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The '''Buoy Base Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, spherical pool of water.  Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main [[Power Star]] in this galaxy.
{{quote|This here's a floating fortress. We call it Buoy Base. But nobody's using it now, so we're just here for upkeep.|Gearmo|Super Mario Galaxy}}
The '''Buoy Base Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, semispherical pool of water.  Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main [[Power Star]] in this galaxy. The galaxy is one of two galaxies (the other one being the [[Gateway Galaxy]]) to only feature two [[Power Star]]s. It is also the only bonus galaxy to have more than one Power Star.


==Planets/Areas==
A planet very similar to the Buoy Base Galaxy appears in the [[To the Top of Topman's Tower|second mission]] of the [[Space Storm Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. An arrangement of this galaxy's music appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played in events in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
===Buoy Base===
[[Image:Floating_fortress.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The '''Buoy Base''']]
The '''Buoy Base''' is the main part of the galaxy that is made of a large water area and an area above it which contains many obstacles along with a lower portion. The obstacles include [[Thwomp]]s and [[Topman|Topmen]]. The main goal of this portion of the planet is to collect [[Star Chip]]s to build a [[Pull Star]] that leads to the Aquatic Dome Planet. The bottom portion has [[Bill Blaster]]s and a cage containing a [[Green Star]].


===Poké Ball Planet===
==Layout==
[[Image:Aquatic_Dome.PNG|200px|thumb|The '''Poké Ball Planet''']]
[[File:SMG Underwater Buoy Base.png|200px|thumb|left|The water beneath Buoy Base.]]
The '''Poké Ball Planet''' is a giant sphere filled with water above the Buoy Base. It has a screw on it that Mario must Star Spin to open the planet and retrieve a power star inside of it and also two pulse-wave generating machines, one of which is actually the screw. It is remarkably small in comparison to the Buoy Base, and is remarkably easier as well. It looks like a giant [[Poké Ball]].
The titular '''Buoy Base''' is a metal fortress floating in a hemisphere of water similar to the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy|Beach Bowl]]. The fortress is covered in many obstacles and enemies, including [[Topman|Topmen]], [[Thwomp]]s, and [[Amp]]s. The main objective of this part of the planet is to collect five blue [[Star Chip]]s to form a [[Pull Star]] leading to a sphere planet filled with water. The hemisphere underneath Buoy Base contains [[torpedo tube]]s that launch [[Torpedo Ted]]s. A secret caged [[Warp Pipe]] in the pool of water leads to the opposing side of the hemisphere, where [[Bill Blaster]]s and a [[glass case|cage]] containing a [[Green Star|Green Power Star]] can be found.


==Levels==
[[File:Aquatic Dome.png|200px|thumb|The spherical planet.]]
===The Floating Fortress===
Suspended above Buoy Base is a smaller, spherical planetoid filled with water. When initially visited, the water is concealed by a metal covering and [[Ball Beamer]]s occur at opposing ends of the planetoid. One of the Ball Beamers has a [[Screwtop|bolt]] embedded in its top. [[Spin]]ning the bolt causes the covering to fold away, revealing the water within, and exposing a collectible yellow [[Power Star]] in its core. The way the sphere looks once opened up has been likened to a [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Poké Ball|Poké Ball]] from the ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon}}'' franchise, as noted in the [[Prima Games]] guidebook.<ref>{{cite|quote=Psst! That planetoid over the tower looks familiar. The top housing is made of two red panels, and the bottom half is definitely lighter than the red panels. The screws on the planetoid's sides also seem familiar. Wait a second. Mario's on a Pokeball!{{sic}}|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2007|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5|page=160}}</ref>
[[Image:Camera_View_Chasing.png|227px|thumb|right|[[Mario]] being chased by Torpedo Teds.]]
In '''The Floating Fortress''', the objective is to scale the fortress and receive the Power Star, located on a planetoid above the fortress. In order to do this, the player must first enter the pool of water and release the weight from within by directing the attacking [[Torpedo Ted]]s towards the weight. Then Mario must begin his ascent, surviving the various traps that have been put in place to stop him, collecting the five [[Star Chip|blue star chips]], to eventually lay out a path of [[Pull Star]]s towards the next planet. There, Mario has to head to the top of the planet, where it is opened by spinning on a gold screw.Then Mario/Luigi must dives in to retrieve the [[Power Star]].


