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A '''Blue Coin Block''',<ref>"''Break open a Blue Coin Block by Pounding the Ground with the Z Button.''" &ndash; Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64''</ref> also called a '''Blue Coin switch'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' English instruction booklet, page 18.</ref> and '''Blue Switch'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 8.</ref> (alternatively formatted as '''blue coin switch'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 48 (March 1997), page 28.</ref> and '''blue Switch''',<ref>"''Ground-pound blue Switches to make blue coins appear.''" &ndash; Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64 DS''</ref> respectively) or '''Blue Block''',<ref> (June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064320/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/2-7.html Course 2 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref> is an object found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Blue Coin Blocks are found in most main courses except for the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Snowman's Land]], and [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. The Blue Coin Block in [[Lethal Lava Land]] appears only in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. The Blue Coin Blocks in [[Jolly Roger Bay]] and [[Tick Tock Clock]] are in different locations in the DS version. Additionally, a Blue Coin Block is also found in the secret level [[The Princess's Secret Slide]].
|image=[[File:Bluecoinbox.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=Makes [[Blue Coin]]s temporarily appear after being [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ed
}}
[[File:SM64DS RR Spinning Heart 2.png|thumb|170px|left|A Blue Coin Block in [[Rainbow Ride]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
A '''Blue Coin Block''',<ref>"''Break open a Blue Coin Block by Pounding the Ground with the Z Button.''" &ndash; Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64''</ref> also called a '''Blue Coin switch'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' English instruction booklet, page 18.</ref> (alternatively '''blue coin switch'''),<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 48 (March 1997), page 28.</ref> '''Blue Switch'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 8.</ref> (alternatively '''blue Switch'''),<ref>"''Ground-pound blue Switches to make blue coins appear.''" &ndash; Sign in Whomp's Fortress, ''Super Mario 64 DS''</ref> and '''Blue Block''',<ref> (June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064320/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/2-7.html Course 2 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref> is an object appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Blue Coin Blocks are found in most main courses except for the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Snowman's Land]], and [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. The Blue Coin Block in [[Lethal Lava Land]] appears only in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. The Blue Coin Blocks in [[Jolly Roger Bay]] and [[Tick Tock Clock]] are located elsewhere in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. Additionally, a Blue Coin Block is also found in the secret level [[The Princess's Secret Slide]]. When a Blue Coin Block is [[Ground Pound|ground-pounded]], a few [[Blue Coin]]s show up nearby, ranging from two to ten, though only for a short time before disappearing. While Blue Coins appear on the screen, a timer can be heard, and it ticks faster when the time is running out. The Blue Coins also blink faster when they are about to disappear. A Blue Coin Block does not respawn if not every Blue Coin has been collected. Collecting the Blue Coins from the Blue Coin Block is often required to obtain the 100-Coin [[Power Star|Star]] from the [[level]]s they appear in. Due to its role, the Blue Coin Block is comparable to the [[P Switch|Switch Block]], except that it does not change [[coin]]s into [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s and vice versa.
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When [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] finds a Blue Coin Block and [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]s it, [[Blue Coin]]s show up nearby. The player character has a short time to gather the Blue Coins, after which they disappear. The block cannot be reused. The number of Blue Coins that appear varies with each course, ranging from two to ten; they are often necessary to obtain the 100-Coin [[Power Star|Star]] from the [[level]]s they appear in. During the time that Blue Coins appear on the screen, a timer can be heard, which ticks faster when the time is running out. The Blue Coins will also blink faster when they are about to disappear. Due to its role, the Blue Coin Block is comparable to the [[P Switch|Switch Block]], except that it does not change [[coin]]s into [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s and vice versa.
==Locations==
 
