Katamari Damacy North Star Challenge FAQ Version 1.03 Last Updated: March 17 2005 E-mail: kimkallstrom19[at]hotmail[dot]com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version Updates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.03 - 17/03/05 - Added a new section. 1.02 - 16/03/05 - Rearranged Items List. Made several corrections. 1.01 - 16/03/05 - Added Tips/How to Use section. 1.00 - 15/03/05 - Begun work on Katamari Damacy North Star Challenge FAQ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction II. Tips/How to Use III. Items List IV. Why Eternal Stage #3? V. Trivia VI. Credits VII. Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completed the game? Collected all countries? Well, here's one challenge to try: get the exact size required by the King for the North Star challenge. What do you get when you complete the challenge? Well, the King's comments once you acquire a 10m katamari... is reward itself. Also, the fact that you have completed one of the toughest challenges in the game (besides collecting all the items). Of course, using this list will take a bit of shine off that, but I'm not going to tell anyone... You will find this list useful as the figures were extracted from having a katamari the size of 10m00cm0mm in stage "Eternal #3", and alphabetically ordered as well to simplify your search. Granted, it's not a complete list (that would be quite difficult to achieve) but it is as comprehensive of a list as I can come up with, and hopefully you'll be able to find some use from it. I am fairly certain that the numbers found on this list is pretty accurate, seeing as it's done by me. (heh) You can also use this list to estimate how far off your katamari is from the magical 10m. Using the measurement from the objects list won't help as that doesn't actually reflect the mass of your katamari at the size of 10m. With the list, you can actually complete the North Star Challenge with a perfect 10m even on your first try! (tested and proven, of course) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. Tips/How to Use ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use the elephant or tree trick in the North Star Challenge to get a katamari that's about the size of 10m (once you are able to roll up an elephant or tree you should be very close to 10m). Press START to pause the game. You should see the following text at the top of the pause screen. (Item Name) Your katamari is as big as (Count) of these Compare the katamari description with the item name in the list. If it's not in the list, unpause and pause again until you get an item in the list. Compare the size, and if it's very close to the number, then your katamari size should be about 10m. Preferably use small items for comparison as you will get a more accurate reading (e.g. Roast on Bone or Canned Curry) And yes, there is a little leeway given by the King when it comes to the size of the katamari. You don't have to get the exact number of Canned Curries or any of the extremely small items to complete the stage with a perfect 10m (which, by the way, is near impossible unless you're extremely lucky). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Items List ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Item Name) Your katamari is as big as (Count) of these --------- ----- Item Name Count --------- ----- AC Condenser 3666 Advertising Balloon 6 Algae Ball 7728 American Guy 750 Arcade Machine 478 Balance Beam 544 Bale of Rice 7304 Balloon Shop 4 Ball Race 155 Bamboo Sword 134387 Banana Bunch 148910 Barbell 2105 Barber's Pole 1945 Barrel 2404 Barrier 78 Bathhouse Curtain 12123 Beach Ball 34082 Beach Umbrella 56 Bicycle 1485 Big Bear 130 Big Pylon 370 Big Turnip 1 Black Sheep 2346 Blue Oil Drum 1443 Bonsai 9992 Briefcase 57569 Bungalow 1 Burglar 922 Butcher Shop 4 Butcher Sign 699 Bus 5 Businessman 1689 Busker 897 Bus Stop 5 Bus Stop 2842 Cage 14 Calf 5131 Camp Fire 4661 Camping Tent 63 Candy Store 4 Candy Store Sign 1479 Canned Curry 825989 Chief Driller 1352 Chinese Cabbages 13779 Chopper 1 347 Chopper 3 365 Clock Pedestal 8 Combine Harvester 95 Connecting Bridge 2 Convenience Store 2 