Golden Mushroom (crownless)
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- This article is about the item debuting in Mario Party 2. For other gold-colored mushrooms, see Golden Mushroom.
Golden Mushroom | |||
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![]() Artwork of the Golden Mushroom for Super Nintendo World | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 6) (1992) | ||
Latest appearance | Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) | ||
Effect | Restores all HP and BP. (Mario & Luigi series) Gives the player 50 or 100 coins on contact. (New Super Mario Bros. 2) | ||
Variant of | Max Mushroom | ||
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Golden Mushrooms are a rare variety type of Mushroom named for their golden color. They typically resemble a crownless version of the Golden Dash Mushroom from the Mario Kart series. In New Super Mario Bros. 2 and appearances based on it, they are consistently known as Gold Mushrooms and appear as lighter-toned golden mushroom with dark spots; the Golden Mushroom in Super Nintendo World, meanwhile, inverts this shading.
History[edit]
Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 6, the main artifact exposed in the Treasure Museum is a Golden Mushroom, a precious heirloom of the Toadstool family that is valued at 100,000 million yen. During the story, the Choropū-tachi steals it and frames Bowser for the theft. Mario is promoted to chief detective of the Special Kinoko Police to retrieve it. He eventually catches the real thieves and returns the mushroom to the museum.
Mario Party 2[edit]
In Mario Party 2, Gold Mushrooms appear in the minigames Grab Bag and Rakin' 'em In, where they are worth three Mushrooms. Other Golden Mushrooms appear as a usable item, but these are actually Super Mushrooms with a nonstandard gold design.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, it fully restores both Heart Points and Bros. Points for a single brother. There are only five Golden Mushrooms in-game, though it can also be stolen using Swing Bros. from Fawful and Popple (in the original game).
In the remake, bosses like Iggy, Morton, Wendy, and Larry always drop a Golden Mushroom when defeated. Ten further Golden Mushrooms can be obtained from the Information Booth after 800 attacks are dodged. They also have a chance to be dropped by Clumphs and Boos.
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, the Star Candy replaces the Golden Mushroom, with the Cheesy Drumstick being the Bowser equivalent in the remake. In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, they are replaced by various Candies.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Gold Mushrooms appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2 in the Coin Rush mode, where they replace 1-Up Mushrooms. The mushrooms resemble previous iterations, except with dark instead of light spots. Collecting one gives Mario 50 coins (or 100 coins if he is Gold Mario). Gold Mushrooms are the focus of the Gold Mushroom Pack and the three courses within, as each of them contains a large number of Gold Mushrooms. The Third Course has Gold Mushrooms appear from yellow pipes specifically as rewards for defeating Piranha Plants and Big Piranha Plants near them.[1]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Gold Mushrooms appear as rare collectibles in some courses in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, appearing and acting as they do in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Collecting these mushrooms is usually a secondary objective in the courses they appear in, and they award the player with 50 coins each. Some Gold Mushrooms can only be found through invisible Pluck Patches, which can be seen once Captain Toad approaches them or reveals them with his headlamp.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
Gold Mushrooms are rare items in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. They retain their appearance from New Super Mario Bros. 2, and are obtained from ? Blocks or dropped after defeating some enemies with a 10+ combo, such as 2-Goomba Towers and Paragoombas. There is an even rarer variation called Grand Gold Mushroom. It raises the Skill levels of all Toad colors, and all types/forms of Goombas and Piranha Plants from Level 1-4.
Mario Tennis Aces[edit]
In Mario Tennis Aces, Gold Mushrooms sometimes appear in Boo Hunt mode, floating over the court. They can be hit with a ball for coins. They retain their appearance from New Super Mario Bros. 2.
Super Nintendo World[edit]
A Golden Mushroom is a key item in the "Power-Up Band Key Challenges" attraction at Super Nintendo World, where it is stolen by Bowser Jr. and attendees help Peach recover it by collecting three keys and defeating Bowser Jr. in an interactive boss battle.[2]
Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]
In Mario Strikers: Battle League, a large Golden Mushroom appears as the centerpiece of a goal in the Strikers Club customization options for Mushroom Hill.
Unused appearances[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
A flying Mushroom that resembles a Golden Mushroom is an unused element in Super Mario World.
Profiles[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
- North American website bio: "This valuable fungus only appears in Coin Rush mode. But if you manage to find one, you'll get 50 coins on the spot."
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | Ōgon no Kinoko |
Golden Mushroom | KC Mario |
きんいろキノコ[?] Kin'iro Kinoko |
Mario Party 2 | ||
ゴールデンキノコ[4] Gōruden Kinoko |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super Nintendo World | ||
ゴールドキノコ[5] Gōrudo Kinoko |
Gold Mushroom | New Super Mario Bros. 2, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | |
Chinese (simplified) | 金蘑菇[?] Jīn Mógu |
Gold Mushroom | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga |
金色蘑菇[6] Jīnsè Mógu |
Golden Mushroom | Super Nintendo World | |
Chinese (traditional) | 金色蘑菇[7] Jīnsè Mógu |
Golden Mushroom | |
French | Champignon d'or[?] | Gold Mushroom | |
German | Goldpilz[?] | Gold Mushroom | |
Italian | Fungo dorato[?] | Golden mushroom | |
Fungo d'Oro[?] | Gold Mushroom | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | |
Spanish | Champiñón dorado[8] | Golden Mushroom |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (October 25, 2012). Nintendo 3DS - New Super Mario Bros 2 Gold Mushroom Pack Trailer (0:25). Youtube. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ Official Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan webpage
- ^ File:Treasure Museum interior SMW6.jpg
- ^ Super Nintendo World Japanese website
- ^ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/abej/coinrush/index.html
- ^ Official simplified Chinese website for Super Nintendo World. Retrieved Jaunary 9, 2021.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/coinrush/index.html
- ^ Guía Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Spanish guide. www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).