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The following is the story given on pages 4 and 5 of the ''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet. The colors given in the instruction booklet signify who is talking: {{color-link|Mario|red}}, {{color-link|Princess Peach|hotpink}}, {{color-link|Bowser|orange}}, and {{color-link|Toad|blue}}, with black being narration.

{{color|"Mario, please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly, Princess Toadstool."|hotpink}}

{{color|"Wow, an invitation from Peach! I'll head out right away. I hope she can wait for me!"|red}}<br>

{{color|"Hmmm, something's not quite right here... It's so quiet..."|red}}<br>

{{color|"No one's home! Now scram! Bwa, ha, ha."|orange}}<br>

{{color|"Who's there?! I've heard that voice somewhere before..."|red}}<br>

{{color|"I think I hear someone calling. What secrets does this painting hold?"|red}}<br>

{{color|"A plan this maniacal, this cunning...this must be the work of Bowser!"|red}}<br>

{{color|"Well, Bowser's not going to get away with it, not as long as I'm around!"|red}}<br>

{{color|"Mario! You are the only one we can count on."|blue}}

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|A photograph of a hokaniwa{{footnote|main|A}} (left) compared to a screenshot of Tiny-Huge Island (right). The design principals of the former are the cited influence behind the courses in the game.

''Super Mario 64'' takes place within the walls of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle ]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. It is the first ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' game to explicitly include the Mushroom Kingdom as a location since ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. The game's [[level]]s, called "courses," are not naturally occurring places but were created by [[Bowser]] using the [[Power Star]]s he stole from [[Princess Peach]]. Most of them are accessed through [[painting]]s that hang in the castle's walls, but some are more cryptically hidden or require the player to accomplish a task in the castle before becoming accessible. Some [[:File:SM64 globe artwork.png|paratextual material]] and [[Throwback Galaxy|subsequent titles]] present the courses introduced in this game as visitable places outside the paintings.

Generally, a course is a sprawling location with interactive environmental elements and several levels of elevation. Courses often have subareas and collectibles obscured in the landscape that passively encourage the player to rotate the camera and explore. Most courses feature prominent landmarks, such as the mountain on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] and the volcano in [[Lethal Lava Land]], that provide the player with a consistent point of reference that mitigates their chance of getting lost.<ref name=montreal>[[Yoshiaki Koizumi]]. "[https://youtu.be/A25Ab7RyUPs Super Mario Galaxy: The Journey from Garden to Galaxy]" (keynote address; archived). Montreal International Games Summit, Alliance numériQC, 27 Nov 2007, Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal. Recorded by Eric St-Cyr. Compiled by Hover. YouTube, youtube.com. Published 24 Sep 2016. Accessed 27 Feb 2021.</ref> Like its more immediate predecessors, courses are [[Level#List of level themes|themed]] after real-life {{wp|ecosystem}}s (i.e., deserts, mountains, seas) and more fantastical settings (i.e., haunted houses, clocktowers, rainbow roads in the sky). The theme informs the types of objects that can be interacted with in the level, the types of enemies that can be encountered, and the non-playable characters that can be spoken to. For example, [[Pokey|cactus enemies]], a [[Klepto|condor]], and [[quicksand]] are in the desert-themed [[Shifting Sand Land]]. [[Penguin]]s, slippery ice, and deep snow appear on [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and [[Snowman's Land]]. Most courses contain switches and strikable objects that modify elements of the course, such as the [[Crystal Tap]]s in [[Wet-Dry World]].