Convenience Store 1465 Cowshed 2 Crocodile 143 Crow 30694 Daikon Radish 21972 Dairy Cow 305 Dangling Boy 2657 Daruma 15713 Delivery Guy 2440 Dogfood Bowl 355928 Double Punk 911 Drawbridge 4 Driller 3 Drink Crate 10509 Duct 396 Elephant 13 Farmhouse 2 Fat Schoolboy 1579 Fence 309 Firewood 19642 Fishing Boat 3 Flag Buoy 605 Flower Bed 258 Flower Clock "3" 12247 Flower Clock "6" 12833 Flower Clock "9" 12833 Flower Clock "12" 6092 Flower Girl 2318 Flower Pot 6460 Fried Rice 23009 Froggy Car 3394 Funny Hammer 67762 Gangster Car 60 Garbage 4987 Gardening Fence 384 Gas Station 1 Giant Peach 9847 Giant Watermelon 92 Giraffe 34 Globe Jungle Gym 58 Gong 196889 Grand Opening 318 Green Balloon 13854 Green Oil Drum 1443 Guardrail (5m) 628 Guardrail (Left) 901 Guardrail (Right) 901 Gull 'n Kelp 8 Half Watermelon 86492 Hara Residence 2 Hatchback 51 Hose Reel 16127 Hotel Parking 327 Hour Hand 4517 Hydrangea 3988 Hyodo Residence 2 Huge Falling Rock 10 Huge Tree 1 Ice-Cream Freezer 675 Japanese Car 45 Judo Wrestler 1075 Jumbo Umbrella 419 Kato Residence 4 Kettle 25768 Kiddie Car 2978 Killer Move 568 Kimono 652 Ladder 1318 Lamp Post 1095 Laundry Deck 2961 Laundry Pole 4551 Lion Dance 797 Lion Fountain 13 Lion Paw 582 Log 4302 Log Cabin 15 Log Fence 233 Lotto Store 25 Lotus Leaf 5636 Loud Momma 1245 Mailbox 3317 Majima Residence 2 Mammoth 3 Man 2208 Matsuo Residence 2 Metal Bucket 4969 Mikoshi 88 Minute Hand 4177 Monster Melon 44624 Mortar 12174 Mushroom (L) 6 Nerdy Guy 2231 New Hotel Sign 21 Nikaido Residence 3 Niwata Residence 2 Noguchi Residence 2 "No Parking" Sign 6094 "No Stealing Cows" 3251 Old Hotel Sign 17 Onishi Residence 4 "Over 12m" Sign 5 "Over 3m" Sign 370 Ox 60 Palmistry Sign 29375 Palmistry Table 1194 Panda Balloon 2 Paper Fan Man 527 Park Entrance 16 Park Fence 4156 Parking Lot 203 Parking Lot Sign 25 Parking Turntable 15 Park Lamp Post 318 Pay Phone 3278 Pedestrian Signal 495 Phone Booth 270 Photo Booth 241 Pickle Tub 7735 Pineapple 36402 Pink Balloon 13854 Plastic Bench 1740 Playful Punk 2659 Police Bike 1246 Policeman 1634 Pool Ring 14188 Potty 13312 Pressure Cooker 11978 Principal 2408 Propane Tank 2805 Prop Plane 1 Punk 2659 Radio Tower 1 RC Boy 7279 Recycling Bin 4053 Red Ball 156 Red Oil Drum 1443 Relaxing Dude 2184 Roast On Bone 79621 Rocking Horse 2634 Russian Doll (L) 1257 Russian Doll (XL) 772 Ryokan Sign 46 Safe 2963 Saito Residence 2 Salmon 30048 Sandpile 821 Scale 3043 School Chair 4792 School Clocktower 1 School Desk 2437 School Gate 34 School Sign 2672 Shabu-Shabu Pot 14220 Shachihoko 5280 Shimizu Residence 4 Shopper 3850 Shopping Cart 3234 Short Fence 1151 Short Schoolboy 5112 Skinny 2191 Small Fishing Boat 6 Smokestack 3 Snapper 120358 Snowman 3226 Soccer Goal 16 Sperm Whale 1 Spirit of Fun 221 Squared Shrubbery 885 Stilts 2377 Straw Hat 110846 Street Stall 46 Strongman 1849 Summer Skinny 2731 Sunflower 5785 Supermarket Sign 4 Swan Boat 68 Swordfish 3 Tall Businessman 1324 Tall Schoolgirl 2193 Tall Totem Pole 3 Telephone 67659 Telephone Pole 38 Tire 6586 Towel Guy 2135 Tractor 43 Traffic Mirror 826 Traffic Signal 39 Train 19 Trash Can 4526 Treasure Chest 1211 Tree 6 Tricycle 911 Truck 9 Tuna 2114 Umbrella 4032 Utility Worker 1253 Van 31 Vanilla Cone 4282 Vending Machine 496 Ventilation Fan 76111 Wall (Long) 21 Washtub 68559 Watermelon 23739 Watermelon Boy 4544 White Sheep 2142 White Wall 410 Wild Pylon 5 Winner's Podium 881 Wooden Bench 1604 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Why Eternal Stage #3? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is the list based on items found in Eternal Stage #3? The list was done on Eternal Stage #3 using a katamari of the exact size 10m00cm0m. Items found in the North Star Challenge will be different to those found in Eternal Stage #3, so when you do pause, you might not be able to find some items from the list. I could have used the same method to create another list but there are several reasons as to why I'm sticking with an items list from Eternal Stage #3. (This will be a tad confusing, so you can skip it if you don't need a proper explanation of the method used) - The numbers are actually medians of the range in