Super Mario Star Palace

 is a game released on the Nintendo Ultra-64 in 1998. It's a sequel to Super Mario Castle World. It’s got elements from OTL’s Super Mario Star Road (a Super Mario 64 ROM hack) and Super Mario 64 DS. It has a Nintendo Revolution/Wii remake known as "Super Mario Star Palace DX", which is released in 2009.

Story
The plot of the game is told by Yoshi, who informs Mario and the others that Ztartamorg (A mysterious Star Sprite) has found the secret to get to the Star Road, the kingdom of the Star Sprites known for the mysterious Star Palace. Using the power of the Power Stars, he is able to transport his troops all over the Mushroom Kingdom to wreak havoc. Not only that, the cheeky, but easy to get along with Prince Cream (Princess Peach’s brother, who's clearly much younger) gets sealed in a stained glass window of the Star Palace while King Toadstool (her father) ends up in a paralyzed state! In order to reach the Star Road, Mario must collect enough Power Stars to break the seal.

In Star Palace DX, Lip, Wario, and Waluigi begrudgingly join Mario and the others in their quest only for treasure, but Ztartamorg anticipated all of them and captured them, keeping them captive in secret zones. With the heroes in his prisons, he sends his troops to different kingdoms as well as the Mushroom Kingdom. Furil and Kain inform Yoshi of what happened. The duo must protect Fairy Land with their queen captured while Yoshi needs to save Mario and the others.

Gameplay
Same controls as Castle World Classic and Deluxe.

The playable characters to choose from are Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Princess Daisy. Each one of them has their own abilities. Mario and Luigi play the same as in Castle World. Peach can hover down to the ground safely by holding down A, and Daisy can double jump. In Star Palace DX, Mario and Luigi have the same drawbacks as in Castle World DX, Peach is slower, and Daisy can't crouch.

In Star Palace DX, Yoshi and Lip return as playable characters along with Wario and Waluigi joining in as 2 new playable characters. Yoshi plays the same as in Castle World DX while Lip uses Furil's moveset. Wario exchanges punching for his signature dash move at the cost of lower jumping while Waluigi has the ability to climb up special walls at the cost of doing half damage in physical attacks. The narrator in this version is composed of Furil and Kain taking turns.

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Friendly NPCs

 * King Toadstool - Peach's father, who was paralyzed by Ztartamorg's magic.
 * Prince Cream - Peach's brother, who gets trapped in a glass window due to Ztartamorg's magic.
 * Yoshi - Narrator and does the same thing as in Castle World.
 * Furil and Kain - Does Yoshi's duties in Star Palace DX.
 * Metage Whi - The Mushroom Kingdom's wizard, who is called to strengthen Star Palace's barrier to prevent Ztartamorg's troops from breaking in while the heroes do their job.
 * Bowser
 * Wario and Waluigi - They make cameos in the original version.

Powerups
As for the new power-ups, while we have the Shiny Shell, Spinning Heart, 1-Up Mushroom, Wing Cap, Vanish Cap, and Metal Cap, there is also a Shield Cap, Rock Cap, and Charge Cap, as well as FLD-1. Here's what they do:


 * Shield Cap (Shield Mushroom in Star Palace DX) - Reflects hits by punching at the right time.
 * Rock Cap (Rock Leaf in Star Palace DX) - Press B to turn into a statue to push down tough switches.
 * Charge Cap (Charge Carrot in Star Palace DX) - Press the B button to dash forward only once.
 * FLD-1 - A contraption esigned by E. Gadd himself, hold down A to stay airborne and slightly ascend for about 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, the system overloads and reboots, causing the player to fall back down and the contraption cannot be used until they land. Can only be used 5 times before it runs out of water and is discarded.

With the exception of the Charge Cap, the new caps as well as FLD-1 are lost upon taking damage.

In Star Palace Deluxe, the Power Flower returns. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi use their Castle World DX powers, Lip uses Furil's power, Peach falls slower, Daisy's punch attacks all directions, Wario can use the Earthshake Punch once to defeat all enemies in a certain radius, and Waluigi throws bombs by punching.

