Editing Mini Star

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MP10 Mini Star Artwork.png|200px]]
|name=Mini Star
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 9]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Adds one Mini Star to the player's current Mini Star count.
}}
{{quote|Bwahahaha! I did it! Now to put those {{color|blue|Mini Stars}} to good use!|Bowser|Mario Party 9}}
'''Mini Stars''' are small, white stars with a rainbow tint, introduced in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. They originate from outer space, and are similar to [[coin]]s from the first eight [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' games]], as players need to collect these items while advancing on the stages. When collected, they add to the current player's Mini Star total. The dark counterpart are the [[Mini Ztar]]s, which deducts the total of Mini Stars collected. 

==History==
===''Mario Party 9''===
In the solo mode of ''Mario Party 9'', it is revealed that [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] have used a vacuum-like machine to suck all the Mini Stars from outer space, to 'put them into good use'. Therefore, [[Mario]] and the gang go to rescue the Mini Stars.

When a [[minigame]] ends, certain amounts of Mini Stars are awarded to players in different places. After boss battles, 'Captain Bonuses' are also given to the captain of the current turn. Mini Stars can also be obtained by landing on [[Mini Star Space]]s, commonly found whenever the player lands on a [[Lucky Space]]. Captain Events also revolve around the players gaining Mini Stars in the form of special, board-specific events. The most common way to obtain Mini Stars, however, is to simply run into them on the board. On the board, they can be collected in groups of either three, five, or ten.

[[File:MP9 Magic Carpet Screenshot.jpg|left|thumb|Luigi, about to collect 10 Mini Stars.]]
At the end of each board, Bonus Mini Stars are given to each player. Each of the Bonus Mini Stars give the players 5 Mini Stars.

All Mini Stars that the player collects are converted into party points when Party Mode is finished. However, if any Mini Stars are used as a handicap, the handicap amount is deducted from the party point total. Likewise, Mini Stars that are collected in Solo Mode are converted into party points too, but only after the player completes [[Bowser Station]]. Also, if a player finishes a board with less than 10 Mini Stars, then 10 Party Points are awarded regardless and is independent for each player, but only in the Party Mode.

Mini Stars do not appear in the secret stage, [[DK's Jungle Ruins]]. Instead, they are replaced by [[Banana]]s. The same applies for Mini Ztars, which are replaced by Z-Bananas.

===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
Mini Stars make a return in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', along with [[Mini Ztar|Mini Ztars]]. They have the same role as in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. They only appear on [[Star-Crossed Skyway]] board and players have to collect the most to become the superstar of the board. They can be obtained by passing through Star Stages and winning minigames.

=== ''Mario Party 10'' ===
[[File:Mario Party 10 Wiggler train.png|left|thumb|Mini Stars in Mushroom Park's Wiggler Roller-Coaster.]]
Mini Stars reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', but only in the Mario Party mode. The Mini Stars serve the same purpose as they did in ''Mario Party 9''. Like ''Mario Party 9'', if an assistance is used (5, 10 or 20 Mini Stars), these don't count towards the Party Point total, although the starting value counts towards the total. Unlike ''Mario Party 9'' though, the Party Point system is dependent and there is no compensation bonus in multiplayer if only one player ends with less than 10 Mini Stars, though 10 Party Points is the minimum amount for a board playthrough.

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
Mini Stars appear as collectibles in the Minigame Island Tour from ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. Players earn Mini Stars whenever they clear a minigame, and the amount they receive is dependent on their placing, with the best placing receiving all Mini Stars while the worst receiving none. Some minigames give out more Mini Stars than others, such as the final minigames on the map, though the default amount each minigame has is three Mini Stars. Earning enough Mini Stars unlocks certain Special Minigames, and if players obtain all Mini Stars, they unlock Master difficulty for computer players.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
MP9 Mini Star Artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
MPIT Mini Star.png|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
MP10 Mini Star Artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
MP10 Mini Star Sprite.png|''Mario Party 10''
MPTT100 MinigameIsland.png|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=リトルスター
|JapR=Ritoru Sutā
|JapM=Little Star
|Spa=Miniestrella
|SpaM=Mini Star
|FreA=Mini-étoile
|FreAM=Mini Star
|FreE=Petite étoile
|FreEM=Little Star
|Ger=Mini-Stern
|GerM=Mini-Star
|Dut=Mini-ster
|DutM=Mini Star
|Por=Miniestrela
|PorM=Mini Star
|Ita=Ministella
|ItaM=Mini Star
|Chi=小星星
|ChiR=Xiǎo Xīngxīng
|ChiM=Little Star
}}

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[[Category:Stars]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 items]]
[[Category:Mario Party 10 items]]
[[Category:Mario Party: Island Tour items]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100]]
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