Super Mario 64 - Strategy Guide (Page 04)

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CHAIN CHOMP:
Chain Chomp is the giant black ball in Bob-omb Battlefield. He can't be
beaten OR easily avoided. Be very careful around him and watch out for
his bite. You can free him by butt-stomping his post three times.

CHAIR:
The chair looks like its just for decoration until if floats up in the
air and charges at you. It's only found in Big Boo's Haunt. You can't
kill it... you can only avoid it.

CHUCKYA:
These are purple enemies that grab you and *usually* try to throw you
off a ledge of cliff. They can be found in Rainbow Ride, Wet-Dry World,
and Tall Tall Mountain. To defeat them, grab them from the back and
throw for a lot of yellow coins.

CLAMS:
Are these really enemies? They can be found underwater in Jolly Roger
Bay and Dire Dire Docks. Sometimes the clams contain treasure inside
such as red coins or turtle shells. They can only be considered as
enemies since they can hurt you when they open and you're standing close
by.

EYEROK:
The boss of Shifting Sand Land. He's composed of two big hands that have
an eye on each one. Kill him by punching the open eye whenever you have
a clear chance. Watch out for the other hand, it'll try to do a lot of
things to hurt you!

FLY GUY:
Revived from Super Mario Bros. 2 (which wasn't even a Mario game in
Japan). They fly around and spit fire at you. Kill them by jumping on
them, which will cause you to jump and go into a helicopter glide.

GOOMBA:
A survivor of the original Mario games, the goomba is the most common
enemy in the game. He usually appears in small groups but they're not
much of a threat since all they do it walk around and hop in place. Kill
them with a stomp or punch.

GRINDEL:
The Grindel is basically a Twomp wearing a mummy costume. You find him
inside the pyramid of the Shifting Sand Land. Just like the Thwomp, you
cannot beat him.

HEAVE-HO:
Heave-ho is more like a robot than an enemy. He doesn't hurt you
directly, he only throws you high up into the air. It's the impact of
the fall that hurts you (quite badly). He follows you around and throws
you when you are positioned. He can be found in Wet-Dry World and Tick
Tock Clock.

KLEPTO:
The big bird who flies aimlessly around the Shifting Sand Land. If you
want to get the star from him, simply touch it. If you want to hurt him,
get close to him and punch. He won't die but he'll just stop bothering
you. Don't let him take your hat.

KOOPA TROOPA:
The Koopa Troopas used to be the dominant enemy in Super Mario World,
but they have been degraded enough to be found only twice in SM64: In
Bob-omb Battlefield, and in Tiny-Huge Island. Jump on him to take him
out of his shell and finish his body for a blue coin.

LAKITU:
Whoa... besides being your cameraman, he's also an enemy! Found in
Tiny-Huge Island. He drops down spineys at you but doesn't attack much.
Stomp him for five yellow coins.

MAD PIANO:
In Big Boo's Haunt. Get close to it and it'll show off his sharp teeth
and scare you. Really, it's very scary the first time you find him! I
could tell you stories... Oh yeah, you can't beat him.

MONEYBAG:
I don't know the *real* name of this one since I havn't seen him in any
other guide. He can only be found in Snowman's Land and he looks like a
coin from far away. When you get close to him, he transforms into a bag
of money and starts hopping around. Jump on him to recieve 5 coins.

MONTY MOLES:
The Monty Moles can e found in Hazy Maze Cave and Tall Tall Mountain.
They pop out of these holes in the ground and throw rocks at you
(Ouch!). You can stomp their head but they'll just come back up. Very
annoying in Tall Tall Mountain when they push you off the cliff :(

MR. BLIZZARD:
This is just a Mr. I in a snowman's clothing. He can be found in Cool
Cool Mountain and in Snowman's Land (naturally...). To kill the most of
the snowmen, run around them fast until they fall over. Some snowmen hop
on a pre-determined path and cannot be defeated.

