Star Key

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This article is about the item in Mario Pinball Land. For the Important Thing in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door originally called a Star Key, see Star Stone (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door).
Star Key
Artwork of Mario about to unlock the Egyptian Koopa's statue from Mario Pinball Land
Mario about to use a Star Key on the Egyptian Koopa's boss statue
First appearance Mario Pinball Land (2004)

Star Keys[1] are collectible keys that appear in Mario Pinball Land. A Star Key is dropped by the boss of each of the first four stages in the game after the boss is defeated, meaning there are four Star Keys in total. Collecting a Star Key earns the player 100,000 points. If the player does not get a Game Over, every Star Key collected after that earns them 100,000 more points than the previous one. To enter the Fiery Stage, Mario must insert a Star Key into each of the four boss statues to open the gate in front of Bowser's castle.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Clef Etoilée[2] Star Key
German Sternenschlüssel[3] Star Key
Italian Chiavi Stella[4] Star Key
Spanish Llave Estrella[5] Star Key

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Pinball Land North American instruction booklet, page 7
  2. ^ 2004. Super Mario Ball instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 61.
  3. ^ 2004. Super Mario Ball instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 41.
  4. ^ 2004. Super Mario Ball instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 121.
  5. ^ 2004. Super Mario Ball instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Spanish). Page 101.