Walkthrough

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Welcome to IGN's Super Mario 64 Walkthrough. This page contains links to help you find every Power Star in every course for Super Mario 64. Click on any of the link's below to be taken to the full walkthrough describing the simplest way to get that Power Star.

How-to Guides

• Activating the RED !-Block and unlocking the Wing Cap
• Activating the GREEN !-Block and unlocking the Metal Cap
• Activating the BLUE !-Block and unlocking the Vanish Cap
• How to Find Yoshi

Power Star Walkthroughs

Bob-omb Battlefield Stars

• Big Bob-omb on the Summit
• Footrace with Koopa the Quick
• Shoot to the Island in the Sky
• Find the 8 Red Coins
• Mario Wings to the Sky
• Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
• Bob-omb Battlefield 100-Coin Star

Whomp's Fortress Stars

• Chip off Whomp's Block
• To the Top of the Fortress
• Shoot into the Wild Blue
• Red Coins on the Floating Isle
• Fall Onto the Caged Island
• Blast Away the Wall
• Whomp's Fortress 100-Coin Star

Jolly Roger Bay Stars

• Plunder in the Sunken Ship
• Can the Eel Come out and Play?
• Treasure of the Ocean Cave
• Red Coins on the Ship Afloat
• Blast to the Stone Pillar
• Through the Jet Stream (Jolly Roger Bay)
• Jolly Roger Bay 100 Coin Power Star

Cool, Cool Mountain Stars

• Slip Slidin' Away
• Li'l Penguin Lost
• Big Penguin Race
• Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins
• Snowman's Lost his Head
• Wall Kicks will Work
• Cool, Cool Mountain 100 Coin Power Star

Big Boo's Haunt Stars

• Go on a Ghost Hunt
• Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
• Secret of the Haunted Books
• Seek the 8 Red Coins
• Big Boo's Balcony
• Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
• Big Boo's Haunt 100 Coin Power Star

Hazy Maze Cave Stars

• Swimming Beast in the Cavern
• Elevate for 8 Red Coins
• Metal-Head Mario Can Move!
• Navigating the Toxic Maze
• A-Maze-ing Emergency Exit
• Watch for the Rolling Rocks
• Hazy Maze Cave 100 Coin Power Star

Lethal Lava Land Stars

• Boil the Big Bully
• Bully the Bullies
• 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
• Red-Hot Log Rolling
• Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
• Elevator Tour in the Volcano
• Lethal Lava Land 100 Coin Power Star

Shifting Sand Land Stars

• In the Talons of the Big Bird
• Shining Atop the Pyramid
• Inside the Ancient Pyramid
• Stand Tall on the Four Pillars
• Free Flying for 8 Red Coins
• Pyramid Puzzle
• Shifting Sand Land 100 Coin Power Star

Dire, Dire Docks Stars

• Board Bowser's Sub
• Chests in the Current
• Pole-Jumping for Red Coins
• Through the Jet Stream (Dire, Dire Docks)
• The Manta Ray's Reward
• Collect the Caps
• Dire, Dire Docks 100 Coin Power Star

Snowman's Land Stars

• Snowman's Big Head
• Chill with the Bully
• In the Deep Freeze
• Whirl from the Freezing Pond
• Shell Shreddin' for 8 Red Coins
• Into the Igloo
• Snowman's Land 100 Coin Power Star

Wet-Dry World Stars

• Shocking Arrow Lifts!
• Top O' The Town
• Secrets in the Shallows & Sky
• Express Elevators--Hurry Up!
• Go to Town for Red Coins
• Quick Race through Downtown
• Wet-Dry World 100 Coin Power Star

Tall, Tall Mountain Stars

• Scale the Mountain
• Mystery of the Monkey Cage
• Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins
• Mysterious Mountainside
• Breathtaking View from Bridge
• Blast to the Lonely Mushroom
• Tall, Tall Mountain 100 Coin Power Star

Tiny-Huge Island Stars

• Pluck the Piranha Flower
• The Tip Top of the Huge Island
• Rematch with Koopa the Quick
• Five Itty Bitty Secrets
• Wiggler's Red Coins
• Make Wiggler Squirm
• Tiny-Huge Island 100 Coin Power Star

Tick Tock Clock Stars

• Roll into the Cage
• The Pit and the Pendulums
• Get a Hand
• Stomp on the Thwomp
• Timed Jumps on Moving Bars
• Stop Time for Red Coins
• Tick Tock Clock 100 Coin Power Star

Rainbow Ride Stars

• Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow
• The Big House in the Sky
• Coins Amassed in a Maze
• Swingin' in the Breeze
• Tricky Triangles!
• Somewhere over the Rainbow
• Rainbow Ride 100 Coin Power Star

Castle Secret Stars

Our wiki also has a dedicated list which can help you keep track of your progress by allowing you to check off each Castle Secret Star you've already obtained. Click here to go to the Castle Secret Stars List page!

• The Princess's Secret Slide
• The Princess’s Secret Slide Revisited
• The Secret Aquarium
• Bowser in the Dark World 8 Red Coins
• Tower of the Wing Cap 8 Red Coins
• Cavern of the Metal Cap 8 Red Coins
• Vanish Cap Under the Moat 8 Red Coins
• Toad’s First Power Star
• Bowser in the Fire Sea 8 Red Coins
• Toad’s Second Power Star
• Mip’s First Power Star
• Toad’s Third Power Star
• Wing Mario Over the Rainbows
• Mip’s Second Power Star
• Bowser in the Sky 8 Red Coins

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