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This is a list of glitches in Super Mario Galaxy. Unless otherwise noted, all names of glitches are unofficial.

Audio

Incorrect music glitches

This glitch can be performed in the Ghostly Galaxy, the Deep Dark Galaxy, and the Gold Leaf Galaxy.

Ghostly Galaxy

In the mission Beware of Bouldergeist, the player should barely enter the mansion, then come out. If done correctly, the mansion music will play outside.^[1]

Deep Dark Galaxy

In any level (except the Daredevil/Purple Coin comet), when the player enters the cave far enough, the music will change. If they come out of the cave, the music will still play, even if they get the Rainbow Star or Fire Flower in the level. This does not work while the Undergrunt Gunner is still on the beach in the mission Bubble Blastoff.

Gold Leaf Galaxy

In the mission When It Rains, It Pours, the player must spin to the end of the vine leading to the boss area and then spin and fall down outside of the boss area. If done correctly, the boss theme should play during the level instead of the regular theme.

No music

For this glitch, the player should go to the Good Egg Galaxy and select King Kaliente's Battle Fleet. Mario should go onto the roof of the house on the first planet. If Mario/Luigi uses the Launch Star while entering the orange pipe, no music will play until they reach the Airships or if they go into the hidden area on the rocky moon.^[2]

No sound effects

Briefly after closing the Home Menu, a majority of sound effects will not play, despite the music playing as expected. One exception to this glitch is the sliding sound that plays after the player stops running.

Freezes

Gateway Galaxy Pipe entry freeze

In Grand Star Rescue, if the player shoots a Star Bit at the pink pyramid-shaped objects on the Metal Planets on the same frame that they enter the pipe into the Flipswitch Area, the game will freeze.^[3]

Gearmo's trash softlock

This can be done on any star where Mario needs to blow up trash. After talking to Gearmo to start the timer, the player should walk to the edge of the platform and jump off about 2 seconds before time runs out. If done correctly, the death sound effect will play but Mario will teleport back to Gearmo. The camera will then move away and slowly spiral downwards on its own, but the game will not respond to any controller input. This can only be escaped by resetting back to the Wii menu.^[4]

Loopdeeloop Galaxy tutorial freeze

In Loopdeeloop Galaxy, Coach will give the player a tutorial on how to control the Manta Ray. However, if the player backflips off of the Ray within 1/30 of a second of the beginning of the tutorial, they will be able to move around during this tutorial. Spinning at any point while the tutorial is active crashes the game.^[5]

Toy Time Galaxy Flipswitch softlock

In The Flipswitch Chain and Fast Foes of Toy Time, activating all of the Flipswitches on the Chain Planets stops all of the Spike Traps where they are when the final switch is activated. Getting the Spike Traps in a certain position and then getting hit by one into the gap between two Flipswitches puts Mario in a state where he cannot move and cannot pause. The only way to escape is to reset the game.^[6]

Unactivated Bowser freeze

To perform this glitch, the player must first perform either version of the Unactivated Bowser glitch. Then, they must backtrack down the stars. Once the cutscene gets triggered, the game will freeze.^[7]

Graphics

Camera glitches

Beach Bowl Galaxy

During the The Secret Undersea Cavern mission of Beach Bowl Galaxy, the player must enter the cavern and unlock the Launch Star. Then, they should perform a Wall Jump up the tunnel and reach the top of the mountain. If Mario goes back into the hole and walks around the cavern, the player just sees the mountaintop as the camera is still outside.

Comet Observatory

The player must collect a Red Star in the Comet Observatory and go down the Fountain platform. From there, sometimes when the player flies out, the camera will not pan out of the platform, and the player can see Mario going out of sight. Some seconds later, the camera will return to normal. This can also be done via the Sand Mario glitch. If the player, while swimming through the sand, goes after the cage and then jumps out, they can go further inside the cave, leaving the camera behind.

Ghostly Galaxy

In the mission Beware of Bouldergeist of Ghostly Galaxy, the player must go through the fireplace. If they are outside, they must go back through the fireplace in the mansion. The camera will still be outside and the player will see Mario's silhouette moving behind the wall, inside the mansion. It quits when Mario goes outside again.

Launch Star misplaced camera

Mario/Luigi must be under a Launch Star, close enough to not need to jump to use it. The player should set the first-person camera mode and shake . The character will use the Launch Star and the camera will be misplaced very close to it. In some cases, such as the Launch Star at the Train Planet in Toy Time Galaxy, the camera will be kind of stuck on a wall.

Visual glitches

Confused Kingfin

Normally if playing as Mario, Kingfin will shine beams of light from his eyes when being fought. When playing as Luigi, no light will shine. However, if Mario interacts with Luigi on the Comet Observatory (after he has been rescued) by jumping, ground-pounding, etc. before the player fights Kingfin, the eyes will not shine, as if the player were playing as Luigi. This can be performed as many times as the player wishes, and if Mario fights Kingfin without bothering Luigi, the glitch will not come into effect.^[7]

Note: This glitch was fixed in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars release of the game.

Disappearing Penguin

In Buoy Base Galaxy, the player should stand underwater near the diving Penguin. If done correctly, the Penguin will disappear when it dives.

Eternal explosion

The Li'l Cinder exploding

To perform this glitch, the player must select the Freezeflame's Blistering Core mission of the Freezeflame Galaxy and play until they reach the star. The player must grab a Fire Flower and shoot a fireball at a Li'l Cinder right when it falls in the lava. This will cause a fiery explosion where the Li'l Cinder had fallen, which will last for the rest of the level.

Freezeflame Galaxy out of bounds

This glitch is easier with Luigi, but both Mario Brothers can perform this glitch. To perform it, the player should go to the Freezeflame Galaxy's mission Hot and Cold Collide. Mario should reach the second planet and triple jump in the walkway between the sides of the planet. The player should use the slope-climbing glitch to reach the top of the planet. When the player walks on the planet, random textures of ice water will appear. The planet's surface does not match its collision, so in some spots Mario/Luigi will either be inside the ground or floating slightly above it.^[7]

Grassy planet glitch

In Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor, by looking at the Starting Planet from the Megaleg planet, it will appear covered in grass, reflecting its pre-release version. This happens because the developers did not create a low-poly model of the newer Starting Planet so the game uses the old one instead.

Holding nothing

If the player attracts a Koopa Shell and then long jumps and bonks into a wall at the exact moment the shell enters their hand, the player will grab the shell as it breaks. This results in the player being in the holding pose despite there being no shell in their hands. The pose does not limit the player's moveset but spinning, taking damage, or swimming will end the glitch.

Luigi's frozen scream

To perform this glitch, the player must first go to the Red Star near the Starshroom in the Garage of the Comet Observatory. The player must spin in an exact spot. If done correctly, Luigi will yell but not move. Mario can also do this if he spins in the air while as Flying Mario.

The same thing also happens if the player spins Luigi twice repeatedly. Luigi will not move on the second spin.^[7]

Misplaced Comet Star icon

No icon but a Prankster Comet.

No Prankster Comet but an icon.

In the Engine Room, the player should get the three non-hidden stars in the first galaxy. Then, they should get two stars in the second galaxy and two stars in the third galaxy. A Prankster Comet may be in orbit for the second or third galaxy but the comet star icon instead appears in the first galaxy.

Non-exhausted Mario

If Mario has only one life section left, he normally gets in a tired pose and his breathing voice effect can be heard. However, if the player activates the first-person view and then goes back to the normal view, Mario returns to his normal pose (although his breath can still be heard).^[7]

Sad Banktoad

Wherever the Banktoad is found when he is mining, if the player enters the first-person view and fires a Star Bit at him, he will frown until the level is exited or if the player uses a Spin on him.

Talking in midair

While climbing a Honeycomb Wall using the Bee Suit, it is possible to talk to NPCs, causing Mario/Luigi to stand upright on the wall. This is intended, however if the player crawls off the edge of the honeycomb while pressing the button, they will be floating in midair during the conversation.

Physics

NOTE: These glitches result from how Mario and/or other characters interact with the world.

Between fire and ice

This glitch can be performed in Freezeflame Galaxy's mission Hot and Cold Collide by jumping into the edge of a lava tile at a precise angle and position while the Ice Flower is active. The player will be squished in between the hexagonal tiles created by the Ice Flower and the square tiles of lava, and after a second begin to vibrate rapidly. The player does not take damage while in this state, and does not begin to take damage until the hexagonal ice tiles melt. After these tiles melt, the player can complete the level if this is performed near enough to another Ice Flower.^[8]

Blue house entry glitch

In Deep Dark Galaxy, by going to the miniature Gate planet, it is possible to crouch walk through the door of the house with the blue roof. The walls have no collision on the inside and going into first-person view reveals that they are not textured either.

Boo jump glitch

When collecting a Boo Mushroom during an action such as crouch jumping or spinning, the animation gets stored and will play again once Mario loses the power-up from exposure to bright light. If the player collects a Boo Mushroom while landing from a ground pound, Mario will be sitting in midair upon losing the power-up. The player can briefly jump during this animation, despite being off the ground.

Bowser's Star Reactor death glitch

The glitch in action

In Bowser's Star Reactor, the player must get to the end of the Loop Planet and get on the platform. If they do a long jump toward the Gravity Planet while the platform is moving, Mario will fall towards the gravity planet and die, tumbling as if he went into a black hole.

Coin escape glitch

For this glitch, the player must go to Toy Time Galaxy's first mission, Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser, and reach the Mecha Bowser planet. The player must be in the place with the Mechakoopa and guide one to the gravity wall near the Fire Bar. Then, they should Ground Pound the enemy, causing a coin to pop from it. If done correctly, the coin is attracted by the Fire Bar's gravity and disappears.

Death roof

To perform this glitch, the player should go to the Ghostly Galaxy and enter the Luigi and the Haunted Mansion mission. If Mario is near the window with Luigi, jumps down the platform, and lands on the spiky roof, Mario loses a life instantly.^[9]

Falling through lava

Mario under the green platform

After falling through

On the Tower Planet in Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, if Mario/Luigi lands in the lava right next to one of the moving green platforms, they will be under the platform and then under the lava. When Mario/Luigi stops sprinting in pain, he will be stuck in some gravity force beneath the lava. If the player then Spins, they will fall away from the planet and then be sucked into a black hole.

Falling twice

The camera glitching as Mario as the game improperly attempts to lift Mario the first time he falls

On the Comet Observatory, when the player falls off, they are lifted back up to the observatory by the ship. If Luigi runs to the Beacon and long-jumps, he will hit the bar spinning around the beacon and fall. He will be lifted back to the ground, but he will fall again, only to be lifted a second time normally. Mario can do this too, but it's harder to pull off as him.^[7]

Floating Toad

The floating Toad

To perform this glitch, the player should go to the level Tarantox's Tangled Web. Mario should go to the final planet where Tarantox is fought and launch the green Toad onto the platform. Then, the player should jump into the sling pod and launch Mario onto the same platform so it breaks. If the player looks at Toad closely, he can be seen floating.

Glass clip

In Space Junk Galaxy's Tarantox's Tangled Web, the player should make their way to the Small Maze Planet, and head to the spot on the glass directly above the Launch Star. They should then crouch, and then as they are uncrouching they should spin. The player's hitbox will extend far enough below the glass that it reaches the Launch Star, and Mario will get clipped into the glass and sucked into the Launch Star, where they will continue the mission.^[10] A similar clip can be done at the end of Super Mario Galaxy 2's Battle Belt Galaxy.

Gravity tug-of-war

There are two possible ways to perform this glitch in Bowser's Star Reactor. For the first way, the player must jump on top of the Thwomp after the spiral planet, then long jump off of it and spin. If done correctly, the player will be caught in a gravity tug-of-war between gravity of the planet and the out-of-bounds area until they finally fly out of bounds and die.^[7]^[11]

The second method involves long jumping off the right side of the spiral planet after the 1-Up Mushroom. Doing this correctly yields the same results as the first one.^[12]

It is also possible to perform this glitch in Freezeflame Galaxy. In the 2nd mission, the player must walk off the platform where the gravity switch takes place. This will sometimes cause the player to constantly switch between the two gravity fields.

