★ door

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Not to be confused with Big Star Door.
★ door
A ★ door from Super Mario 64
Model in Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

★ doors[1] are doors requiring a certain number of Power Stars to open.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

★ doors appear mainly in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. There are also bigger variants called Big Star Doors. There are eight ★ doors to open (nine in the DS version), each requiring a different number of Power Stars to open:

Zero Stars
One Star
Three Stars
Eight Stars

Mario Pinball Land[edit]

★ doors return in Mario Pinball Land, blocking off areas of the game's stages, but this time open on contact, provided Mario has enough Stars.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ☆の[2]
☆ no Tobira
☆ Door
French Porte ★[?] ★ door
Porte étoilée[?] Starry door
Italian Porta con la stella[3] Door with the star

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1996. Super Mario 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ 1996. スーパーマリオ64六十四(ろくじゅうよん) (Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  3. ^ 1997. Super Mario 64 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 36.