Ranking EVERY STAR in Super Mario Galaxy

funding for shaperless is provided by squarespace the sponsor of today's video from websites and online stores to marketing tools and analytics squarespace is the all-in-one platform to build a beautiful online presence and run your business super mario galaxy is probably my most replayed game of all time and it also happens to be one of my favorite games of all time that first fact would be pretty weird if that second fact wasn't also true anyway now that i'm a part-time game talker about her i figured i would put my 20-plus playthroughs of this game to good use but not through a simple review oh no no no i'm gonna rank every single star in the game based on how enjoyable they are starting with the absolute worst most boring or frustrating star and culminating with the funnest one it's all based on my personal enjoyment meaning this list is riddled with those dreaded opinions you all hear so much about sorry if i hate on your favorite star i still love the game itself so that's all that matters a couple of quick ground rules first we're ranking the stars in super mario galaxy not super luigi galaxy meaning any small changes in the luigi variants of each star like the cosmic races and whatnot won't be considered i also wanted to address speedy comets which force you to replay a level with virtually no changes under a time limit these are the epitome of laziness and they will be ranked a lot lower than the levels they're based on just because they're forcing me to repeat content for no good reason the other prankster commas change things up enough that they generally don't have this issue so with all that said let's start ranking sea slide galaxy purple coins by the seaside literal agony the most drawn out boring mission in the entire game it's not fun to take a lap around this entire galaxy and do nothing but grab these insanely spread out coins to add insult to injury instead of spawning the star where you spawn since you know that's where you'll end up after grabbing all the coins it spawns the star on the exact opposite side of the map wow how delightful yeah not even the bee suit can save this travesty dusty dune galaxy sam blast speedrun because i guess doing this mediocre mission once wasn't good enough dusty dune galaxy purple coins in the sands this level isn't inherently awful as long as you don't fall in the quicksand because guess what there's no checkpoint so the instant death quicksand will make you lose all of your purple coins even if you're at 99 oh isn't that fun isn't that good game design you dreadnought galaxy topman tribe speedrun a genuinely awful idea for a speedrun level considering how long it is it just feels like a waste of time doing it again as i said the epitome of laziness in this game at least the original mission is fairly enjoyable dusty dune galaxy bullet bill on your back it is not fun to have a bullet bill on your back especially when you have to attract it from a high place while you're at a low place and then awkwardly maneuver it in order to break some glass it's also not fun to get to this planet after doing half of the regular tedious mission flip switch galaxy painting the planet yellow this feels like more of a tech demo than something that should have been in the final game you go in you flip some panels you go out the title isn't even accurate because all the yellow panels turn green it's lame dusty dune galaxy blasting through the sands well i don't like the blue star chip collecting part and i also don't care for the part at the end dusty dune is a bad galaxy dusty doom galaxy sunbaked sandcastle the titular sand castle is kinda neat the rest of the level kinda sucks as is tradition for this galaxy beach bowl galaxy passing the swim test jump in the water steal a gold shell from a penguin bring it back there you go that's the whole mission as much as i like crushing this penguin child's hopes and dreams this star is just so ridiculously lazy honey hive galaxy big bad bugaboom this level's painfully short and the boss fight is annoying thank god galaxy 2 fixed this with a much better suited power up battle rock galaxy top maniac daredevil run i like this boss fight for what it is but i'm a little bit insulted that the game considers a daredevil run of it to be challenging it's actually kind of embarrassing to be honest hurry scurry galaxy the shrinking satellite it's just flip switch galaxy again in terms of being a tech demo for a concept that's used better later in the game but it is fun to try and touch all the platforms and make them disappear before getting the star i'll give it that sling pod galaxy a very sticky situation i don't know if i love sling pods enough to praise an entire galaxy made out of them but at least it's a great place to farm for star bits if you need some that's really its only value beach bowl galaxy sunken treasure i don't like swimming and i don't like this galaxy either because of swimming aside from the swimming this mission is pretty short and basic though i do think it's funny that the teacher is frustrated because his students are distracted by sparkly objects then you collect