Super Mario 64 DS
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Template:Rewrite-you Template:POV Template:Infobox Super Mario 64 DS for the Nintendo DS is a remake of Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64. In it, the player can play as Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, and Wario, compared to the Nintendo 64's version, which only allows the player to play as Mario.
Story
Peach writes a letter to Mario, which is apparently seen by both Luigi and Wario, who come in Warp Pipes along with Mario to Peach's Castle to get some cake. Although surprised to see the other two were there, Mario lets it go and the trio start to run up to the castle when Wario bumps into the two. Mario and Luigi stare at him while Wario just chuckles. The three stopped and raced into the castle, when Bowser assumingly ambushes them when they, according to Toad, jumped into the Bob-omb painting to retrieve the Power Stars after Bowser had taken them and captured Princess Peach.
Yoshi was asleep the entire time, only to be awakened by a Lakitu, (he was seen on the roof, but somehow ended up in front of the castle when woken, probably carried there by the Lakitu) who realized that the red, green, and yellow plumbers hadn't returned to the pipes to leave, and instructed Yoshi to locate them.
Yoshi tries to enter the castle, but the doors are locked. The Lakitu says that he saw a Rabbit with the key. After catching the rabbit, the rabbit gives up the key to Yoshi. When Yoshi finally enters, he hears Bowser's voice telling him "no one's home" and to "scram". Toad tells him Bowser has kidnapped Peach and stolen the Power Stars. He also says the last time he saw the plumbers is when they jumped into the Bob-omb painting. Yoshi decides to investigate.
Template:Spoiler After freeing the other three plumbers from their prisions, the quartet hunts for the rest of the stars. Some of them are hidden so well that Bowser does not even know about them. After collecting at least 80 stars, the player can finally fight Bowser for the final time. Mario ascends a staircase at the top of the castle to face Bowser for the final time. After making it through another one of Bowser's obstacle courses, Mario encounters Bowser and the two battle. Bowser ends up defeated, gives up and hands Mario the Giant Power Star before he explodes. When Mario grabs the final Power Star, wings suddenly appear on his cap allowing him to fly.
Finally, he lands in front of the castle where Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi are waiting for him. As his wings fade away, Mario uses the power of the Power Stars to make Peach appear in front of the castle. All four rush up to her as she wakes up. Thanking them, Peach kisses Mario and says they will make a cake for her heroes. Peach and the plumbers walk into the castle. Yoshi starts to do so himself, but then pauses and turns around to look at the sky. Peach calls his name and Yoshi runs in after the four. The credits roll and the cake, with Peach, Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi figures, is shown at the very end. Template:Endspoiler For more information, see Super Mario 64 DS quotes.
Gameplay
As in Super Mario 64, the courses are accessed by the different paintings on the castle's walls, but in the DS game, the player can collect 150 power stars, 30 more than the original game.
Character Selection
To switch between characters, there are three doors each symbolizing the character's first letter of their name. To use them, the player must go through the door, and the corresponding character will come out of the door. Switching to Yoshi will mean reentering the door that complements the same character once more.
Characters
To have more of a chance beating the game, the player needs to unlock the three plumbers trapped by Bowser:
- Yoshi - The main hero of the game, Yoshi must free Peach, Mario, Luigi, and Wario from the clutches of Bowser and his minions. He can flutter kick to reach high places.
- Mario - Mario was captured by Goomboss and is necessary to free. Using Yoshi, from the starting point in the castle, go up the stairs and to the right door. Go straight to the next door, go through the 8 star door and hop into the Mario painting. The player has to fight Goomboss for the M Key by jumping into a hollowed tree stump at the highest point of the level. Than the player has to go back to room with the stained glass windows with Peach on them and unlock the M Room to free Mario.
- Luigi - Marios younger brother Luigi is optional, but is required to obtain some Power Stars as well as Wario. The player has to go to the top floor of the level Big Boo's Haunt with Mario. This level is very tricky, as some doors lead back to the start. When the player reaches there, Mario has to fight King Boo for the L Key.
- Wario - Like Luigi, Wario is optional, but is needed to grab stars the others cannot retrieve. Once the large door right at the head of the stairs is unlocked, Luigi has to go inside, then get past another door leading to Snowman's Land. There's two Power Flowers, so the player has to use Luigi to go transparent into the mirror by the Snowman's Land wall, and he has to fight Chief Chilly for the W Key.
The Plumbers' Caps
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The essential headgear.
When entering a world, caps are visible on the touch screen. When a hat cap is put on, the character will turn into the corresponding character who owns the cap. tThey are usually found on the heads of Goombas, on land, or inside water.
