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Super Mario 64 for N64 Hints and Tips

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Wierd Secret Room!!
Get 120 stars and launch yourself up on the roof and get the flying cap. Fly to the tallest tower and then fly to the highest ledge on the tallest tower and then run up the wall and eventually you should fall down!!:)
Submitted by: burn Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Unlimited Lives
Go outside the castle, near the waterfall. Climb the third tree from the waterfall. Do a handstand on top of the tree to get a one-up. Then, enter the castle's first floor. Now return outside and climb the same tree. Do another handstand for another one-up. Repeat this trick to collect an unlimited amount of lives.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Infinite Lives (Japanese Version)
During the first fight with Bowser, continuously avoid him and collect all the coins that appear. Continue to do this until 1000 coins have been collected. Then, a green "M" will appear next to the number of lives remaining. From this point on, when a life is lost, the number of lives increases. While gaining lives will actually lower the number of lives remaining. The cheat will end if the number of lives reaches zero, such as when Yoshi gives Mario 100 lives after obtaining 120 stars. This trick cannot be done on the North American version as it only allows 999 coins to be collected. Note: Once the game is ended you will no longer have infinite lives.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

One-up Butterflies
Butterflies may appear on courses 2, 12, and 13. Punch the butterflies to turn them into round black bombs that will chase Mario. Then, the bombs will explode or turn into one-up mushrooms.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

One-ups In Third Bowser Battle
Walk behind the top left pillar to collect a 1-Up if you lose a life during the battle.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Yoshi
Obtain all 120 stars and go outside the castle. Climb inside the cannon opening that is now located where the grating was near the Fish Pond. Aim to land Mario onto the roof, where he will meet Yoshi. Then, he will speak to Mario, award a 100 life bonus and a triple-jump move, and quickly leave.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Alternate Bowser Message
Obtain all 120 stars and return to the final fight with Bowser to see a different message.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Very Big Penguin
Obtain all 120 stars and return to Course 4 (Cool, Cool Mountain). Before entering, select the Big Penguin Race. Then begin the game and jump into the chimney of the house at the beginning of the level. Now the penguin will be even larger than before.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Control Ending Sequence Camera
After beating the game, use the Analog-stick on controller two to control the camera in the scene featuring Mario and the Princess. The camera is also controllable on the Credits screen.
Submitted by: Anonymous User Added: 07 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Change Mario's Appearance
Wait until mario's head appears on the opening screen. Press A and use the hand that appears to grab and stretch various parts of his face. Press B to make mario's head smaller. To keep a previously stretched piece in that position, hold R and select another piece to change.
Submitted by: smasher382@aol.com Added: 08 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Get 100 Lives From Yoshi
Get 120 stars to open the locked up cannon outside Peach's castle and aim at the top of the castle and shoot when you get to the top of the castle you will meet Yoshi talk to Yoshi and he will give you 100 lives!
Submitted by: Austin Added: 09 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Secret On Wet And Dry World
Before jumping in pick what level water you want. To do this jump in at the height you want the water to be. For example, jump in at the top and the water will be at the heighest point.
Submitted by: mario Genius Added: 17 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

