Melty Molten Galaxy - Burning Tide

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
The hungry Luma past the volcano wants 80 Star Bits, so we collect as many as we can from the main planet: from crystals, the lava (there's a ring of them), and from the volcano. By the time we reach him, we have enough, so he transforms into a spherical planet of lava and rock. The lava on the planet ebbs and flows, like a tide. There are Silver Stars we must collect here, but we can only reach them when the tide is low. One is over a flagpole, one over a block, a firebar, and near the vents. The Star appears over the lava. Wait until the lava goes down to get it.
Star Get #97, 13 Coins, 2720 Star Bits, 12 Lives

Luigi
We land in the galaxy and get enough Star Bits for the hungry Luma. We launch to the new planet and collect the Silver Stars and the Star.
Star Get #97, 6 Coins, 31 Lives

Toy Time Galaxy - Mario / Luigi Meets Mario

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land in the galaxy and launch to the screw-shaped planet, where we collect Launch Star Chips. To reach one of them, we must spin a screw to make the screw shift near it. Once we collect all five, we launch to an 8-bit Mario planet made of mostly lava, rotating blocks, and disappearing green tiles. We land on the foot, on a brown block with a Star design on it, which is the only safe block on this planet. Star Bits form an "M" on the "hat". Our goal is to collect the Silver Stars on the planet. Two are located on the "hands", as well as a 1-up, two on the "buttons", and one on the "forehead". I fell through twice. Once we get all five Silver Stars, the Star appears on the foot where we landed.
Star Get #78, 3139 Star Bits, 13 Lives

Luigi
We launch from the train area and collect the Launch Star Chips. We launch to the 8-bit Mario planet and collect the Silver Stars and the 1-up. We get the Star on the foot.
Star Get #78, 5 Coins, 337 Star Bits, 37 Lives

Sea Slide Galaxy - The Silver Stars of Sea Slide

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We have to find the Silver Stars in Sea Slide. Thanks to the Toads, we know that there are no Silver Stars in the water. There are Bee Shrooms throughout the galaxy so we can reach the higher Silver Stars more easily. One of the Silver Stars is on the semicircular rock between where we start and the cannon. Another is floating near the Starshroom. We need to use the cannon and Pull Stars to reach it. We use a Sling Star to reach the main planet. You'll find one at the very top of the largest tree. Past the tree, near Guppy, is a gear to spin. We spin it to make a giant tube of water appear (Mario does some plumbing!) to the mangrove floating in the center of the Sea Slide ring. There is a Silver Star there as well. Take the Launch Star back. The last one is over a palm tree near the tower. The Star appears where you start. This took me two attempts, as we took a lot of damage from the crabs on the mangrove.
Star Get #74, 1 Coin, 2834 Star Bits, 11 Lives

Luigi
We land in the galaxy and get the Bee Suit. The Silver Stars are in the same location. We get the Star in one attempt.
Star Get #74, 1 Coin, 3161 Star Bits, 36 Lives

Dusty Dune Galaxy - Treasure of the Pyramid

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land on a small patch of land and hop over to a large patch of sand. Five green Pokey heads will encircle us. If we stand where the coin is, one spin attack will them all out when they get close. After that, an orange Pokey will appear. We have to quickly spin out its segments (they regenerate) and spin its head for the Launch Star. We land on a small, flat planet of sand. We go to the other side of the planet and find a hungry Luma. We feed him 20 Star Bits and he transforms into a pyramid planet. We launch and land in a green pipe to the planet's interior. The inside of the planet is filled with sand and has some crystals in it. We can only see one at first, but breaking it reveals a Silver Star. We walk up the side of the planet and find a green line. Stepping on it makes the sand move slowly upward. We walk on the wall in the path that is revealed. Being caught between the sand and a wall will crush us. That's what ended Take 1.
Take 2- I got the first Silver Star and got the sand moving. In the pathways we'll find more crystals with Silver Stars. When you reach the ceiling, chose another path on the walls and step on the line to activate the sand again. At one point, you'll be caught in an alcove but can't reach the ceiling. Just wait a few seconds and the sand will start moving again. Once we get the 5th Silver Star, all of the sand drains and a Green Star appears at the bottom.
Green Star Get #3!
Star Get #58, 41 Coins, 2638 Star Bits, 9 Lives
Interlude
We land on the deck of the Observatory. Polari says, "You've managed to recover all fo the Green Power Stars and restore the Green Launch Star! Even I don't know what's waiting for you out there beyond the Green Launch Star." Three new galaxies appeared and a new chapter was added to the storybook. The Trial Galaxies are rather challenging, so I will deal with them much later.

