With 100 total Star Pieces to find in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, many players might find this to be an incredibly daunting task without additional help. Just like Shine Sprites, Star Pieces are very useful and can be traded in to Merlow to get badges in return which can help you in battle.
If you are currently looking to collect all 100 Star Pieces in the game to complete your collection, this guide will take you through each location, so you can find them with ease. Each chapter will have its own set number, with some containing more than others.
If the Star Piece does not appear in the image, it means we had already picked it up when we went back to take screenshots. The image will depict the general location of the Star Piece.
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All Star Pieces in Prologue of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
For the prologue in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there are a total of 6 Star Pieces. Here’s where you can locate them all.
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Found behind a wooden crate near the eastern section of Rogueport. |
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Located in a house near the eastern section of Rogueport behind a mattress. |
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Found behind the roof of Zess T.’s house in Rogueport. |
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Found behind Professor Frankly’s house on top of a wooden crate. |
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Found on sublevel 1 in Rogueport Underground, behind a pillar in the house next to the city area. |
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Found on sublevel 3 in Rogueport Underground, close to the yellow trampoline and green pipe. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 1 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
For Chapter 1 in the game, there are 15 total Star Pieces to discover. Here’s where you can get them.
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Found in a tree near the corner on the western side by the entrance pipe to Petal Meadows. |
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Found in the background by the west entrance to Petalburg with the wooden bridge. |
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Located behind some grass on the path to Shhwonk Fortress from Petalburg. |
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Located near to the swapping stairs in Hooktail Castle that can be reached by using the yellow block. |
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Found on a ledge on the first floor of Hooktail Castle that can be reached by using the purple block near the swapping stairs. |
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Located on the second floor of Hooktail Castle, found behind the windows on the right side. |
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Located on the third floor of Hooktail Castle on the upper metal ledge, near the right side towards the back. |
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Found in Rogueport behind Admiral Bobbery’s home, between a couple of wooden crates. |
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Found in the western area of Rogueport, hidden behind a wall just at the entrance. |
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Located in the western area of Rogueport, behind a trash can next to the store on the western side next to Pianta Parlor. |
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Found in the western area of Rogueport behind the green pipe near the entrance. |
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Located in sublevel 1 of Rogueport Underground in the city area, just behind some broken pillars. |
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Found in sublevel 1 of Rogueport Underground in the city area, behind a small pillar next to a house on the left. |
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Located in the Pit of 100 Trials in Rogueport Undergound behind a set of stairs to the exit. |
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Found in sublevel 1 of Rogueport Underground, just behind the platform next to the one with a green pipe on top. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 2 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Chapter 2 in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has a whopping 25 Star Pieces to find. Here’s where to pick them up.
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Located in Boggly Woods near the area with the airplane platform. You can find it behind the blue block in the back. |
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Found behind a tree near the area with Madame Flurrie’shouse in the background in Boggly Woods. |
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Located to the left of the gray pipe that leads to Madame Flurrie’s house in Boggly Woods. |
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On the zigzag path in The Great Tree, drop to the area below, and you’ll find a Star Piece in a bush. |
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Found behind a wooden pipe in The Great Tree in the room with a large circular tree stump in the middle. |
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Found behind another wooden pipe in The Great Tree in the room with black pillars in the back. |
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Found behind some grass in the shortcut room with the red door in The Great Tree. |
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Found in the entrance room to The Great Tree underneath a panel in the southeast section of the room. |
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Located underneath another panel in the blue cell room at the top of The Great Tree. |
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Found in Madame Flurrie’sbedroom underneath a panel. |
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Found on sublevel 3 of Rogueport Underground underneath a panel in the room with a pipe leading to Boggly Woods. |
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Located on sublevel 3 of Rogueport Underground underneath a panel in the room with a black chest. |
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Found in the Thousand-Year Door room in sublevel 3 of Rogueport Underground underneath a panel in the southern section. |
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Located underneath a panel in the area at the bottom of the stairs in the main room of sublevel 1 in Rogueport Underground. |
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Located underneath a panel in the western area of Petalburg, in the grassy area to the south. |
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Found near the eastern exit of Petalburg, hidden in a panel underneath some pink flowers. |
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Hidden within the room with multiple cells in Hooktail Castle that you can squeeze into using Paper Mode, underneath a panel. |
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Found under a panel just outside Professor Frankly’s house in Rogueport. |
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Found underneath a panel behind Zess T.’s house in Rogueport. |
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Found underneath a panel just in front of the wooden platform in the center of Rogueport. |
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Located under a panel in Rogueport Harbor, just in front of the platform with the steps. |
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Located under a panel just in front of Pianta Parlor in the western area of Rogueport. |
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Located under a panel in front of the Excess Express entrance in the Rogueport Station at the back of the western area. |
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Found underneath a panel to the right of a green pipe leading to the Glitzville Blimp in Rogueport Station. |
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Located under a panel near a table in Wonky’s house, found in the city area of sublevel 1 of Rogueport Underground. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 3 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
There are 13 Star Pieces that you can access in Chapter 3. This section will go over all of their locations.
