1st file: greens
2nd file: contains 71 stars, following the current 120 route as of 6/10/2022 (bottom path W3)
3rd file: 242

notes: PIS will need to be done as to simulate regular run conditions. 2p textbox has already been cleared. 1up and life shroom textboxes already cleared. 2500+ starbits in file for use in flip swap hungry luma and flip out. ~1600 in banktoad.

120 2nd Half File (JP)

As of March 8th, 2021 this is the current fastest route for 120 Stars. Reroutes World 3 Bottom Path and Battle Belt in 120 Stars to save ~5 seconds. Battle Belt reroute requires grabbing the Comet Medal in Battle Belt S to save time.

120 Stars

With 9999 coins and star bits on both files, as well as a filled Bank Toad. No need to do PIS on 120 file.

242 Stars & 120 Stars MAX% (Chinese)

Has max star bits in Bank Toad, as well as max star bits and coins on the 120 file for optimal greens runs.

242 Stars & 120 Stars Max% (Japanese)

Has max star bits in Bank Toad, as well as max star bits and coins on the 120 file for optimal greens runs.
Save folder name is SB4K

242 Stars & 120 Stars Max% (Korean)

File 1: 120 Stars for Green Stars.
File 2: 28 Stars file right before Fearsome Fleet used for partial Any% RTAs on the Puzzle Plank C Late route. File has 3000 starbits on it.
File 3: 242 Stars.

This save also has a banktoad with 9999 starbits.

242 Stars + 120 Stars + Any% Fearsome Fleet (NTSC-J)

As of March 8th, 2021 this is the current fastest route for 242 Stars. Reroutes World 3 Bottom Path and Battle Belt in 120 Stars to save ~5 seconds. Battle Belt reroute requires grabbing the Comet Medal in Battle Belt S to save time. For 120 splits, just remove everything after the "Galaxy Generator II" split.

242 Stars Route

Same thing as the other files, but for the Chinese version of the game (SB4W) Note: 120 File needs to have PIS done.

242 Stars with 9999 Banktoad + 120 Stars (Chinese)

Save Files for 242 Stars Speedruns & Green Stars Speedruns on NTSC-J.

242 Stars with 9999 Banktoad + 120 Stars (NTSC-J)

On this save you will find: File 1: Full 242 clear with Mailtoad set up with giving you 99 lives when you pick this file as the first you play. Toad Bank is full, Coins and Bits are memes. File 2: empty for doing runs File 3: Set up for Green Stars with 9999 Coins collected to skip a Coin Textbox when collecting Coins. Save created with a PAL SMG2 game.

242 Stars with 9999 Banktoad + 120 Stars with 9999 Coins (PAL)

For use with banktoad or "Green Stars" run (with the 120 star file)

242 Stars with 9999 Main file + 120 Stars (NTSC-U)

The ultimate file for running green stars, which has 3 files ready to go with 120 stars, max coins, and max starbits. Files 3 and 1 (file 3 will need to be used first) have letters cleared, and talking to mailtoad will give 99 lives. IMPORTANT: File 1 has PIS performed during 120 and will trigger the cutscene in Bowser 3 if you do not attempt this skip again.

3x120 Stars (Chinese/SB4W)

Useful for running Greens on the fastest version, JPVC. Has 3 files with 120 stars ready to go for greens runs. Also has max star bits and coins.

3x120 Stars Max% (JP/SB4J)

Works on all 5 regions. Drag the file to the "riivolution" folder in your SD card (create the folder if needed). Enable the patch in Riivolution. Unlocks Luigi from the start of the game, no need to switch to him in the door. Note: Mario is unavailable in this hack. Credits to Galaxy Master for the code.

Always Luigi Hack

Fastest Consistent Route for Any% Without Bank. Does Hightail Falls S to consistently get 700 starbits before Honeybloom although it is still difficult to pull off. Skips the comet medals in Flip-Swap, Supermassive, and Gravity Gauntlet. Feeding the Flip-Swap Hungry Luma before Spin-Dig C and then doing cursor movement to Flip-Swap 1 saves ~0.2 seconds.

Any% (Restricted Bank) Hightail Falls S Route

Splits files very Viable Any% 1P route. Be sure to check the README.txt for all information on the routes. All routes were taken from the SMG2 Any% (Bank) Route Calculation Sheet. 

Any% 1P Splits Files (Updated 2025/04/09)

The easiest Any% route, known as Puzzle Plank C Late V5. Route is edited to have the Fluffy Bluff star order not require advanced movement. Requires 4850 Starbits from the banktoad.

Any% Easiest Route 

Does Flip-Swap C and Lava Lair C, (2P only)

Does Sorbetti Skip

Recommended for runners going for top times only.

Any% Fastest Route (Advanced, 2P)

Cyberscore is a website that tracks competitive gaming. It has a huge leaderboard for SMG2 individual levels and game completion.

Cyberscore Leaderboards

Game mechanics, glitches, routing! This is the first stop for anyone looking into speedrunning Super Mario Galaxy 2!

Game Mechanics and General Information

Green Stars Route

Contains 3 files with 120 stars, which can be useful for Green Stars runs.
Note: Does not have max star bits/coins.

Green Stars Save (JP)

Place the SB4E01 folder in a folder called "codes" on the root of the SD card and turn on SD cheats in gecko. Has infinite lives and position codes with 4 save slots. Press Z + B + D-Pad direction to save, and B + corresponding D-Pad direction to load.

NTSC-U Practice Codes

Inputs: Z + D-PAD_DOWN = Save Position to slot #1 Z + D-PAD_RIGHT = Save Position to slot #2 Z + D-PAD_UP = Teleport to Position from slot #1 Z + D-PAD_LEFT = Teleport to Position from slot #2.

