Editing Super Mario Galaxy

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|image=[[File:SmG.jpg|250px]]

|released='''Original release'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|November 1, 2007|USA|November 12, 2007|Europe|November 16, 2007|Australia|November 29, 2007|South Africa|February 1, 2008|South Korea|September 4, 2008}} '''[[Nintendo Selects]]'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|August 28, 2011|Europe|September 16, 2011|Australia|November 7, 2013}}  

|genre=Platformer, Action-adventure

|modes=Single player<br>Two-player co-op

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|platforms=[[Wii]]

|input={{input|nunchuk=1}}

|media={{container|wii=1}}

'''''Super Mario Galaxy''''' is a 3D action-adventure platformer game for the [[Wii]] console, first released in 2007. It is the third ''[[Super Mario (series)|Mario]]'' 3D platformer, and the follow-up to ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' as well as ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Unlike the previous two 3D adventure installments for the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]], this game takes place in deep space. Most of the game's levels consist of many small planets and planetoids, while others have bigger planets. Upon release, ''Super Mario Galaxy'' received some of the highest review scores and appraisals of any [[Wii]] game to date. Since its release, the game has sold over 10 million copies, making it the ninth best-selling Wii game, and earning a [[Nintendo Selects]] rerelease.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Wii_video_games]</ref> ''Super Mario Galaxy'' received a sequel titled ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' which was released for the Wii in 2010.

Every hundred years, on the eve of the [[Star Festival]], a comet passes over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and causes magical stars and stardust to fall to the planet below. [[Princess Peach|Peach]] invites [[Mario]] to [[Princess Peach's Castle|her castle]] to join in the festivities and receive something she wants to give. As Mario arrives in the [[Castle Gardens]], [[Bowser]] suddenly attacks the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] with his [[airship]]s and freezes them in [[Item Crystal|crystals]]. He "invites" Peach to the creation of his brand new galaxy and cuts the castle off the ground with a UFO to carry it to the center of the universe. Before Mario can reach Peach, [[Kamek]] casts a spell at him, sending him into space. A [[Luma (character)|Luma]], whom Peach was carrying before her abduction, flees to look for Mario before Kamek warps the castle away with another spell.

When Mario later wakes up on [[Gateway Galaxy#Starting Planet|a small grassy planet]] he meets [[Luma (species)|Lumas]] and eventually [[Rosalina]], a mysterious woman who acts as the protector of the [[Galaxy|galaxies]] and the mother of the Lumas. She tells that her ship, the [[Comet Observatory]], had its [[Power Star]]s and [[Grand Star]]s stolen by Bowser. Without these, the Comet Observatory is unable to move through space. Rosalina asks him to rescue the Grand Stars in order to defeat Bowser. Mario also recieves help from Luma, who grants him [[Spin|spinning]] powers. Mario and Luma complete missions from galaxies in opened [[Domes|domes]] in order to receive Power Stars. Once a mission is completed, Mario collects a Power Star and unlocks the next mission. There are normally five galaxies per dome, and once Mario has collected enough Power Stars, the next galaxy in the current dome would be an enemy base where either Bowser or [[Bowser Jr.]] would be using the power of one of the Grand Stars. His next mission would be to defeat Bowser or Bowser Jr. and rescue the next Grand Star. Rescuing the Grand Star unlocks the next dome. When enough Power Stars and Grand Stars are collected, the Comet Observatory can take Mario to the center of the universe.

Here, Mario defeats Bowser in his brand new galaxy, retrieves the last Grand Star, and rescues Peach. Just then, the sun of Bowser's near-complete galaxy undergoes a supernova and becomes a supermassive [[Black Hole]] which begins pulling in everything. The Lumas throw themselves into the Black Hole in order to neutralize it, and it soon disintegrates in a massive explosion. Mario appears in front of Rosalina, who tells him that this is not the end, but a new beginning for the universe, which never repeats itself in exactly the same way.

[[File:endingscene.PNG|thumb|left|Various characters celebrating after the universe's recreation.]]

Mario later awakens in the Mushroom Kingdom near Peach's Castle. He sees everyone he's met throughout his adventure celebrating, while Bowser and Peach lie next to him with no recollection of the past events. When he looks in the air, he notices the reconstructed galaxy, and exclaims ''"Welcome! Welcome new galaxy!"'' as the camera zooms out into space, revealing that the universe has been reconstituted. If 120 stars are collected, a special cut scene plays after the credits. There, Rosalina thanks Mario before flying off with the Comet Observatory. The Luma that accompanied Mario is shown to be alive, inside a derelict [[Starshroom]].

