Star Course
- This article is about the level in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. For the musical theme, see Star Course (SPACE ZONE).
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| World | Space Zone | ||||||
| Game | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | ||||||
| Time limit | 600 seconds | ||||||
| Boss | Tatanga | ||||||
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The Star Course,[1] also known as the star stage,[2] is the second level of the Space Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Tatanga is fought at the end of this level.
Layout[edit]
The first half of the level consists of angry stars which act as spikes, with coins that guide Mario through. Some stars also move horizontally or vertically. After a while, there is a ? Block with a Mushroom atop it. After navigating more angry stars, Mario reaches another ? Block with a Fire Flower inside. After this, angry stars start appearing in patterns, with another ? Block which contains another Fire Flower. There are also a few Tosenbo in this level which start to appear. The next angry stars form the shape of an eye, with a large group of coins in the center. Once Mario makes it to the end of a narrow star passage, there are more angry stars spread out, with two ? Blocks nearby. There are then three rows of ? Blocks, with the Mid-Point Bell just after.
The last angry stars in this level are in tight formations, with a block along the way with another Mushroom on top. The last Tosenbo is also in this star maze. At the end is a ? Block containing a Fire Flower, followed by the pipe which takes Mario to the battle with Tatanga.
Enemies[edit]
| Image | Name | Count |
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Star | 214 |
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Tosenbo | 5 |
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Tatanga | 1 (boss) |
Level map[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スターコース[3] Sutā Kōsu |
Star Course | |
| 星のステージ[4] Hoshi no Sutēji |
Star Stage | ||
| German | Stern-Level[?] | Star Level | |
| Italian | Livello stellare[5] | Star level | |
| Stelle[6] | Stars | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia |
Notes[edit]
- The song "An Arrow in the Side of Final Fantasy" from the album Has a Good Home by Owen Pallett uses the melody of this stage's music.
References[edit]
- ^ Dark Horse Books (June 15, 2017). Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years. English. Page 77.
- ^ "In the star stage, hold
to float upward and release it to float downward." – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Virtual Console digital manual, tab 12 (Mario's Special Forms). English.
- ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 46.
- ^ 「また、星のステージでは、を押し続けると上昇し、はなすと下降します。」– Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Virtual Console digital manual, tab 12 (いろいろなマリオ) (PDF). Japanese.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 12.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 77.
