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|image=[[File:SMG Mario Star Ball.png|150px]]<br>Artwork | |image=[[File:SMG Mario Star Ball.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of [[Mario]] on the Rolling Ball in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | ||
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{{quote2|Hey, now! If [[Mario|you]]'re thinking about just rolling that ball away, you'd better listen to old Bill Board here. If anything gets in your way, smoosh it! Anyway, you'll learn more by doing it yourself. Good luck!|[[Boards (characters)|Bill Board]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}} | {{quote2|Hey, now! If [[Mario|you]]'re thinking about just rolling that ball away, you'd better listen to old Bill Board here. If anything gets in your way, smoosh it! Anyway, you'll learn more by doing it yourself. Good luck!|[[Boards (characters)|Bill Board]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}} | ||
[[File:SMG2 Rolling Coaster Rainbow Road Roll.png|thumb|left|Mario breaking open the Star Ball in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']] | [[File:SMG2 Rolling Coaster Rainbow Road Roll.png|thumb|left|Mario breaking open the Star Ball in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']] | ||
'''Star | The '''Star Ball''',<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' English instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> originally known as the '''Rolling Ball''',<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> is a large translucent capsule-like ball with a [[Power Star]] in it that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. It is used in the [[Rolling Green Galaxy]], the [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], and the last part of the [[Through the Meteor Storm|second mission]] in the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy''; in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', it is found in the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]] and the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]. In the [[Purple Coin]] mission of the Rolling Coaster Galaxy, there is a [[Purple Coin Ball|purple variant with a Purple Coin inside]]. | ||
The player can control the Star Ball by first [[jump]]ing on top of it, pointing {{button|Wii|Wiimote}} straight up, and then tilting it in a direction while trying to move at a steady pace. Once [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) is on the Star Ball, | The player can control the Star Ball by first [[jump]]ing on top of it, pointing {{button|Wii|Wiimote}} straight up, and then tilting it in a direction while trying to move at a steady pace. Once [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) is on the Star Ball, it is impossible for him to dismount it. Mario's objective is to ride the Star Ball into a [[divot]] marked by a yellow flag, which is similar to a golf hole. To get to the flag, Mario must bypass numerous obstacles, including narrow ledges and moving [[platform]]s. Any enemies in the path of the Star Ball are crushed. Additionally, the speed at which Mario rolls affects the speed and the pitch of the background music being played. | ||
Once Mario rolls the Star Ball into the divot, the ball explodes, and the Power Star within is released. The Power Star moves itself to a flagpole found at the end of the course, where Mario must climb up in order to collect it. | Once Mario rolls the Star Ball into the divot, the ball explodes, and the Power Star within is released. The Power Star moves itself to a flagpole found at the end of the course, where Mario must climb up in order to collect it. | ||
The minigame [[Gyro for the Gold]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' takes heavy inspiration from the [[minigame]]s that use the Star Ball, where players also roll on balls through an obstacle course where music tempo is also dependent on how fast they are rolling. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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SMG2 Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy 2.png|Mario rolling in the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]] | SMG2 Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy 2.png|Mario rolling in the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]] | ||
SMG2 Rolling Coaster Starting Path.png|Mario rolling in the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]] | SMG2 Rolling Coaster Starting Path.png|Mario rolling in the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=タマコロ<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 23.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 26.</ref> | |Jap=たまころ<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>) / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>; the equivalent string of "Tamakoro" (en_name) is「たまころ」(jp_name)</ref> / タマコロ<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 23.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 26.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Tamakoro | |JapR=Tamakoro | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=From「玉」(''tama'', ball) and「コロコロ」(''korokoro'', onomatopoeia for rolling) | ||
|Spa=Bola | |Spa=Bola | ||
|SpaM=Ball | |SpaM=Ball | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The Star Ball's visual appearance and texture are reminiscent of glitter bouncing balls, complete with shards of glitter suspended around the Star. | ||
*There are three themes used for riding on the Star Ball. The first one is used in the Rolling Green Galaxy, Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, and Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy; the second one is used in the second mission of the Melty Molten Galaxy; and the third one is an arranged version of the song "[[Slider]]," which plays in [[The Princess's Secret Slide]], [[Tick Tock Clock]], and [[Rainbow Ride]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', used in the Rolling Coaster Galaxy. | *There are three themes used for riding on the Star Ball. The first one is used in the Rolling Green Galaxy, Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, and Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy; the second one is used in the second mission of the Melty Molten Galaxy; and the third one is an arranged version of the song "[[Slider]]," which plays in [[The Princess's Secret Slide]], [[Tick Tock Clock]], and [[Rainbow Ride]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', used in the Rolling Coaster Galaxy. | ||