Hill clip

In Deep Dark Galaxy, the player needs to approach the hill at the top of the level, next to the pipe that leads to the bonus room. Mario needs to backflip onto the hill and use the slope climbing glitch. When Mario reaches a certain point on the hill, he will fall through it and either die or land in a body of water outside the normally-accessible area.^[13]

Hit warps

Hit Warps occur after the player Long Jumps and hits a wall. When the player finally falls to the ground they will be warped up to the vertical position of where they hit the wall. They can be done in many different places throughout the game:^[14]

Honeyhive Galaxy, Trouble on the Tower. The player should make their way to the Rattle Planet and do a precise Long Jump into the tube from the side of the planet so that they can bonk on the inside of the tube, then fall to the ground and they will be warped back up to the Rattle Planet.
A view of space from yellow Starshroom
Space Junk Galaxy, Kamella's Airship Attack. Mario/Luigi starts out on a yellow Starshroom, facing a red one. To perform this glitch, the player should stand in the middle of the yellow one, then run at the red one and do a long jump. If they hit a certain point on the red Starshroom, they will be thrust back to the yellow one and end up inside it. When this happens, the player cannot immediately enter first-person view, but they might be able to if they move to a certain spot inside the Starshoom. There is no way to exit the Starshroom; the player must return to the observatory to escape.^[7]

Beach Bowl Galaxy, Wall Jumping up Waterfalls. The player should go to the waterfall planet, collect the Ice Flower, and wall-jump up the waterfall nearest to the flower. Once on top of the platform, the player should long-jump, hitting the waterfall, and, right before Mario/Luigi hits the ground, use the spin attack. If done correctly, Mario/Luigi will be at the top of the waterfall, only to fall back down again.^[7]
Dusty Dune Galaxy, Soaring on the Desert Winds. When the player reaches the section with the rotating stone wheels, they should stand on one wheel and long-jump to just the right spot on another. If done correctly, Mario will bounce back and be pushed inside the wheel. Mario will circle around the center of the wheel and move erratically. It is possible to exit the wheel.^[7]
Bowser's Dark Matter Plant. At the beginning of the first 2-D section, the player should long jump in such a way that they bonk near the corner of the upside-down gravity and rightwards-gravity sections, and they will be warped all the way outside of the section.

Inside the Beacon

Mario inside the Beacon

To perform this glitch, the player will need to fly with a Red Star to the top of the Beacon. The character will pass through the Beacon.

Inside the Dreadnought

Mario inside the Dreadnought

In Dreadnought Galaxy, the player should select the Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons mission. At the end of the level, where the two Sentry Beams are found and when the final moving platform is close to stopping, they have to jump off. If performed correctly, Mario/Luigi will be pushed inside the planet and hang on to an invisible platform once inside. If the player presses , Mario/Luigi will get up, only to fall into space and lose a life.

Alternatively, the player can jump on top of the Thwomp midway through the cannon sequence. By long jumping when the Thwomp rises up, Mario will jump far enough to land on the edge of the dreadnought. There are death planes immediately behind and above the player at this point. It is possible to jump back to the moving platforms. Long jumping off of the far left edge of the dreadnought will result in a very long fall before losing a life.^[15]

Invisible platform

To perform this glitch the player must go to the second half of Bubble Breeze Galaxy. Mario/Luigi should backflip onto the rocks and land on a small invisible platform above the swamp with slippery edges. A huge shortcut can be taken in the level using the glitch, by long jumping to the area with the Power Star on the other side of the rocks. ^[7]^[16]

Jump to lava planet

As Luigi, in Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor, on the first planet, the player needs to do a triple jump towards the cage with the three coins in it and land the second jump right on top of the cage. When done, in the middle of the third jump, the player must spin and, if done correctly, Luigi will be sent flying towards the lava planet. Due to landing so far away from where the Launch Star makes the player land, Luigi will have no choice but to land in the lava, bounce around a few times, and lose a life.

Launch Star warps

Similarly to hit warps, Launch Star warps occur sometimes when the player lands on the planet with the same animation as they do when Long Jumping into a wall. This happens most notably on the Cyclone Stone in Beach Bowl Galaxy's The Secret Undersea Cavern. ^[14]

Mansion floor clip

In Ghostly Galaxy, the player must select the first mission. Once they reach the part outside the mansion with the three Pull Stars, they must long jump off and pull themself back with one of the Pull Stars. If done correctly, they will get stuck below the platforms and be able to clip up into the mansion from below.

Mario flinging

The glitch in action in the Dusty Dune Galaxy

There are many ways that the player can fling Mario. It is easy to do it in both the Toy Time Galaxy and the Dusty Dune Galaxy.

To do this in the Toy Time Galaxy, the player must start the mission Fast Foes of Toy Time and go to one of the Tox Boxes and land in the hole. It will fling Mario around. Mario may also get squished in midair. The Tox Box can also fling the camera when Mario gets squished.

To do this in the Dusty Dune Galaxy, the player must start the level "Blasting through the Sand". When the player goes to the planet that has the switch, Mario must ground pound it and wait about 40 seconds. Mario should jump several times and when time runs out, Mario will be flung into the sky.^[7]

Orbit death

Mario dying after performing the orbit death glitch

In the level Beware of Bouldergeist in Ghostly Galaxy, when the player gets to the hollow planet with a bouncy core, the player has to do a long jump, holding the forward. If it is done correctly, Mario or Luigi will end up orbiting the planet and, after some yet unknown conditions, he will fall to death, either through the planet, or moving past it.

Pull Star movement exploit

Luigi on a Star Peace Spouting Planet after using the glitch

By repeatedly Spinning while using a Pull Star, and grabbing the Pull Star to avoid falling, Mario and Luigi are able to access any area within range of that Pull Star.^[17]

Respawn skips

In Bowser's Star Reactor, the player must long jump off the edge at the end of the very first part of the level, off to the right side of the Warp Pipe-like structure. If done correctly, Mario will die and respawn at the area with the Thwomp. However, the glitch is very area-specific.^[18]

In Freezeflame Galaxy, the player must select Freezeflame's Blistering Core and go to the area that requires the torches to be lit to reveal the wall jump section. Dying in the lava will sometimes respawn the player past the wall jump section.

Sand Mario glitch

A view of the outside from the red Starshroom.

In the first mission of the Deep Dark Galaxy, there is a cannon fixed into the beach. Mario or Luigi must jump into the cannon and aim at the spot where the umbrella connects to the pole as far to the right as possible. If done correctly Mario will be in the sand but partly in the lawn chair. Mario must then crouch and move forward and he will fall under the sand and start swimming in it. Another way to do this is to get to the part where Mario is partly in the chair and have a crab hit Mario then crouch down. While Mario is in the sand if he swims too far away or down he will die. Mario can access the inside of the red Starshroom, the inside of one of the palm trees, or the vases just by jumping under them. If Mario swims under the gate, he will reach the same out-of-bounds water area as in the "falling through the hill" glitch.^[7]^[19]

Seam shaking glitch

If the player positions Mario at the right spot on the seam in the ground of the entrance to the Garden dome, Mario will shake rapidly because the game treats it as if Mario were falling.^[7]

Shell clip

If the player spins to attract a shell and then quickly long jumps away, the shell will keep circling around and chasing the player until they catch it. The shell will go through the ground while it is circling.

Slope climbing

Although spinning is normally not possible on slippery slopes, the player can bypass this restriction. To do so, the player must jump onto the slope, face away from the slope, press the control stick in the direction Mario/Luigi is facing, jump, then Spin while reversing the stick to face the opposite direction from Mario/Luigi. This odd glitch can be done multiple times in a row to climb slopes that are otherwise too steep to use. Several sub-glitches make use of this.^[7] Another way of performing this glitch is to walk up a slope and spin repeatedly. However, this version only works on certain slopes.

Space leap glitch

To perform this glitch, the player must select the second mission of Space Junk Galaxy. On the second airship, they must long jump off of the very back end. After a few seconds, the gravity will change and Mario will either land on the Starshrooms or the Pull Star Planets.

Spheroid planet clips

Luigi having fallen through the planet in Good Egg Galaxy

There are many different places this glitch can be done. The first method involves the player traveling Drip Drop Galaxy and opening the chest containing the Spiny Cheep-Cheep. If the Porcupuffer hits Mario/Luigi so that he is pinned to the ground, Mario/Luigi may fall through the floor and into the planet, still being able to swim. The glitch will end when Mario/Luigi swims up through the surface of the planet and into the main water body or dies.

Another way this can be performed is that the player should travel to Good Egg Galaxy's Rock Planet during the Purple Comet mission. If Mario/Luigi spins near the metal bulge with the Star Bit crystal on it, he will fall into the planet and suddenly start perpetually orbiting around the unseen center of it; glitching the camera as well. The only way for the player to end the glitch is to exit the level.

Another method is that the player should travel to Melty Molten Galaxy and enter the mission Through the Meteor Storm. On the Stone Octagon Planet, the player should stand near the first Thwomp in Mario's path. When it smashes into the ground, Mario or Luigi will instantly fall through the planet's floor and into the black hole.

Another way is that the player should travel to Snow Cap Galaxy and enter the mission Star Bunnies in the Snow, catch two of the three Star Bunnies, and have Fire Mario/Fire Luigi and near a high ravine. The player must then throw a fireball at the bunny. If done correctly, Mario/Luigi will fall through the planet with the camera shifting in random directions. There are two ways for the player to end the glitch: wait for the timer to hit 0, or exit the mission.

Standing on air

To perform this glitch, the player must go to Bowser's Star Reactor and get to the point where Bowser starts spitting asteroids at the checkered platforms. When Mario gets to the last platform before the Bowser battle, the player must quickly zoom in with the camera and Mario will stare at Bowser. Mario will not move while the checkered platforms sink down and will stand on air. However, If Mario looks down, he goes out of camera mode and falls.

Stuck at Launch Star

Mario clipping inside the gravity blocks

In the level Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble, the player should perform a long-jump on the left corner at the bottom of the third group of blocks. If done correctly, Mario/Luigi may fall back to the planetoids where the Launch Star is. Because the blocks' gravity has been changed, if the player uses the Launch Star, they will fall back to the Launch Star immediately after landing. Therefore, the only way to progress is to die or reset the level.^[20]

Stuck on Bowser Jr.'s Airship

During the final boss battle, after Bowser is finished talking to Mario, the Gravity will change and Mario would normally be drawn to the first planet they battle on. However, if Mario spins at the right moment as the gravity switches and heads for the Airship, they will be stuck fighting uncontrollably. It is possible to be freed by the warping glitch or by jumping or spinning. Performing either action will send them to the boss planet.

Stuck on umbrella

Mario stuck on the umbrella

This glitch only works in the Deep Dark Galaxy. The player should choose any mission except the comet mission. The player must enter the cannon and fire it into a certain red section on the beach umbrella. Once done, Mario is stuck in a curled-up position, though he can still be moved around. If the player stops moving the on the , the glitch will end.

The same can happen if Mario is fired with the cannon to a specific spot on the wall.^[7]

Swim through glass

The glitch in action

This glitch can be performed in the Buoy Base Galaxy. Mario or Luigi must head to the edge ring of Buoy Base, then fall to the second or third ring by spinning. There, the player needs to walk to the glass. If done correctly, only half of Mario or Luigi passes through the glass, so the player can swim half in the space and half in water.

Upside-down Lumas

It is possible to cause Comet Tico and Lumalee to float upside-down. This is triggered by talking to either Luma from a very specific position at the back center part of their shadow, with the Luma facing opposite the direction of the camera. Due to the awkward positioning, Comet Tico/Lumalee will turn upside down to receive the Star Bits.^[7]

In the case of Comet Tico, he will remain upside down until the area is reloaded. Lumalee disappears after receiving Star Bits, but the Mushroom purchased will still be upside down.

Walk on map

Mario on top of the map

On the Comet Observatory, if the player jumps correctly, Mario will land right on top of the big blue map and stay there. The player can move left and right or jump off, but if the player does nothing, Mario will remain on top of the map without falling off.^[7]

Scripting

NOTE: These glitches abuse interactions that cause objects or displayed information to perform unintended behaviors.