==Gameplay==

Gameplay is somewhat different from previous Mario titles, rather than being strictly 2D or 3D, the game occasionally shifts from 3D to 2D (A practice that became popular in other games, such as the ''Sonic'' games), although the core gameplay is mostly 3D. The game uses sphere walking, which would become popular afterward, too. Despite the changes, the gameplay heavily resembles ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'', with a similar camera system and similar gameplay mechanics.

[[File:SMG SJ Pullstars.png|thumb|left|Pull Stars are used by pointing the Star Cursor at them and pressing {{button|wii|A}}.]]

The game has several innovations and additions to the basic 3D ''Mario'' game concept. Mario is controlled with the analog stick and can jump with the {{button|wii|A}}. The {{button|wii|Z}} works just as the {{button|n64|Z}} trigger did in ''Super Mario 64''. The player uses it to make Mario crouch, do [[Somersault]]s and do [[Long Jump (move)|Long Jumps]]. Mario can also triple jump by jumping with precise timing three times, each time jumping higher than before. The {{button|wii|C}} centers the camera behind Mario, while the {{button|wii|Pad}} can adjust the camera angle manually. By pressing {{button|wii|Padup}}, the player can enter a first person perspective.

The game also uses the motion-sensors of the Wii Remote. The pointer of the Remote appears as the [[Star Cursor]] on the screen. The Star Cursor is used to perform a variety of actions, such as using [[Pull Star]]s, manipulating [[Sling Pod]]s, and collecting [[Star Bits]]. Shaking the [[Wii Remote]] or [[Nunchuk]] will make Mario perform a [[Spin]].  

[[File:Mario Spin Art - Super Mario Galaxy.png|thumb|[[Mario]]'s Spin move can defeat enemies or activate machines.]]

By pressing {{button|wii|B}}, players can fire a [[Star Bit]]. When enemies are hit by a Star Bit, they are stunned and can be defeated with a touch, releasing [[Star Bit]]s. Mario can also defeat most enemies by [[jump]]ing on them, which will create a healing [[coin]]. Using the Spin to defeat enemies is also possible. Spinning may also stop an enemy from attacking; if [[Bowser]] and Mario both Star Spin at the same time, both moves get canceled. Also when Mario or Luigi [[Long Jump (move)| Long Jumps]] then when they land on the ground and quickly do a star spin, they'll do a little pirouette like they're dancing. The player can use any of these tactics or only one of them during the entire game, as a specific tactic is never required to defeat a regular enemy. Only special enemies such as the [[Giant Goomba]] in the [[Gateway Galaxy]] might require a Spin. Several enemies are, however, much easier to defeat by shooting them than by jumping on them. As in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Mario can jump on NPCs to gain extra height or annoy them.

Swimming is fairly simple. Mario can change his direction by using the analog stick and can dive by pressing Z. Breastsrokes are possible by pressing A repeatedly while swimming forward. Mario must return to the surface or collect air bubbles periodically in order to refill his air supply. Failure to do so could result in losing a life.

Skating is a technique used when on ice. Mario merely needs to  spin while walking, and he will start to skate.

Oddly, a move exists that is not explained in the instruction manual. If the player, while airborne, both shakes the controller and presses {{button|wii|Z}} (to spin and ground pound at the same time), they will do a special ground pound that homes in on nearby enemies (much like Sonic the Hedgehog's Homing Attack). If there is no enemy nearby, Mario will do a fancier Ground Pound. This move returns in the game's sequel, also unexplained in the packaged materials.

Featured in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' is a multiplayer mode named Co-Star Mode. By simply connecting a second [[Wii Remote]], another player can join in and assist the first player by controlling a second [[Star Cursor]], and in doing so can accomplish a variety of different things, some of which the first player can do, but many of which the first player cannot do. When Co-Star Mode is active, "<font color=Blue>1P</font>" will appear below Player 1's Star Cursor, and "<font color=Orange>2P</font>" will appear below Player 2's Star Cursor to help differentiate between them. When Co-Star Mode is not in use, these indicators will no longer appear beneath either player's Star Cursors, until such time as Co-Star Mode becomes active again. The second player can collect Star Bits and fire them at enemies to briefly stun them. When the second Star Cursor is pointed at Mario and {{button|wii|A}} is pressed, the second player can make Mario perform a [[Co-Star Super Jump]]. Combining both jump techniques can make Mario jump higher than when only controlled with one controller.

