Unlockables
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Cap Switch Courses
Want to make those blocks solid? Here is where to find those cap switch courses.
| Cap | Where To Find The Course |
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| Wing Cap (Red) | First, collect stars until light starts to shine down into the main hall of the castle, then go there. In front of you there should be a dip in the floor where a sun marking is painted. Stand in the middle of it. Now, press C Up and look straight up at the sky. You will be taken to these stage. |
| Metal Cap (Green) | Go to Hazy Maze Cave and head to the underground lake. Hop on Nessie and ride her to the raised exit. Go through the door and jump in the pit at the end. |
| Vanish Cap (Blue) | In the basement go right from the door to where Hazy Maze Cave entrance is. Go through that door and swim through to the next room. Perform ground pounds on the two platforms to drain the water and go through the door to reach the moat outside. Go left (Mario's right) to reach a hole in the floor that leads to this course. |
Castle Secret Stars
These stars are not found in the main courses but are dotted around either the castle itself or mini-levels.
| Secret Star | How To Obtain |
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| Secret Slide 1 | 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. Jump into the right side window to enter the secret slide. To grab the star, all you need to do is get to the bottom in one piece |
| Secret Slide 2 | Re-enter the secret slide. This time you have to get to the bottom in 20 seconds or less. If you're struggling then consider these tips:is: Ride down the start of the track and 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 and press Z as you are about to land so you don't fall off. This should cut some time off. |
| Secret Aquarium | In the room with the Jolly Roger Bay painting there are two holes up in the walls either side of the room. Once leads to this mini-level. Collect the red coins for the star. |
| Wing Cap Switch Course | Collect the red coins in the Wing Cap Switch course. |
| Metal Cap Switch Course | Collect the red coins in the Metal Cap Switch course. |
| Vanish Cap Switch Course | Collect the red coins in the Vanish Cap Switch Course |
| Bowser in the Dark World | Collect all the red coins in the Bowser in the Dark World stage. |
| Bowser in the Fire Sea | Collect all the red coins in the Bowser in the Fire Sea stage. |
| Bowser in the Sky | Collect all the red coins in the Bowser in the Sky stage. |
| Basement Rabbit 1 | Collect 20 stars to make a rabbit appear in the basement tunnels. Catch it for a star. |
| Basement Rabbit 2 | Collect 50 stars to make the rabbit reappear in the basement tunnels. Catch it for another star. |
| Toad 1 | Speak to the Toad next to the entrance to Hazy Maze Cave |
| Toad 2 | In the ring corridor past the last locked door, across from the door that leads to the entrance to Tiny-Huge Island. |
| Toad 3 | Through the star door that requires 50 stars at the side of the huge clock. |
| Over The Rainbow | In the room through the 50 star door where the large clock is there are two alcoves up in the walls to the left and right. Once leads to this stage, where 8 red coins gains you a star. |
Tips
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100 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.
2-3 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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papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007
Beat Boos More Easily
When you are fighting a Boo, don't run round it to punch it. Instead, face away and let it approach from behind you, then jump and do a Ground Pound. Mario should slam down as the Boo passes below and it will still be solid.
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Kopper on April 20, 2007
Blue Coins From Giant Goombas
Go to tiny huge island and go to the part of the level where their are giant goombas. Walk up to one of those goombas, jump in the air and do a pound ground to defeat them and a blue coin will pop up instead of a normal yellow one.
This will really help you when you want to get the one hundred coin star on this course.
Bowser in the Sky Shortcut
In the final bowser stage when you see the first rotating elevator there is a little shortcut you can take here. Do a backflip off it up to the ledge that's sticking out over the elevator. You will have skipped a whwomp and other enemies and obstacles.
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SM64mario on November 11, 2009
Coins From Upright Logs
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.
Cool Cool Mountain Bridge Teleport
When you start the level you should be facing a house with the penguin race in it. If you go right there is a broken bridge. walk as close to the edge of the bridge as you can and you will teleport to another broken bridge at the bottom of the mountain. This works both ways but you can't teleport with the baby penguin.
