Coin Cache
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Coin Cache is a coin-collecting 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 5.
Intro
The four players exit Princess Peach's Castle in the background and run onto the stage itself.
Gameplay
Like in any other coin-collecting minigame in the Mario Party series, the goal of the player is to collect the most coins within the time limit. Unlike what the in-game instructions imply, everyone keeps the coins they collect, rather than there being a single winner. In this specific game, the player must smash as many Brick Blocks as possible, hoping to obtain coins. Like in most Mario games, the coins don't fall out; the player just has to hit the block to obtain the coin.
There are three types of blocks in this minigame:
- The first one is the usual Brick Block. It contains nothing, and when hit, it is destroyed.
- The second one contains a single coin. When hit, it transforms into a Used Block.
- The third one, also the rarest of all, this one can be hit several times. When it has no more coins, it turns into a Used Block.
These blocks, though, are not just there for the player to hit. In a sidescroller-like engine, there are a total of three rows of Brick Blocks, which move from left to right. The player is restricted to only move from left to right, rather than in all directions, like in most other minigames. The rows of blocks, though, stop moving every now and then for a few seconds, and then, a few seconds later, move in the opposite direction, which the players can use to climb to higher rows of bricks. The players may also step off one side of the screen and appear on the other, like in Mario Bros..
Ending
The players perform their victory animations wherever they are.
Controls
– Move
– Jump
In-Game Text
- Rules – "Collect coins by jumping into bricks. Careful! Not all bricks give you coins. Whoever collects the most coins wins."
- Advice – "If you move off the screen on one side, you'll appear on the other."
