“I HAD a Launch Star all ready for you, but a meteor smashed it up! You can't leave without it, so find all the Star Chips to fix it.”
—Luma, Super Mario Galaxy
Star Chips are items that appear in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They always appear in sets of five, obviously representing the five points of a star. When Mario collects all five of the yellow pieces, a Launch Star will appear. There are also blue Star Chips in addition to the regular yellow ones. Blue Star Chips are far less common, though they do prove integral to the successful completion of several levels. When all five are collected, they create a Pull Star. Sometimes, upon completing a set of yellow Star Chips, several Pull Stars will appear in addition to the Launch Star. When the first Star Chip is collected, a small icon representing the Launch Star (or Pull Star) will appear at the top middle of the screen, and will gradually be filled up in a clockwise direction as Mario collects more Star Chips.
Star Chips are found in Mario Tennis Open. They appear exclusively to Galaxy Rally, a Special Minigame. If the player hits one with the ball, the player collects some coins while filling a Launch Star meter. When the Launch Star meter is full, the Star Chips stop appearing, and a Launch Star is formed. After a certain amount of time, the Launch Star disappears and the Star Chips reappear.
[edit] Star Chip Locations
[edit] Super Mario Galaxy
* - Levels containing blue Star Chips.
| Level
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Galaxy
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Area
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Forms
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| Grand Star Rescue
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Gateway Galaxy
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Found encased inside multiple Item Crystals on the Black Hole Planet.
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Launch Star
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| Dino Piranha, Dino Piranha Speed Run
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Good Egg Galaxy
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Scattered around the Boulder Planet in various places.
|
Launch Star
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| *A Snack of Cosmic Proportions
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Good Egg Galaxy
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Found on the Star Planet, one on each point.
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Five Pull Stars
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| Bee Mario Takes Flight
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Honeyhive Galaxy
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Found on the body of Queen Bee on the Queen Bee Planet.
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Launch Star
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| Pull Star Path, Pull Star Path Speed Run
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Space Junk Galaxy
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Orbiting around the three Orb Planets in the galaxy.
|
Launch Star
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| *Battlerock Barrage, *Luigi Under the Saucer
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Battlerock Galaxy
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Found orbiting around the Starting Planets at the start of the level.
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Two Pull Stars
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| Sunken Treasure
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Beach Bowl Galaxy
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Found in various underwater locations on the Starting Planet.
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Launch Star
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| Through the Poison Swamp
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Bubble Breeze Galaxy
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Contained in multiple bubbles being blown around the Starting Planet.
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Launch Star
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| Luigi and the Haunted Mansion
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Ghostly Galaxy
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Moving around a room infested with Jack O' Goombas inside the Mansion Planet.
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Launch Star
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| *Beware of Bouldergeist
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Ghostly Galaxy
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Found on the second of the two Cracked Wall Planets surrounded by multiple Sling Pods.
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Three Pull Stars
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| *The Floating Fortress
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Buoy Base Galaxy
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The first four are surrounded by various obstacles on the Buoy Base, and the final one is found at the top.
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Two Pull Stars
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| Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble
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Gusty Garden Galaxy
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Found orbiting around the last of the three Disk Planets before the ! and ? Planets.
|
Launch Star
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| Freezeflame's Blistering Core
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Freezeflame Galaxy
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Found encased inside multiple Item Crystals on the Ice Ring Planet.
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Launch Star and Five Pull Stars
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| *Blasting Through the Sand, *Sandblast Speed Run
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Dusty Dune Galaxy
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Scattered around the second Speedy Sand Planet.
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Five Pull Stars
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| Sunbaked Sand Castle, Bullet Bill on Your Back
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Dusty Dune Galaxy
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Hidden in different locations on the tower on the first side of the Maze Planet.
|
Launch Star
|
| Bigmouth's Gold Bait
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Bigmouth Galaxy
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The first four are hidden in seaweed at the bottom of a lake inside the Bigmouth Planet, and the last one is on top of a rock at the bottom of the lake.
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Sling Star
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| *Star Bunnies on the Hunt
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Gold Leaf Galaxy
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Scattered around the Starting Planet in various different locations.
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Launch Star and Five Pull Stars
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| Mario Meets Mario
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Toy Time Galaxy
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Found in different locations on the Screw Planet.
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Launch Star
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| *Revenge of the Topman Tribe, *Topman Tribe Speed Run
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Dreadnought Galaxy
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Each Star Chip is found on the surface of the Cube Planet (one is found floating in midair).
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Launch Star and Two Pull Stars
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| The Sinking Lava Spire, Lava Spire Daredevil Run
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Melty Molten Galaxy
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Found scattered across the surface of the first Forming Lava Planet embedded in the main Lava Planet.
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Launch Star
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| Through the Meteor Storm
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Melty Molten Galaxy
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Found at various points on the Cooled Lava Planet embedded in the main Lava Planet.
|
Launch Star
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| Fiery Dino Piranha
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Melty Molten Galaxy
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Positioned randomly around the Disk Planet, some of them floating in midair.
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Launch Star
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| The Electric Labyrinth
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Bubble Blast Galaxy
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Suspended in bubbles found in five separate areas near the star-shaped Starting Platform.
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Launch Star
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[edit] Super Mario Galaxy 2
[edit] Trivia
