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(aren't these just bubbles like the other object-containing bubbles in the game? are they named as "Star Spheres"?)
 
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[[File:Star_Sphere.PNG|thumb|A Power Star in a '''Star Sphere''' in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]  
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A '''Star Sphere''' is a transparent sphere that holds Stars. They appear in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
|image=[[File:Star Sphere SM64DS.png|230px]]<br>A Power Star in a Star Sphere in [[Sunshine Isles]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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{{quote2|The clear ball you see in front of you is a Star Sphere. When you get all 5 [[Silver Star]]s, the [[Power Star]] will appear inside the Star Sphere.|Sign|[[Super Mario 64 DS]]}}
A '''Star Sphere''' is a transparent sphere that can contain a [[Power Star]], appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If the player obtains five [[Silver Star]]s or presses a [[Star Switch]], a Power Star appears in the crystal sphere. If a Star Switch is pressed, the Star remains in the Star Sphere for a short time. If the player collected all five Silver Stars and then drops one, the Star in the Star Sphere disappears. When the Star Sphere is touched with a Star inside, it breaks and the player gets the Power Star. In VS Mode, most of the Power Stars are found in Star Spheres, except for the ones in [[The Princess's Secret Slide]].


In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', if a player obtains five [[Silver Star]]s or presses a [[Star Switch]], then a [[Power Star]] appears in the crystal Sphere. If a Star Switch is pressed, the Star remains in the Sphere for a short time. When the Sphere is touched with a Star inside, it will break and the player will get the Power Star. In VS Mode, most of the Power Stars are found in Star Spheres, except for the ones in [[The Princess's Secret Slide]].
==See also==
*[[Cage]]
*[[Star Marker]]


[[File:SilverStar1-SMG.png|thumb|left|A Star Sphere, containing a Silver Star, from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
==Names in other languages==
The Star Sphere reappears in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. In these games, the Star Sphere only holds Silver Stars. It is notably more bubble-like in these appearances.{{refneeded}}
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Latest revision as of 15:10, February 2, 2024

Not to be confused with Star Ball.
Star Sphere
Star Sphere SM64DS.png
A Power Star in a Star Sphere in Sunshine Isles
First appearance Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
“The clear ball you see in front of you is a Star Sphere. When you get all 5 Silver Stars, the Power Star will appear inside the Star Sphere.”
—Sign, Super Mario 64 DS

A Star Sphere is a transparent sphere that can contain a Power Star, appearing in Super Mario 64 DS. If the player obtains five Silver Stars or presses a Star Switch, a Power Star appears in the crystal sphere. If a Star Switch is pressed, the Star remains in the Star Sphere for a short time. If the player collected all five Silver Stars and then drops one, the Star in the Star Sphere disappears. When the Star Sphere is touched with a Star inside, it breaks and the player gets the Power Star. In VS Mode, most of the Power Stars are found in Star Spheres, except for the ones in The Princess's Secret Slide.

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
French Sphère d'étoile
 Star sphere
Italian Sfera Stella
 Star Sphere
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
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Locations First floor and mezzanine Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Bowser in the Dark World • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Sunshine Islesc • Goomboss Battlec
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a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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