List of Super Mario 64 glitches: Difference between revisions

This is a list of glitches featured in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. For a list of glitches found exclusively in the remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', see [[List of Super Mario 64 DS glitches|List of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' glitches]]. Also note that all glitch names are conjectural unless otherwise noted.

==Graphics==

===Boo Glitch===

The player must have collected at least twelve [[Power Star]]s, at which point the large [[Boo]] appears in the hallway. The player must head to the far left side of the room holding the [[Whomp's Fortress]] painting, then to the hallway where the Boo is. The Boo should be facing backwards, and the player must chase it out of the room and into the courtyard. The player must then enter the basement, and immediately return to the Boo, which should now be facing forward. When going to the Whomp's Fortress room's left side again, the Boo's laughter can be heard. After returning to the Boo in the hallway, it should have disappeared. When [[Mario]] stands at the door leading to the back courtyard and looks to the right while in first-person camera mode, the Boo can be seen floating behind the door.

If Mario is using a [[Koopa Shell]] to surf on the water and gets eaten by a [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]], the shell stays suspended in the air.{{ref needed}}

If Mario runs back and forth underneath the [[Fly Guy]] in [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], it begins to shrink. This is a side effect of the Fly Guy changing size to signal that it is preparing to shoot a fireball. The Fly Guy's size affects the starting height of a [[Spin Jump]] off of it.

If the glitch is repeated, the value for the Fly Guy's size eventually becomes negative, causing it to render upside-down and inside-out. Mario cannot touch the Fly Guy while it has a negative size.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHd8TSf2tds YouTube video of Shrinking Fly Guy glitch]</ref>

===Doors and cloud in empty space===

[[File:HiddenDoor.png|thumb|100px|The first hidden door.]][[File:HiddenDoor 2.png|thumb|left|100px|The second hidden door.]][[File:SM64 Out of Bounds Star Doors.png|thumb|right|100px|The two hidden star doors.]]

Certain doors in Peach's Castle are visible from other rooms when the camera shows the space beyond a wall. The player can cause this by standing near a wall and using the {{Button|N64|cup}} first-person camera mode to look through it. The doors appear to be in empty space because the rest of a room stops rendering once Mario enters another room.

* If Mario looks around in first-person view while standing on the left edge of the platform with the 70-star door, a door from the lower level is visible.

* When using first-person view from the outside wall of the spiral staircase to the second floor, the 50- and 70-star doors are visible.

* Another door can be seen when standing in the left edge next to the [[Whomp's Fortress]] painting.

[[File:SM64 Hidden Cloud.png|100px|The hidden cloud.|thumb|left]]

Likewise, the reflection of Lakitu's cloud in the second-floor mirror room is always rendered. In several places, like the corners next to the room's door and the stairway to the second floor, Mario can enter first-person view to look through a wall and see the cloud.

===Frozen head===

[[File:SM64 Frozen Head.png|thumb|upright=0.85|left|The Frozen Head glitch in action.]]

After defeating [[Bowser]] in the [[Bowser in the Dark World|Dark World]] or [[Bowser in the Fire Sea|Fire Sea]], he drops a key. In the Japanese version, if the player runs to where the key will land, presses {{button|n64|cup}} and looks somewhere, Mario keeps looking that way during the key collection cutscene.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve07BT9ADrg YouTube video of frozen head]</ref>

===Ground Pound turn-around===

When Mario ground pounds out of a Side [[Somersault]], he turns around instantly in midair.

===Instant Tower of the Wing Cap transition===

[[File:SM64_EnterLightGlitch.gif|thumb|120px|Mario performing the glitch.]]

When the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]] is unlocked, Mario has to stand right next to the sun carpet in the castle's main hall and use {{button|N64|cup}} to look at the sun on the ceiling. Then, he has to leave the first-person view mode, quickly step onto the carpet, and press {{button|N64|cup}} again. Mario enters the Tower of the Wing Cap instantly while the camera is still zooming in, instead of framing the ceiling as intended.

===Invisible Bowser glitch===

[[File:SM64 Invisible Bowser.png|thumb|100px|Mario grabbing Invisible Bowser's tail.]]

[[File:SM64 Invisible Bowser 2.png|thumb|left|100px|Bowser is defeated while invisible.]]

[[Bowser]] can teleport in his battle in [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], during which he becomes invisible. When Mario grabs Bowser while he teleports, Bowser stays invisible until he teleports again or is thrown off of the platform. The invisible Bowser cannot hurt Mario on contact, but is still able to attack as usual.<ref name="Bowser glitches">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CYJRRP5fhY YouTube video of several Bowser glitches]</ref>

===Invisible Mario===

For this glitch to occur, Mario must perform the [[#Portable Chuckya|Portable Chuckya]] glitch first. When Mario is grabbed by the submerged [[Chuckya]], he is able to swim around while being invisible before he is thrown. If Mario manages to swim around and grab Chuckya in time, he stays invisible; however jumping on a slope near the Chuckya ends the glitch and turn Mario visible again. While invisible, Mario sometimes behaves differently than usual - for instance, when Mario stands on a tilting platform, it is pushed down as if Mario stands at the position where the Chuckya held him.{{ref needed}}

===Mr. I hovering around Mario===

This glitch occurs in [[Lethal Lava Land]] only. The player has to get the [[Koopa Shell]] from the [[! Block]] and set the camera to fixed mode, so that a [[Mr. I]] can be seen until Mario moves. Then, he has to defeat the Mr. I by circling around it, but due to it being offscreen now, its death animation cannot play. The defeated Mr. I's eyeball then hovers around Mario for a short amount of time and move in various ways.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGP6vFHMHxE YouTube video of Mr. I glitch]</ref>

===Pitch conservation===

When Mario is in a diving animation (normal diving, swimming, or flying), his angle is preserved in memory. This value is supposed to be reset between animations, but due to an oversight, sometimes it does not. For instance, if Mario exits the water while he was facing upwards then does a dive, the dive will start with the previous extreme angle as opposed to a normal dive. In a dive move, this only changes the animation.

If an extreme angle is preserved and Mario starts flying, he will immediately face the preserved angle which will affect his flight. Several actions reset the conserved angle, including grabbing a ledge, shooting from a cannon, changing areas, and jumping while facing a slope.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TQt8MCsniQI YouTube video on pitch and yaw velocity conservation, by UncommentatedPannen]</ref>

When Mario dies in a course, the [[Health Meter|Power Meter]] is usually set to one wedge for the cutscene where he is ejected from the course and the meter refills. However, when Mario is ejected from [[Hazy Maze Cave]], [[Rainbow Ride]], [[Bowser in the Dark World]], or [[Bowser in the Sky]], there is a delay before the meter is set to one wedge, during which Mario's health at death is briefly visible.{{ref needed}} Normally this is zero, but if Mario lost a life by bottomless [[pit]], the Power Meter shows however many wedges of health Mario had when he fell in.

==Camera==

===Camera stuck behind door===

[[File:SM64 Cameraglitch.png|thumb|100px|The camera glitch.]]

When Mario enters a door in the castle (except the ones on the first floor) and then goes back through it quickly, the camera may briefly get stuck behind the door.

