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F O R T H E N I N T E N D O 6 4
V e r s i o n 1 . 0
M a d e B y S t a r F i g h t e r s 7 6
Welcome to my walkthrough for a popular favorite game for the Nintendo
64 called Super Mario 64. I hope this walkthrough helps out as much as
possible. Below is nothing but major spoilers on the game, so if you
don't want to be spoiled, please take a detour and hit the Back button
now. However if you want to be spoiled or need some help, please scroll
down as far as you need to. Consider this as your Spoiler Warning!
Please keep in mind (as I will say later on), this is an In-Depth FAQ
for the 15 Stars that are consider as Castle Secrets. Do not email me
asking where the other 105 Stars are, that you can find in other FAQs.
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|TABLE OF CONTENTS|
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SECTION 1: Intro
A: Version Guide
B: The Story Of Super Mario 64
C: What Is Super Mario 64
D: About This Walkthrough
E: Control Configuration
SECTION 2: Walkthrough
A: Before The Walkthrough
B: 1st Floor (Star 01 - Star 05)
C: Basement (Star 06 - Star 11)
D: 2nd Floor & 3rd Floor (Star 12 - Star 15)
E: Super Mario 64 Checklist
SECTION 3: In Conclusion
A: What's To Come
B: Special Thanks
C: The Disclaimer
D: Final Words
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SECTION 1: |INTRO|
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A: |Version Guide|
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Version 1.0: Sent in Written FAQ for the game in. (03/08/05)
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B: |The Story Of Super Mario 64|
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Princess Toadstool was gonna bake a cake and invite Mario over.
Atleast that's what was planned to happen. Bowser struck out and
kidnapped the Princess once again, and is holding her captive in
his Sky World deminision. Mario got word of this and has set off
to find the Princess. What's worse, Bowser took and hid 120
powerful stars in different deminsions disguised as paintings.
Mario rushes back into action retrieving the stars, but will he be
able to thwart Bowser once again? Only you can decide that!
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C: |What Is Super Mario 64|
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Super Mario 64 was the first game for the Nintendo 64. Basically
it's the classic story, Bowser kidnaps the Princess and Mario must
save her. The twist in this story, Mario must also find 120 Power
Stars and restore peace to the Mushroom Kingdom. This is Mario's
first 3-D adventure ever, and believe me, it's a doozy of an
adventure. With brand new moves and abilities, you must travel
through different pictures to other worlds and defeat a brand new
slew of enemies recovering Power Stars. Can Mario do it, it's up
to how well you play the game of Super Mario 64.
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D: |About This Walkthrough|
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This walkthrough is basically describing how to get all 15 Castle
Secret Stars only. Not only that, even though I am the one writing
this walkthrough, the "Basic Strategy" Section will be explain by
how me and a friend played the game. The reason why, is because
both me and him (even though I'm doing the typing for us both ^_^)
are very good at the game, and we both have our share of
tips/strategies for the game (even though he is the "Mario 64
Master" as he puts it, and you don't wanna know what he calls me).
I feel that making this walkthrough wouldn't be complete without
his input as well as my own.
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E: |Control Configuration|
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I assume you have a basic idea of all the control combinations, so
here is the basic stuff.
START = Pauses the game
'A' BUTTON = Jumps
'B' BUTTON = Punches
'Z' BUTTON = Crouches
'C' BUTTON = Control Camera angle
'L' BUTTON = Does nothing
'R' BUTTON = Switches from Lakitu to Mario View
D-PAD = Does nothing
ROTATE PAD = Controls Mario
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SECTION 2: |WALKTHROUGH|
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A: |Before The Walkthrough|
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1. Before we get started, each level I described will be given the
assumption you have unlocked all the Cap Blocks (Red = Wing,
Blue = Invisible, Green = Metal).
2. Also, if you happen to screw up in some levels, you will not
lose any lives. Keep this in mind, as it will become helpful.
However when you do screw up, you will be taken to another part of
the castle and you will have to make your way through the castle,
just to find the level you made your mistake in.
3. Keep in mind, this is an FAQ for the 15 Castle Secret Stars
only. To find the others, refer to other FAQs.
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B: |1st Floor (Star 01 - Star 05)|
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| STAR 01: TOWER OF THE WING CAP |
| LOCATION: Main Hall |
| REQUIREMENTS: 10 Stars needed |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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Here is what you do. First off, get 10 Stars, then come back to
the Main Hall. Stand on the rug at the entrance, then use the
camera angle and look straight up into the sky. It will then
teleport you to the Wing Cap Tower. You will automatically be
wearing the Wing Cap and flying. To get this star, you need to get
all 8 Red Coins. This can be tricky to do. When you do get control
of Mario, you will notice a trail of coins going around in a
circle. Maintain balance when flying and follow the trail of
coins. Although it isn't necessary, try to get them all that way
you will be able to get the Red Coins easier.
There will be 2 Red Coins paired up, and if you fly through the
ring of coins that surround them, you will be able to get both at
once. Continue doing this as you make your way through the
downward spiral. After getting the final Red Coin, the Star will
appear on the Tower. If by chance you can't get all the coins on
one trip, land on the tower and try again. To start flying again,
triple jump, but you won't be able to fly as high as when you
started this area, unless you're an experienced flyer, then it's
all gravy. Get the Star and this Castle Secret will be completed.
