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The '''Dusty Dune Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] in the [[Wii]] game, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It has many enemies, including various [[Pokeys]], [[Tweester]]s, [[Bomb Chickens]], and [[Dry Bones]], as well as many floating sand structures. It can be compared to [[Shifting Sand Land]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
The '''Dusty Dune Galaxy''' (also called '''Dusty Desert'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 193.</ref>) is a galaxy in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', accessed via the [[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]]. As a desert-themed location, it mostly consists of planets covered in yellow sand and quicksand, as well as references to stereotypical desert sights such as cacti and Egyptian pyramid-shaped planets and [[tornado]]es. Also owning to its theme, the main enemies found in Dusty Dune Galaxy are [[Dry Bones]] and [[Bone Twister]]s.
 
This galaxy is tied with the [[Battlerock Galaxy]] for the most number of Power Stars in the game, with a total of seven.


==Planets/Areas==
==Planets/Areas==
'''NOTE''': Unless otherwise noted, all names are unofficial.
===Starting Planet===
===Starting Planet===
[[Image:Drybonessmg.jpg|thumb|]]
[[File:SMG Sand Tower.png|left|thumb|200px|The tower on the planet.]]
This is a very large quicksand planet with several pyramids, stone platforms, many tornadoes,
[[File:SMG Welcome to Dusty Dune.png|200px|thumb|The {{conjectural|Starting Planet|planet}}]]
and a few huge dark sand pits. On one side of the planet, there is a very tall tower with a waterfall of sand pouring down the side. Mario must scale this tower to get to the power star. There is also a underground tunnel with [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Thwomp]]s and one huge boulder. This tunnel is the only way between the beginning and the tower.
This is a very large quicksand planet with several pyramids, stone platforms, many tornadoes, and a few huge dark sand pits. On one side of the planet, there is a very tall tower with a waterfall of sand pouring down the side. Mario must scale this tower to get to the [[Power Star]] for the mission [[Soaring on the Desert Winds]]. There is also an underground tunnel with [[Piranha Plant]]s that are hanging upside down, [[Thwomp]]s, currents of sand that can force the player back, and a large boulder that can be destroyed by [[Fire Mario]]. This tunnel is the only way between the beginning and the tower. It is possible to defeat the Piranha Plants that are hanging upside down by stepping on them. This can be done by jumping and aiming carefully for their necks.


===Ring Planet===
===Ring Planet===
This planet is a small stone ring accompanied by four small platforms. It has several boulders roll around the top of the ring.
[[File:SMG Dusty Dune Boulder Ring.png|200px|thumb|The {{conjectural|Ring Planet|planet}}]]
This planet is a small stone ring surrounded by four small platforms. Four [[boulder]]s can be found rolling around the ring. On the underside of the largest platform is a [[Hungry Luma]] and a few [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]]s with [[Coin]]s and [[Star Bit]]s. A [[Rainbow Star]] can be found on the underside of the middle platform, and a [[Life Mushroom]] can be found on the underside of a smaller platform. If the Hungry Luma is fed, it will transform into the Pyramid Planet.


===Speed Planets===
===Speedy Sand Planets===
These three stone planets have some very fast sand moving on them. The first planet is shaped like a snaking line, the second is a ring and the third is a sphere. When Mario steps in the sand it pushes him forward. On the second planet there are five blue star chips that Mario must collect. There is a pipe on the surface of the third planet that leads to the interior.
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These three stone planets each consist of stone boulders connected by fast sand currents that move [[Mario]] when he stands in them. The first planet is shaped like a slightly curved tube, the second is a ring, and the third is a sphere. On the second planet, there are five blue [[Star Chip]]s that Mario must collect in order to progress. There is a [[Warp Pipe]] on the surface of the third planet that leads to the interior and a shortcut to the Maze Planet.