Unlike the levels of prior two-dimensional entries, the courses in this game are open-ended and largely do not funnel the player towards one goal. This was an intentional departure from the level design principals of prior games because the development team did not believe they could be replicated for a fun experience in a three-dimensional environment. Director and series creator [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] wanted ''Super Mario 64'' to be a game where players "create their own vision," a decision partially influenced by the technical difficulty of making a precise jump in a 3D environment.<ref name=taka>64編集部 (eds). ''スーパーマリオ64 マリオ・ザ・テクニック―完全攻略への最短ルート編'' (Japanese source). Tokyo: Takarajimasha, 1996. ISBN: 978-4-79-661121-3. Cited in-text as Takarajimasha (1996).</ref><ref name=shmup>shmuplations (translator). "[https://shmuplations.com/mario64/ Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews]" (English translations of Takarajimasha and Shogakukan, 1996). shmuplations.com. Published 2022. Accessed 22 Jun 2023.</ref><ref name=montreal/> This mindset manifested in levels where players were largely free to interact with the world in ways they wanted to, with larger platforms and sprawling spaces that encouraged exploration rather than carry out precise actions to reach a goal. The courses themselves were created using hakoniwa or "box garden" design principals.<ref name=shoga>Editing staff (eds). ''スーパーマリオ64 (ワンダーライフスペシャル―任天堂公式ガイドブック)'' (Japanese source). Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1996. ISBN: 978-4-09-102554-8. Cited in-text as Shogakukan (1996).</ref><ref name=shmup/>

{{footnote|main|B}}<ref name=montreal/><ref name=trinen>[[Bill Trinen]]. "[https://nintendotreehouse.tumblr.com/post/161799433482/whats-in-a-box What's in a Box?]". Nintendo Treehouse Log. Tumblr, tumblr.com. Published 14 Jun 2017. Accessed 30 Jan 2021.</ref> A hakoniwa is a intricately-arranged miniature garden within an enclosed space, with layers of depth and detail that become apparent to an onlooker when carefully examined.<ref>Andrew R. Dean. "[https://najga.org/handbook/courtyard-garden/ Chapter 8: The Courtyard Garden]". ''Handbook, Part 1: Design & Craft'' (digital). North American Japanese Garden Association, najga.org. Published 10 Dec 2010. Accessed 24 Jun 2023.</ref><ref>Nihon Gaiji Kyōkai (eds). ''Contemporary Japan: A Review of Far Eastern Affairs''. Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, (25): 246. Published 1957. Accessed 14 Aug 2023.</ref><ref name=trinen/> Applying these principals allowed the development team to create complex levels that surprise players, another important tenet during development.<ref name=taka/><ref name=shmup/><ref name=montreal/> In {{wp|Western world|the West}}, where creating miniature gardens is not as culturally prevalent, these types of levels are most often likened to {{wp|Sandbox game|sandboxes}}.<ref name=trinen/>

[[File:SM64 Screenshot Entering a Painting.gif|x170px|thumb||right|Mario [[jump]]ing into the painting for the Bob-omb Battlefield]]

Most of the courses are accessed through [[painting]]s inside the Mushroom Castle, the {{wp|Overworld|hub world}} of the game. The surface of a painting ripples like water when near, and [[Mario]] is brought to the course it represents by {{wp|Chronotope|physically jumping through it}}. Accessing levels in this manner is a departure from the overworld system in previous platform games (see [[Super Mario 64#Mushroom Castle|below]]). However, the castle is divided into several sections that are analogous to the [[world]] structure of proceeding games, where multiple levels are available to the player on a single section and the player must complete a [[List of bosses|boss]]-dedicated course in order to gain access to the next one. As Mario advances through the castle, he encounters some courses that are accessed through portals other than paintings, such as Shifting Sand Land, which is accessed through what looks like a brick wall at a dead end in the basement, and [[Tick Tock Clock]], which is entered through a clock face. The locations of courses on subsequent floors are generally more complex and are puzzles in themselves, such as the painting for [[Snowman's Land]] that is viewable only through a mirror.<ref name=HubDoc>Design Doc. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHguwARMcY8 What Makes a Great Hub World? - How Mario 64, Spyro, and Hades Made Theirs ~ Design Doc]". YouTube, youtube.com. Published 12 Oct 2020. Accessed 18 Aug 2023.</ref>

