Mario (Series)

The Super Mario series is well known as the first to feature coins. The yellow circles are iconic and serve various roles:


 * Coins increase the score counter by 200 in the games that feature points.
 * Reaching 100 coins often grants the player a 1-UP.
 * Coins can be used for purchasing items in several titles.

The Mario series features many different types of coins.

Coins (Standard)
Most Mario games feature the iconic gold coin. However, variations do exist in the franchise.

Ace Coins
Ace Coins are a large, red type of coin that only appear in Super Mario Advance. There are five in each level, adding up to one hundred total in the entire game. Collecting every Ace Coin is required to 100% the game. Collecting all five Ace Coins in a level in a single run rewards you with an extra life.

Trivia

 * Mario is the first ever video game to include coins.[ citation needed]
 * Mario is also the franchise with by far the most number of coins, spanning dozens of Mario games with hundreds of ways to collect them.
 * In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the titular "treasure" is heavily implied, if not down right confirmed in game, to be coins.
 * Although it is still up for debate which Mario game has the most coins, it's probably New Super Mario Bros. 2.
 * Considering the size of a coin relative to Mario, it can be safely assumed that a falling coin could potentially cause bruising, fracturing, spraining, concussions and possibly even death (if dropped from high enough).