Good Egg Galaxy
| Good Egg Galaxy | |
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| Area | Terrace |
| How to unlock | Collect the Grand Star in the Gateway Galaxy |
| Boss(es) | Dino Piranha King Kaliente |
| Comet(s) | Speedy Comet Purple Comet |
| Mission(s) | Dino Piranha A Snack of Cosmic Proportions King Kaliente's Battle Fleet Dino Piranha Speed Run Purple Coin Omelet Luigi on the Roof |
| Music track(s) | Egg Planet Space Fantasy Interlude Dino Piranha Pipe Interior A Tense Moment King Kaliente Speedy Comet |
| Stars |    
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| Galaxy icon | The starting planet, the peanut-shaped planet, the Home of Dino Piranha, the Egg Planet, an unused grassy bowl-shaped planet, and some small asteroids |
Good Egg Galaxy is a cosmic location in the Super Mario franchise, first appearing in Super Mario Galaxy.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
Good Egg Galaxy is the second galaxy of Super Mario Galaxy. It is the first level within the Terrace dome. Most of the planets in this galaxy are lush and grassy, with some of them resembling food. Dino Piranha and King Kaliente are the bosses in this galaxy. Good Egg Galaxy has the most planets out of any other galaxy in the two Super Mario Galaxy games, having 19 accessible planets in total. The name of this galaxy is most likely a pun on "good egg", which means a reliable and pleasant person. Five planets from this galaxy are also included on the game cover.
The original E3 demo and gameplay footage mostly featured segments from Good Egg Galaxy, along with a mixed-in level from Space Junk Galaxy. The galaxy went through a few revisions before its final version, mostly involving planets getting redesigned or removed, as seen in the GDC 2007 Trailer. In the E3 2007 build of Super Mario Galaxy, Good Egg Galaxy was known as "Egg Planet Galaxy", which is its original Japanese name.
Layout
NOTE: Most planets in Super Mario Galaxy are not names. Unless otherwise noted, all names are informal descriptors.
Starting planet
- “Gone…for a long time. Need to get in? Use the pipe on the other side.”
- —Readable door on the house
The starting planet is a multi-sided planet. The first side is sunny and contains flowers, grasses and with Star Bits and Coins hidden in them. There is also a house with a tree on the right and two Electrogoombas guarding the area. There are two bridges, one on each side, that leads to the second side of the planet. Inside the house, there is a ? Coin which releases several notes. After collecting all of the notes, a 1-Up Mushroom will appear. In "Luigi on the Roof", Luigi is located on top of the house.
The other side of the planet has many dead trees with Star Bits on their branches and a constant rain of them coming down from above. In the center of the planet, there is a giant tower with a special side without gravity and allows Mario to walk up it. At the end of the side, there is an Electrogoomba.
In various levels, there will be Launch Stars placed in three different locations. In the missions "Dino Piranha", "Dino Piranha Speed Run" and "Luigi on the Roof", it can be found at the top of the tower and leads to the Boulder planet. In "A Snack of Cosmic Proportions" and "Purple Coin Omelet", the Launch Star is located at the top of three Pull Stars at the end of a stone walkway next to the tower. This leads to a maze of three planets, being the Pear planet, the Rock planet, and the Egg planet. Finally, in "King Kaliente's Battle Fleet", the Launch Star is on top of the house on the sunnier side of the planet and leads to the Tropic planets.
In early versions of the game, the planet looked drastically different. It had a more realistic house, a pine tree instead of a regular tree, and no stairwell leading up to the twisty walkway.
Peanut-shaped planet
The peanut-shaped planet is covered in mud and Ruby Rocks in "Dino Piranha" and "Luigi on the Roof". During "Dino Piranha Speed Run", the Ruby Rocks are replaced by Chomps. Mario can either dodge or destroy the Boulders with his Spin, but he cannot hurt the Chomps.
To get here, Mario must take a launch star from the starting planet. Mario must collect the five Star Chips found on the planet to create a Launch Star that takes Mario to the Bean planet.
