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link directly to this cheat100 Coins

One of the ways that people don't get all of the stars in the game is because of the 100 coin stars. Make sure you get 100 coins in each level or else you won't be able to see Yoshi.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 17, 2007

link directly to this cheat2 free stars!

when you enter the 3rd bowser room (clock room) there is a mushroom guy. talk to him and he will give you a star! also at the bottom of the stairs leading to the clock room there are two toads. the one nearest the stairs will give you another free star! cool huh?!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: anonymous on September 07, 2006

link directly to this cheat3d map

First go to hazey haze maze, then stand near the lift where it takes you down to the sea monster. Then zoom out as far as you can,and quickly stand on the lift and zoom in as close as you can. And then the screen will go far maping a 3d map its so cool.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Eric on February 27, 2006

link directly to this cheat8 Red Coins (bowser)

The 8 red coins in the bowser levels are tricky to find, but if you can manage to find them, you get another star!

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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheat8 Red Coins (cap switches)

On every cap switch course, did you know that those 8 red coins can get you stars? Try them out and see how you do.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatAfter you beat the game...

After you beat the game, go into the newly-opened cannon. Jump in, and aim yourself at the top of the castle. Once you hit the top, walk around and talk to Yoshi. Numerous things will unlock, and Yoshi will give you 100 lives. You can do more things, but that is up to you to discover.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatBeat Boos more easily

When you are fighting a Boo, DON'T run round it than punch it! Instead, let it get behind you, then jump and Ground Pound, you should hit the Boo. This also works on the Big Boos (Mario getting ready to Ground Pound hurts them!) and on SM64DS. (This IS NOT a glitch, so use your common sense.)
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Kopper on April 20, 2007

link directly to this cheatBeat Bowser's Butt

Are you stuck on the last Bowser? ( Bowser in the Sky ) Well here's an easy way to beat him. You know by now that to beat him you swing him by his tail and throw him at a mine, right? You can do one of two things:
#1: Run around in circles around Bowser, you run faster than he turns around. He may try to breath a fire shower but that makes it better for you because he stops turning. Eventually you can grab a hold of his tail and swing him around into a mine.
#2: Run as far away form Bowser as you can. He will charge at you. When he is about to run into you run or flip or whatever to dodge him. He will then have to screech to a halt and its better if your at the edge because then he'll first have to maintain his balance. This is your chance. Grab him by the tail and since you are the edge a mine won't be too far away.
OK, now he has lost 1/3 of his HP using one of those easy methods. As Bowser is flying through the air run toward where he'll land. It will take a couple of seconds for him to get up and so you can easily grab his tail again. Swing him into a second mine. he now has lost 2/3 of his HP. He will then fly and land again and then get up and thrash about causing the land to break and form a star shape. Once again, he is wasting his time and giving you a " window of oppurtunity ". He will take about 5 seconds or so to get up and stop thrashing. The perfect chance to...yet again grab him by his tail and swing him into a mine. You have now beaten Bowser and the game!
Hints: If you are running low on health let Bowser breath fire and out of the blue fire some coins will appear. Grab them without getting hit.
Hint 2: You need quick timing to seize those "windows of oppurtunity" and good aim to throw Bowser into the mines. It may take a little practice but eventually you'll get it.
Hint 3: If you lose a lot and have only one life left or so you can get a life shroom behind the left pillar closest to you. It's hiding from you.
Hint 4: When Bowser is thrashing about and destroying the course and it turns into a star, run to the middle of the course incase you're on the falling part of the star. ( credits goes to my bro, manateeman1994. )
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Verified by: joshua flanagan Submitted by: swiftfox1994 on June 22, 2005

link directly to this cheatBeat the Ice Slide very very easily!

Ok, first, start going down the slide and eventually, you will head into a tunnel of ice. Around the beginning there are about 6 coins. Follow that trail and you will go through a wall. In this tunnel, there are a couple of 1-Up mushrooms for you to collect. When you come out of this secret tunnel, you will beat the ice slide without having to do all the hard parts
Difficulty: Very Easy

WARNING! WARNING!: If you try to do this while racing the penguin and you win, he will say you cheated and you will have to race him again
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Verified by: corydonald Submitted by: slashdragon on April 22, 2007

link directly to this cheatBeat the Penguin

In the course Cool Cool Mountain, when you are trying to get the 3rd star, the one where you have to beat the penguin, there is a way to do it alot easier. When the race starts jump on the penguins back and ride him down. When you are almost at the bottom jump off and beat him across the finish line. He will then give you the star.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Hitch hiker 25 on June 15, 2006

link directly to this cheatBob-omb Star Wars

Besides being a movie, "Star Wars" also means missile-to-missile defense systems. You can use a bob-omb in this fashion to blow up a falling bubble-bomb, but you have good timing! Start walking while carrying a bob-omb, then just throw it up into the air. Hopefully, you will hit a falling bubble, before it has even bounced once!