;Enemies
==Missions==
*[[Goomba]]s
{|width=100% class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
*[[Torpedo Ted]]s
!Name
*[[Electrogoomba]]
!Image
*[[Blooper]]s
!width=70%|Description
*[[Thwomp]]s  
|-
*[[Amp]]s
|[[The Floating Fortress]]
*[[Topmen]]
|[[File:SMG Buoy Base Water Sphere.png|200px]]
*[[Astro Goomba]]s
|align=left|This mission's objective is to reach the top of the fortress.
*[[Pushy Wall]]s
|-
*[[Urchin]]s
|[[The Secret of Buoy Base]]
*[[Water Shooter]]s
|[[File:SMG Buoy Base Green Star.png|200px]]
|align=left|This mission's objective is to find the [[Green Power Star]].
|}


;Planets Visited
==Enemies==
*[[#Buoy Base|Buoy Base]]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
*[[#Poké Ball Planet|Poké Ball Planet]]
!class=unsortable|Image
!Name
!Count
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|50px]]
|[[Torpedo Ted]]s
|(infinitely spawned)
|-
|[[File:Galaxy Urchin.jpg|50px]]
|[[Urchin]]s
|3
|-
|[[File:BlooperSMG.png|50px]]
|[[Blooper]]s
|6
|-
|[[File:Water Shooter SMG.png|50px]]
|[[Water Shooter]]s
|5
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Bomp.png|50px]]
|[[Bomp]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Octoguysmg.png|50px]]
|[[Octoguy]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Thwomp Artwork.png|50px]]
|[[Thwomp]]s
|3
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Topman (Spring).png|50px]]
|[[Spring Topman]]
|1 (appears after a [[valve]] is spun)
|-
|[[File:Topmini.png|50px]]
|[[Topmini]]s
|(infinitely spawned)
|-
|[[File:AmpSMG.png|50px]]
|[[Amp]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Goomba Model.png|50px]]
|[[Goomba]]
|1
|-
|[[File:SMG Sentry Garage model.png|50px]]
|[[Sentry Garage]]
|1
|-
|[[File:SMG Bolt Beam model nut.png|50px]]
|[[Ball Beamer]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Bullet Bill.png|50px]]
|[[Bullet Bill]]s
|(infinitely spawned)
|-
|[[File:SMG Goombeetle Artwork.png|50px]]
|[[Goombeetle]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|50px]]
|[[Big Amp|Zap Ball]]s
|4
|}


===The Secret of Buoy Base===
==Gallery==
This time, when [[Mario]] dives into the surrounding pool of water, he must seek out a caged green pipe, and open it by luring the [[Torpedo Ted]]s into it. The pipe takes Mario to the outside of the planet, where Mario must lure [[Bullet Bill]]s into a cage that contains the [[Green Power Star]]. Falling off the platforms underneath the planet results in Mario ending up back in Buoy Base's water pool.
<gallery>
Buoy Base Galaxy.png|Screenshot from the view in the kitchen
SMG E3 2007 Buoy Base Galaxy.png|E3 2007 screenshot of the area beneath Buoy Base
SMG Buoy Base Planet.png|Screenshot of the top of Buoy Base
SMG Asset Sprite Preview (Buoy Base Galaxy).png|Galaxy preview banner
SMG Concept Art 4.png|Concept art
</gallery>


;Enemies
==Music==
*[[Torpedo Ted]]s
{{Media table
*[[Electrogoomba]]s 
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*[[Blooper]]s
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*[[Bullet Bill]]s
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*[[Urchin]]s
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|title2=Buoy Base Galaxy (Undersea)
|length2=0:30
}}


