BLUE COIN GUIDE

We’re scouring night and day to hunt down all 240 Blue Coins. We’ll be updating

level-by-level as we clear each one out. You can get most of the coins in any

order, but we’ve numbered them in the order that we found them.

Here are some general tips:

- Spray everything: If it looks like it could use water, spray it. Spraying

water on buckets of fish, flowers, or even knocking down birds can get you a

blue coin.

- Talk to people: Even if you got the import and don’t have a clue what

anyone’s saying, talking to the right people will get you blue coins upon

occasion.

- Leave no stone unturned: Blue coins can be far off the beaten path, high in

the sky, or deep in a sewer. Look at everything and explore every nook and

cranny.

Dolphic Town Blue Coins:

1. The first one is in what looks like a jail cell under the eastern bell

tower. Swim around to the back side and you’ll find an entrance.

2-3. There is an X on the statue at the south end of town and another X on the

side of the western bell tower by the boardwalk. Spray each one and run to the

other to get the blue coins.

4. In the center of town, at the bottom of the Shine Gate, there is a crate on

the boardwalk. Stomp it and you’ll see an M painted on the wall. Spray the M

for a blue coin.

5. On the rooftops just west of the Shine Gate, there is a group of birds. Keep

spraying the blue bird until it drops the coin.

6. You’ll find another blue bird to spray over by the pineapple-stuffed pipe

that leads to Sirena Beach later in the game.

7. On the building that arches over the canal, there is another M hidden behind

a crate. Bust the crate and spray the M for the blue coin.

8. Go to the island that’s out west of town. Drop into the sewer entrance there

and you’ll find a blue coin hidden in the sewers just south of the island.

9-12. Each townsperson with a basket wants fruit. Talk to one (this step is

required), then put three of the correct fruit into their basket. Talk to them

once more to collect a blue coin. The lady by the Shine Gate with an elevated

basket wants pineapples. The lady near Mare Bay’s entrance wants bananas. The

lady out on the island wants limes. (You can get them from the island’s tree,

just spray and they’ll fall.) Now the last one is a doozie. The lady with a

turned-over basket wants the fruit that can’t be picked up...looks like a

pineapple with no leafage. Problem is, she’s surrounded by the city’s internal

river. You have to use all your soccer skills to get the ball-like fruit to

her. If you move Mario right up next to the fruit and press A, he’ll kick the

fruit up into the air. This is how you’ll get the fruit up to the platform

across the river from your destination, right near the base of the Shine Gate.

Then kick the fruit over so that it’s lined up well; you want it directly

across from those umbrellas. Get it near the edge, kick it up into the air,

then jump and press B to dive. If you time it correctly, Mario will punch the

fruit over the gap. Then follow it over with your hover and kick it into the

basket. If you don’t hear a “success" sound, you forgot to talk to the lady

first! D’oh! (Yes, this happened to me.) When you finally get three

soccer-fruit in her basket, talk to her again for your blue coin, one of the

hardest to get in the whole game.

13. In the sewer system, you’ll find another blue coin just under the canal

near the Shine Gate.

14. Again in the sewers, there is another blue coin north of the Shine Gate,

under the hills.

15. Get on the rooftops and head to the west side of town near the Pinna Park

cannon. On the side of one of the towers is another M you can spray for a blue

coin.

16. After you’ve gotten six shines, one of the villagers will have somehow

caught fire and be running around near the fruit stands. Put out the fire, and

he’ll give you a blue coin.

17. After you have Yoshi, go back to the tower by Pinna Park and spray the

paint on top of the building with Juice. It will dissolve, revealing a blue

coin.

18. You’ll need Yoshi again to vomit all over the paint, but there is another

blue coin similarly hidden on the rooftops near the lighthouse.

19. After you’ve acquired the propeller nozzle, head over to the pillars east

of the lighthouse. Just at the water line, there is a gate that you can bust

through. A blue coin is inside.

20. At the airport, there is a blue coin stuck in a block of ice. Spray away

the ice, and the coin will be yours.

Bianco Hills Blue Coins:

Story 1

1. Go to the river just before the town and follow to the end. There’s a blue

coin just under the water.

2. There is an M painted on the town-side of the wall between the bells and the

waterwheel. Wash it off for a blue coin.

3. There is another M painted on the house with two towers on the north end of

town. Spray it down for the blue coin.

4. Back on the southern end of town, there is a tall building with a balcony.

Get onto the balcony and you’ll see two holes. Spray the hole on the left for a

blue coin.

