Welcome to IGN’s Super Mario Galaxy Walkthrough! This page lists every course and Star Super Mario Galaxy. Scroll to find the location you’re looking for and click on a Mission’s link to see the full walkthrough for that Star!

How do you free the Grand Star in Super Mario Galaxy?

In order to free it, you need to find all of the switches on the floor and change them from gold to blue. There are a number of them around the cage itself, and also four more on the sides of the “wall”, where the electrified barriers rotate around. Find them all and change them to blue to free the Grand Star, then hit it to move on.

How do you defeat the bugaboom in Super Mario Galaxy?

Like other mandibugs, you need to ground pound the Budaboom in the back in order to defeat it. At first, this is easiest to do by getting in front of it, waiting for it to charge at you, then flying straight up and waiting for it to get underneath you before pounding it from above. In the second phase, the Bugaboom will begin flying.

Where to find obscure stars in Super Mario Galaxy?

Not all of them are in the main walkthrough, mind you; if you’re trying to track down a particular star, but can’t find it in a galaxy’s walkthrough, check the Obscure Stars chapter or the Star Checklist at the end of the document.

Welcome to IGN’s Super Mario Galaxy Walkthrough! This page lists every course and Star Super Mario Galaxy. Scroll to find the location you’re looking for and click on a Mission’s link to see the full walkthrough for that Star!

How to get to garbage dump in Super Mario Galaxy?

From the start, run to the underside of the saucer to find a warp pipe which will teleport you to a garbage dump. The droid here needs your help; it seems the planet’s been covered in trash, and you’ll have to blow it away within 30 seconds. This can be very, very difficult, since the Bob-ombs take forever to explode. Thankfully, there’s a trick.

Where to find the Grand Star in Super Mario Galaxy?

After freeing the second Luma, head into the pipe to find the Grand Star. ‘Oh my, that really does smart.’ The Grand Star is hidden away in another cage. In order to free it, you need to find all of the switches on the floor and change them from gold to blue.

What do you do with launch star in Super Mario Galaxy?

That will unlock a Launch Star, which you can use to move on to the next planetoid. The next planet you wind up on has another Launch Star, but it’s been broken into five pieces.