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Submitted by: Nathanboy350 on July 15, 2010
Destroy Bubbles (Bob-omb Battlefield)
You can use a bob-omb 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 when you hear the audio cue. You will hit a falling bubble, before it has even bounced once, and destroy it.
Easier Red-Hot Rolling Logs Star in Lethal Lava Land
Requires the red cap blocks to be solid. Instead of going right through the course, go up and jump. Fall into the lava and use the bounce from the lava to reach the side with the rolling eye (only in one hit or you'll die if two hits). Run circles around it to kill it. Go into the hole where the eye was in. You'll be teleported to a small isle. Get the wing cap shown in this secret place. Triple Jump and Fly. Fly over the fence blocking access to the star. After one inch over the fence, Ground pound. You'll fall in the place with the star. Collect the star. You've just speed ran Red-Hot Rolling Logs in Lethal Lava Land and avoided going the long way around.
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Wellbe on October 24, 2009
Easy Extra Lives
Once you've unlocked the Vanish Cap Switch Course, go down the slope and collect as many lives as possible. If you miss one, make Mario crawl and you can easily climb up the wall again. After you've collected all of the lives on the slope, fall off the edge. You won't lose and life and you will end up in a little pool of water right next to the entrance to the course. Enter the course and repeat as many times as you want.
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Kittykratz on August 19, 2009
Expose Bowser's Tail Easily
Run as far away from Bowser as you can to the edge of the platform and make sure you're facing away and crouching. He will charge at you. When he is about to run into you backflip over him. He will then have to screech to a halt and have to maintain his balance. This makes it easy to grab him and the mines aren't far away either.
Grab The Star Atop The Pyramid Easier (Shifting Sand Land)
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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King X2 on February 26, 2007
Handy 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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Mario Menace on January 09, 2006
Ice Slide Shortcut
First go to the Cool Cool Mountain and choose any star and go inside the cottage. Go down the slide and then when a line of coins go into the wall, follow them and you will find a path. You'll skip the rest of the slide and exit in the last room.
Don't do this when racing the penguin though or else he will accuse you of cheating and not give you the star.
Mario 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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King X2 on February 26, 2007
Obtaining 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.
Rainbow 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.
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papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007
Regain Your Cap
If you ever lose Mario's cap, make sure to find it as soon as possible. If you get hit, you will lose more health points than usual.
In Shifting Sand Land the vulture will have it.
In Snowman's Land one of the snowman near the beginning of the stage will have it.
In Tall, Tall Mountain the monkey by the rolling log bridge will have it.
Replenish 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.
Respawning Life Mushroom Before Final Bowser
On the 3rd Bowser stage, the top pillar to your left has a 1up in front of it. If you die against Bowser you are sent back here where the mushroom will have appeared again.
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papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007
Secret Slide in Tall, Tall, Mountain
Proceed up the course using any means necessary until you get to the cloud that pushes you back with wind. When you get there, jump directly at the wall and you will find a secret slide that counts toward the Castle's secret stars! IF you have any questions, feel free to contact me at <a href="mailto:
penguin123mnb@gmail.com" target="_blank">
penguin123mnb@gmail.com</a>
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Jumpmansbrother on March 26, 2012
Shell in Lava Land
First, beat level 5 in the volcano. After beating level 5, select star 5 one more time, and go to the end of the second platform at the beginning. There should be a yellow block. Hit it, and a shell will come out. You can use this to surf on the lava and makes for another way to get star 4.
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prototyped on July 27, 2010
Shortcut to Delivering Penguin (Cool, Cool Mountain)
At Cool Cool Mountain, grab the penguin above the chimney. Take him to the ledge near the pathway down the mountain. Jump off. If you jump far enough, you will be at the bottom of the mountain. Deliver Penguin to his mother. Easy.