Luigi
We kill the Pokeys, collecting Star Bits and launching. We feed the Hungry Luma to make the pyramid planet appear. While inside, we get the Silver Stars as the sand shifts. The Green Star appears on the floor.
Green Star Get #3!
Star Get #58, 42 Coins, 3196 Star Bits, 32 Lives

Interlude
We unlock the Trial Galaxies and the Green Launch Star. I will deal with them later.

Space Junk Galaxy - Pull Star Path Speed Run

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
It's time for our first Prankster Comet Star. This time, it's a Speed Run. Unlike in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the timer keeps ticking down, even after the Star appears, so get it quickly. There's a red tinge in the screen corners. We get 4 minutes to complete the Pull Star Path mission. We go through the Pull Star Path and get the Launch Star Chips. I had 3 minutes left at the spaceship. I ignored the spiders and quickly freed only the Toad Brigade. The Starshroom will descend. Quickly use the Sling Star at the top. I had two minutes to get all 5 Silver Stars. I got them all by 1:15 and got the Star at 1:08. If you die, you have to start the mission all over.
Star Get #15, 23 Coins, 1385 Star Bits, 20 Lives
The enemy base in this dome has been spotted.

Luigi
Once again, we have 4 minutes to go through the Pull Star Path and collect the Silver Stars. At the 3 minute mark, I reached the Pull Star planets. I got all the Silver Stars around the 2 minute mark and got the Star with 58 seconds left.
Star Get #15, 18 Coins, 957 Star Bits, 44 Lives

Space Junk Galaxy - Pull Star Path

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
This galaxy is a collection of junk scattered in space. Slow, eerie piano music plays. The background is a spiral galaxy. We use the Pull Star to reach a crystal planet. We use more Pull Stars to reach clear spheres with Amps and Launch Star Chips. One is on the sphere you land on, two are on the left sphere, and two are on the right. The Launch Star appears between the left and right spheres.

We land on a spaceship. There are nearby Pull Star Planets- planets containing Pull Stars we can use- that lead us to a long path of Pull Stars. At the end of the path is a planet with arrows and spiders. We go to the other side and see some of the Toad Brigade in crystals. We free them all, avoiding the crystal with the Goomba. Pink Toad wonders where the Captain went and Blue Toad's lost his glasses. After we free them all, the Starshroom descends with Red Toad, while the Toad Brigade music plays. Red Toad says "Da-da-da-DAAAAAA! Mr. Maaario! As the Captain of the Toad Brigade, I've already discovered a shortcut to the Power Star. Take the Sling Star at the top of the Starshroom!"

We sling to a flat square planet, where the underground remix heard in Flipswitch Galaxy plays. There are several pieces floating in space, and when we approach the edge of the square, they fly into place, forming a path. There are 5 Silver Stars we must collect here. There are three on the left side and two on the right. Don't rush through this area, as the path is not continuous and you will have to jump across gaps. The Star appears on the platform we landed on.
Star Get #11, 19 Coins, 1142 Star Bits, 18 Lives

Luigi
We use the Pull Stars to reach the crystal planet, the spaceship, and the planet where we meet up with the Toad Brigade. We sling to the next planet and grab the Silver Stars in the same places. We return to where we landed on the planet for the Star.
Star Get #11, 18 Coins, 757 Star Bits, 42 Lives