Rather than present a unilateral scenario that leads to a single spatially fixed [[goal]], most courses in the game host multiple objectives called "[[mission]]s" that each have a goal in a different location from each other. For most courses, entering a painting (or equivalency) brings the player to a [[:File:Bob-omb Battlefield mission select.png|mission-selection screen]], where selecting one sends Mario to the course within the confines of the mission's specific scenario and its unique goal. In nearly all courses, this goal is a Power Star, a collectible token resembling the [[Super Star]] of prior entries. Touching one completes the level and returns Mario to the castle. The number of Power Stars collected is tracked by the game and communicated to the player on the {{wp|user interface}} in the upper right corner of the screen. Accumulating Power Stars is how new courses become accessible to the player. On the first floor, some [[★ door]]s that seal away certain paintings open only after Mario has collected a specified number of Stars. Mario can access a new floor only after clearing the current one's Bowser course, itself becoming accessible only after a specified number of Power Stars has been obtained. However, there are 120 obtainable Power Stars in a game that requires only 70 to access the final level. The player has some discretion on how many or which ones are obtained to finish the game, as well as the order.

*'''Main courses'''<ref name=booklet>''Super Mario 64 Instruction Booklet''. Großostheim: [[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]], 1996. page 15.</ref> contain six dedicated missions and an unlisted 100-[[coin]] mission. Some of the dedicated missions build off each other environmentally or narratively. (This means the events that transpire in the completion of one mission are reflected in the events of the subsequent mission.) However, some Power Stars can be encountered before the mission-dedicated one and can be collected, resulting in some instances where the Stars are obtained out of the intended "order." These courses are the most intricate levels in the game. Most include objects that can enable quick traversal between areas, such as cannons and [[Warp|Warp Points]]. Some courses include accessible subareas, such as the volcano in Lethal Lava Land and the pyramid in Shifting Sand Land. There are 15 main courses in the game, and they are the only levels explicitly numbered and listed on the pause menu.

*'''Mini courses'''<ref name=booklet/><ref name=upchurch>David Upchurch (ed). "Super Mario 64 The Essential Player's Guide". ''Official UK Nintendo Magazine''. London: East Midland Allied Press, (54): 31. Published Mar 1997.</ref> are smaller and structured more like traditional obstacle courses that emphasize precise platforming. They lack dedicated missions to select, and most contain only one Power Star. Power Stars obtained in mini courses are counted together as "Secret Stars" on the pause menu. Mini courses can further be classified into three subtypes, as detailed below.

**'''Bowser courses'''<ref>Upchurch, p. 30</ref> lead to an arena where Mario must defeat [[Bowser]]. Each Bowser course features a Power Star obtained by collecting eight [[Red Coin]]s, but this does not complete the level. In the first two courses, defeating Bowser awards Mario a [[Key#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Big Key]], a different kind of token that completes the level when touched. The Big Key is used to permanently unlock the [[Key Door]] to another floor in the castle. In [[Bowser in the Sky]], the final course, defeating Bowser releases the [[Jumbo Star]]. Collecting it does not contribute to the player's Power Star total, instead freeing Princess Peach. There are three Bowser courses in the whole game, one for each floor.

**'''Secret courses'''<ref>Upchurch, p. 32</ref> are cryptically hidden in the castle. All secret courses have at least one Power Star to collect, with the sole exception being [[The Princess's Secret Slide]], which has two. None of these courses are accessed through paintings, and they often require the player to investigate a space within the castle to find.<ref name=HubDoc/> There are three in the game.

**"'''Switch courses'''" are where Mario is under the effect of a power-up immediately upon entering a course and is needed to reach a Cap Switch. When one is [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ed, it causes the power-up to permanently become accessible within the main courses. They are analogous to the [[Switch Palace]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', though unlike in them, striking the switch does not make Mario exit the course. These are the only courses in the game where Mario can fall down a [[pit]] without losing a life; he is instead brought back to the castle.

