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[[File:NSMBU Purple Star Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
The '''Boost Star''' is a purple [[Star]] introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Unlike the regular Star, the Boost Star can only be collected in [[Boost Mode]]. The Boost Star appears only if the players using the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remotes]] steps on ten [[Boost Block]]s that still have their symbols on them, thus filling the Star Meter. If the Star Meter on the top of the Boost Mode screen is filled, the Boost Star appears. If a player with the GamePad taps on the Boost Star, the player can for a short time instantly defeat enemies and break blocks by tapping on them with the stylus or the finger (including [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Thwomp]]s), and this is the only way to defeat the [[King Bill]]. This effect is similar to the [[Super_Star|Starman]].  
The '''Boost Star''' is an [[List of items|item]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It is a purple [[Star]] that can be collected only in [[Boost Mode]], if the players using the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remotes]] step on ten [[Boost Block]]s depicting their symbols, filling the Star Meter in the process. If the Star Meter on the top of the Boost Mode screen is filled, the Boost Star appears. If a player with the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|GamePad]] taps on the Boost Star, the player can for a short time instantly defeat enemies and break [[block]]s by tapping on them with the stylus or the finger (including [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, and even [[King Bill]]s, which can be defeated only with this method), like with the [[Super Star]].  


The Boost Star is purple on the GamePad. Onscreen, it can not be activated by any character, and is almost invisible, with a slight blue outline.
The Boost Star is purple on the GamePad. Onscreen, it cannot be activated by any character and is almost invisible, with a slight blue outline.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Fra=Étoile Coup de pouce
|Fre=Étoile Coup de pouce
|FraM=Boost Star (''Coup de pouce literally meaning: "helping hand", "encouragement")
|FreM=Boost Star (''Coup de pouce literally meaning: "helping hand", "encouragement")
|Dut=Boostster
|DutM=Boost Star
|Ger=Boost-Stern
|GerM=Boost-Star
|Ita=Stella Assistente<ref>{{cite|title=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' e-manual|page=13|language=it|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Ita2=Stella viola<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=217}}</ref>
|ItaM=Assistant Star
|Ita2M=Purple star
|Rus=Звезда поддержки
|RusR=Zvezda podderzhki
|RusM= Boost Star
}}
}}
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:35, August 6, 2024

Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U

The Boost Star is an item in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is a purple Star that can be collected only in Boost Mode, if the players using the Wii Remotes step on ten Boost Blocks depicting their symbols, filling the Star Meter in the process. If the Star Meter on the top of the Boost Mode screen is filled, the Boost Star appears. If a player with the GamePad taps on the Boost Star, the player can for a short time instantly defeat enemies and break blocks by tapping on them with the stylus or the finger (including Koopa Troopas, Thwomps, and even King Bills, which can be defeated only with this method), like with the Super Star.

The Boost Star is purple on the GamePad. Onscreen, it cannot be activated by any character and is almost invisible, with a slight blue outline.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Dutch Boostster[?] Boost Star
French Étoile Coup de pouce[?] Boost Star (Coup de pouce literally meaning: "helping hand", "encouragement")
German Boost-Stern[?] Boost-Star
Italian Stella Assistente[1] Assistant Star
Stella viola[2] Purple star
Russian Звезда поддержки[?]
Zvezda podderzhki
Boost Star

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U e-manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 13.
  2. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 217.