===Mario's Life Meter===

Mario's life meter has been decreased to three total. Originally, the creators of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' thought of giving Mario a 12- or 6-part health meter, but this idea was eventually considered far too easy. There is no longer a separate health bar for underwater levels which decreases slowly. Instead, Mario has an air meter which decreases and hurts Mario's health when it hits zero. The [[Life Mushroom]] replenishes any lost health and adds a second health meter, making [[Mario]]'s max health six. When Mario's health drops down to three again, the effect of the Life Mushroom is lost.

Mario explores a 3D world with planets which have their own gravity. Several levels have arrows which Mario can turn around with a Spin, changing the direction of the gravity. The [[Launch Star]] allows Mario to launch off of a planet and go flying to the next. There is little or no warning that a boss might be located on the next planet, and there is also little indication that Mario may be facing something terrible or something peaceful on where he's headed next, and there are also no loading times and screens. The game also contains side-scrolling levels reminiscent of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' with classic enemies such as [[Goomba]]s and [[Piranha Plant]]s. These side-scrolling levels may also contain directional gravity, allowing Mario to walk on the walls and ceiling.

==="Super Luigi Galaxy"===

Collecting all 120 stars and defeating Bowser once more unlocks [[Luigi|"Super Luigi Galaxy"]] mode, which replaces Mario with a playable version of Luigi. The storyline is almost the same, even with the original NPC Luigi still being present. The only main difference is that the [[Cosmic Luigi]] reaches the Star earlier than the Cosmic Mario, and Luigi receives 20 [[1-Up Mushroom|1-Ups]] from Peach's letter. Luigi also jumps slightly higher, but has less traction than Mario. When the player has defeated Bowser again and continues with the Luigi story, Rosalina again says if Luigi collects all 120 stars, the player can travel to a new world. When the player collects 120 stars, the player can travel to [[Grand Finale Galaxy]], which shows the celebration of the Star Festival. The 121st star can be found here.

==Galaxies==

[[File:Egg planet.PNG|thumb|The Egg Planet in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]].]]

[[Power Star]]s make a comeback, last being seen in ''Super Mario 64''. The main goal of the game is to collect a minimum of sixty stars and defeat Bowser. Similar to [[Princess Peach's Castle]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Delfino Plaza]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', the [[Comet Observatory]] acts as the game's hub area. There, Mario can access the galaxies from [[dome]]s. New areas in the Comet Observatory become accessible as Mario gains Power Stars and [[Grand Star]]s. A minimum number of Power Stars is required to have enough power to go to each multi-star galaxy, single non-Grand Star galaxies with a ? Block icon when locked are bonuses for finishing certain star missions. The game has a level intro for each star, as in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.  

[[File:GreenPowerStar.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mario]] getting a [[Green Power Star]] in the [[Buoy Base Galaxy]].]]

Mario encounters Luigi in four levels (located in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]], the [[Honeyhive Galaxy]], the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], and the [[Ghostly Galaxy]]). In Ghostly Galaxy, Luigi is at the end of [[Luigi and the Haunted Mansion]] holding a star. After Luigi is rescued, he can be seen in the observatory and helps Mario reach secret stars that he could not get alone. When Luigi is in other galaxies, Mario receives a letter from Luigi every time Luigi has found a Power Star, including a picture which helps Mario find Luigi. After the main game is finished, Mario can return and collect up to 120 stars. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' contains a few different types of stars, including red, green, and [[Prankster Comet|comet]] stars. The [[Green Power Star]]s are secret stars which are used to unlock the [[Super_Mario_Galaxy#The_Trial_Galaxies|Trial Galaxies]] and one [[Red Power Star]] appears when Mario returns to the gate, which allows usage of the [[Red Star]] in the Comet Observatory.

After finishing a level, Mario's highest score of coins for the galaxy is recorded and the collected Star Bits are transferred to the [[Comet Observatory]], where Mario can later use them to feed [[Hungry Luma]]s. The requirements for opening up each galaxy is listed below, with Star Bits if the galaxy is created by a [[Hungry Luma]]. Note, however, that some galaxies are not unlocked by simply obtaining a number of stars but by completing a specific star. This is true for all Hungry Lumas except the first, and all bonus galaxies from [[Buoy Base Galaxy]] onward.