;Planets Visited
==Names in other languages==
*[[#Buoy Base|Buoy Base]]
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フローターランドギャラクシー
|JpnR=Furōtā Rando Gyarakushī
|JpnM=Floater Land Galaxy
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario Galaxy" in 『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=131|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Chi=漂浮要塞银河
|ChiR=Piāofú yàosài yínhé
|ChiM=Floating Fortress Galaxy
|FreA=Île Flottante
|FreAM=Floating Island
|FreE=Ile flottante
|FreEM=Floating Island
|Ger=Schwimmland-Galaxie
|GerM=Swimming Land Galaxy
|GerC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX39prZK6Uo|archivedate=18 Feb. 2020|archiver=''YouTube'' by Miischi}}</ref>
|Kor=부이 베이스 갤럭시
|KorR=Bui Beiseu Gaelleoksi
|KorM=Buoy Base Galaxy
|Ita=Galassia Piattaforma
|ItaM=Platform Galaxy
|ItaC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=https://youtu.be/CGJ4H0Hch-g?si=yKRt_tBCurkHL7bq|archivedate=22 Feb. 2022|archiver=''YouTube'' by LumaStream}}</ref>
|SpaA=Galaxia de Tierras Flotantes
|SpaAM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|SpaAC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/KRDNsxD3sh8?si=XRqknG085LAaDX-V|archivedate=10 Dec. 2020|archiver=''YouTube'' by Games Revolution Inc}}</ref>
|SpaE=Galaxia Tierras Flotantes
|SpaEM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|SpaEC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/rRy3WN549QY?si=k84BEZnHxS9PEzHJ|archivedate=9 Sept. 2018|archiver=''YouTube'' by Josh Cell Gameplays}}</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is one of the two ? Block galaxies to have only two stars, the other being the [[Gateway Galaxy]].
*There is an [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#Unused planets|unused low-poly version]] of Buoy Base that has more islands and content under the planet. The low-poly version indicates it was originally going to be part of a larger galaxy.
*The second star of [[Space Storm Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' is partially based on Buoy Base Galaxy, even reusing its background music and utilizing a similar tower, with many of the same obstacles returning including [[Thwomp]]s and [[Amp]]s.
*The large tower in this galaxy is almost identical to Topman's Tower from the [[Space Storm Galaxy]]. It features many of the same obstacles and enemies, as well as having an overall similar appearance (excluding of course the wide portion of Topman's Tower towards the bottom).


==Names in Other Languages==
==References==
{{foreignname
<references/>
|Jap=フローターランドギャラクシー
 
|JapR=Furōtaa Rando Gyarakushī
{{SMG}}
|JapM=Floater Land Galaxy
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|Fra=Île flottante
|FraM=Floating island
|Ger=Schwimmland-Galaxie
|GerM=Swimming Land Galaxy
|Spa=Galaxia Tierras Flotantes
|SpaM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|Ita=Galassia Piattaforma
|ItaM=Platform Galaxy}}
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{{Galaxy}}
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[[Category:Galaxies]]
[[Category:Galaxies]]
[[Category:Outer Space Locations]]
[[Category:Fortresses]]
[[Category:Bodies of Water]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy locations]]
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[[de:Schwimmland-Galaxie]]

Latest revision as of 13:53, January 14, 2025

Buoy Base Galaxy
A screenshot of Buoy Base Galaxy during "The Floating Fortress" mission from Super Mario Galaxy.
Area Kitchen
How to unlock Get 30 stars and complete Sunken Treasure
Mission(s) The Floating Fortress
The Secret of Buoy Base
Stars Power StarGreen Star
Galaxy icon Buoy Base and the spherical planetoid
“This here's a floating fortress. We call it Buoy Base. But nobody's using it now, so we're just here for upkeep.”
Gearmo, Super Mario Galaxy

The Buoy Base Galaxy is a galaxy that appears in Super Mario Galaxy. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, semispherical pool of water. Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main Power Star in this galaxy. The galaxy is one of two galaxies (the other one being the Gateway Galaxy) to only feature two Power Stars. It is also the only bonus galaxy to have more than one Power Star.

A planet very similar to the Buoy Base Galaxy appears in the second mission of the Space Storm Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. An arrangement of this galaxy's music appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played in events in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Layout[edit]

Mario under the partially-sunken fortress in the Buoy Base Galaxy
The water beneath Buoy Base.