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| STAR 02: THE PRINCESS'S SECRET SLIDE (PART 1) |
| LOCATION: Upper right side of Main Hall |
| REQUIREMENTS: 1 Star (unless already unlocked) |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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To get here, head up the stairs and to the right. Enter the door
(if you have 1 Star) then walk down the short hallway. You will
see three paintings of the princess, but you wanna go in the one
on the right. Do so and you will be at the Secret Slide. Now this
area is VERY easy, despite the small problem you will have about
halfway through. All you have to do is make it down the slide to
the end, and the Star will be waiting for you in the Yellow '!'
Block. Here's is the gist of what's going on. When you start off,
head over to the right and you will see a Blue Coin Block. Stomp
on it and head to the slide. It be best to go down the center of
the slide. Collect all the coins there is.
Now of course you don't have to collect all the coins, but I
figure if you can get 50 Coins, an extra life wouldn't be that big
of a problem now would it? As you slide down, you will go down a
really steep slide. After this, the slide will have no more sides,
and it will be like that until you get close to the end, so it's
probably best to stay in the middle of the slide at all possible.
You will see a 1-Up Mushroom along the way. If you get it, good,
if not, don't worry about it. Once you get to the end of the
slide, you will see a platform. Head behind it to trigger another
1-Up Mushroom. Get that, then hit the Yellow '!' Block to reveal
the Star for this course. Get it and this Castle Secret will be
completed.
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| STAR 03: THE PRINCESS'S SECRET SLIDE (PART 2) |
| LOCATION: Upper right side of Main Hall |
| REQUIREMENTS: 1 Star (unless already unlocked) |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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If you thought the first time down the slide was easy, this will
definitely be more of a challenge. Same goal as before, just this
time, you have to make it down the slide in 21 seconds. Now just
how in the world can you do that? Go down the slide normally, but
stay towards the left side. Once you get to the very top of the
steep hill, jump over the left side, and you will fall to
(hopefully) the slide below. Try if you can to steer Mario towards
the slide. You will take some damage however you do this, but if
you can get Mario on the slide, then that will be great. Continue
down the slide and you will hopefully get to the finish line in
under 21 seconds. If you make it to the finishing line in under 21
seconds, the Star will instantly appear. Get it and this Castle
Secret will be completed.
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| STAR 04: THE SECRET AQUARIUM |
| LOCATION: Bottom right side of Main Hall |
| REQUIREMENTS: 3 Stars needed |
| LOSE LIFE: Yes |
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Get ready for some underwater swimming! To get to the location of
this Castle Secret, make your way to the room where Course 3
painting is. In there, head to the left black square for an 1-Up
Mushroom (optional), then head clear across the room for the other
black square. Go in it and it will take you to the Secret
Aquariaum. This entire area is an underwater fishtank so keep that
mind, that will probably be the only downside to getting this
Castle Secret Star. Other than that, it should be a piece of cake.
Now for this Castle Secret, you have to collect the 8 Red Coins.
How you collect them is up to you, but this is how I collect them:
From where you start swim down slightly and you will see some Gold
Coins. Swim towards it and RED COIN #1 will be there. Now swim all
the way down the wall until you reach the floor.
Once there go right and head to the corner along the floor, where
RED COIN #2 will be. Turn right about 90 degrees and you can
barely see RED COIN #3, which you will swim to. Repeat the same
process over again, for RED COIN #4 and then RED COIN #5 (which
will be in the opposite corners). After getting RED COIN #5, turn
around 180 degrees and swim upwards, but stay along the wall, and
you will see a ring of Gold Coins with RED COIN #6 in the middle.
Get it, then turn about 45 degrees to the left and you will see
RED COIN #7 near the other wall. Go after that coin then turn 90
degrees to the left again and you will see RED COIN #8. After
getting the final Red Coin, the camera will point out where the
Power Star will appear (which is in the center of the level). Swim
down to it, and if you go through the ring of Gold Coins, a 1-Up
Mushroom will appear, but don't waste your time with that. After
getting the Power Star however, you will have completed this
Castle Secret.
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| STAR 05: BOWSER IN THE DARK WORLD |
| LOCATION: Upper left side of Main Hall |
| REQUIREMENTS: 8 Stars needed |
| LOSE LIFE: Yes |
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To get here, head up the stairs of the main hall and go to door on
the left with the giant star. If you have 8 Power Stars you may
enter. Do so and keep going and you will fall through a trap door.
You are now in the first Bowser level. To get this Castle Secret
Star, you must collect all 8 Red Coins in here. Where are they,
well here they are! First off, BE CAREFUL! When starting off, you
will see a Green Metal Cap Box, hit it to become Metal Mario then
move forward quickly but carefully. Jump across the gap then run
up the hill, and you will see a purple switch as well as a
flamethrower shooting fire. Step on the switch and walk a few
steps away from it and you will see RED COIN #1. Get it then head
back to the start of this level. Once there you will see a wooden
block appear. Go on it and there will be RED COIN #2. Do this
quickly as the switch will stay active for a short time. If you
wanna get the first coin, wait, hit the switch and go after the
second coin, that be a better idea. After this head back to the
switch and continue onward carefully. Pass the moving platforms,
and don't go up the steep ramp (you won't make it), instead move
along the pathway and up the other hill to make it on the next
level (watch out for the flamethrower).