Tick Tock Clock - Tick Tock Silver Stars

This mission is unique to the Nintendo DS.
I also got 100 Coins in this mission. This mission is a little difficult because the map doesn't tell you on what level you'll find the Silver Stars. Seemingly complicating matters is the fact that they're all moving. But they're all falling, so just stand on the first level and wait for them to reach your level. If you miss any of them, just wait: they'll cycle through and fall to you again. I collected them all in less than 30 seconds as they showed up at the same time. That was easy! Periodically, Bob-ombs will rain down. The Star appears on a grate near three pushing walls to the left after you pass the yellow rectangles near the number 6.
But before we get that Star, we still need 100 Coins. I got the Red Coins, killed some Goombas, and broke a few item blocks. The Blue Coin Switch brought me to 90 coins. I found some coins in a nearby cage (between 6 and 9) accessible from its left side.
Star Get #134, 102 Coins, 4 Lives
I hopped across the stationary pushing walls to the Star Sphere to get the Star.
Star Get #135, 102 Coins, 6 Lives

Wet-Dry World - Soaked Silver Stars

This mission is unique to the Nintendo DS.
We have to find Silver Stars at the different levels of the course. The water is at its normal level, so we step on the switch on the bridge to reach the white platform. A Silver Star is there and we raise the water level. Near the arrow lifts is another Silver Star on an orange checked platform. We drained the water to reach the Silver Star in an orange brick block. We backflipped from a brown platform floating in the water. We find another one under the curved ramp and raise the water level to its highest. We need to reach the cannon to get one high in the sky. Aim so that the Silver Star is near, but not quite at the bottom of what you can see and some of the white tube is visible. I accidently got the Top O' the Town Star when I tried to reach the water (I got the last one before the one in the brick block, so the Star hadn't appeared.
Take 2- I got the Silver Stars in this order: the one on the white platform, the one on the orange checked platform, the one under the ramp, the one in the first brick block when coming from the diamond, and the one in the sky. The Star appears in the Star Sphere on a high platform close to the arrow lifts. With the water level at its highest, backflip from a nearby brown platform floating in the water.
Star Get #111, 8 Coins, 8 Lives
The next Star is Scale the Mountain.

Snowman's Land - Snowman's Silver Star

This mission is unique to the Nintendo DS.
It's time for another Silver Star mission! The first one is near the Goombas with caps and the fire. It's also close to the Bully. The second one is near the Spindrifts and the yellow Item block. The third one is on the ledge with the Star from Whirl from the Freezing Pond. We use the Spindrift to reach the ledge. I slid off the ledge and spent too much time in the water and died.
Take 2- I got the first three Silver Stars. The fourth is on the same ledge as the third, and you need the Shiny Shell to get it to avoid sliding off. The last one is under the Bully's platform, so keep the Shiny Shell. The Star appears in the Star Sphere near where you started. (This mission is like the N64's Red Coin mission.)
Star Get #100, 0 Coins, 3 Lives
The next Star is Into the Igloo.
We're two-thirds done! 50 more Stars to go!

Shifting Sand Land - Pyramid Puzzle

N64
It's time to get the secret coins in the pyramid! To make things go faster, I used the Wing Cap to reach the pyramid. The secret coins are by the falling sand. I got the first coin near the moving sand near one of the grates, near the stairs. I got the next one by climbing to the top of the pyramid and going through the cap on the step just before the Star. When facing the back wall, jump down to your right for the next coin. Then jump to the left, then right again. Each time, you should land on small floating squares. Then follow the falling sand to the last secret coin. The Star will appear at the end of the falling sand, before it falls to the center of the pyramid.
Star Get #66, 25 Coins, 3 Lives
Nintendo DS
This mission is a little different from the N64 version. We don't need Wario for the mission, only his ability to complete the Switch Star mission so we could access this one.
I used Mario for this mission. I used the Wing Cap to fly to the pyramid. In the pyramid, once we reach the second level, we see Silver Stars on the Touch Screen Map. They are in similar locations to the secret coins in the N64 versio, so it's easiest to go to the top of the pyramid and collect the Silver Stars as you descend. The first one is near the Star at the top of the pyramid, at the edge where you can jump off. A slight jump off the ledge down to the floating stone will get you the second. Jumping down to the left (when facing the back wall) will get you the third Silver Star. Then jump down in the flowing sand for the last two Silver Stars, making sure to keep jumping to avoid sinking. The Star Sphere is at the end of the flowing sand.
Star Get #86, 26 Coins, 3 Lives
The next Star is Through the Jet Stream in Dire, Dire Docks.