When hit by an enemy, the cap topples off and the character and will need to retrieve it in limited time.
With Yoshi, a player can select the cap when selecting a star right after jumping into a painting. If a cap is selected, Yoshi will put it on after entering the course. Yoshi is the only character that can use all three caps.
- Mario's Hat - a Red cap that allows Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario to turn into Mario.
- Luigi's Hat - a Green cap that allows Yoshi, Mario, or Wario to turn into Luigi.
- Wario's Hat - a Yellow cap that allows Yoshi, Mario, or Luigi to turn into Wario.
Coins
Coins can be accepted and collected by each character. In each course there are a little over 100 coins and collecting 100 will give the player 15 extra stars for the 15 courses. They can be found on land or in enemies.
Types:
- Yellow Coins - worth 1 and are found in most enemies
- Red Coins - worth 2 and are to be collected in the quantity of 8 for one episode a world.
- Blue Coins - worth 5 and are often temporary, found in tougher enemies.
Power Flower Powers
Each of the four characters has a special power from the power Flower in the ? box. Only Mario can get something other than a powerflower from the ? box and that would be a feather to transform him into Wing Mario. These forms and powers last for a short time (about 20 seconds), except the Wing form (about 1 minute). However, Luigi's and Wario's last shorter than Mario's equivalent forms in Super Mario 64.
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Mario: Floating Power
The ability to float in a puffed out formation of the stomach to reach high places, like a P-Balloon. |
Luigi: Vanish Luigi
The ability to transform into Vanish Luigi, becoming transparent and go through solid matter and becoming almost invincible, This form has a vulnerabillity to lava and quick sand, as well as to drowning. |
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Wario: Metal Wario
The ability to become Metal Wario and become almost invincible, however Metal Wario can sink in sand, and can sink in lava, as well as be hurt by high falls. |
Yoshi: Fire Breath
The ability to melt ice and such with fire blasts. |
Rabbits
Each character has a certain amount of rabbits to catch (they are color coded), plus the sparkled white ones. The Rabbits will give up keys to minigames drawers in the Rec Room. Each character catches 7 rabbits. Wario catches orange, Luigi catches green, Mario catches pink, and Yoshi catches yellow. Yoshi catches 8 because one key is for opening the castle.
Rabbit Locations
Yoshi (Yellow Rabbits):
- 1-3: Outside the castle, at the end of the bridge
- 4: Outside the castle, in a patch of flowers to the right
- 5: Outside the castle, at the bottom of the drained moat
- 6: Outside the castle, to the left among the maze of hedges
- 7: In the basement, in front of the entrance to Lethal Lava Land
Mario (Pink Rabbits) :
- 1: Outside castle, left of the bridge
- 2: Outside castle, at the bottom of the moat (after it's been drained)
- 3: Inside the room with the entrance to Jolly Roger Bay
- 4: In the basement, in front of the entrance to Lethal Lava Land
- 5: In the basement, in front of the entrance to Lethal Lava Land
- 6: On the second floor of the castle, at the very top of the stairs
- 7: On the second floor of the castle, in the room with the large mirror wall
Luigi (Green Rabbits):
- 1: Outside the castle, to the left among the maze of hedges
- 2: In the room with the entrance to Bob-Omb Battlefield
- 3: Behind the castle, in the courtyard with the boos (backflip right outside the doorway)
- 4: In the basement, in the room where the water can be drained from the moat
- 5: On the second floor of the castle, just right of the doorway
- 6: In the room with the entrance to the Goomboss Battle (behind the Rec Room)
- 7: Outside the castle, on the roof (150 stars needed to unlock the cannon)
Wario (Orange-Gold Rabbits) :
- 1: Outside the castle, to the far right
- 2: In the room with the entrance to Whomp's Fortress
- 3: In the basement, in the left hall with the mushroom guy
- 4: Behind the castle, in the courtyard with the boos
- 5: On the second floor of the castle, in the halls with the entrance to Tiny-Huge Island
- 6: On the third floor of the castle, near the entrance to Tick Tock Clock
- 7: On the third floor of the castle, in the upper alcove to the left
Worlds
| Episodes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob-omb Battlefield | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Big Bob-omb On The Summit | Go to the top of the mountain and fight Big Bob-omb to obtain the Power Star. To do this, Yoshi must slurp Bob-Ombs and spit them at him, and the plumbers must throw Bob-Ombs back at him. | Anyone |
| 2 | Footrace with Koopa the Quick | Race up the mountain against Koopa the Quick! | Mario |
| 3 | Silver Stars! | Collect 5 of Silver Stars scattered around the battlefield. | Anyone |