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Verified by: zac Submitted by: gotenks992 on August 26, 2004

link directly to this cheatCan you go to the end of the vanish cap course and back?

First, go to the end of the vanish cap course, then wall kick your way out of the cage. (start from the wall Mario is facing) then go back, STOP! Now you are near the vanish cap box. now long jump towards the elevators, and you should land on wood. QUICKLY, time your next jump to land on an elevator, then make your way through the elevators. Now make your way to the bottom of the slide, and crawl towards the slide, keep going... now you should be crawling up the slide. Good luck!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Morgan on April 05, 2006

link directly to this cheatCap in Hand On Second Snow Level

Go to the second snow level upstairs. Get your cap blown off by the giant snowman. Go over to the transportation tree(it will warp you to a spot). Then walk a little ways and come back to warp again back to where you were. Go get your cap and it will be in you hand.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Chad on February 03, 2006

link directly to this cheatCap in the hand

In Shifting Sandland let the eagle take your cap.
Take it back from the eagle but don't put it on.
Go to the tree near you and teleport to the corner of the course. Teleport back and get your hat. Your cap will appear on Mario's hand
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Verified by: j_nyman120 Submitted by: Game_master on February 14, 2005

link directly to this cheatCAP!

If you ever lose Mario's Hat, make sure to find it as soon as possible. If you get hit, you will lose more health points than usual, so be careful!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatCourse 10 - Easy First Star.

Go near the penguin and jump on his head and so won't get blown off, just hop off and head for the star when the penguin is at the finishing track.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: hARRy on March 20, 2008

link directly to this cheatEasy way to finish the Ice Race.

During the Penguin race in the snow level, make a deep right turn. You will fall off, but land on a lower level. You will win automaticly!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Virtue on October 30, 2006

link directly to this cheatExtra Life

On the 3rd Bowser, the top pillar to your left has a 1up in front of it. This helps when you cannot beat bowser and you are worried about losing lives.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatHandy Things in Wet Dry World

Two things, one: jumping into the painting very high will land the water level above what it can get from the colored thingy's.

Two: by lowering the water level there is an invisible warp between the two out croppings of the object that houses the third water level changer. (third starting from bottom up) This warp takes you to the cannon. Nifty and handy.

By doing this you can actually get into the black walls with low water level. Awsome and it is also possible to wall-kick too, either up to the cannon or into the black thing.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Mario Menace on January 09, 2006

link directly to this cheatHidden Courses and Passages

Ok, you know that you can go through certain walls. well here are a few places i know.
#1: Shifting Sand Land. All you gotta do is go to that chamber with the fie course, go left and jump through the wall.
#2: Snowman's Land. This one stumped me. If you haven't yet talked to that toad neat the wall, he gives you a hint but anyway, go to the mirror room with all the paintings. its gotta be foe something. And it is. On the left side of the room you'll notice the wall is blank. If you look in the mirror, you'll see the cool cool moutnain painting. It is the painting for Snowman's land too. jump at the wall of which you see the painting in the mirror.
#3: In tall tall moutnain there is one star you have to get by going through a wall. somewhere on the moutnain you'll notcie a funky looking wall. jump through it and you'll appear on a slide like the one where you jump through Peach at the beginning of thye game.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: swiftfox1994 on June 22, 2005

link directly to this cheatHidden Mushrooms Atop Poles

If you climb up almost every single pole, and then press up again to stand on it you will almost always receive a mushroom. This also works with various tree and can be quite useful so you'll have extra lives.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Chad on August 03, 2007

link directly to this cheatHidden Path

First go to the Cool Cool Mountain and choose any star go inside the cottage. Go down the slide when coins go into the wall, follow them and you will find a path. The rest is for you..
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Verified by: swiftfox1994, joshua flanagan Submitted by: anonymous on February 08, 2005

link directly to this cheatHow to beat penguin after 120 stars!

Note: You cant beat the penguin by going through the secret wall!

To beat the penguin stay behind him for most of the race. When you come to the end section (the cave-looking place), you will find it easy to slide around him and beat him.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: pazz on June 29, 2004

link directly to this cheatHow to get 5 coins from a big goomba

This isn't really a cheat but it works and it is very easy!

First go to tiny huge island. Go into the big painting, walk up to one of those goombas, jump in the air and butt stomp (pound the ground) them!