===Camera below Mario in Bob-omb Battlefield===

When Mario uses a [[Wall Kick]] to jump over the seesaw platform from the area where the white slope ends while using the [[Lakitu]] camera mode, the camera focuses Mario from below the floor.

When Mario swims up to the water's surface in the first area and touches the wall right above the tunnel leading to the second area where the submarine can be found, the camera moves out of bounds. As soon as Mario gets away from the wall, the camera returns to a normal position.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ChikoritaL/status/1368416504211857415 Intriguing camera glitch found in Dire, Dire Docks]</ref>

===Invisible cannon===

To do this glitch, the player must enter a cannon and press {{button|n64|A}} on the first frame of the cannon viewfinder. The viewfinder does not show up and the camera pans out of the cannon as if Mario was standing in that spot and reveal that the cannon is invisible and Mario is nowhere to be seen. The camera can be controlled and rotated around normally. This glitch ends when the cannon is used.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Slecuy_kA YouTube video of cannon camera glitch]</ref>

When the game is paused during the animation of a new star spawning, which occurs after collecting eight [[Red Coin]]s (except the [[Big Boo's Haunt]] Red Coins) or collecting five [[secret]]s, the camera sometimes zooms in slowly for a short amount of time.{{ref needed}}

===Star/death camera glitch===

If the platform Mario is standing on moves during his star collection or death animation, the camera does not catch up. Examples are dying on the spinning platform around the volcano in [[Lethal Lava Land]] and collecting a 100-coin star or a [[#Cloning|cloned star]] on a [[Donut Block]] or carpet in [[Rainbow Ride]].{{ref needed}}

===Wing Cap camera glitch===

If Mario lands on a slope on the same frame that he starts flying with the [[Wing Cap]], Mario lands, but the camera uses the mode intended for flight. This can be achieved by [[Triple Jump]]ing onto the fence past the first bridge in Bob-omb Battlefield, with precise timing. The camera follows Mario closely, and tries to stay behind him at a low angle. The C buttons only move the camera temporarily.

The camera returns to the intended mode when Mario is knocked back, thrown, squished while standing still, or set on fire; or when he cancels flight normally, enters a cannon, water, or a tornado, rides a Koopa Shell, or leaves the course.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pqQQxL6W8s YouTube video of Wing Cap Camera glitch]</ref>

==Audio==

===Big Boo's Haunt music cut-out===

There is a glitch that can be done in Big Boo's Haunt which stops the regular background music from playing. The player must choose a star other than the first, and defeat [[Big Boo]] in the Merry-Go-Round, but not collect the star. Instead the player needs to leave, collect a [[Vanish Cap]] and activate the 100 coins star. After the Vanish Cap ends, the player should collect this star. If done correctly, the background music does not play, only sound effects can be heard, including the background sound from outside the mansion. Should the player put on the Vanish Cap again, the music restarts after the cap wears off.

===Infinite cap music===

This glitch does not work in the Japanese version. In order to activate this glitch, the player must select the [[Footrace with Koopa the Quick|second mission]] in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] and talk to [[Koopa the Quick]] while wearing the [[Wing Cap]]. While racing him up the mountain, the player must use a small alcove to teleport higher up the mountain; the Wing Cap disappears, after which they must reach the flag at the top of the mountain and wait for Koopa the Quick to appear. After talking to Koopa the Quick, the Wing Cap background music plays endlessly. To end the glitch, the player can collect another Wing Cap and wait for it to expire.

Another way to perform the glitch is to talk to [[King Bob-omb]] while wearing the Wing Cap, and then quickly teleport at the alcove near the king.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0QhDJ_SCDs YouTube video of Infinite cap music glitch]</ref>

===Japanese music cut-out===

In both [[Bowser in the Sky]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7pSWGRD9Rk YouTube video of Japanese BitS Audio glitch]</ref> and [[Shifting Sand Land]]'s pyramid<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7BPNgxAZYQ YouTube video of Japanese SSL Audio glitch]</ref>, it is possible for the music to cut-out due to multiple glitches in the Japanese version of the game. While this glitch is in effect, any attempt to leave the course freezes the game. For Bowser in the Sky, just entering the stage the wrong way can cut-out the music. For the pyramid, collecting the fifth secret in an odd way sometimes cuts out the music.

===Koopa the Quick warp music glitch===

This glitch works only in the Japanese version. In [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], if Mario travels through a warp after starting a Koopa the Quick race, the "[[Slider]]" music is replaced with "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme". This glitch was fixed in all other versions.

===Koopa Shell music glitch===

If Mario runs towards a Koopa Shell and ducks right when he touches it, but does not start riding it, the music in the level should replay from the beginning as if he rode and stopped riding the shell. Despite this, the shell does not break.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoUmwFR987U YouTube video of Koopa Shell music glitch]</ref>

===Loud Ukkiki===

In Tall, Tall Mountain, even if the player is very far away from [[Ukiki|Ukkiki]], they can still hear him as if they were right next to him.

 

If the game is paused just after Mario starts making the Yahoo noise (from Long Jumping or Triple Jumping), it changes in pitch to lower or higher than the normal sound.

[[Monty Mole]]s start out invisible and in predetermined locations. As soon as Mario gets within 1500 units of a hole, Monty Moles are initialized, snapping to the hole and starting to act normally. Attacking an uninitialized Monty Mole freezes the game.

To avoid initializing the Monty Mole in [[Hazy Maze Cave]], the player must take a route that involves Backwards Long Jumping through the mesh wall in front of the [[Navigating the Toxic Maze]] Star. After clipping through the wall, the player must go down the elevator, enter the maze, and take the first right turn to get to the plateau with the [[Blue Coin Block]]. The uninitialized Monty Mole is in the poison gas right in front of said plateau, and the player can find it by taking knockback damage from it. Attacking the Monty Mole crashes the game.

In [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], the player can use a 100-Coin Star to reach the uninitialized Monty Mole at the bottom of a pit, and attack it before Mario is ejected from the course.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDj4HT_4bg]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafLNwyR5kk]</ref>

There is a corner of Big Boo's Haunt that crashes the game when Mario touches it. The corner is located through the rightmost door on the first floor. The player should head past the window with light shining through it (with a [[Boo]]) and stand on the tiny ledge located to the left. Then, he should press the {{button|n64|A}} button and move Mario slightly backwards with {{button|n64|Stickdown}}. After Mario falls for a little bit press {{button|n64|Stickup}} forwards and push the {{button|n64|B}} button to kick for some horizontal movement. If performed correctly, Mario freezes in the air.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjXxkwR6MxU YouTube video of BBH Crash]</ref>

===Dead Mario freeze===

[[File:Zombie Freeze.gif|thumb|120px|The glitch in action]]To execute this glitch, the player should be in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] then do the "[[#Zombie Mario|Zombie Mario]]" method by using a cannon while under the effects of a [[Wing Cap]]. Then, the player should fly to the floating island, and Ground Pound the [[! Block]] star. When done correctly, Mario loses all his HP, but he also freezes and cannot move or lose a life. To end this glitch, the player can reset or turn off the N64 system.<ref name="YouTube video of Several Death glitches">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNJCJaIGX5E YouTube video of several death glitches]</ref>

If Mario grabs a 100 coin star and is in the air while at the same time he opens a ! Block star block, and if the animations of the two stars play while Mario grabs one of them, the game freezes because it does not know which star Mario is supposed to get.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrSyQqTfNOI YouTube video of double star freeze]</ref>

===Hanging Mario freeze===

If Mario is pushed backwards off a ceiling he is hanging on before completing the grabbing animation, the game freezes. This can be accomplished using a bloated [[Bob-omb]] pushing Mario backwards, or a [[crate]] placed in a way that can push Mario off.<ref name="simultaneous">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgL7FYF22w YouTube video of simultaneous event glitches]</ref>

===Long-distance Monty Mole defeat===

When a Monty Mole is defeated from too far away, the game cannot choose the next hole for the Monty Mole to appear from, as every hole is too far from Mario. This unexpected result causes the game to freeze. The player can defeat a Monty Mole from a sufficiently long distance by throwing a Bob-omb.

