Editing Star Chip

{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Star Chip (Yellow).png|100px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
{{quote|I have some bad news, though. See, I HAD a {{color-link|Launch Star|red}} all ready for [[Mario|you]], but a [[meteor]] smashed it up! You can't leave without it, so find all the {{color|Star Chips|red}} to fix it.|[[Luma]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}
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|footer=Blue Star Chips in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|image1=Boulder Planet.png
|caption1=A yellow Star Chip
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[[File:Star chip yellow.png|frame|left]]
'''Star Chips''' are [[List of items|items]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They always appear in sets of five, obviously representing the five points of a star. When [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) collects all five of the yellow pieces, a [[Launch Star]] appears. There are also blue Star Chips in addition to the regular yellow ones. Blue Star Chips are far less common, though they do prove integral to the successful completion of several [[level]]s. When all five are collected, they create a [[Pull Star]] (or several). Sometimes, upon Mario completing a set of yellow Star Chips, several Pull Stars appear in addition to the Launch Star. When the first Star Chip is collected, a small icon representing the Launch Star (or Pull Star) appears at the top middle of the screen, and it gradually fills up in a clockwise direction as Mario collects more Star Chips. If any Star Chips are collected underwater, they completely refill Mario's air meter.

Star Chips are also found in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''. They appear exclusively in [[Galaxy Rally]], a Special Minigame. If the player hits one with the ball, the player collects some [[coin]]s while filling a Launch Star meter. When the Launch Star meter is full, the Star Chips stop appearing, and a Launch Star is formed. After a certain amount of time, the Launch Star disappears and the Star Chips reappear.

==Star Chip locations==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
<nowiki>*</nowiki><small> - Levels containing blue Star Chips.</small>
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!width="1%"|Galaxy
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!width="1%"|Forms
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|[[Grand Star Rescue]]
|[[Gateway Galaxy]]
|Found encased inside multiple [[Item Crystal]]s on the [[Gateway Galaxy#Black Hole Planet|Black Hole Planet]].  
|[[Launch Star]] 
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|[[Dino Piranha (mission)|Dino Piranha]], [[Dino Piranha Speed Run]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Boulder Planet|Boulder Planet]] in various places.
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|*[[A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|Found on the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Star Planet|Star Planet]], one on each point. 
|Five [[Pull Star]]s 
|-
|[[Bee Mario Takes Flight]]
|[[Honeyhive Galaxy]]
|Found on the body of [[Honey Queen|Queen Bee]] on the [[Honeyhive Galaxy#Queen Bee Planet|Queen Bee Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Pull Star Path]], [[Pull Star Path Speed Run]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|Orbiting around the three [[Space Junk Galaxy#Orb Planets|Orb Planets]] in the galaxy.
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|*[[Battlerock Barrage]], *[[Luigi under the Saucer]]
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|Found orbiting around the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Starting Planets|Starting Planets]] at the start of the level.
|Two [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Sunken Treasure]]
|[[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]
|Found in various underwater locations on the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Through the Poison Swamp]]
|[[Bubble Breeze Galaxy]]
|Contained in multiple bubbles being blown around the [[Bubble Breeze Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Luigi and the Haunted Mansion]]
|[[Ghostly Galaxy]]
|Moving around a room infested with [[Jack O'Goomba]]s inside the [[Ghostly Galaxy#Mansion Planet|Mansion Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|*[[Beware of Bouldergeist]]
|[[Ghostly Galaxy]]
|Found on the second of the two [[Ghostly Galaxy#Cracked Wall Planets|Cracked Wall Planets]] surrounded by multiple [[Sling Pod]]s. 
|Three [[Pull Star]]s
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|*[[The Floating Fortress]]
|[[Buoy Base Galaxy]]
|The first four are surrounded by various obstacles on the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Buoy Base (Starting Planet)|Buoy Base]], and the final one is found at the top.
|Two [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]]
|[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]
|Found orbiting around the last of the three [[Gusty Garden Galaxy#Disk Planets|Disk Planets]] before the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy#! and ? Planets|! and ? Planets]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Freezeflame's Blistering Core]]
|[[Freezeflame Galaxy]]
|Found encased inside multiple [[Item Crystal]]s on the [[Freezeflame Galaxy#Starting Planet|Ice Ring Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]] and Five [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|*[[Blasting through the Sand]], *[[Sandblast Speed Run]]
|[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the second [[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Speedy Sand Planets|Speedy Sand Planet]].
|Five [[Pull Star]]s
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|[[Sunbaked Sand Castle]], [[Bullet Bill on Your Back]]
|[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
|Hidden in different locations on the tower on the first side of the first [[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Disk Planets|Disk Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Bigmouth's Gold Bait]]
|[[Bigmouth Galaxy]]
|The first four are hidden in seaweed at the bottom of a lake inside the [[Bigmouth Galaxy#Starting Planet|Bigmouth Planet]], and the last one is on top of a rock at the bottom of the lake.
|[[Sling Star]]
|-
|*[[Star Bunnies on the Hunt]]
|[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]
|Scattered around the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] in various different locations. 
|[[Launch Star]] and Five [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[Mario Meets Mario]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|Found in different locations on the [[Toy Time Galaxy#Screw Planet|Screw Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|*[[Revenge of the Topman Tribe]], *[[Topman Tribe Speed Run]]
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|Each Star Chip is found on the surface of the [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Cube Planet|Cube Planet]] (one is found floating in midair). 
|[[Launch Star]] and Two [[Pull Star]]s
|-
|[[The Sinking Lava Spire]], [[Lava Spire Daredevil Run]]
|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|Found scattered across the surface of the first [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Planet, Forming Planets|Forming Lava Planet]] embedded in the main [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Starting Planet|Lava Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Through the Meteor Storm]]
|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|Found at various points on the [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Planet, Cooled Lava Area|Cooled Lava Planet]] embedded in the main [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Starting Planet|Lava Planet]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[Fiery Dino Piranha]]
|[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|Positioned randomly around the [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Disk Planet|Disk Planet]], some of them floating in midair. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|-
|[[The Electric Labyrinth]]
|[[Bubble Blast Galaxy]]
|Suspended in bubbles found in five separate areas near the star-shaped [[Bubble Blast Galaxy#Half 1|Starting Platform]]. 
|[[Launch Star]]
|}