Section 1

 * 1) Bob-omb Island - Same as OTL
 * 2) Sky Land Resort - Same as OTL, but with a second, slightly smaller tower that can be accessed via cannon.
 * 3) Piranha Plant Pond - Same as OTL
 * 4) Chuckya Harbor - Same as OTL
 * 5) Gloomy Garden - Same as OTL, except King Boo is the boss of this course.
 * 6) Surely Slippery Swamp (was known as Bowser’s Slippery Swamp IOTL; this course requires 20 stars to enter) - Same as OTL

Section 2

 * 1) Colorful Coral Caverns - Same as OTL. In Star Palace DX, it resembles Panel De Pon SFC's Sea World.
 * 2) Monty Mole's Hole- A huge complex of caves dominated by Monty Mole enemies. King Mole (king of the Monty Moles) is the boss of this course.
 * 3) Koopa Canyon - Same as OTL
 * 4) Ancient Antiquity Land - A land based on Ancient Greece and Rome, with many temples and statues. The Trojan Koopa is the boss of this course.
 * 5) Retro Remix Castle (this course requires 40 stars to enter) - Same as OTL, except the Bowser Imposter from Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 3 is the boss of this course.

Section 3

 * 1) Large Leaf Forest - Same as OTL. In Star Palace DX, the surroundings resemble Panel De Pon GCN's Nature World.
 * 2) Wave Island - Based off Delfino Island from Super Mario Sunshine. It introduces FLD-1, a prototype of E. Gadd's upcoming project which sprays water. Unfortunately, it can only spray downwards and keep users airborne. Petey Piranha is the boss of this course. In Castle World DX, there are islands that bear a resemblance to Panel De Pon SFC's Water World.
 * 3) Mad Musical Mess - Same as OTL
 * 4) Melting Snow Peaks - Same as OTL, except Lieutenant Cold is the boss of this course. In Star Palace DX, the surroundings resemble Panel De Pon SFC's Snow World.
 * 5) Yoshi Falls - A crater-like valley, circling a lake with three waterfalls connected to the body of water, crossing the track. A large Yoshi Egg is found in the center of the lake.
 * 6) Colossal Candy Clutter - Same as OTL
 * 7) Sporty Stadium - A course with a sports motif.
 * 8) Cloudrail Station - Same as OTL
 * 9) Dino Dino Jungle - This course is located in a leafy prehistoric jungle with canyons, a lake, and many dinosaurs inhabiting the course. Obstacles in the course are Noshi, a large sauropod in the middle of a section of the track, and geysers that are around this course. Tyrano is the boss of this course.
 * 10) Fatal Flame Falls - Same as OTL. In Star Palace DX, the surroundings resemble Panel De Pon GCN's Fire World.
 * 11) Stardust City (this course requires 60 stars to enter) - A course inspired by Stardust Speedway (Sonic CD). The boss of this course is a copy of whoever you’re playing as.

Section 4

 * 1) Jewelry Land - Based off of the location with the same name from Yoshi’s Safari.
 * 2) Bob-omb Battle Factory - Same as OTL, except it contains more mechanical enemies.
 * 3) Strange Weird Land - A mysterious world dominated by psychedelic colors and strange phenomena, with lots of physics tricks.
 * 4) Airship Fortress - This course takes place both on a floating fortress in disrepair and on an airship. Boom Boom and Pom Pom are the bosses of this course. In Star Palace DX, the skies have a resemblance to Panel De Pon GCN's Wind World.
 * 5) Starlight Runway - Same as OTL
 * 6) Regal Rainbow Rumble (was known as Bowser’s Rainbow Rumble IOTL; this course requires 80 stars to enter) - Same as OTL, except Ztartamorg is the boss of this course. Star Palace DX makes the stage resemble Panel De Pon GCN's Moon World and the background also has Death Mountain below. Additionally, DX only allows Mario to enter the room the portal is in as other characters will run into a locked door.

Secret Courses

 * 1) Mushroom Mountain Town
 * 2) Creepy Shield Cap Cavern
 * 3) Puzzle of the Rock Cap
 * 4) Sandy Slide Secret
 * 5) Windy Charge Cap Well
 * 6) Hidden Palace Finale - Same as OTL. In Star Palace DX, it bears a resemblance to a combination between the Flower Field from Panel De Pon's title screen and both the SFC and GCN versions of Fairy World.

