The Starbeans Cafe is a shop in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga owned by Professor E. Gadd. It is located in Beanbean Castle Town. The shop's Beanbean Machine[1] utilizes a special StarB System in which customers bring various Beans to expand the menu with freshly-made Bean Juice.[2] Each drink boosts a different stat permanently and requires a certain number of Beans. There are 7 different flavors. If all 7 drinks are made at least once, E. Gadd will put up a picture of himself next to the counter for the rest of the game. In the Japanese version of the game, icons appear next to drinks Mario and Luigi already made on the drink menu.
The name of the cafe itself is based off the real-life Starbucks. The Prima Games guide even calls the establishment "a" Starbeans, further connecting it to the restaurant franchise.[3] Also, three of the drinks served at the cafe have names based off real varieties of coffee: Hoolumbian, Chuckoccino, and Teeheespresso are named for the Colombian, Cappuccino, and Espresso coffees respectively.
Woohoo Blend – For 25 Woo Beans, this drink boosts a character's HP by 4.
Hoohoo Blend – 25 Hoo Beans result in a drink that raises a character's BP by 4.
Chuckle Blend – By grinding 25 Chuckle Beans, the Bros. can make a drink that raises Speed by 4.
Teehee Blend – If 25 Hee Beans are put in the machine, the result is a drink that boosts Stache by 4.
Hoolumbian – By combining 15 Woo Beans and 10 Hoo Beans, this drink can raise POW by 4.
Chuckoccino – 15 Woo Beans and 10 Chuckle Beans make a drink that raises DEF by 4.
Teeheespresso – The most powerful drink is made with 15 Woo Beans and 10 Hee Beans. It raises a random stat by 6 points.
Special Items
Every time a drink is mixed that hasn't been made before, Professor E. Gadd will come and give Mario and Luigi one of his inventions, usually coupled with a humorous scene. These secret items can be equipped in the extra equipment slot under Clothes and Badges. Like Clothes and Badges, each character can only equip one item.
There are seven types of Bean Juice, and thus, seven items that can be equipped to Mario or Luigi. They are given out in a set order, listed below, regardless of the order the drinks are made. With the exception of the Excite Spring, Power Grip, and Cobalt Necktie, every Accessory takes effect to both characters, as long as the characters are together.
Greed Wallet – Double the coins you get from monsters! (Double-Up Coin)
Bonus Ring – Don't lose HP in battle for an EXP bonus! (Double-Up EXP)
Excite Spring – Hold the button to float on defense! (Floating Jump)
Great Force – Double the damage you give AND take! (Rough Battle)
Power Grip – Never drop the Hammerhead on defense! (Hammer Grip)
Cobalt Necktie – Double your Stache points! (Shining Stache)
Game Boy Horror SP – Defeat foes and always get rare items! (Rare Itemizer)
If a drink is made that has already been made before, or if the brothers have received all seven items, they can still continue to make Bean Juice, but only the drink is received.
Names in other languages
Starbeans Cafe
Language
Name
Meaning
German
Sternbohnen-Café
Starbeans Café
Italian
Bar del Fagiolo Stella
Beanstar's Bar
Spanish
Café Estelar
Star Café
Bean Juice
Woohoo Blend
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
アハストレート aha sutorēto
Aha Straight
Italian
Miscela Crepapelle
"Miscela" means mixture; "Crepapelle" comes from the italian expression "Ridere a Crepapelle", meaning something like "Laughing Riotously"
Spanish
Jexpresso
Hexpresso
Hoohoo Blend
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ウフストレート uhu sutorēto
Ufu Straight
Italian
Miscela Tiritera
Rigmarole Mixture
Spanish
Juajuáreto
Chuckle Blend
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ゲラストレート gera sutorēto
Gera Straight
Italian
Miscela Ghigno
Grin Mixture
Spanish
Jijíreto
Teehee Blend
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
デヘストレート dehe sutorēto
Dehe Straight
Italian
Miscela Sorriso
Smile Mixture
Spanish
Jejéreto
Hoolumbian
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ウフマンジャロ uhumanjaro
Ufumanjaro
Italian
Tirisucco
From "tiritera" (rigmarole) and "succo" (juice)
Spanish
Jajáreto
Chuckoccino
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ゲラプチーノ gerapuchchīno
Gera-puccino
Italian
Ghignuccino
Grin-uccino
Spanish
Jojópuchino
Hohopuccino
Teeheespresso
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
デヘプレッソ degepuresso
Dehe-presso
Italian
Sorrisespresso
Smilespresso
Spanish
Cortajojó
Cuthoho
Special Items
Greed Wallet
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Portavarizia
Avarice Case
Spanish
Bolsa Codicia
Greed Bag
Bonus Ring
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Anello Bonus
Bonus Ring
Spanish
Anillo Bonus
Bonus Ring
Excite Spring
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Protezione Più
Protection Plus
Spanish
Salto Pasión
Passion Jump
Great Force
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Granforza
Great Force
Spanish
Gran Fuerza
Great Force
Power Grip
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Mastice Energia
Energy Putty
Spanish
Agarre Fijo
Fixed Grip
Cobalt Necktie
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Cravatta Cobalto
Cobalt Necktie
Spanish
Cinta Cobre
Copper Tape
Game Boy Horror SP
Language
Name
Meaning
Italian
Game Boy Horror SP
Spanish
Game Boy Horror SP
Trivia
Wario, Fox McCloud, Link, Captain Olimar, Samus Aran, and even an Excitebiker were each planned to make appearances and taste drinks, while Professor E. Gadd was only planned to appear once. These cameos were removed to expand E. Gadd's role.
Each gift was renamed (except the Excite Spring) to loosen the connection to each character, but most of the item sprites appear to remain the same.[4]
^"Have you tried the drinks made by my latest invention: the wondrous Beanbean Machine?" - Professor E. Gadd
^"You can drink Bean Juice here. Use the StarB System to increase the variety of drinks you can get." - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga instruction booklet, pg. 33.
^"It's a Starbeans, a beverage shop that takes the Beans Mario and Luigi find throughout the land in Blocks, fights, mini-games, and underground, and grinds them into concoctions that affect the brothers' stats." - Mario & Luigi: Superstar SagaPrima Official Strategy Guide. Page 74.