According to Tyler Kehne, "''When a mole is KO'd, the game runs a function to determine which hole the mole should go to next. The function cycles through all the holes to see which ones are eligible candidates, and then selects one of those at random. But if none of the holes are eligible, the function returns null. Throwing the Bob-omb at the mole allows the mole to be KO'd at a distance, something the programmers hadn't accounted for. Thus, Mario is too far away from all the holes for any of them to be eligible, and so null is returned, causing the game crash. TL;DR Long range mole KO's crash the game.''"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DERow1hFa-0 YouTube video of Monty Mole Freeze in TTM]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4AQ9AmWa9s A better video of the Monty Mole Freeze, the cause of the glitch was discovered 7 years later]</ref>

===Monty Mole rocks filling memory===

This glitch occurs in [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. Due to a developer oversight, the rocks that [[Monty Mole]]s throw do not despawn if thrown off the edge of the cliff. If there are too many of them (around 200), the rocks fill all of the object slots in the game's memory, freezing the game. This is similar to how the game handles the teleportation clones of Mario's Cap.

As stated by Scott B. alias pannenkoek2012 on YouTube, "''... the game will eventually crash due to a continuously accumulating supply of pebbles. Pebbles deactivate when they are more than 4000 units away from Mario. Hence, a deactivated pebble won't hit the ground and unload, but instead just remain invisible and unmoving in midair. So by having Monty Moles continually throw pebbles off the edge, the pebbles will keep loading into object slots but never unload. Since the game only has 240 object slots, eventually all the slots become occupied and the game crashes."''

This glitch may not work in the Virtual Console version.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPzVVAYKoqE]</ref>

===Freeze while entering Vanish Cap Under the Moat===

If the player tries to move the camera around in Lakitu Mode just after entering [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] while the screen is black, the game may freeze.  

This glitch works only in the North American Version.

Tilting a cartridge can interrupt part of the flow of data between the cartridge and the console, causing glitches that may not be possible with a stable connection. Cartridge tilting glitches are only possible on Nintendo 64 releases of ''Super Mario 64'', as [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] Game Cards cannot be tilted.

Effects of cartridge tilting on this game may include parts of Mario's body disappearing or rotating unusually, corrupted music and sound effects,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS11HnEB9T0 YouTube video of Cartridge-Tilting Mario 1]</ref>, corrupted textures, clipping through collision, blurry graphics, and freezing or crashing the game upon certain interactions.{{ref needed}}

 

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There is a glitch to make Mario lie sideways without disconnecting the cartridge, which is a common graphical result of cartridge tilting. In the American and European versions of the game, the player must go to the roof of Peach's Castle, get the Wing Cap, and go to the left of Princess Peach's image. Mario suddenly lies on the roof and briefly disappears after jumping. The glitch lasts until the console is turned off.{{ref needed}}

===1-Up Mushroom Circles Mario===

[[File:SM64 Chasing1Up.gif|thumb|left|100px|The [[1-Up Mushroom]] chasing [[Mario]].]]

Mario can avoid a homing [[1-Up Mushroom]] indefinitely by crouching. The mushroom keeps trying to reach Mario laterally, flying in circles above his head. This glitch was not fixed in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|Nintendo DS remake]].

===Black Room of Death===

A '''{{conjectural|Black Room of Death}}''' ('''{{conjectural|BRoD}}''' for short) is a nickname for a small space meant to be inaccessible, usually in Peach's Castle and behind a door that loads a new area when opened. Spaces behind these doors are only meant to be shown during the animation of Mario opening the door. Nonetheless, certain glitches allow Mario to reach these spaces.

 

If Mario uses a door inside a BRoD, he will enter the corresponding BRoD behind the door in the new area. Depending on the collision around the "rooms" in each loaded area, he may or may not be able to escape.

*One BRoD is accessible via [[#Go Through the Roof Glitch|Go Through the Roof Glitch]]. It can be exited by jumping through the wall above the front doors inside the castle.

*Another BRoD can be accessed by performing the second [[#Ledge Wall Clipping|Ledge Wall Clip]]. This room can be exited with a [[#Backwards Long Jump|Backwards Long Jump]].

*To access a third and fourth BRoD, the player must perform the [[#MIPS Glitch|MIPS Glitch]] trough the basement door or trough the moat door. The third room can be exited by performing the Backwards Long Jump.

*To access a fifth BRoD, the player must perform a Backwards Long Jump while in the second BRoD, or do it while on the basement stairs.

SM64 BRoD6.png|Near the moat.<br> (BRoD #4)¹

¹ This BRoD is inescapable.

===Changing deaths===

When Mario loses all his health in an area and leaves by certain means, his dying animation can occur in the new area. This exploits instances where his health is preserved between areas. These glitches can be performed in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|DS remake]].

[[File:SM64 Burn n' Drown glitch.gif|thumb|left|120px|Mario performing the glitch]]

Mario can drown upon entering water with no health left, despite the death not being attributable to the water. By leaving [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] with no health remaining, Mario can drown in the castle moat immediately after spawning there.

One strategy is to [[Long Jump]] over the slide, depleting half of the Power Meter; wait for the Vanish Cap power to expire; then let a [[Keronpa Ball]] burn Mario. With two remaining wedges of health, the player can let the Keronpa Ball burn Mario again and fall off the ledge. Mario loses all of his health and is teleported to the lake. At the same time, Mario drowns and loses a life.

====Death teleporting====

[[File:Death teleporting.png|thumb|Mario landing with no health]]

The player can deplete Mario's health to two wedges and enter the Tower of the Wing Cap. The player must then fly until the Wing Cap effect starts to wear out, aim to fall on the ledge, lose the remaining health and fall to the sky. Mario is teleported to the castle, and as soon as he lands, he dies.

Alternatively, while in a course, the player must take small fall damage while not moving the control stick. During the time Mario loses health before the animation, the player can pause the game and exit the course. The player has few frames to pause the game after Mario's health is fully depleted.