Star Palace DX Exclusive Courses:
The stages which are character prisons are based off previous Mario games, with the enemies and bosses coming from said games. Said bosses are duplicates made of Shadow Bugs, a mysterious dark substance that seem to come from a flat person. Upon saving a character, they are playable and can be swapped in a special room the same way Castle World DX did it.
 * 1) Rewinded Castle - This stage is accessible through a secret camouflaged door. The stage consists of a mixed-up recreation of Peach's castle from Castle World, complete with a glitching mesh between modern and classic graphics.
 * 2) Failure Fields (Mario's prison) - This stage is based off Super Mario Bros. 1 and 2, but the surroundings appear to be what would have happened if Mario and Luigi never saved Peach and if the Warp Zone was never recovered. The boss is a clone of Prince Haru. The painting is found in the Rec Room.
 * 3) Skies of Fear (Luigi's prison) - This stage is based off "Luigi's Adventure: Mario is Missing", but the surroundings appear to be what would have happened if Luigi failed to save Mario. The boss is a clone fusion between Napoleon Knight and Princess Onyx. The painting is found in Gloomy Garden.
 * 4) Chained Kingdom (Peach's prison) - This stage is based off Royal Flush, but the surroundings appear to be what would have happened if Zaffiro won. The boss is a duplicate of Duchess Zaffiro. The painting is found in Colorful Coral Caverns.
 * 5) Burned Desert (Daisy's prison) - This stage is based off Super Mario Land as well as Panel De Pon's Solar World, but the surroundings appear to be what would have happened if Tatanga won. The boss is a duplicate of Tatanga himself. The painting is found in Koopa Canyon.
 * 6) Pillaged Island (Wario's prison) - This stage is based off Wario Land 1 and 2, but the surroundings appear to be if the Black Sugar Gang succeeded in stealing the treasures. The boss is a duplicate of Captain Syrup. The painting is found in Large Leaf Forest.
 * 7) Lost Caverns (Waluigi's prison) - This stage is based off a combination of Wario's Adventure and Panel De Pon SFC's Jewel World, but the surroundings appear to be if Wario never stumbled upon the Awazon River Basin. The boss is a duplicate of Gold Head (Demon Head in Japan). The painting is found in Sporty Stadium.
 * 8) Death Mountain (Lip's prison) - Unlike the other prison stages made of dark magic, this one is the real Death Mountain itself. Additionally, Regal Rainbow Rumble can be seen from afar. The boss is the actual goddess Cordelia under Ztartamorg's influence. The painting is found hidden near the start of the game, but only unlocks when Yoshi frees the other 6 characters first.

Enemies
Any enemies from Castle World have the same behaviors as the previous game.
 * Goomba (With Big and Mini (Goombettes) versions)
 * Koopa Troopa (Similar to SMW)
 * Piranha Plant
 * Fire Piranha Plant (Has a small variant)
 * Lakitu
 * Spiny
 * Swoop
 * Thwomp
 * Bullet Bill + Cannon
 * Cheep Cheep/Bub
 * Boo
 * Chain Chomp
 * Monty Mole
 * Lava Bubble
 * Bob-omb
 * Fuzzy
 * Buzzy Beetle
 * Blaarg
 * Big Steely
 * Floating Mines
 * Shy Guy
 * Fly Guy
 * Snifit
 * Pokey
 * Amp
 * Bookend
 * Cheep Chomp/Bubba
 * Bully
 * Butterfly
 * Keronpa Ball/Flame Chomp
 * Amp
 * Bookend
 * Bully
 * Haunted Chair
 * Chuckya
 * Clam
 * Flamethrower
 * Fwoosh
 * Grindel/Ancient Thwomp
 * Heave-Ho
 * Klepto
 * The Mad Piano
 * Money Bags
 * Motos
 * Mad Cue Ball
 * Galoomba
 * Goombrat
 * Goombud
 * Moving Bars
 * Mr. Blizzard
 * Mr. I
 * Scuttle Bugs
 * Skeeter
 * Snufit
 * Spindel
 * Spindrift
 * Sushi
 * Tox Box
 * Maw-Ray/Unagi
 * Angry Sun: This time, it dashes towards you, then returns to its original position.
 * Bzzap!: An electric creature that moves sideways. Can only be defeated by throwing something or with an egg.
 * Wooden Robot: One of Ztartamorg's creations, this robotlike enemy acts like a Chuckya, but attack it in any way and it reveals a bomb inside, which explodes.
 * False Bowser
 * Rex: This time, stomping them once makes them chase you until you stomp them again.
 * Dino Rhino: This time, they act like Mr. Is, but can move.