| 4 | Big Bob-omb's Revenge | Fight Big Bob-omb one last time, this time without Yoshi. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | Mario Wings To The Sky | Fly straight through the middle of the coin circles in the sky with a Wing Cap, thus collecting all 5 middle coins. | Mario |
| 6 | Find the 8 Red Coins | Collect 8 Red Coins scattered around the battlefield. | Anyone |
| 7 | Behind Chain Chomp's Gate | Unleash the Chain Chomp by Ground Pounding the stake it is chained to. Luigi can simply run through the cage to get the star without having to do anything to the Chain Chomp. | Anyone |
| Whomp's Fortress | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Chip Off Whomp's Block | Defeat the Whomp King at the top of the fortress by Ground Pounding his back, getting through his many Whomps. | Anyone |
| 2 | To The Top Of The Fortress | Reach the top of the fortress where Whomp King once stood and climb the big tower. | Anyone |
| 3 | Shoot Into The Wild Blue | Shoot out of a cannon onto a narrow ledge under a long pole. | Anyone |
| 4 | Red Coins On The Floating Island | Get onto the floating islands to collect 3 of the 8 Red Coins and get back down on land to collect the rest. | Anyone |
| 5 | Fall Onto The Caged Island | Use Hoot the Owl to drop onto the island with the caged Power Star. | Anyone |
| 6 | Blast Away The Wall | Shoot out of a cannon into the top right corner of the brick wall. | Anyone |
| 7 | Switch Star Of The Fortress | Activate the switch and get the Power Star before the timer runs out. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| Jolly Roger Bay | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required? |
| 1 | Plunder To The Sunken Ship | Swim down to the sunken ship, lure Unagi the Eel out of the ship's window, and climb inside. While inside, climb over the ledges and the steep ground. | Anyone |
| 2 | Can The Eel Come Out To Play? | Swim down to the wandering Unagi the Eel and steal the Power Star attached to its tail. | Anyone |
| 3 | Treasure In The Ocean Cave | Unlock the Treasure Chests in the bay's cave in the correct order to reveal the star. | Anyone |
| 4 | Blast To The Stone Pillar | Blast from the cannon to the pillar above the ship. Mario can simply use his Power Flower ability to float to the star. | Anyone |
| 5 | Red Coins On The Ship Afloat | Collect the Red Coins from the ship's deck, as well as on land and in the depths of the sea. | Anyone |
| 6 | Switch Star Of The Bay | Race to get the temporary Power Star in a limited time as transparent Luigi. | Luigi |
| 7 | Through The Jet Stream | Get the Power Star that is in the middle of the bay's fast jet stream using Wario's metal ability. | Wario |
| Cool Cool Mountain | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Slip Slipin' Away | Jump into the cottage's chimney and slide down to the end. | Anyone |
| 2 | Lil' Penguin Lost | Carry the baby Penguin back to its mommy. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 3 | Big Penguin Race | Race down the cottage slide once more, but no shortcuts: the penguin the player races allows no cheating. | Anyone |
| 4 | Frosty Slide For 8 Red Coins | Collect Red Coins scattered around the snowy land. | Yoshi |
| 5 | Snowman's Lost His Head | Lead the Headless Snowman's body to back to his disconnected head. | Anyone |
| 6 | Mario's Super Wall Kick | A bit tough, this requires that the player activate the cannon near the mama penguin, then use it to blast to a far-away ledge. Mario must wall-jump to a star. Or alternatively, Luigi can simply spin-backflip to reach it. | Luigi or Mario (Luigi is better) |
| 7 | Switch Star Of Cool Cool Mountain | Race to get the Power Star in a limited time after breaking the ice covering the Power Star. | Wario |
| Big Boo's Haunt | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Go On A Ghost Hunt | Defeat all the Boos in the Ghost House to fight with the Big Boo in the main hall. | Anyone |
| 2 | Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round | Defeat every Boo on the Merry-Go-Round and beat the Big Boo once more. | Anyone |
| 3 | Secret Of The Haunted Books | Hit the books in the library in the correct order to gain access to the secret room containing the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 4 | Seek The 8 Red Coins | Go room-to room for the 8 hidden Red Coins. | Anyone |
| 5 | Big Boo's Balcony | Defeat the Big Boo one last time and reach the Power Star by somersaulting onto the roof or using Mario's Power Flower ability. | Anyone (Extremely tricky to do with Wario) |
| 6 | Eye To Eye In The Secret Room | Defeat Big Mr. I in the secret painting by Big Boo's balcony | Luigi |
| 7 | Switch Star Of The basement | Race to get the Power Star in a limited time as fast as possible. | Wario |
| Hazy Maze Cave | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Swimming Beast In The Cavern | Use Dorrie to get up to the ledge and break the boulder. | Wario |