Lethal Lava Land - Flaming Silver Stars

This mission is unique to the Nintendo DS.
The Silver Stars here are spread all over the map, on islands best accessed using the Shiny Shell. Next to the large black brick box is an item block with a Shiny Shell. I went around Lethal Lava Land in a clockwise fashion. Three Silver Stars are on semi-circular rocks, one is on a large rock with coins and a 1-up near the little Bullies, and the last one is on the rock with a Mr. I. I took a couple of hits from Mr. I. The Star appeared in a Star Sphere on the circular rock behind where we started. I lost the Shiny Shell, so I long-jumped to the square, bobbing platforms and made my way back to where we started, falling in the lava twice. The box with the Shiny Shell will regenerate if you need it again. I long-jumped from where we started and got the Star near the item block with the Wing Cap feather.
Star Get #65, 25 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Eye to Eye in the Secret Room.

Battle Fort - The Secret of Battle Fort

This mission is unique to the Nintendo DS.
We go through the wooden doorway from the foyer into a long hallway, where a large Boo waits. It moves to the back of the hallway. The door there leads to the courtyard, where a lot of Boos hang out. Not much has changed from the N64 version, except that some Boos have Red Coins and there are bricks near the right wall. Underneath the bricks ia grate. We punch the bricks with Mario because Yoshi can't break bricks. Doing so reveals a hole, which takes us to the Battle Fort. The slide music starts playing. We see five Silver Stars on the map. One of them is hidden the corner brick in the corner to the right of where we landed. We take a hit from a Goomba and chase after our Silver Star, recovering it quickly. Another one is hidden in the Goomba near the pole at the base of the fort. There is another Silver Star hidden in a brick closest to the corner to the left of where we started. The fourth one we found was in the corner across from where we started, a Goomba near the corner bricks. The last one we found was at the top of the pole on the opposite side of the grate bridge. We missed it at first and took fall damage. In the corner where we started, on the top level, is the Star Sphere with the Star. We crossed the bridge quickly and carefully to get it.
Star Get #36, 8 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Boos' 8 Red Coins.

Sunshine Isles - Five Silver Stars

This is a mission exclusive to the Nintendo DS. After getting 15 Stars, it's about time to explore the door on the top right. When we enter the room, we see five double doors, one bordered in green with an L, a red one with an M, a regular set of doors, a yellow one with a W, and a white one. They each have a rug of the same color. There are also two stain glass windows of Princess Peach. If we approach the bordered doors, we get a message as well as hear Bowser's laugh. For the door with the M: "It's locked... Someone is calling for help on the other side." For the door with the L: "It's locked... Someone is shrieking on the other side." For the door with the W: "It's locked... Someone is growling on the other side." For the door with the white border: "It's locked... Everything is quiet on the other side." Since we can't open any of these doors, we go through the normal double doors. Inside is a colorful room with toys, a piano, a table with drawings, a large set of drawers, a painting, a door marked 8, and Toad. Toad says "Oh, no! Oh, no! I lost the keys to Princess Toadstool's secret drawer! She's going to chew me out big-time! Will you find the keys for me, Yoshi? This is just between you and me, but you can open the drawer when you have a key. The drawer leads to the Rec Room, where Princess Toadstool used to play games as a child. When you've found a key, you can go inside and play more minigames. Just select Rec Roo from the Title Screen to play." This is how we unlock and play minigames. We need to find the keys to unlock the drawers. The keys are being held by bunnies, who will now appear throughout the castle and the grounds. If we catch them, they will give us their key.
If we touch the painting it jiggles, which means there is a world inside it. It's a painting of islands with palm trees. Let's go in!
When we land, we hear the music from Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine. The world has six islands. If we check the map, we see Silver Stars, one of which is moving. Let's go get them! There is one on the island that is two islands to the left of where we start. Moving clockwise, there is another one on the next island with a Goomba. Lakitu appeared and I took a hit from the Goomba. Yoshi ate Lakitu and turned him into an egg. He drops Spinies, so beware. Throwing an egg at a Spiny makes lots of coins. The Silver Star is at the top of the palm tree. Nearby in the center island is a little cave where another Silver Star is hiding on the ground. We come across a condor called Klepto carrying a Silver Star. We chase Klepto around, and jump for him to knock the Star out of his talons. We then chase the Star around and get it. The last Silver Star is at the top of the center island. The Star appears in the Star sphere where we started. There is a coin on one of the other islands and an item block with a Koopa shell on the other. We break the Star Sphere and get the Star. It's another Secret Star!
Star Get #16, 26 Coins, 4 Lives
The next mission is Goomboss Battle.

