Shooting Star Summit
From the Super Mario Wiki
Shooting Star Summit is a mountain near Peach's Castle in Paper Mario. It provides a gorgeous and brilliant view of shooting stars. Stars of all different colors fall to the earth in this area and stick to the ground. Mario is advised in the beginning of the game by a Toad in Princess Toadstool's castle during her party to take Peach there on a date, for the view there is so beautiful. After Bowser takes Peach's castle to the sky and easily KOs Mario, Eldstar notifies Mario in a dream to head to the summit for counsel. Once he has awakened from his unconciousness state after many days and Goombario's family revives him, he heads to the summit. Once he arrives, all seven Star Spirits appear (using the last of their power to create the projection) and reveal to Mario he must rescue all of them to save Princess Peach. If he saves all seven of them, they will be able to use their power to help him reach Star Haven and stop Bowser. At the base of the hill lies Merluvlee and Merlow's house.
It's said to be the closest place to Star Haven (which is somewhat awkward because Shooting Star Summit is on the ground, and it is closer to Star Haven even though there are areas in the game (like Cloudy Climb) that are higher). When Mario rescues all the Star Spirits, a portal to Star Way appears, leading towards Star Haven.
In the Japanese version of the game, its name is the same as that of Star Hill from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, meaning that the two mountains are one in the same. Ironically, the Japanese name for Star Hill in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time differs slightly from its other appearances - it is literally called "Star Hill" rather than "Falling Star Hill," but is presumed to be the same location.
[edit] Enemies
- Magikoopa (Mini-Boss; only 1)
[edit] Area Tattles
- This place feels strange and mysterious, doesn't it? If we go east from here, we'll eventually get to Shooting Star Summit.
- This is Shooting Star Summit. Stars are really...uh, shooting. People say that this place, like no other, reaches up and embraces the sky.
- This is the house of an amazingly gorgeous woman, the fortune-teller Merluvlee. Merlow, who collects Star Pieces, also lives here. This house pulses with psychic power. Can you feel it? It feels...weird. It feels like I'm floating on some kind of spiritual cushion.
