Editing Completion

These games often indicate the player's completion percentage, usually on the file selection screen. This page details how full completion is achieved in ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games that feature it and what changes take place when it is achieved.

===''Mario Bros.'' series===

In the "Nagatanien World" mode of ''[[Mario Bros. Returns]]'', completing a phase after the first 100,000 points reveals a congratulatory message and a code in {{wp|hiragana}} that could be mailed in to enter into a drawing for a pack of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''-themed playing cards during the game's post-release promotional campaign. Doing the same after 200,000 points reveals a different message and another code to enter a drawing for a [[Family Computer|Famicom]] cartridge of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

 

In the [[Virtual Boy]] game ''[[Mario Clash]]'', a different ''Super Mario'' franchise character will be shown with a congratulatory message for every 100,000 points collected. When the maximum 999,999 points have been collected, a cast roll will play with the game's enemies holding white flags. A message then appears which reads ''"All right, that's it - you win!"''.

 

====''Mario Bros.'' (Game Boy Advance)====

For the [[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|remakes of ''Mario Bros.'']] in each of the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' installments and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', up to five stars show up next to the ''Mario Bros.'' logo based on how many points have been accrued in the game. One star appears for every 180,000 points earned, with five stars at 900,000 points being the maximum.

====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' / ''All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.''====

In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', reaching the end of World 8 without using [[Warp Zone]]s to skip ahead allows the player to continue to [[World 9 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9]], and upon completing World 9 the player returns to [[World 9-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-1]] in an endless loop until losing one life, revealing an ending unique from that of a warp-assisted completion in [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8-4]].

Each time the game is completed, a star appears on the title screen. Once eight stars are acquired, holding the A button begins a new game starting in [[World A]], allowing for progress to Worlds B, C, and D, at the end of which lies yet another ending. The game can have up to twenty-four stars on the title screen.

In the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version, the eight-completions requirement is absent, and World A always follows World 8 or 9 depending on whether Warp Zones were used. Access to World 9 can be [[Missable content|permanently lost]] by using a Warp Zone at all, even if the player had accessed World 9 before.

In the ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' version, a green Yoshi egg appears on the title screen after completing the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' portion of the game. Completing the [[Yoshi Challenge]] by collecting all forty eggs throughout the game's twenty levels will replace the Yoshi egg with a grown green Yoshi. If all 100 [[Ace Coin]]s are also collected, the Yoshi/Yoshi egg on the title screen will turn red, and the title screen's sky will become sunset-themed.

In the [[Virtual Console]] and [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online]] releases of ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', all thirty-eight levels of [[World-e]] are unlocked by default (even though in the original hardware, only thirty levels could be supported at once). The game keeps track of how many of the total 147 [[Advance Coin]]s the player has collected as well as whether each stage has been completed by Mario or Luigi. There are also eight [[e-Coin]]s to collect, which fill the frames in the [[e-Coin Castle]]. There is no reward for completing all the levels, nor for obtaining all collectibles.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', 100% completion requires finding all 96 of the game's exits. In the original SNES version and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'', doing this places a star before the completion counter on the file selection screen in the American version and earlier European versions, or turns the number blue in later European versions. Other exits include the [[Giant Gate]] past the secret [[Keyhole]] in [[Donut Plains 2]], the second Giant Gate in [[Chocolate Island 2]], and the paths accessed using [[Yoshi's Wings]] in [[Cheese Bridge Area]], [[Valley of Bowser 2]] and [[Way Cool]] (making up a total of 101 exits), although these exits are treated as regular exits and therefore are not also required for 100% completion. Likewise, the [[Front Door]] and [[Back Door]] are both counted as the same exit, so the player is only required to complete one of them.

In its [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', clearing all 96 exits will mark the file select screen with "Extra", and a cutscene will play showing Luigi in a balloon throwing down a Koopa Troopa mask, thereby triggering [[Fall]]. The game will display the message ''"Mario and Luigi have found all of the goals. Congratulations!!! Now you can play a slightly different Dinosaur Land!"'' Collecting five [[Dragon Coin]]s in each level will trigger a different cutscene where Yoshi transforms a coin into one with a Princess Peach image, and the words ''"Perfect"'' will be shown. The game's status screen will also show an image of a Dragon Coin.  

