Star Piece Location FAQ - Guide for Paper Mario

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                            Star Piece Location FAQ
                                   Version 1.0
              
                                 By: Hylianhero
                            [email protected]
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Table of Contents
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I) Introduction
II) Updates
III) Star Piece Location (By Areas)
IV) Leftover Star Pieces
V) Credits
VI) Disclaimer
VII) Contact
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I) Introduction
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   Paper Mario was the long awaited sequel to Super Mario RPG for the SNES. I remember
reading about it in magazines and looking at screenshots of "Mario RPG 2" and then I
finally got my hands on it. While the commercials make it look like an Elmo game, Paper
Mario is an immense RPG that doesn't focus on the graphics, but the gameplay. Even
though you might beat it in a week, Paper Mario's star pieces and badges will keep
you coming back.

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II) Updates
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7/29/01-Submitted Version 1.0 of this guide with all Star Pieces. If any other versions
will be uploaded, it's to correct errors, or add some ASCII Art. Today's also the day I
become a Legend at GameFAQs. Hope ya enjoy!
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III) Star Piece Locations (By Areas)
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Goomba Village
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Star Piece #1-On a ledge in the area of the hammer. 

Star Piece #2-Near where Mario fell from the deck, pound the area ponce you have the
Super Boots.

Star Piece #3-Return Goombaria's Peach doll to her. You'll find the doll in an area with
a lot of tall trees.

Star Piece #4-Pound the ground around the place where the back porch fell with the Super
Boots.


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Goomba Road
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Star Piece #5-Pound the tree next to the Goomba King's fallen fortress with any hammer.

Star Piece #6-Pound the ground near Goomba King's fallen fortress with the Super Boots.


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Toad Town
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Star Piece #7-Near the warp pipe, use Sushi to swim across to a star piece.

Star Piece #8-Pound the grass in front of the Fighting Dojo's building.

Star Piece #9-Whack a tree near Merlon's house with a hammer to retrieve a star piece.

Star Piece #10-Return the stolen mailbag to the Post Office (find the mailbag in ShyGuy's
Toybox).

Star Piece #11-Return the dictionary to Russ. T in his house (find the dictionary in
ShyGuy's Toybox)

Star Piece #12-Pound the ground near the area where Fice T. ran into the Ghost Butler.

Star Piece #13-Go out of your way at the docks to claim a Star Piece that has "Waste of
Time" written on it.

Star Piece #14-Pound the ground near the place where the rock used to be at the train
tracks.


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Toad Town Tunnels
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Star Piece #15-This piece is hidden deep within the tunnels. You have to have the Super
hammer.

Star Pieces #16-18-Buy these star pieces from Rip Cheato deep in the labyrinth.


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Shooting Star Summit
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Star Piece #19-Pound the ground near the first step leading to the summit with the Super
Boots.

Star Piece #20-Walk behind the summit(look for a left path) to find a piece in the open.

Star Piece #21-After you cross the bridge, head to the right hand side and pound the
ground with the Super Boots.

Star Piece #22-Pound the ground just outside Merluvlee's house with the Super Boots.


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Koopa Village
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Star Piece #23-Pound the ground in front of the shop to make a Star Piece fall.

Star Piece #24-Push a blue block underneath another block that holds the star piece.
Jump up to break the wooden block and claim the piece.


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Pleasant Path
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Star Piece #25-Use Kooper to retrieve a piece on an inacessible island.

Star Piece #26-Hit a tree outside Koopa's Fortress with any hammer.

Star Piece #27-Pound the ground after crossing the bridge using the Super Boots.

Star Piece #28-Pound the ground using the Super Boots between the three candy canes.


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Mt. Rugged
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Star Piece #29-On a ledge near Buzzar.

Star Piece #30-Pound the ground near a save point using the Super Boots.

Star Piece #31-Use Parakarry to fly over a ledge and then head to another piece.


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Dry Dry Desert
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Star Piece #32-Near a stone cactus and a tournado, pound the ground with the Super Boots.

Star Piece #33-Find the artifact in Dry Dry Ruins, and trade Kolorado for a star piece.