2 Shortcuts in Bob-omb Battlefield
The first short cut is near the ramp. Jump in the into the flowers and it lead you to the cannon in front of the gate. The second shortcut is in mountain. Run up the mountain till you see a cave an go inside and it will lead you to the top of the cave.
Submitted by: GAMEBOY2 Added: 18 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Extra Cap Trick
Go to level 10:snowman's land. Allow yourself to be blown off of Giant Snowman Montain. You will lose your cap. Find it and pick it up (you will have two caps.)
Submitted by: Donte Added: 19 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Extra Star
To get this star go to peaches secret slide. Go down the slide until it opens up. When it does jump off to your left. You'll land on the track below you and then you have to beat it in 20 seconds. If you do you will get another star. Or you can get the same star by beating the track in 22 seconds.
Submitted by: The GENIOUS Added: 21 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Two Stars In One Room.
Enter the castle and go up the stairs and turn right, go into the room and you'll find three pictures of the princess. Jump into the right window and you'll have to slide down to the bottom to get a star. Complete it under 20.9 seconds to get another star.
Submitted by: Homuda Added: 22 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Sleepy Mario
First, leave Mario alone for two minutes. He will start to yawn and stretch. Not long after he wil sit down and snore. If you wake him up, he'll look kinda sleepy.
Submitted by: colder Added: 25 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Secret Level
First you must go to the Jolly Rodger bay (not inside though!) Then turn to the right and you will see a black hole. Jump up and get in to the black hole. Then you will be in a secret level! You must collect all eight red coins and then a star will appear in the middle, then you must grab it. Then,you will have a secret star!
Submitted by: GATOR Added: 25 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Breathe Underwater
Whenever in water, stick Mario's feet out. He will be able to breathe through his feet. This is pretty useless and it doesn't work if you are completely underwater.
Submitted by: hottie14 Added: 27 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Invisivble Wall
After you drain the water in the beginning, go through the door that was under water. Keep walking until you get to the place where you have to do a double jump to get on the little platform. Go to the steps and through the door. you will have to go through the little glass thing. Once you have done that, you can't go back through the door. Walk to the door. (Not the one with a star.) Get to the picture of the fireball. Facing it, make a left. You will then turn left again when you get to the end. If it looks like a dead end, then you are there. Jump throught the wall like you would any other picture. Once you get there it will be like a pyramid thing. Go on the little maze thing and climb up the pillars to get coins. Go to the sinking sand stuff. Sometimes it will pop out a tornado and you can get to the star on the pyramid faster.
Submitted by: hottie14 Added: 27 Aug 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Refill Your Power
If you have taken damaged and the level you are in has lake, pond etc. Dive in and swim back to the surface and your power bar should begin refilling.
Submitted by: Daniel Lagoy Added: 01 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Wooden Post Cheat
Rrun around any wooden post 5 times and several coins will pop out of the top.
Submitted by: unknown Added: 02 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Mirror Room
In the mirror room,the snowmans picture is the picture that is not reflected to the mirror.
Submitted by: HO-OH Added: 09 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How To Fly With The Wing Cap In Your Hand
To fly with the wing cap in your hand, go to Shifting Sand Land and run to the area where the gaint eagle is. Then stand still so the eagle can take Mario's cap. Then run up to the top of the piller and kick the eagle so he will drop the cap, but don't pick it up or this code won't work. Go under the tree then you will warp. Then jump or move backwards so you could warp again. When you warp more than twice, a cap will fall from the sky. Now go and get a wing cap. Fly to the area where your caps are and pick them up. Now you will see Mario holding his wing cap.
Submitted by: Master Player Added: 09 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Secret Flying Level
To go to a secret flying level, go to the middle of the sun on the palace floor, the floor you go to when you first walk in. Zoom into Mario by pressing the yellow up button and make him look up by pushing your joystick down. The screen will turn white and you will be in a secret flying level. NOTE: This level is very hard, and SHORT. See for yourself.
Submitted by: Somebody Added: 13 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Watch The Hands
In course 14 (Tick Tock Clock) if you jump in the clock when the hour hand is on ANY hour exactly, all of the moving parts inside will stop. If you jump in with the minute hand on the 6 every moving part will be extremly fast, and if you jump in the clock with the minute hand on the 6 it will be random.
Submitted by: kw880088@aol.com Added: 16 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How To Survive A Big Fall
When you get close to the ground push Z to do a butt buster on the ground and no life will be taken away.
Submitted by: unknown Added: 29 Sep 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Coins Under The Bridge
After you drain the water go out the door and to the right, under the bridge. Line your self up with the shadow of the bridge. Next, wall kick the wall your facing(you should get a coin). Do this on the other wall (you should get another coin). Now A life will appear!
Submitted by: BAB85 Added: 01 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Green Switch