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In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', similar to ''Super Mario World'', the number of stages the player has cleared is displayed over their file. The game is completed by finding and beating all 31 stages (this excludes [[Mario's castle|Wario's castle]], as the game does not save after defeating [[Wario]]). A [[Game Over]] causes this number to decrement by the number of [[Golden Coin]]s Mario had before the Game Over occurred.

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

100% completion in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' is achieved by collecting all of the game's 120 [[Shine Sprite]]s. The [[Delfino Plaza]] area becomes progressively brighter as the player collects Shine Sprites. Collecting them all will replace the after-credit picture of [[Il Piantissimo]] finding the [[magic brush]] to a group photo of the game's friendly characters with the caption "Have a relaxing vacation!" and adds a red sun icon to the player's save file.

''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' has up to three stars show up next to the player's save file by completing hidden objectives. They are the following:

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', collecting the game's 120 [[Power Star]]s and beating the final [[Bowser]] battle a second time will unlock the "Super Luigi Galaxy" mode, in which players play through the game again as Luigi. Collecting all 120 stars and defeating Bowser twice in this mode unlocks the [[Grand Finale Galaxy]] in both modes, in which the player can obtain one final Power Star for each respective mode and send a commemorative message and photo to the Wii Message Board (or Nintendo Switch album for ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'') after talking to [[Mailtoad]]. If the player has collected 9,999 [[Star Bit]]s, the [[coconut]]s turn into [[watermelon]]s.

''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' has a similar star system to its predecessor, although the number next to the save file now goes up to five. The requirements for them are as follows:

Fulfilling all of these requirements and earning the stars also gives the player unlimited access to every Toad House in the game. If the player triggers the appearance of a [[Super Guide Block]] by losing eight lives in a level since it was last completed, and then the player saves, the stars [[Missable content|will not sparkle]], even if the player did not make use of the Super Guide effect.

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', collecting the game's regular 120 Power Stars and beating the final [[Bowser]] battle a second time will unlock the [[Green Star]] comet and a silver crown icon on the save file, with the file rank "The Green Star Challenge Is On!" Collecting all 120 Green Stars will, in turn, unlock both the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]] and a golden crown save icon. Collecting both stars from this galaxy will unlock a bejeweled platinum crown save icon and a "Master of Galaxies!" rank as well as the number of lives used to complete the game. A photo is also sent to the Wii Message Board, with a message that reads ''"Dear Player, You deserve a congratulations of cosmic proportions for collecting all of the Stars and playing to the very end. Thank you! You are truly a master of galaxies! SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 Staff"''

 

If the player has collected 9999 Coins in the coin collection in Starship Mario, the Luigi [[Ghost (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|Ghosts]] will be added in all levels. After depositing 9999 [[Star Bit]]s with [[Banktoad]], all coconuts in the game become watermelons and [[The Perfect Run|the final mission]] in Grandmaster Galaxy becomes accessible, provided that [[The Ultimate Test|the previous mission]] had already been completed beforehand.

*Clearing all courses through [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]].

Getting the third star makes every level display which of the brothers have cleared it, and getting all five unlocks [[Special 8-Crown]].

SM3DL shot completion map.png|Completed level select screen with a star on all worlds, and icon of gold flag with stage cleared by both Mario and Luigi

*Beating {{world-link|6|bowser|World 6-Bowser's Castle}}.

*Collecting every Star Coin in Worlds 1-6, including [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]] and [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]].

*Opening every path on every world. This includes finding all normal and secret exits, opening every [[Star Coin Sign]], and using every [[Warp Cannon]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====

''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its expansion, ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', once again feature the ability to earn five stars on a save file for fulfilling various conditions. Unlike in the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, the game will display a message whenever the player fulfils one of these conditions, which are:

*Beat the game (clearing [[The Final Battle]]).

*Unlock [[Follow That Shell!]] ([[Flying Squirrel Ovation]] in ''New Super Luigi U'') in [[Superstar Road]].

Additionally, earning a gold medal across all [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] categories will display a congratulatory message to the player.

