Green Star Block

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A green star block, also known as The Bonus Block will give Mario a 1-Up Mushroom if he previously collected 30 coins in the level before hitting the block. Otherwise, it'll only give him a single coin.

Hacking Information

• It is extended object 17 in Lunar Magic.
• It is object 12D in the Map16 pages.
• The block requires FG2; its graphics are stored in GFX17.
• The tiles are BE, D7, F6, and F7.
• The object uses Palette 5, and layer priority is disabled.

Relevant ROM Addresses

• x013AC, SNES: $00:91AC - The number of coins needed to get a 1-Up Mushroom (1 byte).
• x07376, SNES: $00:F176 - The general code for this object. (131 bytes).

• x73E9, SNES: $00:F1E9 - FG/BG Tileset in which coin question blocks' behavior are changed for the 3-block 1up bonus game.
• x73EA, SNES: $00:F1EA - Change from F0 0D to EA EA to disable the 3-block 1up bonus game, allowing you to use coin question blocks in levels with the switch palace tileset (4), and freeing up the 5 bytes at RAM address $13F4 for custom use.

A Green Star Block, as seen in game.