Boost Star
| Boost Star | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) |
| Effect | Temporarily allows the player using Boost Mode to enter Super Boost Mode, where they can instantly defeat enemies and break blocks by tapping them |
The Boost Star is an item in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is a Star that only appears if a player is using Boost Mode, and further can only be collected by that player. The Boost Star is purple on the GamePad. On the television screen, it only has a slight blue outline and thus is almost invisible.
To make one appear, the players using the non-GamePad controllers have to step on ten Boost Blocks while the blocks still have their playing card symbols. This fills the Star Meter, located at the top of the screen, and when it is full the meter is expended while a Boost Star appears. If the Boost Mode player taps on the Boost Star, they enter Super Boost Mode for a short time. During Super Boost Mode, the player can instantly defeat enemies and break blocks by tapping on them with the stylus or the finger, like with the Super Star. This includes Koopa Troopas, Thwomps, and King Bills, the last of which can only be defeated through Super Boost Mode.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Boostster[1] | Boost Star | |
| French (NOA) | Étoile ardente[2] | Glowing star | |
| French (NOE) | Étoile Coup de pouce[3] | Boost Star (Coup de pouce literally meaning "helping hand", "encouragement") | |
| German | Boost-Stern[4] | Boost-Star | |
| Italian | Stella Assistente[5] | Assistant Star | |
| Stella viola[6] | Purple star | ||
| Portuguese | Estrela Assistente[7] | Assistant Star | |
| Russian | Звезда поддержки[?] Zvezda podderzhki |
Boost Star | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Estrella frenesí[8] | Frenzy star | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Estrella de ayuda[9] | Assistant star |
References
- ^ "Als je vrienden op tien boostblokken zijn gestapt of gesprongen, verschijnt er een boostster." – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (Dutch). Page 25. Tab 13.
- ^ "Si les joueurs parviennent à marcher sur 10 blocs coup de pouce à la suite, une étoile ardente apparaît." – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (Canadian French). Page 25. Tab 13.
- ^ "Si les joueurs marchent sur dix blocs coup de pouce, une étoile coup de pouce apparaît." – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (French). Page 25. Tab 13.
- ^ "Wenn deine Freunde auf insgesamt zehn Boost-Blöcke gesprungen sind, erscheint der Boost-Stern." – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (German). Page 26. Tab 13.
- ^ "Se i tuoi amici salgono su 10 blocchi assistente, appare la Stella Assistente" – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (Italian). Page 25. Tab 13.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 217.
- ^ "Se os seus amigos saltarem em dez Blocos Assistentes, surgirá uma Estrela Assistente." – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (European Portuguese). Page 25. Tab 13.
- ^ "Si los jugadores saltan sobre diez bloques de apoyo consecutivos, aparecerá la estrella frenesí" – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (Latin American Spanish). Page 25. Tab 13.
- ^ "Si los jugadores saltan sobre diez bloques de ayuda, aparecerá la estrella de ayuda" – New Super Mario Bros. U eletronic manual (PDF). Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 25. Tab 13.