This will really help you when you want to get the one hundred coin star on this course.
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Verified by: databot2000, shadowfiend Submitted by: wipeout on January 26, 2003

link directly to this cheatHow to land safe and sound from ANY height without the magic triple jump.

I think this qualifies as a cheat because it is a friendly glitch.

Heres what: The Down+'B' slide move will only last for a short time, so heres what to do.
If Mario is sliding (Any kind) and does A or B to get back up, then if you dont land again and if he is in that mode, he will fall any where and just land, just get his balance and land. It is very funny to cheat death that way, try it sometime!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Mario Menace on January 14, 2006

link directly to this cheatInfinite lives

Okay, go to the only open door and pick a star. Then, go down to where you opened the cage and get that life. Exit the course, re-enter and repeat.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Dark spy on January 04, 2008

link directly to this cheatItems at tall, tall mountain at the mysterious slide!

At the mysterious slide at tall, tall mountain at the begging go right and you'll find a 1-up mushroom on the left you'll find a freaking coin!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Yoshi crew DX on April 26, 2007

link directly to this cheatJump through king bomb-omb

On 1-1 onthe top of the mountain where king bomb-omb is, run at him. Then before the spot where he talks to you, press Z and A. If done correctly, mario should jump through king bomb-omb. if you are lucky, you will land on a slope and not get hurt.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: trevor on December 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatlog coins (HINT)

You know on this game where there is a log sticking out of the ground? Well you can circle around that log five times and a few coins will pop out. Try it.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: anonymous on March 07, 2008

link directly to this cheatLog jump shortcut

In tall tall mountain, instead of trying to get to the cannon to "blast to the lonely mushroom", u simply go to the rotating log in the area of the monkey who takes your hat. Begin running across the log, then long jump when close to the edge in the direction of the mushroom with the star on top of it
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Robert Pike on February 04, 2007

link directly to this cheatMario head dive into solid ice. (Ouch!!!)

You first have to have the upstairs of the castle unlocked. Go upstairs into the big mirror room. Jump into the wall on the left side of the room (Snowman's Land). After entering the level walk straight forward. You should soon come to a ice lake. to the left of you should be a wall. Face the wall, run and do triple jump to get as high as possible then do a wall kick, at your peak height do a dive if you did it right Mario's head will sink into the ice. That's got to hurt!!! You can also sink his butt in the snow by ground pounding instead of diving.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Zero on July 24, 2006

link directly to this cheatMario's special moves

If you press z and b you will do a ground kick.
If you run and then press z and b you will slide.
Very handy on the secret slide.
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Verified by: tigerman615 Submitted by: cheatrpants on November 23, 2006

link directly to this cheatMess up mario's face

When you power-up the game Mario's face will appear. Press A to get a hand to appear. You can use this to stretch the different parts of Mario's face. Holding R (right-shoulder button) will keep the changed parts in place. Use B to zoom and the C buttons to change the camera angle.
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Verified by: kuuldoode, databot2000 Submitted by: Master Dan on September 30, 2002

link directly to this cheatNinja Mario ceiling trick

This is a trick where Mario propels himself through the ceiling of two different (known) spots. One, is where right past the second key door, walk through but instead of going up the stairs, jump up facing and touching the wall to the left if your looking from the door and Mario will catch the ceiling and drag himself up through it, landing you past some of the stairs
and up above.

The other is where you go to Bomb-Omb Battle Field and proceed to grab hold underneath the bridge and the climb to the lowest part and hit 'A' and Mario climbs through yet again.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Mario Menace on January 09, 2006

link directly to this cheatObtaining 999 coins

At the final Bowser, let him spray flames as many times as you want. When the flames disappear, they turn into coins. Keep repeating until you have 999 coins. (Note: If you have 100 lives as well, and 120 stars, and found every single coin in all the 15 stages, you will have successfully completley finished the game.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: KingX2 on February 26, 2007

link directly to this cheatPole Dancing

In any world that has those wooden poles sticking out of the ground, don't ground pound them, but instead run around them. Do this until 5 coins shoot out of the pole. Now you can ground pound it.
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Verified by: Gamer_Girl_7 Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatRainbow Ride shortcut.

Instead of taking that annoying carpet, at the beginning of the level, long jump to the SW direction. If done correctly, you will hit the edge, and you can get all of the coins down here.

*Very important when doing 100 coin star.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatReplenish Health Without Coins

This tip works only if there is a body of water near you. All you do is to dive into the water and swim back up to the surface. Your health meter will then automatically refill.
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Verified by: timothyb98, twilightprince Submitted by: Terminal on November 26, 2004

link directly to this cheatroof with no cannon

First you need the moat to be flooded.

jump left or on the cannon run then dive.

a few tries later and you should hav ur self swimming under water. now swim to the cannon.

