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'''Control Coins'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 68.</ref> (also called '''Coin Snakes'''{{ref needed}} or '''Directional Coins'''{{ref needed}}) are types of moving [[Coin]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. They are usually released from certain [[? Block]]s, and they move in the direction the player presses on the D-Pad (directional buttons) on the controller or [[Game Boy Advance]]. They are found in stages such as [[Donut Ghost House]], [[Donut Secret 2]], [[Valley Ghost House]] and [[Star World 5]]. Control Coins also appear in the [[World-e]] levels [[Doors o' Plenty]] and [[Vexing Doors]] from ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they serve the same purpose.
'''Control Coins'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 68.</ref> (also called '''Coin Snakes'''{{ref needed}} or '''Directional Coins'''{{ref needed}}) are types of moving [[Coin]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. They are usually released from certain [[? Block]]s, and they move in the direction the player presses on the + Control Pad. They are found in [[Donut Ghost House]], [[Donut Secret 2]], [[Valley Ghost House]] and [[Star World 5]]. Control Coins also appear in the [[World-e]] levels [[Doors o' Plenty]] and [[Vexing Doors]] from ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they serve the same purpose.


If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hits a [[P Switch]], the coins will become solid blocks, similar to [[Snake Block]]s, which Mario or Luigi can ride while still controlling the blocks. However, if the Control Coin touches a wall or obstacle, it will stop moving and can no longer be controlled. The chain will also stop if [[Yoshi]] eats the leading coin, which will cause the Switch BGM [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Eat Control Coin glitch|to play indefinitely]]. Control Coins also have a finite number of coins, after which it will stop, but not in ''Super Mario World''.
If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] hits a [[P Switch]], the coins become solid blocks, similar to [[Snake Block]]s, which Mario or Luigi can ride while still controlling the blocks. However, if the Control Coin touches a wall or obstacle, it will stop moving and can no longer be controlled. The chain will also stop if [[Yoshi]] eats the leading coin, which will cause the Switch BGM [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Eat Control Coin glitch|to play indefinitely]]. Control Coins also have a finite number of coins, after which it will stop, but not in ''Super Mario World''.


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Control Coin

Control Coins[1] (also called Coin Snakes[citation needed] or Directional Coins[citation needed]) are types of moving Coins in Super Mario World and Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. They are usually released from certain ? Blocks, and they move in the direction the player presses on the + Control Pad. They are found in Donut Ghost House, Donut Secret 2, Valley Ghost House and Star World 5. Control Coins also appear in the World-e levels Doors o' Plenty and Vexing Doors from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, where they serve the same purpose.

If Mario or Luigi hits a P Switch, the coins become solid blocks, similar to Snake Blocks, which Mario or Luigi can ride while still controlling the blocks. However, if the Control Coin touches a wall or obstacle, it will stop moving and can no longer be controlled. The chain will also stop if Yoshi eats the leading coin, which will cause the Switch BGM to play indefinitely. Control Coins also have a finite number of coins, after which it will stop, but not in Super Mario World.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese コントロールコイン[2]
Kontorōru Koin
Control Coin

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 68.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section, page 60.