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*This world was used in a [[List of references in advertisements#Got Milk?|Got Milk? commercial]] in the late 1990s. Mario, who is unable to jump onto a platform in the first area, breaks through the screen, and through a series of events, he winds up in a refrigerator, drinks some milk, becomes supersized, and starts walking on the top of the level. However, the level shown in the commercial differs from the one in-game in that the sky is bright blue instead of dark. | *This world was used in a [[List of references in advertisements#Got Milk?|Got Milk? commercial]] in the late 1990s. Mario, who is unable to jump onto a platform in the first area, breaks through the screen, and through a series of events, he winds up in a refrigerator, drinks some milk, becomes supersized, and starts walking on the top of the level. However, the level shown in the commercial differs from the one in-game in that the sky is bright blue instead of dark. | ||
*One type of texture from this area (used for the unopenable doors in downtown) was reused in ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. | *One type of texture from this area (used for the unopenable doors in downtown) was reused in ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. | ||
*The skybox for this course is composited from altered photographs of {{wp|Shibam Hadramawt|Shibam}}, which is a | *The skybox for this course is composited from altered photographs of {{wp|Shibam Hadramawt|Shibam}}, which is a city in {{wp|Yemen}}. The red building near the top is the [[Mosque of Mohammed Ali]] in {{wp|Cairo}}, {{wp|Egypt}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/CharlyCNintendo/status/1364370196916445190</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/CharlyCNintendo/status/1366317069017489408</ref> Before this discovery was made, it was believed to be the hillside town of {{wp|Casares, Málaga|Casares}}, {{wp|Spain}}, due to the similar building layout.<ref>DidYouKnowGaming? (August 30, 2020). [https://youtu.be/VEg-EUhT9eA?t=289 Super Mario 64 - Did You Know Gaming? Ft. Seth Everman]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref><ref>(July 23, 2016). [https://gamingreinvented.com/feature/mario-trivia-time-ten-obscure-mario-facts-never-knew/ Mario Trivia Time; Ten More Obscure Mario Facts You Never Knew]. ''Gaming Reinvented''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref> | ||
*The term "downtown" normally refers to the commercial center in a city, whereas "uptown" is where one would find residencies like houses and apartments. The "uptown" of Wet-Dry World appears to have much more commercial activity (especially construction), while the "downtown" area contains several homes and what appears to be a central park. | *The term "downtown" normally refers to the commercial center in a city, whereas "uptown" is where one would find residencies like houses and apartments. The "uptown" of Wet-Dry World appears to have much more commercial activity (especially construction), while the "downtown" area contains several homes and what appears to be a central park. | ||
*The name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Blue Coin Collecting'''.<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 127.</ref> | *The name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Blue Coin Collecting'''.<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 127.</ref> | ||