====Burn into Lethal Lava Land====

The player can deplete the Power Meter to two wedges in the basement by burning Mario on the torches. They must then burn him on the torch by the [[Lethal Lava Land]] painting in such a way that Mario can enter the painting. Upon landing in Lethal Lava Land, Mario dies.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTzQEI2ArYc YouTube video of Lethal Lava Land death]</ref>

====Snufit into drowning====

While in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], the player must deplete Mario's health to two wedges and obtain a [[Metal Cap]]. They must make a [[Snufit]] chase Mario while he Long Jumps to the box. If positioned correctly, Mario jumps and is hit by the Snufit, causing him to fall into the waterfall behind him. He is teleported away and dies as soon as he hits the lake.{{ref needed}}

If Mario is positioned in a way that he as far on an edge as possible and on an angle almost parallel to the ledge, moving forward makes Mario constantly switch between a falling state and an on-ground state. This also causes the camera to shake. If the player presses {{button|n64|a}}, Mario automatically performs a [[Double Jump (consecutive)|Double Jump]].

This glitch is nicknamed '''{{conjectural|grinding}}''' by analogy to a [[wikipedia:Grind (skateboarding)|type of skateboarding trick]].

===Invisible walls===

[[File:SM64 InvisibleWall.gif|thumb|Mario bonking against the side of a staircase step]]

Due to collision and physics bugs, Mario can collide with a wall, ceiling, or out-of-bounds area in places where this behavior is not intended.<ref>[//youtu.be/f1kbABTyeo8?t=313 Section of a YouTube video on wall, floor, and ceiling collision (part 2), by UncommentatedPannen]</ref> These effects are often attributed to "invisible walls" regardless of whether wall collision is technically the cause.<ref>[//youtu.be/UnU7DJXiMAQ?t=1828 Section of a YouTube video on wall, floor, and ceiling collision (part 1), by UncommentatedPannen]</ref>

*In [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], on top of the fence over the tunnel where there is a rectangular opening.<ref name=BOBinvisiblewall/>

*In [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] above and in the red arrow sign directly after the bridge and to the left of the tunnel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BG2M_XUVfQ YouTube video of Bob-omb Battlefield sign invisible wall]</ref>

*Near the rotating log in [[Tall, Tall Mountain]].

*In the entrance of [[Bowser in the Dark World]], very small spot on the stairs.

*In Bowser in the Dark World, above one of the corners of the fence on the curving path.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CIBitdcmCY YouTube video of a invisible wall in Bowser in the Dark World]</ref>

*In [[Snowman's Land]] at a right angle to the edge of the snow triangle creating machine's path. Mario dies if he touches this wall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ52K89zrqM YouTube video of Snowman's Land Invisible wall death]</ref>

*In [[Lethal Lava Land]] in the Volcano, in the middle of the vertical downward flowing lava.

*In [[Dire, Dire Docks]] where the sign is in the second area and the temporary boxes spawn.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6WslJkLw7k YouTube video of Dire, Dire Docks invisible wall]</ref>

*Just above the first pipe in [[Tiny-Huge Island]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5GU589Mas YouTube video of the invisible wall in Tiny-Huge Island]</ref>

All of these glitches involve Mario being able to increase in velocity without a speed limit, due to certain actions such as backwards movement and wall jumping lacking a speed cap. Due to the game's movement calculation mechanics, Mario can [[#By using Hyperspeed|pass through walls]] and enter [[#Parallel Universe|Parallel Universes]] after accumulating enough speed.

[[File:SM64 Notendless.png|thumb|Mario atop the endless stairs with 16 Power Stars.]]

The player must go to any set of long stairs, then face the stairs and turn around, so Mario is facing away from the stairs. Now, the player performs a long jump. As soon as Mario jumps, they must hold backwards on the control stick. After they land, the player should rapidly tap the {{button|n64|A}} button and after a while, Mario should start zooming backwards at very high speeds, usually going through walls and doors.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHvXUeisefw YouTube video showing how to Backwards Long Jump]</ref> This is most famously used to get to the top of the [[endless stairs]] in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEBxIH08Fpo YouTube video of Backwards Long Jump]</ref> Normally, the game can register how fast Mario can normally move, and teleport Mario to a lower section before he can reach the top of the stairs. This prevents him from accessing the door without the required 70 Power Stars. However when the Backwards Long Jump is performed, Mario can build up a lot of backwards velocity, and the game does not teleport Mario properly because he reached the top too quickly. This is also the way Mario can go through walls. This glitch can do a lot of things. It can make the player complete the game with no stars and can access the "Black Room of Death".

This glitch also works with elevators and similar platforms. The player executes the glitch in the same way, but if they stop tapping {{button|n64|A}} while the wall is still behind Mario, he starts to run backwards very fast as soon as the player holds the control stick in a different direction. If the player does not stop tapping {{button|n64|A}} and has reached the top, Mario teleports somewhere behind him (depending on what speed he gained while jumping onto the platform).

This glitch was fixed in the Japanese Shindou edition re-release, the iQue Player release and the ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' port (which both are based on the Japanese Shindou edition re-release), as Mario's speed is capped when moving backwards. The glitch was also fixed in [[Super Mario 64 DS|the DS remake]] as if when Mario attempts a backwards long jump, the camera goes behind Mario, making him do a normal long jump.

====Hyperspeed Wall-Kicking====

When Mario is in the state of moving after doing a wall jump there is no speed cap. Mario gains speed every time he bounces off the wall if the move was executed perfectly. This can be used to produce results similar to the Backwards Long Jump glitch, but is impossible to execute without tool-assistance.<ref>bobmario's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh0CA_aBwQ</ref>

====Hyperspeed Walking====

There are certain spots in ''Super Mario 64'' where Mario's backwards speed increases without limit by standing in that place. These spots work in a very similar way to the Backwards Long Jump. Among these spots are:

*In the castle grounds next to the waterfall where the water and the wall touch on the left side.<ref>Plush's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljsnQqVuPCY YouTube video of Castle Grounds Speed Sliding Spot</ref>

*In [[Whomp's Fortress]] the corner next to the cannon and the brick wall in the pool of water.<ref>Tomatobird8's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ZTAm4ogMQ YouTube video of WF Speed Sliding Spot</ref>

It seems these spots work because the game is putting Mario in a sliding position (and thus the game increases Mario's backwards velocity), but Mario is in the water and thus he is unaffected by land velocity.{{ref needed}}

====Hyperspeed Wind Glitch====

This glitch only works in [[Tiny-Huge Island]] and [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]. When Mario is pushed up by [[wind]], but gets stuck under a slope, his speed steadily increases without him moving out of place.<ref>[http://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/SuperMario64.html TASVideos - description and video about the HS Wind Glitch]</ref>

====Hyperspeed Flying====

When Mario has built up hyperspeed by one of the above glitches, most notably the Backwards Long Jump, and wears a [[Wing Cap]], he can perform a [[Triple Jump]] to start flying at very high speed. This glitch is best known for allowing Mario to enter [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] without having to drain the moat first.