Jump on the ferris wheel then over to the next area. There will be
some Goombas here but it won't be too tough. There's also a 1-Up
Mushroom, but don't worry with that either. Climb along the bridge
to the next level upwards. Follow the path and next to the third
crystal sticking out will be RED COIN #3. After that, follow the
path some and you will be at a ledge where a platform will go back
and forth. Jump on it and then the platform in the middle. From
there you will see RED COIN #4, but timing is the key. After
getting that, continue onwards and RED COIN #5 should be in plain
sight on the next obsticle. Carefully make it past that obsticle
and on the next platform there will be a Goomba, so stomp on it.
After that there will be a teeter totter obsticle, but ignore this
for now. Instead on the left side of the platform is a small lower
path. Do a quick Zoom-In and crawl because this path will be VERY
tough to get through. Follow this narrow path to an island which
will have RED COIN #6.
After that, make your way back to the previous platform, and make
it across the teeter-totters (avoiding the 1-Up Mushrooms, they
put those in the oddest of places). When you make it across this
obsticle, you should be on a high up platform. Turn all the way
around and in the distance you should see RED COIN #7. To get it,
long jump from platform to platform to get it, and do the same
thing to get back to your current position. Back on course, from
the high up platform, drop down to the lower platform below you.
There will be 2 Goombas down here. Also once here, using the
Lakitu Camera, search around and you will see RED COIN #8 on a
skinny ledge. Carefully make your way to it and the camera will
show you where the Power Star is located (which is behind the warp
pipe leading to Bowser). Head back to the lower platform.
Climb up the two wooden steps and make it around the small corner
and there will be another purple switch. This switch will make a
staircase out of the ramp before you. Climb up it very quickly and
at the top you will see the warp pipe leading to Bowser. Behind it
is the Power Star, which you will get. What you do is up to you,
whether it's fight Bowser (again, if you already have), exit the
level or jump off and die. Either way, by getting this Power Star
you will have collect this Castle Secret Star.
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C: |Basement (Star 06 - Star 10)|
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To get into the Basement Area, you must have the Key from Bowser
In The Dark World first to unlock the door.
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| STAR 06: VANISH CAP SWITCH COURSE |
| LOCATION: Moat outside |
| REQUIREMENTS: Access to the Basement/Drain moat |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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First off, to get to this Castle Secret Star, you must drain the
moat dry before entering it. To do so, go in the Basement, and
head towards where Course 6, 7 and 8 is. Go in the other door with
no star on it, and swim under the water to the other side. Once
there, walk a few steps and there will be two pedistals. Butt
stomp each of them once and the water will be drained. Exit
through the door at the bottom and you will be outside. Run across
the dried up moat to the other side and you will see a hole. Jump
in it and you will be in the Vanish Cap Switch Course.
The object to getting this Castle Secret Star is to collect all 8
Red Coins. Here is what you do: You start off wearing the
Invisible Cap, just to give it a test run, and you will be on a
high platform. Now this can be tricky if you're not careful. CRAWL
down the hill (holding the Z Button and whichever direction you
go). As you make your way down the steep hill, you will see many
platforms sticking out. As you make it down the left side, you
will see RED COIN #1. Get it and then go to the right and crawl
down the hill a ways and you will see RED COIN #2 on another
platform. Get that then crawl down the right side and there will
be Yellow ! Block. Hit it for a 1-Up Mushroom, then crawl to the
leftside and down and there will be another 1-Up Mushroom. After
that crawl down the middle part and you will see RED COIN #3 and
to the right of that is RED COIN #4. Get those (and the 1-Up
Mushroom on the other side) and continue downward. Now you could
either crawl and jump down, but if you jump down, do a flip to
stop you from sliding any further into the pit.
On the bottom part, go around the corner, collect the coins
avoiding the Fireball Launchers, make your way across the teeter
totter to the other side, then jump up on the higher platform.
Ahead of you should be another Yellow ! Block, which if you hit
it, 3 Yellow Coins will come out. This next part can be tricky so
be ready. To the right of the block you will see platforms being
lifted and dropped. Jump on it and let it carry you to a high
point. Jump off and you woill see RED COIN #5, infact you might
get it if you jump off at the right spot. Travel across the
teeter-totter and there will be RED COIN #6. Get that and jump on
the next lift. This will be tough because there are three lifts
here to deal with. And what's worse, RED COIN #7 sits at the top
of the middle lift, so be VERY careful.
Finally jump onto the platform after the lifts and you will see
the Blue Invisible Cap Switch (push it if you haven't already) and
a Blue ! Block, as well as RED COIN #8. Get the coin and the Power
Star will appear on the otherside of the fence. To get it, get the
Invisible Cap and run through the fence, collecting the coins if
you want (for an extra 1-Up Mushroom), and getting the Power Star.
Do this and you will have completed this Castle Secret Star.
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| STAR 07: MIPS THE RABBIT (PART 1) |
| LOCATION: Back of the Basement |
| REQUIREMENTS: More than 15 Stars but less than 50 Stars needed |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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To get this Castle Secret Star, you must travel to the back of the
Basement, and you must have MORE than 15 Stars but LESS than 50
Stars. To get there, head to either of the two wooden doors with
no stars on them, then once there, down the stairs and through the
door with a giant keyhole on it. Once in the basement, head down
the pathway and around the corner and there will be a door, which
you will enter. Walk around a bit and you will see a rabbit named
Mips. He has this Castle Secret Star, but to get it from him WON'T
BE EASY. You must catch him to get the star, but as you get close
to him, he will take off. Chase after him to get the star. It's
best to corner him somewheres, then when you do that, slide
forward towards him to grab him. This will take many many tries to
do, but timing and pesistance will be the key here. Grab him and
in exchange to letting him go, he will give you the Power Star,
thus completing this Castle Secret Star.