===Maze Planet===
===Maze Planet===
This planet is a disk of quicksand with a two sided maze. One side is tan and the other is gray. This planet features tornadoes, dry bones, and a reversible tower.
[[File:SMG Maze Planet.png|thumb|200px|The {{conjectural|Maze Planet|planet}}.]]
This planet is a disk of quicksand with a two-sided maze. One side is tan and the other is gray. This planet features tornadoes, Dry Bones, a Thwomp, and a reversible tower that must be used for the mission [[Blasting through the Sand]] and its Speed Run. This is also the planet on which the mission [[Purple Coins in the Desert]] takes place. [[Captain Toad]] and the [[Toad Brigade]] can be found scattered around this planet during the purple coin mission.


===Disk planets===
===Disk Planets===
There are two disk planets. One has a rising and sinking tower on one side and the other side is barren with falling blocks. The other disk has a sinking glass tower on one side and a rising and sinking tower with a bullet bill blaser on the other side.
[[File:Dusty Dune Disks.png|thumb|200px|The {{conjectural|Disk Planets|planets}}.]]
There are two disk planets. One has a rising and sinking tower on one side and a sinking glass tower on the other side. The other disk has a rising and sinking tower with a [[Bullet Bill]] blaster on one side while the other side is barren with falling blocks.


===Rising and Sinking Sand Planet===
===Sand Tide Planet===
This planet is a small planet with several poles sticking out of it to measure the tide of the sand. This planet also has a crab infestation and several coconuts.
[[File:SMG Sand Tide Planet.png|thumb|200px|Mario on the {{conjectural|Sand Tide Planet|planet}}.]]
This planet is a small planet with several cones on it. The planet also expands and shrinks slowly. This planet has many [[Crabber]]s, a [[giant prickly plant]], and several [[coconut]]s. A stump with three coins above it is revealed when the sand lowers. There is another stump on this planet that when pounded, will cause music notes to appear. If all the music notes are collected, a [[Sling Star]] will appear taking the player to one of the disk planets. This is necessary to complete to get the hidden star, [[Bullet Bill on Your Back]].


===Pokey Planets===
===Pokey Planets===
Thes are two small planets with a giant pokey on the northern one and tons of coconuts on the southern one.
[[File:Pokey Planet.png|200px|thumb|left|{{conjectural|Pokey Planets|planets}}.]]
These are two small planets with a [[Big Pokey|Pokeynut]] on the northern one and tons of [[coconut]]s on the southern one. The player needs to defeat the Pokeynut by spinning to throw the coconuts found on the planet. Then, a [[Launch Star]] will appear, taking Mario to the next planet.


===Pyramid Planets===
===Pyramid Planets===
There are two double sided pyramid planets. One is accessible and the other is not. In the one that is accessible there is a maze of rising and falling sand and five silver stars that Mario must find.
[[File:Double Pyramid.png|200px|thumb|The accessible {{conjectural|Pyramid Planet|planet}}.]]
There are two double-sided pyramid planets. One is not accessible and not solid, while the other is after Mario feeds a [[Hungry Luma]] with twenty [[Star Bit]]s. On the inside of the accessible side lies a maze of rising and falling sand that Mario can access when he enters a [[Warp Pipe]] (although it'll close once Mario makes his way inside, trapping him in there until the mission is completed). Here, Mario must find five [[Silver Star]]s, which will make a [[Green Star]] appear. This planet can only be accessed after feeding the Hungry Luma. The player can raise or lower the sand by stepping on some green platforms found in the area. The player must collect all the Silver Stars without being crushed. Once all the Silver Stars are collected, most of the sand will drain out of the pyramid, and the Green Star will reveal itself.
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===Cacti Planets===
===Cacti Planets===
These are small cactuses that are apparently planets but are inaccessible. They only float around the Dusty Dune Galaxy.
[[File:Cacti Planets.png|100px|thumb|Six {{conjectural|Cacti Planets|planets}}]]
There are large cacti that can be seen, but are not solid or accessible.
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==Levels==
==Enemies==
===Soaring on the Desert Winds===
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[[Image:Dustydunetornado.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mario]] scales the tower using tornadoes]]
SMG Dry Bones Artwork.png|[[Dry Bones]]
Here the player must jump from platform to platform, and use the [[Galactic Tornado|tornadoes]] to progress. The player then goes inside a shaft in which they need to jump over sand, wheels and blocks to get out. Once outside again the player has to use the [[Tweester]]s and wall jump to get up the next structure. Once at the top the player needs to break the crystal to get the [[Power Star]].
SMG Asset Model Cluckboom.png|[[Cluckboom]]s
SMG Asset Model Boulder.png|[[Boulder|Ruby Rock]]s
SMG Goomba Model.png|[[Goomba]]s
SMG Piranha Plant Artwork.png|[[Piranha Plant]]s
SMG Thwomp Artwork.png|[[Thwomp]]s
SMG Asset Model Pokey Head.png|[[Pokey Head]]s
SMG Pokey.png|[[Pokeyplant]]
SMG Eye Beamer Model.png|[[Eye Beamer]]s
SMG Asset Model Tweester.png|[[Bone Twister]]s
GalaxyKoopa.png|[[Koopa Troopa]] (Green)
SMG Asset Model Crabber (Red).png|[[Crabber]]s (Red)
SMG Asset Model Crabber (Blue).png|Crabbers (Blue)
SMG Micro Goomba.png|[[Mini Goomba|Micro Goomba]]s
SMG Big Thorny Flower.png|[[Giant prickly plant]]
SMG Big Pokey Artwork.png|[[Big Pokey|Pokeynut]]
SMG Bullet Bill.png|[[Bullet Bill]]s
</gallery>


