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What are coins and purple things for in Super Mario Wonder?

The Flower Kingdom has some new coins in them.

Like with any game in the Mario series, you can certainly expect to find some coins in Super Mario Wonder. The game introduces some purple coins, though, which are separate from the regular golden coins.

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It may seem vague as to what these purple coins do in the game, but they are actually a valuable currency that's well worth picking up.

What are purple coins in Super Mario Wonder?

There are two types of coins in Super Mario Wonder: the regular golden coins and purple coins. The golden coins are easily picked up at each level, while the purple coins are typically harder to get. The official name for the purple coins is actually Flower Coins, and they can be used at Popplin Shops later on to buy some power ups.

Not only will you find Flower Coins by themselves on each level, but there are also three large shapes that have 10 Flower Coins in them. These are similar to the Dragon Coins from older games like New Super Mario Bros. Once you collect a group of Flower Coins in a level, you won't have to get it again when you replay that level.

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The Popplin Shops only carry a few items, but they're all helpful. Here is what you can find at a Popplin Shop:

  • 1-Up Mushrooms: Always good to stock up on lives. These items give you one extra life.
  • Standee Surprises: These give you an extra Standee to use in multiplayer.
  • Badges: Objects that give the character an extra ability. Some of these abilities really help at certain levels.
  • Wonder Seeds: Items that can help unlock areas of the map.

Out of these items, I'd recommend prioritizing the Badges. They have saved me more than once from some untimely deaths. Shoutout to the hat badge for letting me float over a bunch of Piranha Plants.

Want more Super Mario Wonder guides? Pro Game Guides has you covered with All Playable Characters in Super Mario Wonder.


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Shane Foley
Shane Foley is both a huge gamer and a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides. He's been gaming ever since the Nintendo 64 came out, and he knows everything there is to know about Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Zelda, and several other Nintendo franchises.