Coin resurrection

To perform this glitch, the player must be near both a coin and an enemy that can easily knock Mario or Luigi off his feet. The player must have one wedge of health and get pushed by the enemy into the coin. Then, the player will be revived instead of losing a life. This glitch is also present in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Distant vibration

This glitch can only be performed in the Deep Dark Galaxy's Bubble Blastoff mission. To do it, the player must either stand on the Starting Planet or shoot Mario to the Wooden Planet or the Gateway Galaxy Planet. Regardless of which of the planets Mario stands on, the player must go into first-person mode and then have Mario look up at the Watermelon Planet, which is positioned to the left of the Starting Planet. When the player looks up at this planet and starting from that time, they will be able to feel the Wii Remote vibrating as the three tennis balls inside the Watermelon Planet continuously bounce around and hit each other, even though the player is nowhere near the planet. This is odd as the player will not feel the Wii Remote vibrate if Mario is standing on the Cheep Cheep Gambol Planet, which is even closer to the Watermelon Planet than any of the three aforementioned planets.

Far chatting

The glitch in action

While freeing Toad from a Sling Pod atop the Stone Planet of Space Junk Galaxy, if Toad gets stuck in another Sling Pod, the game will think that Toad is still stuck near Mario/Luigi, and the player will be able to press to talk to the Toad, even though the Toad is on another Planet.^[7]

Far-flying Shell glitch

If the player attracts a Koopa Shell and hits a wall before it reaches them, the shell will start flying away in a straight line until the player gets back up, when it will turn around and fly back to the player's hands.

If the player performs the glitch and then hits a wall again immediately before the shell reaches them, they will hold the shell behind them during the hit animation.

Flightless Bee Mario

In the Sea Slide Galaxy, Bee Mario must be as close to the palm tree on the tower island as possible without standing on the white border. If done correctly, by flying upward and landing, the flying meter does not refill until the player moves away.

Fly to the Planet of Trials

Flying Luigi on the Planet of Trials

On the Comet Observatory, the player can use the Red Star to go to the Planet of Trials using this glitch. The player must be Luigi and break open the crystal with the Red Star in the Garage, but must not use it and go to the Planet of Trials. Luigi must go to one of the three ends and run, then use a homing ground pound on the green Luma that takes the player to the Grand Finale Galaxy. Luigi will fall out of the planet's gravity field and toward the Observatory. The player must use the spin to navigate Luigi to the Red Star without touching ground as he falls. After landing, the player must then fall off the Comet Observatory, and Luigi will be lifted back to the Planet of Trials. The game will not allow Luigi to fly on this planet, but the music will still play for the power-up and Luigi will have the appearance of his powered-up form.

There is also an alternate method to put Flying Luigi on the planet. The player must do the same thing as above, but after using the homing ground pound on the Luma, the player can touch the ground and collect the star. They must then fly back up to the planet; however, they cannot fly directly to the planet, like before, and fall, though, after flying beneath the observatory, Luigi will float back to the Planet of Trials. Once again, Luigi cannot fly on this planet.^[21]

It is possible to die in the Comet Observatory by doing this glitch.^[22]

Honeycomb launching

When stuck to a honeycomb as Bee Mario, by facing straight up, jumping, and immediately spinning while still holding the button, Mario will start to rise upwards at a fast speed. Bee Mario can still be slightly controlled with light taps on the button.

Invincibility Shell

To perform this glitch, the player must pick up a Koopa Shell and then go to an area with another Koopa Troopa. If Mario touches it while holding the shell, he will not take damage. This can be done in Sea Slide Galaxy or during the bossfight in Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada.^[7]

Invincible Jam-o'-War

In Bigmouth Galaxy, trying to damage the Jam-o'-War with a Koopa Shell right before it stops ascending/descending will make the enemy freeze and start moving again like nothing happened, meaning that the enemy will not change colors or take damage like usual. If timed properly, the player can throw an indefinite amount of Koopa Shells at it, with the Jam-o'-War remaining alive. This glitch does not work with the Jam-o'-War in Deep Dark Galaxy, as that Jam-o'-War has no movement pattern and remains stationary.

Invisible Goomba

At the beginning of the Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, the player must ignore the Star Ball and spin a Goomba on the zigzag and knock it off the platform. Then, they must walk back to the ball, get on it, then go on the zigzag platform. The "dizzy Goomba" sound will still play, even though the Goomba is not there.

Lily pad raising glitch

When standing on the lily pads in Honeyhive Galaxy and Gold Leaf Galaxy, they can be raised slightly into the air if the player either crouches near its edge and spins, or performs a ground pound on it. By repeating this process the lily pad will continue rising, though doing this for long periods causes its collision to glitch out and results in Mario or Luigi falling through. If left alone, the lily pad will gradually sink back down to its original height.^[23]

Midair death glitch

In both games, if the player is in a galaxy that is under a Speedy Comet or timed Purple Comet, and they jump with the right timing while the timer is at 00:01, Mario will stand in midair while doing his death animation.^[7]

Non-lethal Goomba

By standing as close to the edge of a platform with Goombas on it as possible, if a Goomba charges at the player, it does not injure Mario.^[24]

Pacifist Goomba

In the A Snack of Cosmic Proportions mission in the Good Egg Galaxy, the player must go to the capsule planet, open the hole, and joggle a Goomba inside. Then, they must jump in the hole and stand at the same spot as the Goomba, but not get hit. Going in the First-person-mode and looking it right in the face is possible. If the player goes away the Goomba can hit Mario again.

Sling Pod retention glitch

In Space Junk Galaxy there is a purple Toad stuck in a Sling Pod. Attempting to pull and fling the Toad away will typically freeze the environment until the process is complete, though the game will wait until Mario is out of a damaged animation to begin the process. While at one health wedge however, Mario or Luigi can jump into a nearby Spoing to take damage and grab the Sling Pod with the Star Pointer upon landing. The death or Game Over sequence will take priority at this point, but the string that attaches between the Sling Pod and Star Pointer remains. Releasing will not remove this string, and a noise still sounds from moving the cursor offscreen. Once the level or title screen loads, the glitch will end.

Swim in Loopdeeswoop Galaxy

The glitch

Players must go to Loopdeeswoop Galaxy and be next to the Coach. Then players must do a Backflip, spin and then ground pound to home onto the Coach and bounce off of them towards the giant Shine Sprite-shaped hoop. If done correctly, Mario or Luigi will land on one of the spheres, and from there they can long jump and spin towards the main race track of the area, which they can swim in.^[7]^[25]

Unactivated Airship

The secret Airship

The player must go to Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada, to the second cannon. The back of a ship can be seen to the right. They must aim at the top of the mast and shoot Mario (or Luigi). This ship is nothing except an invisible wall on one side. Near the prow is an asteroid with a Spangler and under the ship is a 1-Up Mushroom. The only way to escape is to exit the level.

Unactivated Bowser

Both versions of this glitch require the player to be Luigi.

To perform this glitch in Bowser's Star Reactor, the player must long jump off of the final Thwomp as it rises up to gain more height. They then must spin and wall jump off of the topmost stair to reach the top without activating the cutscene. Bowser will not be present.

To perform this glitch in Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, the player must long jump as soon as they reach the first wide platform of the staircase. Then, they must spin backwards, wall jump off the end of the wide platform, and spin while holding the button to get as far as possible. If done correctly, the cutscene will not trigger and the player can walk all the way up to where Bowser is standing. Both Bowser and the airship will be intangible.^[7]

Unactivated Megaleg

Luigi falling onto Megaleg's moon (notice Megaleg's crooked feet)

When the player lands on the first planet, they must find the glass cage containing the Launch Star and Triple Jump off of it. The second jump must land on top of the glass cage. Then the player should triple jump off the glass cage and spin at the highest point of the jump. If successful, the player will fall to Megaleg's moon, but it will not be activated, so the player can run all over Megaleg but the Bullet Bills will not be fired and the cogwheels will not move. However, if the player goes to the point they would have landed if they had used the Launch Star, the cutscene will play and Megaleg will be activated.^[7]

Unarmed cannons

In the Dreadnought Galaxy's mission Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons, the player must first lose a life on the moving platforms section. Then, by jumping on the first moving platform as far to the right as possible, the platform moves, but the cannons do not fire.^[7]^[26]

Underwater Bee Mario

For this glitch, the player must select The Silver Stars of Sea Slide mission in Sea Slide Galaxy. From the starting island, the player must toss the shell at the crystal with the Bee Mushroom, and must turn the camera away right before the Mushroom lands the second time. The player must then dive into the water and swim back onto the island, still facing away from the island. By turning back toward the island, the Bee Mushroom should be underwater. If the player gets the mushroom like this, Mario/Luigi will be transformed into Bee Mario/Luigi, but they will be underwater and be able to swim around.

While underwater, the "Air" meter is replaced with the "Fly" meter, but it does not deplete at all. Despite this, the player still uses air. Additionally, Bee Mario still cannot collect shells underwater, like on land. To get out of the water, the player must shake the Wii Remote and fly while in the air; jumping back into the water causes the player to lose the Bee Suit, like normal. While outside of the water, the "Fly" meter is gone, but Bee Mario can still only fly as long as the meter would allow.^[7]^[27]

Walking spring glitch

Luigi standing despite wearing a spring.

Spring Luigi performing the Co-Star Super Jump.

When Wall Jumping and bouncing off of an NPC or enemy with the Spring Mushroom, sometimes the game will incorrectly put the player in the wall-sliding state. This does not retain spring physics, allowing the player to walk, crouch, sideflip, enter first person camera, etc. The game still prevents the player from spinning or falling asleep, and Ground Pounds and wall jumps retain their spring animations.^[28]

There are other situations that remove the spring physics, such as climbing a ledge or landing on ground at the peak of a bounce. However, these methods are only temporary. Entering a pipe or losing the Spring Mushroom power-up will cancel the glitch.

References

^ logitechSDAZ (Nov 28, 2007) Super Mario Galaxy: Ghostly Galaxy Music Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ Japancommercials4U2 (Jul 5, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy - No Music Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ negu (May 2, 2014). マリオギャラクシーRTA挑戦中のできごと[fastest crash?] NicoNico Douga. Retrieved September 26, 2020
^ MarioandTrafficLightFan (May 22, 2022). a cool trick i learned YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ Epic Random Gaming Channel (Aug 10, 2018). Tutorial Skip Lite - Loopdeeloop Death Warp "How to" YouTube. Retrieved September 25, 2020
^ TheSludgyGamer (Aug 19, 2017). actual softlock Twitch. Retrieved September 26, 2020
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z A+Start (Mar 6, 2015) Super Mario Galaxy Glitches - Son Of A Glitch - Episode 39 YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ ro__money (Jan 19, 2020). mario has a seizure YouTube. Retrieved September 25, 2020
^ Evan Holmes (Oct 1, 2015) Super Mario Galaxy Glitch - Ghostly Galaxy's murderer roof YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ Flygonman (Aug 10, 2020). sj3 3:26.31 Twitch. Retrieved September 26, 2020
^ 118Mario118 (Aug 19, 2008). Bowser Star Reactor Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ logitechSDAZ (Jan 4, 2008). Super Mario Galaxy: Gravity Tug-O-War of Doom YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ MASTERLINKX (Apr 27, 2012). Super Mario Galaxy - Deep Dark Galaxy Out of Bounds YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ ^a ^b ro__money (Sep 26, 2020). Warps in SMG1 Pastebin. Retrieved September 26, 2020
^ GlitchFish (Mar 20, 2014) *New* Super Mario Galaxy - Out of Bounds at Dreadnought Galaxy Glitch YouTube Retrieved Feb 28, 2017
^ Someoneguy64 (Jul 25, 2016) Super Mario Galaxy - Bubble Breeze Galaxy Glitch YouTube Retrieved Feb 28, 2017
^ 2257 (Dec 2, 2007) Ghostly Galaxy - the Pull Star Exploit YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ logitechSDAZ (Jan 11, 2008). Super Mario Galaxy: Bowser's Star Reactor Death Warp Trick YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ wscott9 (Feb 15, 2008). Sand Mario YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ 118Mario118 (Aug 20, 2008). Gusty Garden Galaxy Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ MASTERLINKX (Apr 27, 2012) Super Mario Galaxy - Can't Fly Out of Bounds Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ Super Mario Galaxy OoB in Deep Dark + Dying in Comet Observatory YouTube. Retrieved August 1, 2018
^ Glitch Shorts (Jan 19, 2021) Lily Pads Make Surprising Spaceships - Glitch Shorts (Super Mario Galaxy Glitch) YouTube. Retrieved May 5, 2021
^ logitechSDAZ (Jan 11, 2008). Super Mario Galaxy: Goomba AI YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ Japancommercials4U2 (May 19, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy - Swimming in Loopdeeswoop Galaxy Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ logitechSDAZ (Dec 12, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: Dreadnought Galaxy No Cannonballs Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ YTSunny (Jun 17, 2014). Super Mario Galaxy Glitch - Swim as Bee Mario Underwater + Tutorial YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017
^ MrJmfproductions (May 15, 2011). Spring Mario Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