5. Head north across the rooftops, and look for the building with the two

towers. There is a blue coin in the eastern tower.

6. Between both of those buildings are two medium-sized windmills with rotating

platforms. There is a blue coin floating between the western windmill and the

hills.

7. Climb the waterwheel and get on top of the wall. You should be able to spot

another M painted on the wall. Clean it off for a blue coin.

8-9. Go south just a bit and rotate your camera around a little. You should be

able to see two X’s painted on the sides of the wall. One is on the town side,

hidden in a closed-in section of the wall. The other is on the eastern “forest"

side. Spray them both for blue coins.

10. Keep heading south along the wall until you get almost where the two walls

intersect. One of the smaller windmills is there on the eastern side of the

wall. Spray the windmill and it will spin faster and faster until the blue coin

appears.

11. Jump into the water east of the monster spewing out all that sludge. You

should be able to find a blue coin just sitting under there.

12. Head up the hill that leads to the large windmill. There is an M painted on

the side of the windmill just before you ride the blades to the top. Wash it

off for the blue coin.

Story 2

13. Just west of the large windmill is a tall pillar with a bit of grass at the

top. Spray the top of the pillar and a blue coin will pop out.

Story 3

14. Make your way back to the large windmill. On the path, you’ll find a

villager covered in sludge. Wash him off, and he’ll give you a blue coin.

15. Get back on top of the windmill where you encountered the second boss. Now

there is a cactus-like enemy waiting for you. Defeat it for the blue coin.

Note: You may not get the blue coin if you wait until it falls over to attack.

Try to bounce on its head while it’s vertical.

16. From the top of the windmill, look out over the level. You should now see a

series of tightropes and small windmills just in front of you. On top of one of

the platforms is a blue coin.

Story 4

17. Underneath the bridge that leads from the forest area to the large

windmill, you’ll spot a blue coin and a few other coins. Use the tightropes

below to bounce up and grab the fence.

18. Get on top of the wall just south of the forest and on the other side of

the river. Follow it east and you’ll see three brick platforms jutting out from

the side of the hill. On the third platform is another cactus enemy. Defeat it

for a blue coin.

19. Grab the rocket nozzle and head all the way to the western edge of the

town. There is a small ledge in the side of the hills. Rocket up there and

you’ll find a blue coin.

Story 5

20. There is a large concrete pillar that connects the two main walls in the

level. If you’re heading on the path from where the level starts, you should

see it on your right. Get on top of it and you’ll see another villager covered

in sludge. Hose him down, and he’ll give you a blue coin in return.

21. Before you go and wake up that boss, rocket up to the group of platforms on

top of the hills north of town. There is a blue coin on the center platform.

Story 6

22. Head back up those hills and look towards the platform where the last boss

was sleeping. You should notice two clouds floating there now. Spray one cloud

to make it expand and jump on it. Do the same with next cloud. Then jump to the

platform. Use your hover nozzle to spray the platform and a blue coin will pop

out.

23. Get on top of the building with the two towers and look back toward the

hills you were just on. You should be able to see another blue coin floating

near the top of one of the smaller windmills. Jump and hover from the building

or make your way to the top of that windmill and jump down for it.

24. Head over to the ramp that leads from the forest to the large windmill.

Just to the west of it, you’ll notice an out-of-place coin on the shore. You’ll

need to brave the pollution and follow that coin into the water. Dive under the

sludge and you’ll see a whole line of coins, leading to a blue coin.

Story 7

25-26. On the northern sides of the tall building with the balcony and the

building with the two towers, you’ll find O’s painted. These work on the same

principles as the X’s, but you’ll need to be a bit faster to make in time. I

suggest using a trick WindyMan taught me. Spray the ground to make it wet and

dive into it before dries off. You’ll slide right across the level. I also

suggest spraying the O’s from a distance so that you’ll have less ground to

cover while the timer’s running.

27. On top of the building with the balcony is one of the small windmills. Find

your way to the top of it, and watch for a blue bird flying around. Shoot down

the bird, and it will drop a blue coin.

28. Bounce around on the treetops and make your way to the tree that’s farthest

north - close to the waterwheel. Use your hover nozzle to spray the center of

the tree and a blue coin will pop out.

Story 8 (with Yoshi)

29. Floating around the town is a blue butterfly. It’s constantly flying

around, so there’s no precise location. It tends to be near the hills though.