Go to the "Hazy Maze Cave" stage. You can find this stage somewhere in the basement. When you go in it, there wil be two paths go to the path on the left and you will see a big hole and a door. Make a long jump to pass the big hole and then open the door. You will see big stones falling in a big hole. If you look left, you will see a heart that restores your health, go right and carry on. You will see a door don't enter it, just carry on. Then you will go to the place where the stones are falling but don't let the stones hit you. Pass the stones and you will see a arrow sign telling you to go right, go right and you will see a door open the door. You will see an elevator and a yellow box (the box has a 1UP MUSHROOM). Go down by standing on the elevator. When you go down, you will see the green block. Ignore it and go down. When you go down, there would be water. There will also be a dinasour that is like "lapras". Climb on his back and press "A"then"Z" to make a pound on his back. Then the dinasour should lower his head. Stand on his head and he should. Then you could control him. You should find a metal door. Open the door and go inside. Carry on and you should find a stage. Enter the stage, and in that stage would be the "GREEN SWITCH".
Submitted by: gamoora1991 Added: 05 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Red Switch
Enter the castle and go and stand at the picture of the sun in the middle of the castle. Then look up by pressing up (in the "c" buttons.) Look up at the sun. Then you will enter a stage called "Tower Of The Wing Cap"and you will find the "RED SWITCH" there.
Submitted by: gamoora1991 Added: 05 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Steel Cap
Go to the caves level in the other part of the castle. First, make a left then super jump to the other side and open the door. Turn right and follow the path. Super jump to where the huge boulders are located. Reach the top of where the boulders are dropping from. Go through the door and step on the elevator. When the elevator stops, follow the path to the underground sea. Find the sea dragon and get on his back. Execute a super butt stomp on his back, then get on his head. Lead him to the part of land that contains the red outlined blocks and jump on them. Then, go through the door and run to the other stream. Try not to fall in the water. Jump from land to land until reaching the green switch. Stomp on the switch to get the steel cap.
Submitted by: Ta-Taylor Added: 06 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Invisibility Hat
Run through the hall that is flooded and has an unmarked door. Enter the door and find the location where there are two pillars in the water. Super butt slam on both of them. After the water drains, follow the arrows that leads to another room. Go through the door, then find the square hole in the ground. Enter the hole and complete the rest of the level to find the hat.
Submitted by: Ta-Taylor Added: 06 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Look Through Walls
Walk up to a wall at a certain angle in first person view to see past it.
Submitted by: Ta-Taylor Added: 06 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Make Moma Penguin Mad
On level 3 you can make the moma penguin mad by taking the baby (the right baby) to the mother and she will give you a star but befor taking the star take the baby and run around the edge of the pond.
Submitted by: Ta-Taylor Added: 06 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Butterfly Attack
To get a butterfly to attack, go to the world where you can be giant and tiny. Then be tiny and go to the butterflies at the beginning of the stage. Some of them will turn into bombs and float over to you and then blow up on you!
Submitted by: Matthew Kohn Added: 07 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Coins From A Wooden Pillar??
Go to stage 1 and then go up the bridge or elevator and then pass by the chomp chomp and then to the tilting bridge. Then find 4 wooden pillars sticking out from the ground and you can run around it and coins will come out of it!
Submitted by: Matthew Kohn Added: 07 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Cheat In The Race With The Penguin
Start a race with the penguin in level 4 and race until you get to these coins that lead into the wall. Follow those coins and you will go into the wall and end up in a tunnel. The tunnel leads to the finish line and you can beat the penguin that way but it wont give you a star because you cheated.
Submitted by: matthew_kohn@hotmail.com Added: 07 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Wierd Room
Go outside of the castle and go on top of the castle. NOTE: you have to have all 120 stars. After you are on top of the castle get the wing cap out of the red block and go back off the castle and launch out of the cannon again aiming at the top tower of the castle. You will fly and try to land on the slanted part of the roof on the tower. When you land there walk to the wall and you will go through it and you will fall down and you will be behind the door and if you go through the door it will take you in the castle. If you go through the door again it will take you outside but you will be stuck. This is very funny to do.
Submitted by: matthew_kohn@hotmail.com Added: 07 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Chomp Hint
Go to stage 1. Go up the bridge. Go to almost the end of the fence. When ''jumps'' at you, press UP-C 2 times, you will see his large teeth!
Submitted by: E.J.Y. Added: 15 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Jumping Bowser
In the 30 star bowser when he jumps try to crawl to the opposite side, when the big hill is gone slide to bowser and grab his tail then throw him into the nearest spike to get your key.
Submitted by: VIDES Added: 20 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Teleportation
There are two levels (that I know of) were you can teleport.one of them is in the first leval of the game. When you are going up to the big bomb boss, go in the cave thing were the big metal balls come out. Go in the upper right hand corner and WAIT for a few seconds. You will see Mario going away and there will be nothing but air the screen will be white and all of a sudden Mario will be closer to the big bomb boss. The second teleport spot is at the the second level which is the one with the baby penguin. When you first get on the level instead of going forward go backwards. You will see a brocken bridge. Stand at the edge of the brocken brige you will do the same thing as in the first level. You will arive at the bottom of the level were the mama penguin is. When you want to go back to the beginning of the level, run away from the pond to the right keep running. You will see another brocken brige stand on the brocken part and you will go to the begining of the level.
Submitted by: Nick Added: 24 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