===Overextended see-saw===

This glitch requires that the [[#Climb Slippery Slopes 3|Climb Slippery Slopes 3]] glitch is performed on a platform that tips over on the side Mario is standing on (although the one in [[Big Boo's Haunt]] does not work for this). The platform is rotated in the direction based on the side Mario is standing on and it can be rotated more than 90 degrees if Mario stands on the top and narrow side. If the platform is rotated more than 260 degrees, it resets as soon as Mario stops standing on it. No platform can be rotated more than 270 degrees, because past that point, the whole platform is on the opposite side of Mario, and thus Mario has nowhere to stand to tilt it in the right direction.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZnrKNHiRto YouTube video of Seesaw Glitch Part One]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PERrt2171s YouTube video of Seesaw Glitch Part Two]</ref>

===Pass Through the Ground===

This glitch only works on the Japanese version. If Mario exits a level while standing on a falling bridge block, when he returns to the castle, he clips through the ground and falls in front of the basement door.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX0WYWNvZlQ YouTube video of Pass Though the Ground glitch]</ref>

===Stuck in the Air===

On the [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] level, if the player heads to the area near the wooden lift, where the red coin is found, and does a [[Long Jump]] towards the island with a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] on it, landing at the edge of the island (as if to grab onto the edge), [[Mario]] suddenly teleports. He appears to be stuck in snow, but he is actually floating in air. Once Mario frees himself, he falls and loses a life, as if he had fallen off of the edge.

===Stuck Sliding Spot===

In some courses there are certain locations where Mario can get stuck in a sliding or diving position and unable to exit the course through the pause menu. Most of these spots are also inescapable by normal means also.

*In [[Hazy Maze Cave]] between the abandoned mine wire door and the land in front of the [[Purple Switch]]. Requires precision placement. <ref name="stuck">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG74FANhpLI YouTube video of several Stuck spots]</ref>

*In [[Tall, Tall Mountain]] behind the log and on the waterfall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djTuqK2VtYo YouTube video of waterfall stuck sliding spot]</ref>

*In [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]] between the pole and the side of the suspending hexagon facing toward the start (requiring knockback). While climbing the pole, the player need to press {{button|n64|A}} followed by {{button|n64|B}}. <ref name="stuck"/>

*In Bowser in the Sky, At the vertical slope, with perfect movement, it is possible to get stuck in the corner of the slope.<ref name="stuck"/>

*In [[Whomp's Fortress]], between the wall and the left breakable wall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsyEGZ2J2FY YouTube video of Whomp's Fortress stuck glitch]</ref>

*Near [[Klepto]] in [[Shifting Sand Land]] between two inward and downward facing planes.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQwaWqz7grY YouTube video of Shifting Sand Land Stuck glitch]</ref>

*Near the end of [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], by diving towards the corner at where the green funnel and the last platform touch.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDzlUID2E8 YouTube video of Bowser in the Fire Sea Stuck glitch]</ref>

*At the top of the giant Snowman head in [[Snowman's Land]], when Mario is slowly walking towards the high sloped glaucous-colored wall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPSRfgw3980 YouTube video of Snowman's Land Stuck glitch]</ref>

===Stuck to the Lava glitches===

[[File:SM64 Stucklava.png|thumb|100px|The glitch in action.]]

These glitches involving Mario jumping or falling into [[Lava]], so that he gets stuck under objects like platforms which prevent him from jumping out of the Lava. Due to not having invincibility after getting burnt by Lava, he gets burnt repeatedly, so that he loses all of his health points and dies near-instantly.

====Tilting Platforms in Lethal Lava Land====

[[Mario]] must go to [[Lethal Lava Land]] for this glitch to work. Once here, the player must dive underneath one of the many floating platforms near the volcano. This may take a few tries to do correctly. If done right, Mario touches the [[lava]], but becomes stuck to it instead of jumping up after being burned. This instantly depletes his [[Health Meter]] and causes him to lose a life. When stuck to the lava, the sounds Mario makes are slightly distorted, and due to the lack of invincibility after taking lava damage, Mario repeatedly takes damage and the voice clip of getting burned rapidly rapidly plays.

====Rolling Log in Lethal Lava Land====

The player must go to [[Lethal Lava Land]], grab a [[Green Shell]] and ride it to the log near the caged area. They must jump on the log and make it move. The player must charge at the log while it is still moving towards Mario. When Mario touches the log, he loses the [[Green Shell]] like he usually does, but the log is still moving and crushes Mario while he gets repeatedly burnt by the lava, causing an instant death.

[[File:SM64 Brutal Death.gif|thumb|120px|Performing the glitch.]]If the player goes to [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], he or she must go to the area with the two moving platforms. Next the player must jump into the [[Lava]] when the platform is moving towards [[Mario]] so he moves to be under the base of the platform. If timed correctly, the platform crushes Mario while he is still on Lava. This causes an instant crushed kill. However, if Mario landed very close to the platform, Mario is instead [[#Crushed without Damage|crushed without damage]]. This glitch is tricky, as most executions of this glitch ends with Mario losing health and triggering his normal death animation, or triggering his normal death animation on the lava itself as if he was standing on ground.

===Unreachable 100-Coin Star===

[[File:UngetableStar.png|thumb|left|Unreachable Star]]

When the 100th coin is collected close to a ceiling, like the red coins on the book shelves in [[Big Boo's Haunt]], the highest red coin in [[Dire, Dire Docks]] or a coin dropped by a [[Goomba]] inside the pyramid in [[Shifting Sand Land]], the 100-coin [[Power Star|star]] may spawn above the ceiling, so that Mario cannot reach it.

===Wall Clipping===

All of these glitches allow Mario to pass through walls.

====Without holding grabbable objects====

=====Ground Pound Clip=====

When Mario ground pounds, the game keeps him in place for a trice and nothing can move him for this duration, followed by slamming down. This can used to clip through many platforms, including:

*A [[Whomp]] or [[Whomp King]] as it falls (ground pound is not even needed to clip, a simple jump works too)

*An elevator that moves extremely fast upwards.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwwAemsbYQ YouTube video of Whomp ground pound clip]</ref>

There are certain walls in the game that Mario can clip in a particular way that involves Mario grabbing onto a ledge. These are:

[[File:SM64 TtR.png|thumb|120px|The glitch in action]]

*In the castle upstairs spiral staircase, running to the pole on the left wall, and then jumping twice makes Mario go through the room and onto the stairs.

*On the basement stairs, if the player aims a double jump correctly to the right side, Mario grabs a ledge and pulls himself up, and the player is trapped in another [[#Black Room of Death|Black Room of Death]].

*By standing under and jumping at the part of the first bridge of [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] that is closest to the start of the level, Mario clips through the bridge.

=====Go Through the Roof Glitch=====

The player must first have all 120 Power Stars collected, and be outside the castle. The player has to use the [[cannon]] near the castle's moat to shoot Mario up on top of the castle's roof, where he must locate the [[Wing Cap]]. Mario must use it to fly back to the cannon and then shoot himself back out of it again, this time aiming towards the flagpole at the top of the castle's tower. If done correctly, the targeting reticle of the cannon should be able to go no higher when aimed upwards. Once launched, the player has to steer Mario towards the second rooftop area on the side of the tower with the window. Mario must run into the middle part of the wall here, and then jump when he hits the wall (while simultaneously holding the control stick forward). This may take a while, but Mario should eventually go through the wall of the tower and end up behind the castle's front doors in a [[#Black Room of Death|Black Room of Death]]. There is a glitch similar to this one in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|DS remake]].

=====Regular Wall Phasing-Through=====

Some walls in ''Super Mario 64'' are unintentionally able to be clipped through by various methods. The following examples do not require the use of the Backwards Long Jump or other such techniques.

*In [[Whomp's Fortress]], above and to the right of the cannon (between the flagpole and the "wrong" breakable wall), there is a spot where Mario can clip through the wall. This method of clipping does not require the crate.