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| STAR 08: PRESENT FROM TOAD (PART 1) |
| LOCATION: Back of the Basement (near Course 6 entrance) |
| REQUIREMENTS: None |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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This will be really simple. While in the Basement area, head over
to the door leading to Course 6 (Hazy Maze Cave). Go inside and
make your way to the bottom floor. DO NOT go inside the pool of
liquid metal. Instead search around on this floor and you will see
Toad in the corner. Talk to him and he will give you a Power Star.
Doing this will easily complete this Castle Secret Star.
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| STAR 09: CAVERN OF THE METAL CAP (IN THE HAZY MAZE CAVE) |
| LOCATION: At the far end of Course 06 (near Star #1) |
| REQUIREMENTS: Green '!' Switch pressed (is perferred) |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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To get to this Castle Secret Star, head to the far end of Course
06. If you don't know where that is, well to get to Course 06,
while in the Basement, head to the door with a star on it. In
there, jump in the liquid metal, you will be in Course 06. In
Course 06 (shorthanding this for you), take the left path, long
jump over the pit, enter the door. In this room, follow the narrow
path to it's end, long jump over pit, run up the short hill (watch
out for the boulders), around the corner enter door. In this room,
go onto the lift (get the 1-Up Mushroom from the block if you
like), take lift to bottom level. Follow path into water, jump on
Dorrie the Dinosaur, make it to the otherside where there's a
door. Go in the door, jump in the pool of liquid metal, and you're
there. I love short-handing it ^_^
Okay here we go! The object to this Castle Secret Star is to
collect the 8 Red Coins here. To get them, run up along the path
to the edge. Two things to note: One, if you get in the water it
will drag you to outside the castle and you will have to go
through this all over again. Two, because of this, it's best to
unlock the Green ! Blocks by stomping on the Green Switch Button
first, so you can access the Liquid Metal Cap, which will allow
you to move freely in the water. With that out of the way, let's
get this started. From where you should be, head left then jump
over to the other platform. Then walk a few feet and leapfrog over
to the next platform. Watch out for the Snifits along the way.
Make your way down the platform and over the narrow bridge and you
will see RED COIN #1 and RED COIN #2 in a small gap with a 1-Up
Mushroom. Get those then continue the path. At the end, jump to
the small green platform then over to the platform with the Green
Switch Button. Beside it will be RED COIN #3 and RED COIN #4.
After getting them, jump back to the previous platform and hit the
Green ! Block, to get the Liquid Metal Cap to become Liquid Metal
Mario. With that, jump into the water around where you are and
walk around it and you will find RED COIN #5, RED COIN #6, RED
COIN #7 and RED COIN #8 all lined up perfectly as you go around
the base of the platform, which then it will show where the Power
Star is. After that, make your way around the base again and the
Power Star will be right there waiting. Get it and you will have
completed this Castle Secret Star!
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| STAR 10: BOWSER IN THE FIRE SEA |
| LOCATION: Basement Area |
| REQUIREMENTS: 30 Stars needed and complete Course 09 Star #1 |
| LOSE LIFE: Yes |
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To get to this Castle Secret Star, you need 30 Power Stars as well
as Star #1 (Board Bowser's Sub) from Course 9. To get there, head
down the stairs leading into the basement, then once there, head
left through the door with the giant star on it. Walk up a ways
into the hole and you will be in the Fire Sea Level. This level
can be a real pain because of all the lava. Your objective here is
to (once again) find all 8 Red Coins, which surprisingly isn't
that hard to do. So let's get started on this Castle Secret!
From the starting point, walk a few feet and step on to the grated
platform, which will start to move. While on it, you will see a
1-Up Mushroom, get it if you want, but using what you see along
the way to help you, continue on the platform to the end and jump
off on to the solid ground. Ahead you will see platforms
rising/submerging into the lava. When they all are visible, do
what it takes to get across quickly. On the otherside of that is
another solid platform, with a Bully. Take it out if you wish then
you will have to either go up the ramp or continue onward. Go up
the ramp and carefully follow the path to it's end, and you will
see RED COIN #1 and 8 Yellow Coins. After getting them, head back
down the ramp and continue the level. You will see some Goombas
and a Spinning Heart. After this keep going and there will be
another platform but with a pole. Jump on the pole and stay at
it's top. At it's highest point, jump to the left and there will
be RED COIN #2. Get it and keep going over the teeter-totters to
the other pole. Curious if you went right? It's just a Yellow !
Block with a 1-Up Mushroom in it.
Anyways, climb up the pole and soon as you reach the top, press UP
and a 1-Up Mushroom will appear. After this jump off and get
RED COIN #3 which is in the corner. Next walk to the left some and
there will be a platform. Step on it, but get back off because
underneath it will be RED COIN #4. Go after it, but do a butt-
stomp so you won't lose any health. Won't matter because you will
land near the Spinning Heart. After this make your way back up to
the area you were just at. Take the platform up to the next area.