MR. I:
Mr. I is a big eyeball that is about the same size as Mario. They can
be found in Big Boo's Haunt, Lethal Laval Land, and Hazy Maze Cave. He
shoots at you if he looks at you in place for a few seconds. To kill
him, run around him fast until he gets dizzy. A blue coin spurts forth.

PIRANHA PLANTS:
The Piranha Plants are quite common and can be found in many places.
Some of them can be found sleeping and you can walk by them quietly so
they won't wake up. Other Piranha Plants pop out of the ground without
any previous warning. Kill them with a punch or jump on them.

POKEY:
Found four times in the Shifting Sand Land. They are made up of several
segments that can be destroyed one-by-one... but Pokey only truly dies
when his head is defeated. He gives one blue coin.

SCUTTLE BUGS:
Scuttle Bugs are spiders. You'll encounter them outside of Big Boo's
Haunt and in Hazy Maze Cave. Just like the rest of the enemies, you kill
them by jumping on their head.

SKEETERS:
These are the water skimmers found in Wet-Dry World. They... umm... skim
on the water. Yeah, that's right...

SNUFITS:
This is a monster that looks almost like a Shy Guy. He can be found in
the Hazy Maze Cave at the Hazy Maze part (the place with the toxic gas).
Defeat him by jumping on their head or by hitting them from below.

SPINDEL:
This is the large stone thing you find rolling near the top of the
inside of the pyramid in Shifting Sand Land. He rolls around and tries
to crush you. To get by him, stand in the little cave in the wall... or
you can just jump over him :)

SPINDRIFT:
Found in Cool Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. They also make you do
that helicopter gliding thing like the Shy Guys. If you don't want to
do the glide, simply do a butt-stomp on them.

SUSHI:
I don't know about this one. You can find them at the beginning of Dire
Dire Docks. Maybe they can be dangerous when you're trying to open the
treasure chests in the current. You can't kill the sharks so just get
out of their way.

SWOOP:
Whoa, there's bats in this game? You might not have noticed them, but
yeah there's some bats. They are small, blue, and almost unnoticeable.
Found in the Hazy Maze Cave. They can be killed with a stomp.

THWOMP:
A thwomp is the big blue rock with a face on it. They go up and down in
a rhythmic sort of manner. Try not to get crushed by them. I only
remember seeing the thwomp in Whomp's Fortress and Tick Tock Clock.
Thwomp is invincible so forget trying to stomp him back...

TOX BOX:
This is the big metal box you see in the maze of Shifting Sand Land.
Notice that one side of them is hollow? You can stand in the correct
place and the box will go over you-- without crushing you! Usually I
just try not to get in their way.

UNAGI:
The big orange thing at the deep water of Jolly Roger Bay. He's
unbeatable, unhurtable, and very painful. Avoid him whenever possible.
But you'll need to get close to him to get a star...

WHOMP:
Found twice only in Whomp's Fortress. Stand directly in front of their
feet to make them fall down without causing you injury. Then repeatedly
jump on their backs for 5 yellow coins. When that's done, to a
butt-stomp on their back for another 5 yellow coins.

WHOMP KING:
This is the boss of Whomp's Fortress. Kill him just like you would a
regular whomp: With butt-stomps to the back. His only method of attack
is back falling flat on his face and smashing you. That can sound very
silly but it hurts if you get squashed.

WIGGLER:
The boss of Tiny-Huge Island. This guy is easy... just jump on his back
a lot of times until he dies. He gets faster as you jump more...
therefore becoming more dangerous...


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| 7) Items                                                             |
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STARS:
Unlike the stars in 2-D Mario games, these stars do not give you
temporary invincibility. These stars protect the castle from danger and
harm. You need to collect them to open certain doors and reach Bowser.
There are 120 stars in all.

COINS:
Coins are found everywhere in the world. Collect 50 of them and beat the
stage to receive an extra life! There are three kinds of coins: Yellow
coins restore 1 point of health are are worth 1 coin. Red coins are
worth 2 yellow coins and if you collect 8 of them, you get a star! Blue
coins are very rare and they are worth FIVE yellow coins.