*In [[Cool, Cool Mountain]], right next to the most distant red coin at the bottom, if Mario climbs the slope from the direction that leads toward the cabin, there is a point at top where Mario can clip through the mountain.

*In [[Whomp's Fortress]], if Mario long jumps to the right of the second [[Piranha Plant]] in a way that causes Mario to slam into the fence and the ground in the right direction, Mario passes through the wall.

*At the start of [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], by long jumping into the mountain (at the spot where it is jutting out slightly).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5aVrZEN_d4 YouTube video of TTM Wall Clip near start]</ref>

*In Tall, Tall Mountain, by jumping into the ledge located just below the platform with an [[Ukiki|Ukkiki]] that steals Mario's Cap.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4OkJJvxWyE YouTube video of TTM Wall Clip near Ukkiki]</ref>

*At the top of Tall, Tall Mountain, by running up into the waterfall where the fence meets it.

*At the start of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]], where two slopes meet (near the broken bridge with the warp)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ESvqzpfi0s YouTube video of CCM wall clipping glitch]</ref>.

*In [[Snowman's Land]], at the igloo, by standing at the wall directly opposite the entrance and pressing the {{button|n64|A}} button then the {{button|n64|B}} button (Mario kicks against the wall). Mario can enter the igloo in this manner.

*In [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], by pushing into the spot where the wall and the gate touch on the left side while it is closed.

*In Bob-omb Battlefield, by pushing into the spot where the wall and the gate touch on the right side while it is open.

*In [[Jolly Roger Bay]], above the entrance to the cave, by a rock. The wall can be clipped through if the player is swimming with full speed and pressing {{button|n64|B}} at the correct time. This lets the player clip through the wall into the cave.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh-ZqFT7cGY YouTube video of Jolly Roger Bay wall clip]</ref>

====With grabbable objects====

All of these glitches involve Mario being pushed through a wall using either the hitbox of an object, or the backward force from throwing heavy objects.

=====Chuckya Clip=====

When Mario is held by a Chuckya, the Chuckya can move Mario slightly while ignoring collision before Mario is thrown. Since Chuckyas have poor collision detection themselves, Mario can lure the Chuckya to a wall and force the Chuckya partially inside the wall. If Mario is thrown in the direction of the wall, the Chuckya is able to clip Mario through walls. Similarly, with some walls, if Mario grabs a Chuckya, puts his back to a wall and throw the Chuckya, he is then able to clip through the wall.

[[File:sM64 WFswim.png|thumb|right|120px|A result of this glitch being done in [[Whomp's Fortress]].]]

Through use of a [[crate]], Mario is able to clip through walls. After placing the crate next to a wall, Mario must then ground pound between the box and the wall. If done correctly, Mario is pushed through the wall. Separately, on certain walls, if Mario grabs a crate and is positioned such that he is pressing his back against the wall, letting go of the crate with {{button|n64|B}} causes Mario to get pushed through the wall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIpw46fUj24 YouTube video of Crate Clip method two]</ref>

In [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] both the big penguin and the small penguin can be used to clip through a wall. Through use of luring the big penguin to stand next to the cabin by picking up the small penguin, Mario can clip through the cabin by jumping in between.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D8Fx4B2-28 YouTube video of large Penguin Wall Glitch]</ref> A small penguin can be used to clip through a wall at the start of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] by jumping at the peak of the mountain between the penguin and the wall. This glitch can be used to avoid getting the two coins inside the chimney of the cabin.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPMiF4RMGzM YouTube video of small Penguin Wall Clip]</ref>

When Mario uses a [[#Hyperspeed Glitches|Hyperspeed glitch]] to gain an immense amount of speed, he can clip through numerous walls. This works because of how Mario's movement is calculated and how the collision check works. The game splits up each frame of movement into four quarter frames; for each quarter frame, the game calculates Mario's next position based on his speed and the direction of his movement. If this position ends up being inside a wall's hitbox, this quarter frame's movement gets redirected or canceled, depending on the angle Mario will hit the wall with. Otherwise, if there's no wall, Mario is moved to the new, calculated position, and the process repeats itself for the remaining quarter frames. This means, if Mario has high enough speed while moving towards a wall, his new position is calculated to be ''behind'' the wall's hitbox and so the wall is never regocnized by the collision check, allowing Mario to move past it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnU7DJXiMAQ YouTube video about the mechanics of walls by Pannenkoek2012]</ref>

===Wing Cap Momentum Memory===

When Mario touches the ground after a Wing Cap the game does not reset the variables affecting the direction Mario was turning towards. This means that if the player holds {{button|n64|Stickright}} or {{button|n64|Stickleft}} on the Control stick just before Mario touches the ground and then does a [[Triple Jump]] (with the same Wing Cap) Mario suddenly jerks towards the direction the player was previously facing.

===Zombie Mario===

[[File:SM64 Zombiedoor.png|left|thumb|120px|[[Mario]] entering a door with his [[Health Meter]] fully depleted.]]

[[File:SM64 Zombiemarioglitch.png|thumb|[[Wing Mario]] flying with no sections of health remaining.]]

This glitch can be done in any level that has a [[cannon]] or [[Bob-omb]]s, but is easiest to do in the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] level. First, the player must forcibly reduce [[Mario]]'s [[Health Meter]] to one or two sections by running into enemies. After this has been accomplished, the player must quickly grab a Bob-omb and then run in front of a cannon, so that Mario's back is facing the cannon. If done correctly, the Bob-omb explodes, and Mario falls backwards into the cannon, losing the remaining two sections of his Health Meter in the process.<ref name="Several glitches using Bob-ombs"></ref> Mario does not die, however, and the player is then able to aim the cannon and shoot him out of it. In addition, if the player collects a [[Wing Cap]] before doing this, they are able to control [[Wing Mario]] regularly after firing him out of the cannon, despite having no health remaining. Flying into any coins does not refill Mario's Health Meter. It is not until the player touches back down on the ground again (or the Wing Cap runs out) that Mario loses a life.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K6OLQDiDtg YouTube video of Zombie Mario glitch]</ref>

This phenomenon also occurs if Mario falls in front of a door in the castle with only two sections of health left. When this happens, the remaining two sections are lost, causing Mario to enter the door, but then lose a life when he is at the end. This glitch was fixed in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|DS remake]] as if the player depletes Mario's lives and goes into the cannon after depleting the last one, he just dies in the cannon.

There is another method that is more difficult than the previously mentioned methods in both preparation and execution. In order to perform this, the player must have all 120 Stars collected (to unlock the cannon in front of the castle). The player has to deplete Mario's health by at least half, then use the cannon to access the castle roof. The player then must acquire the Wing Cap there and fly down to the cannon again. Here, the player has to aim the cannon as high as possible at the castle tower. If done correctly, Mario is left standing on the sloped roofing under the tip of the tower (a platform that is not normally accessible in the game). Upon reaching this section of the tower, there are eight walls placed in octagonal fashion. The player must go for the wall that is facing in the direction of the waterfall to the left of the castle. This certain wall shares the same properties of the brick pillars in [[Shifting Sand Land]], allowing Mario to climb the wall by simply running over it. This leads Mario to the very tip of the castle tower.

