Shining Stars 3: Sanctuary of the Star Comet is a ROM-Hack made by pieordie1, and is the third installment in the Shining Stars series.
Main Levels[]
Name | Stars | Stars Required | Total Coins |
---|---|---|---|
Kochiya Falls | 7 | 0 | 249[1] |
Sunset City | 7 | 0 | 307 |
Snowflower View | 7 | 5 | 158 |
Sunshine Airport | 7 | 10 | 171 |
Crystal Sewers | 7 | 15 | 206[2] |
Tsuki Mansion | 7 | 20 | 236[3] |
Flaming Pie Factory | 7 | 25 | 169[4] |
Mt. Zora | 7 | 25 | 199 |
Tidal Township | 7 | 30 | 146 21[5] |
Papercraft Sands | 7 | 40 | 181 |
Misty Manor | 7 | 60 | 165 |
Heavenly Ascent | 7 | 65 | 160[6] |
Crystalline Pass | 7 | 75 | 210 194[7] |
Harmonic Hotel | 7 | 80 | 223 |
Moonstruck Village | 7 | 90 | 218 |
Special Levels[]
Name | Replaced | Stars | Stars Required | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Serenade Skies | The Princess's Slide | 3 | 0 | Located in Kochiya Falls |
Mathematical Complex | Vanish Cap under the Moat | 2 | 0 | Vanish Cap Stage. Located in Sunset City. |
Gale Skystation | Tower in the Wing Cap | 2 | 10 | Wing Cap Stage. Located in Sunshine Airport. |
Sanctuary of Water and Ice | Bowser in the Dark World | 2 | 20 | Boss: Aquarius Wiggler. There are 119 coins in this level. |
Sticker Express | The Secret Aquarium | 3 | 20 | Requires Vanish Cap. Located in Tsuki Mansion. |
Sanctuary of Rock and Lava | Bowser in the Fire Sea | 2 | 40 | Boss: Big Bully Brigade |
Secret Stars | End Cake Picture | 1 | 50 | Entering it will have to cost you one life. |
Disco Space Rave | Wing Mario Over the Rainbow | 2 | 90 | |
Cascade Cliffs | Cavern of the Metal Cap | 2 | 90 | Required to access Sanctuary of Space |
Sanctuary of Space | Bowser in the Sky | 2 | 90 | Located in Moonstruck Village |
Hub[]
Star Name | Location | Stars Required |
---|---|---|
Toad Stars | Hub #1 | 20 |
50 | ||
Hub #2 | 20 | |
MIPS Stars | Hub #1 | 15 |
50 | ||
Other Hub Stars | Hub #2 | 20 |
Music[]
Used in | Track Name | Source of origin |
---|---|---|
File Select/Ending/Music Room | Special 8 Map | Super Mario 3D Land |
Star Select | Intermission | Paper Mario: Sticker Star |
Overworld 1 | Modern Theme | Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 |
Kochiya Falls | Fall of Fall ~ Autumnal Waterfall | Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith |
Serenade Skies | Light | Kirby Air Ride |
Sunset City | Dolphin Shoals | Mario Kart 8 |
Mathematical Complex | X-Naut Fortress | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door |
Snowflower View | The Doll Maker of Bucuresti | Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom |
Sunshine Airport | Sunshine Airport | Mario Kart 8 |
Gale Skystation | Wizards and Lizards | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex |
Crystal Sewers | That Sinking Feeling | |
Ice Station Bandicoot | ||
Sanctuary of Water and Ice | Sanctuary of Water and Ice | Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
Pre-Aquarius Wiggler fight | Aquatic Ambience | Donkey Kong Country |
Aquarius Wiggler | Freeze! | Paper Mario |
After Boss Fight | Save Hut | Kirby Super Star |
Overworld 2 | The Lava Stream | Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
Tsuki Mansion | Illusionary Night ~ Ghostly Night | Touhou 8: Imperishable Night |
Mystery Box | Mystery Box | Super Mario 3D Land |
Sticker Express | Hiroshige No. 36 | Retrospective 53 Minutes |
Flaming Pie Factory | Macho Grubba Battle | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
Mt. Zora | Jungle Rumble | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex |
Drain Damage | ||
Tidal Township | Tsunami | |
