The Superstar Meter is a game mechanic that appears in the Sega All-Stars series. It allows the player to measure when the Superstar States for the playable characters will become available.
Description[]

Dr. Eggman's Superstar Meter when full, from Sega Superstars Tennis.
The Superstar Meter is presented as the golden frame of a five-pointed star on the ground beneath the playable characters' feet. Within these frames is a smaller golden five-pointed star that appears after an amount of good performance.
As the Superstar Meter is filled, the inner star will eclipse the bigger star and glow continuously.
Overview[]
In gameplay, the Superstar Meter's inner star will grow for each good performance on the tennis court, especially after winning a point or perfect counterattacking. Once this star fills out the frame, it will start blinking, indicating the playable character's Superstar State can be activated, which enables special strikes and other abilities. After the Superstar State ends, the Superstar Meter will reset.
While depend on the playable character, if the opponent gets a point, the playable character loses one level of his Meter, even after entering the Superstar State. To activate the Superstar Meter once it is filled, the player must press /
+
.
Playable characters | Sonic ยท Tails ยท Amy ยท Shadow ยท Eggman ยท Alex Kidd ยท AiAi ยท Amigo ยท Beat ยท Gilius Thunderhead ยท Gum ยท MeeMee ยท NiGHTS ยท Pudding ยท Reala ยท Ulala | |
Courts | Green Hill Zone ยท Scrap Brain Zone ยท Spaceport 9 ยท Splash Garden ยท Coconut Beach ยท Carrier Zone ยท Curien Mansion ยท Super Monkey Ball ยท Shiubuya DownTown ยท Carnival Park | |
Items | Chaos Emerald ยท Item Box ยท Pudding's Guitar ยท Ring (Power-Up) | |
Other | All-Around Type ยท Asteroid Belt: Go! Go! "Astrobeat Jr." ยท Control Type ยท Exhibition Mode ยท Power Type ยท Superstar Meter ยท Superstar Mode ยท Superstar State ยท Speed Type ยท Spin Type |