Coins

"Oh, brain like shiny things."

―Homer Simpson

"Yeah great, these shiny things are called "coins". Whenever you get enough of those, you can get a cool surprise."

―Bart Simpson

The 'Coins are round, yellow coins with the cola logo stamped upon them. These coins appear throughout The Simpsons: Hit & Run and are used by the player to purchase different items they need.

At the start of a level, the coins are left scatted around for a player to collect but they can also be found in Cola Crates and Vending Machines and obtained by attacking items and cars blowing up when they've received to much damage. Attacking and defeating a Wasp Cameras can also get the player coins. You can also gamble coins through the Wager Races.

Purchases

The following are items that the player can use coins to purchase:

• Unlockable Vehicles
• Character Costumes

Trivia

• The sound effect that plays when coins are collected was later used in the game also developed by Radical Entertainment called Crash of the Titans, along with its sequel Crash: Mind Over Mutant, when the player collects Mojo.