There are a total of forty-two galaxies in the game.

The amount of Power Stars and Star Bits listed after a galaxy is the amount of the corresponding collectibles that is required to unlock the galaxy.

Galaxies marked with an asterisk (*) are unlocked by feeding [[Hungry Luma]]s.

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!colspan="4"| [[Gate (Super Mario Galaxy)|Gate]]

!colspan="2"|[[Gateway Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"|[[Boo's Boneyard Galaxy]]*

|Grand Star Rescue

|Gateway's Purple Coins

|colspan="5"|Racing the Spooky Speedster

!colspan="4"| [[Terrace]]

!colspan="2"| [[Good Egg Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Honeyhive Galaxy]]

|[[Dino Piranha]]

|A Snack of Cosmic Proportions

|Bee Mario/Luigi Takes Flight

|Trouble on the Tower

|[[King Kaliente]]'s Battle Fleet

|Dino Piranha Speed Run

|Big Bad [[Bugaboom]]

|Purple Coin Omelet

|Luigi on the Roof

|Honeyhive's Purple Coins

|Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom

!colspan="2"| [[Loopdeeloop Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Flipswitch Galaxy]]

|colspan="2"| Surfing 101

|colspan="2"| Painting the Planet Yellow

!colspan="2"| [[Sweet Sweet Galaxy]]*

!colspan="2"| [[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor]]

|colspan="2"| Rocky Road

|colspan="2"| [[Megaleg]]'s Moon

!colspan="4"| [[Fountain]]

!colspan="2"| [[Space Junk Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Battlerock Galaxy]]

|[[Pull Star]] Path

|[[Kamella]]'s Airship Attack

|Breaking into the Battlerock

|[[Tarantox]]'s Tangled Web

|Pull Star Path Speed Run

|[[Topmaniac]] and the [[Topman]] Tribe

|Topmaniac's Daredevil Run

|rowspan="2"| Purple Coin Spacewalk

|rowspan="2"| Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance

|Purple Coins on the Battlerock

|colspan="2"| Luigi under the Saucer

!colspan="2"| [[Rolling Green Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Hurry-Scurry Galaxy]]

|colspan="2"| Rolling in the Clouds

|colspan="2"| Shrinking Satellite

!colspan="2"| [[Sling Pod Galaxy]]*

!colspan="2"| [[Bowser's Star Reactor]]

|colspan="2"| A Very Sticky Situation

|colspan="2"| The Fiery Stronghold

!colspan="4"| [[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]

!colspan="2"| [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Ghostly Galaxy]]

|Sunken Treasure

|Passing the Swim Test

|Luigi and the Haunted Mansion

|A Very Spooky Sprint

|The Secret Undersea Cavern

|Beware of [[Bouldergeist]]

|Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run

|Beachcombing for Purple Coins

|Wall Jumping Up Waterfalls

|Purple Coins in the Bone Pen

|Matter Splatter Mansion

!colspan="2"| [[Bubble Breeze Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Buoy Base Galaxy]]

|colspan="2"| Through the Poison Swamp

|The Floating Fortress

|The Secret of Buoy Base

!colspan="2"| [[Drip Drop Galaxy]]*

!colspan="2"| [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]

|colspan="2"| Giant Eel Outbreak

|colspan="2"| Sinking the Airships

!colspan="4"| [[Bedroom]]

!colspan="2"| [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]

|Bunnies in the Wind

|The Dirty Tricks of [[Major Burrows]]

|The Frozen Peak of [[Baron Brrr]]

|Freezeflame's Blistering Core

|Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble

|Major Burrows's Daredevil Run

|Hot and Cold Collide

|Frosty Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race

|Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube

|Purple Coins on the Summit

|Conquering the Summit

!colspan="2"| [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Honeyclimb Galaxy]]

|colspan="2" rowspan="4"| Scaling the Sticky Wall

|Sunbaked Sand Castle

|Sandblast Speed Run

|Purple Coins in the Desert

|Bullet Bill on Your Back

|colspan="2"| Treasure of the Pyramid

!colspan="2"| [[Bigmouth Galaxy]]*

!colspan="2"| [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]

|colspan="2"| Bigmouth's Gold Bait

|colspan="2"| Darkness on the Horizon

!colspan="4"| [[Engine Room]]