PAL Practice Codes

Interested in the WR progression of Super Mario Galaxy 2? Want to see who has the best split times? Interested in the progression of the community IL goals? This document is for you!

Record History and Community Documentation

SMG2 Any% (Bank) Route Calculation Sheet

SMG2 Route Archive

In game icons that are used within textboxes that can be used for split icons. Icons were extracted and cropped by Laurozz.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Icons

Split icons for all categories. Greens icons are both compatible with combined or individual splits.
Release 1.0 (4/2/2022)
Update 1.1 (26/2/2022): 
- Added missing Fiery Flotilla Green Stars symbols
- Added 120 symbol
- Removed Justin Trudeau symbol

Super Mario Galaxy 2 split icons

Pottoww

Flygonman

MarvJungs

Galaxtic

nullscythe

Butter101

Ginkgo

ClairDSS

BloodDerg

iMartz3

Majoog

jda7

Jerome

Iamatruegam3r

Laurozz

Shadow64

Doopsie

keegansimyh

Ash9

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Chompworks Galaxy

Wii U Virtual Console

NolifeVV

noob_n_pro_gamingYT

SupSpaz

ki_to

USA / NTSC

JPN / NTSC

CHN / PAL

With Bank

Restricted Bank

World 1

World 2

World 3

World 4

World 5

World 6

World S

Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum

Storming the Sky Fleet

Peewee Piranha's Speed Run

Green Star 1

Green Star 2

Green Star 3

Saddle Up with Yoshi

Spiny Control

Spiny Rainbow Romp

Digga-Leg's Planet

Silver Stars Down Deep

Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run

Think Before You Shake

Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint

Search for the Toad Brigade Captain

The Chimp's Stomp Challenge

Every Planet Has Its Price

Breaking the Laws of Gravity

The Great Crate Incinerator

Gobblegut's Aching Belly

Fiery Flotilla Speed Run

The Puzzling Picture Block

Bugaboom's Back

Purple Coin Shadow Vault

Rock and Rollodillo

C'mere, Goomba

Rolling Crabber Romp

Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper

Hightail Falls Speed Run

Silver Stars in Hightail Falls

Fluzzard's First Flight

Jungle Fluzzard Race

Twin Falls Hideaway

Exploring the Cosmic Cavern

Catch that Star Bunny

Bumble Beginnings

The Secret Wall Jump

Bowser's Big Lava Power Party

Lava Lair Speed Run

The Flotacious Blimp Fruit

Tall Trunk's Big Slide

Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide

Head in the Clouds

The Shadow Lining

Silver Stars in the Purple Pond

A Glimmer of Bulb Berry

Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor

Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase

Banktoad

Mode

World

Star

Character

Timing

Modified

The leaderboard poll results are in, here's what the majority voted for:

- **The SMG2 leaderboards now have 1P/2P subcategories for all of the full-game categories.**

- **"Co-Star/No Co-Star" has been renamed to 1P/2P for both galaxy leaderboards.**

- **Tied top runs will no longer be retimed for

Name	Manager
Cyberscore Leaderboards von Cyberscore	Pottoww 14 years ago
Game Mechanics and General Information von SMG2 Community	Pottoww 14 years ago
Record History and Community Documentation von SMG2 Community	Pottoww 14 years ago
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Icons von Laurozz	nullscythe 1 month ago
Super Mario Galaxy 2 split icons von Ginkgo	Ginkgo 3 years ago

Name	Manager
120 Stars von jda7	nullscythe 1 year ago
242 Stars Route von jda7· Iamatruegam3r	nullscythe 4 years ago
Any% (Restricted Bank) Hightail Falls S Route von nullscythe· jda7	nullscythe 4 years ago
Any% 1P Splits Files (Updated 2025/04/09) von nullscythe· jda7· Ash9	nullscythe 16 days ago
Any% Easiest Route von jda7· Ash9	nullscythe 2 months ago
Any% Fastest Route (Advanced, 2P) von Shadow64	Shadow64 2 years ago
Green Stars Route von ClairDSS	ClairDSS 3 years ago
SMG2 Any% (Bank) Route Calculation Sheet von Ash9	Ash9 1 year ago
SMG2 Route Archive von nullscythe· ClairDSS	nullscythe 2 years ago

Name	Manager
120 2nd Half File (JP) von Flygonman	Flygonman 2 years ago
242 Stars & 120 Stars MAX% (Chinese) von keegansimyh· Jerome	Jerome 4 years ago
242 Stars & 120 Stars Max% (Japanese) von Galaxtic	Galaxtic 3 years ago
242 Stars & 120 Stars Max% (Korean) von Majoog	Majoog 2 years ago
242 Stars + 120 Stars + Any% Fearsome Fleet (NTSC-J) von nullscythe	nullscythe 4 years ago
242 Stars with 9999 Banktoad + 120 Stars (Chinese) von keegansimyh· Jerome	Jerome 4 years ago
242 Stars with 9999 Banktoad + 120 Stars (NTSC-J) von iMartz3	Butter101 6 years ago
242 Stars with 9999 Banktoad + 120 Stars with 9999 Coins (PAL) von bloodtv_	BloodDerg 5 years ago
242 Stars with 9999 Main file + 120 Stars (NTSC-U) von Jerome	Jerome 7 years ago
3x120 Stars (Chinese/SB4W) von keegansimyh· Rox	keegansimyh 3 years ago
3x120 Stars Max% (JP/SB4J) von Galaxtic	Galaxtic 2 years ago
Green Stars Save (JP) von MarvJungs	Galaxtic 3 years ago

Name	Manager
Always Luigi Hack von keegansimyh	keegansimyh 3 years ago
NTSC-U Practice Codes von Doopsie	Doopsie 3 years ago
PAL Practice Codes von GalaxyMaster	Pottoww 14 years ago