This next part can be done a few ways, either by long jumping or
taking the moving platform. Either way, watch out for the
flamethrower. Now climb up the steep hill and you will see a
narrow path behind you. Take it, and follow it to it's end because
RED COIN #5 is waiting up there, as well as a Bully, so be
careful. Get the coin then you should see a grated fencing just to
the left of you. Jump down to it if you wanna take the quick
route. Once there jump down to the lower platform and make your
way across the moving tiles. A couple Bullies will greet you on
the otherside, and past that the path will rise/sink. Climb the
paths: First platform will have a 1-Up Mushroom, second one will
have 4 Gold Coins, the third one will have RED COIN #6. After that
continue to it's end and wait till it's at its highest point and
continue on. A Yellow ! Block will come up containing 10 Gold
Coins!
Keep going over the next platforms. Next to the second
flamethrower will be RED COIN #7. Time this carefully because it
can be tricky (a Spinning Heart will be nearby just incase). After
this keep going. This will be fun, climb the pole on the riser,
then head over to the second one. Go down, then walk over to the
third one. Climb up it's pole and jump over to the right, you will
see RED COIN #8 during this. After getting this coin, the Power
Star will appear. To get it will be a pain. Head back to the
second pole riser thing, then wall jump back and forth until you
reach a high platform with a Yellow ! Block on it (which has a
1-Up Mushroom in it). From there, jump over to the other platform
(which is higher up) to get the Power Star. After this, do
whatever you want, but by getting the Power Star you will have
completed this Castle Secret Star.
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| STAR 11: MIPS THE RABBIT (PART 2) |
| LOCATION: Back of the Basement |
| REQUIREMENTS: More than 50 Stars needed |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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Guess what, once you get 50 Power Stars, you get to play with Mips
The Rabbit again, in the same location, the Basement! Once again
you must catch him to get the star, but as you get close to him,
he will take off. Chase after him to get the star. It's best to
corner him somewheres, then when you do that, slide forward
towards him to grab him. This will take many many tries to do, but
timing and pesistance will be the key here. Grab him and in
exchange to letting him go, he will give you the Power Star, thus
completing this Castle Secret Star.
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D: |2nd Floor & 3rd Floor (Star 12 - Star 15)|
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To get into the 2nd Floor Area, you must have the Key from Bowser
In The Fire Sea first to unlock the door. To get into the 3rd
Floor Area, you must collect 50 Stars first.
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| STAR 12: PRESENT FROM TOAD (PART 2) |
| LOCATION: 2nd Floor |
| REQUIREMENTS: None |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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This is another simple star to get. When arriving onto the 2nd
Floor, go all the around the 2nd Floor and you will see Toad under
the stairs heading to the 3rd Floor. He will give you a hint on
how to enter Course 10 (Snowman's Land), and after that he will
give you another Power Star, thus completing this Castle Secret
Star.
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| STAR 13: PRESENT FROM TOAD (PART 3) |
| LOCATION: 2nd Floor |
| REQUIREMENTS: None |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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This is the final simple star to get. To get there, when arriving
onto the 2nd Floor, go right and there will be a staircase going
up to the 3rd Floor. Head up there and through the door (assuming
you have 50 Power Stars) then head forward to the giant clock and
to the right of it in the corner is Toad. Talk to him, and he will
give advice about the clock (Course 14), then after that he will
give you yet another Power Star, thus completing this Castle
Secret Star.
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| STAR 14: WING MARIO OVER THE RAINBOW |
| LOCATION: 3rd Floor |
| REQUIREMENTS: Red Wing Cap Switch unlocked |
| LOSE LIFE: No |
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Damn I hate this one with a passion, why do you people make me do
this for!!! Anyways to get this Castle Secret Star, will be a
doozy of a challenge. For starters you must have the Red ! Block
Switch activated to get through here (it is a must). To get there,
make your way to the 3rd Floor. Once there, go right to the wall,
backflip on the upper ledge and jump through the hole in the wall.
Walk a few feet and jump into the other hole and you will be at
this level. The good news is, if you fall off the level, you
don't lose a life. Bad news however is when you do fall off, it
will take you outside of the castle and into the moat where you
will have to make your way up to this level again.
The object here, once again find the 8 Red Coins, which WILL NOT
be easy at all. Once you start off, turn all around and you will
see RED COIN #1 right away (why can't it be this easy for). Also
you'll see where the Power Star will appear (KEEP THIS IN MIND).
Advice for this level, will be very hard to give so bare with me.
From RED COIN #1 look around (using Mario Camera View) and you
will see a pinkish platform next to a cloud platform. Hit the
Red ! Block for a Wing Cap and follow the rainbow leading to that
first cloud, RED COIN #2 will be there. After that, turn left and
head to the pinkish platform. Once there, there will be
RED COIN #3, a Pink Bob-Omb, and a Red ! Block. Talk to the Pink
Bob-Omb to activate the cannon, then climb the nearby pole to it's
tip top and a 1-Up Mushroom will appear, then hit the Red ! Block
for another Wing Cap and jump into the cannon.
Look at the Pink Bob-Omb while in the cannon, then go right and up
until you see a white cloud (with rainbows connecting to it) and a
blueish cloud. Aim for a little higher than the white cloud and
launch, and hopefully you will land and see RED COIN #4 and a
Red ! Block. After this, head back down to the platform where the
cannon is. Once there, jump into the cannon. Direct the cannon
towards the Pink Bob-Omb for guidence, then go left until you see
an upside down triangle, then aim up to see it's another pinkish
platform. Aim higher up than it and launch aiming for the
platform. Jump into the cannon. Remember that blueish cloud, well
look for it, then aim higher up from it and launch straight at the
blueish cloud (you can travel through it), and in it will be
RED COIN #5. After getting that try to fly to the left a little
and you'll see a huge cloud with green poles hanging off of it.
