We’ve put together a guide here at Mario Planetoid to help fans of the new Super Mario Galaxy unlock the “Planet of Trials”. In order to unlock this special secret planet, you’ll need to collect three hidden green stars.
The special Planet of Trials is a planet that branches off to three hidden galaxies, each highlighting one of the special gameplay modes found in Super Mario Galaxy (Bubble Mario, Surfing Mario, and Balancing Ball Mario). They are very challenging, and very fun galaxies to play through, so having these extra Green Stars is a must!
After reports of Best Buy selling Super Mario Galaxy before street date (Nov.13), we’ve been able to confirm that some copies are making their way to Mario fans around the United States. Some other reports of the game being sold at smaller game vendors, and other stores such as Walmart have also been confirmed.
Not all Best Buys are breaking the street date, as I’ve already checked one near my location (Just north of Atlanta, GA), and another fan has reported that Best Buy can face penalties of up to $25,000 per copy sold early.
If you’re lucky, you may be able to grab a copy online for some extra cash. One listing is going for roughly $125 now. Here’s your chance to buy Super Mario Galaxy Early!
Today, IGN revealed some new Super Smash Bros. Brawl screenshots for us to drool over. The game is certainly becoming more and more impressive (although I don’t think it is going to be any competition for Mario Galaxy’s visuals).
IGN has also published a nice little FAQ that covers A TON of details about the game. If you haven’t been following SSBB over the past few months, you’ll probably find anything and everything you want to know there. Includes details about characters, controls, levels, mini-games, etc. Anyways, it’s definitely worth the read for fans out of the know.
It would appear as if Luigi is going to make an appearance in the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy game based on some new gameplay footage posted over at youtube. If you know where the footage is coming from, drop us a line. I believe this game will be playable at the E for All gaming Expo starting on the 18th.
The Luigi reference comes from a Toad at about the 1 minute mark:
“But then we thought Bowser would get us, and then we got lost with Luigi…”
IGN got a special hands-on with Mario Galaxy, and has shared some really nice information concerning how the Game really feels starting from the beginning.
Maybe it’s because development studio Nintendo Tokyo has with Galaxy created a title that feels like a true successor to Mario 64, which is no easy task, or maybe it’s because we’re simply platformer junkies. It could also be because Galaxy is Wii’s best looking title. Probably it’s a combination of all three. Whatever the case, though, the project amazes us every time we see and play it, and our latest hand-on proved to be no exception. We’ve written about the basics 10 times over, so with today’s update we’ve focused on the beginning of the experience — exactly what you’ll do the first time you boot up.
The preview includes some information on some “WiiConnect24″ features the game might have, the opening story, some technical specs, and other interesting tidbits. It’s two pages long, but certainly worth the read for Mario fans.
Also, here is the opening sequence to Mario Galaxy:
And the story background from IGN:
“Every hundred years, a comet appears in the skies above mushroom kingdom. The comet was so large one year, it filled the skies and sent countless shooting stars raining down. The Toads brought the shooting stars to the castle, where they became a great Power Star. It should have been a very happy time for the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. That was the night of the Star Festival, held once every hundred years to celebrate the comet.”
Mario Planetoid, a collective source of information surrounding “Mario Galaxy” and other Mario Titles, has launched today, the 16th of October, 2007.
We’ll be launching several guides for the upcoming Mario Galaxy title for the Nintendo Wii very soon, including information for collecting all 120 stars in the game, and other useful information. Get ready for the biggest Nintendo Wii Launch up to date, and be sure to grab yourself a copy of the game when it is released on November 12th.