CAPS:
Mario's regular cap has no special power but if he loses it, he take in
more damage than normal. There are three types of special caps: The wing
cap is found in red "!" boxes and they give Mario the ability to fly.
The invisible cap is found in blue "!" boxes and they let Mario go
through some walls and be invincible. Metal caps are found in green "!"
boxes and they make Mario invincible and let him sink in water.

GREEN MUSHROOMS:
Green mushrooms are the "1-up mushrooms". Getting a green mushroom gives
Mario an extra life. These kind of mushrooms are *very rare*. I think
it's strange that there isn't a single red mushroom except for those
stupid toads...

"!" BOXES
The exclamation mark boxes are the cheap replacements of the old-school
question mark boxes. Blue ones hold an invisibility cap, green ones hold
a metal cap, and red ones have a wing cap inside them. There are also
yellow "!" boxes that can hold almost anything. Stars, coins, green
mushrooms...

CANNONS:
Cannons can be found in many places. But in order to use them, they must
first be activated by a pink Bob-omb that is somewhere in the stage.
When you're inside the cannon, you can aim yourself all around and
shoot! Sometimes, cannon travel is the only way to gain access to an
area.

SPINNING HEARTS:
These hearts restore your life depending on how fast you hit them. If
you go through them fast, they restore more of you life. Go through them
slowly and they'll just give you one or two pieces of power.

TURTLE SHELLS:
Turtle shells (also known as Koopa shells) are found in Bob-omb
Battlefield, Jolly Roger Bay, Shifting Sand Land, Lethal Lava Land, Dire
Dire Docks, Snowman's Land, and Tiny-Huge Island. They are made out of
the shell of the Koopa Troopa although they can usually be found in
yellow "!" boxes. When you ride on a turtle shell, you can go over
water, lava, quicksand, ice... but be sure not to bump into a wall.


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| 8) Secrets                                                           |
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This is a special section of the guide. Here you'll find a list of
things to do in the game that do not give you any rewards, or affect the
outcome of the game. It here to make you appreciate the game more.


YOSHI ON THE CASTLE:
- After getting all 120 stars, jump into the cannon place near the lake
outside the castle. From here, shoot yourself to the top of the castle.
Here you'll find a few 1-up mshrooms, a wing cap, and Yoshi! Talk to
Yoshi and he will give you 100 lives... then he'll jump into the
waterfall.

REALLY REALLY BIG PENGUIN RACE:
- After getting all 120 stars, go to Cool Cool Mountain and jump into
the chimney. Here you will meet the penguin that you raced before... but
this time, he's super-fat! He also got much better at sliding down. Try
beating him for a challenge.

BOWSER SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT:
- After getting all 120 stars, go face the final bowser again. His text
changes a little bit. You probably won't even notice it, but it's still
a secret! It's not much, really...

CAMERA CONTROL IN THE ENDING:
- Beat the final Bowser (with or without all 120 stars). During the
ending you can use the second controller to move the camera around with
the analog control stick. You still don't have too much control over the
camera, but it's still a secret!

MARIO TAKES A LEAK:
- If you have a good imagination, you can try doing this. Go to Cool
Cool Mountain or Snowman's Land and make Mario face a tree. Position the
camera behind Mario. After about a minute, Mario will crouch down...
and it looks like he's peeing!

SHORTCUT IN THE PENGUIN RACE:
- This is one of the most *basic* secrets. In Cool Cool Mountain, go
down the chimney and down the slide. Soon you will reach a part with a
line of coins that lead right into the wall. Follow this line and you
will go right THROUGH the wall. This is just a shortcut. It's much
easier than going the normal way.