====Enemies====
==Missions==
*[[Bomb Chicken]]s
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*[[Boulder]]s
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*[[Dry Bones]]
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*[[Goomba]]s
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*[[Piranha Plant]]s
!Summary
*[[Tweester]]s
|-
![[Soaring on the Desert Winds]]
![[File:SMG Dusty Dune Tornado.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to use [[tornado]]es to reach the top of a structure.
|-
![[Blasting through the Sand]]
![[File:SMG Dusty Dune Maze Planet.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to navigate stone platforms in quicksand.
|-
![[Sunbaked Sand Castle]]
![[File:SMG Dry Bones Screenshot.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to navigate a large castle.
|-
![[Sandblast Speed Run]]
![[File:SMG Dusty Dune Sandblast Speed Run.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to do a speedrun of the Blasting through the Sand mission.
|-
![[Purple Coins in the Desert]]
![[File:SMG Dusty Dune Purple Coins in the Desert.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to collect all the [[Purple Coin]]s.
|-
![[Bullet Bill on Your Back]]
![[File:Bulletbilldustydune.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to utilize [[Bullet Bill]]s to destroy cages.
|-
![[Treasure of the Pyramid]]
![[File:Silverstarsdustydune.png|200px]]
|This mission's objective is to collect [[Silver Star]]s.
|}


====Planets Visited====
==Names in other languages==
*[[#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
{{foreign names
*[[#Ring Planet|Ring Planet]]
|Jap=サンドアイランドギャラクシー
|JapR=Sando Airando Gyarakushī
|JapM=Sand Island Galaxy
|FreE=Ile sablonneuse
|FreEM=Sandy Island
|SpaA=Galaxia del Desierto
|SpaAM=Desert Galaxy
|SpaE=Galaxia Desierto
|SpaEM=Desert Galaxy
|Ger=Sandinsel-Galaxie
|GerM= Sand-Island Galaxy
|Ita=Galassia Sabbie Mobili
|ItaM=Quicksand Galaxy
|Chi=沙丘银河
|ChiR=Shāqiū yínhé
|ChiM=Sand Dune Galaxy
|Kor=샌드 아일랜드 갤럭시
|KorR=Saendeu Aillaendeu Gaelleoksi
|KorM=Sand Island Galaxy
}}


===Blasting Through the Sand===
==Trivia==
After [[Mario]] has defeated some Pokies and traveled through a few planets in a variety of ways, he will land on a large disc-like planet with holes. Because of the gravity, the planet can be traversed on both sides. To make a large puzzle to reach a distant button which causes the land on the other side to pop up, then if the player runs all the way back to use the higher land to reach the [[Power Star]].
[[File:SMG Hidden Launch Star.png|thumb|200px|The hacked Launch Star.]]
 
*If the player goes into first-person view on a certain spot on the sinking tower planet, the player can see a Launch Star hovering between two pyramids. It can only be used by a flying hack. If the player does use it, it will lead back to the sinking tower planet.<ref>SwankyBox (May 20, 2019). [https://youtu.be/oQaLsJuvXLc The Launch Star You Can Never Reach in Super Mario Galaxy]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 12, 2023.</ref>
====Enemies====
**There is also a second unused Launch Star floating in mid-air that is visible in the first mission. This star takes players to the final planet in the second mission.<ref>IDLE (June 30, 2022). [https://youtu.be/fhfIZkjD0SM Dusty Dune Galaxy Unreachable Launch Star in Mission 1 - Super Mario Galaxy]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 11, 2023.</ref>
*[[Boulder]]s
*The portion of Dusty Dune Galaxy's theme right before it loops sounds similar to the [[Coin Heaven]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
*[[Dry Bones]]
*Along with the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]], this is the only galaxy to play the hurry theme in a non-comet mission.
*[[Goomba]]s
*[[Pokey|Pokey Heads]]
*[[Pokey]]s
*[[Thwomp]]s
*[[Tweester]]s
 
====Planets Visited====
*[[#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
*[[#Ring Planet|Ring Planet]]
*[[#Speed Planets|Speed Planets]]
*[[#Maze Planet|Maze Planet]]
 
===Sunbaked Sand Castle===
Mario hits a button causing a castle to rise, then travels to a [[Dry Bones]] infested planet where he must get 5 [[Star Chip]]s. A few planets later Mario must enter a hidden pipe to get into a glass building with a Power Star inside. Unfortunately, the sand begins to rise, and there is no way out, and another gimmick is that the player has to climb the structure upside-down.
 
====Enemies====
*[[Bullet Bill]]s
*[[Crab]]s
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Goomba]]s
*[[Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Tweester]]s
* a Spiky Plant


====Planets Visited====
==References==
*[[#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
<references/>
*[[#Disk planets|Disk Planets]]
*[[#Rising and Sinking Sand Planet|Rising and Sinking Sand Planet]]
*[[#Pokey Planets|Pokey Planets]]


===Sandblast Speed Run===
{{SMG}}
In this level, the player must complete Blasting Through The Sand mission under four minutes and thirty seconds. There are no Tweesters or enemies, so all the player has to do is avoid the quicksand.
{{SMG missions}}
 
[[Category:Galaxies]]
====Enemies====
[[Category:Deserts]]
None.
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy locations]]
 
[[de:Sandinsel-Galaxie]]
====Planets Visited====
*[[#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
*[[#Ring Planet|Ring Planet]]
*[[#Speed Planets|Speed Planets]]
*[[#Maze Planet|Maze Planet]]
 
===Purple Coins in the Desert===
One Hundred [[Purple Coin]]s are on the sand disc. Some are in the air so the player has to use the Tweesters. The player is not timed on this mission.
 
====Enemies====
*[[Tweester]]s
 
====Planets Visited====
*[[#Maze Planet|Maze Planet]]
 
===Bullet Bill On Your Back===
[[Image:Bulletbilldustydune.jpg|thumb|right|Mario directs a [[Bullet Bill]]]]
The player has to do the "Sunbaked Sand Castle" level as normal, until the player gets to the sand tide planet. Mario will have to find a log and ground pound it, causing a trail of [[Music Note]]s to appear. Mario needs to collect all the Music Notes, which will take Mario to a planet with a [[Bill Blaster]] and two switches. Mario will need to [[Ground Pound]] the blue switch and, at the same time, lure a [[Bullet Bill]] into any one of the cages that have risen out of the sand. The cages contain the [[Power Star]], a [[Rainbow Star]], and some [[Star Bit]]s. Also on the planet, there are many [[Dry Bones]], which the player and the Bullet Bill will have to dodge to get to the Star.
 