[1] techSDAZ (Nov 28, 2007) Super Mario Galaxy: Ghostly Galaxy Music Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[2] Japancommercials4U2 (Jul 5, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy - No Music Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[3] u (May 2, 2014). マリオギャラクシーRTA挑戦中のできごと[fastest crash?] NicoNico Douga. Retrieved September 26, 2020

[4] MarioandTrafficLightFan (May 22, 2022). a cool trick i learned YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[5] Epic Random Gaming Channel (Aug 10, 2018). Tutorial Skip Lite - Loopdeeloop Death Warp "How to" YouTube. Retrieved September 25, 2020

[6] TheSludgyGamer (Aug 19, 2017). actual softlock Twitch. Retrieved September 26, 2020

[SonOfAGlitch-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z A+Start (Mar 6, 2015) Super Mario Galaxy Glitches - Son Of A Glitch - Episode 39 YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[8] ro__money (Jan 19, 2020). mario has a seizure YouTube. Retrieved September 25, 2020

[9] Evan Holmes (Oct 1, 2015) Super Mario Galaxy Glitch - Ghostly Galaxy's murderer roof YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[10] Flygonman (Aug 10, 2020). sj3 3:26.31 Twitch. Retrieved September 26, 2020

[11] 118Mario118 (Aug 19, 2008). Bowser Star Reactor Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[12] techSDAZ (Jan 4, 2008). Super Mario Galaxy: Gravity Tug-O-War of Doom YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[13] MASTERLINKX (Apr 27, 2012). Super Mario Galaxy - Deep Dark Galaxy Out of Bounds YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[WarpListSMG1-14] ro__money (Sep 26, 2020). Warps in SMG1 Pastebin. Retrieved September 26, 2020

[15] GlitchFish (Mar 20, 2014) *New* Super Mario Galaxy - Out of Bounds at Dreadnought Galaxy Glitch YouTube Retrieved Feb 28, 2017

[16] Someoneguy64 (Jul 25, 2016) Super Mario Galaxy - Bubble Breeze Galaxy Glitch YouTube Retrieved Feb 28, 2017

[17] 2257 (Dec 2, 2007) Ghostly Galaxy - the Pull Star Exploit YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[18] techSDAZ (Jan 11, 2008). Super Mario Galaxy: Bowser's Star Reactor Death Warp Trick YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[19] wscott9 (Feb 15, 2008). Sand Mario YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[20] 118Mario118 (Aug 20, 2008). Gusty Garden Galaxy Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[21] MASTERLINKX (Apr 27, 2012) Super Mario Galaxy - Can't Fly Out of Bounds Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[22] Super Mario Galaxy OoB in Deep Dark + Dying in Comet Observatory YouTube. Retrieved August 1, 2018

[23] Glitch Shorts (Jan 19, 2021) Lily Pads Make Surprising Spaceships - Glitch Shorts (Super Mario Galaxy Glitch) YouTube. Retrieved May 5, 2021

[24] techSDAZ (Jan 11, 2008). Super Mario Galaxy: Goomba AI YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[25] Japancommercials4U2 (May 19, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy - Swimming in Loopdeeswoop Galaxy Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[26] techSDAZ (Dec 12, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: Dreadnought Galaxy No Cannonballs Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[27] YTSunny (Jun 17, 2014). Super Mario Galaxy Glitch - Swim as Bee Mario Underwater + Tutorial YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017

[28] MrJmfproductions (May 15, 2011). Spring Mario Glitch YouTube. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

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[Edit] Glitches
Super Mario franchise	Super Mario Platformers	Super Mario series	Super Mario Bros. (Minus World) (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U (2012 / 2013, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, Switch)
		Mario vs. Donkey Kong series	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS)
		Ports and remakes	Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2002, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
	Mario Kart series		Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U)
	Sports games	Mario Tennis series	Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA)
		Super Mario Stadium series	Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
		Mario Strikers series	Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN)
		Other	Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii)
	Mario Party series		Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch)
	Super Mario RPGs	Paper Mario series	Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
		Mario & Luigi series	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS)
		Mario + Rabbids series	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2016, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
		Other	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
		Remakes	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024, Switch)
	Luigi's Mansion series		Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
Donkey Kong franchise	Donkey Kong Country series		Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
	Donkey Kong Land series		Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
	Racing games		Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64)
	Other		Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN)
Yoshi franchise			Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • Yoshi's New Island (2014, 3DS)
Wario franchise			Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Wario Land 3 (2000, GBC) • Wario Land 4 (2001, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series			Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)

[Edit] Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters		Mario • Luigi
Forms		Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters		Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Tico • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad · Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies		Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Spangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles		Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Cannonball • Chomp box • Dark matter • Electric rail • Eye Beamer • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Giant prickly plant • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Meteor • Moving sand • Mud • Poison Swamp • Prickly plant • Quicksand • Sand tide • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses		Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups		? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects		? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolts (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Gravity switch • Ground Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle / Shell circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Underwater ring • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations	Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
	Fountain	Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
	Kitchen	Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
	Bedroom	Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
	Engine Room	Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
	Garden	Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
	Gate	Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
	Planet of Trials	Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
	Other	Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves		Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements		Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions		"Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trading cards