NSMBU All Challenges Complete.jpg|Message shown when completing all [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenges]] with a gold medal

NSMBUD completion 5 star message.png|Message shown when completing all objectives to gain five stars on the file

*Collect every [[stamp]] in every level (except for the World Crown levels).

In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', the requirements for getting five profile stars are identical aside from the fact that using the Cat Mario [[amiibo]] to obtain the [[Invincibility Bell]] has no penalty regarding said stars. However, the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign has separate profiles, which can also display a maximum of five stars.  

Three stars are earned by defeating Fury Bowser as [[Giga Cat Mario]], with each time the player defeats him adding one star until he is defeated three times. A fourth star is earned upon collecting all one hundred [[Cat Shine]]s, and a fifth is earned if the player defeats [[Giant Bowser]] after collecting one hundred Cat Shines. Additionally, the stars will shine if the player does not use the Cat Mario amiibo to obtain the Invincibility Bell.{{ref needed}}

The game also tracks the total number of [[regional coin]]s collected in each Kingdom, alongside a total of 52 [[capture]]s, 55 outfits, 43 [[Crazy Cap#Souvenirs|souvenirs]], and 82 music tracks. Like with Power Moons, completing each set adds a star next to its total. Obtaining all 880 normal Power Moons, souvenirs, outfits and caps (excluding those added in updates) and filling the capture and music lists adds a star to the save file.

In ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', while the criteria for completion has not been changed, six Secret stages have been added to the game, accessible after defeating [[Baby Bowser]]. Gaining 1,000 points in all six worlds (i.e. a perfect 100 score in all sixty stages) will add a number to the file screen that corresponds to how many lives it took to achieve a perfect file. A perfect score is "No. 1", meaning that it took only one Yoshi to achieve this. This version also includes a new ending cutscene that plays once this is achieved, and, like the normal ending in both this version and the original, ends on a screen where the player has to either turn off or reset the game.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', save files display a completion percentage. The maximum completion percentage is 101%. To complete the game, a player must:

*Find all 67 [[bonus room]]s hidden in the game inside caves or [[Barrel Cannon]]s. Once all bonus rooms are found in a level, an exclamation mark ("!") will appear beside the level's name.

Obtaining 101% completion will replace the percent character ("%") with a sunburst icon next to the save file. It also changes [[Cranky Kong]]'s line during the ending from "''If I had been playing, I'd have found everything! I'm sure there must be some bonus rooms you haven't found!''" to "''What a player you are, Donkey my lad! You've beaten the [[Kremling]]s, and found absolutely everything! You're nearly as good as I used to be!''"

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DKC-Complete101.png|101% completion on the file select screen

DKC-CompleteCranky.png|Cranky Kong's congratulatory message

In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]], the player will need to meet additional requirements for 101% completion:

*Find every bonus room. This only needs to be done once across the three playthroughs.

*Find every [[DK Sticker Pack]]. One is hidden in one level in each world, and will be found near a bunch of green [[Banana]]s. The player will find six more DK Sticker Packs when playing the game with either Star Barrels Off and DK Barrels Off, for a total of 18.

While the minigames do not contribute towards 101%, the player can view the [[Banana Coin]]s won from [[Candy's Challenge]] on the Bonus menu and clearing all 6 levels of [[Crosshair Cranky]] will unlock the Banner Creator for the Game Boy Printer.

In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], the requirements are different again:

*Find every bonus room.

*Collect every [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letter]].

*Collect every photo for the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]].

When the player get at least 90% on a save file, "Hero Mode" will be unlocked. The requirements for getting 101% completion in Hero Mode are the same as in the SNES version. A player does not need to collect the K-O-N-G Letters or complete the Scrapbook.

The new [[DK Attack]] mode does not contribute towards file completion, but the player does receive a rank for each level based on their top score, ranging from D-Rank to S-Rank. Obtaining an S-Rank on every level will change the menu's background to the artwork used in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] version's title screen.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the player's save file displays a maximum completion percentage of 100%. To complete the game, they must:

*Clear every level. Unlike in ''Donkey Kong Country'', some levels can normally be skipped due to split paths on the world map. The player needs to backtrack to clear them all.

*Find every [[bonus room]].