====Enemies====
*[[Bullet Bill]]s
*[[Crab]]s
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Goomba]]s
*[[Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Tweester]]s
* a Spiky Plant
 
====Planets Visited====
*[[#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
*[[#Disk planets|Disk Planets]]
*[[#Rising and Sinking Sand Planet|Rising and Sinking Sand Planet]]
*[[#Pokey Planets|Pokey Planets]]
 
===Treasure of the Pyramid===
This Hidden [[Star]] is in ''Blasting Through the Sand''. The player has to go through the level until the player reaches the platform near the [[Boulder]]s, then feed a [[Hungry Luma]] 20 Star Bits to create a [[Launch Star]]. Once the player is in the planet Mario has to collect 5 [[Silver Star]]s to get the [[Green Power Star]].
 
====Enemies====
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Boulder]]s
*[[Goomba]]s
*[[Pokey Sprouts]]
*[[Pokey]]s
*[[Thwomp]]s
*[[Tweester]]s
 
====Planets Visited====
*[[#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
*[[#Ring Planet|Ring Planet]]
*[[#Pyramid Planets|Pyramid Planets]]
 
==Trivia==
*The Dusty Dune Galaxy is similarly named to a desert in a [[SNES]] game, ''EarthBound'', named Dusty Dunes Desert. This is most likely a coincidence however.
*The Dusty Dune Galaxy, as well as the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], has the most Power Stars in the game, with a total of seven.
*In the "Soaring on the Desert Winds" mission, in the 2-D section, there are rotating wheels that are similar to those in the Sonic series. This may either be a coincidence or a late mockery of Sonic like Nintendo used to do in the past. It may also be a reminder of Nintendo's former rivalry with [[Sega]].
 
==Names in other Languages==
{{foreignname|
|Jap=サンドアイランドギャラクシー<br />''Sando Airando　Gyarakushii''
|JapM=Sand Island Galaxy
|Fra=Île sablonneuse
|FraM=Sandy island
|Spa=Galaxia Desierto
|SpaM=Desert Galaxy
|Ger=Sandinsel-Galaxie
|GerM= Sand Island Galaxy
}}
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{{Galaxy}}
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Outer Space Locations]]
[[Category:Deserts and Tundras]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]]

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Dusty Dune Galaxy
Dusty Dune Galaxy.png
Area Bedroom
How to unlock Get 29 stars
Comet(s) Speedy Comet
Purple Comet
Mission(s) Soaring on the Desert Winds
Blasting through the Sand
Sunbaked Sand Castle
Sandblast Speed Run
Purple Coins in the Desert
Bullet Bill on Your Back
Treasure of the Pyramid
Stars Power Star icon from Super Mario Galaxy.Power Star icon from Super Mario Galaxy.Power Star icon from Super Mario Galaxy.Speedy CometPurple CometHidden Power StarGreen Power Star
Galaxy icon The Starting Planet, a Disk Planet, two Pyramid Planets, two Cacti Planets, and several floating rocks

The Dusty Dune Galaxy (also called Dusty Desert[1]) is a galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy, accessed via the Bedroom. As a desert-themed location, it mostly consists of planets covered in yellow sand and quicksand, as well as references to stereotypical desert sights such as cacti and Egyptian pyramid-shaped planets and tornadoes. Also owning to its theme, the main enemies found in Dusty Dune Galaxy are Dry Bones and Bone Twisters.

This galaxy is tied with the Battlerock Galaxy for the most number of Power Stars in the game, with a total of seven.

Planets/Areas[edit]

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all names are unofficial.

Starting Planet[edit]

The sand tower in the Dusty Dune Galaxy
The tower on the planet.
Dusty Dune Galaxy
The Starting Planet

This is a very large quicksand planet with several pyramids, stone platforms, many tornadoes, and a few huge dark sand pits. On one side of the planet, there is a very tall tower with a waterfall of sand pouring down the side. Mario must scale this tower to get to the Power Star for the mission Soaring on the Desert Winds. There is also an underground tunnel with Piranha Plants that are hanging upside down, Thwomps, currents of sand that can force the player back, and a large boulder that can be destroyed by Fire Mario. This tunnel is the only way between the beginning and the tower. It is possible to defeat the Piranha Plants that are hanging upside down by stepping on them. This can be done by jumping and aiming carefully for their necks.