| 2 | Elevate For 8 Red Coins | Use the many elevators and lifts in the largest cave to collect the 8 Red Coins. | Anyone |
| 3 | Metal-Head Wario Can Move | As Wario, smack the ? Block in the lower level and snag the Power Flower. Go to the ! Switch below the water, press it, go into the door it opens, and Long Jump to obtain the Power Star. | Wario |
| 4 | Navigating Through The Toxic Maze | Go through the toxic maze to get to the door that leads to the room above the falling boulders, then monkey-bar to the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 5 | A-Mazing Emergency Exit | Go through the toxic maze once more, go to the other door and get the Power Star above the lift. Luigi can quickly grab it with his transparent ability. | Anyone |
| 6 | Watch For Falling Rocks | Get the Power Star from falling boulders by punching them. | Wario |
| 7 | Underground Switch Star | Race to get the Power Star in a limited time as fast as possible. | Wario (after punching the black block get a Mario or Luigi cap) |
| Lethal Lava Land | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Boil The Big Bully | Tackle and destroy the Big Bully. | Anyone |
| 2 | Bully The Bullys | Defeat all three Bullys and the Big Bully. | Anyone |
| 3 | 8-Coin Puzzle With 15 Pieces | Collect all 8 Red Coins on a revolving Bowser puzzle | Anyone |
| 4 | Red-Hot Log Rolling | Ride a floating cage to a structure and roll on the log to the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 5 | Hot-Foot-It Into The Volcano | Once in the volcano in the center of the area (jump on in!), climb to the top using the footholds or riding the lifts. | Anyone |
| 6 | Inside The Volcano | Get the Power Star from a small floating island using the lifts. | Anyone |
| 7 | Flaming Silver Stars | Use a Green Shell to glide around the lava to collect the Silver Stars. | Anyone |
| Shifting Sand Land | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | In The Talons Of The Big Bird | Jump under Klepto to free the Power Star held in his talons. | Anyone |
| 2 | Shining Atop The Pyramid | Climb to the top of the pyramid, avoiding enemies to get to the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 3 | Inside The Ancient Pyramid | Get the Power Star that sits at the top of the inside scope of the pyramid. | Anyone |
| 4 | Stand Tall On All Four Pillars | Stand on all four of the pillars to open the gateway to Eyerok, punch the two hands in the eye, three times each, to defeat them. | Anyone |
| 5 | Tox Box Switch Star | Make it through the Tox Boxs and activate the switch to get Power Star in the desert pond. | Wario |
| 6 | Pyramid Puzzle | Collect the Silver Stars on the various sand ledges in the pyramid. | Anyone |
| 7 | Free Flying For 8 Red Coins | Fly and roam for 8 Red Coins throughout the sandy land. | Mario |
| Dire, Dire Docks | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Board Bowser's Sub | Climb to the top of the sub to get the Power Star. | Mario |
| 2 | Chests In The Current | Unlock Treasure Chests in order to gain the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 3 | Pole-Jumping For Red Coins | Collect the 8 red coins by hopping from one pole to another over the Sub Dock. | Anyone |
| 4 | Through The Jet Stream | Swim through 5 air rings and get the star in the speeding current. | Wario |
| 5 | Koopa Surfing Switch Star | Surf with a Koopa shell to the temporary Star on the other side. | Wario |
| 6 | Inside The Cage | Get the star huddled in the red cage below the sub Dock. | Luigi |
| 7 | The Manta Ray's Award | Swim through the Manta's air circles 5 times in a row to get a reward. | Anyone |
| Snowman's Land | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required? |
| 1 | Big Snowman's Head | Get to the peak of the Giant Snowman by either walking behind the large Penguin, or using the cannon to get there directly. | Anyone |
| 2 | Chilly With The Bully | Defeat Chill Bully. | Anyone |
| 3 | Yoshi's Ice Sculpture | Melt the ice cubes to release the power star. | Yoshi |
| 4 | Whirl from The Freezing Pond | Jump on a Spindrift to spin across to the other shore; the Star is inside the Yellow Box. | Anyone |
| 5 | Snowman's Silver Star | Surf with a Koopa shell to collect all 5 silver stars. | Yoshi, though masters use Luigi |
| 6 | Into The Igloo | Become transparent and fall into the sealed under-opening to the star. First, though, ride the Koopa shell and follow the coins to a small igloo. Crawl in! | Luigi |
| 7 | Red Coins In The House | Collect all 8 red coins in the Igloo. | Anyone |
| Wet-Dry World | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required? |
| 1 | Shocking Arrow Lifts | Use the lifts to get to the yellow box with a yellow prize. | Anyone |
| 2 | Top O' The Town | Get to the top ledge of Wet-Dry World to get the prize. | Anyone |
| 3 | 5 Secrets In The Shallows & Sky | Find the 5 secret areas to convey a star with name on it. | Anyone |
