The Dusty Dune Galaxy is a galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. It is a desert-themed galaxy and most of its planets are covered in quicksand. It is one of two main galaxies in the game that has seven missions instead of the normal six.
Missions[]
Soaring on the Desert Winds[]
Mario has to utilize the Tornadoes so he can make his way to the top of the tower. The first area consists of platforms with Dry Bones and the player has to use a tornado to cross a gap to the other platform. The next platform has moving tornadoes, and the player needs to use the tornadoes moving in the sand to cross a large gap to a Warp Pipe. The Warp Pipe leads to the inside of a large stone structure that the player has to navigate in a 2D plain. The structure starts with a blockade of Brick Blocks the player can Ground Pound through, followed by a path with more blocks, Piranha Plants, and Thwomps, and the player has to use them as platforms to avoid getting pushed by the sand flowing below. Above the first Thwomp is a secret area with more Thwomps and a Life Mushroom. Part way through the area, the player will find large wheels that will affect the gravity if the player jumps at them. After the wheels is a ? Coin that will create a Fire Flower when touched, which will make defeating the Piranha Plants on the slope ahead easier. When the player moves down the large slope, a large boulder will drop and start rolling toward the player, though the player can destroy it like any other boulder by spinning into the red core. At the end of the slope is a Sling Star that will send the player to a Warp Pipe leading back outside.
Blasting through the Sand[]
Mario has to make his way to the star via the sand river while avoid the Quicksand that can kill him.
Sunbaked Sand Castle[]
Mario has to make his way inside a tower located on one of the Disk Planets and navigate it as it tries to crush him.
Sandblast Speed Run (Speedy Comet in Orbit)[]
This mission is only accessible, unless already completed, if a Speedy Comet is in orbit. 4 minutes and a half are available to complete the level, while rock-carrying whirlwinds leading to the star aren't available.
Purple Coins in the Desert (Purple Comet in Orbit)[]
This is a Purple Coin mission. It is only accessible, unless already completed, if a Purple Comet is in orbit.
Bullet Bill on Your Back[]
It's a hidden star, in the Sunbaked Sand Castle level. While in the planet with a spiky plant in the middle, the player should Ground Pound on a log which will appear when the planet is shrinking. Then notes appear, and they have to be collected, and a Launch Star will lead the player to the Star area. While there, the player should Ground Pound on an interrupter which will level the Bullet Bill Launcher while the Star, a Rainbow Star and some Star Bits are separately stored in cages. The player has to make a high jump (while holding the Z button, jump) to attract the Bullet Bill's attention. Then he has to run away to the Rainbow Star, then kill all the Dry Bones bothering the player. Repeating this action and going behind the Power Star will be enough to complete the level.
Treasure of the Pyramid (Green Power Star)[]
In the Blasting through the Sand level, instead of continuing in the Launch Star upper available, the player has to move down of the planet ahead of the three rolling rocks. A Hungry Luma will want to eat 30 Star Bits, and a planet appears. The player will take the Launch Star and automatically enter to a Warp Pipe. Staying in the green lights will let the sand move, discovering breakable things containing Silver Stars. Exploring all the parts of the lights will let the 5 Stars being liberated, making the Green Star appear.
Planets[]
Giant Quicksand Planet[]
This is the main planet of the galaxy. It has its "land" removed on the icon, and it is over a mile in diameter. Pyramids and small sand barges litter the planet's Quicksand ocean. If he falls into the ocean, Mario will suffocate to death.
Starting Area[]
Mario starts off on a small barge next to a circular platform. This barge and that circular platform are the only permanent platforms in that area.
Underground Tunnel[]
On his way to the tower (below), Mario has to take this subterranean area. Piranha Plants and Boulders appear to stop him, however.
Giant Tower[]
After making his way through the tunnel, Mario will encounter a Sling Star. It is on a small square platform near this giant monolith. Tornadoes will be around to help him make his way to the top.