There are a number of courses on each floor. At least four of them are main courses, and at least two are mini courses. One of the mini courses is always a Bowser course. Including the Mushroom Castle, there are 25 courses in the game. The chart below lists all of them. Each one is provided with a screenshot, a brief description, and a list of its missions. The order that the courses and missions are listed follows their organization in the ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide.<ref>Scott Pelland and Dan Owsen. ''The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''. Redmond: [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], 1996.</ref> Only the names of the missions in main courses are provided in-game. When available, the missions that lack in-game names, such as the 100-coin missions, are also derived from the ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Where no such name exists, the mission assumes the name of its course.

|colspan="3"style="background:#58BC58;"|[[File:SM64 Asset Texture Castle Wall (Main Hall).png|25px]] '''{{color-link|Peach's Castle#First floor|white|First Floor and Mezzanine}}'''

|colspan="3"align=center|Towers in a sea of clouds. The turret in the middle holds the [[Cap Switch|Wing Cap Switch]] that makes the [[Wing Cap]] permanently available in main courses once struck. Red Coins appear around the towers and can be collected by Mario only in his [[Wing Mario|Wing form]].<br>'''Unlock criterion:''' Collect 10 Power Stars.

|colspan="3"style="background:#B49936;color:white;"|[[File:SM64 Asset Texture Castle Wall (Basement).png|25px]] '''{{color-link|Peach's Castle#Basement|white|The Castle Basement}} and {{color-link|Courtyard (Peach's Castle)|white|Courtyard}}'''

|colspan="3"align=center|The [[Ghost House|haunted house]] hidden in Princess Peach's courtyard. The rooms of the house contain [[Boo]]s and animated furniture that try to strike Mario. Navigation requires solving puzzles and memorizing patterns in the halls. Failing to do so often brings Mario to the house's flooded basement, where a spinning carousel filled with Boos can be found.<br>'''Unlock criteria:''' Collect 12 Power Stars, and defeat the [[Big Boo]] that holds the miniature carousel in the courtyard.

|colspan="3"style="background:#0083CC;"|[[File:SM64 Asset Texture Castle Wall (Third Floor).png|25px]] '''{{color-link|Peach's Castle#Second floor|white|Upper Floors and Tower}}'''

|{{chart icon|SM64-Star}} [[Toad (species)#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|A Gift from Toad]]<ref name=secret2/> <small>(basement)</small>

|{{chart icon|SM64-Star}} A Gift from Toad <small>(second floor)</small>

|{{chart icon|SM64-Star}} A Gift from Toad <small>(third floor)</small>

|{{chart icon|SM64-Star}} [[MIPS|That Wascally Wabbit!]]<ref>Pelland and Owsen, p. 83</ref> <small>(after collecting 15 Power Stars)</small>

|colspan="2"|{{chart icon|SM64-Star}} That Wascally Wabbit! <small>(after collecting 50 Power Stars)</small>

|colspan="3"style="background:#E4E4E4;color:black;"|'''Level chart information and legend:''' The main courses are designated with the unique number they are given in-game. Bowser, secret, and switch courses lack numerical designation and are listed as they appear in the ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Three symbols convey attributes about each course: {{chart icon|SM64-totalS}} denotes the total number of obtainable [[Power Star]]s, {{chart icon|SM64-totalC}} denotes the total number of accessible [[cannon]]s, and {{chart icon|SM64-totalB}} denotes the number of boss battles. The name of each mission is accompanied by a symbol that indicates what type of mission it is. {{chart icon|SM64-Star}} denotes a mission where the reward is a Power Star, {{chart icon|SM64-StarJ}} denotes a mission where the reward is the [[Jumbo Star]], and {{chart icon|SM64-Key}} denotes a mission where the reward is a [[Key]].