The titular Buoy Base is a metal fortress floating in a hemisphere of water similar to the Beach Bowl. The fortress is covered in many obstacles and enemies, including Topmen, Thwomps, and Amps. The main objective of this part of the planet is to collect five blue Star Chips to form a Pull Star leading to a sphere planet filled with water. The hemisphere underneath Buoy Base contains torpedo tubes that launch Torpedo Teds. A secret caged Warp Pipe in the pool of water leads to the opposing side of the hemisphere, where Bill Blasters and a cage containing a Green Power Star can be found.

Buoy Base Galaxy
The spherical planet.

Suspended above Buoy Base is a smaller, spherical planetoid filled with water. When initially visited, the water is concealed by a metal covering and Ball Beamers occur at opposing ends of the planetoid. One of the Ball Beamers has a bolt embedded in its top. Spinning the bolt causes the covering to fold away, revealing the water within, and exposing a collectible yellow Power Star in its core. The way the sphere looks once opened up has been likened to a Poké Ball from the Pokémon franchise, as noted in the Prima Games guidebook.[1]

Missions[edit]

Name Image Description
The Floating Fortress SMG Buoy Base Water Sphere.png This mission's objective is to reach the top of the fortress.
The Secret of Buoy Base SMG Buoy Base Green Star.png This mission's objective is to find the Green Power Star.

Enemies[edit]

Image Name Count
Rendered model of the Torpedo Ted enemy in Super Mario Galaxy. Torpedo Teds (infinitely spawned)
Urchin as seen in Super Mario Galaxy. Urchins 3
Rendered model of a Blooper from Super Mario Galaxy. Bloopers 6
Artwork of a Water Shooter from Super Mario Galaxy Water Shooters 5
Rendered model Bomp from Super Mario Galaxy. Bomp 1
Octoguysmg.png Octoguys 2
Thwomp Thwomps 3
Rendered model of the Spring Topman enemy in Super Mario Galaxy. Spring Topman 1 (appears after a valve is spun)
Artwork of a Topmini from Super Mario Galaxy Topminis (infinitely spawned)
An Amp Amps 2
Rendered model of a Goomba from Super Mario Galaxy. Goomba 1
A Sentry Garage's model from Super Mario Galaxy Sentry Garage 1
Model of a boltless Ball Beamer from Super Mario Galaxy. Ball Beamers 2
SMG Bullet Bill.png Bullet Bills (infinitely spawned)
Goombeetle Goombeetles 2
Rendered model of the Zap Ball enemy in Super Mario Galaxy. Zap Balls 4

Gallery[edit]

Music[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フローターランドギャラクシー[2]
Furōtā Rando Gyarakushī
Floater Land Galaxy
Chinese 漂浮要塞银河[?]
Piāofú yàosài yínhé
Floating Fortress Galaxy
French (NOA) Île Flottante[?] Floating Island
French (NOE) Ile flottante[?] Floating Island
German Schwimmland-Galaxie[3] Swimming Land Galaxy
Italian Galassia Piattaforma[4] Platform Galaxy
Korean 부이 베이스 갤럭시[?]
Bui Beiseu Gaelleoksi
Buoy Base Galaxy
Spanish (NOA) Galaxia de Tierras Flotantes[5] Floating Lands Galaxy
Spanish (NOE) Galaxia Tierras Flotantes[6] Floating Lands Galaxy

Trivia[edit]

  • There is an unused low-poly version of Buoy Base that has more islands and content under the planet. The low-poly version indicates it was originally going to be part of a larger galaxy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Psst! That planetoid over the tower looks familiar. The top housing is made of two red panels, and the bottom half is definitely lighter than the red panels. The screws on the planetoid's sides also seem familiar. Wait a second. Mario's on a Pokeball![sic]" – Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 160.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 131.
  3. ^ In-game name. (Archived 18 Feb. 2020 via YouTube by Miischi.)
  4. ^ In-game name. (Archived 22 Feb. 2022 via YouTube by LumaStream.)
  5. ^ In-game name. (Archived 10 Dec. 2020 via YouTube by Games Revolution Inc.)
  6. ^ In-game name. (Archived 9 Sept. 2018 via YouTube by Josh Cell Gameplays.)