Ring Planet[edit]

Dusty Dune Galaxy
The Ring Planet

This planet is a small stone ring surrounded by four small platforms. Four boulders can be found rolling around the ring. On the underside of the largest platform is a Hungry Luma and a few Crystals with Coins and Star Bits. A Rainbow Star can be found on the underside of the middle platform, and a Life Mushroom can be found on the underside of a smaller platform. If the Hungry Luma is fed, it will transform into the Pyramid Planet.

Speedy Sand Planets[edit]

Mario on the third Speedy Sand Planet.
Mario on the first Speedy Sand Planet.
Mario on the third Speedy Sand Planet.
Mario on the second Speedy Sand Planet.
Mario on the third Speedy Sand Planet.
Mario on the third Speedy Sand Planet.

These three stone planets each consist of stone boulders connected by fast sand currents that move Mario when he stands in them. The first planet is shaped like a slightly curved tube, the second is a ring, and the third is a sphere. On the second planet, there are five blue Star Chips that Mario must collect in order to progress. There is a Warp Pipe on the surface of the third planet that leads to the interior and a shortcut to the Maze Planet.

Maze Planet[edit]

The Maze Planet.
The Maze Planet.

This planet is a disk of quicksand with a two-sided maze. One side is tan and the other is gray. This planet features tornadoes, Dry Bones, a Thwomp, and a reversible tower that must be used for the mission Blasting through the Sand and its Speed Run. This is also the planet on which the mission Purple Coins in the Desert takes place. Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade can be found scattered around this planet during the purple coin mission.

Disk Planets[edit]

Dusty Dune Disk Planets. This was the best angle I could get of both planets.
The Disk Planets.

There are two disk planets. One has a rising and sinking tower on one side and a sinking glass tower on the other side. The other disk has a rising and sinking tower with a Bullet Bill blaster on one side while the other side is barren with falling blocks.

Sand Tide Planet[edit]

A Planet in Dusty Dune Galaxy.
Mario on the Sand Tide Planet.

This planet is a small planet with several cones on it. The planet also expands and shrinks slowly. This planet has many Crabbers, a giant prickly plant, and several coconuts. A stump with three coins above it is revealed when the sand lowers. There is another stump on this planet that when pounded, will cause music notes to appear. If all the music notes are collected, a Sling Star will appear taking the player to one of the disk planets. This is necessary to complete to get the hidden star, Bullet Bill on Your Back.

Pokey Planets[edit]

Pokey Planet from Dusty Dune Galaxy
Pokey Planets.

These are two small planets with a Pokeynut on the northern one and tons of coconuts on the southern one. The player needs to defeat the Pokeynut by spinning to throw the coconuts found on the planet. Then, a Launch Star will appear, taking Mario to the next planet.

Pyramid Planets[edit]

Double Pyramid Planet in Dusty Dune Galaxy.
The accessible Pyramid Planet.

There are two double-sided pyramid planets. One is not accessible and not solid, while the other is after Mario feeds a Hungry Luma with twenty Star Bits. On the inside of the accessible side lies a maze of rising and falling sand that Mario can access when he enters a Warp Pipe (although it'll close once Mario makes his way inside, trapping him in there until the mission is completed). Here, Mario must find five Silver Stars, which will make a Green Star appear. This planet can only be accessed after feeding the Hungry Luma. The player can raise or lower the sand by stepping on some green platforms found in the area. The player must collect all the Silver Stars without being crushed. Once all the Silver Stars are collected, most of the sand will drain out of the pyramid, and the Green Star will reveal itself.

Cacti Planets[edit]

Six Cacti Planets

There are large cacti that can be seen, but are not solid or accessible.