Stone Ring Planet[]
This planet is a 40-meter-diameter ring surrounded by four small platforms. It houses a Rainbow Star Mario can use to wipe out the Boulders rampaging on the ring.
Sand River Area[]
After finding his way through the Stone Ring Planet, Mario will land here. The boulder planets in this area are connected by sand-currents that move their rider. These sand currents have their own gravity, as do the boulder planets.
Speedy Sand Big Planet[]
This planet is an 80 meter diameter planet whose surface has a sand river flowing south. Mario has to make his way north to find the Launch Star that takes him to the Maze Planet. It is similar to the sandy elemental planet in Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, except the sand river there is deadly.
Sand Maze Planet[]
This planet is a Quicksand disk whose "land" forms a two-sided maze, hence the name. It is about 300 meters in diameter and features a reversable tower at its "poles". It is also where Dry Bones make their home in the galaxy. In the Purple Coin mission, the Toad Brigade appears, offering hints as to where the Purple Coins are.
Pyramid Planet[]
This planet has earned its name since it resembles a real pyramid. It is only seen in the Secret Star mission. Upon landing here, Mario needs to enter the planet's interior and find five Silver Stars. The way into the interior is denoted by a green Warp Pipe that appears at the south pole.
Tower Planet[]
This planet is visited twice in the third mission. It has a rising and sinking tower on one side and a sinking glass tower on the other side. It is shaped like a disk.
Pokey Planets[]
These planets earned their name due to a giant Pokey on the northern one. Luckily, there are Coconuts on the southern one. Mario has to utilize their purpose as a weapon to destroy the pokey. Once the pokey loses his body segments, Mario can stomp the pokey's head into the floor to find a Launch Star that leads to the Sand Tide Planet.
Sand Tide Planet[]
This planet's name comes from the sand it is made of rising and falling constantly. The planet changes its size from 40 meters across to 20. It has three spikes which mark the maximum size. There is a stump that creates a note chain whose notes must be grabbed to access the Bullet Bill Planet.
Bullet Bill Planet[]
To access the secret star: Bullet Bill On Your Back, Mario has to pound a stump and then grab the music notes that appear. The notes will vanish after 20 seconds and their obtainment creates a Launch Star that leads to this disk-shaped planet. The planet's most prominent feature is the Bill Blaster it carries, which is how the planet got its name. It has two switches which change the Blaster's height. Mario must lure a Bullet Bill into the cage with the Power Star and then adjust the Blaster's height to reach the star. It is also home to Dry Bones.
Trivia[]
- This galaxy has 7 stars, which makes the galaxy one of two with the most missions in the game. The other is Battlerock Galaxy.
- The "Hurry" theme plays in the sand castle when it starts to collapse as Mario makes his way to the top. This makes this galaxy one of two galaxies (the other being the Melty Molten Galaxy) to have the Hurry theme in a non-Prankster Comet mission.