Afterwards, the player has to aim Mario towards the cannon, and run in that direction. If executed properly, Mario strangely slides down the wall, and the sloped roofing below him ricochets him airborne at a very low trajectory, covering a large amount of distance in the way.

This is where the actual glitch is performed. The player should steer Mario so that he lands right in front of the cannon. Mario hits the ground, loses all health, and the momentum  causes him to tumble into the cannon. After successfully performing this, Mario is in the cannon, despite being technically "dead". Like mentioned before, if Mario still has the Wing Cap, then he is able to fly in midair regularly until he makes any contact with the ground.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wd08VCzbE YouTube video of the second way to perform the Zombie Mario glitch.]</ref>

It should be noted that, if the player aims Mario at a tree or pole, then Mario instantly lets go and loses a life.

===Baby Penguin Chimney Glitch===

[[File:Floating Baby Benguin glitch.PNG|thumb|left|Floating Penguin]]

In [[Cool, Cool Mountain]], the player must pick up the baby penguin at the start of the level above the cabin. Instead of taking it to its mother, they must drop it down the chimney of said cabin with {{button|n64|z}} or {{button|n64|b}}, causing the penguin to fall onto an invisible boundary within the chimney. The player cannot grab the penguin again in this state, as Mario is forced to enter the slide area with the [[Big Penguin]]. Leaving the area by way of the bridge warp and then returning resets the baby penguin's position.

Another way to do this glitch in [[Dire, Dire Docks]]. The player must do the [[#Unreachable 100-Coin Star|Unreachable 100-Coin Star]] but instead collect the coin from the bottom, the player should now collect the star while still hanging on the pole. Mario will be suddenly teleported to the bottom of the lake, and will do his default victory animation as if he was standing on land.

===Beached Bubba===

In [[Tiny-Huge Island]] there is a glitch that can be used to "defeat" a Bubba. Mario must lure the Bubba located near the [[Lakitu]] into its jumping animation. Just before the animation is finished Mario needs to jump in the air. All this should be done so that when the animation finishes Bubba ends up on the rocky land between the beach and the [[Cannon]]. If done correctly, Bubba will be facing vertically downward and will appear unaffected by slope-induced gravity. Bubba's momentum will also move it constantly forward. Gravity will take effect when Bubba falls off a ledge. Bubba does not disappear at the death barrier.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYnB8ty_4ZM YouTube video of Beached Bubba glitch]</ref>

===Beat Koopa the Quick in Zero Seconds===

[[File:Koopazeroglitch.png|thumb|Mario on the goal flag with zero seconds.]]

To beat Koopa the Quick in zero seconds, the player must get the [[Wing Cap]] in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] and triple jump right in front of Koopa the Quick, but not too close, then [[Ground Pound]] into the first cannon and blast to the floating island. They must then Ground Pound again into another cannon and blast to the goal flag on the top of the mountain. Koopa the Quick will talk to Mario from the race's starting point once he lands, though he is very far away. Then, the timer begins as usual and ends at zero seconds, as Mario has already reached the flag. However, Koopa the Quick never gets up there, so the [[Power Star]] cannot be obtained in this way. If Mario goes back to the start, Koopa the Quick will be still in place but he will be invisible. Mario cannot talk to him when he is invisible.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YomqK4meqQs YouTube video of Beating Koopa the Quick in zero Seconds glitch]{{dead link}}</ref>

This glitch can be done too in [[Tiny-Huge Island]], but is a lot harder. The player should defeat the small Koopa on the sand surface and leave the shell, the player then must triple jump right in front of Koopa the Quick, but not too close, and aim to land on the shell. The player must then ride to the goal pole. Koopa the Quick will talk to Mario at the finish pole but the timer will stop at zero seconds. Once again, if Mario goes back to where Koopa the Quick is, he is there but is invisible.

===Bob-omb glitches===

====Bye-Bye Bob-omb====

In Tall, Tall Mountain the [[Bob-omb]]s were very poorly placed on the mountainside considering what AI they were programmed with. They frequently fall off the mountain all by themselves (and this falling Bob-omb can be seen very often next to the [[Mushroom Platform]]s). The Bob-ombs also seem to have a penchant for not reloading in the location where they normally spawn for this reason. Mario, however, can stimulate this artificially. The player should grab any [[Bob-omb]] and stand next to the edge of the mountain, facing off the ledge. Pressing the {{button|n64|Z}} button or {{button|n64|B}} button, the Bob-omb will now never come back when Mario returns to the area, until he exits the level. The reason the Bob-omb does not come back can be seen from the windy area near the Chuckya (if that is where the bomb was thrown from).

[[File:SM64_Behindgate.png|thumb|Mario behind the gate]]

For this glitch to work, Mario must go to Bob-omb Battlefield. There, he has to grab the [[Bob-omb]] near the [[Chain Chomp]] and manage to do the [[#Hold Larger Bob-omb|bloated Bob-omb glitch]] by throwing the Bob-omb at the beginning of a double jump and immediately regrabbing it after landing and turning around. By using the backwards momentum the bloated Bob-omb provides, the player has to guide Mario past the Chain Chomp to the gate with a Star behind it. Once Mario touches the gate with its back, he has to throw the Bob-omb away, which allows him to clip through and collect the Star without having to free the Chain Chomp.

====Crazy Bob-omb====

[[File:Bomb-omb on air.png|thumb|120px|left|The Bob-omb suspended in air.]]In Course 1 of [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], if the player climbs the mountain and finds the Bob-omb that is manning the water cannon, picks him up, makes Mario jump, and presses {{button|n64|Z}}, the Bob-omb will be suspended in mid-air. It appears the programmers gave this Bob-omb special properties to keep it moving in place so as to appear to be controlling the cannon but unintentionally created a glitch through this change of behavior.

====Hold Larger Bob-omb====

[[File:Larger Bomb-omb.png|thumb|Mario holding a larger Bob-omb.]]

To perform this glitch, the player must grab the Bob-omb right while it exploding, whither it is by a bubble landing on one<ref name="Several glitches using Bob-ombs"></ref>, or if the player tossed it and caught it again just as it hits the ground.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXp7C1gU7T4 YouTube video of "Hold Larger Bob-omb"]</ref> If done correctly, Mario should be holding the Bob-omb in its "larger" form.

Occasionally, Mario will start walking backwards uncontrollably until the Bob-omb explodes, in which case Mario will lose two sections of his [[Health Meter]]. The player can adjust directions by moving the control stick, actually moving will slow Mario's backward moving speed.  

Another form of larger Bob-omb which can be held by Mario is the so-called ''Fake Bob-omb''. This is a Bob-omb that has been dropped and regrabbed right as it exploded, so that Mario holds a bloated Bob-omb without a smoking fuse. It is called a fake, because, despite Mario holding it in his hands, the game recognizes the Bob-omb as exploded and unloads it, freeing up its object slot. As soon as a new object like a [[coin]] loads into this slot, the Bob-omb will transform into it, a process called [[#Cloning|Cloning]].