This will not open gate but for the 1off or how many times you want.

ps. yoshi will not be there
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: smudgemachine on February 16, 2007

link directly to this cheatSaving Time

To save a lot of time in the second world, get up to the second pirahna. Go to the side then run and long jump. If performed sucessfully, you will have made it to the other side.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatShortcuts in the slide in Cool, cool Mountain!

Well it's kinda easy:
S1. During the begging of the slide you will upon a path that will make you jump hurry right before you jump head left and you'll fall next to the end which is the cave!
S2. Follow the same inscutions for S1 but instead head right (This one is smaller) You'll land on part of the slide you should do a belly slide.
S3. Right on the middle part of the slide you'll come across a coin line it should have 5 coins you'll come across a secret tunnel inside there will be 2 1-up mushrooms!
S4. (THIS IS REALLY SHORT!) Make sure that you started with a leg slide (L+Z+B) Now on the on the first mini U-turn jump! and you go over a gap.
That is most likely all the short cuts!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Yoshi crew DX on April 29, 2007

link directly to this cheatStand in a pole

In Jolly Roger Bay the pole to get were the pink Bob-omb is if you jump right and not hold on to the pole you can stand inside the pole.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: gotenks992 on August 01, 2004

link directly to this cheatStop the Tick Tick Clock

Go to the tick tock clock ledge before you enter the course. When the big hand reaches the 12 jump in.
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link directly to this cheatSwimming

When you are swimming, you can hold down A to make Mario just kick. If you do your Swimming in a rhythm, you go twice as fast.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatTall tall mountain secret

When you pass the cloud on tall tall mountain walk up to the wall with an indent and jump in. It will take you to one of the secret slides. Also when you enter the secret slide go straight through the open door and go to the right,you will find a 1-up.after you go to the right take a left and you will get a coin.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: maniacCrap55 on July 08, 2007

link directly to this cheatThe fastest way of pressing all 3 switches

First, pound the two pillars, so you can get to the Vanish Cap switch but go to the Metal cp switch. Press it and then exit through the waterfall and you'll find yourself out of the castle. NOW enter the vaishing cap switch. After pressing it, exit the level through the menu. You'll find yourself inside the castle. Look up and you'll enter the flying cap tower.
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link directly to this cheatThe two coins under the bridge...

You know outside of the Princess's Castle, there is two coins underneath the bridge? Wall kick to get them, and you'll in return get a 1up.
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Verified by: Gamer_Girl_7 Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatunlimited lives!!!!

this is vary useful!All u need to do is turn on your N64 press start your in front of peaches castle!go over go diagnaly left untill you see three trees i forget wich one you climb but climb any of them once you find the right one a life comes out and follows you!go into the castle go out do it again another one will come out do it as much as you want (you must do a hand standand the tree)
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: devanlang on February 14, 2007

link directly to this cheatWall Kick Into Chimney

On the first snowy level, you should appear right in front of the house. Run up to it and wall-kick on the side. You should swiftly fall into the chimney. This is awesome for making yourself look very professional.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatWallkick

Go to where there is a ring of coins around some flowers.

Jump to the brick pillar on the other side of the fence.

Wall kick back and forth in the gap you're in until you make it up to where you'd normally walk. (If you can't wall kick, you will fall to your death!)
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link directly to this cheatWind In Tall Tall mountain

If you can't get across the ledge only 0 go the other way press Z and A once you get the 1 up then wind will make Mario fly and you got up using a shortcut.
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link directly to this cheat2-3 Without Cannon

On world 2-3, go to the cannon. Don't jump in, but instead go down a bit. Wall kick and try to jump up on the ledge. If you can find the spot, you will jump up to the ledge and you can get the star.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheata black screan and still sound!

blank screen while sound continues!
ok first, start a new game. When the princess says, "dear Mario," hold the restart button. it's wierd, eh? if you want, try the same thing at the start when the game goes ding "It's a me Mario" it is cool too!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: anonymous on July 19, 2005

link directly to this cheatBEATING THE GAME WITH 16 STARS

Obtaining 16 stars

To beat the game with fifteen stars, first you have to go to Bob-omb Battle Field. Beat as many objectives as you can, then go to Whomp's Fortress. Beat as many objectives there as you want until you have seven stars. Go and beat Bowser the first time and you will get the basement key. Open the door and go to Shifting Sand Land. Beat as many stages there as you can, then go to Lethal Lava Land and beat as many objectives as you can. After that, go to Hazy Maze Cave. Again, beat as many objectives as you can until you have fifteen stars. The rabbit appears in the flooded hallway. Catch him and he will give you the sixteenth star.