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+{{italic title|List of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' glitches}}
-These are the glitches found in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
+{{image|more=yes|Illustrate all applicable glitches}}
-==Glitches==
+This is a list of glitches in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Unless otherwise noted, all names of glitches are unofficial.
-===Enter the small house===
+__TOC__
-[[Image:Glitch_miniplanetbluehouse_supermariogalaxy_1.jpg|thumb|Mario seeing the transparent floor inside the blue house (camera mode)]]
+==Audio==
-The player must head to the Deep Dark Galaxy and choose a level where the cannon can be used.  Next the player should take Mario/Luigi to the shrinking planet (Located in Deep Dark's sky). Next, Mario/Luigi must kneel and enter the door of the house with the blue roof. Mario/Luigi will be in the house. The house's walls aren't solid from the inside, so to leave the house Mario/Luigi will just have to walk out.
+===Incorrect music glitches===
+This glitch can be performed in the [[Ghostly Galaxy]], the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], and the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]].
-===Climb Slippery Slopes===
+====Ghostly Galaxy====
-Although [[spinning]] is normally not possible on slippery slopes, the player can bypass this restriction. To do so, the player must press the control stick in the direction Mario is facing, jump, then Spin while reversing the stick to face the opposite direction from Mario/Luigi. This odd glitch can be done multiple times in a row to climb slopes that are otherwise to steep to use. Several sub-glitches make use of this.
+In the mission [[Beware of Bouldergeist]], the player should barely enter the mansion, then come out. If done correctly, the mansion music will play outside.<ref> logitechSDAZ (Nov 28, 2007) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiNWuUCLOjk#t=0m20s Super Mario Galaxy: Ghostly Galaxy Music Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017 </ref>
-===Pull Star Movement Exploit===
+====Deep Dark Galaxy====
-[[Image:Star bit shooter planet.jpg|thumb|Luigi sleeping on a star bit shooter planet after using the pull star movement exploit glitch.]]
+In any level (except the Daredevil/Purple Coin comet), when the player enters the cave far enough, the music will change. If they come out of the cave, the music will still play, even if they get the [[Rainbow Star]] or [[Fire Flower]] in the level. This does not work while the [[Undergrunt Gunner]] is still on the beach in the mission [[Bubble Blastoff]].
-By repeatedly Spinning while using a [[Pull Star]], and grabbing the Pull Star to avoid falling, Mario and Luigi are able to access any area within range of that Pull Star.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR138hJTaCc]</ref>
+====Gold Leaf Galaxy====
+In the mission [[When It Rains, It Pours]], the player must spin to the end of the vine leading to the boss area and then spin and fall down outside of the boss area. If done correctly, the boss theme should play during the level instead of the regular theme.
-===Gravity Blocks Glitch===
+===No music===
-In the level ''Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble'', the player does a long jump on the left corner at the bottom of the third group of blocks. If done correctly, Mario/Luigi may fall back to the planetoids were the Launch Star is. Because the blocks' gravity has been changed, the only way to progress is to die or reset the level.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGJUp68ZPOs]</ref>
+For this glitch, the player should go to the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] and select [[King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]]. Mario should go onto the roof of the house on the first planet. If [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] uses the Launch Star while entering the orange pipe, no music will play until they reach the [[Airship]]s or if they go into the hidden area on the rocky moon.<ref>Japancommercials4U2 (Jul 5, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcdKWFjTIgI Super Mario Galaxy - No Music Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
-===Music Glitches===
+===No sound effects===
-There are three music glitches that can be performed in the game. The first one is in the Good Egg Galaxy, and the player must select '[[King Kaliente]]'s Battle Fleet', and go onto the roof of the house on the first planet. If [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] starts to enter the orange pipe while using the launch star, no music will play until they reach the [[Airship]]s or if they go into the hidden area on the rocky moon.
+Briefly after closing the {{button|wii|home}} Home Menu, a majority of sound effects will not play, despite the music playing as expected. One exception to this glitch is the sliding sound that plays after the player stops running.
-A similar type of glitch can be performed in the [[Ghostly Galaxy]] and the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. In the Ghostly Galaxy, in 'Beware of Bouldergeist', Mario/Luigi should barely enter the mansion, then come out. If done correctly, the mansion music will play outside.
+==Freezes==
+===Gateway Galaxy Pipe entry freeze===
+In [[Grand Star Rescue]], if the player shoots a [[Star Bit]] at the pink pyramid-shaped objects on the Metal Planets on the same frame that they enter the pipe into the Flipswitch Area, the game will freeze.<ref>negu (May 2, 2014). [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23458306 マリオギャラクシーRTA挑戦中のできごと[fastest crash?<nowiki>]</nowiki>] ''NicoNico Douga''. Retrieved September 26, 2020</ref>
-In the Deep Dark Galaxy, in any level (except the Daredevil/Purple Coin comet), when Mario/Luigi enters the cave far enough, the music will change. If they come out of the cave, the music will still play, even if they get the [[Rainbow Star]] or [[Fire Flower]] in the level.
+===Gearmo's trash softlock===
+This can be done on any star where Mario needs to blow up trash. After talking to [[Gearmo]] to start the timer, the player should walk to the edge of the platform and jump off about 2 seconds before time runs out. If done correctly, the death sound effect will play but Mario will teleport back to Gearmo. The camera will then move away and slowly spiral downwards on its own, but the game will not respond to any controller input. This can only be escaped by resetting back to the Wii menu.<ref>
+MarioandTrafficLightFan (May 22, 2022). [https://youtu.be/MEbclR5hbaE a cool trick i learned] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 11, 2022.</ref>
-===Planet Orbit Death===
+===Loopdeeloop Galaxy tutorial freeze===
-In the level '''Beware of Bouldergeist''' in [[Ghostly Galaxy]], when the player gets to the hollow planet with a bouncy core, the player has to do a long jump. If it is done correctly, Mario or Luigi will end up orbiting the planet and, after a few turns, he'll get inside it and die.
+In Loopdeeloop Galaxy, [[Coach]] will give the player a tutorial on how to control the [[Manta Ray]]. However, if the player backflips off of the Ray within 1/30 of a second of the beginning of the tutorial, they will be able to move around during this tutorial. [[Spin]]ning at any point while the tutorial is active crashes the game.<ref>Epic Random Gaming Channel (Aug 10, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXU4nWKIVHU Tutorial Skip Lite - Loopdeeloop Death Warp "How to"] ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 25, 2020</ref>
-===Enter the Starshroom===
+===Toy Time Galaxy Flipswitch softlock===
-In the level ''Kamella's Airship Armada'' in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]], Mario/Luigi starts out on a yellow [[Starshroom]], facing a red one. The player has to stand in the middle of the yellow one, then run at the red one and do a long jump. If they hit a certain point on the red Starshroom, they will be thrust back to the yellow one and end up inside it. When this happens, it will be impossible to access first-person view; however, if the player jumps around while inside, this view may be accessed. There is no way to exit the Starshroom; the level must be exited for the player to escape.
+In [[The Flipswitch Chain]] and [[Fast Foes of Toy Time]], activating all of the [[Flipswitch]]es on the Chain Planets stops all of the [[Spike Trap]]s where they are when the final switch is activated. Getting the Spike Traps in a certain position and then getting hit by one into the gap between two Flipswitches puts [[Mario]] in a state where he cannot move and cannot pause. The only way to escape is to reset the game.<ref>TheSludgyGamer (Aug 19, 2017). [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/168295860 actual softlock] ''Twitch''. Retrieved September 26, 2020</ref>
-<gallery>
-Image:Starshroom 1.jpg|A view of the outside from the red starshroom (sand Mario glitch)
-Image:Starshroom 2.jpg|A view of space from yellow starshroom
-</gallery>
-===Sand Mario===
+===Unactivated Bowser freeze===
-In the first Mission of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], there is a cannon fixed into the beach. Mario or Luigi must jump into the cannon and hold the Z button while moving the remote backwards. The player then must aim at the spot where the umbrella connects to the pole as far to the right as possible. If done correctly Mario will be in the sand but partly in the lawn chair. Mario must then crouch and move forward and he will fall under the sand and start swimming in it. Another way to do this is to get to the part where Mario is partly in the chair and have a crab hit Mario then crouch down. While Mario is in the sand if he swims to far away or down he will die. Mario can access the inside of the red starshroom, the inside of one of the palm trees, or the vases just by jumping under them.
+To perform this glitch, the player must first perform either version of the Unactivated Bowser glitch. Then, they must backtrack down the stars. Once the cutscene gets triggered, the game will freeze.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
-===Walk on the Map===
+==Graphics==
-On the Comet Observatory, if the player jumps correctly, he/she will land right on top of the big blue map, and stay there. The player can move left and right, or jump off, but if the player does nothing, he/she will remain on top of the map, without falling off.
+===Camera glitches===
+====Beach Bowl Galaxy====
+During the [[The Secret Undersea Cavern]] mission of [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], the player must enter the cavern and unlock the [[Launch Star]]. Then, they should perform a [[Wall Jump]] up the tunnel and reach the top of the mountain. If Mario goes back into the hole and walks around the cavern, the player just sees the mountaintop as the camera is still outside.
-===Very Long Jump===
+====Comet Observatory====
-The player must go to [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]], then go to the lava and rock planet. Go on the platform that is spinning backward, wait for the fire ball to pass and stay on the middle or right side of the platform. With correct timing run forward and then do a long jump. The result should look like [[Mario]] is about to fall on the lava but instead Mario race across the lava and then smash into the platform where the next gravity spotlight beam is then he fall into the lava where the player can guide Mario onto the platform and go to the next planet.
+The player must collect a [[Red Star]] in the [[Comet Observatory]] and go down the [[Fountain]] platform. From there, sometimes when the player flies out, the camera will not pan out of the platform, and the player can see Mario going out of sight. Some seconds later, the camera will return to normal. This can also be done via the Sand Mario glitch. If the player, while swimming through the sand, goes after the cage and then jumps out, they can go further inside the cave, leaving the camera behind.
-===Use Flying Luigi to Trial Galaxy Planet===
+====Ghostly Galaxy====
-On the Comet Observatory, the player can use the flying power-up to go to the Trial Galaxy planet using this glitch. The player must be Luigi. He must break open the crystal with the Red Star in the Garage, but must not use it and go to the Trial Galaxy planet. Luigi must go to one of the three ends and run, then long jump in the middle of the two other sides, and Luigi will fall out of the planet's gravity field. The player must use the spin to navigate as Luigi falls to the observatory, and touch the Red Star without landing on the observatory itself, then continue falling until Luigi is lifted back to the planet. The game will not allow Luigi to fly on this planet, but the music will still play for the power-up and the suit will still be the color of the power-up.
+In the mission [[Beware of Bouldergeist]] of [[Ghostly Galaxy]], the player must go through the fireplace. If they are outside, they must go back through the fireplace in the mansion. The camera will still be outside and the player will see [[Mario]]'s silhouette moving behind the wall, inside the mansion. It quits when Mario goes outside again.
-===Moving Galaxies===
+====Launch Star misplaced camera====
-First, the player must get near any Luma that will take Mario to a galaxy outside the domes. If the player goes into first-person view, they will notice the galaxy is far away from where they are. Then, the player should talk to the Luma, which will transform into a [[Launch Star]]. Without going in, the player should again go into first-person view. After looking around, the player should notice that the galaxy is much closer than before. Strangely, [[Flying Mario]] is able to fly to and enter [[Sweet Sweet Galaxy]] using this glitch.
+[[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] must be under a [[Launch Star]], close enough to not need to jump to use it. The player should set the first-person camera mode and shake {{button|wii|Wiimote}}. The character will use the Launch Star and the camera will be misplaced very close to it. In some cases, such as the [[Launch Star]] at the [[Toy Time Galaxy#Train Planet|Train Planet]] in [[Toy Time Galaxy]], the camera will be kind of stuck on a wall.
-===Recollecting Star Bits===
+===Visual glitches===
-In the Comet Observatory, normally  when Mario shoots star bits, there gone forever, but if Mario transforms into flying Mario (red star), then he can recollect some of the star bits he shoots if B is pressed and held and the player points the star cursor at Mario, and Mario spins. This was a beta element for attracting coins and star bits, but flying Mario still can spin to attract star bits, as this was left in the game mistakenly by the developers.(If using a rom on a computer, when using a cheat code that makes coins appear on the Comet Observatory when they normally would not, the player can use this same method to collect coins too)
+====Confused Kingfin====
+Normally if playing as Mario, [[Kingfin]] will shine beams of light from his eyes when being fought. When playing as Luigi, no light will shine. However, if Mario interacts with Luigi on the Comet Observatory (after he has been rescued) by jumping, ground-pounding, etc. before the player fights Kingfin, the eyes will not shine, as if the player were playing as Luigi. This can be performed as many times as the player wishes, and if Mario fights Kingfin without bothering Luigi, the glitch will not come into effect.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
-===Rising [[Dry Bones]]===
+'''Note''': This glitch was fixed in the ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' release of the game.
-To do this glitch the player must go to [[Dusty Dunes Galaxy]], then to the mission called Sun Baked Sand Castle. After the player ground pounds the button in order to raise the tower, the player then aims the cursor at the [[Dry Bones]] and holds down A to stun it (while the tower is still rising). The Dry Bones will keep rising until the player stops stunning it.
-===Invincible [[Koopa Troopa]] Shell===
+====Disappearing Penguin====
-To do this glitch the player must go to [[Sea Slide Galaxy]], to the mission Faster Than a Speeding Penguin. The player must go to the island with red [[Koopa Troopa]] and collect its shell, then return to the racing penguins. There should be a Green Koopa Troopa. If Mario touches it while holding the shell, he won't take damage.