them all and make a big sparkly object that's not more distracting at all good job mario you've ruined the education system cease line galaxy faster than a speeding penguin did we need another race and or competition mission through sea slides waters was two not enough yeah this one kind of reeks of unoriginality and it's a fairly unexciting mission dusty dune galaxy treasure of the pyramid out of all possible galaxies to put an extra star in they seriously had to pick the actual worst one whatever this is a neat starring concept but it's so tedious in its execution that i can't give it much of a pass at least i didn't have to replay much of the main level to get to this one snow capped galaxy star bunnies in the snow it's pretty neat to use your pointer to clear snow but for the most part this one's kind of frustrating since the snow limits your movements and it makes it hard to chase after these bunnies not terrible but not impressive space junk galaxy pole star path speed run combining pole stars of the time limit certainly changes the vibe of the level up but at the end of the day it's still just repeating the same level again drip drop galaxy giant eel outbreak a pretty basic unmemorable eel murder mission the only thing i really remember about it is the weirdly long flyover sequence at the beginning like just land already dude come on loop-de-loop galaxy surfing 101. it's got a chill vibe to it but motion-controlled race surfing was never really my favorite thing in the game this course is also embarrassingly easy and just comes across as a tepid gimmick gusty garden galaxy gusty garden's gravity scramble doesn't really take advantage of gusty garden's main strengths as a galaxy that being its nature theme and its epic music both of which are absent during this kind of generic gravity segment they definitely could have had a better capper for this fan favorite galaxy battle rock galaxy luigi under the saucer do the exact same level again except this time with an extra awkward maneuver of a bullet bill to the bottom of a platform kinda lame but it does get bonus points for sassy luigi rolling green galaxy rolling in the clouds i kinda like the rolling ball missions but this one's really short and frankly unmemorable it's honestly over before it even starts deep dark galaxy boo in a box as a kid i always thought this was the required first star in the galaxy i never noticed the giant arrow of star bits that pointed me to the actual required star oh well this was a creative idea but i don't think the execution is really that interesting at all still it's nice that this hidden star is accessible on any of the three main missions more galaxies should have done that freeze flame galaxy conquering the summit really clever hiding spot for a hidden star but i'm not the biggest fan of this summit climb it's more annoying than generally challenging because of all these boulders and such but not awful dusty dune galaxies soaring on the desert winds this one really only gets points for the cool 2d section with the fireflower and everything otherwise it's more tedious dusty doom [ __ ] gusty garden galaxy bunnies in the winds not the most interesting introduction possible for this lovely galaxy and it especially suffers a lot from a not super fun chase with the bunny at the end but not bad boy base galaxy the secret of boy base as a kid i didn't even realize this was the hidden star i thought this pipe was required for the main mission overall not the most memorable star aside from the fact that it is indeed green hey how come two of the three green stars in this game require you to lead a bullet bill into some glass i would kind of understand that if it was all three that required that but two out of three that's pretty weird deep dark galaxy guppy in the underground lake it's kind of lazy to reintroduce guppy so soon after his last appearance in c-slide but honestly it's mildly enjoyable to twist and turn through this little lake and get all the rings not the worst possible way to end off this galaxy's main missions the first bowser level i i wasn't paying attention and i forgot what its name was whoops i'll just i'll just put it on screen right now yeah this one isn't too terribly memorable especially compared to the later bowser levels it does some neat things with gravity and whatnot but it still feels pretty basic overall honey hive galaxy the honey hives purple coins i like the honey hive galaxy enough but it's not too terribly interesting to scour this big planet for purple coins could be worse but could be better freeze flame galaxy purple coins on the summit a decent galaxy wide search for purple coins though the most memorable thing about it is this weirdly dramatic dialogue from captain toad about the summit truly epic boy based galaxy the floating fortress kind of an unmemorable star aside from the pokeball at the end that's actually pretty neat not gonna lie honey hive galaxy honey hive cosmic mario race a pretty basic star to a series of comets i'm not a huge fan of but it's kind of fun to question cpu's hopes and dreams honey hive galaxy trouble on the tower i never understood why they