| 4 | Express Elevator--Hurry Up! | Activate the elevator, and then jump on it before it gets too high. However, Luigi can use a Power Flower to go through the grating, with no elevator. | Anyone |
| 5 | Go To Town For 8 Red Coins | Go to the World's abandoned town square and collect the 8 red coins. To do this, one must completely flood the world, the swim down the chain-guarded tunnel. | Anyone |
| 6 | Quick Race Through Downtown | Race to the Star quickly with transparent Luigi in the town square. Some walls can be walked through! | Luigi |
| 7 | Soaked Silver Stars | Get the silver stars scattered around the water world. | Anyone |
| Tall Tall Mountain | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required? |
| 1 | Scale The Mountain | Get to the top of the mountain to get a prize. | Anyone |
| 2 | Mystery Of The Monkey Cage | Get to the top of the mountain and follow the Monkey. Grab him, let him go, and he'll reveal a star! | Anyone |
| 3 | Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins | Collect the 8 Red Coins. on the 'shrooms and ledges by the Monty Moles, then leap to the star on a far-out shroom. | Anyone |
| 4 | Mysterious Mountainslide | Go down the Mountain's secret slide...... WITHOUT FALLING! By Fwoosh, leap into the wall where the coins indicate to enter the slide. | Anyone |
| 5 | Blast To The Lonely Mushroom | Blast to the Mushroom with the star on it. | Anyone |
| 6 | 5 Secrets Of The Mountain | Fly around the peak and center each ring of coins. | Mario |
| 7 | Breathtaking View From The Bridge | Jump behind the waterfall and break the black briks to reveal the Star. | Wario |
| Tiny-Huge Island | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required? |
| 1 | Pluck The Piranha Flower | Start on the tiny island, go left from the starting point, leap in the pipe on the last island. Smash every gaint Piranha Plant that pops up! | Anyone |
| 2 | The Tip Top Of The Huge Island | Get to the top of the big island and get the yellow prize in the yellow box once more. | Anyone |
| 3 | Rematch With Koopa the Quick | Rematch Koopa the Quick in one more race, shorter than the previous. | Mario |
| 4 | Klepto The Condor | Klepto has the star once again and the adventurers need to get it. | Anyone |
| 5 | Wiggler 's Red Coins | Collect the 8 red coins in the crypt under Wiggler's nest. | Anyone |
| 6 | Make Wiggler Squirm | Unclog the pond above the Island, do this, in the tiny island, by pounding the groung in it. Go into the big island, fall through the exposed opening and face Wiggler; ground pound Wiggler's head thrice and get his star. | Anyone |
| 7 | Switch Star On The Island | Race to get the temporary star in a limited time! | Anyone |
| Tick Tock Clock | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required? |
| 1 | Luigi In The Cage | Become transparent and fall through the various floors to the star in the cage. | Luigi |
| 2 | The Pendulum Switch Star | Race to get the temporary star in a limited time. | Anyone |
| 3 | Get A Hand | Jump onto the clock hand until it arrives at an opening in the wall, where the Star is. | Anyone |
| 4 | Stomp On The Thwomp | Get to the top of the clock, hop on the Thwomp, and get the star at the top ledge. | Anyone |
| 5 | Timed Jumps On Moving Bars | Hop up two moving bars, break black bricks, and get the star. | Wario |
| 6 | Stop time For Red Coins | Leap into the clock at 12 o' clock to stop time, then collect 8 red coins on frozen clockwork. | Anyone |
| 7 | Tick Tock Silver Stars | At the starting point, simply hold still, moving about once in a while. The silver stars will automatically fall toward the player. | Anyone |
| Rainbow Ride | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Cruiser Crossing The Rainbow | Get up to the flying boat where high winds roam and nab the star on the forward bow while metal. | Wario |
| 2 | The Big House In The Sky | Use the magic carpets to float among the rainbow strands to get to the roof of the castle. | Anyone |
| 3 | Coins Amassed In A Maze | Wall-kick or backflip to get all 8 red coins in the walled maze. | Anyone but Wario |
| 4 | Swing'n In The Breeze | Go through the many temporary ledges and metal swings to reach the tip of the obstacle-crazy area. | Anyone |
| 5 | Tricky Triangles | Take the same way from the previous star, then head for a structure with triangle platforms. After pressing the switch, make it to the top before the triangles reset, and become impossible to climb. | Anyone |
| 6 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Blast to the highest island where Chuckya is waiting to chuck-ya. Grab the star as fast as possible. | Anyone |
| 7 | Switch Star Of The Manor | Get the star as fast as possible by going to the roof by grabbing a Power Flower, where the star is temporarily placed. | Mario |
(As stated above, when the player's coin meter reaches 100 for the first time in a particular course, a bonus Power Star appears, making a total of 8 Power Stars available in each course.)