===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
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|[[Search for the Toad Brigade Captain]]
|[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]
|Found in different locations on the surface of the [[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy#Pond Planet|Pond Planet]].  
|[[Launch Star]]  
|-
|[[The Flotacious Blimp Fruit]]
|[[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]
|Randomly positioned around the [[Tall Trunk Galaxy#Log Planet|Log Planet]]. [[Mario]] must use [[Yoshi]] to collect the pieces. 
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[The Shadow Lining]]
|[[Cloudy Court Galaxy]]
|Found scattered across some of the few [[Cloudy Court Galaxy#Starting Planets|Starting Planets]] that remain in this mission. 
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Sorbetti's Chilly Reception]]
|[[Freezy Flake Galaxy]]
|Hidden in various objects found around the [[Freezy Flake Galaxy#Snow Field Planet|Snow Field Planet]].
|[[Launch Star]] 
|-
|[[Silver Stars Pop-Up]]
|[[Boo Moon Galaxy]]
|Found floating in midair directly above the [[Boo Moon Galaxy#The Moon|crescent moon]].
|[[Launch Star]] 
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Star Chip (Blue).png|Blue Star Chip model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG2 Artwork Star Chip.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/YellowChip.arc</tt>
|name1=YellowChip
|meaning1=Yellow Chip
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=イエローチップ (''Ierō Chippu'')
|meaning2=Yellow Chip
|game3=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file3=<tt>ObjectData/BlueChip.arc</tt>
|name3=BlueChip
|meaning3=Blue Chip
|game4=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file4=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name4=ブルーチップ (''Burū Chippu'')
|meaning4=Blue Chip
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スターチップ
|JapR=Sutā Chippu
|JapM=Star Chip
|Jap2=スターチップ（青）<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 137.</ref>
|Jap2R=Sutā Chippu (ao)
|Jap2M=Star Chip (blue)
|SpaA=Fragmento amarillo
|SpaAM=Yellow Fragment
|SpaE=Fragmento de estrella
|SpaEM=Star Fragment
|Fre=Morceau d'étoile
|FreM=Star piece
|Ger=Gelber Sternenchip
|GerM=Yellow Star-Chip
|Ita=Spicchio Stellare
|ItaM=Star Slice
|ChiS=星星碎片
|ChiSR=Xīngxīng Suìpiàn
|ChiSM=Star Piece
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMG2 Supermassive Giant Star Chips.png|thumb|200px|Gigantic Star Chips]]
*In the [[Supermassive Galaxy]], there are [[Supermassive Galaxy#Giant Star Chips Planet|several platforms]] toward the middle of the level that are shaped like gigantic Star Chips. 

==References==
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