Treasure Ship

A Treasure Ship (also known as Coin Ship) is a large, flying vessel, similar to an Airship. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Treasure Ships would occasionally appear in the game; if Mario or Luigi ventured on to a Treasure Ship, he would find dozens of coins which he could collect. There were no enemies on Treasure Ships, but a terrible hazard could be found in the form of their bottomless pits.

Treasure Ships are summoned through a trick that can only be performed in Grass Land, Sea Side, The Sky, and Iced Land. To do this trick, one Hammer Bro. must be on the map screen and Mario or Luigi must have a coin total ending in two of the same number (other than zero) by the end of a stage. Also, the numbers chosen for their coin number must be the same as the second (from right to left; i.e. the tens digit) number of their score even after the final level tally (Keep in mind that 50 points per remaining second are earned at the end of the level). When Mario or Luigi returns to the map screen, the Hammer Bro. will be replaced with an item-filled Treasure Ship.

Even if the Hammer Bro. changed to a treasure ship, the Hammer Bro./Boomerang Bro. and his partner would still appear in the cabin. The same item would appear for defeating the Bro.

Trivia

 * The Japanese character on the mast of Treasure Ships is "宝", which means "treasure."
 * The Treasure Ship always contains the same amount of items, which is 168 Coins and a hidden 1-Up Mushroom near the final Warp Pipe.
 * The Treasure Ship bears a resemblance to the ship seen in the title screen of the game Shin Onigashima.