Star Switch

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Star Switch

Appears in	Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
Effect	Temporarily spawns aPower Star inside a nearbyStar Sphere

“In front of you is a Star Switch. Step on it to make aStar appear in the course. Hurry to collect the Star before it disappears!”

—Sign inGoomboss Battle,Super Mario 64 DS

AStar Switch is a type ofPurple Switch appearing only inSuper Mario 64 DS. Star Switches resemble yellow stars and have an exclamation mark imprinted on each. Any playable character can activate a Star Switch by stepping on it. In doing so, aPower Star temporarily appears in a nearbyStar Sphere, so the player is given limited time to collect it, or else they will have to press the Star Switch again. The time limit varies per Star Switch, with some having a longer duration than others. Star Switches appear in 10 of the 15 main courses, where they are necessary for one of the sevenmissions, each having "Switch Star" somewhere in its name, respectively. Five more Star Switches can be found in the other secret levels, so there is a total of 15 Switch Stars. Most of these missions requireWario to complete because the Star Switch, or the actual Power Star itself, is usually obstructed by something too powerful forYoshi,Mario, andLuigi to break.

Locations[edit]

Image	Course Star	Location
	Whomp's Fortress Switch Star of the Fortress	In an alcove below theMoving Bars. The switch is hidden under aBrick accessible to anyone but Yoshi.
	Jolly Roger Bay Switch Star of the Bay	Behind a rock in the underwater cave with the falling stone pillars, near where thethird Star is located, accessible only toVanish Luigi.
	Cool, Cool Mountain Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain	On a floating isle near thegondola that connects the snowman head area with thepenguin pond area.
	Big Boo's Haunt Switch Star in the Basement	In the shallow water outside the merry-go-round in the basement. The switch is located under aBlack Brick that only Wario can break.
	Hazy Maze Cave Underground Switch Star	Under a Black Brick in a corner of the Elevator Area.
	Shifting Sand Land Tox Box Switch Star	On the course roamed byTox Boxes above a field ofquicksand. The switch is located under a Black Brick.
	Dire, Dire Docks Koopa Surfin' Switch Star	Near the access point of the level, on a small shoreline. The switch is located under one of the three Black Bricks. This Switch Star has the shortest timer.
	Tiny-Huge Island Switch Star on the Island	In the cave underneath the area whereWiggler is fought.
	Tick Tock Clock The Pendulum Switch Star	On the platform patrolled by aHeave-Ho and twoGoombas, near the two largependulums.
	Rainbow Ride Switch Star of the Manor	On the far end of a wooden platform, outside theBig House, where thesecond Star is.
	Goomboss Battle	On a long platform next to the huge caged shaft, accessible only by Mario'swall kick.
	The Secret Under the Moat	On a remote area opposite the large slope at the beginning, accessible by either Mario'sfloating ability or his wall kick. This Switch Star has the longest timer.
	Bowser in the Dark World	Behind theWarp Pipe that leads to the boss battle withBowser.
	Bowser in the Fire Sea	On top of the obstacle course with the rising and sinking grid platforms near the end of the level.
	Bowser in the Sky	On the far end of the platform underneath the first set of Ferris wheel platforms.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
French	Interrupteur d'étoile^[?]	Star switch
Italian	Interruttore Stella^[?]	Star Switch