got rid of the bee suit for this level considering that's the whole point of this galaxy and it would have made the platforming even more interesting but whatever not the worst just not particularly memorable toy time galaxy the flip switch chain flip switches and tox boxes aren't the most interesting things in the world meaning this is just kind of an okay hidden star nothing more nothing less good egg galaxy dino piranha speedrun doesn't really change much from the original mission so overall it's just lucky that i like the original mission so much otherwise it would be a lot lower beach bowl galaxy the secret undersea cavern i'm not used to the stone cyclone being so tame considering how maniacal it is in galaxy 2. still this is one of the only missions in beach bowl that actually goes to interesting places so points for breaking the mold there still not amazing though beach bowl galaxy beachcombing for purple coins surprisingly not all that tedious are drawn out it's actually pretty relaxing and enjoyable to collect all these coins at least until the spring mushroom gets involved and then it becomes kind of terrible seriously who invited that kid but yeah other than that nice relaxing star toy time galaxy bouncing down cake lane imagine taking the most delicious looking dessert you could ever imagine and then dumping horseradish all over it that's what this level does through its use of the spring mushroom it would be so good without it but no we can't have nice things toy time galaxy fast fos of toy time well certainly more interesting than the last time we were here but only slightly melty molten galaxy burning tide a rather unique test of patience though it can be a bit disorienting at times because of the way the planet and the camera set up but still a neat idea dreadnought galaxy infiltrating the dreadnought it has cool moments but it's kind of overly long and drawn out but not a bad start to this galaxy space junk galaxy tarantox's tangled web terrantox was never one of the game's better bosses but this level still decently enjoyable especially since it doesn't overuse the sling pod gimmick like a certain other galaxy gold leaf galaxy cataquack to the skies the puzzle cube part is terrible the rest of it is pretty solid and creative i like how there's a random jenga tower at the end neat stuff battle rock galaxy battle rock barrage there's a lot of bees in that title i guess i'll give it a b tier it's a pretty standard platforming gauntlet and not the most memorable mission in this galaxy c slide galaxy going after guppy a fun little underwater tour of the galaxy where you traverse through rings and show this dumbass shark why he's a dick gold leaf galaxy star bunnies on the hunt a cute little romp through better honey hive complete with a fairly unique star bunny chasing segments and also these weird item cube things that only show up here and nowhere else for some reason alrighty then good egg galaxy a snack of cosmic proportions it's alright it can just be a little tedious to have to grind for starbits in this one but it's got the delightful atmosphere and wonderful ideas of good egg so not too bad see sly galaxy the silver stars of c-slide it's got a nice vibe to it i enjoy exploring the galaxy at a leisurely pace and only collecting five things instead of 100. it can be annoying to backtrack if you forget something but it's not too bad dreadnought galaxy revenge of the topman tribe it's a pretty neat and varied mission though the rehashed boss fight with minimal changes isn't really anything to write home about beach bowl galaxy fast foes on the cyclone stone this is where the stone cyclone finally gets interesting without going overwhelmingly awful like it is in galaxy 2. a nice fun platforming challenge that doesn't make you want to tear your hair out see slime galaxy underwater cosmic mario race one of the trickier races with this blue [ __ ] and that's what makes it decently enjoyable but only decently freeze flame galaxy the frozen peak of baron burr sir this is a solid enough showcase of the ice flower despite having kind of a weak boss fight gold leaf galaxy the bell on the big tree honestly a solid hiding spot for a star it's a shame it's so mechanically basic otherwise it might be higher freeze flame galaxy freeze flames blistering core pretty solid preview of the awesomeness that is to come in melty molten just this nice fun steamy mission ghostly galaxy a very spooky sprint a very unique and fairly enjoyable pole star-based race not amazing but not too shabby gusty guarding galaxy major burrows daredevil run certainly very challenging though not the most interesting boss fight in the game still not a bad basis for a daredevil mission gold leaf galaxy cosmic mario forest race one of the better cosmic mario races since i like these platforms and the challenges that come from navigating them but still cosmic mario races aren't really the best thing in the game big mouth galaxy big mouth skull bait big mouth the phrase big mouth has forever been ruined but still this is a fun little mission involving gold shells and boo murder matter splatter galaxy watch your step the matter