Moneybags
- Not to be confused with Moneybag (item).
| Moneybags | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Model from New Super Mario Bros. | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Moneybags[1] (originally spelled Money Bags[2] and also known in singular as Moneybag[3]) are enemies in the Super Mario series. They are living money purses that have their zippers undone, with two glowing yellow eyes inside, and have yellow-orange stubby feet.
Moneybags only appear in three games: Super Mario 64, its Nintendo DS version, and New Super Mario Bros. In Super Mario 64, two Money Bags appear in Snowman's Land. At first, they take the form of a regular coin, often appearing out of place, but when Mario gets near a Money Bag hops around. After four hops, it flattens up and then walks on the ground for a few seconds. Defeating one earns the player five coins. In the Nintendo DS version, Money Bags were slightly redesigned, and one also appears in the minigames Coincentration and Intense Coincentration, where Wario punches one upward at the start, causing several coins to fall. In New Super Mario Bros., Moneybags appear in World 5-2 and World 6-3. Moneybags retains its typical behavior, but defeating one now requires the player to either hit it with six fireballs, stomp it three times, or use either a Mega Mushroom or a Koopa Shell. For the first two methods, it gives one coin for each hit, and a 1-Up Mushroom upon the last, at which point it is defeated. Moneybags usually appear in areas with several pits, making it harder to chase the creatures by these means. Additionally, a Moneybags returns in Coincentration, more graphically enhanced than before.
Subsequent games in the Super Mario franchise replace Moneybags with Coin Coffers, beginning with Super Mario 3D Land.
Gallery
Super Mario 64
Picture of a Moneybags from the Super Mario 64 entry on the Japanese Mario Portal
Super Mario 64 DS
New Super Mario Bros.
Coincentration (New Super Mario Bros.)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガマグチクン[4] / ガマグチくん[5] Gamaguchi-kun |
Portmanteau of「蝦蟇口」(gamaguchi, Japanese coin purse) and「くん」(-kun) |
| German | Münztasche |
From "münze" (money) and "tasche" (purse) |
| Italian | Forziere[6] Monetasacco[7] |
Chest Moneybags |
References
- ^ Loe, Casey. New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 13.
- ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 11.
- ^ English Super Mario 64 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022 23:38:23 UTC via archive.today.
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. Shogakukan book, page 18.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 38 - Super Mario 64 3. Page 6.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 85
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 115
