Tricky Triangles!

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Mission
Tricky Triangles!
Rainbow Ride Star 5
Super Mario 64
Luigi jumping across the pyramid platforms in Rainbow Ride
Super Mario 64 DS
Location Rainbow Ride
Mission number 5
Game Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Mission progression
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Super Mario 64 missions

"Tricky Triangles!" is the fifth mission of Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS .

Layout[edit ]

Once the player reaches the four spinning platforms, the player needs to slide down the pole to the left. The player then has to use a seesaw to reach another platform, followed by using a swinging platform to cross the gap. The player then has to cross a series of Falling Blocks with a seesaw between them and jump across a gap while avoiding a flamethrower. Past the moving platform ahead is a gap with Falling Blocks across it, followed by a slight ramp and a few more Falling Blocks. After the player crosses these blocks, there is a large platform with a Purple Switch and pyramid platforms. Pressing the switch causes the pyramids to flip upside-down for a few seconds, allowing the player to use them as platforms. The player needs to quickly climb the platforms to reach the Power Star before the switch's timer runs out. If the player is still on a platform once the timer runs out, they fall off the pyramid and possibly slide off the course.

It is also possible to collect the Star without the pyramids by reaching the platform where the Star in the mission "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is, then falling off it in a precise matter.

In the DS version, if Luigi rides the magic carpet to the right of the spinning platforms, then rides the carpet to the left at the end of the previous carpet's path, and then lands on an L-shaped platform before another spinning platform, he can backward-somersault to the Star from there.

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese おおぞら アスレチック
Ōzora Asurechikku		 Heavenly Athletics [?]
Chinese 狡猾的三角
Jiǎohuá de Sānjiǎo		 Tricky Triangles [1]
French Vicieux triangles! Vicious Triangles! Super Mario 64 [?]
Triangles rusés Tricky Triangles Super Mario 64 DS [?]
German Überwinde die Macht der Dreiecke! Overcome the Power of the Triangles! Super Mario 64 [?]
Tückische Dreiecke Treacherous Triangles Super Mario 64 DS [?]
Italian Triangoli traditori! Traitorous triangles! Super Mario 64 DS [?]
Il segreto delle piramide[sic] The secret of the pyramid(s) [2]
Korean 하늘위장애물경기
Haneul wi Jangaemul Gyeonggi		 Athletics over the Sky [?]
Spanish El secreto de las pirámides The Secret of the Pyramids [?]

References[edit ]

Tricky Triangles! coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ From the score sheet Media:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png and the star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia , pag. 90
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS courses and missions
Bob-omb Battlefield Big Bob-omb on the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Sky a • 5 Silver Stars! b • Big Bob-omb's Revenge b • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
Whomp's Fortress 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 • Switch Star of the Fortress b
Jolly Roger Bay Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Switch Star of the Bay b • Through the Jet Stream
Cool, Cool Mountain Slip Slidin' Away • Li'l Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Mario's Super Wall Kick • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain b
Big Boo's Haunt 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 • Switch Star in the Basement b
Hazy Maze Cave 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 Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star b
Lethal Lava Land 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 • Flaming Silver Stars b
Shifting Sand Land In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall on the Four Pillars • Tox Box Switch Star b • Free Flying for 8 Red Coins • Pyramid Puzzle
Dire, Dire Docks Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • Koopa Surfin' Switch Star b • The Manta Ray's Reward • Inside the Cage
Snowman's Land Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze a • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture b • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins a • Snowman's Silver Star b • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House b
Wet-Dry World Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • 5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for the Red Coins • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars b
Tall, Tall Mountain Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from the Bridge • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom • 5 Secrets of the Mountain b
Tiny-Huge Island Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secrets a • Klepto the Condor b • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star on the Island b
Tick Tock Clock Roll into the Cage a • Luigi in the Cage b • The Pit and the Pendulums a • The Pendulum Switch Star b • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp • Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars b
Rainbow Ride 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 • Switch Star of the Manor b
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS