Silver Star

Silver Stars are Stars that first appear in Super Mario 64 DS, and return in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. In all of the games that they are present, Mario (or any other playable character) must collect five of these Stars in some levels to form a Power Star. According to a Bee in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the five Silver Stars fall from the sky.

History

Super Mario 64 DS

Silver Stars are introduced in Super Mario 64 DS, being a new feature to the game. In some levels, the player must collect five to get a Power Star. They are found in almost every course, including Battle Fort and Sunshine Isles. If a character gets damaged while holding one or more Silver Stars, he will lose one and it will scatter and bounce around the area nonstop. The player must catch it again to retrieve it. The touch screen shows the location of these stars. Silver Stars can only be collected if that Star is chosen from the menu. Similar physics are used in the multiplayer mode of Super Mario 64 DS and the missions may have been the inspiration of the multiplayer mode or the other way around. However, in multiplayer, the Silver Stars are replaced by Power Stars.

Silver Star Levels

Course	Level
Bob-omb Battlefield	Five Silver Stars!
Lethal Lava Land	Flaming Silver Stars
Shifting Sand Land	Pyramid Puzzle
Snowman's Land	Snowman's Silver Stars
Wet-Dry World	Soaked Silver Stars
Tick Tock Clock	Tick Tock Silver Stars
The Secret of Battle Fort	Secret Star
Sunshine Isles	Secret Star

Super Mario Galaxy

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Mario, with two Silver Stars, at the Dusty Dune Galaxy.

Silver Stars reappear in Super Mario Galaxy having the same role as in Super Mario 64 DS. This time, the player will not lose one if they manage to take damage. The Stars also float around Mario, unlike in Super Mario 64 DS where they "disappear" after being collected. When all 5 Silver Stars are collected, a cutscene shows the five Silver Stars merging into a Power Star.

Silver Star Levels

Galaxy	Mission
Space Junk Galaxy	Pull Star Path, Pull Star Path Speed Run
Dusty Dune Galaxy	Treasure of the Pyramid
Sea Slide Galaxy	The Silver Stars of Sea Slide
Toy Time Galaxy	Mario Meets Mario
Melty Molten Galaxy	Burning Tide

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Silver Stars appear again in Super Mario Galaxy 2, having the same role as they did in the first game.

Silver Star Levels

Galaxy	Mission
Spin-Dig Galaxy	Silver Stars Down Deep
Hightail Falls Galaxy	Silver Stars in Hightail Falls
Cloudy Court Galaxy	Silver Stars in the Purple Pond
Beat Block Galaxy	Step to the Beep, Silver Stars in Double Time
Flipsville Galaxy	Flipsville's New Digs
Starshine Beach Galaxy	Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars
Honeyhop Galaxy	The Sweetest Silver Stars
Boo Moon Galaxy	Silver Stars Pop-Up
Throwback Galaxy	Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress, Whomp Silver Star Speed Run
Flash Black Galaxy	Jumping Around in the Dark
Stone Cyclone Galaxy	Silver Stars on the Cyclone

Gallery

• SilverStar1-SMG.png

  A Silver Star inside a Star Sphere, from Super Mario Galaxy.

• SilverStar2-SMG.png

  A Silver Star outside a Star Sphere, from Super Mario Galaxy.

Trivia

• In Dusty Dune Galaxy, the 5 silver stars form a Green Power Star, instead of just a regular Power Star.
• In both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, when a Silver Star is collected, it makes the same sound as a Luma would make.