Not to be confused withCastle Grounds.

This article is about the starting area inSuper Mario Galaxy. For the area around the Fawfulized Peach's Castle inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, seePeach's Castle Garden.

The Castle Gardens during the centennialStar Festival

TheCastle Gardens are the first playable section ofSuper Mario Galaxy. They are located directly outsidePeach's Castle and are the site of theStar Festival. The area is inhabited byToads and is lined with various buildings, lampposts with star-shaped lights, and a fountain. The area is also decorated with blue flags depicting stars, which are hung from lampposts, and multicolor banners featuring pictures ofMushrooms, strung from the top of buildings to lampposts to treetops.

The Castle Gardens are invaded by Bowser's army.

At the beginning of the game in the Castle Gardens,Mario can collect some of theStar Bits. Shortly, the Castle Gardens are attacked byBowser and hisairship fleet, causing some Toads to flee and others to be trapped inCrystals. Mario goes to the castle to rescuePrincess Peach, but she is abducted by Bowser, and Mario is blasted byKamek to theGateway Galaxy. Following this, the Castle Gardens are inaccessible for the remainder of the main storyline.

After the world has been reformed, however, Mario, Bowser, and Princess Peach, along with various other characters encountered in the game, awake in the Castle Gardens. The finallevel, theGrand Finale Galaxy, which is unlocked by collecting all 120Power Stars as both Mario andLuigi, takes place in the Castle Gardens. In the level, Mario or Luigi can collect the 100Purple Coins to make the final Power Star appear.

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• Super Mario Galaxy locations