Find it with Yoshi and have him eat it. It will leave behind a blue coin.

30. Head over to the forest and look for the honeycombs. Knock down the eastern

honeycomb and have Yoshi eat all the bees. Once you’ve gotten them all, the

last one will leave behind the blue coin.

Ricco Harbor Blue Coins:

Story 1

1. Go to the side of the warehouses near the beginning. Next to the guy

wearing sunglasses, an M is painted on the wall. Wash it off for the coin.

2. Now, get on top of the warehouses and you should see another M painted on

the side of the cliff. Hose it down for a blue coin.

3. Head east to where the lighthouse is and examine the ship. You should see

another M painted on its side.

4. Just north of the lighthouse, a crate is sitting by the water. Bust it

open, and a blue coin will pop out.

5. Clean the black sludge off the ground around the lighthouse to find another

M painted on the ground.

6. Now you should also see a guy standing on top of some bricks and near some

cement mixers. Face him. Then, turn to your left and start spraying down the

wall. If you hit the right spot, you should see a blue outline of a shine

begin to appear. Coins will pop out if you continue to spray it, and finally

you’ll get a blue coin for your effort.

7. Get onto the black ship inside the fences. There is another M hidden

underneath the sludge on deck.

8. Get on top of the ship’s smokestack and look south. You should see a crane

moving back and forth, and on top of it, there is a blue coin.

9. Get back to the smokestack and you should see another blue coin on the

scaffolding just above the crane. Flip and hover up there to get it.

10. If you look northwest from their, you’ll see some red fences. Jump over

and climb to the top of the nearest one. Jump over to the next set of

scaffolding, and you’ll see another coin directly east.

11. Well, if you’re like me, you probably got knocked off by one of the

enemies, so head back to the smokestack. Look north to the lighthouse, and you

should see another blue coin on the scaffolding surrounding it.

12. Swim south of that same ship and you’ll see a blue coin underwater beneath

the orange platform with an arrow pointing east.

13. Find your back up to the eastern part of the blue scaffolding and look for

the beam that juts farthest to the south. At the end of that beam is a line of

coins leading down to a blue coin. Hang off the end of the beam and slide down

to get it.

14. Make your way over to the platform next to the yellow submarine. There is

a propeller that you can spray to raise it out of the water. Raise the

submarine all the way to the top, and a blue coin will pop out of the

propeller.

15. Head up to the town now and find the fountain on the western side of town.

There is a blue coin floating just above it.

16. Just east of the fountain, there is another M painted on the wall. One of

the villagers is staring right at it.

17. Get on the rooftops, and head east. Near where the boss is hiding you’ll

find an M on the wall above one of the buildings.

18. Follow the stone path that leads from the rooftops and stretches out toward

the helipad. Jump over to the helipad and look southeast. You should see a

series of tall platforms out there. Believe it or not, you can actually make

it over there by doing a triple jump or spin jump and hovering. However, you

might find it easier to wait until you unlock the rocket nozzle. Either way,

go to the lowest platform and head east to the ledges in the cliff side. On

the eastern cliff there is another M painted on the wall. Note: If you wait

until Story 8, there is a brown villager near the submarine who will toss you

straight out to the cliff.

19. Head back to the tall platforms and make your way up to the one farthest

west. There is an M painted on it that you can spray for a blue coin.

Story 2

20. In story 2, you’ll find a series of sailboats in the harbor. Find the one

that’s furthest to the east and look southwest. You should see a blue coin

floating in the air that you can jump to from the boat.

21. Jump on one of the squid and head follow the coins to the sewer entrance

shown in the cut-scene. On the way, you’ll see a blue coin that you’ll need to

jump for.

Story 3

22. Climb the fences on the black ship by the lighthouse. You should see

several yellow spiders climbing the fences now. It doesn’t seem that you can

defeat them at first, but you can if you attack them from the opposite of the

fence. There is one on the side of one of the fences that you can punch for a

blue coin.

23. Another one of the spiders is hanging from the top of the fences. If you

spray it with a bit of water, it will curl up. Then you can jump and stomp the

fence above it to knock it down and score a blue coin.

24. On the scaffolding high above the harbor, you’ll find the rocket nozzle.

Once you’ve acquired it, get on top of the lighthouse. Charge up the rocket

and jump to get a blue coin.

