Editing Power Star

{{distinguish|Super Star}}

{{about|a collectible item|other uses|[[Power Star (disambiguation)]]}}

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|image=[[File:Captain toad powerstar.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])

|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

{{quote|We got a Power Star!|[[Yellow Toad (Toad Brigade)|Yellow Toad]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}

'''Power Stars''', also referred to as '''Stars''' and '''★''',<ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NSME/NSME_E.pdf|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet|page=17|date=1996|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are collectible items introduced in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that can grant [[Mario]] access to more [[level]]s in-game, unlike the similar-looking [[Super Star]]s, which only give brief [[Invincible Mario|invincibility]]. In ''Super Mario 64'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', when the Star for any given level has been collected, playing the level again turns the Star into a translucent version of itself (similar to how [[Star Coin]]s work). This Star can be collected, but it does not add to the player's total Star count. While Power Stars themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', the [[Shine Sprite]]s, [[Star Medal]]s, and [[Green Star]]s work similarly, unlocking levels should enough be collected.

{{multiframe|[[File:SM64 Shoot to the Island in the Sky.png|200px]] [[File:SM64DS Power Star.png|200px]]|size=420|Mario getting a Power Star on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] in ''Super Mario 64'' (left image) and in [[Whomp's Fortress]] in the Nintendo DS version (right image)}}

In ''Super Mario 64'', Power Stars are scattered throughout the various courses, most pertaining to a certain [[mission]]. By obtaining a Power Star, the corresponding mission is cleared. Power Stars appear either in plain sight or after the player completes a mission objective, such as defeating a boss. There are seven Power Stars in each course; one is a secret Power Star that [[Mario]] can obtain from collecting 100 [[coin]]s, although these Power Stars are not associated with a mission. The various [[★ door]]s and [[Big Star Door]]s of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] require Mario to have at least a certain number of Power Stars (which is displayed on normal doors). There are eight [[Red Coin]]s in each course, and collecting all of them causes a Power Star to appear over a [[Star Marker]]. If Mario has already collected a Power Star, it appears transparent gray on the course. The [[Jumbo Star]] does not count toward the Power Star total. There is a total of 120 Power Stars. Fifteen of them are '''Secret Stars''', either found in secret areas or held by [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. A minimum of 70 Power Stars are required to access [[Bowser in the Sky]]. Once Mario collects every Power Star, the [[cannon]] outside the Mushroom Castle becomes available for use, giving access to the castle's roof.

 

''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' features a total of 150 Power Stars, 30 more than in ''Super Mario 64''. An extra mission was added in each course, making a total of eight Power Stars per course (one of which is the 100-Coin Star). The game doubles the number of Secret Stars to 30. At least 80 Power Stars are required to enter Bowser in the Sky. Some Power Stars can be earned only by a certain character: two for [[Yoshi]], six for Mario, nine for [[Luigi]], and 12 for [[Wario]]. Some courses have a mission where five [[Silver Star]]s must be collected for the Power Star to appear in a [[Star Sphere]]. If the character loses a Silver Star, the Power Star disappears until he retrieves the Silver Star. In VS Mode, the objective is for each [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to get the most Power Stars within the time limit. In the mode, most Power Stars are contained within Star Spheres except for those in [[The Princess's Secret Slide]]. If a Yoshi is hit, it drops a Power Star, which bounces around the stage nonstop, much like Silver Stars, until a Yoshi picks it up.

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[[File:SMG Power Star Collected.png|thumb|left|Mario getting a Power Star in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]

Power Stars return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', where there is a total of 121 Stars to collect each for both Mario and Luigi (for a total of 242). They have a more metallic and rounded appearance than before. At least 60 stars (including five Grand Stars) are required to restore the [[Comet Observatory]]'s full power and lead to the final battle with Bowser.