This planet had a different color appearance when it was first seen, but it ends up appearing with a recolor in the final version of the game. It was originally supposed to be blue.
Bean-shaped planet
The bean-shaped planet is a small, grassy planet with one Piranha Plant and a few Slurples. On the bottom side of the planet, there is a ? Coin which creates many Star Bits leading back to the Piranha Plant.
Mario can reach this planet via the Launch Star from the Boulder planet. Mario can stomp or spin the Piranha Plant to defeat it. After being defeated, the Piranha Plant will release a Sproutle Vine, which allows Mario to climb to the Bitten Apple planet.
Many planets similar to this one can be found in other galaxies and in early versions of the game.
Bitten-apple planet
The bitten-apple planet, as its name indicates, resembles a green bitten apple, and marks a checkpoint. There are Ruby Rocks rolling all over the planet, and a large Spiny Piranha Plant on the top. In "Dino Piranha Speed Run", the Ruby Rocks are replaced with Chomps. In the middle of the planet, there is a black hole that makes Mario lose a life if he falls into it. If Mario stands on one of the bridges on the starting planet, he can see the bitten-apple planet and the Flipswitch planet. If Mario turns to a certain angle he can see a pipe but oddly, if he turns the other way, it disappears.
On this planet, the player can advance to the very end of the planet to battle the Spiny Piranha Plant, which will release a Sproutle Vine to the block-climb planet. The player can also go across a shrinking platform to use a Warp Pipe with a Piranha Plant in it to reach the Flipswitch planet.
Flipswitch planet
The Flipswitch planet is a planet covered in Flipswitch Panels. It also has a few red lifts with spikes on the sides that can hurt Mario, but he can also use them to carry him across the planet. This planet can be accessed via a Warp Pipe in the Bitten Apple planet. If Mario presses all of the Flipswitch Panels in the first area, the panels in the second area will appear. After activating all of them, a Launch Star leading to the Block-Climb planet will appear. This planet plays the Space Fantasy music.
Block-climb planet
The block-climb planet is a planet that can be accessed by either launching off a Launch Star in the Flipswitch planet or by taking the Sproutle Vine that comes out of the Spiny Piranha Plant on the bitten-apple planet. This planet marks a checkpoint and is a grassy oval with three stone blocks on it, and there are some Electrogoombas that are guarding them. There are some coins on the stone blocks, which serve as steps to the very top where a Launch Star can be found. This Launch Star takes Mario to the Dino-Geo planet. Behind the set of the three stone steps, there is a 1-Up Mushroom. The planet also contains a Luma and several Tracks.
Home of Dino Piranha
The Home of Dino Piranha[1] is a small round planet and the last one visited during the missions "Dino Piranha" and "Dino Piranha Speed Run". Dino Piranha is fought on this planet.
The planet is a large brown oval with several yellow objects on the ground which releases coins when shot with Star Bits. There are several crystals with coins and star bits in them. On top of the planet is a giant egg that is automatically cracked open when Mario lands on the planet. Dino Piranha hatches, and the boss battle starts. After defeating Dino Piranha, a Power Star appears here. A similar planet appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2, in the Boss Blitz Galaxy. On that planet, Dino Piranha is fought once again as a returning boss.
Pear-shaped planet
The pear-shaped planet is covered in grass that appears in "A Snack of Cosmic Proportions" and "Purple Coin Omelet". There are several Star Bits in the Crystals found on the planet along with a few Goombas and prickly plants. A Launch Star that takes Mario to the Rock planet (or the Egg Planet) can be found here.
Boulder-shaped planet
The boulder-shaped planet is a red craggy planet with Ruby Rocks rolling all over it. It is accessible via a Launch Star in the pear-shaped planet. The Launch Star on this planet takes Mario to the Egg Planet (or the pear-shaped planet). Like the previous planet, the boulder-shaped planet has some Crystals and a ? Block. There is also a Sling Star that can launch Mario into a coin.
