Hightail Falls Galaxy

Hightail Falls Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2 screenshot of Hightail Falls Galaxy, as shown from the world map
Galaxy Information
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Area	World 2
How to unlock	Complete a mission in Puzzle Plank Galaxy
Missions	Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper Hightail Falls Speed Run Silver Stars in Hightail Falls Green Star 1 Green Star 2 Green Star 3
Enemies	Kleptoads, Paragoombas

The Hightail Falls Galaxy is a galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. It is the first galaxy in World 2 where Mario will find Yoshi. It introduces the Dash Pepper, which transforms Yoshi into Dash Yoshi. This galaxy has a lot of very steep walls that the Mario must steer Yoshi up. Yoshi uses his high-power jumping to clear long distances and high paths.

Missions

Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper

Yoshi dashing up a wall

When Mario arrives on the Starting Planet, he has to get Yoshi out of the Yoshi Egg by jumping on it. Mario must then ride Yoshi to the Dash Pepper and have him eat it to turn into Dash Yoshi so they can cross the slope and use the Launch Star at the end of it. After using it, both Mario and Yoshi arrive at the Giant Ramp Planet, where they must again collect a Dash Pepper to traverse the slope. The Launch Star is located on a platform to the right. After the Launch Star blasts the duo off, both Mario and Yoshi land on the Falling Platforms Planet. To get across, Yoshi has to eat a Dash Pepper again. The Launch Star can be found at the planet's end.

After using it, both Mario and Yoshi are led to the Double Slope Planet. Mario and Dash Yoshi must run across the slope to the other side while avoiding pegs. After crossing the bridge to the Left Turn Slope Planet, Mario and Dash Yoshi need to go up the slope and make a left turn at the top. After crossing a few flowers thereafter, Mario and Yoshi end up on the U-Turn Slope Planet, where Yoshi has to eat one more Dash Pepper. At the top of the planet, a sharp U-turn has to be made, the Power Star resides at the top right section of the bottom segment of the planet.

Hightail Falls Speed Run

The player repeats the Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper mission, but only with three minutes to complete it. Falling Meteors present throughout the mission act as obstacles for both Mario and Yoshi. As a result of the falling Meteors, pieces of platforms are missing and additional gaps are present. In this mission, Smeeches replace Paragoombas.

Silver Stars In Hightail Falls

This secret star is obtained by feeding the Hungry Luma thirty coins. After the Launch Star appears, the player needs to head to the new planet. There, five Kleptoads will be holding five Silver Stars, though there will be other Kleptoads as well. Yoshi can simply eat them, and the ones that are eaten with Silver Stars will drop the stars. The stars can be picked up by other ones though. Simply collect the five Silver Stars and the Power Star will appear.

Green Star 1

The player repeats the Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper mission. The Green Star is located on the top of the Giant Ramp Planet; in order for the player to reach it, they must use Dash Yoshi. When running up the Giant Ramp Planet, the player needs to stay to the left, avoiding the obstacles and getting a second Dash Pepper to make it to the top.

Green Star 2

The player repeats the Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper mission. This time, they must make their way to the Left Turn Slope Planet. The player must use Dash Yoshi to get to the top of the slope. However, instead of making a left turn, the player must go out of boundaries on the top portion and Flutter Jump to the purple block. The Green Star is floating in the air on the right and must be obtained by using a Flutter Jump.

Green Star 3

The player repeats the Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper mission. They must make their way to the Left Turn Slope Planet once again. However, they need to use Dash Yoshi to reach the end of the planet and the area with the flowers. The Green Star is floating in the air to the right of the flowers. The player has to climb to the top of the grapples and execute a perfectly-timed Flutter Jump to obtain the Green Star (or Flutter Jump and then jump off Yoshi).

According to page 82 of the Prima Games guide, this Green Star was originally located at the top-left corner of the Left Turn Slope Planet, floating in mid-air beside the pole above the upper blue ramp. The player would have had to steer Dash Yoshi off the wall's top-left corner to collide with the Green Star.

Trivia

• The Speed Run Mission has meteorites falling from the sky as well as hole in the areas where they fall, however, when they hit actual ground, nothing happens.
• The music for this level is a reorchestrated version of the Athletic theme from Super Mario World.