Make your way there and grab the poles. There will be RED COIN #6.
After getting that, just slide down off the pole and there will be
a cloud platform to land on. There will also be 8 Yellow Coins and
a Red ! Block as well.
Get the Wing Cap from the Red ! Block and you will see (in plain
sight) the platform with a cannon on it. Make your way to that and
get in the cannon. While in it, aim back over to that cloud with
the green poles, then go higher up than that ABOVE the cloud. Once
at a nice height launch and make it to that giant cloud. Look
around up there and there will be RED COIN #7 and RED COIN #8 up
there, as well as a Red ! Block and a Yellow ! Block (which has a
1-Up Mushroom in it). After getting the last coin, the camera will
show where the Power Star is (which is at the beginning). Get the
Wing Cap and make it back to the Power Star carefully, and you
will have completed this Castle Secret Star.
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| STAR 15: BOWSER IN THE SKY |
| LOCATION: 3rd Floor |
| REQUIREMENTS: You must have 70 Stars first |
| LOSE LIFE: Yes |
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This is the final Castle Secret Star to get. To get there, make
your way to the 3rd Floor, once there, go on either side to see a
big staircase. Climb up it to the balcony and then go through the
door. You must have 70 Power Stars to do this or else when you
open the door you will be going through an endless staircase that
goes nowheres. Make your way up, and jump through the hole and you
will be in Bowser In The Sky level.
From the start of this level, make your way past the platforms
until you reach an area with a crate on top. Push the crate back
some, then climb on it to discover RED COIN #1. Get it then
continue onward across the teeter-totter, then up the steep ramp.
On the next path, Goombas will greet you. Take them out and
continue onwards. Make your way across the spinning platform
(which will move fast) and get the 1-Up Mushroom for the Yellow !
Block if you like. Next path has a Small Pirahna Plant and RED
COIN #2 on it. Make your way to the end of this path and you will
have 2 choices, the lower road or the main road. Let's go lower
first. Jump down to the nearby platform, and on there, there will
be a hidden 1-Up Mushroom sitting behind the pole. Now make it to
the lowest level. Carefully make it towards the back edge of this
big platform. Use the camera to turn things around and you will
see RED COIN #3. After that, nothing else down there except a
bunch of coins, a Chuckya and some fire spitting cannons. Back on
the main road. Go across the teeter-totter, then onto the ferris
wheel. Continue onwards and you will see a Walking Thwomp. This
can be tricky because of the layout of this area, so you will have
to plan this carefully.
Once there, continue on to the end of this path and make your way
to the next level. Make your way across the path to a purple
switch. Care for a shortcut instead? At the highest point of the
ferris wheel, backflip onto the nearby platform and you'll be near
the purple switch. Either way, step on the purple switch to turn
the ramp into stairs (this won't last long). Once at the top of
the stairs, continue along the path and up the steep ramp. At the
highest point of the steep ramp will be some Yellow Coins and RED
COIN #4. Get them then go down the otherside to a checkerboard
platform. Cross it and you will see a moving platform. This next
part is very tricky to get through. Board the platform and it will
move. Along the way will be a Spinning Heart on the first small
platform. This next set will be two square shapes and a diamond
shape wooden platform. What's worse is ontop of the diamond shape
one, is RED COIN #5. My best bet, is to backflip if you can, but
this will be tough. After that, same as the second set only
bigger. Nothing to worry about here. Once the moving platform is
at it's end, jump off to the lower level where there will be two
Bob-Ombs. Move quickly to the spinning platform which will have
RED COIN #6. Jump over to the next spinning platform, then climb
the long pole in the center to the next level.
Now after that you should be on some small grated pyramid. Once up
there, jump to the left to where the platform is. Goombas will be
here, but after that will be some platforms pushing back and
forth. Between them however is RED COIN #7 on a pole. Time your
moves carefully and make your way across these platforms to the
next path. On there, 2 Bob-Ombs, and a fireball launcher. At the
end, some Yellow Coins. This next obsticle can be tough, but not
too tough. You will have two ferris wheels to deal with. From the
highest point of the first one, jump to the second one, then make
your way to the solid platform next to it. Make your way over to
the other platform. Now you will have to be careful here as the
wind will push you away. You can walk in the direction of the
wind, but you will be slow about it. There will also be 3 Goombas
standing in your way, but a Spinning Heart and 1-Up Mushroom will
also be here. If you want to avoid the wind, stand behind a
pillar. So you see ahead of you a pipe leading to the final battle
right, so where's the final Red Coin. Well, on the staircase right
before the pipe, underneath is a platform. Carefully get down
there and there will be RED COIN #8. After this, the Power Star
will appear behind the pipe (which is good). Get the Power Star
and you will have completed this final Castle Secret Star.
Now obviously it's up to on what to do. But if you go after
Bowser, here's a little hint I know. No it's not how to defeat
Bowser, but you know the 1-Up Mushroom? Well get that EVERYTIME
you lose to Bowser therefore you can have infinite tries to defeat
him, because once you lose, you will be taken outside of the pipe
right next to the 1-Up Mushroom. But whatever you do (whether it's
beat Bowser or not), you have now found all 15 Castle Secret
Stars, congradulations!