Bosses

 * Captain Bob-omb (Boss of Bob-omb Island): A Bob-omb with a hairstyle in place of a fuse, he bears a terrible temper. His attack method is stomping the ground and summoning Bob-ombs. Pick him up from behind and throw him towards the Bob-ombs, but stay away from his front since if he grabs the player character, he throws the player high, harming them. After 3 hits, he explodes and leaves behind a Power Star. As Yoshi in Star Palace DX, attempting to spit the Bob-ombs back at him has him catch them and throw them again, so spit at his back or spit another at him while he holds the first.
 * Whomp General (Boss of Sky Land Resort): A huge Whomp with cracks on his body, he wears back armor. His attack is the same as a normal Whomp, but the armor makes it trickier on where to pound him since said armor is covered in spikes. 3 hits later and he's down.
 * King Boo (Boss of Gloomy Garden): Same as in Castle World, but take too long to throw a box to him and he uses any remaining boxes that are on the ground to attack you by using ghost powers to pick them up and launch them
 * Pernicious Piranha Plants (Bosses of Surely Slippery Swamp): These Piranha Plants spit poison at you. To defeat it, attack the biggest plant's head by using the leaves to reach it and then ground-pound it. Every hit makes that head summon more plants to spit poison. 5 hits and it's down. Yoshi can eat some of the heads and throw eggs at the main head to prevent it from spitting poison for a short while.
 * False Haru: Exclusive to Star Palace DX, he's created to keep Mario prisoner... until Yoshi showed up. His attack pattern is summoning enemies and crates and a 3D version of the real Haru's TLoWZ style, but stomps are countered. He blocks eggs, crates, and enemies, but said block leaves his top open to attack for a few seconds. When he blocks something, stomp on him quick. 4 stomps and Mario is freed.
 * False Naponyx: Exclusive to Star Palace DX, this was made to keep Luigi prisoner. Its attack pattern is mini axes thrown and spread shots. Stomp on it 4 times to free Luigi.
 * False Zaffiro: Exclusive to Star Palace DX, she's created to keep Peach prisoner. Her attack pattern is a 3D version of the real Zaffiro's Royal Flush style. Takes 4 hits to free the princess.
 * False Tatanga: Exclusive to Star Palace DX, he's created to keep Daisy prisoner. His attack pattern is firing Bullet Bills and charging. When he charges, attack him since he lowers his defense to go fast. Hit him 4 times to defeat him.
 * False Syrup: Exclusive to Star Palace DX, she's created to keep Wario prisoner. Her first phase is throwing bombs via a mechanical suit similar to her Wario Land 2 battle. Pick up the bombs and throw them to her 3 times. Afterwards, her second phase is flying in the air and sending fire down similar to the Genie from Wario Land 1. Pick up a bomb she drops by accident and throw it at her once to finish her.
 * False Demon Head: Exclusive to Star Palace DX, it's created to keep Waluigi prisoner. Its attack pattern is using its hands to attack by slamming them down and shooting fire from its mouth. Attack it by punching its nose when it slams both hands down, which makes it close enough to be attacked. 5 hits and it is defeated.
 * Cordelia: The former queen of Cordelia corrupted by Ztartamorg's powers to keep Lip prisoner. Her attack pattern is sending down black crates that explode upon touching, but explode regardless after 10 seconds. A normal brown crate is dropped among them. Pick up that crate and throw it at her while she fires beams of light that can destroy the explosives thrown at you as well as throw more explosives at you too. Hit her 5 times in the face with the normal crates to snap her out of the spell and free her daughter.
 * King Mole (Boss of Monty Mole's Hole): This grumpy mole does not love visitors. He attacks in an arena with 6 holes by throwing rocks at you and then burying himself after throwing 3 rocks while accompanied by 2 imposters who do the same thing. The real one summons a Monty Mole to assist him. To defeat him, punch him, which makes him bury himself and his clones immediately. 3 hits and he's down. As Yoshi in Star Palace DX, eat the Monty Moles summoned, turn them into eggs, and then throw them at him.
 * The Trojan Koopa (Boss of Ancient Antiquity Land): A giant wooden Koopa animated by Ztartamorg's power. Stomp on the Wooden Robots sent out of its mouth and punch each leg near the shell to harm it. When all 4 legs are damaged, it collapses and reveals the Power Star. As Yoshi, eat the Wooden Robot bombs and spit them at the legs.
 * Bowser Imposter (Boss of Retro Remix Castle) - This fake Bowser bears a coloring similar to the NES iteration. Defeat it the same way Bowser was fought in Castle World. In Star Palace DX, it bears a darker version of Bowser's normal color as well as a purple aura and yellow eyes similar to Shadow Bug Bowser from Super Smash Bros. Blast's Subspace Emissary.
 * Gigantic Wiggler (Boss of Large Leaf Forest): Fallen under a curse that angers it and enlarges it, it is back. Defeat it the same way as in Castle World. However, a new attack is that it can dash forward now too.