splatter concept is an ingenious one and this level is filled with fun unique platforming and actual good use of the spring mushroom what so yeah it's pretty good stuff aside from this last portion which is a little slow and tedious oh my god i just got 60 stars guess that means i can travel to the center of the universe and take on bowser now you have 60 stars now you can travel to the center of the 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the purple comets to appear gateway galaxy grand star rescue a simple yet solid introduction to the game i love the contrast between the serene bunny chasing that introduces you to the gravity mechanics and the enticing danger of the rest of the mission not a bad way to start things off bubble breeze galaxy through the poison swamp i'm one of the five people who actually really likes this bubble mechanic it's really fun whether i'm taking a leisurely stroll or seeing how fast i can go without bumping into a spiked ball and dying horribly in poison either way i dig it good egg galaxy purple coin omelet a very simple introduction to the purple coins but it's kind of soothing to collect them in this incredibly lovely galaxy boo's boneyard galaxy racing the spooky speedster pretty fun i like the boom mushroom and i love shooting ahead of the sky using fans not too shabby of a race sea slide galaxy hurry he's hungry i like this one because this guy spawns his planet form over this black hole like he goes out of his way to give birth to his new form over a black hole and he doesn't even give you a launch star to reach him you have to use this convenient nearby cannon my head cannon is that this guy is a huge [ __ ] but i do like collecting music notes on these disappearing platforms using the bee suit so joke's on him battle rock galaxy breaking into the battle rock lots of epic sweeping moments and some bob-omb use make this one a solid time i like how the planet at the end looks like a corn cob but with blue and red squares dreadnought galaxy dreadnought's garbage dump this level was such a [ __ ] as a kid until i learned that you have to throw bombs at the glowy spots then it became a decent challenge and a fairly fun one to revisit honey hive galaxy luigi and the honey hive kingdom luigi is actually in a pretty neat hiding spot that makes you think about how you're going to reach him plus it's fun to knock him off the tree a pretty solid game of hide and seek overall dreadnought galaxy dreadnought's colossal cannons a neat moving obstacle course takes center stage here and it's a great set piece the start of the level is solid as well gusty guarding galaxy the dirty tricks of major burrows i do love me some giant apples floating in space with a giant caterpillar connecting all of them and the boss fight is neat as well battle rock galaxy purple coins on the battle rock a simple yet effective moving platform challenge where all you gotta do is grab every last coin and pray to god you don't miss any it's solid but outdone by a similar mission later on deep dark galaxy the underground ghost ship i like using the rainbow star to kick the fire flower plus the boss fight here is actually pretty neat and unexpected and not that rehashy i like how it moves to the top half of the ship and narrows your playing field halfway through overall a neat start to this galaxy ghostly galaxy matter splatter mansion i must have been a really dumb kid because the location of this hidden star stumped me for the longest time but regardless this was a super cool idea i love testing the limits of how far ahead the level i can get and the spooky vibe of the galaxy just goes really well with the matter splatter concept in general honeyclimb galaxy scaling the sticky wall i find this one utterly bizarre as a standalone galaxy considering it could have easily been a secret mission in honey high for gold leaf but oh well it's still pretty fun to climb this honey and see how far i can go while touching as few honeycombs as possible space junk galaxy pole star path nice and elegant i'm not the biggest fan of the pole stars as a concept but this mission nails the beauty of space and the simple joy of lackadaisically pulling mario through it the ending part is pretty neat as well ghostly galaxy beware of boulder geist now that's a great pun of a name the bulk of the level is decent enough and introduces the bombus pretty well but it's the titular boss that steals the show here he's an absolute joy to fight i only wish the entire mission was just this boss battle if only am i right bowser jr's lava reactor king caliente spicy return this game is so lucky that i love king caliente so much cause in hindsight this is a pretty lame semi-final grand star still i do love the boss fight so i'll give it a pass space junk galaxy camilla's airstrip attack just a super fun airship romp with some cool secrets and a neat boss fight not much else to say it's just really fun gold leaf galaxy when it rains it pours a super fun raiding gauntlet where you try as hard as you can to keep your bee suit throughout the whole level the boss fight is basic but not too shabby honestly deep dark galaxy plunder