Star Exchange
| Star Exchange | |
|---|---|
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| Purpose | The Star (or its bearer) rests here. Whoever passes it has the opportunity to trade a number of coins for a Star. It usually moves around the board after someone purchases a Star. |
| First appearance | Mario Party (1998) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025) |
- “To get aStar, reach its Star Space with 20 coins. The next Star will then pop up somewhere else!”
- —MC Ballyhoo,Mario Party 8
AStar Exchange,[1] originally known as aStar Space (or stylized asstar space), aStar Spot inMario Party DS, and generically aStar inMario Party 10, is a specialspace that appears in theMario Party series. If a character passes by one, theguide (or, in some cases, theStar's bearer) asks them if they will trade a certain number ofcoins for a certain number of Stars (typically one). How many coins they have to trade depends on theboard. Traditionally, the character has to trade 20 coins for a Star, but on certain boards, the Star may cost as little as five coins or as much as 40. While in most games players only need to pass the Star Exchange to buy a Star, Partner Party mode inSuper Mario Party requires a player to land on the exact space due to the mode's free movement.
After the character gets the Star, the Star Exchange usually moves to a different space on the map. The possible spaces a Star Exchange can move to are predetermined. On certain boards, such asFaire Square fromMario Party 6 andDK's Stone Statue fromMario Party DS, the Star Exchange's location remains stationary. Up untilMario Party 6, when the Star Space moves to a different location, there is a small chance that the new Star Space appears directly where a character is standing. However, this character is unable to buy the Star and must loop around the board in order to do so.
InSuper Mario Party Jamboree, if Party Rules are being played, there is an option to choose theHomestretch event to allow there to be two Star Exchanges at once with the "Add one Star Exchange" option. This can happen on all boards, with the exception ofMario's Rainbow Castle due to that board having a fixed Star position.
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party (belowPeach)
Mario Party 2
A Star Space inMario Party 3. The Star appeared directly onWario.
Sprite of a Star Space inMario Party 3
The appearance of a Star Space inMario Party 4 andMario Party 5
Mario Party DS
Mario Party 10
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スタースペース[?] Sutā supēsu | Star Space | |
| Chinese | 星星格[?] Xīngxīng gé | Star Space | |
| French | Case étoile[?] | Star Space | |
| German | Stern-Feld[?] | Star Space | |
| Italian | Spazio Stella/Spazio con la Stella Borsa stellare (Mario Party Superstars)[?] | Star Space Star bag/Star stock exchange | |
| Spanish | Espacio Estelar Casilla Estelar[?] | Star Space |
Notes[edit]
- All potential Star Spaces inMario Party 3 have a patch of light next to them; when such a space becomes a Star Space, theMillennium Star appears over the patch.
- InMario Party DS, the Star Spot itself is never explicitly mentioned during gameplay, except on DK's Stone Statue, where it is called theStar Splurge Space.
References[edit]
- ^"At a Star Exchange... Purchase stars at half the cost." –Peach'sJamboree Buddy ability description,Super Mario Party Jamboree
