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[[File:SM64 Screenshot - Star Door.png|thumb|220px|Screenshot of [[Mario]] using a [[Power Star]] to open a '''Star Door''', from ''Super Mario 64''.]]
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'''Star Doors''' are doors that restrict progress to certain required parts of the game until the player has the necessary number of [[Power Stars]]. They have appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' inside [[Princess Peach's Castle]]. Like most locked doors in these games, a certain number of Power Stars must be obtained before they can be opened (although Star Doors require many more Power Stars than regular doors). Once unlocked, the doors will slide open allowing [[Mario]] to enter. Only Mario can unlock a Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.
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[[File:SM64 Screenshot - Star Door.png|thumb|220px|Screenshot of Mario using a Power Star to open a Big Star Door, from ''Super Mario 64'']]
'''Big Star Doors''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The sign next to the Big Star Door reads, "To open the door that leads to the 'endless' stairs, you need 70 Stars. Mwa ha ha!" This sign is somewhat misleading, because you can open the Big Star Door if you have less than 70 Stars, but the stairs will never end -- hence the name, "endless stairs."|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980205065516/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/faqs.html|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy''|website=Internet Archive|accessdate=February 4, 2025}}</ref> or '''Star Doors''', are a special sliding type of [[★ door]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They restrict access to areas that are mandatory for progressing in the plot, usually to a location with [[Bowser]], but still require a number of [[Power Star]]s to unlock, like ★ doors. In the remake, only [[Mario]] can unlock a Big Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.


Four star doors exist in the games:
There are four Big Star Doors. The one on the first floor leads to [[Bowser in the Dark World]] and requires 8 [[Power Star]]s to open (12 in the remake). The second one is on the basement floor and leads to [[Dire, Dire Docks]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], although requires 30 Power Stars to open. The third Big Star Door is at the top of a staircase on the second floor and requires 50 Power Stars to open, allowing access to [[Tick Tock Clock]], [[Rainbow Ride]], and [[Over the Rainbows|Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]] afterward. The last door leads to the [[Bowser in the Sky|final battle with Bowser]], and although it has no Power Star requirement, it has an [[endless stairs|endless staircase]] behind it unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the remake). In the remake, the other player characters are always met by the endless staircase, regardless of how many Power Stars they have.


# The first floor door leads to [[Bowser in the Dark World]]. 8 (12 in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]) Power Stars are required to open it.
A painting of a Big Star Door appears in the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]''.
# The second door is in the basement and requires 30 Power Stars to be opened. [[Dire, Dire Docks]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]] are behind it.
 
# The third door is on the floor above the second floor lobby at the top of the stairs. 50 Power Stars are needed and behind it are [[Tick Tock Clock]], [[Rainbow Ride]], and [[Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]].
==Names in other languages==
# The last door leads to the [[Bowser in the Sky|final battle with Bowser.]] It doesn't require any Stars to open, but has a [[Endless Stairs|staircase that never ends]] unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]).
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==References==
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==Trivia==
*In the original game, if Mario attempts to open the final door without 70 Power Stars, a message from Bowser will appear and the door will open. Mario can then enter the door, but will be deterred by the Endless Stairs ([[List of glitches in Super Mario 64#Backwards Long Jump|the Backwards Long Jump]] can be used to bypass these, allowing Mario to enter the final level).
*In the remake, if anyone other than Mario attempts to open the final door, they will still encounter the Endless Stairs, regardless of the number of Power Stars.
*In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'', there is a painting of a Star Door.
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Latest revision as of 21:26, February 4, 2025

Not to be confused with ★ door.
Big Star Door
Star Door Mario 64 sprite.png
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First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Mario about to open a Big Star Door.
Screenshot of Mario using a Power Star to open a Big Star Door, from Super Mario 64

Big Star Doors,[1] or Star Doors, are a special sliding type of ★ door in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They restrict access to areas that are mandatory for progressing in the plot, usually to a location with Bowser, but still require a number of Power Stars to unlock, like ★ doors. In the remake, only Mario can unlock a Big Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.

There are four Big Star Doors. The one on the first floor leads to Bowser in the Dark World and requires 8 Power Stars to open (12 in the remake). The second one is on the basement floor and leads to Dire, Dire Docks and Bowser in the Fire Sea, although requires 30 Power Stars to open. The third Big Star Door is at the top of a staircase on the second floor and requires 50 Power Stars to open, allowing access to Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow afterward. The last door leads to the final battle with Bowser, and although it has no Power Star requirement, it has an endless staircase behind it unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the remake). In the remake, the other player characters are always met by the endless staircase, regardless of how many Power Stars they have.

A painting of a Big Star Door appears in the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ほしのドア[note 1]
Hoshi no Doa 		Star Door
Chinese (simplified) 星星之门[?]
Xīngxing zhī Mén 		Star Door
Italian Porta Stella[?] Star Door Super Mario 64 DS
  1. ^ Specifically, it is referred to as おおきな　ほしのドア (Ōki na Hoshi no Doa) twice and おおきなほしの　ドア (Ōki na Hoshi no Doa) unused, meaning "Large Star Door", though due to spacing and one instance of ほしのドア (Hoshi no Doa) in context, "ōki na" does not seem to be part of the name itself.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The sign next to the Big Star Door reads, "To open the door that leads to the 'endless' stairs, you need 70 Stars. Mwa ha ha!" This sign is somewhat misleading, because you can open the Big Star Door if you have less than 70 Stars, but the stairs will never end -- hence the name, "endless stairs."" – Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Nintendo of America via Internet Archive. Archived February 5, 1998, 06:55:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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