The [[Castle Grounds]] are the first area in the game where the player takes control of Mario, and it is a risk-free environment for the player to familiarize themselves with his controls.<ref name=HubDoc/><ref name=Stanton>Rich Stanton. ''A Brief History Of Video Games: From Atari to Virtual Reality'' (digital). London: Little, Brown Book Group, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-47-211881-3.</ref><ref name=TottenH>Christopher W. Totten. "Hub Spaces". ''An Architectural Approach to Level Design''. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2018. pages 133-135. ISBN: 978-1-35-198292-4.</ref><ref name=shoga/><ref name=shmup/> There are no [[List of enemies|enemies]] here, nor concrete objectives. While the player is directed to the castle in Peach's [[letter]] to Mario, nothing forces them to enter it, implicitly encouraging them to explore. The Castle Grounds are a grassy area with gently sloping hills, [[tree]]s, picket fences, and a small lake that feeds into the castle's moat. Several readable signs that detail Mario's available actions are near his starting position, but they are not forced upon the player.

|align=center| [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Whomp's Fortress]]; [[Jolly Roger Bay]]; [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[Snowman's Land]]; [[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]

===New enemies===

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!width=6%|Spoils

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:AmpSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Amp]]'''

|A small floating invincible metal ball that spins around a fixed point while emitting electricity.

|align=center|[[Bowser in the Dark World]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]; [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]; [[Snowman's Land]]; [[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BookendSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bookend]]'''

|A haunted book that either emerges from its bookcase to bite Mario or shoots straight out at him with other books en masse.

|align=center|[[Big Boo's Haunt]]

|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM64-CoinB}}×1|biting type}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Bubba.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]]'''

|An enormous quick fish that tries to swallow Mario whole.

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Bully.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bully]]'''

|A horned creature that attacks Mario by pushing and can be beaten only by pushing it into lava.

|align=center|[[Lethal Lava Land]]; [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Chair.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Chair]]'''

|A haunted piece of furniture that flings itself at Mario.

|align=center|[[Big Boo's Haunt]]

|align=center|None

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Chuckya SM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Chuckya]]'''

|A huge purple Bob-omb that picks up and throws Mario and can be defeated only by doing the same to it.

|align=center|[[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×5

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:ClamSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Clam|Clam shell]]'''

|A giant shellfish that opens and closes its valves, sometimes containing an item.

|align=center|[[Jolly Roger Bay]]; [[Dire, Dire Docks]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BigSteelieSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|Flame thrower]]'''

|A tiny [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]-like sphere that floats in place, shooting a homing flame at Mario when approached.

|align=center|[[Hazy Maze Cave]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]; [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]; [[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#EDEDED"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Fwoosh.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Fwoosh]]'''

|A cloud that blows gusts of wind to knock Mario off the ledge.

|align=center|[[Tall, Tall Mountain]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Grindel.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Grindel]]'''

|A mummified [[Thwomp]] that attempts to squish Mario by either slamming down or leaping forward.

|align=center|[[Shifting Sand Land]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Heave-Ho.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Heave-Ho]]'''

|A windup machine that powerfully tosses Mario over its back.

|align=center|[[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Klepto.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Klepto]]'''

|A condor that tries to steal Mario's cap.

|align=center|[[Shifting Sand Land]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Star}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM64-Cap}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:MadPianoSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Mad Piano]]'''

|align=center|[[Big Boo's Haunt]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Manta.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Manta|Manta Ray]]'''

|An enormous passive ray that damages Mario on contact and leaves behind a trail of [[bubble ring|ring]]s.

|align=center|[[Dire, Dire Docks]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|cross}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Sm64moneybags.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Moneybags|Money Bags]]'''

|A hopping purse that disguises as a [[coin]].