+In [[Buoy Base Galaxy]], the player should stand underwater near the diving [[Penguin]]. If done correctly, the Penguin will disappear when it dives.
-===Invisible Platform===
+====Eternal explosion====
-In the [[Bubble Breeze Galaxy]], in the second half, if Mario/Luigi back flips onto the rocks, they can land on a small invisible platform above the swamp with slippery edges. A huge shortcut can be taken in the level using the glitch, by long jumping to the area with the [[Power Star]] on the other side of the rocks.
+[[File:SMG Freezeflame Fire Glitch.png|thumb|The Li'l Cinder exploding]]
+To perform this glitch, the player must select the [[Freezeflame's Blistering Core]] mission of the [[Freezeflame Galaxy]] and play until they reach the star. The player must grab a [[Fire Flower]] and shoot a fireball at a [[Li'l Cinder]] right when it falls in the lava. This will cause a fiery explosion where the Li'l Cinder had fallen, which will last for the rest of the level.
+{{br}}
-===Fall Twice===
+====Freezeflame Galaxy out of bounds====
-On the Comet Observatory, when the player falls off, he or she is lifted back up to the observatory by the ship. If Luigi runs to the Beacon, and long-jumps, he will hit the bar spinning around the beacon and fall, he will then lift back to the ground and fall though the ground, then be lifted a second time to the ground normally. Mario can do this too, but it's harder to pull off as him.
+This glitch is easier with [[Luigi]], but both Mario Brothers can perform this glitch. To perform it, the player should go to the Freezeflame Galaxy's mission [[Hot and Cold Collide]]. Mario should reach the second planet and triple jump in the walkway between the sides of the planet. The player should use the slope-climbing glitch to reach the top of the planet. When the player walks on the planet, random textures of ice water will appear. The planet's surface does not match its collision, so in some spots Mario/Luigi will either be inside the ground or floating slightly above it.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
-===Suicidal Spin Jump===
+====Grassy planet glitch====
+In [[Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor]], by looking at the Starting Planet from the Megaleg planet, it will appear covered in grass, reflecting its pre-release version. This happens because the developers did not create a low-poly model of the newer Starting Planet so the game uses the old one instead.
+====Holding nothing====
+If the player attracts a [[Koopa Shell]] and then long jumps and bonks into a wall at the exact moment the shell enters their hand, the player will grab the shell as it breaks. This results in the player being in the holding pose despite there being no shell in their hands. The pose does not limit the player's moveset but spinning, taking damage, or swimming will end the glitch.
+====Luigi's frozen scream====
+To perform this glitch, the player must first go to the Red Star near the Starshroom in the Garage of the Comet Observatory. The player must spin in an exact spot. If done correctly, Luigi will yell but not move. Mario can also do this if he spins in the air while as [[Flying Mario]].
+The same thing also happens if the player spins Luigi twice repeatedly. Luigi will not move on the second spin.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch">A+Start (Mar 6, 2015) [https://youtube.com/watch?v=qC-ypi33wMY Super Mario Galaxy Glitches - Son Of A Glitch - Episode 39] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+====Misplaced Comet Star icon====
+[[File:SMG Wrongly placed Prankster Comet.png|thumb|No icon but a Prankster Comet.]]
+[[File:SMG Wrongly placed Comet Star icon.png|thumb|No Prankster Comet but an icon.]]
+In the [[Engine Room]], the player should get the three non-hidden stars in the first [[galaxy]]. Then, they should get two stars in the second galaxy and two stars in the third galaxy. A [[Prankster Comet]] may be in orbit for the second or third galaxy but the comet star icon instead appears in the first galaxy.
+{{br}}
+====Non-exhausted Mario====
+If Mario has only one life section left, he normally gets in a tired pose and his breathing voice effect can be heard. However, if the player activates the first-person view and then goes back to the normal view, Mario returns to his normal pose (although his breath can still be heard).<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+====Sad Banktoad====
+Wherever the Banktoad is found when he is mining, if the player enters the first-person view and fires a [[Star Bit]] at him, he will frown until the level is exited or if the player uses a [[Spin]] on him.
+====Talking in midair====
+While climbing a [[Honeycomb Wall]] using the [[Bee Suit]], it is possible to talk to NPCs, causing Mario/Luigi to stand upright on the wall. This is intended, however if the player crawls off the edge of the honeycomb while pressing the {{button|wii|a}} button, they will be floating in midair during the conversation.
+==Physics==
+'''NOTE''': These glitches result from how Mario and/or other characters interact with the world.
+===Between fire and ice===
+This glitch can be performed in [[Freezeflame Galaxy]]'s mission [[Hot and Cold Collide]] by jumping into the edge of a lava tile at a precise angle and position while the [[Ice Flower]] is active. The player will be squished in between the hexagonal tiles created by the Ice Flower and the square tiles of lava, and after a second begin to vibrate rapidly. The player does not take damage while in this state, and does not begin to take damage until the hexagonal ice tiles melt. After these tiles melt, the player can complete the level if this is performed near enough to another Ice Flower.<ref> ro__money (Jan 19, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IvYOphAuk mario has a seizure] ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 25, 2020</ref>
+===Blue house entry glitch===
+In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], by going to the miniature Gate planet, it is possible to crouch walk through the door of the house with the blue roof. The walls have no collision on the inside and going into first-person view reveals that they are not textured either.
+===Boo jump glitch===
+When collecting a [[Boo Mushroom]] during an action such as crouch jumping or spinning, the animation gets stored and will play again once Mario loses the power-up from exposure to bright light. If the player collects a Boo Mushroom while landing from a ground pound, Mario will be sitting in midair upon losing the power-up. The player can briefly jump during this animation, despite being off the ground.
+===Bowser's Star Reactor death glitch===
+[[File:SMG Star Reactor Platform glitch.png|thumb|The glitch in action]]
+In Bowser's Star Reactor, the player must get to the end of the Loop Planet and get on the platform. If they do a long jump toward the Gravity Planet while the platform is moving, Mario will fall towards the gravity planet and die, tumbling as if he went into a black hole.
+{{br}}
+===Coin escape glitch===
+For this glitch, the player must go to [[Toy Time Galaxy]]'s first mission, [[Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]], and reach the Mecha Bowser planet. The player must be in the place with the [[Mechakoopa]] and guide one to the gravity wall near the [[Fire Bar]]. Then, they should [[Ground Pound]] the enemy, causing a coin to pop from it. If done correctly, the coin is attracted by the Fire Bar's gravity and disappears.
+===Death roof===
+To perform this glitch, the player should go to the [[Ghostly Galaxy]] and enter the [[Luigi and the Haunted Mansion]] mission. If Mario is near the window with Luigi, jumps down the platform, and lands on the spiky roof, Mario loses a life instantly.<ref>Evan Holmes (Oct 1, 2015) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfpTtDwjyj0 Super Mario Galaxy Glitch - Ghostly Galaxy's murderer roof] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+===Falling through lava===
+{{multiple image
+|align=right
+|direction=horizontal
+|image1=SMG InLava.png
+|caption1=Mario under the green platform
+|width1=180
+|image2=SMG FellThroughLava.png
+|caption2=After falling through
+|width2=180
+}}
+On the Tower Planet in [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]], if Mario/Luigi lands in the lava right next to one of the moving green platforms, they will be under the platform and then under the lava. When Mario/Luigi stops sprinting in pain, he will be stuck in some gravity force beneath the lava. If the player then [[Spin]]s, they will fall away from the planet and then be sucked into a [[black hole]].
+===Falling twice===
+[[File:SMG Fall Twice Glitch.png|thumb|The camera glitching as Mario as the game improperly attempts to lift Mario the first time he falls]]
+On the Comet Observatory, when the player falls off, they are lifted back up to the observatory by the ship. If Luigi runs to the Beacon and long-jumps, he will hit the bar spinning around the beacon and fall. He will be lifted back to the ground, but he will fall again, only to be lifted a second time normally. Mario can do this too, but it's harder to pull off as him.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+{{br}}
+===Floating Toad===
+[[File:SMG Floating Toad Glitch.png|thumb|The floating Toad]]
+To perform this glitch, the player should go to the level [[Tarantox's Tangled Web]]. Mario should go to the final planet where [[Tarantox]] is fought and launch the green Toad onto the platform. Then, the player should jump into the sling pod and launch Mario onto the same platform so it breaks. If the player looks at Toad closely, he can be seen floating.
+{{br}}
+===Glass clip===
+In [[Space Junk Galaxy]]'s [[Tarantox's Tangled Web]], the player should make their way to the Small Maze Planet, and head to the spot on the glass directly above the [[Launch Star]]. They should then crouch, and then as they are uncrouching they should spin. The player's hitbox will extend far enough below the glass that it reaches the Launch Star, and Mario will get clipped into the glass and sucked into the Launch Star, where they will continue the mission.<ref>Flygonman (Aug 10, 2020). [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/705859212?t=0h1m44s sj3 3:26.31] ''Twitch''. Retrieved September 26, 2020</ref> A similar clip can be done at the end of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'''s [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].
+===Gravity tug-of-war===
+There are two possible ways to perform this glitch in [[Bowser's Star Reactor]]. For the first way, the player must jump on top of the Thwomp after the spiral planet, then long jump off of it and spin. If done correctly, the player will be caught in a gravity tug-of-war between gravity of the planet and the out-of-bounds area until they finally fly out of bounds and die.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/><ref>118Mario118 (Aug 19, 2008). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_ksOVryv4 Bowser Star Reactor Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+The second method involves long jumping off the right side of the spiral planet after the [[1-Up Mushroom]]. Doing this correctly yields the same results as the first one.<ref>logitechSDAZ (Jan 4, 2008). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPp1QOfdpyg Super Mario Galaxy: Gravity Tug-O-War of Doom] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+It is also possible to perform this glitch in [[Freezeflame Galaxy]].  In the 2nd mission, the player must walk off the platform where the gravity switch takes place.  This will sometimes cause the player to constantly switch between the two gravity fields.
+===Hill clip===
+In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the player needs to approach the hill at the top of the level, next to the pipe that leads to the bonus room. Mario needs to backflip onto the hill and use the slope climbing glitch. When Mario reaches a certain point on the hill, he will fall through it and either die or land in a body of water outside the normally-accessible area.<ref>MASTERLINKX (Apr 27, 2012). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzCzs9vMALQ Super Mario Galaxy - Deep Dark Galaxy Out of Bounds] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+===Hit warps===
+Hit Warps occur after the player [[Long Jump]]s and hits a wall. When the player finally falls to the ground they will be warped up to the vertical position of where they hit the wall. They can be done in many different places throughout the game:<ref name="WarpListSMG1">ro__money (Sep 26, 2020). [https://pastebin.com/VhEjbjtQ Warps in SMG1] ''Pastebin''. Retrieved September 26, 2020</ref>
+*[[Honeyhive Galaxy]], [[Trouble on the Tower]]. The player should make their way to the Rattle Planet and do a precise Long Jump into the tube from the side of the planet so that they can bonk on the inside of the tube, then fall to the ground and they will be warped back up to the Rattle Planet.
+*[[File:SMG Space Junk Glitch Starshroom.png|thumb|A view of space from yellow Starshroom]][[Space Junk Galaxy]], [[Kamella's Airship Attack]]. Mario/Luigi starts out on a yellow [[Starshroom]], facing a red one. To perform this glitch, the player should stand in the middle of the yellow one, then run at the red one and do a long jump. If they hit a certain point on the red Starshroom, they will be thrust back to the yellow one and end up inside it. When this happens, the player cannot immediately enter first-person view, but they might be able to if they move to a certain spot inside the Starshoom. There is no way to exit the Starshroom; the player must return to the observatory to escape.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+{{br}}
+*[[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], [[Wall Jumping up Waterfalls]]. The player should go to the waterfall planet, collect the [[Ice Flower]], and wall-jump up the waterfall nearest to the flower. Once on top of the platform, the player should long-jump, hitting the waterfall, and, right before Mario/Luigi hits the ground, use the spin attack. If done correctly, Mario/Luigi will be at the top of the waterfall, only to fall back down again.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+*[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]], [[Soaring on the Desert Winds]]. When the player reaches the section with the rotating stone wheels, they should stand on one wheel and long-jump to just the right spot on another. If done correctly, Mario will bounce back and be pushed inside the wheel. Mario will circle around the center of the wheel and move erratically. It is possible to exit the wheel.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+*[[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]. At the beginning of the first 2-D section, the player should long jump in such a way that they bonk near the corner of the upside-down gravity and rightwards-gravity sections, and they will be warped all the way outside of the section.
+===Inside the Beacon===
+[[File:SMG Inside Beacon.png|thumb|Mario inside the Beacon]]
+To perform this glitch, the player will need to fly with a Red Star to the top of the Beacon. The character will pass through the Beacon.
+{{br}}
+===Inside the Dreadnought===
+[[File:SMG Inside the Dreadnought glitch.png|thumb|Mario inside the Dreadnought]]
+In [[Dreadnought Galaxy]], the player should select the [[Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]] mission. At the end of the level, where the two Sentry Beams are found and when the final moving platform is close to stopping, they have to jump off. If performed correctly, Mario/Luigi will be pushed inside the planet and hang on to an invisible platform once inside. If the player presses {{button|wii|A}}, Mario/Luigi will get up, only to fall into space and lose a life.
+Alternatively, the player can jump on top of the [[Thwomp]] midway through the cannon sequence. By long jumping when the Thwomp rises up, Mario will jump far enough to land on the edge of the dreadnought. There are death planes immediately behind and above the player at this point. It is possible to jump back to the moving platforms. Long jumping off of the far left edge of the dreadnought will result in a very long fall before losing a life.<ref>GlitchFish (Mar 20, 2014) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnbyZzJuLOA *New* Super Mario Galaxy - Out of Bounds at Dreadnought Galaxy Glitch] ''YouTube'' Retrieved Feb 28, 2017</ref>