Puppet | The Witch's House | |
Sanctuary of Rock and Lava | Sanctuary of Rock and Lava | Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
Flower Ride | ||
Big Bully Brigade | Huffin and Puffin | Paper Mario |
Secret Stars/Bonus Area | Disco Train | Donkey Kong Country 2 |
Papercraft Sands | Sinking in Quicksand! | Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam |
Dense Fog Today | Kirby Air Ride | |
Misty Manor | Old Puppet | Ib |
Ghost Fight | Undertale | |
Swimming With Stars | Rayman Origins | |
Heavenly Ascent | Grape Garden | Kirby's Adventure |
Here We Are | Undertale | |
Crystalline Pass | Over Shiver Mountain | Paper Mario |
Crystal Palace Crawl | ||
Harmonic Hotel | Land of Livid Dead | Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc |
Moonstruck Village | Moonstruck Blossom | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Disco Space Rave | Beep Block Skyway | Super Mario 3D World |
Cascade Cliffs | The Precipice | Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
Cascade Cliffs | Final Boss | New Super Mario Bros. DS |
Sanctuary of Space | Air Fortress | Blue Wish Resurrection |
Turbulence | Cyber RainForce | |
Sanctuary of Space | Sullied Grace (Intro) | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Sanctuary of Space | Soul of Sectonia/The World to Win | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Koopa Race | Attack on the Koopa Bros | Paper Mario |
Shell Theme | Riding the Shell | Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
Vanish Cap | Item Bounce | Kirby Air Ride |
Wing Cap | The Flying Barrel (Part 1) | Rayman 2: The Great Escape |
Overworld 3 | Shooting Star Summit | Paper Mario |
Miniboss fight | Miracle Matter | Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards |
Version Changes[]
As with major hacks, SS3 has updates that fixes some bugs. The final update is 2.0 (June 5, 2018)
Version | Released | Changelog |
---|---|---|
V1.0 | August 1, 2017 | Intial release. |
V1.1 | Unknown |
-Reduced some star door amounts in Overworld 1 and 2 -Added a few objects to make things easier -Course 6 Star 1 is slightly different -More things added for visibility |
V1.2 | Unknown |
-Fixed Course 13 star 5 and 6 -Changed success and failure warps in C13 area 2 and 3 |
V1.3 | Unknown |
-Fixed text errors -changed C14S6 a tiny bit |
V1.3.1 | Unknown |
-Patched Kaze's elevator fix so now moving on upward elevators and boats won't eat Mario's jump |
V2.0 | June 5, 2018 |
-Removed useless objects (like C1 shrink platform) -Objects that disappear don't go away forever -Easier ways to get to Vanish Cap and to the funtimes door in OW1 -dying in the final section of the game takes you to a small death area -C2 bonus area slightly extended -getting to King Bob Omb is easier to do now -various C5 fixes and objects added -C12 area 2 warp is now easier to see -C15 silvers -final boss edited slightly -some songs modified a little, most are still the same though |
Notes []
- ↑ Doesn't count the Chuck-ya that loads above the death barrier.
- ↑ Star 1 must be chosen to collect all coins possible.
- ↑ Star 1 must be chosen to collect all coins possible.
- ↑ The actual number is 175, but 2 coins require riding a shell all the way to the bottom of the level (where there's no way to go back), while the other 4 are impossible to collect without dying in the process.
- ↑ Total amount found after the events of Star 4.
- ↑ Doesn't count the Chuck-ya that loads and clips through the floor. Star 3 must be chosen to collect all coins possible.
- ↑ Maximum amount that can be saved in one go.