20-Point Star

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20-Point Star
The 20-Point Star icon from the pause menu in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)

A 20-Point Star[1] (originally formatted as 20 Point Star)[2] is a Special Item that a Yoshi can collect in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. It can be obtained by winning certain minigames, or Mini Battles. It is worth 20 Stars, giving a Yoshi 20 more seconds for the Countdown Timer. There is a similar Special Item called a 10-Point Star.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description: Increases the Countdown Timer by 20.[2]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS digital manual description: Increases your star power by 20.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 20ポイントスター[3]
20 Pointo Sutā
20-Point Star
Italian Stella da 20 punti[?] 20-points star
Spanish 20 estrellas[?] 20 stars

Trivia[edit]

  • Like regular Stars and the 10 Point Star, the 20 Point Star was originally represented by a clock in prototype builds of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and it additionally replenished 50 to the Countdown Timer instead of 20.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 instruction booklet, page 31.
  2. ^ a b Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet, page 23.
  3. ^ Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet, page 22.
  4. ^ Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys romX 0/Items. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 23, 2021.