The Princess's Secret Slide
| The Princess's Secret Slide | |
|---|---|
 Super Mario 64  Super Mario 64 DS | |
| How to unlock | 1 Power Star |
| Stars | Super Mario 64: Super Mario 64 DS: 
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| Music track | Slider |
The Princess's Secret Slide, referred to as Princess Toadstool's Secret Slide by a sign, is one of the secret levels in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is one of the three slides in the games. It is accessed from the stained glass window of Princess Peach on the right side of the Princess's room. The level is also used as one of the four courses in the VS mode.
This level and The Secret Aquarium are the only two hidden courses outside the Bowser courses to retain their original names in Super Mario 64 DS.
Layout[edit]
The location begins with a wide area with a Blue Coin Block to the right. A timer begins upon the player going on the slide, which first takes the player down a large tunnel, then slopes downward, followed by a large 270-degree bend, then a 1-UP Mushroom preceding several bends, and lastly another wide room. If the player falls off the slide, they return to the foyer of the Mushroom Castle with no life lost. The locations of the Power Stars in the VS mode course include one at the start, the second in the middle, and three in the last room.
Missions[edit]
First Star[edit]
The goal is to ride down to the final area and hit the yellow block to release the Power Star inside.
Second Star[1][edit]
If the player completes the slide in under 21 seconds, the Star spawns in front of the yellow block at the end.
Music[edit]
- Main article: Slider
 Stage theme - The Princess's Secret Slide | File info 0:30 |
The music that plays in the course is a variation of the "Main Theme," as well as "Cool, Cool Mountain," involving a Western style, with an instrumentation of a harmonica, a bass, drums, a banjo, and a whistle. This music can also be heard during the races with Koopa the Quick and in most other secret courses, in secret areas that involve a slide, and in other regular courses such as Tick Tock Clock and Rainbow Ride. This music has since been either arranged or reused in multiple future titles in the Super Mario franchise.
Gallery[edit]
The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64
The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64 DS
The starting area
The end area
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピーチのかくれスライダー[2] Pīchi no Kakure Suraidā |
"Peach's Hidden Slider";「スライダー」("slider") is wasei-eigo for "slide" | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 公主的秘密滑梯[3] Gōngzhǔ de Mìmì Huátī (Mandarin) Gūngjyú dīk Beimaht Waahttāi (Cantonese) |
The Princess's Secret Slide | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 隱藏的桃公主滑梯[4] Yǐncáng de Táo Gōngzhǔ Huátī (Mandarin) Yánchòhng dīk Tòuh Gūngjyú Waahttāi (Cantonese) |
Peach's Hidden Slide | |
| French | Glissade de la Princesse[5] | The Princess's Slide | |
| Glissade Secrète de la Princesse[6] | The Princess's Secret Slide | Super Mario 64 DS, VS mode | |
| German | Rutschbahn der Prinzessin[7] | The Princess's Slide | Super Mario 64 |
| Peachs Rutschbahn[8] | Peach's Slide | Super Mario 64 DS | |
| Italian | Lo Scivolo della Principessa[9] | The Princess's Slide | |
| Scivolo segreto della Principessa[10] | Princess's secret slide | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 숨바꼭질피치슬라이더[11] Sumbakkokjil Pichi Seullaideo |
Hide-and-Seek Peach Slider | |
| Spanish | El Tobogán de la Princesa[12] | The Princess's Slide |
Notes[edit]
- This level is the only hidden course with Blue Coins.
- Originally, this stage was going to house a yellow ! Switch item for boxed Koopa shells.[13]
- The Super Mario 64 DS version of this level is later referenced in WarioWare: Move It!, where a microgame has the player control Mario (and Luigi in two-player mode) to reach the goal.
References[edit]
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. Page 44.
- ^ 【N64】スーパーマリオ64【エンディングまで】
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in iQue's localization of Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in the French localization of Super Mario 64
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in VS mode in the French localization of Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ SUPER MARIO 64 # 03 ⭐ Kurs 3: Piratenbucht Panik!
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in the German localization of Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in the Italian localization of Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 91.
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in the Korean localization of Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ From the pause menu of the level in the Spanish localization of Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64). The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 31, 2020.