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E: |Super Mario 64 Checklist|
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In order to get a perfect game (and unlock Yoshi, see below), you
need to find all 120 Stars. On top of the 15 Stars I mentioned in
this walkthrough, there are 105 more Stars left to uncover, but to
get those you must go through each course and collect the 7 Stars
from each course. Since the list is rather big, to help a little
bit, I've compiled a checklist of all the Stars in the game. After
unlocking a particular course (such as the Basement or upper
floors), you can collect the Stars in any order. Also to make it a
bit better I would suggest printing this section off if you want,
so you don't mark all over your monitor ^_^. Keep in mind, when
you are inside the castle (but not level), press START to see what
Stars you've collected from that particular course. Of course the
Castle Secret Stars will be the hardest to figure out because
there is no name by each Star. So here is the list:
1ST FLOOR: 28 STARS TOTAL
COURSE 01: BOB-OMB BATTLEFIELD
[ ] STAR 01: Big Bob-Omb On The Summit
[ ] STAR 02: Shoot To The Island In The Sky
[ ] STAR 03: Footrace With Koopa The Quick
[ ] STAR 04: Find The Eight Red Coins
[ ] STAR 05: Mario Wings To The Sky
[ ] STAR 06: Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 01
COURSE 02: WHOMP'S FORTRESS
[ ] STAR 01: Chip Off Whomp's Block
[ ] STAR 02: To The Top Of The Fortress
[ ] STAR 03: Shoot Into The Wild Blue
[ ] STAR 04: Red Coins On The Floating Isle
[ ] STAR 05: Fall Onto The Caged Island
[ ] STAR 06: Blast Away The Wall
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 02
COURSE 03: JOLLY ROGER BAY
[ ] STAR 01: Plunder In The Sunken Ship
[ ] STAR 02: Can The Eel Come Out To Play
[ ] STAR 03: Treasure In The Ocean Cave
[ ] STAR 04: Red Coins On The Ship Afloat
[ ] STAR 05: Blast To The Stone Pillar
[ ] STAR 06: Through The Jetstream
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 03
COURSE 04: COOL COOL MOUNTAIN
[ ] STAR 01: Slip Sliding Away
[ ] STAR 02: Little Penguin Lost
[ ] STAR 03: Big Penguin Race
[ ] STAR 04: Frosty Slide For 8 Red Coins
[ ] STAR 05: Snowman's Lost Head
[ ] STAR 06: Wall Kicks Will Work
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 04
BASEMENT: 35 STARS TOTAL
COURSE 05: BIG BOO'S HAUNT
[ ] STAR 01: Go On A Ghost Hunt
[ ] STAR 02: Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
[ ] STAR 03: Secret Of The Haunted Books
[ ] STAR 04: Seek The 8 Red Coins
[ ] STAR 05: Big Boo's Balcony
[ ] STAR 06: Eye To Eye In The Secret Room
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 05
COURSE 06: HAZY MAZE CAVE
[ ] STAR 01: Swimming Beast In The Cavern
[ ] STAR 02: Elevate For 8 Red Coins
[ ] STAR 03: Metal Head Mario Can Move
[ ] STAR 04: Navigating The Toxic Maze
[ ] STAR 05: A-maze-ing Emergancy Exit
[ ] STAR 06: Watch For Rolling Rocks
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 06
COURSE 07: LETHAL LAVA LAND
[ ] STAR 01: Boil The Big Bully
[ ] STAR 02: Bully The Bullies
[ ] STAR 03: 8-Coin Puzzle With 15 Pieces
[ ] STAR 04: Red Hot Log Rolling
[ ] STAR 05: Hot Foot-It Into The Volcano
[ ] STAR 06: Inside The Volcano
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 07
COURSE 08: SHIFTING SAND LAND
[ ] STAR 01: In The Talons Of The Big Bird
[ ] STAR 02: Shining Atop The Pyramid
[ ] STAR 03: Inside The Ancient Pyramid
[ ] STAR 04: Stand Tall On The Four Pillars
[ ] STAR 05: Free Flying for 8 Red Coins
[ ] STAR 06: Pyramid Puzzle
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 08
COURSE 09: DIRE DIRE DOCKS
[ ] STAR 01: Board Bowser's Sub
[ ] STAR 02: Chests In The Current
[ ] STAR 03: Pole Jumping For Red Coins
[ ] STAR 04: Through The Jet Stream
[ ] STAR 05: The Manta Ray's Reward
[ ] STAR 06: Collect The Caps
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 09
2ND FLOOR: 28 STARS TOTAL
COURSE 10: SNOWMAN'S LAND
[ ] STAR 01: Snowman's Big Head
[ ] STAR 02: Chill With The Bully
[ ] STAR 03: In The Deep Freeze
[ ] STAR 04: Whirl From The Freezing Pond
[ ] STAR 05: Shell Shredding From Red Coins
[ ] STAR 06: Into The Igloo
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 10
COURSE 11: WET DRY WORLD
[ ] STAR 01: Shocking Arrow Lifts
[ ] STAR 02: Top Of The Town
[ ] STAR 03: Secrets In The Shallows & Sky
[ ] STAR 04: Express Elevator Hurry Up
[ ] STAR 05: Go To Town For The Red Coins
[ ] STAR 06: Quick Race Through Downtown
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 11
COURSE 12: TALL TALL MOUNTAIN
[ ] STAR 01: Scale The Mountain
[ ] STAR 02: Mystery Of The Monkey Cage
[ ] STAR 03: Scary Shrooms Red Coins
[ ] STAR 04: Mysterious Mountainside
[ ] STAR 05: Breathtaking View From The Bridge
[ ] STAR 06: Blast To The Lonely Mushroom
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 12
COURSE 13: TINY HUGE ISLAND
