Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy is the newest sequel to the series of Mario's 3-D platformers, after Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. It uses parts of the canceled Mario game for the GameCube, Super Mario 128. With 700,000 copies preordered in Japan, and 400,000 in the U.S., it is the most demanded Wii game to date.
Super Mario Galaxy, unlike other Mario games, takes place in deep space. Most of the game's levels consist of many small planets and planetoids, however some are as big as real life planets. The game has 121 stars to collect, although the player will have to go through the first 120 stars twice (once as Mario and once as Luigi) to unlock the final star.
Bosses
Sixteen bosses are in the game. Some of them are fought more than once. These numbers count comet battles as separate.
- Dino Piranha x1
- King Kaliente x2
- Bugaboom x1
- Megaleg x1
- Kamella x2
- Tarantox x1
- Topmaniac x4
- Bouldergeist x2
- Major Burrows x2
- Baron Brr x1
- Undergrunt Gunner x3
- Mecha Bowser x1
- Kingfin x1
- Fiery Dino Piranha x1
- Bowser Jr. x1
- Bowser x3
Items
In Mario's new adventure, he uses many new and returning items that give him moves he's never had before.
- ? Block
- Bee Mushroom
- Boo Mushroom
- Fire Flower
- Grand Star
- Green Power Star
- Ice Flower
- Item Crystal
- Koopa Shell
- Launch Star
- Life Mushroom
- Power Star
- Pull Star
- Purple Coin
- Question Coin
- Rainbow Notes
- Rainbow Star
- Red Power Star
- Red Star
- Sling Pod
- Sling Star
- Silver Star
- Spring Mushroom
- Star Bits
- Star Chip
Characters
Mario and Luigi encounter many characters in the galaxies.
- Princess Peach
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
- Rabbit
- Bees (New)
- Princess Rosalina (New)
- Queen Bee (New)
- Toad Brigade
- Penguin
- Coach (New)
- Penguru (New)
- Luma (New)
- Ray (New)
- Cosmic Mario/Luigi (New)
- Guppy (New)
- Bill Board (New)
- Gil Board (New)
- Phil Board (New)
- Jill Board (New)
- Gearmo (New)
- Spooky Speedster (New)
Enemies
New Enemies
- Electrogoombas
- Boulders
- Swoopin' Poinks
- Mandibugs
- Gringills
- Cosmic Scuttle Bugs
- Pumpkin Heads
- Topman
- Bomb Boos
- Bomb Chickens
- A giant jellyfish-like creature.
- Fire Shooters
- Water Shooters
- A blue crab
- A red crab
- Burn Bits
- Brrr Bits
Returning Enemies
- Chomp Heads
- Thwomps
- Both Magikoopas and Dry Bones make their debut in a 3-D platformer.
- Mecha-Koopas
- Bloopers
- Koopas
- Goombas (standard, and the round ones from Super Mario World)
- Grand Goombas
- Bob-ombs
- Pokeys
- Boos
- Swoopers
- Wigglers
- Banzai Bills
- Preying Mantases
- Piranha Plants
- Cheep-Cheeps
- Urchins
- Pushy Walls
- Tweesters
- Firebars
- Bullet Bills
- Torpedo Teds
- Rocky Wrenches
- Cataquacks
- Podoboos
- Tox Boxes
- Pokey Sprouts
- Pokeys
Galaxies
Most galaxies can be accessed from domes, such as the Terrace, which leads to certain galaxies. The domes are found in the Comet Observatory, where new areas become accessible as Mario gains Power Stars and Grand Stars. A minimum number of Power Stars is required to have enough power to go to each multi-star galaxy, single non-Grand Star galaxies with a ? Block icon when locked are bonuses for finishing certain star missions.