The following courses have a Blue Coin Block that spawns the following number of Blue Coins:
==Blue Coin quantities==
*[[Whomp's Fortress]] (4)
*N/A signifies that Blue Coin Blocks are not found in the course.
*[[Jolly Roger Bay]] (6, changed to 8 for the Nintendo DS version)
{|class="wikitable"
*[[Cool, Cool Mountain]] (2)
|-
*[[Big Boo's Haunt]] (4)
!Course #!!Course name!!Number of Blue Coins
*[[Hazy Maze Cave]] (7)
|-
*[[Lethal Lava Land]] (10 in the Nintendo DS version only)
|1||[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]||N/A
*[[Shifting Sand Land]] (3, or 4 in the Nintendo DS version only)
|-
*[[Dire, Dire Docks]] (6)
|2||[[Whomp's Fortress]]||4
*[[Wet-Dry World]] (6)
|-
*[[Tiny-Huge Island]] (2)
|3||[[Jolly Roger Bay]]||6 (8 in DS version)
*[[Tick Tock Clock]] (7)
|-
*[[Rainbow Ride]] (6)
|4||[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]||2
*[[The Princess's Secret Slide]] (6)
|-
|5||[[Big Boo's Haunt]]||4
|-
|6||[[Hazy Maze Cave]]||7
|-
|7||[[Lethal Lava Land]]||10 (DS version only)
|-
|8||[[Shifting Sand Land]]||3 (4 in DS version)
|-
|9||[[Dire, Dire Docks]]||6
|-
|10||[[Snowman's Land]]||N/A
|-
|11||[[Wet-Dry World]]||6
|-
|12||[[Tall, Tall Mountain]]||N/A
|-
|13||[[Tiny-Huge Island]]||2
|-
|14||[[Tick Tock Clock]]||7
|-
|15||[[Rainbow Ride]]||6
|-
|-||[[The Princess's Secret Slide]]||6
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap2M=Blue Coin Block
|Jap2M=Blue Coin Block
|Jap3M=Blue Coin Block
|Jap3M=Blue Coin Block
|Ita=Interruttore blu <small>(in-game)</small><br>Interruttore Moneta Blu <small>(instruction booklet)</small>
|Ita=Interruttore Moneta Blu<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Italian manual|page=18}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small>
|ItaM=Blue switch<br>Blue Coin switch
|Ita2=Interruttore blu<ref>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' sign: "''Se ti schianti sugli Interruttori blu, appariranno Monete blu.''"</ref> <small>(''Super Mario 64 DS'')</small>
|Ita3=Blocco Moneta Blu<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 91</ref>
|ItaM=Blue Coin Switch
|Ita2M=Blue switch
|Ita3M=Blue Coin Block
|Ger=Blauer Münzen-Block
|Ger=Blauer Münzen-Block
|GerM=Blue Coins Block
|GerM=Blue Coins Block
|Fra=Bloc bleu <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><br>Bloc des pièces bleues <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><br>Interrupteur bleu <small>(''Super Mario 64 DS'')</small>
|Fre=Bloc bleu <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><br>Bloc des pièces bleues <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small><br>Interrupteur bleu <small>(''Super Mario 64 DS'')</small>
|FraM=Blue block<br>Blue coin's block<br>Blue switch}}
|FreM=Blue block<br>Blue coin's block<br>Blue switch}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:25, February 8, 2024

Blue Coin Block
Bluecoinbox.png
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Effect Makes Blue Coins temporarily appear after being ground-pounded
The second Spinning Heart in Rainbow Ride
A Blue Coin Block in Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64 DS

A Blue Coin Block,[1] also called a Blue Coin switch[2] (alternatively blue coin switch),[3] Blue Switch[4] (alternatively blue Switch),[5] and Blue Block,[6] is an object appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Blue Coin Blocks are found in most main courses except for the Bob-omb Battlefield, Snowman's Land, and Tall, Tall Mountain. The Blue Coin Block in Lethal Lava Land appears only in Super Mario 64 DS. The Blue Coin Blocks in Jolly Roger Bay and Tick Tock Clock are located elsewhere in Super Mario 64 DS. Additionally, a Blue Coin Block is also found in the secret level The Princess's Secret Slide. When a Blue Coin Block is ground-pounded, a few Blue Coins show up nearby, ranging from two to ten, though only for a short time before disappearing. While Blue Coins appear on the screen, a timer can be heard, and it ticks faster when the time is running out. The Blue Coins also blink faster when they are about to disappear. A Blue Coin Block does not respawn if not every Blue Coin has been collected. Collecting the Blue Coins from the Blue Coin Block is often required to obtain the 100-Coin Star from the levels they appear in. Due to its role, the Blue Coin Block is comparable to the Switch Block, except that it does not change coins into blocks and vice versa.

Locations[edit]

The following courses have a Blue Coin Block that spawns the following number of Blue Coins:

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スイッチ[7]
Suicchi
あおコインのブロック[8]
Ao Koin no Burokku
青コインブロック[9]
Ao Koin Burokku
 Switch

Blue Coin Block

Blue Coin Block

French Bloc bleu (Super Mario 64)
Bloc des pièces bleues (Super Mario 64)
Interrupteur bleu (Super Mario 64 DS)
 Blue block
Blue coin's block
Blue switch
German Blauer Münzen-Block
 Blue Coins Block
Italian Interruttore Moneta Blu[10] (Super Mario 64)
Interruttore blu[11] (Super Mario 64 DS)
Blocco Moneta Blu[12]
 Blue Coin Switch
Blue switch
Blue Coin Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Break open a Blue Coin Block by Pounding the Ground with the Z Button." – Sign in Whomp's Fortress, Super Mario 64
  2. ^ Super Mario 64 English instruction booklet, page 18.
  3. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 48 (March 1997), page 28.
  4. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 8.
  5. ^ "Ground-pound blue Switches to make blue coins appear." – Sign in Whomp's Fortress, Super Mario 64 DS
  6. ^ (June 10, 1998). Course 2 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 18.
  8. ^ 「あおコインのブロックをジャンプちゅうにZボタン『ヒップドロップ』でぶっつぶすとあおコインがでてきます。」 - Sign in Whomp's Fortress, Super Mario 64
  9. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 91.
  10. ^ Super Mario 64 Italian manual. Page 18.
  11. ^ Super Mario 64 DS sign: "Se ti schianti sugli Interruttori blu, appariranno Monete blu."
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 91
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