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[[File:SM64 Screenshot - Star Door.png|thumb|220px|Screenshot of [[Mario]] using a [[Power Star]] to open a '''Star Door''', from ''Super Mario 64''.]]
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'''Star Doors''' are doors that restrict progress to certain required parts of the game until the player has the necessary number of [[Power Stars]]. They have appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' inside [[Princess Peach's Castle]]. Like most locked doors in these games, a certain number of Power Stars must be obtained before they can be opened (although Star Doors require many more Power Stars than regular doors). Once unlocked, the doors will slide open allowing [[Mario]] to enter. Only Mario can unlock a Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.
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[[File:SM64 Screenshot - Star Door.png|thumb|220px|Screenshot of Mario using a Power Star to open a Big Star Door, from ''Super Mario 64'']]
'''Big Star Doors''',<ref>(February 5, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980205065516/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/faqs.html Super Mario 64 FAQs]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref> or '''Star Doors''', are a special sliding type of [[★ door]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Like other ★ doors, they restrict progress to certain parts of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] until the player has the necessary number of [[Power Star]]s. Unlike normal ★ doors, however, Big Star Doors cover passages that are always required to open to complete the game. In the remake, only [[Mario]] can unlock a Big Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.
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Four star doors exist in the games:
Four Big Star Doors exist in the games:
# The first floor door leads to [[Bowser in the Dark World]]. Eight Power Stars (12 in the DS version) are required to open it.
# The second door is in the basement and requires 30 Power Stars to be opened. [[Dire, Dire Docks]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]] are behind it.
# The third door is on the floor above the second floor lobby at the top of the stairs. 50 Power Stars are needed, and behind it are [[Tick Tock Clock]], [[Rainbow Ride]], and [[Over the Rainbows|Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]].
# The last door leads to the [[Bowser in the Sky|final battle with Bowser]]. It does not require any Power Stars to open, but it has an [[endless stairs|endless staircase]] behind it unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the DS version). In the remake, if anyone other than Mario attempts to open the final door, that character will still encounter the endless stairs, regardless of the number of Power Stars.
 
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', there is a painting of a Big Star Door.
 
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ほしのドア<ref group=note>Specifically, it is referred to as おおきな ほしのドア (''Ōkina Hoshinodoa'') twice and おおきなほしの ドア (''Ōkinahoshino Doa'') [[tcrf:Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)#Blanked-Out Text|unused]], meaning "Large Star Door", though due to spacing and one instance of ほしのドア (''Hoshinodoa'') in context, "''ōkina''" does not seem to be part of the name itself.</ref>
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|JapM=Star Door
|ChiS=星星之门
|ChiSR=Xīngxing zhī Mén
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# The first floor door leads to [[Bowser in the Dark World]]. 8 (12 in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]) Power Stars are required to open it.
==References==
# The second door is in the basement and requires 30 Power Stars to be opened. [[Dire, Dire Docks]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]] are behind it.
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# The third door is on the floor above the second floor lobby at the top of the stairs. 50 Power Stars are needed and behind it are [[Tick Tock Clock]], [[Rainbow Ride]], and [[Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]].
# The last door leads to the [[Bowser in the Sky|final battle with Bowser.]] It doesn't require any Stars to open, but has a [[Endless Stairs|staircase that never ends]] behind it unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]). In the remake, if anyone other than Mario attempts to open the final door, they will still encounter the Endless Stairs, regardless of the number of Power Stars.


==Trivia==
*In the original game, if Mario attempts to open the final door without 70 Power Stars, a message from Bowser will appear and the door will open. Mario can then enter the door, but will be deterred by the Endless Stairs ([[List of Super Mario 64 glitches#Backwards Long Jump|the Backwards Long Jump]] can be used to bypass these, allowing Mario to enter the final level).
*In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', there is a painting of a Star Door.
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Not to be confused with ★ door.
Big Star Door
Star Door Mario 64 sprite.png
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Mario about to open a Big Star Door.
Screenshot of Mario using a Power Star to open a Big Star Door, from Super Mario 64

Big Star Doors,[1] or Star Doors, are a special sliding type of ★ door in Super Mario 64 and its remake, Super Mario 64 DS. Like other ★ doors, they restrict progress to certain parts of the Mushroom Castle until the player has the necessary number of Power Stars. Unlike normal ★ doors, however, Big Star Doors cover passages that are always required to open to complete the game. In the remake, only Mario can unlock a Big Star Door, but once it is unlocked, any character can enter it.

Four Big Star Doors exist in the games:

  1. The first floor door leads to Bowser in the Dark World. Eight Power Stars (12 in the DS version) are required to open it.
  2. The second door is in the basement and requires 30 Power Stars to be opened. Dire, Dire Docks and Bowser in the Fire Sea are behind it.
  3. The third door is on the floor above the second floor lobby at the top of the stairs. 50 Power Stars are needed, and behind it are Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow.
  4. The last door leads to the final battle with Bowser. It does not require any Power Stars to open, but it has an endless staircase behind it unless Mario has at least 70 Power Stars (80 in the DS version). In the remake, if anyone other than Mario attempts to open the final door, that character will still encounter the endless stairs, regardless of the number of Power Stars.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, there is a painting of a Big Star Door.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ほしのドア[note 1]
Hoshinodoa
Star Door

Chinese (simplified) 星星之门
Xīngxing zhī Mén
Star Door

Italian Porta Stella (Super Mario 64 DS)
Star Door
  1. ^ Specifically, it is referred to as おおきな ほしのドア (Ōkina Hoshinodoa) twice and おおきなほしの ドア (Ōkinahoshino Doa) unused, meaning "Large Star Door", though due to spacing and one instance of ほしのドア (Hoshinodoa) in context, "ōkina" does not seem to be part of the name itself.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (February 5, 1998). Super Mario 64 FAQs. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.