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King X2 on February 26, 2007
Star on mushroom- Tall, Tall mountain
To get the star on the mushroom- Part 1
At the start of tall tall mountain, there is a path with Goombas in it. Don't go that way, instead go left and there will be a narrow path leading up to a 1-up mushroom. Get the mushroom and go right to the corner where the mushroom was and jump off. A gust of wind should pick you up and drop onto a higher part of the mountain. Defeat the purple bob-oxing guy and walk the bridge.on the other side there is a part where you have to jump over a gap. DO NOT jump, instead walk down in between it. There will be a cannon bob-omb, talk to him to get the cannon ready.
Part 2
Jump down the right side and land in the water. Swim out and go the Goomba way this time. Long jump over the two gaps, and stop at the mushroom gorge. There is a block with a
'!' marked on it. Get the 1-up mushroom inside and get off the mushroom on the right side. You should be standing next to a corner. A very narrow secret ledge is under the sticking out corner. You need to carefully, walk about 2 feet and slowly fall off. You should land on the ledge beneath you.
Walk slowly to the left side and there will be yet another super narrow path. Lean against the wall and walk across. A cannon will be there. Aim yourself towards the mushroom with the star on it and shoot your way across to the star.
Aim high so you do not fall below, but do not aim to high or you might go past the mushroom or might land in front of the mushroom.
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Dsmythy on April 16, 2011
Stop 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.
Tall Tall Mountain Shortcut
This is very easy. Go to Tall Tall Mountain. Instead of taking the long way to the top of the mountain, there is a very easy shortcut that even my dog can pull off. When you start off in the level, there will be Goombas in front of you. Don't go that way. Go the other way until you see a narrowing ledge with a 1-up at the end of it. Go to the end of this ledge and grab the one up. Now jump off the ledge (no, seriously). There will be a large gust of wind that will lift you up and drop you at the top of the mountain, at least 1/2 way through the level!
Tall, Tall Mountain "Shortcut" (Scale the mountain)
When you start, there is water in front of you. Swim in the water twords the left and stand on the edge of the wall. (Triangle edged wall) Crawl up the wall and it will take u to a space where a Pink Bob-omb is. You can continue to crawl up the wall to where the Monkey is. ;3
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Submitted by: TomiiSinistar on December 29, 2010
The Butterflies' Secrets
At Tiny/Huge Island, you will find butterflies flying around. These aren't normal butterflies, though. Rather than fly around in circles like normal butterflies, these butterflies fly away. When you find one of these butterflies, punch at it. It will either turn into a bomb and explode, causing damage, turn into a rogue bomb that will follow you until it hits you, or a 1up mushroom.
Outside in the castle's courtyard, make your way over to the left side of the courtyard with all the trees and waterfall. Keep walking around on the grass until three butterflies pop out. Like the butterflies at Tiny/Huge Island, these butterflies fly away and disappear, as normal butterflies continually fly around in circles. Punch at the butterflies, and one of them will turn into a 1up mushroom.
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King X2 on February 13, 2009
Warp Shortcuts In Bob-omb Battlefield
For the first go past the bridge and hop over the fence. Stand in the middle of the yellow flower patch to the warped to another one near the base of the mountain.
For the second go to the hole you see in the mountain so far up. Go into it and stand near the middle of the back wall and you should be warped to the hole just under the summit.
These warps work two way and are allowed for the race against Koopa the Quick.
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papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007
Whomp's Fortress Shortcut
At the Whomp's Foretress level, go to the place over by the green ! box. Long jump towards the corner and if done correctly, you will by the vertical moving platforms leading up to the giant whomp. I did this objective in only one minute.
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King X2 on February 26, 2007
Whomp's Fortress Warp Shortcut
Go over by the corner near where the metal cap block is and wait there. You will reappear by the tall pole much closer to the tower/boss fight. Like others, this is a two way warp.