The Invisible World
Go to the mirror room there will be a level in the far left wall.
Submitted by: kamero Added: 27 Oct 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

120 Stars Cheat
Alfter you Get all 120 Stars and you`ve beat the game. You can beat most any level so you wont need cheat codes!
Submitted by: Greg Vaughn Added: 14 Nov 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Cant Find Last Coins???
If you are looking for the last red coin in the final bowser level, just before you get to bowser, go up the stairs and jump to your left or right on to a small platform under the stairs, there will be the last coin.
Submitted by: pyropitcher Added: 15 Nov 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Enhanced Features...
After collecting 120 stars, go to Yoshi. When yoshi gives you the one-hundred lives, thats not the only thing you get. Whenever you do a triple jump from then on, you will shine like a star! Try it! Not only that, When you do a long jump-Its the same? NO! It'll only be the same when tou do a long jump on a ground thats straight. Go to the last bowser level. In the part where you have to run up the wall, do a long jump AS you start going up. Mario will run up faster than when he gets burned!
Submitted by: BC23 Added: 15 Nov 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Attempt The Impossible!
For years Many have believed that there was no escape from the Black Room of Death! But there is! All you have to do is to go in it. Now go through the door. Now you're on the inside of the castle, but still trapped! Now go through the wall! Presto! you're free!
Submitted by: BC23 Added: 15 Nov 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Sweet Free Star
Once you are in the castle, Go into the door that leads to the "Sunken Ship" level. When you are in that room, look around before going into the level. There is a sunken in box type thing in the wall with a star just sitting there. Go get it.
Submitted by: spongebobbsquarepants Added: 18 Dec 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Make Big Bomb Dog Fly!
In the the 1st course of the game, pick up the bom-omb near the big dog who looks like a bomb. Then run with it and throw it in the dogs mouth then he will fly up!
Submitted by: Sid Added: 20 Dec 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Secret Transport In Shifting Sand Land
To transport yourself from the pyramids top floor (where the star is) stand under the tree closest to the end of the maze on quicksand. If you stand under there for a few seconds you should dissapear and reappear on the pyramid.
Submitted by: quailman Added: 21 Dec 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Secret Time Trial In Level 13 (The Mountain Level) On The 2nd Floor
Once you pass up the monkey up and jump across the gap by the waterfall their is a ditch on the wall on you left if you jump into it theyre is a raceway similar to the one on the first floor of the castle. This one is much harder than the first one.
Submitted by: quailman Added: 21 Dec 2001	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Quick Way Up The Stairs
First eter the the castle then go stright up the stairs and go through the door, and go th the left by the wall about two squares from the piller. Then jump through the sealing and you will be up the stairs
Submitted by: bobcoolos Added: 20 Feb 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Behind The Castle Walls
This is a very strange and interesting bug. First of all get all the 120 stars. Then, go to the castle courtyard and enter the cannon. Now go where Yoshi is and get Mario's red cap. Then you start flying and enter in the cannon again then shoot yourself towards the castle very high. See the tower? There's two windows a small one in the top and a big one on the bottom. Halfway between the bigger one and the smaller one jump in the wall. Keep jumping until you pass through the wall!!! Visit this really strange place of the castle!
Submitted by: drmario Added: 27 Feb 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Special Jump
When you get 120 stars, go to yoshi on top of the castle, talk to him and he gives you 100 lives and a special jump power. Do your triple jump and you'll notice that it is sparkling and is longer.
Submitted by: Wooleyman Added: 02 Mar 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Rematch With The Penguin
After you get 120 stars go back to the level and race the penguin again. If you thought he was big wait till you see him now.
Submitted by: the master Added: 05 Mar 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Shorcut On The Shifting Sand Level
Go into the pyramid and go to a big block. While smashing the ground do a backflip to get on it. Then jump off you will be one level higher than before.
Submitted by: the master Added: 05 Mar 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Ever Lasting Flying Cap
Go onto the top of the casle after collecting 120 stars. Get the flying cap. Go in the cannon and stay ther you will have the same amount of time on your cap as before.
Submitted by: n64 genous Added: 05 Mar 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