L IS REAL 2041:
- Go to the courtyard of the castle (where all the Boos are). There is
a statue of a star in the middle of a small pool. Use C-up to look
closely at the sign. It says "L is real 2041". This is one of the most
mysterious mysteries in Super Mario 64. Does it have something to do
with Luigi? We may never know. And according to my coin lists, there are
2045 coins in the game. 2045 is pretty close to 2041! What could this
mean...

1-UP FROM THE BUTTERFLIES:
- Here's a secret involving butterflies. Do you notice the butterflies
hanging around the front yard of the castle? Try doing a wall kick on
them (jump at them and jump again when you hit them). You will get a
1-up from this!

ALTERNATIVE PENGUIN:
- In Cool Cool Mountain, there are actually TWO penguins. The first one
in on the ledge near the beginning. The second one is in the slope above
the house where the exit of the slide is (he's a little fatter than the
first one). If you take the second one to the mother penguin, she will
say something different.

MARIO IN SHADES:
- This isn't really a secret, but it's cool anyway! In the starting
screen where you can stretch Mario's face, you can pull both ends of his
mustache over his eyes... and they'll look like sunglasses! Like I told
you, it's not a secret, but it looks kinda nice.

THE HATLESS MARIO:
- There are 3 places in the game where Mario can lose his hat. The first
place is in the Shifting Sand Land, the vulture can come and steal your
hat (solution: fly to him to get it back). The second place is in
Snowman's Land, the snowman can blow away your hat (solution: look for
it on the ground). The third place is in Tall Tall Mountain, the monkey
steals it from you if you if you pick him up (solution: steal it back
from him).

THE ETERNALLY HATLESS MARIO:
- Thanks to Mike Middling for telling me about this. There's a way to
lose your hat so that you will NEVER GET IT BACK! In the Snowman's Land,
the snowman can blow your hat off. But if the snowman blows your hat
into the 3D maze, it can be stuck under the star. You can't get it back
since you'll automatically get the star when you go into the maze. And
you will never get your hat back again :(

THE REVERSE 1-UP TRICK:
- You need to have the Japanese version of the game to do this trick. In
the final battle with Bowser, don't kill Bowser but just try to collect
the coins. Keep on doing this until you have 1000 coins. Then each time
you die your lives will *increase* by 1 and you will *lose* a life each
time you get a 1-up mushroom. Remember, this only works with the
Japanese version of the game.


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| 9) Finding Luigi                                                     |
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[IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm very sorry but Luigi is NOT in the game. You can
search all over the world but I swear that Luigi is NOT in this game.
This section is for instructions about how to get Luigi that I have
found on the internet. Keep in mind that all of these are FAKE and will
lead you nowhere. I got all of these from the Unofficial World of
Nintendo Many thanks to Wayatt
Smith (wyatt24@dcsi.com) for telling me the site where I got these from.
Thanks!]


FINDING LUIGI #1

First get 120 stars. If you drained the water only the fish pond will be
there. Go into the fish pond and die. This might take a couple tries. If
it's true Luigi will be waiting for you at Tick Tock Clock.


FINDING LUIGI #2

First get 120 stars then go to the cannon, after you talk to yoshi and
get the wing cap. Shoot to the top of the castle (to get to the top of
the castle you must shoot to the 2nd highest part of the castle and you
can walk up one of the walls). From the top of the castle fly straight
over the cannon and there is a small crack in the invisible wall. If you
fly strait you can go to the islands out there each island is different.
There is Luigi, Wario, Princess, Toad and Yoshi. Once you've done it all
invisible walls are gone!