[ ] STAR 01: Pluck The Piranha Flower
[ ] STAR 02: The Tip Top Of The Huge Island
[ ] STAR 03: Rematch With Koopa The Quick
[ ] STAR 04: Five Itty Bitty Secrets
[ ] STAR 05: Wiggler's Red Coins
[ ] STAR 06: Make Wiggler Squirm
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 13
3RD FLOOR: 14 STARS TOTAL
COURSE 14: TICK TOCK CLOCK
[ ] STAR 01: Roll Into The Cage
[ ] STAR 02: The Pit And The Pednulums
[ ] STAR 03: Get A Hand
[ ] STAR 04: Stomp On The Thwomp
[ ] STAR 05: Timed Jumps On The Moving Bars
[ ] STAR 06: Stop Time For Red Coins
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 14
COURSE 15: RAINBOW RIDE
[ ] STAR 01: Cruiser Crossing The Rainbow
[ ] STAR 02: The Big House In The Sky
[ ] STAR 03: Coins Amassed In A Maze
[ ] STAR 04: Swinging In The Breeze
[ ] STAR 05: Tricky Triangles
[ ] STAR 06: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
[ ] STAR 07: Collect 100 Coins From Course 15
SECRET CASTLE STARS: 15 STARS TOTAL
[ ] STAR 01: Bowser In The Dark World
[ ] STAR 02: The Princess's Secret Slide (Part 1)
[ ] STAR 03: The Princess's Secret Slide (Part 2)
[ ] STAR 04: Tower Of The Wing Cap
[ ] STAR 05: The Secret Aquariuam
[ ] STAR 06: Bowser In The Fire Sea
[ ] STAR 07: Cavern Of The Metal Cap (In The Hazy Maze Cave)
[ ] STAR 08: A Gift From Toad (Part 1)
[ ] STAR 09: Mips The Wascally Wabbit (Part 1)
[ ] STAR 10: Vanish Cap Under The Moat
[ ] STAR 11: Mips The Wascally Wabbit (Part 2)
[ ] STAR 12: A Gift From Toad (Part 2)
[ ] STAR 13: A Gift From Toad (Part 3)
[ ] STAR 14: Wing Mario Over The Rainbow
[ ] STAR 15: Bowser In The Sky
1ST FLOOR: 28 Power Stars
BASEMENT: 35 Power Stars
2ND FLOOR: 28 Power Stars
3RD FLOOR: 14 Power Stars
SECRET: 15 Power Stars
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TOTAL: 120 Power Stars!
What do you get for collecting all 120 Stars? Well, there is a few
new things: The cannon at the front of the castle will open and
will shoot you ON TOP of the castle, where Yoshi is. He will teach
you a new triple jump, as well as give you 100 Extra Lives. There
are also a Wing Cap Box and a couple 1-Ups (WHY????) up there.
Also in Course 04, the Big Penguin gets REALLY big, and will have
a new message for you.
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SECTION 3: |IN CONCLUSION|
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A: |What's To Come|
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With a game as big as this, who knows what else is to come. But I
will keep this open if anything new develops.
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B: |Special Thanks|
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Personal Thanks To:
Exo-Squad: Simply because of his confidence and belief that I will
be very successful at this stuff, as well as his help and input
for me putting this guide together. ^_^
On-line Thanks To:
To GameFAQS for hosting my walkthroughs, as well as many more ^_^.
To Ryan Harrison & NMorgan: For some of the tips from their FAQ on
the order of how they got the Red Coins from the "Wing Mario Over
The Rainbow" level.
To anyone who help made this game possible. Thanks! ^_^
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C: |The Disclaimer|
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"It's a-me, Mario!", the imfamous words from everyone's favorite
plumber. I have to admit, Super Mario 64 is a fun and challenging
game. I don't really like alot of Nintendo 64 games, but this
would be one of my favorites. It's what made the way for a brand
new looking Mario! Of course, I love Super Mario Brothers, so go
figure. So why this FAQ, well, after making my Secret Goals FAQ
for Super Mario World, I figure why not one for Super Mario 64? So
with that, I made this FAQ for everyone who's having trouble with
finding those extra 15 Stars. I made this walkthrough the best way
I can and I hope it helps out in every way possible. Now here
comes the important stuff you need to read.
Ok, I'll make this quick and simple. This walkthrough is my work.
I've made this walkthrough, describing the game the best possible
way I can. You can use whatever info you want, so long as you give
me credit and don't alter anything. All you have to do is email me
at
[email protected] if you're gonna do anything with
this walkthrough. And to show that I'm not a complete selfish
bastard, if you have something you wanna add, email me and I will
give you full credit ^_^. This walkthrough, like many others are
intended for GameFAQs, GameSpot, IGN.com and NeoSeeker ONLY. You
want it on your site, well you better start emailing me. Failure
to comply with this, and I will be mad, among other things. Also
DO NOT email me asking where the other 105 Power Stars are, you
can find those in other FAQs.
Email me at
[email protected]
Copyright (C) March 8th, 2005
Mike Leatherwood AKA StarFighters76
Super Mario 64 (C) 1996 Nintendo