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Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Bowser • Luma • Polari • Toad Brigade (Banktoad · Blue Toad · Mailtoad · Toad Brigade Captain · Yellow Toad) |
Antagonists | Bowser • Bowser Jr. | |
Supporting | Coach • Cosmic Luigi • Cosmic Mario • Guppy • Lumacomète • Lumalee • Penguru • Queen Bee • Ray • Spooky Speedster | |
Species | Species | Big Green Caterpillar • Board • Butterfly • Cataquack • Gearmo • Honeybee • Hungry Luma • Luma • Ocean Small Turtle • Penguin • Star Bunny • Toad |
Enemies | Enemies | Amp • Astro Goomba • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Big Amp • Bolt Beam • Bonefin • Black Hole • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Boo • Brrr Bit • Burn Bit • Bullet Bill • Burner • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp Pup • Chomp • Clam • Cluckboom • Crab • Dry Bones • Electricity Shooter • Electrogoomba • Eye Beamer • Fire Arm • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ground Urchin • Ice Bat • Jammyfish • Jump Guarder • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bouncer • Lava Plume • Li'l Springy • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha Bowser • Mini Topman • Mobile Sentry Beam • Monty • Octopus • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokey Head • Ring Beam • Pink Electrogoomba • Preying Mantas • Prickly Plant • Puffer Fish • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Purple Piranha Plant • Red Pokey • Ring Beamer • Sentry Beam • Sliding Stone • Spangler • Spiky Topman • Spoing • Spring Robot • Spring Topman • Starbag • Swoopin' Poink • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tweester • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler |
Obstacles | Obstacles | Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Black Hole • Boulder • Bramble • Burner • Cannon • Cannonball • Dark Matter • Electric rail • Eye Beamer • Fire Arm • Fire Shooter • Fireball • Floating Mine • Giant Prickly Plant • Gravity field • Honey • Icy Water • Lava • Lava Plume • Meteor • Mud • Poisoned Water • Prickly Plant • Quicksand • Skull Box • Spike • Steam Jet • Water Shooter • Whirlpool |
Bosses | Bosses | Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bouldergeist • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser • Kingfin • Fiery Dino Piranha • Bowser Jr. • Bowser |
Galaxies | Gate | Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy |
Terrace | Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Sweet Sweet Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor | |
Fountain | Space Junk Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Sling Pod Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor | |
Kitchen | Beach Bowl Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Drip Drop Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada | |
Bedroom | Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bigmouth Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant | |
Engine Room | Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Sand Spiral Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor | |
Garden | Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy | |
Comet Observatory | Bowser's Galaxy Reactor | |
Planet of Trials | Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy | |
Items | Items | 1-Up Mushroom • ? Coin • Bee Mushroom • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Ice Flower • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip |
Objects | Objects | ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Arrow Switch • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Beacon • Blue switch • Bob-omb Dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolt (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick Block • Bubble • Bubbler • Cannon • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Empty Block • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (platform) • Flowerbed • Gold Shell • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Green Shell • Ground-Pound Switch • Honey wall • Honeycomb • Item Crystal • Key Door • Launch Star • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Nail • Ocean Small Turtle • Pile of Leaves • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Ring (Rolling Ball) • Ring (underwater) • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Stalagmite • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle • Stone Wheel • Stretch Plant • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Watermelon • Water spout |
Moves | Moves | Backward Somersault • Co-Star Super Jump • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Double kick • Double Jump • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Side Somersault • Star Spin • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
Missions | Gateway Galaxy | Grand Star Rescue • Gateway's Purple Coins |