the purple coins a simple and soothing open-ended purple coin hunts is not too spread out and searching for coins in the water isn't too annoying mostly because of the fun homing spin overall a good time freeze flame galaxy hot and cold collide finally a level that actually delivers on the promise of the galaxy hot and cold do indeed collide in this pretty fun mission with the best part being the ice skating bit at the end bowser's dark matter plan darkness on the horizon a really fun gauntlet of gravity challenges with some excellent dark atmosphere to boot a real winner of a semi-final confrontation with bowser melty molten galaxy fiery dino piranha i think it's pretty neat that the first star of the first main galaxy you visit is a fight with regular dino piranha and the last star of the last galaxy is the souped-up fire version it's no mere pallet swap either the fire makes this an incredibly daunting challenge to complete and the level leading up to the boss is really solid as well melty molting galaxy through the meteor storm the meteor concept ties the whole level together and it's got plenty of other unique ideas of its own as well especially the surprise rolling ball segment at the end with a cool dramatic remix of the rolling ball music pretty neat even though i really hate this bullet bill segment but oh well beach bowl galaxy while jumping up waterfalls hot take this should not have been a hidden star the mission where all you do is grab a gold shell should have and this could have been a fun introduction to the ice flower that actually takes you to a new location in the galaxy it's enjoyable to wall jump up waterfalls as the name implies and making an ice path for the cataquack at the end is tricky yet rewarding pretty good stuff here i like it battle rock galaxy battle rock garbage dump using an invincibility star to kill all the chomps that collects star bits is pretty fun and there's something weirdly cathartic about blowing up all this trash with bombs it's nice simple fun melty molten galaxy the sinking lava spire a rock solid introduction to this galaxy with tons of unique memorable moments like the volcano loaded with star bits the lava plagued pole star path and of course the titular lava spire itself solid fun all around bubble blast galaxy the electric labyrinth a brutal gauntlet of challenges that pushes the bubble mechanic to its absolute limit the lack of a checkpoint makes the first part incredibly grueling but immensely satisfying to complete it's perhaps the best test of patience in the entire game and i for one really dig it i almost wish they brought the bubbles back for galaxy 2 honestly grand finale galaxy the star festival scoff all you want but honestly before nintendo decided to cap these games off with super hard final levels this was a perfect hidden finale finally getting to live out the star festival from the beginning of the game after everything you've been through with all the kooky characters you've met along the way it's just magical the message sent to your wii menu or switch camera roll is just the cherry on top i only wish peach herself was here to greet us loopty swoop galaxy the galaxy's greatest wave i always save this one for last during my 120 star playthroughs it's just a nice capper on everything it's not really challenging but it makes great fun use of the race surfing and i love going around the galaxy and saying hi to everyone whenever i get a new best time which happens every time since like i said it's pretty easy space junk galaxy purple coin spacewalk i love long jumping into each group of 10 coins knowing that the floor will appear beneath me when i get there yeah this is a pretty fun mission despite how simple it is and it's a great fit for the purple coins deep dark galaxy bubble blastoff this is the weirdest star in the game man you start off with a boss fight that's pretty fun due to the coconuts you can shuck at him then you grab a fire flower and use it to spawn an ice flower blast off to different planets using bubbles instead of the usual launch stars and finally round pound tennis balls into a watermelon to make it a big watermelon i don't understand any of that but at least it made for a fun insane level melty molten galaxy red hot purple coins a simple yet satisfying open world hunt for purple coins taking advantage of every last nook and cranny of this volcanic planet you will be safe here because it's a pretty great mission battle rock galaxy top maniac and the topman tribe this one's got it all exciting explosions a cool 2d section with gravity manipulation a super easy yet mechanically satisfying boss fight it's a blast i love how each mission in this galaxy just picks up more and more steam before it reaches its crescendo here freeze flame galaxy frosty cosmic mario race easily the best cosmic mario star not because it's a particularly good race since it's incredibly easy to beat cosmic mario but because ice skating is fun damn it also i think the spawn for this star is kinda broken because it always spawns after we beat the first mission which didn't have this ice skating part in it i i just wanted to point that out