Purple Coin

Purple coins are the main coins (besides regular ones) in Super Mario Galaxy. They have a star symbol on them, just like the coins in Super Mario 64. Purple coins appear in all of the major 15 galaxies as the last mission. They appear as a "Purple Comet" after the Bowser is defeated in the last battle. In the Purple Coin Missions the goal is to collect 100 purple coins. There are two variaties in this missions:


 * 1) Timed: This missions are time based and the purple coin music plays. Usually there are more than 100 purple coins in this missions. Some missions aren't "actively" timed. They are just on a straight path and the player has to "ride" a platform to get to this coins. Examples are Dreadnought Galaxy and Battlerock Galaxy. Timed missions with an actual timer are: Space Junk Galaxy, Ghostly Galaxy, Gusty Garden Galaxy, Toy Time Galaxy, Goldleaf Galaxy. WARNING: if you get 100 coins in this missions, the timer won't stop until you get the star!
 * 2) Not Timed: This missions usually take place on the bigger galaxies. They resemble the 100 coin missions in Super Mario 64. Examples are: Good Egg Galaxy, Honeyhive Galaxy, Beach Bowl Galaxy, Dusty Dune Galaxy, Freezeflame Galaxy, Melty Molten Galaxy, Sea Slide Galaxy, Deep Dark Galaxy.