Editing Star Chip

{{image|more=yes|Appearance in ''Mario Tennis Open''}}

{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Star Chip (Yellow).png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
{{quote|I have some bad news, though. See, I HAD a {{color link|red|Launch Star}} all ready for [[Mario|you]], but a [[meteor]] smashed it up! You can't leave without it, so find all the {{color|red|Star Chips}} to fix it.|[[Luma]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}
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|footer=Blue Star Chips in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|image1=Boulder Planet.png
|caption1=A yellow Star Chip
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[[File:Star chip yellow.png|frame|left]]
'''Star Chips''' are [[List of items|items]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They always appear in sets of five, representing the five points of a star. When [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) collects all five of the yellow pieces, a [[Launch Star]] appears. In addition to the regular yellow ones, there are blue Star Chips, which are far less common. When all five of this kind are collected, they create [[Pull Star]]s. Sometimes, upon Mario completing a set of yellow Star Chips, several Pull Stars appear in addition to the Launch Star. When the first Star Chip is collected, a small icon representing the Launch Star (or Pull Star) appears at the top middle of the screen, and it gradually fills up in a clockwise direction as Mario collects more Star Chips. If any Star Chips are collected underwater, they completely refill Mario's air meter.

Star Chips are also found in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''. They appear exclusively in [[Galaxy Rally]], a Special Minigame. If the player hits one with the ball, the player collects some [[coin]]s while filling a Launch Star meter. When the Launch Star meter is full, the Star Chips stop appearing, and a Launch Star is formed. After a certain amount of time, the Launch Star disappears and the Star Chips reappear.

==Star Chip locations==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
<nowiki>*</nowiki><small> - Levels containing blue Star Chips.</small>
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|[[Grand Star Rescue]]
|[[Gateway Galaxy]]
|Found encased inside multiple [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]]s on the [[Gateway Galaxy#Black Hole Planet|Black Hole Planet]].  
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Dino Piranha (mission)|Dino Piranha]], [[Dino Piranha Speed Run]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Boulder Planet|Boulder Planet]] in various places.
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|*[[A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|Found on the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Star Planet|Star Planet]], one on each point. 
|Five [[Pull Star]]s 
|-
|[[Bee Mario Takes Flight]]
|[[Honeyhive Galaxy]]
|Found on the body of [[Honey Queen|Queen Bee]] on the [[Honeyhive Galaxy#Queen Bee Planet|Queen Bee Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Pull Star Path]], [[Pull Star Path Speed Run]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|Orbiting around the three [[Space Junk Galaxy#Orb Planets|Orb Planets]] in the galaxy.
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|*[[Battlerock Barrage]], *[[Luigi under the Saucer]]
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|Found orbiting around the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Starting Planets|Starting Planets]] at the start of the level.
|Two [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Sunken Treasure]]
|[[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]
|Found in various underwater locations on the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Through the Poison Swamp]]
|[[Bubble Breeze Galaxy]]
|Contained in multiple bubbles being blown around the [[Bubble Breeze Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Luigi and the Haunted Mansion]]
|[[Ghostly Galaxy]]
|Moving around a room infested with [[Jack O'Goomba]]s inside the [[Ghostly Galaxy#Mansion Planet|Mansion Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|*[[Beware of Bouldergeist]]
|[[Ghostly Galaxy]]
|Found on the second of the two [[Ghostly Galaxy#Cracked Wall Planets|Cracked Wall Planets]] surrounded by multiple [[Sling Pod]]s. 
|Three [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|*[[The Floating Fortress]]
|[[Buoy Base Galaxy]]
|The first four are surrounded by various obstacles on the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Buoy Base (Starting Planet)|Buoy Base]], and the final one is found at the top.
|Two [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]]
|[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]
|Found orbiting around the last of the three [[Gusty Garden Galaxy#Disk Planets|Disk Planets]] before the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy#! and ? Planets|! and ? Planets]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Freezeflame's Blistering Core]]
|[[Freezeflame Galaxy]]
|Found encased inside multiple [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]]s on the [[Freezeflame Galaxy#Starting Planet|Ice Ring Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]] and Five [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|*[[Blasting through the Sand]], *[[Sandblast Speed Run]]
|[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the second [[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Speedy Sand Planets|Speedy Sand Planet]].
|Five [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Sunbaked Sand Castle]], [[Bullet Bill on Your Back]]
|[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
|Hidden in different locations on the tower on the first side of the first [[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Disk Planets|Disk Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Bigmouth's Gold Bait]]
|[[Bigmouth Galaxy]]
|The first four are hidden in seaweed at the bottom of a lake inside the [[Bigmouth Galaxy#Starting Planet|Bigmouth Planet]], and the last one is on top of a rock at the bottom of the lake.
|[[Sling Star]]
|-
|*[[Star Bunnies on the Hunt]]
|[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] in various different locations. 
|[[Launch Star]] and Five [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Mario Meets Mario]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|Found in different locations on the [[Toy Time Galaxy#Screw Planet|Screw Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|*[[Revenge of the Topman Tribe]], *[[Topman Tribe Speed Run]]
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|Each Star Chip is found on the surface of the [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Cube Planet|Cube Planet]] (one is found floating in midair). 
|[[Launch Star]] and Two [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[The Sinking Lava Spire]], [[Lava Spire Daredevil Run]]
|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|Found scattered across the surface of the first [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Planet, Forming Planets|Forming Lava Planet]] embedded in the main [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Planet, Starting Area|Lava Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Through the Meteor Storm]]
|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|Found at various points on the [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Planet, Cooled Lava Area|Cooled Lava Planet]] embedded in the main [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Planet, Starting Area|Lava Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Fiery Dino Piranha]]
|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|Positioned around the [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Disk Planet|Disk Planet]], some of them floating in midair. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[The Electric Labyrinth]]
|[[Bubble Blast Galaxy]]
|Suspended in bubbles found in five separate areas near the star-shaped [[Bubble Blast Galaxy#Half 1|Starting Platform]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|}

