Star Point

Star Points are special points Mario and his friends can accumulate in a few Mario games. So far, Star Points have made appearances in Super Mario World and the games in the Paper Mario series of RPGs.

In the first appearance of Star Points, Super Mario World, they are earned by touching the goal post. (More Star Points are given depending on the height of the goal tape when Mario breaks it.) These Star Points are saved from level to level, and earning 100 of them will let Mario or Luigi go to a bonus mini-game where they can earn 1-Up Mushrooms.

Star Points later appeared in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Here, they are earned for battling enemies. If Mario gets 100 Star Points, he gets to level up his HP, FP or BP.