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SuperLuigiN64 on May 17, 2008
Glitches
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100 coin star ggitch
At Whomp's Fortress, if you jump on the thwomp on the stairs and grab that red coin (coin total should be 100) the star will be in the fflating island above you.
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Submitted by: sniper_assassin00 on August 09, 2011
backwards facing boo
Go to where boo usually is, NOT THE COURTYARD! and he will be facing you. Then go to the room where the portrait of whomps fortress is and go to the wall on the left side. stick to the wall and shimmy to the white pillar. now walk back to the boo and he will be facing the door! now chace him like you would normally and big boo will laugh and fly like normal!
STRANGE!
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alexgamer99 on April 22, 2011
Beating 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.
Cap in Hand On Shifting Sand Land
In Shifting Sand Land let the eagle take your cap (must select any star expect the first when entering the stage). 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 and then teleport back. Do this several more times and then get your hat. Your cap will appear in Mario's hand.
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Game_master on February 14, 2005
Cap in Hand On Snowman's Land
Go to the Snowman's Land level upstairs. Get your cap blown off by the giant snowman. Go over to the teleportation tree (it will warp you to a spot). Then walk a little ways and come back to warp again back to where you were. Do this several more times. Go get your cap and when you pick it up it will be in your hand.
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Chad on February 03, 2006
Cartridge Glitch
Note: Messing around with the console while it is running holds a risk of damage to either the console or the game.
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) facing up. Moving Mario like this causes his animations to act screwy. Lastly when you swim you just skate around on the bottom.
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).
Just make sure that when you reset the game push in the cartridge all the way befre reseting.
Chain Chomp glitch
Go to the Bob-omb battlefield. Go to the place where is Chain Chomp located. There should be a Bob-omb. Grab it. Now run towards the Chain Chomp.(constantly jump with A button to move faster) Throw the Bob-omb into the Chain Chomp and it will then stand upright as if you attacked a Deku Baba in Loz:Oot. But that's not it. Quickly ground-pound the vertical log thing the Chain Chomp is attached to. I suggest you to ground-pound it twice before throwing the Bob-omb to make it easier. If you free Chain Chomp before it comes back down, a cutscene showing the Chain Chomp making one of the stars available will play, but Chain Chomp will be looking into the sky the whole cutscene.
Also watch the video that proves this is real:
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Submitted by:
Blaze_Gamer on July 09, 2011
Climb Through Objects
This is a trick where Mario pulls himself through the ceiling of two different 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 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 first bridge and the climb to the lowest part and release 'A' and Mario climbs through yet again.
Dead 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.
Dont 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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Marcibanjo on March 06, 2007
Entering Wet/Dry World Through Stairs
First, make sure you DO NOT have at least 70 stars, or the cheat will not work.
On the 3rd floor of the castle, (the floor with the clock) proceed to the star door leading to the final showdown with Bowser. A message will appear saying you need at least 70 stars, or else you will just walk on the eternal staircase. Ignore the message and go through anyway. Proceed to the middle of the stairs. Long Jump backwards up the stairs (first do a long jump, but hold Z and the Control Stick down). As soon as you land, press A again. Do so very quickly, and Mario will fly up the stairs. If you get lucky, Mario will go through the stairs and into Wet/Dry World.
Fall Into The Castle
When you`ve gotten all 120 stars, get the wing cap on the castle. Go to the cannon with it and blast off, aiming to land on the central tower where the roof part is (not quite the very top). Face the side of the tower that faces the front of the castle and jump at it. After a few tries you will jump throught and fall in. 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, make sure you can see the inside and you can walk through any part of the wall around the door.
Get To Castle Roof Early
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.
You need 120 stars to get to Yoshi.
Hang 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!
Headless Mario in the Roof (Big Boo's Haunt)
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.
Jump 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.
Land From Any Height With No Damage
If Mario is sliding and does A or B to get back up he can fall anywhere and just land without sustaining damage.