Story 4

25. You’re going to hate someone for this one. You know the last shine you got

where you had to climb all the way up and get into that yellow fence? Well, do

it again. Inside you’ll find a squid that has a blue coin. Hint: There are a

couple easier ways. If you look at the bottom of that yellow fence, you just

might find one.

Story 6

26. On the eastern end of town where the giant squid used to be, the villagers

have set up a fish market. Spray the baskets in the middle for a blue coin.

Story 7

27. There are two green X’s. One is painted on the side of the lighthouse.

The other is on one of the buildings on the eastern side of town. Starting at

the lighthouse, spray the X and jump into the sewer. Then spray a bit of water

and slide to the eastern end of the pipe. Jump out just in time to get the

blue coin before it disappears.

28. For the other coin, you’ll need the propeller nozzle. Spray the X from a

distance and use the propeller nozzle to cut west through the town. Jump off

the ledge to get to the coin in time.

Story 8

29. The last two are easy. First make sure you go grab Yoshi. Then look for a

group of blue butterflies. Eat them all for a blue coin.

30. Now take Yoshi over by the lighthouse. There is a yellow spider climbing

on one of the walls. Eat it for the last blue coin. Another way, although

much more difficult, is to rocket jump directly above the spider and then stomp

down onto it.

Mamma Beach Blue Coins:

*Note: this level is called Gelato Beach in the US version of Super Mario

Sunshine.

Story 1

1. From the start, look right behind you and head for the island with the three

palm trees. Hanging from one of them is a swing. Get on the swing and push it

by spraying your pump. After a few swings, you’ll be high enough to get the

blue coin.

2. Now, walk carefully up the trunk of that tree. There is a blue coin at the

top.

3. Southeast of the island, on the ocean floor is a blue coin.

4. Another coin is on the sea floor southwest of the island.

5. There is a blue coin swimming with a school of blue fish.

6. Another blue coin is swimming with a school of red fish.

7. On the eastern side of the beach is a small hut. Get inside and bounce off

one of the seats to hang from the ceiling. There is a blue coin in the center

of the ceiling.

8. In Story 1, only one of the round enemies on the beach is red. Knock him

out and bounce on his belly or defeat him for a blue coin.

9. Get on the roof of the hut and look east. There is a small ledge with a red

M painted on one of the walls. Wash it off for a blue coin.

10-11. On the sides of the cliffs on the eastern and western sides of the

beach, there are two triangles painted. Wash them off for blue coins. It’s

best to clear out all the enemies first and then slide across the beach by

spraying a bit of water and then diving into it.

12. Head to the juice bar on the western side of the beach. Go off the

backside of it and swim under the area with the tables and umbrellas. There

are several coins and a blue coin hidden there.

13-14. Make your way into the hills. At the top there is an area that looks

like a small circular stage. There is a high wire with several birds on it.

Some are hiding in the holes in the poles. There are two blue birds in the

flock, and each will give you a blue coin.

15. Just east of the stage, there is a blue coin floating above one of the

poles.

16. If you follow the brick path west of the stage to the end there will be a

small trench cut between it and one of the last poles. In that trench is a

blue coin.

17. Continue up and west to the last tightrope. There is a line of coins and a

blue coin floating above the center of it.

Story 2

18. Go out to the area where the sand castle appeared in the last story. Spray

the sand, and an outline of a shine will begin to appear. Keep spraying for a

blue coin.

19. There’s a similar marking hidden on the west side of the beach beneath one

of the vertical lines of coins.

20. Another hidden marking lies just north of the boat near the center of the

beach.

Story 4

21. Yet another marking and blue coin is hidden near the surfboards.

22-25. When you’re riding on the sand bird for the 8 red coins, there are also

four blue coins that will float by on clouds.

Story 5

26. Get the rocket nozzle and head for the wooden platform just west of the

tower in the center of the stage. Rocket straight up from the center of the

platform for a blue coin.

27.Next to the platform, there is a blue enemy sleeping in the tree. Spray him

with a bit of water and jump on his belly for a blue coin.

Story 6

28. Get Yoshi and head over by the hut on the east side of the beach. There is

some yellow gunk you’ll need Yoshi’s juice for. Get rid of it and then spray

the plant to make it form a footprint in the sand. There will be a blue coin

inside the footprint.

29. Take Yoshi under the wooden platform next to the tower. Have him knock

down the honeycomb and eat the bees for a blue coin.

30. Find any fruit and take it over to the juice bar on the western side of the

beach. Toss the fruit in the blender on the roof for a blue coin.