Bob-omb Battlefield - 5 Silver Stars!

This is a mission unique to the DS.
When we land in the battlefield, we notice 5 Silver Stars on the Touch Screen, one of which is moving. This will allow us to locate the Silver Stars, but they won't just be lying on the ground waiting for us. Some of them we have to look for. The first one is on top of the first tree. When we get a Silver Star, we drop down (if we jumped for it) and pose, and a number appears over the character's head. This isn't exactly like how these missions are in the Galaxy games: the Stars don't follow us around, and will leave us if we take damage, and we have to chase them. I took a hit from a Goomba, and lost the Silver Star, but caught it soon after. The second Silver Star is attached to the Chomp's tail. The Chomp bounces around the plain to the right of its post. Using Yoshi's tongue might be a good idea. The third Silver Star is in a bed of flowers past the Chomp's post before you reach the base of the mountain. The fourth Silver Star is part way up the mountain. It's in one of the Goombas and I took a hit from one. Take out the Goomba to get the Silver Star. I recovered the other Silver Star. The 5th Silver Star is just past the tilting bridge, in the area with the 2 Red Coins and 4 posts. Take out one of the Goombas to get it. After collecting all 5 Silver Stars, a Power Star appears in a glass cage. This one is located near where we landed. All you have to do is break the cage (jumping into it works) to get the Star. If before you reach the cage, you lose a Silver Star, the Power Star will disappear until you collect the Silver Star again.
Star Get #3, 5 Coins, 4 Lives
We get another message: You've recovered 3 Power Stars! Now you can open any door with a 3 on it. You can also come and go between all the worlds on the first floor. But where is Mario? Does Yoshi have to save him, too? In any case, the adventure continues!
The next Star is Big Bob-omb's Revenge.

Beat Block Galaxy - Silver Stars in Double Time

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
We land back in Beat Block to find that the Prankster Comet has turned the cool idea of Beat Block into a nightmare. The mission title says double time, but this isn't double time. Instead of the blocks switching every 2 measures of the song, they switch 4 times every 2 measures of the song, making it more like quadruple time. This is one of my least favorite Stars, but it is not my worst performance. Let's just say that I fell through a lot. I gave up twice trying to complete this Star. On the bright side, we get Yoshi, whose hovering ability will help us greatly. I tried hopping along the blocks, one at a time. It wasn't until Take 31 that I reached a midgate. We get close to the pyramid, only to find that it, too, has been modified. It is now a full pyramid, so some Silver Stars are hiding on the other side of the pyramid. A few Takes later, I took off my headphones. Finally, on Take 37, I managed not to fall off and got all 5 Silver Stars, which made the blocks stop switching. I never want to do this mission again.
Star Get #105, Galaxy Complete!, 2565 Star Bits, 3 Lives
A Comet appeared in Tall Trunk Galaxy.