Boo's Boneyard Galaxy | Racing the Spooky Speedster | |
Good Egg Galaxy | Dino Piranha • A Snack of Cosmic Proportions • King Kaliente's Battle Fleet • Dino Piranha Speed Run* • Purple Coin Omelet* • Luigi on the Roof | |
Honeyhive Galaxy | Bee Mario/Luigi Takes Flight • Trouble on the Tower • Big Bad Bugaboom • Honeyhive Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race* • The Honeyhive's Purple Coins* • Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom | |
Loopdeeloop Galaxy | Surfing 101 | |
Flipswitch Galaxy | Painting the Planet Yellow | |
Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor | Megaleg's Moon | |
Sweet Sweet Galaxy | Rocky Road | |
Space Junk Galaxy | Pull Star Path • Kamella's Airship Attack • Tarantox's Tangled Web • Pull Star Path Speed Run* • Purple Coin Spacewalk* • Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance | |
Rolling Green Galaxy | Rolling in the Clouds | |
Battlerock Galaxy | Battlerock Barrage • Breaking into the Battlerock • Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe • Topmaniac's Daredevil Run* • Purple Coins on the Battlerock* • Battlerock's Garbage Dump • Luigi under the Saucer | |
Hurry-Scurry Galaxy | Shrinking Satellite | |
Bowser's Star Reactor | The Fiery Stronghold | |
Sling Pod Galaxy | A Very Sticky Situation | |
Beach Bowl Galaxy | Sunken Treasure • Passing the Swim Test • The Secret Undersea Cavern • Fast Foes on the Cyclone Stone* • Beachcombing for Purple Coins* • Wall Jumping up Waterfalls | |
Bubble Breeze Galaxy | Through the Poison Swamp | |
Ghostly Galaxy | Luigi and the Haunted Mansion • A Very Spooky Sprint • Beware of Bouldergeist • Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run* • Purple Coins in the Bone Pen* • Matter Splatter Mansion | |
Buoy Base Galaxy | The Floating Fortress • The Secret of Buoy Base | |
Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada | Sinking the Airships | |
Drip Drop Galaxy | Giant Eel Outbreak | |
Gusty Garden Galaxy | Bunnies in the Wind • The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows • Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble • Major Burrows's Daredevil Run* • Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube* • The Golden Chomp | |
Freezeflame Galaxy | The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr • Freezeflame's Blistering Core • Hot and Cold Collide • Frosty Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race* •Purple Coins on the Summit* • Conquering the Summit | |
Dusty Dune Galaxy | Soaring on the Desert Winds • Blasting through the Sand • Sunbaked Sand Castle • Sandblast Speed Run* • Purple Coins in the Desert* • Bullet Bill on Your Back • Treasure of the Pyramid | |
Honeyclimb Galaxy | Scaling the Sticky Wall | |
Bowser's Dark Matter Plant | Darkness on the Horizon | |
Bigmouth Galaxy | Bigmouth's Gold Bait | |
Gold Leaf Galaxy | Star Bunnies on the Hunt • Cataquack to the Skies • When It Rains, It Pours • Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Race* • Purple Coins in the Woods* • The Bell on the Big Tree | |
Sea Slide Galaxy | Going after Guppy • Faster Than a Speeding Penguin • The Silver Stars of Sea Slide • Underwater Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race* • Purple Coins by the Seaside* • Hurry, He's Hungry | |
Toy Time Galaxy | Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser • Mario/Luigi Meets Mario • Bouncing Down Cake Lane • Fast Foes of Toy Time* • Luigi's Purple Coins* • The Flipswitch Chain | |
Bonefin Galaxy | Kingfin's Fearsome Waters | |
Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor | King Kaliente's Spicy Return | |
Sand Spiral Galaxy | Choosing a Favorite Snack | |
Deep Dark Galaxy | The Underground Ghost Ship • Bubble Blastoff • Guppy and the Underground Lake • Ghost Ship Daredevil Run* • Plunder the Purple Coins* • Boo in a Box | |
Dreadnought Galaxy | Infiltrating the Dreadnought • Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons • Revenge of the Topman Tribe • Topman Tribe Speed Run* • Battlestation's Purple Coins* • Dreadnought's Garbage Dump | |
Matter Splatter Galaxy | Watch Your Step | |
Melty Molten Galaxy | The Sinking Lava Spire • Through the Meteor Storm • Fiery Dino Piranha • Lava Spire Daredevil Run* • Red-Hot Purple Coins* • Burning Tide | |
Snow Cap Galaxy | Star Bunnies in the Snow | |
Rolling Gizmo Galaxy | Gizmos, Gears, and Gadgets | |
Loopdeeswoop Galaxy | The Galaxy's Greatest Wave | |
Bubble Blast Galaxy | The Electric Labyrinth | |
Grand Finale Galaxy | The Star Festival | |
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor | The Fate of the Universe | |
Mini-games | Mini-games | Bob-omb Blasting • Bubble Blowing • Ray surfing • Star Ball Rolling |
Other | Other | Comet Observatory • Starbit Festival • Star Cursor • Super Mario 3D All-Stars |
Missions marked with an asterisk (*) are only available while a Prankster Comet is in orbit. |