watch out for Thwomps!''
|[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart World)|Bowser's Castle]]
|20.00
|The player must collect eight blue coins along a straightaway with several [[Thwomp]]s. The final blue coin is located in the air after after a Dash Panel ramp.<ref name=QD/>
|}

===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMWBlueCoin.gif|frame]]
Blue Coins were [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they would turn into magenta blocks if a Switch Block would be hit. Through hacking, the player can make the Blue Coins appear in a level.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Pick up blue coins to regain two health points. These are rare coins that may interest a certain shopkeeper.''"<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' instruction booklet|date=2002|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=29}}</ref>}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
SM64 Blue Coin.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
Blue Coin SM64.gif|''Super Mario 64''
SMS Asset Sprite UI Blue Coin.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
BlueCoinSMS.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
Blue Coin Asset SMS.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
YT&G Coin-Blue.png|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''
CoinSilver.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMBW Asset Model Blue Coin.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
Bluecoins-NSMB2.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
NSMBU Asset Model Blue Coin.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
Blue Coins SMR.png|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
Blue Coin icon MRSOH.png|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
File:SMBW Blue Coin.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Blue Coin SMS screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[Ricco Harbor]])
SM64DS Blue Coins.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[Dire, Dire Docks]])
W5-1 Four SMA4 SMB3.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-1]])
NSMBW W2-2 Secret.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-2]])
BlueCoinSM3DW.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
Mario Kart Tour Blue Coin.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|青|あお}}コイン
|JpnR=Ao Koin
|JpnM=Blue Coin
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=2002|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Japanese instruction booklet|language=Japanese|page=29}}</ref>
|Jpn2=隠しコイン
|Jpn2R=Kakushi Koin
|Jpn2M=Hidden Coin
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Jpn2C=<ref name=ESMB3/>
|Jpn3=あおいスターコイン
|Jpn3R=Aoi Sutā Koin
|Jpn3M=Blue Star Coin
|Jpn3N=''Super Mario 64''
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet|language=Japanese|page=18}}</ref>
|ChiS=蓝金币
|ChiSRM=Lán Jīnbì
|ChiSRC=Làahm Gāmbaih
|ChiSM=Blue Coin
|ChiSN=since ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
|ChiS2=蓝色硬币
|ChiS2RM=Lánsè Yìngbì
|ChiS2RC=Làahmsīk Ngaahngbaih
|ChiS2M=Blue Coin
|ChiS2N=''Super Mario 64''
|ChiS2C=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=神游马力欧 instruction booklet|page=18|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[iQue]]}}</ref>
|ChiS3=蓝硬币
|ChiS3RM=Lán Yìngbì
|ChiS3RC=Làahm Ngaahngbaih
|ChiS3M=Blue Coin
|ChiS3N=''New Super Mario Bros.''
|ChiS3C=<ref>{{cite|date=2009|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/demo_9.htm|title=New 超级马力欧兄弟|language=zh-hans|publisher=iQue|accessdate=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiT=藍金幣
|ChiTRM=Lán Jīnbì
|ChiTRC=Làahm Gāmbaih
|ChiTM=Blue Coin
|ChiT2=藍星幣
|ChiT2RM=Lán Xīngbì
|ChiT2RC=Làahm Sīngbaih
|ChiT2M=Blue Star Coin
|ChiT2N=''Super Mario 64''
|ChiT2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQjiL3whL7k The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide]</ref>
|Dut=Blauwe munt
|DutM=Blue coin
|Fre=Pièce bleue
|FreM=Blue Coin
|FreC=<ref>''Mario Kart World'' in-game name from French localization ([https://youtu.be/aV3G_o1cOPc?si=XLeUKssxg9lmW3KJ&t=1681 Uploaded] 5 Jun. 2025 on ''YouTube'' by Siphano)</ref>
|Ger=Blaue Münze
|GerM=Blue Coin
|Ita=Moneta blu
|ItaM=Blue coin
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27ATHunUcU|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Miniere di caramella 5 - Lo stormo degli Scoiattoli volanti (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=March 28, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Moneta nascosta
|Ita2M=[[Hidden Coin]]
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=41}}</ref>
|Kor=청색 코인
|KorR=Cheongsaek Koin
|KorM=Blue Coin
|KorC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' Korean manual|page=29}}</ref>
|Rus=Синий монета
|RusR=Siniy moneta
|RusM=Blue coin
|RusC=<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo - Официальный сайт компании в России :: Super Mario Sunshine|language=ru|deadlink=y|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011100012/http://nintendo.ru/gamecube/description.asp?gid=134|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>
|Spa=Moneda azul
|SpaM=Blue Coin
}}

==See also==
*[[Purple Coin]]
*[[Red Coin]]
*[[Star Coin]]

==References==
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