Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 - Items
The collectibles, currencies and transformations of the Super Mario Galaxy games. Power Stars feed the hub and open galaxies, Grand Stars open the domes or worlds, Star Bits are the pointer-collected currency fed to Hungry Lumas, and the Mushroom, Flower and Fruit transformations each rewrite how a...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Type | Description | Source | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Star | Collectible | The core collectible of both games, banked in the hub and used to power the Comet Observatory or fuel Starship Mario. | Awarded at the end of nearly every galaxy objective in both games | — |
| Grand Star | Collectible | The oversized stars that power each hub's progression. | Dropped by the major Bowser and Bowser Jr. boss fights | — |
| Green Star | Collectible (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | A second, harder set of 120 hidden stars exclusive to Super Mario Galaxy 2, which appear only after Bowser is beaten. | Hidden across the galaxies after the first campaign is completed | — |
| Star Bit | Currency | The glowing confetti that fills the air of both games. | Rains across every galaxy and is picked up with the star pointer or by shooting | — |
| Coin | Currency | Health in the Galaxy games rather than money: each coin restores a segment of Mario's life meter, and coins are frequently strung along a route to advertise the safe path through a level. | Scattered in almost every galaxy and dropped by enemies | — |
| 1-Up Mushroom | Extra Life | The classic extra life, often tucked into an out of the way corner as a reward for exploring. | Hidden in ? Blocks, held by Star Bunnies, or granted by the Toad Brigade | Effect: +1 life |
| Life Mushroom | Power-Up | Restores the whole life meter and raises its cap by two extra segments, effectively doubling Mario's health for as long as he keeps it. | Occasionally hidden in ? Blocks and bonus areas | Effect: +3 health segments |
| Red Star | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy) | A rare flying power-up that lets Mario hover and fly freely through the air for as long as the star lasts. | Found in the game's dedicated flight secret levels | — |
| Rainbow Star | Power-Up | The invincibility star of the Galaxy games, granting a short burst of rainbow-powered invulnerability that lets Mario smash through enemies and hazards at speed. | Hidden in ? Blocks in specific galaxies, often timed against a comet run | — |
| Bee Mushroom | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy) | Turns Mario into a striped bee who can fly short hops and land on flowers, honey walls and other surfaces normal Mario cannot. | Found in Honeyhive Galaxy and other flower and hive levels | — |
| Boo Mushroom | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy) | Transforms Mario into a Boo, letting him float, pass through certain walls and grates that only ghosts can cross, and turn invisible to make ghosts vanish. | Found in Ghostly Galaxy and other haunted levels | — |
| Fire Flower | Power-Up | The classic power-up, granting throwable fireballs for a limited time. | Stocked in ? Blocks across both games, especially in lava and ice galaxies | — |
| Ice Flower | Power-Up | Lets Mario throw ice balls that freeze enemies and water surfaces into temporary platforms and walkable paths. | Stocked in ? Blocks in ice and water galaxies across both games | — |
| Cloud Flower | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Grants up to three cloud platforms that Mario creates in mid-air, letting him build his own route over gaps and climbing walls. | Found in sky galaxies such as Fluffy Bluff Galaxy | — |
| Rock Mushroom | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Wraps Mario in a boulder shell that rolls forward to smash boulders, crates and enemies. | Found in rocky galaxies such as Boulder Bowl Galaxy | — |
| Spin Drill | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Straps a drill to Mario's spin, letting him bore straight down through soft planets and come out the other side. | Found in Puzzle Plank Galaxy and other drilling levels | — |
| Spring Mushroom | Power-Up (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Coils Mario in a spring that bounces him to huge heights on contact and carries him automatically up certain walls. | Found in toy and spring-themed galaxies | — |
| Blimp Fruit | Yoshi Fruit (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Inflates Yoshi like a balloon so the pair float upward for a short time, hovering over large gaps and rising to high platforms. | Grows on bushes in Yoshi galaxies | — |
| Dash Pepper | Yoshi Fruit (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Fills Yoshi with speed, letting him sprint so fast he can run up near-vertical walls and across ceilings. | Grows on bushes in Yoshi galaxies | — |
| Bulb Berry | Yoshi Fruit (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Makes Yoshi glow brightly, lighting dark rooms and revealing hidden platforms and invisible bridges that only exist while the glow lasts. | Grows on bushes in Yoshi galaxies, often in dark levels | — |
| Prankster Comet | Challenge Modifier | The comet system that turns a galaxy's normal star into a rematch with a twist. | Orbits certain galaxies and moves to another one periodically | — |
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