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Located inside the Juice Bar in Glitzville, in the left corner behind some blenders. |
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Located behind the telephone booth in the western section of Glitzville. |
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Found just outside the entrance to Glitz Pit, hidden behind some plants. |
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Located on the roof of the Juice Bar in the eastern section of Glitzville underneath the Rawk Hawk sign. |
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Found under a panel in the southern area in Glitzville. |
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Found inside the Glitz Pit, underneath a panel in-between the stairs at the entrance on the left side. |
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Found in the storage room in the Glitz Pit underneath a panel to the right of the door. |
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Located on the second floor of the storage room in the Glitz Pit, behind some wooden boxes. |
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Found inside Grubba’s office in the Glitz Pit, behind the plant in the western area of the room. |
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Found in a desk drawer in Grubba’s office in the Glitz Pit. |
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Located on sublevel 1 of Rogueport Underground, found by entering the green pipe on the left side of the room where you can reach Twilight Town. |
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Located on the roof of an eastern house in the east section of Rogueport, underneath a panel in the middle. |
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Found behind the chimney on the roof of Admiral Bobbery’s house in the eastern area of Rogueport. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 4 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Chapter 4 contains 10 Star Pieces. Here’s where they can be found.
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Found in the western section of Twilight Town, behind some grass to the south. |
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Found behind a house to the west in Twilight Town. |
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Found in the eastern section of Twilight Town, behind a fence near a tree. |
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Located east of Twilight Town, behind the fallen tree at the back. |
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Found just behind the green pipe leading to the woods on the Twilight Trail. |
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Located behind the wall to the left of the gate into Creepy Steeple. |
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Found at the front of the entrance to Creepy Steeple, in a room accessed by using Tube Mode, behind a small barrel. |
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Located underneath a panel in the room with the switching stairs in the Creepy Steeple, just in front of the stairs towards the south. |
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Located in the passage beneath the main room in the Creepy Steeple behind some windows, where the Atomic Boo boss can be found. |
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Located underneath a panel in the room with the green bird in the Creepy Steeple. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 5 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Chapter 5 has a total of 11 Star Pieces. Here’s how to get them.
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Found underneath a panel in the eastern section of the beach on Keelhaul Key. |
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Located in the town area of Keelhaul Key, in the water. |
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Found behind a large rock next to the Inn in the town area of Keelhaul Key. |
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Found east of the town area of Keelhaul Key, behind some grass. |
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Located in the area with many platforms east of the town area of Keelhaul Key, behind a large root. |
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Found just outside the entrance to Pirate’s Grotto, behind a large stone. |
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Found on a small platform in the first room of Pirate’s Grotto. |
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Located in the room with a large waterfall in Pirate’s Grotto, underneath a panel on the eastern side. |
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Found in the room left of the waterfall in Pirate’s Grotto, at the top left of the room behind some wooden crates. |
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Located underneath a panel in the middle of a room in Pirate’s Grotto with some Parabuzzies you can defeat for the Tattle Log. |
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Located to the left of Rogueport Harbor, behind some wooden barrels inside a makeshift house. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 6 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
There are 11 Star Pieces to be found in Chapter 6. This section will give you all of their locations.
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Found in Cabin 004 on the Excess Express underneath a panel in the middle. |
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Found in the engineer’s room on the Excess Express under a panel. |
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Located in Cabin 008 on the Excess Express, inside a drawer. |
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Given to Mario by Chef Shimi on the Excess Express. Received once you return Chef Shimi’s Galley Pot. |
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Given to Mario by the toad waitress on the Excess Express. Received once you return her Shell Earrings. |
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Found in the gear room in Riverside Station, behind the gear on the right side of the room. |
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Located to the right of Toodles’ house in Poshley Heights, inside a hedge. |
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Located underneath a panel in the middle of the entrance to Poshley Heights from the Excess Express. |
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Found behind a chair outside Goldbob’s house in Poshley Heights. |
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Found to the left of the penguin’s house in Poshley Heights, close to the hedge. |
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Found in sublevel 1 of Rogueport Underground, in a room accessed by a pipe on the north side of the water. |
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All Star Pieces in Chapter 7 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
For this section, there will only be 9 Star Pieces to find. Here’s where they are located.
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Found underneath a panel to the left of the pipe at the entrance of Fahr Outpost. |
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Located behind the wall in the south of the western section of Fahr Outpost town. |
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Located inside General White’s house in Fahr Outpost town, behind some boxes. |
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Located underneath a panel in front of the cannon in the Fahr Outpost town. |
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Found behind some grass next to a tree in the second area of Fahr Outpost. |
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Found behind a small piece of a wall just before entering the Fahr Outpost town. |
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Found on the moon behind a rock south of the green pipe leading to the X-Naut Fortress. |
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Located in sublevel 1 of the X-Naut Fortress, in the room with the crane that can be used to grab the Star Piece off the platform. |
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Found on sublevel 2 of the X-Naut Fortress, in the air vents on the left side. |
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)
- Released
- May 23, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo