Mega Star

A Mega Star is a Starman-like object found in ? Blocks in the game Super Paper Mario. Upon collecting a Mega Star, the player's character is drawn into their 8-bit sprites from the original Super Mario Bros. game, in massive proportions. The background music will also instantly change to a remix of the original Starman theme. While the Mega Star is in effect, the player may smash through blocks, pipes, and enemies, similar to the Mega Mushroom in New Super Mario Bros..

In Chapter 3-1, a Koopa Troopa grabs a Mega Star from a block and becomes its original 8-bit sprite in giant form called Mega Koopa. The heroes can find another Mega Star nearby and run into the Koopa to destroy it. Although getting the star isn't necessary, the player can still attack the Mega Koopa just as they would a normal enemy by using the heroes' normal attacks, Pixls, or attack items such as a Fire Burst.

Mega Mario and Mega Luigi are both short and fast, while Mega Peach and Mega Bowser are both tall and slow.

Mega Stars also appeared in the Flipside Arcade game "Forget Me Not". When found after flipping a card, each Mega Star gives the player points and also temporarily flips all the covered cards over to reveal what each card shows.

Trivia

 * According to The InterNed, the music that plays as a character is transforming into their mega versions is called, "An Unrivaled Battle."