1 More Teleport
Go to level 2,(the one with all the walking blocks) go up the ramp near the deadly plant, go past the little faces that stick out of the wall, past the ground that retracts and then go over to the far corner past the metal cap box. Stand there and you'll warp to a corner over by the huge pole with the free live at the top of it. Note: you must stand as close to the corner as possible.
Submitted by: Skidkid Added: 07 Mar 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Find Yet Another Secret Room
When you go upstairs you'll see a world with a water spider jump all the way to the top and the water will be high enough so you can jump over the cage there will be a hole go through to the secret world
Submitted by: Jblunt Added: 22 Aug 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

In The Basement
The rabbit in the basement gives you a star. Catch the rabbit then he will talk to you. He only come out two (2) times.
Submitted by: curtjaye Added: 16 Sep 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

100 Coins
On all of the coures collect 100 coins. It will give you a star.
Submitted by: curtjaye Added: 16 Sep 2002	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Defeat 30 Star Bowser Easily (2nd Bowser)
Okay. First you have to beat (get 1 star) that level in the 30 star door. {Its a blue square) The go in that hole thing in the floor. Get through the course and run in the pipe. When Bowser is done talking, run to the oppisite side of the course Bowser is on. When He jumps and the course tilts,run to Bowser. Swing Em, Throw Em in a bomb and kill Em. Now, Get your key.
Submitted by: T108 Added: 28 Jan 2003	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Can't Find All 120 Stars?
If you completed all levels with all objectives and still not have all 120 stars, you need to: -Find and complete all secret levels -Collect all 8 red coins from the 3 Bowser levels -Collect coins worth at least 100 coins from every level (I forgot if you have to do that with the Bowser levels, but try that) When you do all that, you should have all 120 stars
Submitted by: Mapnavigator Added: 18 Feb 2003	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Wild Water Rides
There is 2 water rides on Super Mario64 One you can use if you haven't drained the moat: From where you start turn left and run towards the waterfall. After you're close to the fence that's by the waterfall junp over it into the waterfallthen when the pond swim forward two armstrokes. You should float to the other pond. Here is the second water ride: When you go to the the tall tall mountain level go to the top of the mountain on your way up you should pass the top of a waterfall jump into itafter to where the monkey and the shy guy are swim away from the waterfall. Then you'll fall down a few more waterfalls and end up where you started.
Submitted by: Hen_pow99 Added: 25 Mar 2004	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Invisible Forcefield
After getting 120 stars and beating the game, go outside and hop into the cannon and either before or after talking with Yoshi to receive a total of 100 lives, walk to the back side of the castle (the side that you can only reach because you are on top of the castle) now if you try to jump in the air to go past it you'll see Mario get knocked back by the invisible wall as if there is a big wall on that portion of the castle and that its painted the colors of the sky.
Submitted by: Video Game Master 13 Added: 24 Feb 2008	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

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