+===Invisible platform===
+To perform this glitch the player must go to the second half of [[Bubble Breeze Galaxy]]. Mario/Luigi should backflip onto the rocks and land on a small invisible platform above the swamp with slippery edges. A huge shortcut can be taken in the level using the glitch, by long jumping to the area with the [[Power Star]] on the other side of the rocks. <ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/><ref>Someoneguy64 (Jul 25, 2016) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWYMJTACuLo#t=2m24s Super Mario Galaxy - Bubble Breeze Galaxy Glitch] ''YouTube'' Retrieved Feb 28, 2017</ref>
+===Jump to lava planet===
 As [[Luigi]], in [[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]], on the first planet, the player needs to do a triple jump towards the cage with the three coins in it and land the second jump right on top of the cage. When done, in the middle of the third jump, the player must spin and, if done correctly, Luigi will be sent flying towards the lava planet. Due to landing so far away from where the [[Launch Star]] makes the player land, Luigi will have no choice but to land in the lava, bounce around a few times, and lose a life.
-===Sad [[Toad]]===
+===Launch Star warps===
-Wherever the mining Toad is found, if the player enters first-person view and fires a Star Bit at him, he will frown until the level is exited or if the player use [[Spinning|star spin]] on him.
+Similarly to hit warps, Launch Star warps occur sometimes when the player lands on the planet with the same animation as they do when Long Jumping into a wall. This happens most notably on the Cyclone Stone in [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]'s [[The Secret Undersea Cavern]]. <ref name="WarpListSMG1"/>
+===Mansion floor clip===
+In [[Ghostly Galaxy]], the player must select the first mission. Once they reach the part outside the mansion with the three [[Pull Star]]s, they must long jump off and pull themself back with one of the Pull Stars. If done correctly, they will get stuck below the platforms and be able to clip up into the mansion from below.
+===Mario flinging===
+[[File:SMG Dusty Dune Superjump glitch.png|thumb|The glitch in action in the Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
+There are many ways that the player can fling Mario. It is easy to do it in both the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] and the [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]].
+{{br}}
+To do this in the Toy Time Galaxy, the player must start the mission [[Fast Foes of Toy Time]] and go to one of the [[Tox Box]]es and land in the hole. It will fling Mario around. Mario may also get squished in midair. The Tox Box can also fling the camera when Mario gets squished.
+To do this in the Dusty Dune Galaxy, the player must start the level "[[Blasting through the Sand]]". When the player goes to the planet that has the switch, Mario must ground pound it and wait about 40 seconds. Mario should jump several times and when time runs out, Mario will be flung into the sky.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+===Orbit death===
+[[File:SMG Orbit Death Glitch.png|thumb|Mario dying after performing the orbit death glitch]]
+In the level [[Beware of Bouldergeist]] in [[Ghostly Galaxy]], when the player gets to the hollow planet with a bouncy core, the player has to do a long jump, holding the {{button|wii|stick}} forward. If it is done correctly, Mario or Luigi will end up orbiting the planet and, after some yet unknown conditions, he will fall to death, either through the planet, or moving past it.
+{{br}}
+===Pull Star movement exploit===
+[[File:Star bit shooter planet.png|left|thumb|Luigi on a [[Ghostly Galaxy#Star Peace Spouting Planets|Star Peace Spouting Planet]] after using the glitch]]
+By repeatedly Spinning while using a [[Pull Star]], and grabbing the Pull Star to avoid falling, Mario and Luigi are able to access any area within range of that Pull Star.<ref>2257 (Dec 2, 2007) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR138hJTaCc Ghostly Galaxy - the Pull Star Exploit] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+{{br}}
+===Respawn skips===
+In [[Bowser's Star Reactor]], the player must long jump off the edge at the end of the very first part of the level, off to the right side of the Warp Pipe-like structure. If done correctly, Mario will die and respawn at the area with the [[Thwomp]]. However, the glitch is very area-specific.<ref>logitechSDAZ (Jan 11, 2008). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcUSC5L7HwI Super Mario Galaxy: Bowser's Star Reactor Death Warp Trick] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+In [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], the player must select [[Freezeflame's Blistering Core]] and go to the area that requires the torches to be lit to reveal the wall jump section. Dying in the lava will sometimes respawn the player past the wall jump section.
+===Sand Mario glitch===
+[[File:SMG Deep Dark Inside Starshroom Glitch.png|thumb|A view of the outside from the red Starshroom.]]
+In the first mission of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], there is a cannon fixed into the beach. Mario or Luigi must jump into the cannon and aim at the spot where the umbrella connects to the pole as far to the right as possible. If done correctly Mario will be in the sand but partly in the lawn chair. Mario must then crouch and move forward and he will fall under the sand and start swimming in it. Another way to do this is to get to the part where Mario is partly in the chair and have a crab hit Mario then crouch down. While Mario is in the sand if he swims too far away or down he will die. Mario can access the inside of the red Starshroom, the inside of one of the palm trees, or the vases just by jumping under them. If Mario swims under the gate, he will reach the same out-of-bounds water area as in the "falling through the hill" glitch.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/><ref>wscott9 (Feb 15, 2008). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6j1Fn6uZ-0 Sand Mario] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+{{br}}
+===Seam shaking glitch===
+If the player positions Mario at the right spot on the seam in the ground of the entrance to the Garden dome, Mario will shake rapidly because the game treats it as if Mario were falling.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+===Shell clip===
+If the player spins to attract a shell and then quickly long jumps away, the shell will keep circling around and chasing the player until they catch it. The shell will go through the ground while it is circling.
+===Slope climbing===
+Although [[spin]]ning is normally not possible on slippery slopes, the player can bypass this restriction. To do so, the player must jump onto the slope, face away from the slope, press the control stick in the direction Mario/Luigi is facing, jump, then Spin while reversing the stick to face the opposite direction from Mario/Luigi. This odd glitch can be done multiple times in a row to climb slopes that are otherwise too steep to use. Several sub-glitches make use of this.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/> Another way of performing this glitch is to walk up a slope and spin repeatedly. However, this version only works on certain slopes.
+===Space leap glitch===
+To perform this glitch, the player must select the [[Kamella's Airship Attack|second mission]] of [[Space Junk Galaxy]]. On the second airship, they must long jump off of the very back end. After a few seconds, the gravity will change and Mario will either land on the [[Starshroom|Starshrooms]] or the Pull Star Planets.
+===Spheroid planet clips===
+[[File:SMG Through the Planet.png|thumb|Luigi having fallen through the planet in Good Egg Galaxy]]
+There are many different places this glitch can be done. The first method involves the player traveling [[Drip Drop Galaxy]] and opening the chest containing the [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]]. If the Porcupuffer hits [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] so that he is pinned to the ground, Mario/Luigi may fall through the floor and into the planet, still being able to swim. The glitch will end when Mario/Luigi swims up through the surface of the planet and into the main water body or dies.
+Another way this can be performed is that the player should travel to [[Good Egg Galaxy]]'s [[Good Egg Galaxy#Rock Planet|Rock Planet]] during the [[Purple Comet]] mission. If [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] [[spin]]s near the metal bulge with the Star Bit crystal on it, he will fall into the planet and suddenly start perpetually orbiting around the unseen center of it; glitching the camera as well. The only way for the player to end the glitch is to exit the level.
+Another method is that the player should travel to [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] and enter the mission [[Through the Meteor Storm]]. On the [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Stone Octagon Planet|Stone Octagon Planet]], the player should stand near the first [[Thwomp]] in Mario's path. When it smashes into the ground, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] will instantly fall through the planet's floor and into the [[black hole]].
-===Unactivated [[Megaleg]]===
+Another way is that the player should travel to [[Snow Cap Galaxy]] and enter the mission [[Star Bunnies in the Snow]], catch two of the three [[Star Bunny|Star Bunnies]], and have [[Fire Mario]]/Fire Luigi and near a high ravine. The player must then throw a fireball at the bunny. If done correctly, [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] will fall through the planet with the camera shifting in random directions. There are two ways for the player to end the glitch: wait for the timer to hit 0, or exit the mission.
-When the player lands on the first planet, he or she must find the glass cage containing the launch star and [[Triple Jump|triple jump]] off it, the second jump must land on top of the glass cage. Then the player should triple jump off the glass cage and [[Star Spin|spin]] at the highest point of the jump, if successful the player will fall to Megaleg's moon, but it will not be activated, the player can run all over Megaleg but the [[Bullet Bill]]s will not be fired and the cogwheels will not move, however, if the player goes to the point they would have landed if they had used the Launch Star, the cutscene will play and Megaleg will be activated.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGtAAK3s8oI Youtube- Explore Unactivated Megaleg Glitch]</ref>
-===[[Bowser's Star Reactor]] Death Glitch===
+===Standing on air===
-When the player enters Bowser's Star Reactor they must get to the end of the Loop Planet and get on the platform. If they do a long jump toward the Gravity Planet while the platform is moving, Mario will fall towards the gravity planet and die.
+To perform this glitch, the player must go to Bowser's Star Reactor and get to the point where Bowser starts spitting asteroids at the checkered platforms. When Mario gets to the last platform before the Bowser battle, the player must quickly zoom in with the camera and Mario will stare at Bowser. Mario will not move while the checkered platforms sink down and will stand on air. However, If Mario looks down, he goes out of camera mode and falls.
+===Stuck at Launch Star===
+[[File:SMG Gravity Blocks Glitch.png|thumb|Mario clipping inside the gravity blocks]]
+In the level [[Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]], the player should perform a long-jump on the left corner at the bottom of the third group of blocks. If done correctly, Mario/Luigi may fall back to the planetoids where the Launch Star is. Because the blocks' gravity has been changed, if the player uses the Launch Star, they will fall back to the Launch Star immediately after landing. Therefore, the only way to progress is to die or reset the level.<ref>118Mario118 (Aug 20, 2008). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCEAsfVl8Kw Gusty Garden Galaxy Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+{{br}}
-=== [[Coin]] Revival ===
+===Stuck on Bowser Jr.'s Airship===
-First, the player must be near an enemy and a coin. The player has to have one wedge of health. He or she must get pushed by the enemy into the coin. Then, the player will be revived instead of losing a life.
+During the final boss battle, after Bowser is finished talking to Mario, the [[Gravity]] will change and Mario would normally be drawn to the first planet they battle on. However, if Mario spins at the right moment as the gravity switches and heads for the Airship, they will be stuck fighting uncontrollably. It is possible to be freed by the warping glitch or by jumping or spinning. Performing either action will send them to the boss planet.
-=== Falling through the hill===
+===Stuck on umbrella===
-In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] the player needs to approach the hill closest to the starting point. Mario needs to backflip onto the hill and use the slope climbing glitch. If Mario touches a certion point on the hill, he will fall through it and die.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3XyOeYflZQ Youtube- Deep Dark Galaxy Out of Bounds]</ref>
+[[File:SMG Umbrella Glitch.png|thumb|Mario stuck on the umbrella]]
+This glitch only works in the Deep Dark Galaxy. The player should choose any mission except the comet mission. The player must enter the cannon and fire it into a certain red section on the beach umbrella. Once done, Mario is stuck in a curled-up position, though he can still be moved around. If the player stops moving the {{button|wii|Stick}} on the {{button|wii|Wiimote}}, the glitch will end.
+{{br}}
-=== Flinging Mario ===
+The same can happen if Mario is fired with the cannon to a specific spot on the wall.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
-There are 2 ways the player can fling Mario to Toy Time Galaxy and Dusty Dune Galaxy.
-==== Toy Time Galaxy ====
-The player must start the mission "Fast Foes of Toy Time" and go to one of the Tox Boxes and land in the hole. It makes Mario lose a life, but it flings Mario and falls in the level. It can also fling the camera when Mario gets squished by the Tox Boxes when doing this glitch.
-==== Dusty Dune Galaxy ====
+===Swim through glass===
-The player must start the level "Blasting Through the Sand". When the player goes to the planet that has the switch, Mario must ground pound it and wait. Mario should jump several times and when time runs out, Mario will be flung into the sky.
+[[File:SMG Head in Water Glitch.png|thumb|The glitch in action]]
+This glitch can be performed in the [[Buoy Base Galaxy]]. Mario or Luigi must head to the edge ring of Buoy Base, then fall to the second or third ring by spinning. There, the player needs to walk to the glass. If done correctly, only half of Mario or Luigi passes through the glass, so the player can swim half in the space and half in water.
+{{br}}
-=== Luigi scream ===
+===Upside-down Lumas===
-To do this the player must first go to the Red Star near the starshroom. The player must spin in an exact spot. If done correctly, Luigi will yell but not move.
+It is possible to cause [[Comet Tico]] and [[Lumalee]] to float upside-down. This is triggered by talking to either Luma from a very specific position at the back center part of their shadow, with the Luma facing opposite the direction of the camera. Due to the awkward positioning, Comet Tico/Lumalee will turn upside down to receive the Star Bits.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
-=== Swim Inside Planet ===
+In the case of Comet Tico, he will remain upside down until the area is reloaded. Lumalee disappears after receiving Star Bits, but the Mushroom purchased will still be upside down.
-In the [[Drip Drop Galaxy]] if the player opens the chest with the [[Porcu-Puffer]] inside, upon getting get hit by it one can go just right resulting in being knocked down into the core of the planet. One can then swim around inside. To get out of the planet just swim to the surface.