Enemies[edit]

Missions[edit]

Level Image Summary
Soaring on the Desert Winds SMG Dusty Dune Tornado.png This mission's objective is to use tornadoes to reach the top of a structure.
Blasting through the Sand Dusty Dune Galaxy This mission's objective is to navigate stone platforms in quicksand.
Sunbaked Sand Castle Dry Bones found in Dusty Dune Galaxy. This mission's objective is to navigate a large castle.
Sandblast Speed Run Dusty Dune Galaxy This mission's objective is to do a speedrun of the Blasting through the Sand mission.
Purple Coins in the Desert Dusty Dune Galaxy This mission's objective is to collect all the Purple Coins.
Bullet Bill on Your Back Mario guides a Bullet Bill to a cage This mission's objective is to utilize Bullet Bills to destroy cages.
Treasure of the Pyramid Mario has two Silver Stars in Dusty Dune Galaxy This mission's objective is to collect Silver Stars.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese サンドアイランドギャラクシー
Sando Airando Gyarakushī
 Sand Island Galaxy

Chinese 沙丘银河
Shāqiū yínhé
 Sand Dune Galaxy

French (NOE) Ile sablonneuse
 Sandy Island
German Sandinsel-Galaxie
 Sand-Island Galaxy
Italian Galassia Sabbie Mobili
 Quicksand Galaxy
Korean 샌드 아일랜드 갤럭시
Saendeu Aillaendeu Gaelleoksi
 Sand Island Galaxy

Spanish (NOA) Galaxia del Desierto
 Desert Galaxy
Spanish (NOE) Galaxia Desierto
 Desert Galaxy

Trivia[edit]

