Editing Star Switch

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|image=[[File:StarSwitchSM64DS.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|effect=Temporarily spawns a [[Power Star]] inside of a nearby [[Star Sphere]]
}}
A '''Star Switch''' is a type of [[! Switch#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Purple Switch]] appearing only in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Star Switches resemble yellow stars and have an exclamation mark imprinted on each. Any playable character can activate a Star Switch by stepping on it. In doing so, a [[Power Star]] temporarily appears in a nearby [[Star Sphere]], so the player is given limited time to collect it, or else they will have to press the Star Switch again. The time limit varies per Star Switch, with some having a longer duration than others. Star Switches appear in ten of the fifteen main courses, where they are necessary for one of the seven [[mission]]s, each having "Switch Star" somewhere in its name, respectively. Five more Star Switches can be found in the other secret levels, so there is a grand total of fifteen Switch Stars. Most of these missions require [[Wario]] to complete because the Star Switch, or the actual Power Star itself, is usually obstructed by something too powerful for [[Yoshi]], [[Mario]], and [[Luigi]] to break.
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==Locations==
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!width=20%|Course Star
!Location
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|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Whomp's Fortress Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Whomp's Fortress]]<br>[[Switch Star of the Fortress]]
|In an alcove below the [[Bomp|Moving Bar]]s. The switch is hidden under a [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Brick]] accessible to anyone but Yoshi.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Jolly Roger Bay Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Jolly Roger Bay]]<br>[[Switch Star of the Bay]]
|Behind a rock in the underwater cave with the falling stone pillars, near where the [[Treasure in the Ocean Cave|third Star]] is located, accessible only to [[Vanish Mario|Vanish Luigi]]. This Switch Star has the shortest timer.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Cool Cool Mountain Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]<br>[[Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain]]
|On a floating isle near the [[chairlift]] that connects the snowman head area with the [[penguin]] pond area.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Big Boo's Haunt Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Big Boo's Haunt]]<br>[[Switch Star in the Basement]]
|In the shallow water outside the merry-go-round in the basement. The switch is located under a [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Black Brick]] that only Wario can break.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Hazy Maze Cave Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Hazy Maze Cave]]<br>[[Underground Switch Star]]
|Under a Black Brick in a corner of the Elevator Area.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Shifting Sand Land Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Shifting Sand Land]]<br>[[Tox Box Switch Star]]
|On the course roamed by [[Tox Box]]es above a field of [[quicksand]]. The switch is located under a Black Brick.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Dire Dire Docks Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Dire, Dire Docks]]<br>[[Koopa Surfin' Switch Star]]
|Near the access point of the level, on a small shoreline. The switch is located under one of the three Black Bricks.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Tiny-Huge Island Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]<br>[[Switch Star on the Island]]
|In the cave underneath the area where [[Wiggler]] is fought.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Tick Tock Clock Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Tick Tock Clock]]<br>[[The Pendulum Switch Star]]
|On the platform patrolled by a [[Heave-Ho]] and two [[Goomba]]s, near the two large [[pendulum]]s.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Rainbow Ride Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Rainbow Ride]]<br>[[Switch Star of the Manor]]
|On the far end of a wooden platform, outside the [[Cloud House]], where the [[The Big House in the Sky|second Star]] is.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Goomboss Battle Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Goomboss Battle]]
|On a long platform next to the huge caged shaft, accessible only by Mario's [[Wall Jump|Wall Kick]].
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Under the Moat Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[The Secret Under the Moat]]
|On a remote area opposite the large slope at the beginning, accessible by either Mario's [[Balloon Mario|floating ability]] or wall-kicking. This Switch Star has the longest timer.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Bowser in the Dark World Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Bowser in the Dark World]]
|Behind the [[Warp Pipe]] that leads to the boss battle with [[Bowser]].
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Bowser in the Fire Sea Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]
|On top of the obstacle course with the rising and sinking grid platforms near the end of the level.
|-
|align="center"|[[File:SM64DS Bowser in the Sky Star Switch.png]]
|align="center"|[[Bowser in the Sky]]
|On the far end of the platform underneath the first set of Ferris wheel platforms.
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Fre=Interrupteur d'étoile
|FreM=Star switch
|Ita=Interruttore Stella
|ItaM=Star Switch
}}

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