FINDING LUIGI #3

To find Luigi in Mario 64 you have to have 120 stars. Then enter the
castle and run up the stairs and into the door. THEN STOP!!!! Turn
around and go back down the stairs and into the first snow level. To
make sure you did it right go against the right side of the wall and
you should hear Boo's voice. Go in the picture and go to the 6th star.
Beat the Fat penguin 7 times and then give the Mama penguin her baby.
She will tell you to go to Big Boo's Haunt. Go there and kill all the
ghosts and eye balls. Then go to the canon out side and shoot up to the
top of the castle and get the 100 lives from Yoshi, get the wing cap.
Then go back to the canon shoot up to the pointy part of the castle.
This takes awhile and kill you, but when you get it go back to the canon
and shoot back up there. (The roof should be gone.) Shoot up there, fall
threw there and slam where the sun is. Then you should here a voice say
"It's a Luigi time!" A star will pop up an you will have 121 stars. Go
back outside, get in the cannon (with wing cap or not) and shoot at the
waterfall. You will see a door saying 120 stars. Go in and you will have
1 star left. Here you will FIGHT A HAMMER BROTHER. Hit him and kill him
like Bowser. When he's dead he will give you another key. Go to the top
of the castle. Here you can go in the clock base. When you go in you
will see you are in the first water level. BUT IT'S BACKWARDS!!!! Go to
the Boat and watch the box go by 64 times. After that slam on it and a
hat with a L on it, a hat with a W on it, a crown, and a toad head will
pop out. Pick them up and you will hear It's me Luigi, Wario, toad, and
Peach. You will appear out side the castle. It will say a message then
say save or don't save. Save and it will say chose your player. You may
even get Yoshi. You have to find out. Oh yeah. Buy the way each player
has a different cap!!


FINDING LUIGI #4

First of all, do not save the game! Start the game with Mario's nose
sticking out. Then start a new game. Then at the beginning go and swim
around the whole perimeter of the out side pond. Then go and get ten
stars without going down into the basement. Then go and get the winged
cap. Then go and get all the stars on Bobomb Battlefield, Whomps, and
Jolly Roger Bay. Then go into the basement and get the rabbit and boil
the big bully. Then go to the Princesses Secret Slide and beat it 2
times. The second time must be in exactly 23.6 seconds then Luigi will
pop up and give you a star. Then you may save. Then at the beginning of
the game you will then have the option of either picking Mario or Luigi!


FINDING LUIGI #5

The way to get Wario and Luigi is to get 120 stars and shoot up to the
castle. Than get the wings and fly down. This next part takes forever.
Shoot up from the cannon to the pointed part of the roof. Doing this
will kill you, but the roof will be gone. In one spot, jump in and pound
the ground where the sun is. You should get a star which makes 121. Than
get into the cannon out side and shoot onto the waterfall. There should
be a star door saying 120. Go in, it takes your stars so you should have
one left. Than you will fight a Hammer Brother. Than if you beat him by
hitting him on the bombs like Bowser 15 times, than you should get
Luigi. In one of the stages is Wario.


FINDING LUIGI #6

Get 120 stars and get Yoshi, then go in the castle go up the stairs in
the middle and through the door but don't go any further. Turn around
and go down the stairs. Enter Cool, Cool Mountain, and go to the right
wall. If you hear Boo's voice, you did it right. Then enter Cool, Cool
Mountain and go down the chimney and beat the Fat Penguin. Then repeat
it again until you beat him 7 times in a row. Return the Baby Penguin to
its mom. Get the star. Run to the basement. Ignore the phony and look
for Luigi.


FINDING LUIGI #7

Beat Princess Daisys secret slide in under 20 seconds, not under 15,
that's impossible. Then go to the outside area where the entrance to Big
Boos Haunt is. Climb to the top of the silver star, and do a but slam on
it, Luigi will appear in the water, give you a short message and give
you a gift from the Mario staff of 100 lives (like Yoshi does, but 100
rather than 50), and he will ask you if you want to continue the game as
Luigi or Mario, and gives you the option to save. 


FINDING LUIGI #8

Get all 120 of the stars in the correct order as in the SM64 player's
guide. Go to Jolly Roger Bay go into the sunken ship, drain it and run
around each chests individually 64 times clockwise, then runaround each
chests individually 64 times counterclockwise, then butt-stomp the chest
that is closest to you and a hat with a L will pop out. Put it on and go
for the star with the eel. The star will be blue and hard to see so try
to grab the eel's tail. This will save the cap and you will be in the
front yard and talk with Luigi. 