Stone Cyclone Galaxy - Silver Stars on the Cyclone

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
This is a nearly exact replica of the Cyclone Stone from Beach Bowl Galaxy in Galaxy, under the Fast Foes Comet. We have to get Silver Stars while dodging instant death from Thwomps and Tox Boxes, first seen in Super Mario 64. It also has the same Fast Foe/ Cosmic Race/ Cosmic Clone Comet music. I found the first one near a blue Octoomba. I made a bad jump and fell into the vortex that feeds into a black hole.
Take 2- I took a hit from an Octoomba and fell in.
Take 3- I reached the time-slowing swtich, activated it, and fell in.
Take 4- I hit the switch, but fell in near the first Tox Box.
Take 5- I fell in from a bad jump.
Take 6- I got the first two Stars, the second is at the 2nd corner of the path. I was then crushed by a Tox Box.
Take 7- I got knocked off by the one of the moving blocks over the vortex. I gave up at this point.
Take 8- See Take 6.
Take 9- I got one Star and fell in.
Take 10- I got 2 Stars and fell in.
Take 11- I got 2 Stars and the Comet Medal, which is floating over the vortex, accessible by one of the blocks, and fell in.
Takes 12-14- See Take 10.
Take 15- I got a 100 Star Bit 1-up and 1 Star before I fell in.
Take 16- I got 4 Stars - the 3rd is further up the path near the two Tox Boxes and the 4th is towards the end of the path. I also got the Comet Medal utilizing the switch. I was knocked off the level.
Take 17- I was knocked off the level.
Take 18- I'm annoyed at this point. I only got 2 Stars before falling in. Can't I get a break?
Take 19- See Take 11.
Take 20- I got one Star before being crushed by a Tox Box.
Take 21- I found the last Silver Star I needed by walking around the second part of the path, but was squished by a Tox Box.
Take 22- See Take 10.
Take 23- I fell in and gave up at this point.
Take 24- I got 4 Stars, the Comet Medal, and a 1-up before I was yet again squished by a Tox Box.
Take 25- I got one Star before-take a wild guess- I fell in.
Take 26- See Take 10.
Take 27- I got a 1-up and, finally, all 5 Stars! That took too long. The Star appeared at the end of the path, where it is normally in Beach Bowl.
Star Get #102, 45 Comet Medals, 2229 Star Bits, 1657 Coins, and 10 Lives
This was another horrible performance, but still not the worst. It's coming.

Throwback Galaxy - Whomp Silver Star Speed Run

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
This time, we have to get all 5 Silver Stars in 2 minutes. I would have preferred 2:30, but I have to work with what I'm given. I got the first 3 easily, but decided to get the one on the side cloud next because I don't have time to go to the top, then the side cloud, then back to the top. However, before I could reach the 4th Star, I ground pounded through the cloud instead of long jumping and fell into the void.
Take 2- I ran out of clouds after the 3rd Silver Star, so I fell off trying to reach the 4th Star with 1 minute left.
Take 3- I got the first 3, but I hit the wall trying to get the fourth and couldn't recover.
Take 4- I got 4, but hit a Goomba and ran out of time.
Take 5- I got 4, but fell off the planet.
Take 6- See Take 5.
Take 7- I got 3, but fell off with a bad shake.
Take 8- I got 2, but ground pounded through a cloud trying to reach the 3rd.
Take 9- I got 1, but was killed by a Thwomp.
Take 10- I got 2, took a hit from a Piranha Plant, and ground pounded into the void. I gave up at this point.
Take 11- This time I got all 5 Silver Stars with 16 seconds to spare. I backflipped up the wall after the 4th Star, which drops us off right by conveyor platform to the top of the fortress. The Star appeared at the top of the fortress.
Star Get #99, Galaxy Complete!, 1753 Star Bits, 1654 Coins, 11 Lives

Flash Black Galaxy - Jumping Around in the Dark

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
We fed a hungry Luma 1800 Star Bits to make this galaxy appear. That's not a typo, the galaxy's name is Flash Black, not Flash Back. (You'll understand soon.) On the map, it looks like the haunted mansion in Ghostly Galaxy in Galaxy. It will periodically look like the house, then everything fades to a silhouette. We fly into the galaxy, hearing the Beat Block music without the beeps (whistles). I can kind of hear it in my head, so not hearing it in my ears makes it feel like something's missing. The galaxy is experiencing an electrical storm, because lightning flashes will periodically light up the surroundings so we can see where we're going, but everything slowly fades to black, but it's not raining. Surprisingly, we can see all the enemies, regardless of whether the area is lit up. Maybe they're radioactive or otherwise glow-in-the-dark. We land on a path outside the house and take out a blue bird before entering the house from the side. The area switches to a 2D antfarm. The mansion looks nice from the inside when you can see it. We get Yoshi and Blimp Fruit so we can ascend. We get a Life Shroom and hit a spike bomb. We find the Comet Medal in the top left corner of the house. We unfortunately land on a Pumpkin Goomba's fire and lose Yoshi. We reach the Launch Star in the house near the center. (The mansion's kind of a maze.)
We fly out of the house to the midgate. We land on a stone path and can see the glow of the Star in the distance. But it's just an illusion- we get closer (when we can see) and see that we must collect Silver Stars. I collect four of them, but I fell off because I moved when it was dark and there was no platform there. Curses!
Take 2- I get the first two Stars and take a hit from a blue bird. I make my way on the path and collect the remaining three. I move to the edge and get the Star on the last center platform.
Star Get # 74, 37 Comet Medals, 47 Star Bits, 1434 Coins, 11 Lives
We got 7 Stars in this session, which isn't bad. I gave up on a few missions. Fortunately, I have 177 Stars currently. (Yes, I'm backlogged 103 Stars. These missions were completed in June.)

