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'''Star Medals''' are collectibles in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. There are three in most levels ([[Mystery Box]]es have one or two, and [[Special 8-Crown]] has none.), like the [[Star Coin]]s of the ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' games, but they work like [[Power Star]]s from past 3D platformers. The Star Medals have a similar appearance to [[Comet Medal]]s from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', but they have stars on them instead of comets, and when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is nearby, they make the same twinkling sounds as [[Green Star]]s in that same game. There are 285 Star Medals in the game's levels (including the Special Worlds), plus 50 in the [[Mystery Box (Super Mario 3D Land)|Mystery Boxes]], leading to a total of 335 to be collected. It is confirmed that through StreetPass Mystery Boxes the player can obtain 999 Star Medals, although this serves no purpose, as only 290 are needed to unlock all levels. When the player collects a Star Medal they have already collected in a level, they instead earn three [[Coin]]s. Also, when the player opens a course with Star Medals, the players pay their medals, but they are refunded back to the player afterward.