I've been stuck at 147 stars for a week now and I can't find the last three. I have all the level stars including 100 coins, so the remaining three are all castle stars. The problem is that there's no record of which ones you have gotten, so it's difficult to tell if I passed any obvious ones by or to determine where the remaining ones might be. I tried making a list of which ones I'm positive I've retrieved, but I'm falling about eight short of the 27, not counting the Toads.
Does anybody have a list of castle star locations? I'm not looking for a walkthrough necessarily since I happen to actually enjoy playing games as opposed to reading about them and letting somebody else tell me how to play. I just require some sort of general summary so I can figure out which ones I'm forgetting.
HORRAY! This thread is back!
First of all, thanks to Dark[Devil] for helping us out in this topic.
Second, a round of applause to dib for reviving this topic from it's silent grave.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot:
Castle Secret Stars
1. ? Switch (Collect 8 Red Coins)
2. The Secret Aquarium (Collect 8 Red Coins)
3. Bowser in the Dark World (Collect 8 Red Coins)
4. Bowser in the Dark World (Switch Star)
5. Sunshine Isles (Collect 5 Silver Stars)
6. Goomboss Battle (Collect 8 Red Coins)
7. Goomboss Battle (Switch Star)
8. The Secret of Battle Fort (collect 5 Silver Stars)
9. The Princess’s Secret Slide
10. The Princess’s Secret Slide (Under 21:00 Seconds)
11. Collect 8 Red Coins in the Courtyard (Kill the boos)
12. The Secret under the Moat (Collect 8 Red Coins)
13. The Secret under the Moat (Switch Star)
14. Behind the Waterfall (Collect 8 Red Coins)
15. Behind the Waterfall (Hidden Star)
16. Bowser in the Fire Sea (Collect 8 Red Coins)
17. Bowser in the Fire Sea (Switch Star)
18. Catch the 8 glowing Rabbits
19. Enter the Room behind the Mirror
20. Chief Chilly Challenge (Collect 8 Red Coins)
21. Chief Chilly Challenge (Wario Brick)
22. Speak to Toad near Hazy Maze Cave level
23. Speak to Toad near Tall, Tall Mountain level
24. Speak to Toad near Tick Tock Clock level
25. Big Boo Battle (Collect 8 Red Coins)
26. Big Boo Battle (Hidden Star)
27. Over the Rainbow (Collect 8 Red Coins)
28. Over the Rainbow (Wario Brick)
29. Bowser in the Sky (Collect 8 Red Coins)
30. Bowser in the Sky (Switch Star)
Credits to Geisen on GameFAQs
If you need any more help on any of those stars, then feel free to ask.