Rupee

Rupees are small gems used as currency throughout The Legend of Zelda series, especially in the Hyrule region. They make their debut appearance in the first The Legend of Zelda. They are the equivalent to the Coins in the Mario franchise. They play a role in the Hyrule Circuit course purchased in the first Mario Kart 8 DLC pack, The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8, and return in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Rupees can be obtained from Item Boxes exclusively in the Hyrule Circuit courses, and are scattered throughout the track, replacing coins found in all the other tracks. The Rupees that replace the coins give the players a small boost and increase top speed when more are collected, up to a max of 10.

Mario-related appearances

 * In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Bazaar mentions that Link arrived at his General Store, and exchanged 500 Rupees for information. This dialogue was taken out from the Game Boy Advance version.
 * In Wario Land II, one of the treasures that Wario collects is a purple Rupee.
 * Super Mario Galaxy features the Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, in which a hidden bunch of Star Bits formed in a Rupee shape can be seen.
 * In Super Paper Mario, a currency called Rubees appears.
 * A volume of Super Mario-kun features Rupees.