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Submitted by:
Mario Menace on January 14, 2006
No 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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Marcibanjo on March 06, 2007
Pirahna 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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papermariofreak64 on March 02, 2007
Reach The Castle Roof Without The Canon
To get on the roof without the cannon stand right in front of the hill of the waterfall to your left when you start the game. Make it so mario is facing outward to it. Jump then do the mid-air kick and while in the air move back... youll be higher up. Right when you land you have to do it again or else youll slide down. It takes a lot of time and patience. Keep inching to the side and youll eventually get to the side roof.
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DfOrCe on December 24, 2008
Swim Without moving!
I'm not a glitcher, but I did find a cool glitch in Super Mario 64. At the place where you start the game, get the Wing Cap. Launch onto the castle, then jump off. Repeat. In mid-flight, your Cap will (should) wear off. DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!!! The game should make you land in the moat (it needs to be full of water) near the wall opposite the castle, then you'll swim along the wall using Mario's "treading water" animation!
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xenoid123 on March 02, 2011
Through the Bridge
Did you know Mario has a special magic ability to pop straight through the first bridge in course 1? Simply go under the bridge, jump and continue to hold 'A', move down to the lowest part of the bridge, then let go of 'A'.
Walk Through Castle Turret Roof
Get onto the roof of the castle and head towards the waterfall but don't jump off. Go right and run to the gray colored platform with the turret roof. Mario should walk right through it and stand on th grey brickwork instead.
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Submitted by: super vin 64 on August 22, 2009
Wet-Dry Cannon Zombie
When you go in the cannon, aim a little higher than the sun, then fire yourself at the wall. [When you fall, you should fall back toward the cannon. You should hit the edge right next to the cannon] and lose half of your power. [You should also "bounce" right into the cannon.] Do this again to die and fall in the cannon.
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Submitted by:
Gotenks on August 26, 2004
Whomp glitch
Get next to a Whomp. When it hops, jump. If done correctly, you should go right through it.
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Submitted by:
youthboy on December 09, 2009
Easter eggs
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Cinema Camera Change
Make sure you have a second controller plugged into the player 2 prot when you defeat Bowser and finish the game. When Mario flies off to the castle and Peach appears with her Toad guards, you can use the analog joystick on Controller 2 to change the Camera angle. This also works in the game scenes that appear while the credits are rolling.
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Metal Tails on March 26, 2010
Extra Ending Dialogue
Get all 120 stars before facing the final Bowser. Beat him, and then he will say some extra dialogue.
Idle Animations
Don't touch the analogue stick while Mario is on a flat surface with no nearby dangers. After a while he will sit down and nod off. A bit after that he will lie down to sleep properly and will even mumble in his sleep.
Jolly Roger Bay Turtle Shell
When you're in Jolly Roger Bay, swim to a shell near the starting point to find a shell in one of them. Press B near it and you will have it in your hands, which makes Mario swim automatically until it disappears.
Mario 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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King X2 on February 26, 2007
Meet Yoshi
Collect all 120 power stars in the game and then go outside the castle. Use the cannon to shoot to the top and find yoshi. He will give you a special jump and 100 lives. This special jump is interesting as it allows for one bounce each time that causes no damage.
Overweight Penguin
After you meet Yoshi and collect 100 lives and your special attack, go to Cold Cold Mountain and select Big Penguin Race. Go down the cabin's chimney. There you will meet the Penguin you met earlier in the game, but he will be huge.
Play With 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.
Slide Shortcut
On Cool, Cool Mountain, go to the slide. About halfway through, there is a trail of coins leading into the wall. Follow them and you'll find a tunnel with 3 1-ups. When you come out, there is a ledge that you'll land on. On that ledge there is a yellow ! block with another 1-up. Enjoy!
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xenoid123 on March 02, 2011
The two coins under the castle bridge
There is two coins underneath the bridge of the castle. Wall kick to get them and you'll in return get a 1up.