Throwback Galaxy - Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
Yet another Silver Star mission. Fortunately, this won't be like Super Mario 64 DS, because they added a Switch Star mission instead of a Silver Star mission. The Bob-omb Buddy is thankful for the restored peace, so he scattered some Silver Stars for us. Gee, thanks. He couldn't just give them to us. The first one is up the ramp in front of us. I jumped off the planet and missed the cloud, so I fell.
Take 2- I got the first star on the ramp. I got 2-up from the Bonus Area. I missed the cloud again.
Take 3- I got the first 2 stars, the second of which is just below one of the moving floor plates near the Thwomps. The third is on a cloud over the water near the "cannon". The fourth one I found was at the top of the fortress above a cloud. The fifth star I found was on the edge of the planet above a cloud over the black hole. I nearly fell off trying to get it. The Star went to the top of the fortress. I tried to long jump off the clouds to the safety of the planet, but ground pounded through the cloud into the black hole. Nooo! The controls are sometimes so unforgiving.
Take 4- I got the first three, and 3-up from the Bonus Area, but took hits from a Piranha Plant and a water strider. I got the fourth star on the cloud of doom. I got a 100 Star Bit 1-up. I took my time to get back to the planet and got the fifth one on top of the fortress. The Star appears above the Bowser panel.
Star Get #62, 291 Star Bits, 1362 Coins, 17 Lives

Boo Moon Galaxy - Silver Stars Pop-up

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
This galaxy has the same music as Haunty Halls. We land on a dark, spherical planet with walls. It is a house. There is a beam of light around Mario so we can see where to go. We hear some Boos laugh. I move to the right where there is a coin. The door opens automatically, but it isn't obvious where the doors are. I failed the Bonus Area with the Pumpkin Goombas. The place is pretty dusty-Mario leaves footprints, which will allow us to see where we've been- it's a maze. I take 2 hits from Boos and found the Launch Star.
We launch to a purple snake platform over a goop lake. We ride to the midgate, where we take another snake platform. The land will sink into the goop after you get off it. We get the ? Coin, which makes musical notes appear that play the musical scale. Getting all of them makes 3 1-ups appear-they won't move. I fell in the goop because I jumped and missed the musical notes.
Take 2- I got the 3 1-ups. I reach another snake platform, which takes me along to a platform where the gravity transitions and the world flips up 90 degrees. I take a hit from a Ghost Octoomba, but didn't recover-the snake platform moves quickly and I couldn't recover in time.
Take 3- I get the 3-up, miss the platform, and fell in.
Take 4-I got the 3-up and reach a fourth snake platform and the world flips up again. This one takes you to the Comet Medal and the Launch Star.
We launch to a crescent moon with Launch Star Chips. It's a 2D moon and it tilts with Mario's weight. We get all 5 and create the Launch Star.
We launch to a flat planet with a background of a house behind some graves. There are Silver Stars, most of which are high above the ground. One is at ground level near a grave marker. The second is above a red switch, which we pound. This makes half of the planet flip up like a pop-up book. The grave markers pop-up so we can stand on them. There are few Boos to make this difficult. I take a hit from one. The planet goes back down, but will come back up without you having to pound the switch again. Once we get the other 3, the Star appears and land on the ground.
Star Get #51, 30 Comet Medals, 314 Star Bits, 1219 Coins, 23 Lives
Interlude
We get another letter from a Gearmo, who wants some work done on Space Storm. We'll deal with him later.