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[[File:SMW Art - Star World.png|left|thumb|150px|Star World depicted in ''[[Mario Mania]]'']]
[[File:SMW Art - Star World.png|left|thumb|150px|Star World depicted in ''[[Mario Mania]]'']]
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'''Star World''' is the eighth [[world]] of ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It can be reached by one of the five [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]]s.
'''Star World''' is the secret eighth [[world]] of ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It can be reached by finding one of the five hidden [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]]s.


The [[level]]s have different-colored [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s in them, and there is a Yoshi in the beginning of a few of the levels so the player can exit the stage with a new ride. From Star World, one can also get to the [[Special Zone]].
The [[level]]s have different-colored [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s in them, and there is a [[Baby Yoshi]] in the beginning of a few of the levels so the player can exit the stage with a new ride.


To beat Star World, the player needs to find the secret exit of each level. Through finding Star Roads and clearing stages in Star World, the player can take shortcuts in completing the game. The Star Roads link to [[Donut Plains]], the [[Vanilla Dome]], the [[Twin Bridges]], the [[Forest of Illusion]], and the [[Valley of Bowser]].
To progress in Star World, the player needs to find the secret exit of each level, with the exception of [[Star World 5]]. Through finding Star Roads and clearing stages in Star World, the player can take shortcuts in completing the game. The Star Roads link to [[Donut Plains]], the [[Vanilla Dome]], an island downstream of the [[Twin Bridges]], the outer area of the [[Forest of Illusion]], and the [[Valley of Bowser]].
 
By finding the secret exit in Star World 5, another Star Road leading to the [[Special Zone]] can be accessed.


[[Star World (Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge)|Star World]] reappears in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''. The moon featured here now appears in the top right rather than the top left.
[[Star World (Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge)|Star World]] reappears in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''. The moon featured here now appears in the top right rather than the top left.
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*The tilemap for Star World is labeled "majikant" in ''Super Mario World'' development assets, indicating that it may have originally been named after [[Magicant]] from the [[Family Computer]] game ''[[wikibound:EarthBound Beginnings|Mother]]''.<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286759534493663233 Twitter post featuring a pre-release ''Super Mario World'' asset]. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref>
*The tilemap for Star World is labeled "majikant" in ''Super Mario World'' development assets, indicating that it may have originally been named after [[Magicant]] from the [[Family Computer]] game ''[[wikibound:EarthBound Beginnings|Mother]]''.<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286759534493663233 Twitter post featuring a pre-release ''Super Mario World'' asset]. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref>
*[[Superstar Road]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' is a throwback to Star World. Not only is it star-shaped in appearance, but it is accessed from the main overworld through a star-shaped portal similar to a Star Road.
*[[Superstar Road]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' is a throwback to Star World. Not only is it star-shaped in appearance, but it is accessed from the main overworld through a star-shaped portal similar to a Star Road.
**Though it doesn't have as many similarities, [[World 9 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' is likely meant to be a similar reference.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Star World's theme can be heard as part of a medley of songs from ''Super Mario World''.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Star World's theme can be heard as part of a medley of songs from ''Super Mario World''.



Revision as of 18:01, December 24, 2022

This article is about the world from Super Mario World. For the world from Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge with the same name, see Star World (Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge).
Not to be confused with World Star.
Star World
StarWorld SMW.png
Game Super Mario World (1990)
Level(s) 5
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Artwork scene of Mario, Blue Yoshi, and red and yellow Mini-Yoshis in Star World, from Super Mario World.
Star World depicted in Mario Mania
Yoshi's Island (location)Donut PlainsVanilla DomeTwin BridgesForest of IllusionChocolate IslandValley of BowserStar WorldDinosaur Land world map, as seen in Super Mario World.
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Star World is the secret eighth world of Super Mario World. It can be reached by finding one of the five hidden Star Roads.

The levels have different-colored Yoshis in them, and there is a Baby Yoshi in the beginning of a few of the levels so the player can exit the stage with a new ride.

To progress in Star World, the player needs to find the secret exit of each level, with the exception of Star World 5. Through finding Star Roads and clearing stages in Star World, the player can take shortcuts in completing the game. The Star Roads link to Donut Plains, the Vanilla Dome, an island downstream of the Twin Bridges, the outer area of the Forest of Illusion, and the Valley of Bowser.

By finding the secret exit in Star World 5, another Star Road leading to the Special Zone can be accessed.

Star World reappears in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge. The moon featured here now appears in the top right rather than the top left.

According to the Japanese Shogakukan guide for the game Yoshi, Star World played an instrumental role in the history of Yoshi's Island. Five shooting stars (implied to be the Star Road) came from the light of Star World one night, and one of them knocked the top half of a fossilized egg to its lower half inhabited by contemporary monsters, resulting in Yoshi hatching. These events also resulted in the resurrection of other dinosaurs, and the islands came to be known as Dinosaur Land.[1]

Levels of Star World

Appearances in other media

Star Path as it appears in the Super Mario World television series.
The Star Path as it appears in the Super Mario World television series

Star World appears in at least two episodes of the Super Mario World animated series, although here it is referred to as the Star Path. Unlike in the game, the middle hill has a visible door, similar to the domes in Dome City, and the course itself visibly has pipes and lacks the red course marks.

The Star Path first appears in the episode "Send in the Clown," where it was used by Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Princess Toadstool to transport themselves to Neon Castle. In "King Scoopa Koopa," the Star Path is used by Mario and Princess Toadstool to escape from several cave-people (as well as from Luigi and Yoshi), who have been mutated into Chickadactyl-monsters.

What appears to be Star World also appears in "Party Line," when the caterpillars are lost in space. It appears as a background object, and it is shown to be very tall.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スターのしま
Sutā no Shima
スターワールド[2]
Sutā Wārudo
ネイティブスター[3]
Neitibu Sutā

Star Island

Star World

Native Star

Chinese 星星之路[4]
Xīngxīng zhī Lù
Star Road

French Monde Etoile
Star world
German Sternenwelt
Star World
Italian Via Stella
Star Road/Street
Romanian Cărarea de stele (Super Mario World animated series)
Star path
Spanish Mundo Estelar
Star World

Trivia

  • Star World's theme is a slowed-down version of the Super Star theme.
  • The tilemap for Star World is labeled "majikant" in Super Mario World development assets, indicating that it may have originally been named after Magicant from the Family Computer game Mother.[5]
  • Superstar Road from New Super Mario Bros. U is a throwback to Star World. Not only is it star-shaped in appearance, but it is accessed from the main overworld through a star-shaped portal similar to a Star Road.
  • In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Star World's theme can be heard as part of a medley of songs from Super Mario World.

References

  1. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg), pages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
  2. ^ Super Mario World Shogakukan Book 1 (pg. 127)
  3. ^ Super Mario World Shogakukan Book 1 (pg. 128)
  4. ^ iQue. 超级马力欧世界 – iQue Games. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Frieze (July 24, 2020). Twitter post featuring a pre-release Super Mario World asset. Retrieved July 25, 2020.