Egg Planet
The Egg Planet[2] is ovoid and closely resembles a Yoshi's Egg. There are many Goombas on the planet. There are also several crystals that are found on the planet. The Launch Star on this planet leads back to the Pear planet (or the boulder-shaped planet). This planet is accessible via the Launch Star on the boulder-shaped planet.
On this planet, there is a Hungry Luma that transforms into a new planet when fed 100 Star Bits.
Tower-shaped planet
The tower-shaped planet is a planet that is made by the Hungry Luma on the Egg planet and is shaped like a giant mountain with many stone platforms on the other side. These platforms can help Mario jump up to get to the top. Prickly plants and Goombas are found on the planet. The flowers can be defeated by the rubbery bulbs. At the top of the stone platforms, there is a Launch Star that leads to the capsule-shaped planet.
An almost identical planet with the same name appears in the Yoshi Star Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the only differences being that the planet in that galaxy is already present, and there are bones on the planet in the second game. When Mario is very far from the planet, it appears as a different low-poly egg-shaped planet, which was likely originally in place of the tower-shaped before getting added.
Capsule-shaped planet
The capsule-shaped planet is the largest planet in the Good Egg Galaxy. It is shaped like a giant vitamin capsule with many enemies and obstacles on the inside including different sections where the gravity is shifted around. Red goes away from the core, and blue goes towards it.
This planet is reached via the Launch Star on the tower-shaped planet, and marks a checkpoint. When Mario first arrives here, he will be on the transparent coating of the planet. He has to destroy the crystal to get inside. After making his way through the obstacles, another Launch Star will blast him through the glass and to the final planet of the mission; the star-shaped planet.
Star-shaped planet
The last planet of the second mission, which resembles a Sling Star. Mario must collect Blue Star Chips to create some Pull Stars. Mario must then use the Pull Stars to get to the Power Star in the center of the planet, though he can simply Long Jump and perform a Spin to get to the Star.
Oasis-like planets
The oasis-like planets are a pair of planets with prickly plants and coconuts that can be put to different uses depending on which planet Mario is on. The planets are made up of a combination of sand and grass with scattered palm trees and crates. On the first planet, there are multiple prickly plants which Mario can destroy with a coconut, but to access the next planet, he must destroy a giant prickly plant at the top to make a Sling Star appear. The second oasis-like planet has several Goombas and a Pokeynut. When the Pokeynut comes to the surface, Mario must hit its head with a coconut or hit its body, which will destroy a body segment and lower its head closer to the ground. After doing this, a Launch Star will appear to send Mario to the Chomp Saucer planet. The first oasis-like planet is accessed by blasting off the Starting Planet in "King Kaliente's Battle Fleet".
Small ocean planets
The small ocean planets are small rocks surrounded by water which float all around the oasis-like planets. They are inaccessible during the regular levels, but, through hacking, Mario can visit them as they have their own gravity field. Other than that, they are mostly for ambience while Mario soars past them on his way to the oasis-like planets.
Asteroid-shaped planet
The asteroid-shaped planet is a small, optional, planet accessible from the Chomp Saucer planet with two Chain Chomps rolling around it. Mario can enter a Warp Pipe in this planet, which leads to the inside; a room with many Goombas and a Rainbow Star. In the early version of the game, there were several planets similar to this planet. If accessed outside of the mission it is normally visited through external means, the bonus room is not loaded, causing Mario to fall into space if he enters the pipe.
Saucer-shaped planet
The saucer-shaped planet is a large grass-covered planet that is accessed from the oasis-like planets and has a crystal containing a Launch Star at the very end of it. This Launch Star leads to the airships. Enemies on this planet include Electrogoombas, Bill Blasters, Chomps in two sizes, Amps and burners. There are electric barriers placed throughout the planet that has to be crossed. Once Mario reaches the end, a Launch Star will take him to King Kaliente's fleet.
