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|image=[[File:Chance Cube.png]]
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|effect=Gives the player a chance to obtain an item
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Revision as of 11:03, September 22, 2022

Chance Cube
A Chance Cube
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2
Effect Gives the player a chance to obtain an item
Artwork of a Lumalee with two Chance Cubes
Artwork of a Lumalee with two Chance Cubes
Luigi and Yoshi near a Chance Cube in the Yoshi Star Galaxy
“Care to spin a blue for only red?”
Lumalee, Super Mario Galaxy 2

Chance Cubes are items that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are found on Starship Mario and in bonus rooms located in several galaxies. Chance Cubes resemble dice, but each side shows either a 1-Up Mushroom, a coin, a Star Bit, or Bowser's emblem. When Mario or Luigi hits one, the cube flies back and lands in a similar fashion to a Dice Block. Whatever image is facing up determines what Mario or Luigi will earn.

If a 1-Up Mushroom is shown, Mario or Luigi earns a 1-Up Mushroom. If the coin side is facing up, the block bursts into ten coins. If the Star Bit side is facing up, Mario or Luigi earns a single Star Bit. However, if the Bowser emblem shows up, a Goomba appears.

Chance Cubes can be accessed on Starship Mario via two Lumalees in a Warp Pipe next to the ship's "ear," once certain tasks are complete. Their Chance Cubes are different, allowing Mario or Luigi to get either a Star Bit or one, three, or five 1-Up Mushrooms. One Lumalee asks for 30 Star Bits to transform into one cube; the other one asks for 100 coins to transform into five cubes.

The Co-Star Luma can also spin Chance Cubes. Rolling into one as Rock Mario, burning it with a fireball as Fire Mario, hitting it with a double kick, rolling a snowball towards it, or shooting one with a Star Bit also activates it, as does riding Yoshi and doing a spin attack. Moreover, if Mario or Luigi uses a spin on the cube when it is still rolling, it stops instantly, making it easier to get the desired item. This technique can even cause the cube to stop in midair with precise timing.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/ItemDice.arc ItemDice Transliteration of below
Super Mario Galaxy 2 SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl アイテムダイス (Aitemu Daisu) Item Dice

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ダイス[?]
Daisu
Dice
Chinese 骰子 (Simplified/Traditional)[?]
Shǎizi
Transliteration of the Japanese name
German Glückskubus[?] Happiness Cube
Italian Dado Destino[?] Dice of Destiny
Korean 다이스[?]
Daiseu
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Spanish (NOA) Dado del azar[?] Lucky Dice
Spanish (NOE) Dado del azar
Dado de la suerte
[?]
Lucky Dice (Lumalee's Chance Cubes)
Fortune Dice (Chance Cubes found in galaxies)

Trivia

  • When a Chance Cube is rolled, the player will hear a snare drum roll, ended by a cymbal crash once it has landed on an image. The longer it takes for the picture to reveal (an example being when it is rolling down a big hill), the longer the snare drum roll sound will be and the later the cymbal crash will be heard. However, the faster it reveals, the shorter the sound and the sooner the cymbal crash sound will be heard. Sometimes a few snare drum beats can be heard when the player spins multiple Chance Cubes, during the drum roll sound.
  • The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima Guide calls the Chance Cubes found in galaxies Lucky Cubes.