====Bob-omb Through the Bars====

In [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], the player must be near the Bob-omb that is near the bars, then, dive and catch it, going in the bars' direction. When Mario hits the wall, the Bob-Omb will slide to the other side of the bars.<ref name="Several glitches using Bob-ombs">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpiTPtZ4Fxg YouTube video of several glitches using Bob-ombs]</ref>

===Bowser Momentum Glitch===

[[File:MomentumGlitch1.png|thumb|Bowser is sent flying off the stage.|left|200px]]

[[File:MomentumGlitch2.png|thumb|Bowser is sent flying off the stage.|200px]]

This glitch can be achieved during any Bowser battle. To do this glitch, the player must first grab Bowser's tail and throw him off the edge. When Bowser jumps back, grab his tail while he is still in the air and throw him onto a bomb. The result will be that instead of dying, Bowser will be sent flying off the edge of the stage but will still be alive. He will eventually jump back to the center of the stage and the battle will progress normally.<ref name="Bowser glitches"/>

Pokeys are normally made of four connected segments and a head. If Mario punches/dives/slide kicks a segment it will disappear but after some time all segments will regrow. The head is located on top of the highest segment. If Mario damages/stomps on/butt stomps the head it defeats the Pokey and a Blue Coin appears. This is normal behavior. However, if a Pokey travels into the stone structure near the start of the level (with the two ! blocks on top of it), the Pokey will split into two pieces. This Pokey now has some strange behavior; the head does not move downward when Mario destroys all the segments.

The player should go to [[Lethal Lava Land]] and jump into the volcano, then go to the platform with the [[Bully]]. The player must make the Bully run after them and make Mario run into the corner of the platform with two walls around it. The Bully will ram into the player, but Mario will be unable to move, because the two walls are blocking him and the Bully is keeping Mario stuck in the corner. The Bully will keep ramming into Mario, making the player unable to escape. However, it is possible though very hard to jump away.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weJl6_d-NXg&t=1m30s YouTube video of the Bully Blocker glitch]</ref> This glitch was changed in the [[Super Mario 64 DS|DS remake]], where, if a Bully rams into the player, it will stand still for a few seconds before charging again, giving them a chance to escape.

====Unboiled Bully====

In [[Lethal Lava Land]] Mario must hit a [[Bully]] while on a shell in one of the last frames of animation of it boiling. If this is done the animation will stop and the [[Bully]] will be partially submerged in lava. If Mario makes contact with this [[Bully]] it will push him backwards with great speed until he moves away.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKqdPIexM88 YouTube video of Unboiled Bully glitch]</ref>

This glitch can be done in [[Snowman's Land]]. Head over to the Bully on the ice. Knock it back off the platform with a shell. If Mario hits the Bully onto too low of ground it sinks into it. The Bully can die on frozen ice, a small slope, a large slope, a wall, and freezing water.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWuDc2qJuNw YouTube video of Ice Bully glitch]</ref>

Kick a [[crate]] that came from a [[Purple Switch]] just before it disappears. It will break as soon as the Purple Switch is pressed again.<ref name="simultaneous"/>

In [[Big Boo's Haunt]] there is a glitch that makes a mission impossible to complete without sequence breaking. Due to an error in scripting, the books that Mario has activated stay in memory when he leaves the room, but the books reset. This means that Mario can hit two of the books in the correct order, leave the room, and come back to hit the third book. Normally the door would open up anyway, but before the animation plays, have Mario hit a book. The jingle that indicates that Mario has entered the right code should play but a book should fly out of the wall indicating that Mario entered the wrong code. The bookshelf will not move and the books will not pop out and allow the player to try again. This glitch can be fixed by exiting the level and entering again.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-yDD1OhLPk YouTube video of Broken Bookshelf]</ref>

===Cap in Hand===

[[File:SM64 Capinhand.png|100px|thumb|The glitch in action.]]

This glitch can be exploited in any level in which Mario can lose [[Mario Cap|his cap]] and there is a teleport, or there is a [[! Block]] holding a cap.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yduAtkx0qbo YouTube video of Cap in Hand glitch]</ref>

As an example of the Mario's Cap variant, the player must go to [[Shifting Sand Land]] and let [[Klepto]] steal Mario's Cap. In response, the player must attack Klepto and make him drop the cap, but not retrieve it. Instead, they must go through the teleport underneath the Tree, and immediately teleport back. They must then go to the place where he knocked out Klepto, where there will now be two caps instead of one. When Mario picks up the second, the cap on his head will disappear, and the animation will glitch, causing him to keep the cap in his hand rather than placing it on his head. After exiting a level, the cap will appear on Mario's head, but if the player goes to Shifting Sand Land, Klepto will have Mario's Cap. If the player saves and resets the game, Mario will be without his cap. Occasionally, Mario will have two caps: one in hand and one on his head.

For the ! Block cap variant, the player must hit the block to release a cap, but not pick it up until the block has reappeared and they have released a second cap. They must then quickly pick up the first cap (which will be blinking and about to disappear), and immediately collect the second, requiring precise timing.

While Mario is holding his cap instead of wearing it on his head, he will still take more damage than usual if hit by any enemy, as if he had lost his cap.

Talking to a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] will cause Mario to recover his cap. However, collecting a Power Star will cause Mario to be capless.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPL0tilRmtg A side effect to "Cap in Hand"]</ref>

===Chain Chomp Falls Down===

If Mario activates the Chain Chomp freeing animation when the Chain Chomp is close to Mario, and about to lunge, Mario will get hurt and knocked off the post while the solved secret jingle plays. When the animation plays, Chain Chomp will go over the fence and the animation will be messed up. Occasionally, but very rarely, Chain Chomp will clip through the ground and sink to the bottom.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_uj615Ez0Q YouTube video of Chain Chomp Falling Down Glitch]</ref>

There are multiple glitches involving the [[Chuckya]], an enemy that grabs Mario and throws him into a random direction.

====Grabbed by dead Chuckya====

When a Chuckya is dropped off a cliff and explodes right at the moment it grabs Mario, Mario will be stuck in midair, unable to move. The same thing happens when the Chuckya is dropped into a bottomless pit, Mario jumps after Chuckya and gets grabbed in midair.

====Chuckya Drop====

This glitch happens in [[Bowser in the Sky]]. When Mario moves in a specific pattern on the platform with the moveable cube right after the start, he can manipulate the Chuckya on the huge platform above, so that it eventually falls down to where Mario is.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opnLYxrVWMc YouTube video explaining the Chuckya Drop by Pannenkoek2012]</ref>

====Holding a fake Chuckya====

This glitch can be used for Cloning and is similar to the [[#Hold larger Bob-omb glitch|Hold larger Bob-omb glitch]]. Mario has to grab a Chuckya, throw it and grab it right as it explodes. He will now hold a ''Fake Chuckya'', which transforms into a new object, as soon as one loads into the Chuckya's now vacant object slot.

This glitch works best in [[Wet-Dry World]]. To do this glitch, Mario should throw a [[Chuckya]] off a ledge and be position himself to get caught by it in midair before it touches the ground, making sure Mario does not get thrown in midair. The [[Chuckya]] will touch the ground and not die. The player should now raise the water level using a [[Crystal Tap]]. With the Chuckya being underwater, Mario should grab the Chuckya. When Mario carries this [[Chuckya]] he will be able to jump high and run at normal speed.<ref>https://youtu.be/Ea6d9oaHOBA?t=22</ref>