NOTE: you MUST have sixteen stars at this point, or the whole cheat is useless!!

Bypassing door #1 and 2

After you caught the bunny, take him to the door that you took to enter the flooded hallway from the room with the star door leading to the Second Bowser. Place him as close to the door as possible and open the door. Try to walk back through the door before it closes. If you did the trick correctly, you should be stuck in the wall. Grab the bunny and drag him through the door over to the star door. Long Jump backwards and you will be behind door number 2 (the star door). Go and beat the Second Bowser and take the key upstairs to the locked door. Open the door and proceed up the stairs (you might know the jump-through-ceiling-glitch). Now go immediatley to the foot of the red stairs.

Bypassing Door #3 and 4

When you get to the foot of the stairs on the 2nd floor, jump backwards as fast as you can aiming towards the wall and door #3 in a 45 degree angle. If done correctly, you will fly through the door (star door) and you will be on the third floor. Go up to door #4 (the door leading to the final showdown with Bowser) and walk through the door (it will say you need 70 stars, but it lets you through anyway).

Outsmarting the Eternal Staircase

When you get inside the door, the eternal staircse music will come on if you try to climb the staircase the normal way. To climb the staircase the glitchy way, backward jump aiming towards the upstairs and the wall at a 45 degree angle like the other time. If done correctly, you will be on the level that leads to the final Bowser. Jump through the chute and you will be on the last Bowser stage. Beat Bowser and you will have successfully completed the game with 16 stars.

NOTE: this cheat HAS been done by multiple people and can be done. The trick takes patience and skill, so attempt at own risk.
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link directly to this cheatBrocken Cannon

Go to whomps fortress but the last coin near the cannon don't get untill you have 99 coins when you get it you'll fall into the cannon then balst to the star then when you fall in. The cannon it will be brocken then press A to get out of the cannon.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: anonymous on February 26, 2007

link directly to this cheatcartridge glitch

Note: Messing around with the console while it is running holds a risk of damage to either the console or the game.

This sort of cheat has been submitted for the legend of zelda: ocarina of time before, so I tried it on super mario 64 and i was laughing histerically for like 2 hours.

OK you don't need any stars or ANYTHING to do this. Once you start a game and see Mario standing in the field area, go to your n64 and apply pressure to the RIGHT side of the game cartridge while GENTLY lifting up the left side. You will hear the sound screw up and sound like computer beeps and mario will lay down and halfway sink into the ground with his face and body (with no legs....!0.-) facing up.

You can conrol mario this way and it controls like mario is on a skatboard. When you jump his legs start glitching all over the place and he looks like a fish out of water flopping about. I call it the "dead legless baby mario" lol

The catch is you can't go through a door or else it freezes. You can't get the wing cap where yoshi is or it freezes (but you can get in the cannon and launch out of it). You can't climb a tree (you can get on it but you cant move after that - the game doesn't freeze though).

Lastly when you swim you just skate around on the bottom. lol

Just make sure that when you reset the game push in the cartridge all the way befre reseting.

PS this can be done anywhere in the game but take note that you cant enter doors or get caps so EXPERIMENT!!!!!!

i love this glitch
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Verified by: j_nyman120, lilartist4lyf Submitted by: sonnymoore on July 31, 2006

link directly to this cheatDead Mario wings to the sky.

Go to course 8 - shifting sand land. Open the cannon and get to it. Grab the wing cap and jump in. Now aim as far as you can to the left and then as far up as it will go. Fire and then repeat. Now aim away and fire and a dead Mario will be flying through the air. However, Mario will properly die and exit the course the moment you touch down on ground or water.
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Verified by: Satokasu Suki, cosy3 Submitted by: Master Dan on October 22, 2002

link directly to this cheatDont Blast Away The Wall

Get Blast away the wall without the cannon. It is possible, I have heard of it being done. Simply jump to the top of the tower and look at the wall. The star's exposed, but you NEVER BLASTED IT! Now, aim at the star, long jump, and if you're lucky, you'll get the star and never have used the cannon. I consider this Medium/Hard! I have unsuccessfully tried it, but never hit the star.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Marcibanjo on March 06, 2007

link directly to this cheatExtra Dialogue!