The Gateway to the Starry Sky
The Terrace
- Good Egg Galaxy (1 star)
- Honeyhive Galaxy (3 stars)
- Loopdeeloop Galaxy
- Flipswitch Galaxy
- Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor (8 stars)
The Fountain
- Space Junk Galaxy (9 stars)
- Battlerock Galaxy (12 stars)
- Rolling Green Galaxy
- Hurry-Scurry Galaxy
- Bowser's Star Reactor (15 stars)
The Kitchen
- Beach Bowl Galaxy (16 stars)
- Ghostly Galaxy (20 stars)
- Bubble Breeze Galaxy
- Buoy Base Galaxy
- Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada (23 stars)
The Bedroom
- Gusty Garden Galaxy (24 stars)
- Freezeflame Galaxy (26 stars)
- Dusty Dune Galaxy (29 stars)
- Honeyclimb Galaxy
- Bowser's Dark Matter Plant (33 stars)
The Engine Room
- Gold Leaf Galaxy (34 stars)
- Sea Slide Galaxy (36 stars)
- Toy Time Galaxy (40 stars)
- Bonefin Galaxy
- Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor (45 stars)
The Garden
- Deep Dark Galaxy (46 stars)
- Dreadnought Galaxy (48 stars)
- Melty Molten Galaxy (52 stars)
- Matter Splatter Galaxy
Hungry Luma Galaxies
At certain intervals, Hungry Lumas will appear outside of each dome in the Observatory, asking for a high quantity of star bits (Mario or Luigi will be able to use their total stash from all completed star missions, however). They will transform into whole galaxies when fully fed, each with one Power Star.
- Sweet Sweet Galaxy (outside of the Terrace, 7 stars, 400 star bits)
- Sling Pod Galaxy (outside of the Fountain, 15 stars, 400 star bits)
- Drip Drop Galaxy (outside of the Kitchen, 22 stars, 600 star bits)
- Bigmouth Galaxy (outside of the Bedroom, 39 stars, 800 star bits)
- Sand Spiral Galaxy (outside of the Engine Room, 50 stars, 1000 star bits)
- Boo's Boneyard Galaxy (outside of the Gate, 58 stars, 1200 star bits)
- Snow Cap Galaxy (outside of the Garden, 65 stars, 1600 star bits)
The Center of the Universe
- Bowser's Galaxy Reactor (60 stars and the Engine Room)
The Trial Galaxies
The trial galaxies are slightly more difficult than the other galaxies, and require all 3 Green Power Stars to open up.
The Grand Finale
- Grand Finale Galaxy (240 stars. 120 stars with both Mario & Luigi)
Prankster Comets
- Main article: Prankster Comet
Prankster Comets are objects which interfere with a Galaxy, giving it an extra attribute. These include Fast Foe Comets, which makes enemies extremely quick, Speedy Comets, which limit the amount of time the player may stay there, Daredevil Comets that give you low health, and Cosmic Comets, which forces the player to race against a Cosmic Mario to receive the star at the end. In addition to these, a Purple Coin Comet can be unlocked, which gives the player the task of collecting purple coins.
Mini-Games
- Bubble Blowing
- Ray Surfing
- Rolling Ball
- All three can be found in the trial galaxies
Reception
Famitsu Magazine has given Super Mario Galaxy a score of 38/40. (This means two reviewers gave it a nine, and two gave it a perfect ten.) To put that in perspective, Super Mario Sunshine was given 37/40 and Super Mario 64 39/40. The Official Nintendo Magazine UK gave the game 97%, but Donkey Kong Country 2 and Super Mario World 2 got 98% in past issues of Official Nintendo Magazine. It was called the best game of the decade and praised for having excellent graphics, sound and gameplay as well as a mixture of new features and classic features.
Forms
Mario has many forms in this game:
Media
Artwork
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Audio
Trivia
- Bowser uprooted Peach's castle once before, in Paper Mario, but only lifted it into the sky, and it is unknown if it was in space in that game, or if it was simply dark outside.
- Like the beginning of Super Mario 64, Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, this game's opening features a letter from Peach to Mario.
- Surfing 101 and The Galaxy's Greatest Wave have the same functions as Super Mario Sunshine's Ricco Harbor minigame Blooper Safari, with the Manta Ray replacing the Bloopers.
- People who pre-ordered Galaxy in the US got a small booklet and a commemorative coin with Mario soaring and a Luma on it.
- By coincidence, the title Super Mario Galaxy was first mentioned in a fan letter written to Nintendo Power by Jimmy Peterford of Glen Cove, New York. The letter in question, which was printed in the December 1991 issue, detailed a fantasy game system called the Raw Power System, which would come bundled with a game titled Super Mario Galaxy, but in Jimmy's words, would be "better known as Super Mario Bros. 24!"
- In Mario Kart Wii, the Rainbow Road stage is somewhat based around Super Mario Galaxy - Star Bits can be seen hovering from above, a star launcher will send players across the sky and the entire stage is featured in space.
External Links
- Official Japanese Site
- Official English Site
- Prologue Video (IGN)
- Super Mario Galaxy Reviews, Guide, Videos, Screenshots and more! (IGN)