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Dry Dry Outpost
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Star Piece #34-Use Parakarry to reach a top of a house, where a Star Piece awaits.


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Dry Dry Ruins
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Star Piece #35-One of the rooms filled with sand holds a star piece buried.


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Boo's Mansion
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Star Piece #36-The room with the portrait holds a Star Piece somewhere inside.

Star Piece #37-Look under a carpet on the first floor.

Star Piece #38-Look under a carpet on the second floor.

Star Piece #39-A piece is tucked away in the room with the Super Boots.

Star Piece #40-Pound the ground next to the shop in the basement with the Super Boots.


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Gusty Gulch
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Star Piece #41-Look behind a rock for a star piece, near the beginning of the gulch.

Star Piece #42-Pound the ground right after you enter the gulch through the gate.


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Tubba Blubba's Castle
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Star Piece #43-On a table in the dining room. It's pretty high up, so you'll have to
find a good way up there.

Star Piece #44-On a shelf in one of the rooms, you'll find a Star Piece waiting to be
snatched up.


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ShyGuy's ToyBox
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Star Piece #45-Pound the ground in front of the Blue Toad.

Star Piece #46-Pound the ground in front of the Red Toad.

Star Piece #47-Pound the ground in front of the Green Toad.

Star Piece #48-Pound the ground in front of the Pink Toad.

Star Piece #49-Use Parakarry to fly to a roof near the giant dollhouse.

Star Piece #50-Towards the east direction of the entrance to the world, you'll find
it behind a big green block.

Star Piece #51-In a dead end that is east of the Green Station.


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Jade Jungle
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Star Piece #52-Pound the ground near a group of Piranha Plants.

Star Piece #53-Use Sushi to swim to a small island near the center of the screen.

Star Piece #54-Dive underwater and go exploring with Sushi to find this piece.

Star Piece #55-Pound the ground on the beach area.


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Yoshi's Village
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Star Piece #56-Pound the ground in front of the Jade Raven statue.


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Mt. Lavalava
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Star Piece #57-In a room with a Super Block to upgrade one of your party members,
explore a bit.

Star Piece #58-Explore all the stairways leading to the boss's room.


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Flower Fields
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Star Piece #59-Explore near the Super Block thoroughly.

Star Piece #60-Look on a cliff above a bubble berry tree.

Star Piece #61-Look in the shrubs near the blue tree.

Star Piece #62-Search the plants near the yellow tree.

Star Piece #63-Pound the ground near Petunia.

Star Piece #64-Take in a few rays and go treasure hunting near the Sun's Tower.


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Shiver City
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Star Piece #65-Pound the ground to the left of the mayor's house.


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Shiver Snowplain
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Star Piece #66-Pound the ground near the area of snowmen.


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Shiver Mountain
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Star Piece #67-Take a leap of faith next to the save block.


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Crystal Palace
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Star Piece #68-Walk outside through the mirror entrance.

Star Piece #69-Pound the ground right next to the tiny statue.

Star Piece #70-Pound the ground right next to the big statue.


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IV) Leftover Star Pieces
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Star Pieces #71-85-Accomplish all of Koopa Koot's errands.

Star Pieces #86-97-Deliver all of Parakarry's letters that you will find in the wild.

Star Pieces #98-160-Answer all of Chuck Quizmo's Questions(check out a seperate FAQ for
the questons and answers)


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V) Credits
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Nintendo, for making a console and a game that gave me great enjoyment.

CJayC, for taking the time to search through backlog and post this, and running a
video games supersite.

Me, for taking the time to write this FAQ.


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VI) Disclaimer
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This document is copyright 2001 Hylianhero. All rights reserved. All characters are
registered trademarks of Nintendo. GameFAQs.com is currently the only site that can
post this FAQ. 

More importantly, I hope you had a fun time playing Paper Mario, and I hope this guide
helped you through it.


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VII) Contact
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Hylianhero can be reached at [email protected], or contacted on AIM and ICQ. 

AIM-NAHylianhero
ICQ#-64388446

For MSN Messenger, just use my email address to search for me. Please do not send me
things referring to the main hold of the game, as I did not write a walkthrough, just
an FAQ for the Star Pieces.