Development
Narrative/Lore
Level Design
Boss Battle Trivia
Quirky Game Mechanics
200
This composer, known for The Legend of Zelda, was initially skeptical of using a live orchestra but eventually composed the Mahito Yokota-arranged soundtrack.
What is Koji Kondo?
200
This is the name of the celestial entity Bowser accrues across "worlds" to power his "Galaxy Reactor" at the center of the universe.
What is a Grand Star?
200
This galaxy is a direct, near-identical recreation of a course from Super Mario 64.
What is Throwback Galaxy?
200
This climatic battle hosts an incredible orchestral composition. It serves a narrative and thematic purpose in exchange for being brief, posing as a desperate last moment.
What is Bowser, Final Phase / Super Mario Galaxy 2?
200
This special move is performed by using Spin in midair before Ground Pound will cause the player to come crashing down directly on the nearest enemy or object.
What is Homing Ground Pound?
400
This internal project name for Super Mario Galaxy 2, reflecting its origins as an updated version of the first game rather than a full sequel.
What is Super Mario Galaxy 1.5?
400
The name of this Luma in which the second player is able to control using the Wii Remote and follows behind Mario.
What is Co-Star Luma?
400
This internal name of four mysterious, shadowy figures can be seen watching the player from the cliffs of Shiverburn Galaxy.
What is HellValleySkyTree?
400
This colossal, skeletal shark found to be terrorizing a galaxy with large body of water shrouded in a spiky shell.
Who is Kingfin?
400
This invisible "tether" mechanic is what allows the Wii Remote to interact with Star Bits and launch Mario from Pull Stars.
What is the Star Pointer? (Pointer or Cursor)
600
This director of both Super Mario Galaxy titles originally conceived the "spherical platforms" concept for the Super Mario 128 tech demo.
Who is Yoshiaki Koizumi?
600
These twins whose journey is revealed in these storybook chapters exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Who is Mari and Lu?
600
This galaxy has a hidden star in Super Mario Galaxy which requires the player to use Bob-ombs to clear a 30-second challenge.
What is Dreadnought Galaxy?
600
This boss from Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a massive, robotic, biped that must be defeated by piercing its underbelly using the Drill power-up.
Who is Digga-Leg?
600
This fruit that permenantly replaces the coconut in any given level after collecting the maximum number of starbits.
What is Watermelon?
800
These low-poly, less cartoonish style models found within the internal files of Super Mario Galaxy were scrapped, likely for contrasting too heavily with the established art style.
What are bugs? (Insects)
800
This is the number of years that pass between each Star Festival, marking the return of a special comet.
What is 100 years?
800
The "Faster Than a Speeding Penguin" mission occurs in this beach-themed galaxy.
What is Sea Slide Galaxy?
800
This leader of a clan appears as a boss in Dreadnought Galaxy and Battlerock Galaxy.
Who is Topmaniac?
800
The two requirements on the GameEventFlagTable to unlock Comet Missions in Super Mario Galaxy.
What is 13 Power Stars and completing the Cosmic Base Mission?
1000
This cut power-up from scrapped sign dialogue describes a "curse" that "skeletonized" and drained Mario's health over time, requiring coins to extend his life until he reached a light source.
What is Bone Mario?
1000
This narrative framework which is imposed in the final chapter of Rosalina's storybook titled, "Epilogue: Good Night".
What is "Endings as transitions?"
Explanation
"Good Night" characterizes the journey of the girl and the Lumas, defining existence as a series of cyclical transitions where endings serve as precursors to new discovery and memories are balanced with the pursuit of a distant origin.
1000
This enemy which only appears in Hightail Falls Galaxy during the hidden mission "Silver Stars in Hightail Falls" is found carrying either coins or Silver Stars above their heads, often running away from the player.
What is Kleptoad?
1000
This boss is internally titled, "Yukkina" is a colossal, frozen sphere with a glowing red nose that serves as its only weak point.
Who is Sorbetti?
1000
The mathematical vector the engine calculates to determine Mario’s orientation on irregular planetary geometry and always perpendicular to the polygonal face he occupies.
What is a Surface Normal? (Normal Vector)
