Big Star Door
- Not to be confused with ★ door.
| Big Star Door | |
|---|---|
 Sprite | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Big Star Doors,[1] or Star Doors, are a special sliding type of ★ door in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They restrict access to areas that are mandatory for progressing in the plot, usually to a location with Bowser, but still require a number of Power Stars to unlock, like ★ doors. In the remake, only Mario can unlock a Big Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.
There are four Big Star Doors. The one on the first floor leads to Bowser in the Dark World and requires 8 Power Stars to open (12 in the remake). The second one is on the basement floor and leads to Dire, Dire Docks and Bowser in the Fire Sea, although requires 30 Power Stars to open. The third Big Star Door is at the top of a staircase on the second floor and requires 50 Power Stars to open, allowing access to Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow afterward. The last door leads to the final battle with Bowser, and although it has no Power Star requirement, it has an endless staircase behind it unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the remake). In the remake, the other player characters are always met by the endless staircase, regardless of how many Power Stars they have.
A painting of a Big Star Door appears in the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ほしのドア[note 1] Hoshi no Doa |
Star Door | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 星星之门[?] Xīngxing zhī Mén |
Star Door | |
| Italian | Porta Stella[?] | Star Door | Super Mario 64 DS |
References[edit]
- ^ "The sign next to the Big Star Door reads, "To open the door that leads to the 'endless' stairs, you need 70 Stars. Mwa ha ha!" This sign is somewhat misleading, because you can open the Big Star Door if you have less than 70 Stars, but the stairs will never end -- hence the name, "endless stairs."" – Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Nintendo of America via Internet Archive. Archived February 5, 1998, 06:55:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
