10-Point Star

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10-Point Star
SMW2YI 10-Point Star.png
A 10-Point Star
Description
Raises star power by 10
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)

A 10-Point Star[1] (originally formatted as 10 Point Star)[2] is a Special Item that a Yoshi can collect in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. It can be obtained by winning certain minigames. It is worth 10 Stars, giving a Yoshi 10 more seconds for the Countdown Timer. There is a similar Special Item called a 20-Point Star.

Profiles

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

  • Instruction booklet description: Increases the Countdown Timer by 10.[2]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Nintendo 3DS digital manual description: Increases your star power by 10.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 10ポイントスター[3]
10 Pointo Sutā
10-Point Star
Spanish 10 estrellas[?] 10 stars

Trivia

  • Like regular Stars and the 20 Point Star, the 10 Point Star was originally represented by a clock in prototype builds of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[4]

References

  1. ^ Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 instruction booklet, page 31.
  2. ^ a b Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet, page 23.
  3. ^ Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet, page 22.
  4. ^ Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys romX 0/Items. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 23, 2021.