Like in real life, video game also has a currency for trading. Without a currency, gamers can buy or sell items and other things with other players or the NPCs. To this date, video game developers introduced many names for their currency. But what are the legendary in-game currencies? See the list below to find out.

1. Gold and Coin

Gold and Coin are the most common in-game currency. Almost every video game uses gold and coin. Besides being easy to say, gold and coin have a universal meaning that every gamer knows as a trading tool.

2. Gil - Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy fans are familiar with this name. Gil is the currency used in every Final Fantasy game. Gil is as iconic as Chocobo.

Not only as currency, but Gil is also a skill in Final Fantasy. There are many skills with this name, from Gil Toss, Throw-Gil, and Spare-Change. The point is throwing your money to the opponent to deal damage. If the writer is their enemy, the writer will take the money and run.

3. Zeny - Ragnarok Online

Gamers who grew up in the 2000s are familiar with Zeny. Yup, Zeny is the currency of Ragnarok Online. During the heyday of Ragnarok Online, you will hear people talk about Zeny everywhere. Be it to gain popularity, for trading, and as a term.

However, Ragnarok Online is not the only game with Zeny as its currency. Capcom also uses Zeny for some of its games such as Megaman and Monster Hunter. Capcom usually shortened the word into Z.

4. Rings - Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic fans are familiar with Rings. Besides its use to “buy” extra life, Rings is Sonic’s life. If Sonic is attacked when he has no Rings, then it’s game over.

5. Caps - Fallout

Caps is the currency of Fallout. Caps is used as the in-game currency because it syncs with the apocalyptic theme of Fallout. When civilization is destroyed, mankind has to survive using what is left. One of them is bottle caps that they use as currency.

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6. Pokemon Dollar - Pokemon

From the name, Pokemon Dollar, you know that it’s the currency of Pokemon games. Uniquely, the name never exists until Pokemon Colosseum was translated into English. Fans are more familiar with its symbol. Two lines with a “P” like the symbol for Yen.

7. Simoleon - SimCity

Every SimCity franchise or The Sims uses Simoleon as their currency. The symbol of Simoleon is similar to the symbol of the dollar currency. The symbol for Simoleon is "§" and the symbol for Dollar is “$”, can you see the similarity?

8. Rupee - The Legend of Zelda

If Final Fantasy has Gil, then Zelda has Rupee. The currency was first introduced in the first The Legend of Zelda and still used until Breath of the Wild. What makes Rupee unique compared to other in-game currencies is its value. The value of Rupee is determined by colorful gems. Green Rupee has the value of 1 while Gold Rupee has the highest value at 300. Rupee is also the currency of India.

9. Credits 

Besides gold and coin, credit is another named most often used for in-game currencies. The difference between gold and coin and credit is that gold and coin are used for RPG or fantasy games. While credits is used for futuristic or shooter games.

10. Munny - Kingdom Hearts

Besides Gil from Final Fantasy, Square Enix also introduced an in-game currency for Kingdom Hearts called Munny. It’s quite unique since it sounds similar to the word “money”.

That’s the list of the legendary in-game currencies. Stay tuned for more information about tech and gadgets, and don’t forget to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram. 

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