To get more out of your game, get all 120 stars before facing the final bowser. Beat him, and then he will say some extra dialogue.
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Verified by: Insanity Prevails Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatFat Penguin

After getting all 120 stars, go back to Cool Cool Mountain and select Big Penguin Race. When you enter the cottage, the penguin will be really fat!
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Verified by: Insanity Prevails Submitted by: Zelda_Freak123 on February 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatFly the Owl

Go to Whomp's Fortress. Which has a number 1 on the door. The first tree you see, climb it. An owl will fly out. You can jump on it, and it will fly you anywhere on that level.
*Very useful!
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Verified by: cosy3, zac Submitted by: Monika on July 17, 2002

link directly to this cheatGet some stars faster!!!

Big Bomb Omb/Koopa: Now, go over to bridge and start running, then go to the flowers and zap, you're closer to the finish line, and that's not all, keep running up the mountain til you get to the hole where the balls come out, you will zap to the other one, keep running then cartwheel to the top and you will get there in about 45 seconds,

shoot to the island:go and get the wing cap and get in the cannon by the first bridge and shoot and then fly to the right for 2 seconds and ground pound

Whomp/top of the fortress: some people go over to the only metal cap and try to jump, it ends in death, instead, go over by the corner and zap you may start to think that i'm just stating warps for this cheat, but no, now here's a strategy with a cap,

Plunder the ship: go over by the metal cap and get it then, go to where the eel is and go inside (he won't hurt you ) and you're in, Voila,

Slip, slidin' away, now go and wait two counts and turn right, then wait for a 5-coin line and go in there, there is about 3-UP, for you down there and you're in

Navigate through the toxic maze, go over by the toxic maze and go to the bat cave with the metal cap, than just go over by the heavy looking moss and jump up there

Red Hot log rolling: now, go over by the first giant eye and kill him, then go deep in and you will warp to the wing cap, get the wing cap and fly to the star, I've done this a million times (w/o a gameshark) and it is so much easier than it sounds

Pyrimid stars: go over by the bouncy box and grab it torwards the quick sand, than you will see a 1-UP, grab it and then go over by the pyrimid and get in, the top of the pyrimid star, just get the koopa shell and slide to the top

Well, thats all i know



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link directly to this cheatGet To Yoshi Early

There is a way to get to Yoshi early, even at the start of the game. I have not done this yet, but I hear that it works.

What you have to do is go to the right side of the castle and do a double jusp on the hill slant. It may take awhile, but you can latch on the the edge of the castle and jump up. Eventually, after some more jumps, you will get to Yoshi and give him a nice surprise.

Correct: You need 120 stars to get to Yoshi.
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Verified by: diesel0917, rohail Submitted by: dragonclawz on June 20, 2003

link directly to this cheatGo through the castle!

When you`ve gotten all 120 stars, get the wing cap on the castle. Go to the cannon with it, and go to the layer just above where the wing cap is. Face the side of the tower that faces the front of the castle, and find the corner just to the right. Face it straight on, and jump at it. After a few tries, it should work. If done correctly, you will goinside of the tower, and fall through the wing cap layer. You will lose half of your health, but you will be in a void behind the door! If you go out the door, you will be in the void behind the inside door! To get out, be able to see the inside, and you can walk through any part of the around the door.

P.S. It`s fun to pretend that Mario`s a mime in the void!
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Verified by: sonnymoore, Daudije Submitted by: anonymous on December 07, 2004

link directly to this cheatHang On Wall While Dead

In Wet-Dry World, get into "town", drain the water, and get your life down to two pieces. Go to the platform with the highest diamond but don't touch it. Jump toward the cage and if you're lucky, you will land on the thin wall, lose the last two pieces of life, and grab onto the wall. You will still die as soon as you let go or climb up!
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Verified by: j_nyman120 Submitted by: gotenks992 on August 26, 2004

link directly to this cheatHeadless Miming Mario Through the Roof Cheat

Go to the Big Boo’s Haunt stage and enter the shed. Go down the elevator and get off. Get back on, go up, and just before the elevator gets to the top, when the opening is about to Mario’s head, run into the wall/roof. Keep trying to push against it, and Mario will stay there, head missing, pushing against a wall that isn’t there, and stuck in the roof. He will sound like he is walking in water. Stop pushing to drop.
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Verified by: j_nyman120 Submitted by: MarioMaster83 on June 07, 2005

link directly to this cheathow to get a life on the first secret slide

First you slide down the hill and once you are almost finishing the wall will appear once the wall ends, very fast jump over the starbox if done correctly you'll get a life
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Verified by: sonnymoore Submitted by: ricky on May 15, 2005

link directly to this cheatInvisible W-Owl Kick

On any level with the owl, grab on to him and go way past the course and into the sky. Soon the owl will say, "Lay off the pastas, Mario!" (or something like that). Then he will drop you. At this time, press the 'A' button like mad. If you hit the invisible wall surrounding the level and use the wall kick, Mario will wall kick back onto the owl. Then you can fly back to the course. Sometimes you will go in the wrong direction and will not reach the wall, so I ranked this medium/hard.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Marcibanjo on March 06, 2007

