Author Topic: BEST AND WORST IN SERIES? Week 22: Coins! (Read 8680 times)

Nintendoobsessed · « **on:** September 14, 2008, 10:46:20 AM »

Which Mario game had the best use for coins? Or the best design? Just tell me which game has "The Best or Worst Coins, for whatever reason!" Anyway...

BEST:

Super Mario RPG (1) Lack of better vote, but FROGGY COINS!

WORST:

Super Mario Galaxy (1) Did coins even have a purpose in this game? (Am I forgetting they heal you...?)

NOMINATIONS:
Mario Sports game (2)
Original Super Mario Bros Level (2)
2D Game (4)
3D Game (1)

(10 Votes=Topic)

BEST Winners:
WEEK 1(Attacks): Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
WEEK 2(Final Boss Battle): Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
WEEK 3(Music): Super Mario Galaxy
WEEK 4(Underwater Levels): Super Mario World
WEEK 5(Powerups): Super Mario Bros 3
WEEK 6(Bowser Level):Paper Mario
WEEK 7(First Boss): Super Mario 64
WEEK 8(Yoshi's Role): Yoshi's Island
WEEK 9(Intro): Super Mario Galaxy
WEEK 10(Ending): Paper Mario
WEEK 11(Races): Super Mario 64
WEEK 12(Non-Bowser bosses): Yoshi's Island
WEEK 13(Hub):Super Mario Sunshine
WEEK 14(Hub Dwellers): Super Mario Galaxy
WEEK 15(Title Screen): Super Mario 64
WEEK 16(Box Art): Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
WEEK 17(Level Success Animation): Super Mario 64
WEEK 18(Ghost Levels): Super Mario World
WEEK 19(Castle/Fortress Music): Super Mario World
WEEK 20(Super Mario Bros. Remixes): Super Mario 64
WEEK 21(First Level): Super Mario 64

WORST Winners:
WEEK 13(Hub): Super Mario Galaxy/Super Paper Mario
WEEK 14(Hub Dwellers): Super Mario Sunshine
WEEK 15(Title Screen): Mario Kart Wii
WEEK 16(Box Art): Mario Kart Wii
WEEK 17(Level Success Animation): Super Mario Bros. 2(American)
WEEK 18(Ghost Levels): Super Mario Sunshine
WEEK 19(Castle/Fortress Music): Super Mario Bros. 3
WEEK 20(Super Mario Bros. Remixes): Super Mario All-Stars
WEEK 21(First Level): Super Mario Sunshine

Glitchy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:11:00 AM »

Best: SMG and/or SMS because one is pretty and the other is useful.

Worst: SM64 for ugliness.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:53:04 PM »

Best: Mario and Luigi:SS. Well, they're money, for crying out loud, but you could also do all those crazy coin block tricks and knock coins out of Mario.
Worst: SMG. I really think what they should've done is just replaced Coins with Star Bits, period. That would've made the game a lot better.

Kimimaru · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:56:48 PM »

Sorry, I can't decide on a vote, but I'll nominate "Best 2D Game" for next week.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2008, 03:08:32 PM »

Best: SM64. They heal you and can net you a star at the end of the course if you earn 100.

Worst: Super Mario Kart. I hated these. If you didn't have one, you wiped out if someone rammed you. I really hate the coin system in this game. Sure they could protect you, but if we didn't have them, we wouldn't really have to worry about wiping out that much (save for items).

missingno · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2008, 04:55:16 PM »

BEST: Super Mario 64, replenishes health, and helps you get more stars.
WORST: Super Mario Bros. 2 (US), You can only get them in Subspace, plus all they do is give you a roll on the roulette.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:31:50 PM »

BEST: SS, for the Tennis Block and for being able to hold 9,999 of them.

WORST: SMK, for the same reasons as PL.

Kimimaru · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:34:52 PM »

Quote from: PaperLuigi on September 14, 2008, 03:08:32 PM

Best: SM64. They heal you and can net you a star at the end of the course if you earn 100.

You know, the same exact thing happens in Super Mario Sunshine, except the coins look better.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:36:32 PM »

And as a bonus, it has the unbelievably annoying blue coins!

BP · « **Reply #9 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:58:41 PM »

Best: Galaxy, because I'd say that's where they have the most value given your low health capacity. No Mario game really stands out in terms of coin value though. I've always been good with money in RPGs, only running out regularly in Final Fantasy (and FFII), a couple of times in MOTHER 3 and only after buying a whole bunch of TMs in Pokémon. Almost never in Mario RPGs.

Worst: Sunshine, for the blue ones.

jmdblazer · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2008, 06:39:41 PM »

Best: Sunshine, for the blue ones. I loved how much exploration was in that game.

Worst: Galaxy, it got rid of hundred coin hunting (well, purple coins, but those were set up in one specific area). Plus the only good thing was health, but there always seemed to be a 6-life mushroom that defeated the purpose.

And I vote for best 2d game.

Toad · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2008, 07:36:50 PM »

Best: SMG, because they were mostly sparse in the later levels, and could be used for healing (a feature used in all three 3D Mario games).

Worst: Super Mario Sunshine. The Blue Coin hunt from the Underwhere!

Nominee: Original SMB level

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 15, 2008, 06:02:01 AM »

Best: SMW, the Dragon Coins provide an extra challenge once you find all the exit goals.

Worst: SMG, because I hated collecting Purple Cpins.

Kojinka · « **Reply #13 on:** September 15, 2008, 07:51:08 AM »

Best: SMW. I like the coins with Yoshi's profile face.
Worst: SMG. Too few and the only purpose they served was healing

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2008, 08:35:24 PM »

Quote from: Kimimaru on September 14, 2008, 05:34:52 PM

You know, the same exact thing happens in Super Mario Sunshine, except the coins look better.

Sorry, I just like the 64 coins better. Everything about Sunshine just sort of leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth (Piantas, blue coins, Bowser Jr.) and in contrast, 64 is nearly perfect. Galaxy is perfect. Sunshine is just...meh. Same goes for its coins.