because it's been bugging me ever since i was a kid good egg galaxy king calientes battle fleet i like how this one subtly primes you for the fight with king caliente by introducing the coconut spinning mechanic in low stakes arenas before topping it off with a simple yet super fun boss fight plus the fact that this galaxy switches up where the launch star to get off the first planet is every time is a nice touch as well toy time galaxy heavy metal mecha bowser yeah the spring mushroom blows but this level doesn't use it in any difficult or frustrating ways it's just a fun romp through a whimsical colorful galaxy plus it's so much fun to take down this giant robot piece by piece melty molten galaxy lava spire daredevil run the single most evil mission in the entire game as a kid when i saw that daredevil comment over melty moulton i assumed as any normal person would it was for fiery dino piranha lil nope here do this entire mission without getting hit once the sheer brutality of this task is enough to shoot it far above the speedy comets even though this mission is also an instance of repeating the same star over again still it's not the same not by a long shot it's a psychological torture simulation where you have to keep your cool and keep your head the whole way through since you know there's no checkpoints utterly maniacal but i'm honestly glad such an insane challenge exists in this game deep dark galaxy ghost ship daredevil run honestly one of the most intense daredevil battles in the whole game what with all the fire spells flying your way do you go in for the kill on camila or do you take out her magikoopa henchman while on this tiny ass platform i don't know but whatever you do you better do it soon the intensity here is great and a super fun challenge rolling gizmo galaxy gizmos gadgets and gears oh this gave me so much trouble as a kid but over the years i've learned how to master it and now i beat it first try every time it's a really fun use of the rolling ball mechanic operating at its full potential and i always look forward to giving this obstacle course that traumatized me in my childhood what for sand spiral galaxy choosing a favorite snack i love the idea of well choosing a favorite snack this game rarely ever gives you options on which power up you'd like to use in a certain level and this choice coupled with a super fun rainbow romp towards that big ass moon at the end makes for a mission i always look forward to gold leaf galaxy purple coins in the woods i already enjoyed this obstacle course but when coupled with an urgent high stakes purple coins collecting race that's when it becomes a true winner toy time galaxy mario meets mario this giant 8-bit mario is objectively one of the coolest things in the entire game and the mission to reach it and bask in its glory is simple yet satisfying ghostly galaxy purple coins and the bone pen this one is nuts with its one minute time limit that really stretches you down to the wire but i'm not gonna lie it's probably the most creative and fun use of pole stars in the entire game i have to give them props for thinking this one up honestly great work there bowser jr's airship armada sinking the airships this level slaps it's got shortcuts cute little secrets an oversized rocket skateboard and an incredibly fun and hectic battle with bowser jr honestly this probably should have been your last encounter with him it's a lot more climactic than just re-fighting king caliente again bone fin galaxy king finn's dangerous waters wait a good underwater boss how is that possible i don't know but they did it the intensity of fighting this skeletal shark with all sorts of koopa shells is just too good to pass up i love it i love it good egg galaxy dino piranha in all time classic man the amazing music the multiple paths through the level and the simple yet immensely satisfying boss fight make this one a treat to revisit every time i start the game over honey hive galaxy b mario takes flight a stellar introduction to b mario this mission makes the honey hive galaxy feel lived in and shows off so many stellar b related mechanics it introduces the toad brigade and everyone's favorite inexplicable mario kart character honeyqueen where would we be as a society without honey queen and mario kart like come on ghostly galaxy boulder geist daredevil run finally a worthy opponent this battle is legendary just nothing but this absolute killer boss battle with the daredevil restriction adding some legit challenge to the proceedings it's so satisfying to beat the spooky rock boy in one try which i didn't do on my most recent playthrough in fact i rarely do it but that's what makes it fun and challenging dreadnought galaxy battle stations purple coins an absolutely grueling gauntlet of purple coin collecting what with the constantly flipping gravity and the fact that you're still operating in a 3d space so you need to align yourself perfectly to collect the coins it's a true test of your platforming prowess and one of the absolute best purple coin missions in the whole game also this mission is a dick for withholding the final coin until the launch star at the