+===Walk on map===
+[[File:SMG Map Glitch.png|thumb|Mario on top of the map]]
+On the Comet Observatory, if the player jumps correctly, Mario will land right on top of the big blue map and stay there. The player can move left and right or jump off, but if the player does nothing, Mario will remain on top of the map without falling off.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+{{br}}
+==Scripting==
+'''NOTE''': These glitches abuse interactions that cause objects or displayed information to perform unintended behaviors.
+===Coin resurrection===
+To perform this glitch, the player must be near both a coin and an enemy that can easily knock Mario or Luigi off his feet. The player must have one wedge of health and get pushed by the enemy into the coin. Then, the player will be revived instead of losing a life. This glitch is also present in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
+===Distant vibration===
+This glitch can only be performed in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]'s [[Bubble Blastoff]] mission. To do it, the player must either stand on the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] or shoot [[Mario]] to the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Wooden Planet|Wooden Planet]] or the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Gateway Galaxy Planet|Gateway Galaxy Planet]]. Regardless of which of the planets Mario stands on, the player must go into first-person mode and then have Mario look up at the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Watermelon Planet|Watermelon Planet]], which is positioned to the left of the Starting Planet. When the player looks up at this planet and starting from that time, they will be able to feel the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] vibrating as the three tennis balls inside the Watermelon Planet continuously bounce around and hit each other, even though the player is nowhere near the planet. This is odd as the player will not feel the Wii Remote vibrate if Mario is standing on the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Cheep Cheep Gambol Planet|Cheep Cheep Gambol Planet]], which is even closer to the Watermelon Planet than any of the three aforementioned planets.
+===Far chatting===
+[[File:SMG Far Chatting Glitch.png|thumb|The glitch in action]]
+While freeing Toad from a [[Sling Pod]] atop the [[Space Junk Galaxy#Stone Planet|Stone Planet]] of [[Space Junk Galaxy]], if Toad gets stuck in another Sling Pod, the game will think that Toad is still stuck near Mario/Luigi, and the player will be able to press {{button|wii|a}} to talk to the Toad, even though the Toad is on another Planet.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+{{br}}
+===Far-flying Shell glitch===
+If the player attracts a [[Koopa Shell]] and hits a wall before it reaches them, the shell will start flying away in a straight line until the player gets back up, when it will turn around and fly back to the player's hands.
+If the player performs the glitch and then hits a wall again immediately before the shell reaches them, they will hold the shell behind them during the hit animation.
+===Flightless Bee Mario===
+In the Sea Slide Galaxy, Bee Mario must be as close to the palm tree on the tower island as possible without standing on the white border. If done correctly, by flying upward and landing, the flying meter does not refill until the player moves away.
+===Fly to the Planet of Trials===
+[[File:SMG Flying Luigi Glitch.png|thumb|Flying Luigi on the Planet of Trials]]
+On the Comet Observatory, the player can use the [[Red Star]] to go to the [[Planet of Trials]] using this glitch. The player must be Luigi and break open the crystal with the Red Star in the Garage, but must not use it and go to the Planet of Trials. Luigi must go to one of the three ends and run, then use a homing ground pound on the green Luma that takes the player to the [[Grand Finale Galaxy]]. Luigi will fall out of the planet's gravity field and toward the Observatory. The player must use the spin to navigate Luigi to the Red Star without touching ground as he falls. After landing, the player must then fall off the Comet Observatory, and Luigi will be lifted back to the Planet of Trials. The game will not allow Luigi to fly on this planet, but the music will still play for the power-up and Luigi will have the appearance of his powered-up form.
+{{br}}
+There is also an alternate method to put Flying Luigi on the planet. The player must do the same thing as above, but after using the homing ground pound on the Luma, the player can touch the ground and collect the star. They must then fly back up to the planet; however, they cannot fly directly to the planet, like before, and fall, though, after flying beneath the observatory, Luigi will float back to the Planet of Trials. Once again, Luigi cannot fly on this planet.<ref>MASTERLINKX (Apr 27, 2012) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1xJy016Q0k Super Mario Galaxy - Can't Fly Out of Bounds Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+It is possible to die in the Comet Observatory by doing this glitch.<ref>[https://youtu.be/u2VsKKXBayI?t=9m34s&disable_polymer=1 Super Mario Galaxy OoB in Deep Dark + Dying in Comet Observatory] ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 1, 2018</ref>
+===Honeycomb launching===
+When stuck to a honeycomb as [[Bee Mario]], by facing straight up, jumping, and immediately spinning while still holding the {{button|wii|A}} button, Mario will start to rise upwards at a fast speed. Bee Mario can still be slightly controlled with light taps on the {{button|wii|A}} button.
+===Invincibility Shell===
+To perform this glitch, the player must pick up a Koopa Shell and then go to an area with another [[Koopa Troopa]]. If Mario touches it while holding the shell, he will not take damage. This can be done in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] or during the bossfight in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]].<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+===Invincible Jam-o'-War===
+In [[Bigmouth Galaxy]], trying to damage the [[Jam-o'-War]] with a [[Koopa Shell]] right before it stops ascending/descending will make the enemy freeze and start moving again like nothing happened, meaning that the enemy will not change colors or take damage like usual. If timed properly, the player can throw an indefinite amount of Koopa Shells at it, with the Jam-o'-War remaining alive. This glitch does not work with the Jam-o'-War in [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], as that Jam-o'-War has no movement pattern and remains stationary.
+===Invisible Goomba===
+At the beginning of the [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], the player must ignore the [[Star Ball]] and spin a Goomba on the zigzag and knock it off the platform. Then, they must walk back to the ball, get on it, then go on the zigzag platform. The "dizzy Goomba" sound will still play, even though the Goomba is not there.
+===Lily pad raising glitch===
+When standing on the lily pads in Honeyhive Galaxy and Gold Leaf Galaxy, they can be raised slightly into the air if the player either crouches near its edge and spins, or performs a ground pound on it. By repeating this process the lily pad will continue rising, though doing this for long periods causes its collision to glitch out and results in Mario or Luigi falling through. If left alone, the lily pad will gradually sink back down to its original height.<ref>Glitch Shorts (Jan 19, 2021) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAgTjCTXI7Q Lily Pads Make Surprising Spaceships - Glitch Shorts (Super Mario Galaxy Glitch)] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 5, 2021</ref>
+===Midair death glitch===
+In both games, if the player is in a galaxy that is under a Speedy Comet or timed Purple Comet, and they jump with the right timing while the timer is at 00:01, Mario will stand in midair while doing his death animation.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+===Non-lethal Goomba===
+By standing as close to the edge of a platform with Goombas on it as possible, if a Goomba charges at the player, it does not injure Mario.<ref>logitechSDAZ (Jan 11, 2008). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsrOlHTucI Super Mario Galaxy: Goomba AI] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+===Pacifist Goomba===
+In the [[A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]] mission in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]], the player must go to the capsule planet, open the hole, and joggle a [[Goomba]] inside. Then, they must jump in the hole and stand at the same spot as the Goomba, but not get hit. Going in the First-person-mode and looking it right in the face is possible. If the player goes away the Goomba can hit Mario again.
+===Sling Pod retention glitch===
+In [[Space Junk Galaxy]] there is a purple [[Toad (species)|Toad]] stuck in a [[Sling Pod]]. Attempting to pull and fling {{button|wii|A}} the Toad away will typically freeze the environment until the process is complete, though the game will wait until Mario is out of a damaged animation to begin the process. While at [[Health Meter|one health wedge]] however, Mario or Luigi can jump into a nearby [[Spoing]] to take damage and grab the Sling Pod with the [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|16px|link=Star Pointer]] [[Star Pointer]] upon landing. The death or [[Game Over]] sequence will take priority at this point, but the string that attaches between the Sling Pod and Star Pointer remains. Releasing {{button|Wii|A}} will not remove this string, and a noise still sounds from moving the cursor offscreen. Once the level or title screen loads, the glitch will end.
+===Swim in Loopdeeswoop Galaxy===
+[[File:SwimmingInLoopdeeswoopGalaxyGlitch.png|thumb|The glitch]]
+Players must go to [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy]] and be next to [[Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)|the Coach]]. Then players must do a [[Backflip]], [[spin]] and then [[Ground Pound|ground pound]] to home onto the Coach and bounce off of them towards the giant [[Shine Sprite]]-shaped hoop. If done correctly, Mario or Luigi will land on one of the spheres, and from there they can long jump and spin towards the main race track of the area, which they can swim in.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/><ref>Japancommercials4U2 (May 19, 2010). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrGM-PxlQZY Super Mario Galaxy - Swimming in Loopdeeswoop Galaxy Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+{{br}}
+===Unactivated Airship===
+[[File:SMG Hidden Airship.png|thumb|The secret Airship]]
+The player must go to [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]], to the second cannon. The back of a ship can be seen to the right. They must aim at the top of the mast and shoot Mario (or Luigi). This ship is nothing except an invisible wall on one side. Near the prow is an asteroid with a [[Spangler]] and under the ship is a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. The only way to escape is to exit the level.
+{{br}}
+===Unactivated Bowser===
+Both versions of this glitch require the player to be [[Luigi]].
+To perform this glitch in [[Bowser's Star Reactor]], the player must long jump off of the final [[Thwomp]] as it rises up to gain more height. They then must spin and wall jump off of the topmost stair to reach the top without activating the cutscene. Bowser will not be present.
+To perform this glitch in [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]], the player must long jump as soon as they reach the first wide platform of the staircase. Then, they must spin backwards, wall jump off the end of the wide platform, and spin while holding the {{button|wii|A}} button to get as far as possible. If done correctly, the cutscene will not trigger and the player can walk all the way up to where Bowser is standing. Both Bowser and the airship will be intangible.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+===Unactivated Megaleg===
+[[File:Megaleg glitch.png|thumb|Luigi falling onto Megaleg's moon (notice Megaleg's crooked feet)]]
+When the player lands on the first planet, they must find the glass cage containing the Launch Star and [[Triple Jump]] off of it. The second jump must land on top of the glass cage. Then the player should triple jump off the glass cage and spin at the highest point of the jump. If successful, the player will fall to Megaleg's moon, but it will not be activated, so the player can run all over Megaleg but the [[Bullet Bill]]s will not be fired and the cogwheels will not move. However, if the player goes to the point they would have landed if they had used the Launch Star, the cutscene will play and Megaleg will be activated.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/>
+{{br}}
+===Unarmed cannons===
+In the Dreadnought Galaxy's mission [[Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]], the player must first lose a life on the moving platforms section. Then, by jumping on the first moving platform as far to the right as possible, the platform moves, but the cannons do not fire.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/><ref>logitechSDAZ (Dec 12, 2007). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2DOSRnbZTM Super Mario Galaxy: Dreadnought Galaxy No Cannonballs Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+===Underwater Bee Mario===
+[[File:Bee Mario Underwater.png|thumb]]
+For this glitch, the player must select [[The Silver Stars of Sea Slide]] mission in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]]. From the starting island, the player must toss the shell at the crystal with the [[Bee Mushroom]], and must turn the camera away right before the Mushroom lands the second time. The player must then dive into the water and swim back onto the island, still facing away from the island. By turning back toward the island, the Bee Mushroom should be underwater. If the player gets the mushroom like this, Mario/Luigi will be transformed into [[Bee Mario|Bee Mario/Luigi]], but they will be underwater and be able to swim around.
+{{br}}
+While underwater, the "Air" meter is replaced with the "Fly" meter, but it does not deplete at all. Despite this, the player still uses air. Additionally, Bee Mario still cannot collect shells underwater, like on land. To get out of the water, the player must shake the Wii Remote and fly while in the air; jumping back into the water causes the player to lose the Bee Suit, like normal. While outside of the water, the "Fly" meter is gone, but Bee Mario can still only fly as long as the meter would allow.<ref name="SonOfAGlitch"/><ref>YTSunny (Jun 17, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoQ_bS_vEg Super Mario Galaxy Glitch - Swim as Bee Mario Underwater + Tutorial]'' ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref>
+===Walking spring glitch===
+{{multiple image
+|align=right
+|direction=horizontal
+|image1=SMG Walking Spring Glitch.png
+|width1=200
+|caption1=[[Luigi]] standing despite wearing a spring.
+|image2=SMG Walking Spring Glitch (Co-Star Jump).png
+|width2=210
+|caption2=[[Spring Mario|Spring Luigi]] performing the [[Co-Star Super Jump]].
+}}
+When [[Wall Jump]]ing and bouncing off of an NPC or enemy with the [[Spring Mushroom]], sometimes the game will incorrectly put the player in the wall-sliding state. This does not retain spring physics, allowing the player to walk, crouch, sideflip, enter first person camera, etc. The game still prevents the player from spinning or falling asleep, and [[Ground Pound]]s and wall jumps retain their spring animations.<ref>MrJmfproductions (May 15, 2011). [https://youtu.be/HhAxe_-fJwU Spring Mario Glitch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref>
+There are other situations that remove the spring physics, such as climbing a ledge or landing on ground at the peak of a bounce. However, these methods are only temporary. Entering a pipe or losing the Spring Mushroom power-up will cancel the glitch.
+{{br}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Glitches]]
+{{Glitches}}
+{{SMG}}
+[[Category:Glitches|Super Mario Galaxy]]
+[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy|*]]