Tricky Triangles!

Mission
Tricky Triangles!
Screenshot from Super Mario 64
Location	Rainbow Ride
Mission number	5
Games	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS
Mission progression ← Previous Swingin' in the Breeze Next → Somewhere Over the Rainbow Super Mario 64 missions Super Mario 64 DS missions

"Tricky Triangles!" is the fifth mission of Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The mission's objective is to climb up the pyramid platforms under a time limit to reach the Power Star.

Layout

The player first has to take the first magic carpet towards the four spinning platforms, then they should to slide down the pole to the left. The player then has to use a seesaw to reach another platform, followed by using a swinging platform to cross the gap. The player then has to cross a series of Falling Blocks with a seesaw between them and jump across a gap while avoiding a flamethrower. Past the moving platform ahead is a gap with Falling Blocks across it, followed by a slight ramp and a few more Falling Blocks. After the player crosses these blocks, there is a large platform with a Purple Switch and pyramid platforms. Pressing the switch causes the pyramids to flip upside-down for a few seconds, allowing the player to use them as platforms. The player needs to quickly climb the platforms to reach the Star before the switch's timer runs out. If the player is still on a platform once the timer runs out, they slide off the pyramid and possibly the course.

It is also possible to collect the Star without the pyramids by reaching the platform where the Star in "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is, then falling from it in a precise matter.

In Super Mario 64 DS, if Luigi rides the magic carpet to the right of the spinning platforms, then rides the carpet to the left at the end of the previous carpet's path, and then lands on an L-shaped platform before another spinning platform, he can backward-somersault to the Star from there.

Gallery

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  In Super Mario 64 DS

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	おおぞら アスレチック Ōzora Asurechikku	Heavenly Athletics		[?]
Chinese	狡猾的三角 Jiǎohuá de Sānjiǎo	Tricky Triangles
French	Vicieux triangles!	Vicious Triangles!	Super Mario 64	[?]
	Triangles rusés	Tricky Triangles	Super Mario 64 DS	[?]
German	Überwinde die Macht der Dreiecke!	Overcome the Power of the Triangles!	Super Mario 64	[?]
	Tückische Dreiecke	Treacherous Triangles	Super Mario 64 DS	[?]
Italian	Triangoli traditori!	Traitorous triangles!	Super Mario 64 DS	[?]
	Il segreto delle piramide[sic]	The secret of the pyramid(s)
Korean	하늘위장애물경기 Haneul wi Jangaemul Gyeonggi	Athletics over the Sky		[?]
Spanish	El secreto de las pirámides	The Secret of the Pyramids		[?]