Star Pieces are items found in Paper Mario (160 in all) and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (100 in all). They are found in levels, backgrounds, trees and given to Mario by various characters in the game. There are badges in both games that alerts Mario when a Star Piece is near. In both games, there are platforms that flips to reveal a Star Piece when you ground-pound on it. Chuck Quizmo in Paper Mario is a primary source of Star Pieces, giving a total of 64 in the entire game. In Paper Mario at Mario's house, there is a scoreboard that tells you how many star pieces you've collected and how many more you need to find.