Super-Secret Secret Stars
Secret stars throughout the castle. All are necessary for a perfect completion.
| Secret Stars | |||
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| 1-2 | The Princess's Secret Slide | In the Character Selection room, jump into the Princess Peach stained glass mural on the right; it will lead to a secret slide. Getting to the end will reveal a star; completing it within 21 seconds will reveal yet another. | Anyone |
| 3 | The Secret Aquarium | In the room leading to Jolly Roger Bay, backwards-somersalt into the alcove in the left side of the room. Swim about and grab all 8 Red Coins. | Anyone |
| 4 | The Secret of Battle Fort | In the Courtyard (the outside area with lots of Boos) find three bricks placed together. Ground-Pound or punch the bricks to expose a secret entrance to Battle Fort! In this area, grab all the Silver Stars while avoiding Heave-Hos and a Chuckya. Remember, some stars may be in bricks or Goombas! | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | ? Switch | With 12 stars and playing as Mario, go to the starting point in the castle. Press and hold the X Button to enter First Person mode, than look up into the beam of light. Here, Mario can both stomp a ? Switch and grab 8 Red Coins to earn a star! | Mario |
| 6-7 | Behind the Waterfall | Use Metal Wario to collect the 8 red coins in the speeding river behind the main waterfall in Hazy Maze Cave. To enter, get down to the bottom section of the cave. Ride on Dorrie to gain access to a door nestled in a nook by the lake. Jump into the pool to enter the area! Another star can be found using Mario; in the small island at the end of the area, smash the block and grab to Power Flower. Float up, following coins, to grab another star! | Wario/Mario |
| 8-9 | The Secret Under the Moat | Collect 8 Red Coins over the obstacles with all three plumbers. Enter this area by draining the moat, the using Wario to smash the black bricks over the entrance. Wario must use a Luigi hat to get the Red Coin star, but a Mario Hat can grab a Switch Star! Grab the hat, the race back to the end of the slope. Smash block, gain Flower, then float over to a small outcropping to the left. Stomp the Switch for the star, then use two Power FLowers to make Wario's way up, up, up to the star. | Wario in Mario and Luigi hats |
| 10-11 | Over the Rainbows | Fly and collect the 8 red coins from the many clouds. Enter by leaping into the alcove to the right in the room with the entrance to Tick-Tock Clock/Bowser in the Dark World. Also, on the island with a cannon, grab the Wario hat. Talk to the Bob-Omb Buddy, leap in the cannon, and carefully fire Mario/Wario to the island with a black block. Break it and grab the Power Star reward! | Mario |
| 12-13 | Bowser in the Dark World | Race up the four outcroppings above the see-saws to claim the Temporary star after hitting the switch near the pipe. And after collecting 8 Red Coins, another star will appear near the tube! | Anyone |
| 14-15 | Bowser in the Fire Sea | Race up the four outcroppings above the see-saws to claim the Temporary star by wall-kicking up the various ledges near the Bowser warp pipe. Collect 8 Red Coins to earn another! | Mario or Luigi |
| 16-17 | Bowser in the Sky | Race up the spinning purple spear with an Amp rotating around it to claim the timed Switch Star after hitting the switch below the Whomp; then collect 8 Red Coins to grab another. | Anyone |
| 18 | Red Coins in the Courtyard | In the Courtyard, ground-pound or punch every Boo to earn 8 Red Coins.. and a Star! | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 19 | Sunshine Isles | In the Rec Room (the room with the Minigame chest), leap into the small painting of a sunny island. Here, grab 5 Silver Stars to earn a Secret Star! | Anyone |
| 20-21 | Goomboss Battle Red Coin/Switch Stars | In Goomboss Battle, Mario can cross rickety platforms to stomp a switch and Wall-Jump up to a Switch Star. To grab the 8 Red Coins, Mario must use every character's cap to smash black blocks, wall-jump, turn transparent, and backflip his way to the Red Coin Star. | Mario with Caps |
| 22-23 | Big Boo Battle Red Coin/Secret Stars | In Big Boo Battle, use Luigi to snag every Red Coin and unearth a star. Luigi again must make his way to the end, then grab a Power Flower and race throught the Boo painting by the collapsible bridge to get another star. | Luigi |
