Big Star Door
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| Big Star Door | |
|---|---|
 Sprite | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “The Power Stars have broken the lock Bowser put on the Star Door. Now anyone can enter the door.”
- —Narration, Super Mario 64 DS
Big Star Doors,[1] or Star Doors, are a special sliding type of ★ door found in the Mushroom Castle in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Unlike ★ doors, they lock behind them areas that are mandatory to beat the game, culminating in a Bowser course. In Super Mario 64 DS, 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 first one is located on the left side of the first floor. It requires eight Power Stars to open in Super Mario 64 and 12 in Super Mario 64 DS, and leads to a corridor with Bowser in the Dark World.
- The second one is located on the left side of the basement's entrance. It requires 30 Power Stars to open and leads to a corridor with Dire, Dire Docks and Bowser in the Fire Sea.
- The third one is located at the top of a staircase connecting the second floor to the third floor. It requires 50 Power Stars to open and leads to a room with Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow (Over the Rainbows in Super Mario 64 DS).
- The final one is located in the same room that the third one leads to, at the top of the staircase connecting the third floor to the fourth floor. Unlike the others, this one does not require any Stars to open, and leads to a staircase with Bowser in the Sky at the top. However, unless the player has at least 70 Stars in Super Mario 64, or at least 80 Stars and is playing as Mario in Super Mario 64 DS, the staircase will be endless.
A painting of a Big Star Door appears in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft. By default, one can be found in the Mushroom Castle in the location that leads to Bowser in the Dark World in Super Mario 64, and behind it is a hidden Chest.
Gallery[edit]
Mario opening the second Big Star Door in Super Mario 64
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ほしのドア Hoshi no Doa |
Star Door | [a] | |
| 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. Archived February 5, 1998, 06:55:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 4, 2025 from Internet Archive.
