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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

'''Treasure chests''' (sometimes formatted as '''Treasure Chests'''), also referred to as '''treasure boxes''', are objects scattered throughout the [[level]]s in many different games. Some hold the most mundane of items, while others hold unique items needed to complete a quest.

 

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====

Treasure boxes, referred to simply as "boxes" by a [[Toad (species)|Toad]], first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are usually seen inside [[Toad House]]s, and when opened, the boxes reveal a power-up that can be used later in the game. Small boxes that also hold useful items appear after the player defeats all of the enemies in an [[Enemy Course]] or in secluded areas in levels.

====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''====

{{multiframe|[[File:Coffre 64.png|200px]] [[File:Plunder in the Sunken Ship.png|200px]]|size=420|A treasure chest in ''Super Mario 64'' (left) and ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (right)}}

Treasure Chests also appear in [[Jolly Roger Bay]] and [[Dire, Dire Docks]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If a character touches one of these Treasure Chests in the wrong order, he is shocked and stunned, but if he touches them in the correct order, he receives either [[bubble]]s or a [[Power Star]], or causes water to drain.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Treasure Chests are brown, appear to be made up of wood, and they have a dark gray outline. Some Treasure Chests are darker, a difference only for aesthetic, and they usually appear in castle levels. Each Treasure Chest contains an item, such as a [[Banana Bunch]], a [[Red Balloon]], a [[Banana Coin]], or even a [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letter]]. This is the first game where Treasure Chests can be picked up, and [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]] can throw a Treasure Chest to defeat most enemies, except red [[Zinger]]s, although the chest still breaks open upon contact with them. The only Treasure Chests that the Kongs are required to break are those with a [[kannonball]], which is required to activate its corresponding [[kannon (cannon)|kannon]] to a [[bonus room|Bonus Level]]. Treasure Chests additionally have a role in some of the Bonus Levels. In certain "Destroy Them All!" challenges, Treasure Chests have to be used to defeat the enemies. In some "Find the Token!" Bonus Levels, such as [[Gangplank Galley (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gangplank Galley]]'s and [[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Kannon's Klaim]]'s first one, the object is to break the Treasure Chest with the [[Kremkoin]]. In the first Bonus Level of [[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Hornet Hole]], the Kongs have to hit numerous Zingers with the Treasure Chest for it to break open and reveal a Kremkoin.

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', treasure boxes hover in the air (just like [[? Block]]s), and they must be hit from below. They can contain [[coin]]s, items, [[mushroom]]s, weapons, or monsters. These monsters are [[Pandorite]], [[Hidon]], [[Box Boy]], and [[Chester]]. A [[magic treasure box]] is found in the last area of [[Bowser's Castle]], created by [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] after the player defeats him. The golden box contains an infinite number of coins. [[Surprise Box]]es, special invisible treasure boxes, also appear in the game.

In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', treasure chests appear after Luigi beats the [[ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghost(s)]] in a room. Blue Treasure Chests contain [[key]]s. Green ones contain many [[coin]]s, [[bill]]s, and possibly [[Gold Bar]]s. If Luigi defeats an optional [[portrait ghost]], he will also receive a green chest with a [[Blue Diamond]] inside, among other treasures. Red Treasure Chests contain Mario's dropped Items that need to be taken to [[Madame Clairvoya]]. There are many red Treasure Chests in the [[Hidden Room]] and [[Sealed Room]] as well, though many in the former contain ghosts. A white chest exists in the [[Tea Room]], containing the [[element medal|Ice Element Medal]]. There are also gold chests revealed after Luigi defeats bosses, and the chests contain area keys.

|Jap={{hover|宝箱|たからばこ}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> / 宝物箱

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|Ita=Cassa del tesoro<br>Forziere<ref>''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Italian e-manual, pag. 5</ref>/Baule/Scrigno<ref>''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' Italian site, "Trova lo scrigno!". Retrieved on November 5th, 2023.</ref>

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