The hidden Launch Star in the Dusty Dune Galaxy
The hacked Launch Star.
  • If the player goes into first-person view on a certain spot on the sinking tower planet, the player can see a Launch Star hovering between two pyramids. It can only be used by a flying hack. If the player does use it, it will lead back to the sinking tower planet.[2]
    • There is also a second unused Launch Star floating in mid-air that is visible in the first mission. This star takes players to the final planet in the second mission.[3]
  • The portion of Dusty Dune Galaxy's theme right before it loops sounds similar to the Coin Heaven theme from Super Mario Bros. 3.
  • Along with the Melty Molten Galaxy, this is the only galaxy to play the hurry theme in a non-comet mission.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 193.
  2. ^ SwankyBox (May 20, 2019). The Launch Star You Can Never Reach in Super Mario Galaxy. YouTube. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ IDLE (June 30, 2022). Dusty Dune Galaxy Unreachable Launch Star in Mission 1 - Super Mario Galaxy. YouTube. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Forms Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Tico • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain • Mailtoad • Blue Toad • Yellow Toad • Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Eye Beamer • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Giant prickly plant • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Meteor • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Prickly plant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Sprangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Chomp box • Current • Dark matter • Electric rail • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Moving sand • Mud • Poison swamp • Quicksand • Sand tide • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Arrow Switch • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolts (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Ground Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Ring • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations Terrace Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
Kitchen Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
Bedroom Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
Engine Room Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
Garden Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
Gate Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
Planet of Trials Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
Other Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions "Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trading cards
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Missions and galaxies in Super Mario Galaxy
Gate Gateway Galaxy Grand Star Rescue • Gateway's Purple Coins
Boo's Boneyard Galaxyc Racing the Spooky Speedster
Terrace Good Egg Galaxy Dino Piranha • A Snack of Cosmic Proportions • King Kaliente's Battle Fleet • Dino Piranha Speed Runa • Purple Coin Omeleta • Luigi on the Roof
Honeyhive Galaxy Bee Mario/Luigi Takes Flight • Trouble on the Tower • Big Bad Bugaboom • Honeyhive Cosmic Mario/Luigi Racea • The Honeyhive's Purple Coinsa • Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom
Loopdeeloop Galaxy Surfing 101
Flipswitch Galaxy Painting the Planet Yellow
Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactorb Megaleg's Moon
Sweet Sweet Galaxyc Rocky Road
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy Pull Star Path • Kamella's Airship Attack • Tarantox's Tangled Web • Pull Star Path Speed Runa • Purple Coin Spacewalka • Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance
Rolling Green Galaxy Rolling in the Clouds
Battlerock Galaxy Battlerock Barrage • Breaking into the Battlerock • Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe • Topmaniac's Daredevil Runa • Purple Coins on the Battlerocka • Battlerock's Garbage Dump • Luigi under the Saucer
Hurry-Scurry Galaxy Shrinking Satellite
Bowser's Star Reactorb The Fiery Stronghold
Sling Pod Galaxyc A Very Sticky Situation
Kitchen Beach Bowl Galaxy Sunken Treasure • Passing the Swim Test • The Secret Undersea Cavern • Fast Foes on the Cyclone Stonea • Beachcombing for Purple Coinsa • Wall Jumping up Waterfalls
Bubble Breeze Galaxy Through the Poison Swamp
Ghostly Galaxy Luigi and the Haunted Mansion • A Very Spooky Sprint • Beware of Bouldergeist • Bouldergeist's Daredevil Runa • Purple Coins in the Bone Pena • Matter Splatter Mansion
Buoy Base Galaxy The Floating Fortress • The Secret of Buoy Base
Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armadab Sinking the Airships
Drip Drop Galaxyc Giant Eel Outbreak
Bedroom Gusty Garden Galaxy Bunnies in the Wind • The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows • Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble • Major Burrows's Daredevil Runa • Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cubea • The Golden Chomp
Freezeflame Galaxy The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr • Freezeflame's Blistering Core • Hot and Cold Collide • Frosty Cosmic Mario/Luigi Racea • Purple Coins on the Summita • Conquering the Summit
Dusty Dune Galaxy Soaring on the Desert Winds • Blasting through the Sand • Sunbaked Sand Castle • Sandblast Speed Runa • Purple Coins in the Deserta • Bullet Bill on Your Back • Treasure of the Pyramid
Honeyclimb Galaxy Scaling the Sticky Wall
Bowser's Dark Matter Plantb Darkness on the Horizon
Bigmouth Galaxyc Bigmouth's Gold Bait
Engine Room Gold Leaf Galaxy Star Bunnies on the Hunt • Cataquack to the Skies • When It Rains, It Pours • Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Racea • Purple Coins in the Woodsa • The Bell on the Big Tree
Sea Slide Galaxy Going after Guppy • Faster Than a Speeding Penguin • The Silver Stars of Sea Slide • Underwater Cosmic Mario/Luigi Racea • Purple Coins by the Seasidea • Hurry, He's Hungry
Toy Time Galaxy Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser • Mario/Luigi Meets Mario • Bouncing Down Cake Lane • Fast Foes of Toy Timea • Luigi's Purple Coinsa • The Flipswitch Chain
Bonefin Galaxy Kingfin's Fearsome Waters
Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactorb King Kaliente's Spicy Return
Sand Spiral Galaxyc Choosing a Favorite Snack
Garden Deep Dark Galaxy The Underground Ghost Ship • Bubble Blastoff • Guppy and the Underground Lake • Ghost Ship Daredevil Runa • Plunder the Purple Coinsa • Boo in a Box
Dreadnought Galaxy Infiltrating the Dreadnought • Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons • Revenge of the Topman Tribe • Topman Tribe Speed Runa • Battlestation's Purple Coinsa • Dreadnought's Garbage Dump
Matter Splatter Galaxy Watch Your Step
Melty Molten Galaxy The Sinking Lava Spire • Through the Meteor Storm • Fiery Dino Piranha • Lava Spire Daredevil Runa • Red-Hot Purple Coinsa • Burning Tide
Snow Cap Galaxyc Star Bunnies in the Snow
Planet of Trials Rolling Gizmo Galaxy Gizmos, Gears, and Gadgets
Loopdeeswoop Galaxy The Galaxy's Greatest Wave
Bubble Blast Galaxy The Electric Labyrinth
Grand Finale Galaxy The Star Festival
Center of the universe Bowser's Galaxy Reactorb The Fate of the Universe
a Mission only available when a Prankster Comet is in orbit
b Boss galaxies
c Hungry Luma galaxies
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