!colspan="2"| [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Sea Slide Galaxy]]

|Star Bunnies on the Hunt

|[[Cataquack]] to the Skies

|Going After [[Guppy]]

|Faster Than a Speeding Penguin

|When It Rains, It Pours

|Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Race

|The Silver Stars of Sea Slide

|Underwater Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race

|Purple Coins in the Woods

|Purple Coins by the Seaside

|Hurry, He's Hungry

!colspan="2"| [[Toy Time Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Bonefin Galaxy]]

|Heavy-Metal Mecha Bowser

|Mario/Luigi Meets Mario

|colspan="2" rowspan="3"| [[Kingfin]]'s Fearsome Waters

|Bouncing Down Cake Lane

|Fast Foes of Toy Time

|Luigi's Purple Coins

|The Flipswitch Chain

!colspan="2"| [[Sand Spiral Galaxy]]*

!colspan="2"| [[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]]

|colspan="2"| Choosing a Favorite Snack

|colspan="2"| King Kaliente's Spicy Return

!colspan="4"| [[Garden]]

!colspan="2"| [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]

|The Underground Ghost Ship

|Bubble Blastoff

|Infiltrating the Dreadnought

|Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons

|Guppy and the Underground Lake

|Ghost Ship Daredevil Run

|Revenge of the Topman Tribe

|Topman Tribe Speed Run

|Plunder the Purple Coins

|Boo in a Box

|Battlestation's Purple Coins

|Dreadnought's Garbage Dump

!colspan="2"| [[Melty Molten Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Matter Splatter Galaxy]]

|The Sinking Lava Spire

|Through the Meteor Storm

|colspan="2" rowspan="1"| Watch Your Step

|[[Fiery Dino Piranha]]

|Lava Spire Daredevil Run

!colspan="2"| [[Snow Cap Galaxy]]*

|Red-Hot Purple Coins

|Burning Tide

|colspan="2"| Star Bunnies in the Snow

!colspan="4"| [[Planet of Trials]]

!colspan="2"| [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Bubble Blast Galaxy]]

|colspan="2"| Gizmos, Gears, and Gadgets

|colspan="2"| The Electric Labyrinth

!colspan="2"| [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy]]

!colspan="2"| [[Grand Finale Galaxy]]

|colspan="2"| The Galaxy's Greatest Wave

!colspan="4"| Center of the Universe

!colspan="4"| [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]

|colspan="4"| The Fate of the Universe

====[[Green Power Star]] locations====

 

==Prankster Comets==

Prankster Comets are objects which interfere with a Galaxy, giving it an extra attribute. The 30 [[Prankster Comet|comet]] [[Power Star | stars]] are obtained by completing special challenges in the larger galaxies, such as speed runs of certain missions, ''"daredevil"'' runs (in which Mario's max health is one with no coins in the level), racing cosmic clones of [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], and double the speed of enemies. They only appear after the corresponding regular level (e.g. Ghostly Galaxy's Bouldergeist battle) is completed, sometimes immediately and sometimes only after another galaxy's level is completed. In some cases (like the Space Junk Galaxy), the entire galaxy has to be beaten first. There are 2 prankster comets in each of the 15 multi-star galaxies: one of the types of comets just described, plus one [[Prankster_Comet#Purple_Comet|purple prankster comet]] that appears after beating [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]] for the first time, forcing missions where the player must collect 100 [[Purple Coin|Purple Coins]].

[[File:Princessrosettamag.jpg|thumb|230px|right|[[Mario]] looking at [[Rosalina]].]]

Mario encounters many new and old characters in his adventure. Most of these are met in one or more galaxies, though [[Rosalina]], the [[Toad Brigade]] and the [[Luma (species)|Luma]]s are found on the Comet Observatory.

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*[[Luma (character)|Luma]]

*[[Luma (species)|Luma]]s

*[[Bowser Jr.]]

*[[Star Bunnies]]

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*[[Bee]]s

*[[Gearmo]]

*[[Cosmic Mario]]

*[[Cosmic Luigi]]

*[[Penguin]]s

*[[Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)|Coach]]

*[[Boards (Super Mario Galaxy)|Boards]]

==Enemies==

[[File:Drybonessmg.jpg|left|thumb|Mario collapsing a Dry Bones in the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]].]]

The game has old enemies such as [[Goomba]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and [[Piranha Plant]]s, enemies which make their 3D platformer debut such as [[Magikoopa]]s and [[Dry Bones]], as well as new enemies, which include the [[Octoomba]]s and [[Mandibug]]s.

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===New enemies===

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