Achieving 100% has no effect on the game or ending.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', the player's save file displays a maximum completion percentage of 102%. To complete the game, they must:

*Collect all 75 [[Kremkoin]]s from the [[Bonus room|Bonus Level]]s. Unlike in ''Donkey Kong Country'', the player has to complete the objective in the Bonus Area for it to count towards completion. When all Kremkoins have been collected in a level, an exclamation mark ("!") will appear next to the level's name on the map screen. Kremkoins can be exchanged at [[Klubba's Kiosk]] for access to extra levels in the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]. Using the cheat in [[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Pirate Panic]] to receive all 75 Kremkoins will not be counted towards the player's completion percentage.

The [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance]] version has additional requirements:

*Collect the [[golden feather]] hidden in each level. If the player finds it, the level will be marked with a feather on the map screen and on the new status screen.

*Collect the 40 [[photograph|camera]]s to fill [[Wrinkly Kong]]'s [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]].

The Game Boy Advance version allows players to unlock all levels at once by entering the [[cheat code]] "FREEDOM" on the Cheats Menu. The player can still achieve 102% when this cheat is active.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' the maximum completion percentage is 100%. The requirements are largely the same as those required for 102% in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. The player must:

*Collect every [[Kremkoin]] from every [[Bonus room|Bonus Level]]. In this game, the player exchanges all 47 Kremkoins with Klubba in one go to access the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]].

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', the maximum completion percentage for a standard game is 103%, but the player can achieve up to 105% if they play using cheats. To complete the game, they must:

*Collect the [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]] by completing the objective in every [[Bonus room|Bonus Level]]. Once the player has every Bonus Coin in a level, the pink or blue [[Level Flag]] will flap in the wind and an exclamation mark ("!") appears after the level name on the map screen. The player can exchange Bonus Coins with [[Boomer (Donkey Kong Country 3)|Boomer]] in [[Krematoa]] to open more levels.

*Collect every [[DK Coin]] by defeating [[Koin]] in every level. Once the player has collected the DK Coin, a gold pennant will be run up along with the flag on the map screen after the level is completed.

If the player enters the TUFST [[Cheat code|code]] on a new game file (TUFFER in the GBA remake), then most DK Barrels and all [[Star Barrel]]s will be removed. Beating the game with this code active will give the player 105% completion, a trophy of [[Cranky Kong]] wearing a black belt Karateka outfit, and the rank "Immortal Monkey!" Using other codes in combination will instead earn the player the "Cheatin' Chump" rank.

In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], the completion requirements are the same as the SNES version. If the player plays with the HARDER or TUFFER codes active, they will always receive the "Cheatin' Chump" rank. In addition, there are five extra Banana Birds to collect by beating the minigames.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', the maximum completion percentage is 103%. To complete the game, the player must:

*Collect every [[Bonus Coin]] by completing the objective in each [[Bonus room|Bonus Level]].

*Defeat [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] a second time for the final Bonus Coin, the true ending, and Time Attack mode.

Once the player achieves 103%, they are presented with a 103% trophy and the message "''Congratulations, game completed!''"

{{quote|Something for you DK64 rookies to think about: In his QA days, our studio head had to 101% the game *8 times a week* for a month.|Playtonic Game's Twitter account}}

In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', the maximum completion percentage is 101%. To complete the game, the player must:

Defeating [[King K. Rool]] with 101% unlocks a humorous alternate ending showing the [[Kong]]s swimming away with [[K. Lumsy]] followed by Cranky Kong doing "auditions" of the game's cast for an untitled "[[Nintendo GameCube|dolphin]]" production.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', the game is completed by earning four [[Crest]]s in each kingdom in the game. Once the player has all 72 Crests, the message "''COMPLETE''" will appear next to the total Crest counter, and the menu music permanently changes to a triumphant version of the main theme.

In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', the player completes the game by collecting three Crests in each kingdom, earning a crown. In this version, collecting all of the Crests not only changes the menu music but also gives Donkey Kong a crown when replaying stages.

 

*Place first in all of the [[Jungle Jam]] events (including three that are only unlocked by a password screen, which in turn is accessible only through a code).

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', the player can earn a maximum completion percentage of 200%. To complete the game, they must:

*Collect all of the [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letters]] in every level in each world to open the temple level.

