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'''Stone circles'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=63|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref> are clusters of interactable objects in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. A stone circle consists of eight small rocks arranged into a ring on the ground. [[Spin]]ning within the ring transforms each of the rocks into a collectible [[Star Bit]]. There are iterations of circles themed to the [[level]]'s environment. In beach [[galaxy|galaxies]], such as the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]], the player can find '''shell circles'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|page=229}}</ref> (or '''shell rings''').<ref>{{cite|author=Black|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|page=257}}</ref> The cake-shaped planet at the end of [[Sweet Sweet Galaxy]] has a '''strawberry circle'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/CircleStrawberry.arc</tt>)</ref> on its top. On an [[airship]] in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]], a circle is combined with a [[valve]], where spinning it releases Star Bits from the eight vents surrounding it. Only the stone and shell circles appear in both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games.


'''Stone circles'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition)''. Roseville: [[Prima Games]], 2007. Page 63. ISBN: 978-0-76155-713-5.</ref> are clusters of interactable objects in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. A stone circle consists of eight small rocks arranged into a ring on the ground. [[Spin]]ning within the ring transforms each of the rocks into a collectible [[Star Bit]]. There are iterations of circles themed to the [[level]]'s environment. In beach [[galaxy|galaxies]], such as the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]], the player can find '''shell circles'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition)''. Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 229.</ref> (or '''shell rings''').<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition)''. Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 257.</ref> The cake-shaped planet at the end of [[Sweet Sweet Galaxy]] has a '''strawberry circle'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/CircleStrawberry.arc</tt>)</ref> on its top. On an [[airship]] in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]], a circle is combined with a [[valve]], where spinning it releases Star Bits from the eight vents surrounding it. Only the stone and shell circles appear in both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games.
There are [[Flower (environmental object)|flowers]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' that are similar in concept.
 
There are [[Flower (Super Mario Sunshine)|flowers]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' that are similar in concept, with flowers growing in rings, and they release many collectible [[coin]]s when sprayed all at once.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMG Screenshot Shell Circle.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Ghostly Galaxy Cracked Wall Planet.png|Stone circles on the side of a wall in [[Ghostly Galaxy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Screenshot Strawberry Circle.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Screenshot Shell Circle.png|Shell circle from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Screenshot Valve Circle.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Screenshot Strawberry Circle.png|Strawberry circle from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Screenshot Rock Circle.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMG Screenshot Valve Circle.png|An encricled [[valve]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Screenshot Shell Circle.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMG2 Screenshot Rock Circle.png|Stone circle from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SMG2 Screenshot Shell Circle.png|Shell circle from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
{{Foreign names
|Jap=スピン石<ref name=shoga>Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan) (ed.). ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' (Japanese source). Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2015. Pages 136, 170. ISBN: 978-4-09-106569-8.</ref>
|Jap=スピン石<ref name=sakai>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.|location=Tokyo|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=136 and 170|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Supin Ishi
|JapR=Supin Ishi
|JapM=Spin Stones <small>(stone circle)</small>
|JapM=Spin Stones <small>(stone circle)</small>
|Jap2=スピン貝<ref name=shoga/>
|Jap2=スピン貝<ref name=sakai/>
|Jap2R=Supin Kai
|Jap2R=Supin Kai
|Jap2M=Spin Shells <small>(shell circle)</small>
|Jap2M=Spin Shells <small>(shell circle)</small>

Latest revision as of 12:48, July 7, 2024

Stone circle
In-game screenshot of a stone circle in Super Mario Galaxy.
Screenshot of a stone circle in Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Stone circles[1] are clusters of interactable objects in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. A stone circle consists of eight small rocks arranged into a ring on the ground. Spinning within the ring transforms each of the rocks into a collectible Star Bit. There are iterations of circles themed to the level's environment. In beach galaxies, such as the Beach Bowl Galaxy and Cosmic Cove Galaxy, the player can find shell circles[2] (or shell rings).[3] The cake-shaped planet at the end of Sweet Sweet Galaxy has a strawberry circle[4] on its top. On an airship in Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada, a circle is combined with a valve, where spinning it releases Star Bits from the eight vents surrounding it. Only the stone and shell circles appear in both Super Mario Galaxy games.

There are flowers in Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Odyssey that are similar in concept.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スピン石[5]
Supin Ishi
Spin Stones (stone circle)
スピン貝[5]
Supin Kai
Spin Shells (shell circle)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 63.
  2. ^ Black. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Page 229.
  3. ^ Black. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Page 257.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy internal filename (ObjectData/CircleStrawberry.arc)
  5. ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 136 and 170.