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[Edit] Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters		Mario •Yoshi^b •Luigi^c •Wario^c •Red Yoshi^c •Blue Yoshi^c •Yellow Yoshi^c
Forms		Wing Mario •Metal Mario/Metal Wario •Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi •Fire Power^c •Balloon Mario^c •Mega Mario^c
Non-playable characters		Lakitu Bros. •Princess Peach •Toad •Toads •Bob-omb Buddies •Koopa the Quick •Hoot •Penguins •Baby Penguins •Mother Penguin •Big Penguin •Snowman •Rabbits •MIPS^a •Glowing rabbits^c •Dorrie •Ukkikis
Enemies		Amp •Bob-omb •Boo •Bookend •Bub •Bubba •Bullet Bill •Bully •Chain Chomp •Chair •Chuckya •Clam shell •Flame thrower •Fly Guy •Fwoosh •Goomba •Goombette •Grand Goomba •Grindel •Heave-Ho •Klepto •Koopa Troopa •Lakitu •Mad Piano •Manta Ray •Money Bags •Monty Mole •Moving Bar •Mr. Blizzard •Mr. I. •Piranha Flower •Piranha Plant •Podoboo •Pokey •Scuttle Bug •Skeeter •Small Koopa Troopa •Small Piranha •Snufit •Spindel •Spindrift •Spiny •Spiny bomb •Sushi •Swoop •Thwomp •Tox Box •Unagi •Unshelled Koopa •Whomp
Obstacles		Casket •Cold water •Current •Deadly quicksand •Endless stairs •Falling pillar •Fire bar •Fireball •Flamethrower •Hidden smasher •Ice •Ice block •Iron ball •Lava •Moving sand •Pendulum •Pit •Quicksand •Rolling rock •Slide Box •Spiked orb •Strange toxic cloud •Tornado •Turtle Cannon •Water bomb •Water tide •Whirlpool •Wind
Bosses		Big Bob-omb •Whomp King •Bowser •Big Boo •Big Mr. I. •Big Bully •Eyerok •Chill Bully •Wiggler •Goomboss^c •King Boo^c •Chief Chilly^c
Items and power-ups		1-UP Mushroom •Blue Coin •Bubble •Crate •Crazed Crate •Jumbo Star •Key •Koopa Shell •Luigi Key^c •Luigi's cap^c •Mario's cap •Mario's Key^c •Metal Cap^a •Mushroom^c •Power Flower^c •Power Star •Red Coin •Silver Star^c •Spinning Heart •Vanish Cap^a •Wario Key^c •Wario's cap^c •Wing Cap^a •Wings^c •Yellow Coin •Yoshi Egg^c
Objects		15-Piece Puzzle •★ door •Accordion-like platform •Arrow Lift •Arrow Sign •Big House •Big Star Door •Block •Blue Coin Block •Brick pillar •Bubble ring •Butterfly •Cannon •Cap Block •Cap Switch •Conveyor belt •Crystal Tap •Drawbridge •Falling Block •Fish •Flagpole •Flipping block •Gondola •Ice sculpture •Key Door •Lift •Log •Magic carpet •Merry-go-round •Metal crate •Minute hand •Mushroom •Paddle wheel •Painting •Pole •Purple Switch •Pyramid •Pyramid platform •Rainbow Cruiser •Rotating bar •Rotating bridge •Rotating disc •Secret point •Seesaw •Semi-visible block •Shrinker Pipe •Sign •Square •Stake •Star Marker •Star Sphere^c •Star Switch^c •Swing •Tapering platform •Track •Treasure Chest •Tree •Volcano •Warp pipe •Warp Point •Waterfall •Wire net •Wired platform •Wobbly platform •Wooden beam •Work Elevator •Yellow block
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 Isles^c •Goomboss Battle^c
	Basement and courtyard	Big Boo's Haunt •Hazy Maze Cave •Lethal Lava Land •Shifting Sand Land •Dire, Dire Docks •Bowser in the Fire Sea •Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall •Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat •Big Boo Battle^c •Battle Fort^c
	Upper floors and tower	Snowman's Land •Wet-Dry World •Tall, Tall Mountain •Tiny-Huge Island •Tick Tock Clock •Rainbow Ride •Bowser in the Sky •Wing Mario Over the Rainbow/Over the Rainbows •Chief Chilly Challenge^c
	Other	Castle Grounds •Mushroom Castle •Princess's room •Courtyard •Rec Room^c •Switching rooms^c
Moves		Backward Somersault •Body Slide •Crawl •Crouch •Double Jump •Egg Throw^c •Flutter Kick^c •Fly •Jump •Kick •Long Jump •Pound the Ground •Punch •Scuttle^c •Side Somersault •Slide •Slide Kick •Spin Jump •Stomp •Swallow^c •Sweep Kick •Swim •Swing and Fling^c •Triple Jump •Wall Kick
Gameplay elements		Completion •Letter •Mario's face •Missions •Power Meter •Slide •Switch Cap Course
Minigames^c	Luigi	Lucky Stars •Mario Slot •Memory Master •Memory Match •Mushroom Roulette •Pair-a-Gone •Pair-a-Gone and On •Picture Poker •Super Mario Slot
	Mario	Bounce and Pounce •Bounce and Trounce •Connect the Characters •Mario's Slides •Shell Smash •Shuffle Shell •Sort or 'Splode •Trampoline Terror •Trampoline Time
	Wario	Bingo Ball •Bob-omb Squad •Coincentration •Giant Snowball Slalom •Intense Coincentration •Lakitu Launch •Psyche Out! •Slots Shot •Snowball Slalom
	Yoshi	Boom Box •Hide and Boo Seek •Loves Me...? •Mix-a-Mug •Puzzle Panel •Puzzle Panic •Tox Box Shuffle •Wanted! •Which Wiggler?
Music		"Big Boo's Haunt" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "The Endless Stairs" • "File Select" • "The Final Battle" • "Hazy Maze Cave" • "Lethal Lava Land" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Course Clear" · "Opening" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Stage Boss" • "Title Theme" • "Toad's Message"
Adaptations		Álbum Super Mario 64 •Super Mario (Super Mario 64 1 ·Super Mario 64 2 ·Super Mario 64 3 ·Super Mario 64 4 ·Super Mario 64 5: Mario Kart 64 ·Super Mario 64: Yoshi Story 1 ·Super Mario 64: Yoshi Story 2 ·Super Mario 64: Yoshi Story 3) •Super Mario-kun (Volumes:15 ·16 ·19)
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^a Exclusive toSuper Mario 64 ^b Present in both games, but has different roles in each ^c Exclusive toSuper Mario 64 DS