which the King is allowing room for difference to the katamari size (you will still get a perfect 10m even if your katamari is off by a few millimeters). - You can aim for a number that's on the list and not worry about the katamari size if it's off by a few in count, since the list allows for margins both less and more. (only true for small to medium items) - Since it's a median of the range of values that the King will accept as a perfect 10m katamari, there is an equal number of values both below and above the number of items that is actually accepted as completing the challenge successfully. - To get another list prepared for items found in the North Star Stage with an accurate median to the range of values allowable by the King to complete the challenge, I would have to get a katamari size that's equal to the smallest item in the list (which would be Canned Curry). - And even after that there is still the chance that the item count from the new list might be slightly off the actual median (especially if the item is extremely small in size). - Even having a katamari size that's equal to the exact number of Canned Curries as stated in the list does not mean that the katamari is exactly 10m00cm0m. - After much consideration, between a list of values for a katamari that is presumed to be 10m00cm0m and an accurate list of items obtained from Eternal Stage #3, I have gone for the latter. - It will be near impossible to come up with the accepted range for each item, so let's move swiftly on to the next topic... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Trivia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (things I've noticed while compiling the insane list above, as well as random thoughts during the breaks in between) - According to the game, twice the number of half watermelons does not equate to the total number of watermelons (86492 and 23739 respectively). - Guardrail (Left) and Guardrail (Right) measures the same (obviously). - Amazingly, when you're viewing the Traffic Mirror object, you can actually see a view in it's reflection instead of just the mirror itself. (another nice touch). - Surprisingly, the Flower Clock "6" and Flower Clock "9" has the same exact measurements, leading me to believe that it's really the figure "6" reversed and renamed as Flower Clock "9". - The Red Oil Drum, Blue Oil Drum and the Green Oil Drum measures exactly the same, only differently painted colors on it's surface. - The smallest item in the list is Canned Curry, in case you're wondering. (racking up the figure of 825989) - Yes, it's not a typo. There are two types of Convenience Store in the list. One's a sign and the other one's the store itself. - Press START at the beginning of the stage, before you collect a single item. Your katamari will always be described as equal to the size of one Scattered Cloud. - (In the North Star stage) Fujio, one of the cousins, can be found sitting on the roof of the building next to the Giant Watermelon farm. - The King will say this as soon as you collect your bluish cousin: "Oh, Fujio! You have lava dripping from the top of your head. How disturbing." - I struggle to remember the prince saying anything throughout the entire game. (except for "Huff!" and "See you again soon!") - The list is missing a few items (e.g. Chopper 2). I will not be updating it even if I received submissions, since only a small number of objects were left out. - An insane amount of snack and soft drinks were consumed during the compilation of this list. - You must be as crazy about Katamari Damacy as I am to read all this trivia. (hehe) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Feel free to send all your comments to the address stated at the beginning of the FAQ. - Thanks to GameFAQs for hosting this guide, and the many forum members over at GameFAQs. - Thanks to Myst Erik Ery for the trivia corrections! - Thank you for reading! Hope you find the FAQ helpful! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VII. Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katamari Damacy is a trademark of NAMCO Ltd. 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