Airships
There are two airships floating in space which are both commanded by King Kaliente. The first airship is accessed from the Launch Star on the saucer-shaped planet, and marks a checkpoint. There are two Roctos firing coconuts at it from the second ship. If Mario defeats both of them, the bridge is opened.
At the end of the bridge, there is a Sling Star that leads into the main section of the ship with several Electrogoombas. If Mario takes the Launch Star located on this ship, he will travel to the lava-filled planet.
King Kaliente's planet
King Kaliente's planet is a large stone UFO-shaped planet with a pool of lava in the middle. In the level "King Kaliente's Battle Fleet", King Kaliente appears here as the boss. He emerges from the lava and fires coconuts and fireballs at Mario.
The planet is mostly made up of black tar and rock mixed together by the gigantic pool of hot lava in the middle. This planet is larger than other planets like the oasis-like planets. Underneath the Magma planet, there is a rocky area with yellow rings on it, similar to a target. This also resembles a chocolate donut. When the planet is not normally visited, the lava is not loaded, and since the "floor" of the pool is not rendered, the planet can be looked through from the top.
Enemies
Chomps (smaller)
Dino Piranha (boss)
King Kaliente (boss)
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Missions
| Mission | Image | Summary
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| Dino Piranha |  |
This mission involves Mario fighting Dino Piranha. |
| A Snack of Cosmic Proportions |  |
In this mission, Mario has to collect 100 Star Bits to feed a Hungry Luma. |
| King Kaliente's Battle Fleet |  |
This mission involves Mario navigating a battle fleet to fight King Kaliente. |
| Dino Piranha Speed Run |  |
This mission is a speedrun variant of the Dino Piranha mission. A Speedy Comet needs to orbit the Galaxy for this mission to be playable. |
| Purple Coin Omelet |  |
This mission involves Mario collecting 100 Purple Coins. This mission is only playable if The Fate of the Universe has been completed. |
| Luigi on the Roof |  |
In this mission, Mario has to rescue Luigi from the top of the roof of the starting planet. |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Good Egg Galaxy appears as the location for both the Individual and Team versions of the Dream Event Dream Ski Jumping in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. It features airships, the starting planet, three Star planets, blue crystals and the water planets as obstacles that can be collided with, and a black hole as a hazard when characters fall off the landing platform. The course also features Star Bits that when collected award the player points, Balloons that the player can collect items from, Bonus panels that can be collected to double the player's score and star lines that allow them to travel faster.
Fortune Street
- Main article: Good Egg Galaxy (board)
The Good Egg Galaxy appears as one of the boards for the Super Mario franchise in the game Fortune Street. Elements from the Galaxy are seen throughout the board, while the board itself is looped around the Pill planet.
Mario Golf: World Tour / Mario Sports Superstars
A few planets of the Good Egg Galaxy appear in Mario Golf: World Tour, as well as Mario Sports Superstars, in Rosalina's Eagle, Albatross, and Hole-in-One animations.
Profiles
Super Mario Galaxy trading cards
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A Planet in the Good Egg Galaxy | All of Mario's missions in the Good Egg Galaxy start here. It's the first stop in a planet-hopping mission to complete a Launch Star. This planet is not all it seems however. Defy gravity by running from the sunny top to the dark and shadowy bottom. Watch for Electrogoombas while you collect Star Bits and Coins. Mario will visit this planet multiple times in his adventures to defeat bosses and acquire Power Stars—even to rescue his brother, Luigi! |
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A Planet in the Terrace Galaxies | Mario's second stop in the Good Egg Galaxy is this peanut-shaped planetoid that has several boulders rolling around the planet. He should also avoid running into their ruts, since they slow him to a snail's pace. The best way to handle these rumbling menaces is to spin into their red surface areas to destroy them. |
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Home of Dino Pirahna | Landing on this planet seems uneventful. That is, until Mario makes his way to the other side. He spies a giant walking egg with a tail sticking out—definitely something to be investigated. Spin Mario against the large ball on the end of the tail to crack open the shell. Out bursts Dino Piranha — the boss of this world, who Mario must battle to gain the first Power Star in the Good Egg Galaxy. |
Fortune Street
"A capsule-shaped planet in the Good Egg Galaxy. You have to be very careful not to get lost there."
