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|image=[[File:SMG Mario Star Ball.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of [[Mario]] on the Rolling Ball in ''Super Mario Galaxy''

The '''Star Ball''',<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' English instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> originally known as the '''Rolling Ball''',<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> is a large translucent capsule-like ball with a [[Power Star]] in it that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. It is used in the [[Rolling Green Galaxy]], the [[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]], and the last part of the [[Through the Meteor Storm|second mission]] in the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy''; in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', it is found in the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]] and the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]. In the [[Purple Coin]] mission of the Rolling Coaster Galaxy, there is a [[Purple Coin Ball|purple variant with a Purple Coin inside]].

The player can control the Star Ball by first [[jump]]ing on top of it, pointing {{button|Wii|Wiimote}} straight up, and then tilting it in a direction while trying to move at a steady pace. Once [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) is on the Star Ball, it is impossible for him to dismount it. Mario's objective is to ride the Star Ball into a [[divot]] marked by a yellow flag, which is similar to a golf hole. To get to the flag, Mario must bypass numerous obstacles, including narrow ledges and moving [[platform]]s. Any enemies in the path of the Star Ball are crushed. Additionally, the speed at which Mario rolls affects the speed and the pitch of the background music being played.

Once Mario rolls the Star Ball into the divot, the ball explodes, and the Power Star within is released. The Power Star moves itself to a flagpole found at the end of the course, where Mario must climb up in order to collect it.

 

The minigame [[Gyro for the Gold]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' takes heavy inspiration from the [[minigame]]s that use the Star Ball, where players also roll on balls through an obstacle course where music tempo is also dependent on how fast they are rolling.

==Names in other languages==

|Jap=たまころ<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>) / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>; the equivalent string of "Tamakoro" (en_name) is「たまころ」(jp_name)</ref> / タマコロ<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 23.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 26.</ref>

*The Star Ball's visual appearance and texture are reminiscent of glitter bouncing balls, complete with shards of glitter suspended around the Star.