

Players can earn them by clearing Star Coin challenges. Star Coins appear in Mario Golf: World Tour and can be used to unlock new courses and playable characters. Mario Golf series Mario Golf: World Tour Collecting one adds 500 points to the player's score. Star Coins appear in the minigame Elevation Station in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. In the game's data, the collection sound effect is labelled as " SE_OBJ_GET_DRAGON_COIN", further suggesting that their sound effect is taken from Dragon Coins. Collecting all 240 Star Coins will reward the player with a second star next to their save file, and "Complete" will appear on the Touch Screen next to the Star Coin counter spending all the Star Coins will result in an "All Spent" message appearing next to the Star Coin symbol on the world map. World 1-A or World 5-B).Īfter completing the game at least once, a Blue Toad House will appear north of World 1-1 that sells 5 bonus Touch Screen backgrounds for 20 Star Coins each the 5th background can be unlocked by opening every Toad House or spending all the Star Coins after collecting them. Star Coins are used to open paths blocked by Star Coin Signs on the world map each sign costs 5 Star Coins to open and allows the player to access Toad Houses or additional levels, which are represented with letters (e.g. On the world map, the Touch Screen will display the total amount of Star Coins collected. In this game and subsequent appearances, collected Star Coins will show up as translucent on subsequent playthroughs of a level a Star Coin does not count as collected until the player completes the level. Collecting a Star Coin adds 1,000 points to the player's score some Star Coins may be hidden in areas that require power-ups such as the Mini Mushroom or the Blue Shell to access or collect them.

In New Super Mario Bros., there are three Star Coins in each of the eighty levels for a total of 240 Star Coins.