link directly to this cheatJolly Roger Bay turtle shell

When your In Jolly Roger Bay, swim to a shell that has turtle in it. Press B near it and you will have it in your hands! Hold A for as long as you can and it will stay.It makes yo swim faster!
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Verified by: pikminseeker, paper spike Submitted by: Someone on December 23, 2001

link directly to this cheatJump The Stairs

Too jump the stairs after the first keyhole go close too the stairs and go to the left now triple jump and you will hold on too something and then press up and you jump most of the stairs.
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Verified by: Master Quatre Submitted by: gotenks992 on August 31, 2004

link directly to this cheatLong Jump Glitch

Go up to the 2nd (top) floor. Put your camera angle out, and long jump to the camera. Now, long jump backwards and keep a very fast rhythm. If you can do it, you will go lighting speed up the stairs. This is essential when doing the 16 star run.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatMagic Chuck-ya

Go to level 11. Get Chuck-ya and run off the platform. Jump as you fall and let Chuck-ya grab you before it dies. Get the water level to the highest, and take Chuck-ya (press B) to the place where the water switch was. Go to the giant stairs and get on the middle one. Face away from the camera at an angle slanted to the left. Jump on the slope and hold the control stick like this: /. Release when in the cage, and swim to the arrows (cave to town). Then swim back and forth. Chuck-ya disappears, and then turns into something. Throw it. It'll either be fake, half-real, or real. If you get a star, BOOM. Remember that coins don't disappear. The bob-omb is similar. Grab its explosion to get a big bomb. Walk around to transform it into an item. You can get infinite coins this way, but 255 or something will be your highest total amount.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Andrew on September 05, 2007

link directly to this cheatMake Mario hatless

At the Tall Tall Mountain course (the one with the giant mushrooms) go to the part of the level where you will see a monkey. He will come up to you and take your hat off. Now you will be hatless!

Tip: To get your hat back, just simply grab the monkey and he will give it back
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link directly to this cheatMARIO DEAD!.....but ALIVE!!!

go to wet-dry world and jump into picture as high as possible so you can get the water level in the world soaring high. swim over to the cannon. once inside the cannon aim around for the sun. once at the sun aim directly above that to the point where you cant go any higher. then... SHOOT!! this is the perfect aiming just enough to land you back in the cannon while losing two blocks of life. the catch is when all your blocks of life are gone you should be dead right??? WRONG! you can still operate the cannon while dead! ZOMBIE MARIO! Play around with it to see if you are able to do other things while dead. happy gaming, -bese-
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Verified by: j_nyman120, Yoshi Egg Submitted by: bese on November 12, 2006

link directly to this cheatMario Glitch(s)

1. Go to the last keyhole. Open it, then immediatly run to the left. jump up and you will be at the top of the stairs.

2. Go up the first set of stairs, then jump above the last keyhole. You should be running up a platform and once you get to the top you slide down.

3. Go to the stairs that lead you up to the 3rd Bowser. Long jump towards you, then long jump backwards. If you press the A button at the right time you should go up the stairs with lightning fast speed.

4. Grab the bunny downstairs. Go backward through a door. Voila.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on February 07, 2007

link directly to this cheatMario has Skills

Go to the canon outside the castle. Lanch up to the ledge where you met Yoshi. Grab the Winged Cap and hurry back to the cannon. Launch up near the top of the castle. Walk into the walls and you will start walking vertically. Eventually you will be on top of the castle.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: KingX2 on February 26, 2007

link directly to this cheatMario Runs By Himself

Over by the tree that gives you the extra life outside Princess Peaches Castle, run up the steep grass incline as fast as possible. Mario will slide down and run in a backwards circle. (The higher you get on the grass incline, the longer Mario will run)
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link directly to this cheatMario's Hat Trick!

Ok, go to Shifting Sand Land, and choose any star that is NOT the first one. Go to the northwest part where there is a bird flying around. Let it take your hat and go to the pillar closest to the Pink Bob-omb. When the bird comes near, jump so it will drop your hat but DO NOT get the hat. Instead, go to the tree that warps you to a platform that has a cannon on the quicksand place. Go to the end (not where the cannon is) to warp back. If you get your hat, you will notice that there is another hat under it! If you grab that hat, you will have it in your hand as a weapon! The more times you warp, the more hats there will be.