end making you think you missed a coin on your first playthrough that's evil and i love it space junk galaxy yoshi's unexpected appearance oh come on how can you not love this mission it's yoshi i always look forward to this one it's an absolute blast to try and string together the biggest combo of goomba jumps possible plus i mean come on it's yoshi ghostly galaxy luigi and the haunted mansion now this is what i'm talking about a loving tribute to luigi's mansion and a perfect introduction to not only the buu power-up but to luigi in the realm of 3d mario 64 ds notwithstanding i love that the booze are gay for mario and i overall just get really giddy to replay this mission every time i start the game over luigi is my soul mate good egg galaxy luigi on the roof video games as a medium have not concocted a more perfectly concise platforming challenge than this you can see your goal from the starting screen of the mission all it takes is one perfectly timed triple jump and the mission is over if you mess it up you feel like absolute garbage if you're a true degenerate you take the orange pipe but when you get the satisfaction of clearing that triple jump and landing on the roof on the first try it's pure euphoria nothing quite like it in this entire game i can't fully tell if this was a brilliant or lazy decision to put luigi in such an obvious spot but i'm leaning towards brilliant the more i think about it this is one of my absolute favorite stars to collect in the game and can you really blame me for thinking that way sweet sweet galaxy rocky road a tricky delectable platform challenge that i've always hyped to revisit clearly the hungry luma that spawned this galaxy didn't have the best diet but fortunately he made a pretty killer mission for us to enjoy gusty garden galaxy purple coins on the puzzle cube i love the purple coin missions that let you go anywhere you want and grab whichever coins you want while also still operating under a time limit it makes for such dynamic exciting levels plus the slew of unique layouts on this puzzle cube is just too good to pass up bowser jr's robot reactor mega leg's moon mario reenacts shadow of the colossus in a short yet unbelievably satisfying set-piece boss fight it's forever engrained into my brain as one of this game's highlights and for good reason gusty garden galaxy the golden chomp this star blew my mind as a kid i thought it was too clever to be true this random golden chomp rolling around had a star inside no way they couldn't have but once i discovered this rainbow star that's hidden underneath five question mark coins i carried my rainbow ass self all the way over to the chop and bam there it was i was absolutely giddy from discovering this for myself and all these years later it's such a cool and clever secret i always go for this star before clearing the actual main mission gateway galaxy gateway's purple coins the atmosphere here is unparalleled not only does it feature a beautiful cutscene with rosalina but an amazing new powerup that sadly never sees any real use outside of this mission it's so freeing to fly through the stars and grab a ton of purple coins using one homing spin an absolutely gorgeous mission that doesn't overstay its welcome and makes for one unforgettable moment bowser's galaxy reactor the fate of the universe the most epic moment in any mario game to date i still get chills when mario just walks forward at the beginning of the level instead of being launched there as the dramatic score kicks in it's like damn this is serious business the level is a frankenstein's monster of mismatched themes and ideas that bowser pieced together and it's a fitting and intense gauntlet of challenges it all culminates with the most dramatic showdown with bowser ever conceived featuring unique new phases to the fight and one hell of an incredible score a final level for the ages [Music] toy time galaxy luigi's purple coins everything great about this game distilled into one level in immensely fun and challenging timed mission that's also rather open-ended at the same time there's 150 coins here and you only need 100 so take whatever path you want go for the hard ones or don'ts it's all up to you this mission is so creative so fun so bombastic so challenging it's got the most creative use of the purple coins by far it's one big tribute to luigi it was so good that galaxy 2 entirely ripped it off oh my god it's just the perfect mission and my absolute favorite in the game so that was my list i probably won't do this for galaxy 2 because that requires me to go dig my wii u out of the dumpster plus that game has so many green stars that ranking them all would actually kill me i wouldn't expect this for 64 in sunshine either because i actually have never 100 at either of those games i have 100 completed odyssey before but yeah i know we're not ranking those 3d world uh the best level is every single one with the double cherry and the worst level is every single one without the double cherry it's a big tie okay that's all good night tri-state galaxy [Applause] you

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Published: Fri May 28 2021