| 24-25 | Chief Chilly Challenge Red Coin/Secret Stars | In Chief Chilly Challenge, Wario can turn metal and slowly make his way up a narrow, windy path to smash a black brick and earn a star! Luigi is the best choice for collecting the Red Coins. All are easy to grab, but Luigi must turn transparent to grab to last one. | Wario/Luigi |
| 26 | Through the Looking Glass | In the mirrored room leading to Snowman's Land and Chief Chilly Challenge, use Luigi to snag a Power Flower and run through the mirror. Go inside the door on the other side and voila! A star just waiting to be grabbed. | Luigi |
| 27 | Eight Glowing Rabbits | After 8 Power Stars are secured, Glowing Rabbits randomly appear around the castle in place of ordinary ones. Eight must be grabbed to earn a Star, but they are so scarce, it's rare to find ONE! Yoshi can wrap up this problem, though. He has six rabbits out in front of the castle, three in front of the bridge, one in the moat, one in the flowerbed, and one in the hedge. The seventh one can be found in the basement next to the Lethal Lava Land painting. When the last one is caught, a key is given that unlocks the last room in the Character Selection area. Inside this room is the Star. | Anyone |
| 28-30 | Toad's Secured Stars | The helpful Toads have snagged three stars; all one must do to grab one is talk to them! Toads with stars are: Near the entrance to the Hazy Maze Cave course; on the castle's second floor, near the painting that leads to the Tall, Tall Mountain course; and on the castle's third floor, just right of the big clock that leads to Tick Tock Clock. | Anyone |
Bowser Boss Battles
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Mario fighting Bowser
Bowser has kidnapped Peach, and, as expected, throughout the adventure he holds the keys to the next floors. He can be beaten by swinging him into the spike balls once (three times for the final battle) to get a key and, in the last battle, the final star.
His Subversive Worlds:
Rec Room
Once keys are gained, they can open shelves to unlock minigames. Mario's and Wario's minigames are action packed, Luigi's are casino (or luck based) games, and Yoshi's are logical.
Here is a complete listing of all mini-games(including unlockables) throughout the game. They are followed by in-game instructions.
Yoshi
- Wanted – It's easy to get lost in a crowd! Find the one who disappeared and touch him. There he is!
- Loves Me...? – Play this mini-game for advice on your love life! Pluck the petals to find out how your crush feels about you.
- Hide and Boo Seek – Rub the Touch Screen where the Boos are hiding! For the first 15 levels, you get 3 seconds to find them. After that, you only get 2 seconds.
- Puzzle Panel – Match the Touch Screen picture to the top screen. Touch a panel to turn over the surrounding panels. Harder levles will take more turns to solve.
- Boom Box – Each time you open a treasure chest, you'll hear a sound. Open 2 chests with the same sound. Win by matching all the pairs!
- Tox Box Shuffle – Oh, no! Yoshi's trapped in a Tox Box! Find which one he's in to save him!
- Which Wiggler? – Touch the Wiggler on the Touch Screen that matches the one on the top of the screen. Choose carefully, though; he has a terrible temper.
- Mix-a-Mug – Line up the slots on the Touch Screen to form a face. Win more coins by matching the center face in the slots to the one on the top screen.
- Puzzle Panic – This mini-game takes the Puzzle Panel to a whole new level. Put on your thinking cap. You're going to need it.
Mario
- Mario's Slides – Guide Mario down the slides to the Star. Draw lines on the Touch Screen to create new routes for him. Collect 5 Stars to move up a stage.
- Bounce and Pounce – Mario's in free fall, but he can bounce back if you touch him. Stomp the Fly Guys, but make sure he doesn't fall off the Touch Screen.
- Sort or 'Splode – Guide Bob-ombs to the black carpet and Bob-omb Buddies to the red carpet. If you bring in a wrong-colored Bob-omb, it will blow up!
- Trampoline Time – Draw a line on the Touch Screen to turn it into a trampoline. You can draw up to 3 lines at a time. Help Mario bounce to safety!
- Shuffle Shell – Use the paddle to push the Koopa shells to the target. The closer the shells land to the center of the target, the more points you will earn.