FINDING LUIGI #9

Go in the Lava Land and go in the volcano. Now there are 2 ways to get
him. Dive into the Lava Fall at just the right angle, and you will fall
into a secret room with a painting of Luigi. Or go on one of the poles
and keep bouncing up the Lava Fall, you will see a ledge, if you go on
it and look around, Luigi will be there!


FINDING LUIGI #10

Go in the Rainbow World where you get the 8 red coins. Go in the cannon,
aim as far right if the screen as you can, and blast. Near the end of
your blast, you will go through a series of clouds, on the last cloud
you will see Luigi standing. He will be glad you found him and then you
will be Luigi in Bob-omb Battlefield.


FINDING LUIGI #11 (LONGEST!)

(NOTE: You have to do these steps with out saving!!) Plug your
controller into the 2nd Controller port. Before you turn on the N64,
hold the joystick up to where that will be the neutral position. Turn on
the N64 and go to file B.

Go to the castle door and go in. As soon as you enter the door, press L,
R, & Start simultaneously to set the neutral position back to normal. Go
to Bob-omb Battlefield & get the 1st, 3rd, & 7th stars. Then go to
Whomp's Fortress and get the 1st, 6th & 7th stars. Now go to Jolly Roger
Bay & get the 1st, 5th, & 7th stars. This will give you nine stars.

Go to Bowser in the Dark world now. Get the 8 red coins & get the star.
(Don't fight Bowser yet.) Now go to Cool Cool Mountain and get the 6th
star. Now go into the wing cap stage get all the 8 red coins. Don't jump
on the red switch!!!!!!! Now go back to Bowser in the Dark World. Get to
Bowser, but don't kill him yet. Let him keep spitting fire & keep
collecting the coins until you have 164 coins.

Now beat Bowser. Go to the basement & unlock the door. Walk to your left
to where you see the ramp with the blue glass covering it. Dive up the
ramp & then go through the door. Walk down to your right & then jump
into the pool of water. Swim forward until you get to the other side.
Jump onto one of the poles & do the butt slam. Then jump on the other
pole & do the butt slam to drain the water. Go out the metal door at the
bottom. Now go into the vanish cap stage. Go into the stage and work
your way to the blue switch. Once you have jumped on it, just jump off
the side to exit the stage.

Now go back to Jolly Roger Bay. Go to star 2 & goto the ship. You will
see the box with a poison symbol on it. Let the box go left 64 times &
go right 64 times. After it has gone back & fourth 64 times, butt slam
it. Instead of hurting you, the box will burst and a green hat will come
out of it. Pick it up and Mario will spin around and say "It's a Luigi
time!" You will be sent out of the stage.

Now you can go upstairs without beating Bowser in the Fire Sea. Go to
the hall of mirrors. When you walk in there, jump on top of the 1st pole
you come to. Do the butt slam on the pole 6 times. Then go to the pole
in front of the Goomba painting & jump onto it. Do the butt slam 4 times
on it. All of a sudden Luigi will appear in the mirror in front of the
Goomba painting. Punch him and he will come out. Now he will follow you
wherever you go & you can switch between who plays by pushing L. When
you find Luigi, he will give you a star, the 121st star.


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| 10) Credits & Info                                                   |
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Special thanks to...
   - Nintendo for making this game and being an overall kick ass company
   - GameFAQs for posting all my FAQs. This is my 2nd so far.
   - for the (fake) Luigi codes
   - Bears374 for his amazing contributions to the coins lists
   - Thomas Deihl for some contributions to the coin lists
   - Robert Johnson for some contributions to the coin lists
   - Boooris@aol.com for some contributions to the coin lists
   - Wyatt Smith for reminding me where i got the Luigi codes
   - Josh Gelman for correcting me on the real names of the enemies
   - Mike Middling for telling me about the "forever hatless" secret
   - Im Caudhry  for some corrections

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