===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
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|[[Search for the Toad Brigade Captain]]
|[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]
|Found in different locations on the surface of the [[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy#Pond Planet|Pond Planet]].  
|[[Launch Star]]  
|-
|[[The Flotacious Blimp Fruit]]
|[[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the [[Tall Trunk Galaxy#Log Planet|Log Planet]]. [[Mario]] must use [[Yoshi]] to collect them. 
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[The Shadow Lining]]
|[[Cloudy Court Galaxy]]
|Found scattered across some of the few [[Cloudy Court Galaxy#Starting Planets|Starting Planets]] that remain in this mission. 
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Sorbetti's Chilly Reception]]
|[[Freezy Flake Galaxy]]
|Hidden in various objects found around the [[Freezy Flake Galaxy#Snow Field Planet|Snow Field Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Silver Stars Pop-Up]]
|[[Boo Moon Galaxy]]
|Found floating in midair directly above the [[Boo Moon Galaxy#The Moon|crescent moon]].
|[[Launch Star]] 
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Star Chip (Blue).png|Blue Star Chip model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG2 Artwork Star Chip.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/YellowChip.arc</tt>
|name1=YellowChip
|meaning1=Yellow Chip
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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|name2=イエローチップ (''Ierō Chippu'')
|meaning2=Yellow Chip
|game3=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file3=<tt>ObjectData/BlueChip.arc</tt>
|name3=BlueChip
|meaning3=Blue Chip
|game4=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file4=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name4=ブルーチップ (''Burū Chippu'')
|meaning4=Blue Chip
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スターチップ
|JpnR=Sutā Chippu
|JpnM=Star Chip
|Jpn2=スターチップ（青）<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 137.</ref>
|Jpn2R=Sutā Chippu (ao)
|Jpn2M=Star Chip (blue)
|SpaA=Fragmento amarillo
|SpaAM=Yellow Fragment
|SpaE=Fragmento de estrella
|SpaEM=Star Fragment
|Fre=Morceau d'étoile
|FreM=Star piece
|Ger=Gelber Sternenchip
|GerM=Yellow Star-Chip
|Ger2=Blaue Sternenchip
|Ger2M=Blue Star-Chip
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung''|language=de|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|page=20}}</ref>
|Ita=Spicchio Stellare
|ItaM=Star Slice
|ChiS=星星碎片
|ChiSR=Xīngxīng Suìpiàn
|ChiSM=Star Piece
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMG2 Supermassive Giant Star Chips.png|thumb|200px|Gigantic Star Chips]]
*In the [[Supermassive Galaxy]], there are [[Supermassive Galaxy#Giant Star Chips Planet|several platforms]] toward the middle of the level that are shaped like gigantic Star Chips. 

==References==
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