There are four types of Power Stars: First, there are regular Power Stars which serve the same purpose in other 3D ''Super Mario'' games. The second kind is the three [[Green Star]]s that, in addition to acting as normal Power Stars, unlock the Green [[Launch Star]] in the [[Comet Observatory]] which leads to the [[Trial Galaxies]]. The third type is the [[red Power Star]], of which only one appears in the game; it appears in the mission "[[Gateway's Purple Coins]]". Last are the seven [[Grand Star]]s, the first of which, and the only one obtained without a boss fight, is the first star in [[Gateway Galaxy]]. Subsequently, the other six Grand Stars are each collected by beating [[Bowser]] or [[Bowser Jr.]] These power up the Comet Observatory and unlock new [[Dome]]s to explore. Silver Stars also return from ''Super Mario 64 DS'', working in the same way, though they float alongside Mario once collected, and cannot be lost by taking damage.

In [[Hurry-Scurry Galaxy]], as well as the planet that appears in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] when the [[Hungry Luma]] transforms in the third mission, collecting [[note]]s turns the [[black hole]] into a Power Star.

 

In the game's file system, there is an unused blue texture in the Power Star's data folder, suggesting that Blue Power Stars were originally going to be collectibles, but they were scrapped during development. This was removed in the [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|sequel]]'s file system.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200823174218/https://twitter.com/supernoelybros/status/1297589843657138177|title=Super Mario Galaxy was at some point going to feature a Blue Power Star. You see, the Power Star Model actually has an unused Blue Texture. This texture went unused in the first game but was removed in the second game. Here is a look at the Blue Power Star in all of it's glory.|author=SPG64|date=August 23, 2020|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Mario Yoshi Power Star SMG2.png|thumb|Mario and Yoshi getting a Power Star in [[Yoshi Star Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Power Stars play the same role as in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. There are 242 Power Stars in total (116 normal Power Stars, six [[Grand Star]]s, and 120 [[Green Star]]s). If the [[Cosmic Spirit]] is used to complete a mission, the star collected is a [[Bronze Star]] instead of a gold one.

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====''Super Mario Maker''====

Power Stars make a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', where both the [[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]] [[Mystery Mushroom]] [[Costume Mario|costumes]] hold up a Power Star in their poses when the player presses {{button|wiiu|padup}}.

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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====

[[File:Tail Tree.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Mario standing next to the [[Tail Tree]] and a Mushroom Kingdom Power Moon]]

In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''{{'}}s [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], [[Power Moon]]s resemble the original appearance of the Power Stars, even playing the jingle that plays upon collecting a Power Star in ''Super Mario 64'' when they are collected, replacing the standard Power Moon jingle (which is arranged from the ''Super Mario 64'' jingle) in this kingdom. When Mario collects his first Mushroom Kingdom Power Moon, [[Cappy]] suggests that Power Moons come in different shapes, implying Power Moons and Power Stars are the same type of object. When loaded into the [[Odyssey]] in the Mushroom Kingdom, they appear as regular Power Moons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|JapR=Pawā Sutā

|ChiS=力量之星<ref>{{cite|author=ChineseNintendo|url=x.com/chinesenintendo/status/977439430007971842|title=Screenshot|publisher=X|language=en|date=March 23, 2018|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>

|ChiSN=''Super Mario Galaxy''

|ChiS3=力量星星<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_200904_01_sc.html|title=《超级马力欧64》、《超级马力欧阳光》和《超级马力欧银河》。 3款历代的3D马力欧收录在Nintendo Switch的《超级马力欧 3D 收藏辑》，将于9月18日发售！|publisher=Nintendo HK|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>

|ChiS3N=''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''

|ChiS3R=Lìliàng Xīngxing

|ChiSM=Power Star

|ChiS2M=Energy Star

|ChiS3M=Power Star

|ChiT=力量星星

|ChiTR=Lìliàng Xīngxing

|ChiTM=Power Star

|DutM=Power Star

|Hun=Erő-Csillag<ref>{{cite|language=hu|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20110106123600/http://nintendo.hu/cikk/super-mario-galaxy-2-wii|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' - Wii|publisher=nintendo.hu|accessdate=September 30, 2022}}</ref>

|Ita=Power Star<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' European manual|page=36|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1997}}</ref>

|Ita2=Stella<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' European manual|page=98|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Description|title=''[[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]]''|quote=Scopri i segreti del castello della Principessa Peach e trova tutte le 120 stelle mentre guidi Mario in una nuova dimensione in questo indimenticabile titolo di lancio di Nintendo 64.}}</ref>

 

 

 

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