*Clear the temple level in each world to earn the [[Rare Orb]]. Collecting them all will unlock the final level, the [[Golden Temple]].

*Clear the Golden Temple. This gives the player 100% and unlocks the more challenging [[Donkey Kong Country Returns#Mirror Mode|Mirror Mode]].

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', the player can earn a maximum completion percentage of 200%. The requirements for completing the game are:

*Collect all the [[KONG Letters]] in every level in each world to open the temple level.

*Clear the temple level in each world to earn the [[mysterious relic]]. Collecting them all will unlock the final island, [[Secret Seclusion]].

*Clear the levels on Secret Seclusion. This gives the player 100% and unlocks the more challenging [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Hard Mode|Hard Mode]].

As in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]], [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Time Attack|Time Attack]] medals, and Hard Mode KONG Letters do not contribute towards 200% completion.

As with many other installments of the ''Wario Land'' series, the game's ending depends on whether the player has fulfilled certain conditions. The "perfect ending" involves Wario flying home from the [[Awazon river basin]] on a flying carpet, with a bag of coins and a woman dressed like a {{wp|Playboy Bunny}}. This ending may be seen after completing either mode with all ten treasures, and a completion time of under two hours.

On an individual game file, ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' may be fully completed by collecting all sixteen [[CD]]s, and gaining more than 10,000 points in all of the game's eighteen levels, which will display a gold crown upon selecting a level. This will permanently unlock the [[Karaoke (Medamayaki)|Karaoke]] track in the game's sound room (it may also be temporarily unlocked, by highlighting "Exit" and pressing {{button|gba|start}}, {{button|gba|select}}, {{button|Padup}}, {{button|gba|L}} and {{button|gba|R}} together). The appearance of [[Princess Shokora]] also depends on how many [[treasure chest]]s remain after defeating the [[Golden Diva]]. All twelve treasure chests must be collected by Wario, for Princess Shokora's true form to be seen in the closing sequence.

MarioKartDoubleDashTitleScreen.png|Default title screen

TitleScreenExtra-MarioKartDoubleDash.png|Alternate title screen, showing the two unlockable teams

In the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' games, full completion is achieved by beating the highest goal score in every level. In games that feature save files (which include the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong|original game]] up to ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''), completed save files are signified with a marker such as the word "CLEAR" or a gold star.

[[File:MvDKTSalltrophies.jpg|thumb|The congratulatory screen for getting all gold trophies in the game]]

[[File:PMSSAllSuperFlagsCredits.png|thumb|250px|All eight Super Flags seen at the end of the credits parade in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''.]]

Additionally, finding all five locations of [[Luigi#Paper Mario: Sticker Star|Luigi]] will allow him to lead the parade in the credits, replacing the Green Toad.

[[File:PMCS Super Flags credits.png|thumb|250px|All six Super Flags during the credits of ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]

In [[Port Prisma]], Mario can help reunite [[Piper]]'s friends by finding them in different places. Once they are all found, they reappear playing together at the entrance to [[the Crimson Tower]].

Upon completing ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', the player earns a silver star on the upper-left corner of their save file. To achieve 100% completion, Mario must have filled all [[Not-Bottomless Hole]]s, found all [[List of hidden Toads in Paper Mario: The Origami King|hidden Toads]], have hit all [[? Block]]s, and must have collected all [[List of Collectible Treasures in Paper Mario: The Origami King|Collectible Treasures]]. After beating the game under those requirements, a scene is added to the ending sequence, in which the [[Origami Craftsman]] places origami figures of [[King Olly]] and [[Olivia]] on his original [[Origami Castle]] model. The silver star on the player's file also changes into a gold one. There are also additional commemorations for completing the game without getting any [[Game Over]]s or without equipping any battle accessories. A gold heart is added to the save file representing the no Game Overs achievement, and a gold Mario glove representing the no battle accessories achievement.

 

 

Upon obtaining all three trophies, Mario receives a congratulatory email from the development team, as well as the cosmetic [[Gold Medal (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Gold Medal]] badge. It has the effect of visually turning him gold, and the effect will stack with the L Emblem and W Emblem.