WARNING!: Be alert that when there is 50 hats on the ground, the game will freeze.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: PichuLover1982 on June 04, 2007

link directly to this cheatMeet Yoshi

To meet Yoshi, you have to collect all 120 stars, including the castle's secret stars. Once you meet Yoshi, he will give you 100 lives and a special attack. To perform, do a triple jump. You will then spin until you fall, and you will sparkle when doing so.
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Verified by: cosy3, simshero99 Submitted by: hypersonic on July 23, 2003

link directly to this cheatMiming Hanging Mario

In Big Boo's Haunt enter the shed and ride down the elevator. Get off and get on and wait near the edge(but not completely or else the trick will fail)and once Mario's head lines up with the brick part push and you'll hang, headed pushing an invisible wall.
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link directly to this cheatNo Damage Piranha

Walk up to any Piranha Plant quietly, without waking it up. Let it hit you when it's asleep. It will wake up after it hits you. Notice that your power meter appeared, but it doesn't have any damage. Cool huh!
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: Marcibanjo on March 06, 2007

link directly to this cheatOut of the Jaws

All you do is try and get inside Chain Chomps mouth in Bob-omb Battlefield and see how long you can stay in there with out getting bit again.
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Verified by: j_nyman120 Submitted by: gotenks992 on August 26, 2004

link directly to this cheatPenguin Race


After you meet Yoshi and collect 100 lives and your special attack, go to Icicle Mountian and select Big Penguin Race. Go down Santa's Chiminey. There, you will meet the Penguin you met earlier in the game, but he will be huge. He'll tell you that he's taken on some wait, but he'll challenge you. He is 2x faster than before. He won't give another star, but its nice to challenge an old racing buddy.
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Verified by: RogDude Submitted by: hypersonic on July 23, 2003

link directly to this cheatPirahna Glitch

On Super Mario 64, go to the second world. Jump up the side, then get to the place that has very tiny stairs that you can walk up wihtout jumping. Immediatly do a long jump into the pirahna, and if it works, Mario will turn sideways and the music slows down. You can only jump with Mario once before the game freezes.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007

link directly to this cheatPyramid folly

To get the star atop the pyramid in Shifting Sand Land eaiser, grab the bouncing box at the beginning of the stage. Aim it towards the tornado over by the pyramid and bounce over there and you will fly up in the sky. Float into the pyramid.

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link directly to this cheatRace Koopa

When u race koopa in the bob-omb cors, u say yes and then go up the brig and go to the rite were there is a medow and go in the middle of it and u vanish and end up somewere else, closere to the finish line.
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Verified by: cosy3 Submitted by: Mikel on December 19, 2003

link directly to this cheatRun up the wall!

When your out-side the castle, in the lake [not the mote] swim to the left and jump on to the wall and just start running up!




If you donot know what I mean by the lake, here is where you DO NOT go to do this cheat: Where the water fall is at.

And the part that gets drained out-side the castle.


This is WHERE YOU GO to do this cheat: Where all the "cute little fish" are.
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Verified by: j_nyman120 Submitted by: super fart on October 22, 2004

link directly to this cheatSand Land Cannon Zombie

Go in the cannon. Now go all the way to the upper left and fire yourself. You will fall back into the cannon. Do the trick until you are out of power. You'll still be alive even though you have no power! You can also do this with the flying cap, but you can still fly around if you launch yourself out of the cannon (with cap), even with no power.If you land on the ground you will die.

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Verified by: swiftfox1994 Submitted by: gotenks992 on August 31, 2004

link directly to this cheatSecret Slide

At the Princess Peach slide, right after you emerge from the tunnel at the beginning, jump off the left side of the slide and you will be near the end of the slide.
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Verified by: this cheat is unverified Submitted by: KingX2 on February 24, 2007

link directly to this cheatSecret Star Ride

Once you have obtained several stars, you can unlock the door in the top right of the castle. In here there are three stained glass pictures of Princess Toadstool.

To enter the secret stage, jump into the third one from the left. This stage contains two stars to add to your collection, which you need to get all 120.

Secret Star #1
The stage is a ride down - to grab the star, all you need to do is get to the bottom in one piece! For extra points, hit the blue coin activator in the corner of the room and chase them on the way down.

Secret Star #2
Once you have collected the first star, re-enter the secret stage. This time you have to get to the bottom in 20 seconds. It may seem impossible, but it can be pulled off!

If you are having difficulty obtaining the second star, follow this sneaky guide;
  • Enter the stage as per normal
  • Ride down the start of the track
  • As the wall to your left starts to dissapear, veer to the left and jump off
  • Control your landing onto a later part of the course
  • Press Z as you are about to land so you don't fall off
  • Go to the end and receive your star bonus
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