- Bound and Trounce – Mario's surrounded by Fly Guys to trounce. Touch him on his left, right, or center to make him bounce in that direction.
- Connect the Characters – Draw lines to match the characters' head to their bodies. Press "GO!" when you're finished to see how you fared!
- Shell Smash – Hit Koopa shells together to score points. Hit many in a row for even more points. Score even higher points by smashing green shells together.
- Trampoline Terror – Only players with superb stylus skills will be able to make Mario bounce through rings.
Luigi
- Memory Match – Pick two matching cards to make them disappear. Clear all the cards to win.
- Pair-a-Gone – Touch 2 identical cards that are connected vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to make them disappear. Clear them all to win!
- Picture Poker – Get a better hand than Luigi to win! If you're confident your hand is best, increase the number of coins you bet!
- Mushroom Roulette – Guess where the ball will land on the roulette wheel. Guess correctly to win coins!
- Mario Slot – Touch the spinning slots to stop them. Get 3 items in a row to earn coins! The Superstar is wild.
- Lucky Stars – From a pair of cards, pick the one with more Stars to win coins. Beat Luigi at his own game!
- Pair-a-Gone And On – This game of Pair-a-Gone goes on forever! Test your skill and see how many cards you can clear. Go for the record!
- Memory Master – If Memory Match was a piece of cake for you, try out this harder version. You now have more cards to play with.
- Super Mario Slot – Touch the spinning slots to stop them. Get 3 items in a row to earn coins! The Superstar is wild. Are you feeling super lucky?
Wario
- Bob-omb Squad – The parachuting Bob-ombs are destroying your flowers! Use your slingshot to knock them out of the air. Hit Lakitu to blow them all up.
- Snowball Slalom – Rub the Touch Screen to roll the snowman's head to the goal before time runs out! Rocks will slow you down, as will touching his head!
- Bingo Ball – Launch a ball into a numbered slot on the Touch Screen. That number will light up the top screen. Get 3 numbers in a row to score!
- Coincentration – Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Touch the blocks to retrieve the coins. But, if you choose the wrong block, your game will end.
- Psych Out! – Are you psychic? Can you guess what's on the card's other side? Maybe if you stare at it long enough, a vision will come to you.
- Slots Shot – The bars swing open when a ball goes in a Piranha Plant. Sink the ball into the pipe to trigger the slots Switch. Get 3 items in a row for a bonus!
- Lakitu Launch – Shoots as many balls as you can into the tubs within the allotted time.
- Intense Coincentration – There aren't as many falling coins this time around, but that won't stop Wario. Watch the coins carefully!
- Giant Snowball Slalom – Roll the snowball over a longer course! As before, avoid rocks because they'll slow you down.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
| Differences | |
|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | Super Mario 64 DS |
| Mario is the only playable character. | Mario, Wario, Yoshi, and Luigi are now all playable. |
| Mario was able to turn Invisible, Metal, and Fly. | Now Mario shares his moves with Wario, Yoshi, and Luigi. |
| Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow ! boxes. | Red ? boxes and Yellow ! boxes. |
| 6 missions in each portrait world (plus the 100 coin star.) | 7 missions in each portrait world (plus the 100 coin star.) |
| One yellow Rabbit to catch twice. | 7 multicolored Rabbits for each character to catch. |
| The room by the Princess's secret slide is confined to stain glass on three corners. | The room by the Princess's secret slide has doors for character changing and the Rec Room. |
| After collecting all the stars, Mario gets 100 lives and a better triple jump. | After Collecting All Stars, the foursome gets three lives and ability to use their ? box power outside. |
| 120 Stars | 150 Stars |
| Thwomps are blue and cube shaped. | Thwomps are gray, spiked and rectangular prism shaped. |
Trivia
- The tune in the Rec room is the Grass Land overworld theme from Super Mario Bros. 3.
- In this game Thwomps are spiked like in Super Mario Bros. 3 but characters can still stand on them like in Super Mario 64.
- The game was originally going to be called Super Mario 64X4.
- The Super Mushroom power-up was added in this game, mainly found in bricks, and caused the player to grow to an enourmous size (and gave Yoshi punching abilities). In the limited time one has it, one can defeat virtually every enemy, something one couldn't do in Super Mario 64.
- Waluigi was rumored to be a playable character. A fight with a Rabbit King was rumored. These were later proven false.
- In Tiny-Huge Island, "Klepto the Condor" was originally "Five Itty Bitty Secrets".
- The artwork of the castle on the Boxart is different from the design in-game. The design on the boxart is really based of the castle that appears in Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Double Dash. This also applies to the star.