Gallery
Artwork
Box artwork for Super Mario Galaxy, which features planets from Good Egg Galaxy in the background
Box artwork for Super Mario Galaxy
Wallpaper of the box artwork for Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork of the Home of Dino Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork of the saucer-shaped planet from Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork of King Kaliente's planet from Super Mario Galaxy
Sprites and models
Galaxy preview banner from Super Mario Galaxy
Photo for "Luigi on the Roof" from Super Mario Galaxy
Staff Roll image from Super Mario Galaxy
Staff Roll image from Super Mario Galaxy
Model of the Home of Dino Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy
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Screenshots
View from the Terrace in Super Mario Galaxy
The first subarea from Super Mario Galaxy
The tower planet from Super Mario Galaxy
The second subarea from Super Mario Galaxy
Pre-release screenshot of the pill planet from Super Mario Galaxy
Music
- Main article: Egg Planet
This galaxy's theme, titled "Egg Planet", is reused in the original game when Mario and Princess Peach are whisked away with the final Grand Star.
The music was later reused in the Grandmaster Galaxy mission "The Perfect Run" in Super Mario Galaxy 2, along with the music from Gusty Garden Galaxy, Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, and the Comet Observatory. A cover of the music can also be found in World 1's map after Green Star comets appear.
Part of Good Egg Galaxy's music returns in Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road music. An arrangement of Good Egg Galaxy's music appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played during events in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Both the original version of the song as well as a new arrangement by Noboku Toda are featured in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | エッグプラネットギャラクシー[?] Eggu Puranetto Gyarakushī |
Egg Planet Galaxy | |
| Chinese | 蛋蛋星银河[?] Dàn dàn xīng yínhé |
Egg Planet Galaxy | |
| French (NOA) | Planètes Œufs[?] | Egg Planets | |
| French (NOE) | Planètes œufs (Super Mario Galaxy) Galaxie des planètes œufs (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games)[?] |
Egg Planets Egg Planets Galaxy |
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| German | Eierplanet-Galaxie[?] | Egg-Planet Galaxy | |
| Italian | Galassia Uovo[?] | Egg Galaxy | |
| Korean | 에그 플래닛 갤럭시[?] Egeu Peullaenit Gaelleoksi |
Egg Planet Galaxy | |
| Portuguese | Galáxia Ovo-Estrela[?] | Egg-Star Galaxy | |
| Spanish | Galaxia Ovoestrella[?] | Egg-Star Galaxy |
Trivia
- The galaxy's level select model has a hemispherical grassy dirt planet that is not found anywhere in the galaxy. This planet actually goes unused within the files of Super Mario Galaxy, but textured with blue dirt instead of brown dirt. Its filename also indicates that the planet was made for Space Junk Galaxy, despite its presence in Good Egg Galaxy's level select model.
- On some planets, such as the Chomp Saucer planet, a multicolored cube planet can be seen in the distance out in space beyond the Tropic planets, while on the third mission a tiny spherical planet can be seen beyond the Flipswitch planet. The first is actually the location in which the orange Warp Pipes on the Starting Planet lead to, while the second is the one where the green pipe on the Asteroid planet leads to. Another cube planet is visible in the Deep Dark Galaxy (mainly in the third mission), while a similar spherical planet can be seen in the Toy Time Galaxy. In most galaxies, these are hidden behind small skyboxes (as is the case with the Deep Dark Galaxy's first two missions), larger planets, or simply a large enough distance to keep them from rendering.
- Gusty Garden Galaxy originally had Good Egg Galaxy's background.
References
- ^ EnterPlay trading card
- ^ Mario Galaxy Orchestra (31 Jan. 2008). Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack. Nintendo of Europe GmbH. (Archived via VGMdb.)