 * Petey Piranha (Boss of Wave Island): Originally from Super Mario Sunshine IOTL, this giant Piranha Plant with arms and legs has an endless hunger. His attacks include swiping at you and biting. An attack from him tires him out, leaving his mouth open and vulnerable. Since FLD-1 can't shoot water in any directions apart from down, this time, you have to pick up bad fruit and throw it in Petey's mouth. This makes him attack faster though. Feed him 3 bad fruits and he's down. Yoshi eggs may not deal damage, but throwing one in his mouth stuns him for a second, leaving it open to a bad fruit.
 * Lt. Cold (Boss of Melting Snow Peaks) - Another special Chill Bully. Defeat him the same way as a normal Chil Bully, but unlike the Castle World Chill Bully, he is twice as resistant, meaning that 2 punches knock him back as much as one punch to a normal Bully. As Yoshi, eggs work as a substitute.
 * Tyrano (Boss of Dino Dino Jungle) - The menace of Dinosaur Land, he is back to conquer a new dino-filled land. His attack pattern is summoning Rexes and throwing Bob-ombs. Pick up a Bob-omb and then stomp on a Rex to reach Tyrano, then throw the Bob-omb. 3 hits take him down. Yoshi eggs work too.
 * False Hero (Boss of Stardust City) - It's a clone created by a mysterious substance that's meant to copy its foe, except with darker colors. Star Palace DX later on reveals that the False Heroes are made of Shadow Bugs, the same substance that created the duplicates that held all the unlockable characters captive, as evidenced by the boss having the same dark color, purple aura, and yellow eyes as the Bowser Impostor. The clone has the same moveset as the player. However, when it attacks and misses, it gets stuck for a few seconds. Attack it when it is stuck, and 5 hits destroy it. Each time it is attacked, it would move faster. Mario's clone favors direct attacks, Luigi's clone favors ground pounds, Peach's clone favors attacking from afar, and Daisy's clone favors counterattacking. In Star Palace DX, the clones of Wario and Waluigi have the same patterns as the real ones from Castle World, Yoshi's clone uses Boshi's attack pattern, and Lip's clone fights the same way Kain did.
 * Boom Boom & Pom Pom (Bosses of Airship Fortress) - The two muscular Koopas are under Ztartamorg's influence. They use their SM3DW attack patterns here, so stomp on them thrice to snap them out of the spell. Boom Boom goes first, then Pom Pom goes afterwards. To compensate for their easy fight patterns, both of them fight the player at the same time here.
 * Space Eyerok (Boss of Starlight Runway) - Eyerok's long-lost rival, it attacks the same way as the original one in Castle World. However, its palms can come back to the main body to shoot at the player for a while.
 * Ztartamorg (Boss of Regal Rainbow Rumble) - The dark Star Sprite behind the destruction. His attacks are firing dark magic, causing explosions, and summoning enemies. To damage him, trick him to shoot at a certain spot, which drops a star bomb., which must be thrown at him. Each time he's damaged, he destroys all other star bombs and in later points, he deploys dark bombs that he throws at you. Damage him 8 times to defeat him. In Star Palace DX, he would summon a clone of any playable character that wasn't saved upon being damaged, with the clone needing to be destroyed with a star bomb too. Difference is that the clones have a yellow-green color scheme with white eyes. Since Mario is the only one who can fight Ztartamorg in Star Palace DX, only clones of Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, and Lip can be summoned in the battle, and Mario and Yoshi do not have clones that appear in the final battle.

Development
A month after the release of Castle World, the same team discussed on how to reimplement the remaining 10 levels left over from development. One of the staff suggested making a new game. In production, 23 new levels were produced alongside the original 10 from the previous game. This time, the developers knew how to do level design to include more levels without taking up too much space.

In character implementation, Peach, Daisy, Wario, and Waluigi were considered, but only the first two got in as builds with all 4 added alongside Mario and Luigi caused lag in playing any level. Other elements that went unused were a flower that lets characters use their special abilities and a kart race against a copy of the player. The former went on to become the Power Flower introduced in Castle World DX while the latter was changed to a battle that uses the player's own abilities as the attacks.

In Star Palace DX production, Wario and Waluigi were finally added in and so was Lip. Just like Castle World DX, some copies change the voice clips and graphics from the new versions to the old ones. Additionally, elements were either added or changed to tie in with both Panel De Pon and Super Smash Bros. Blast, with the stages having Panel De Pon influences and the bosses providing foreshadowing of the Subspace Emmisary.

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