Pyramid Puzzle

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Mission
Pyramid Puzzle
Shifting Sand Land Star 6
Location Shifting Sand Land
Mission number 6
Game Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Mission progression
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Super Mario 64 missions

"Pyramid Puzzle" is the sixth mission of Shifting Sand Land in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. In Super Mario 64, this is the course's final mission. Its objective is to find five secret points within the pyramid.

Layout[edit]

The player must first enter the pyramid and climb to the top, as if they were doing the course's third mission, "Inside the Ancient Pyramid". Another way to do this is by standing on the four pillars to activate the secret entrance, as in the course's fourth mission, "Stand Tall on the Four Pillars". Once the player reaches the top of the "sandfall" just before the Power Star, they need to climb down to the small ledge below with a coin. Collecting the coin starts a secret counter, and collecting five of the special coins in the pyramid is the mission's objective. It is possible to touch the five secret points without collecting any coins by just barely touching the top of each secret's hitbox.[1]

After touching the secret point, the player then has to jump down to a small platform on the left side of the "sandfall", followed by jumping to the platform on the right side, touching the points and collecting the coins as they go down. The player must then jump into the stream of moving sand and touch the two secret points within it. Once the player touches all five points, the Power Star appears at the end of the stream. However, the player has to be careful when collecting it, otherwise, they will fall into the quicksand below.

In the DS version of the game, the coins are replaced by Silver Stars, and the Power Star appears in a Star Sphere, making it easier to collect (but this also means this mission cannot be done while another mission is selected).

Naming[edit]

"Pyramid Puzzle" is the only Silver Star mission in the DS version that does not have "Silver Star(s)" in the title.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese きょだいピラミッドのナゾ[?]
Kyodai piramiddo no nazo 		Riddle of the Huge Pyramid
Chinese 金字塔之谜[2]
Jīnzìtǎ zhī Mí 		Puzzle of the Pyramid
French Énigme de la pyramide[?] Pyramid Enigma Super Mario 64
Puzzle de la pyramide[?] Pyramid Puzzle Super Mario 64 DS
German Löse das Pyramidenpuzzle![?] Solve the Pyramid Puzzle! Super Mario 64
Pyramidenpuzzle[?] Pyramid Puzzle Super Mario 64 DS
Italian Puzzle piramidale[?] Pyramidal puzzle Super Mario 64 DS
Il labirinto della piramide[3] The pyramid maze
Korean 거대피라미드의수수께끼[?]
Piramideu ui susukkekki 		Riddle of the Huge Pyramid
Spanish Laberinto de la pirámide[?] Pyramid Maze

References[edit]

Pyramid Puzzle coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ UncommentatedPannen (July 13, 2021). Coinless, Capless, & Cannonless Challenges. YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ From the score sheet and the star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 89
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS courses and missions
Bob-omb Battlefield Big Bob-omb on the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Skya • 5 Silver Stars!b • Big Bob-omb's Revengeb • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
Whomp's Fortress Chip Off Whomp's Block • To the Top of the Fortress • Shoot into the Wild Blue • Red Coins on the Floating Isle • Fall onto the Caged Island • Blast Away the Wall • Switch Star of the Fortressb
Jolly Roger Bay Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Switch Star of the Bayb • Through the Jet Stream
Cool, Cool Mountain Slip Slidin' Away • Li'l Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Mario's Super Wall Kick • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountainb
Big Boo's Haunt Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star in the Basementb
Hazy Maze Cave Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Starb
Lethal Lava Land Boil the Big Bully • Bully the Bullies • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces • Red-Hot Log Rolling • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano • Elevator Tour in the Volcano • Flaming Silver Starsb
Shifting Sand Land In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall on the Four Pillars • Tox Box Switch Starb • Free Flying for 8 Red Coins • Pyramid Puzzle
Dire, Dire Docks Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • Koopa Surfin' Switch Starb • The Manta Ray's Reward • Inside the Cage
Snowman's Land Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freezea • Yoshi's Ice Sculptureb • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coinsa • Snowman's Silver Starb • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the Houseb
Wet-Dry World Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • 5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for the Red Coins • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Starsb
Tall, Tall Mountain Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from the Bridge • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom • 5 Secrets of the Mountainb
Tiny-Huge Island Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secretsa • Klepto the Condorb • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star on the Islandb
Tick Tock Clock Roll into the Cagea • Luigi in the Cageb • The Pit and the Pendulumsa • The Pendulum Switch Starb • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp • Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Starsb
Rainbow Ride Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere Over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manorb
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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