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×5

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BompSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bomp|Moving Bar]]'''

|A varyingly designed wall protrusion that tries to push Mario but can also be used as a platform.

|align=center|[[Whomp's Fortress]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Mr. Blizzard.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Mr. Blizzard]]'''

|A snowman that either throws snowballs at Mario or hops back and forth oblivious to him, with the former type being beatable by running around it enough.

|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×3|throwing-type only}}<br>{{chart icon|SM64-Cap}}×1<br>{{chart icon|cross}}<small>{{hover|(note)|hopping-type only}}</small>

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Mr I.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Mr. I|Mr. I.]]'''

|A giant floating eyeball that shoots bubbles at Mario but can be defeated by running around it enough.

|align=center|[[Big Boo's Haunt]]; [[Hazy Maze Cave]]; [[Lethal Lava Land]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-CoinB}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PiranhaPlantSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Big Fire Piranha|Piranha Flower]]'''

|A large [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]] that sprouts suddenly, shoots a homing fireball, and then retracts.

|align=center|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×2

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Scuttlebug.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Scuttlebug|Scuttle Bug]]'''

|A giant spider that pursues Mario and sometimes leaps from a pit.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Skeeter.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Skeeter]]'''

|A giant water strider that skims across the water passively, pursuing Mario while on land.

|align=center|[[Wet-Dry World]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×3

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Koopa Troopa.png|80x80px]]<br>'''[[Small Koopa Troopa]]'''

|A tiny [[Koopa Troopa]] that is defeated immediately upon contact.

|align=center|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Piranha Plant.png|80x80px]]<br>'''[[Small Piranha]]'''

|A miniature [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]] that sprouts suddenly, shoots a homing fireball, and then retracts.

|align=center|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SnufitSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Snifit (Super Mario 64)|Snufit]]'''

|A small ghostly [[Snifit]] that shoots small bullets at Mario.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SpindelSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Spindel]]'''

|A cylindrical Grindel that rolls back and forth.

|align=center|[[Shifting Sand Land]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SpindriftSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Spindrift]]'''

|A slow flying floral creature that likes cold environments and makes Mario spin if he jumps on it.

|align=center|[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]; [[Snowman's Land]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×3

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Sushi.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Sushi]]'''

|A large but passive shark that swims in wide circles.

|align=center|[[Dire, Dire Docks]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Tox Box.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Tox Box]]'''

|A huge moving metal cube with one hollow side.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Unagi SM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Maw-Ray|Unagi]]'''

|A huge moray eel that likes to stay in tight places.

|align=center|[[Jolly Roger Bay]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:WhompSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Whomp]]'''

|A stone slab with a face and weak back that attacks Mario by slamming forward.

|align=center|[[Whomp's Fortress]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×5

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===Returning enemies===

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|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BeachKoopaSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Beach Koopa]]'''

|A Koopa Troopa after being evicted from its shell, to which it frantically tries to return.

|align=center|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-CoinB}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Bomb-omb SM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bob-omb]]'''

|A walking, respawning bomb that pursues Mario after lighting itself but can be picked up and thrown.

|align=center|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Boo.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Boo]]'''

|A ghost that turns transparent and invulnerable when looked at.

|align=center|[[Courtyard (Peach's Castle)|Courtyard]]; [[Big Boo's Haunt]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM64-CoinB}}×1<br>{{chart icon|SM64-birdcage}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Bub.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Cheep Cheep|Bub]]'''

|A fish that swims slowly after Mario.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Bullet Bill.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bullet Bill]]'''

|A giant bullet that swerves to hit Mario.

|align=center|[[Whomp's Fortress]]

|align=center|None

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Chainchompsm64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Chain Chomp]]'''

|align=center|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:FlyGuySM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Fly Guy]]'''

|A [[Shy Guy]] that spits fireballs and flies with propellers that makes Mario spin when jumped on.

|align=center|[[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[Snowman's Land]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×2

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 - Goomba Model.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Goomba]]'''

|A small enemy that pursues Mario and often comes in groups of three but can be beaten with any attack.

|align=center|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Whomp's Fortress]]; [[Jolly Roger Bay]]; [[Bowser in the Dark World]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]; [[Snowman's Land]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Micro-GoombaSM64.png|80x80px]]<br>'''[[Mini Goomba|Goombette]]'''

|A tiny Goomba that is instantly defeated when it touches Mario but also pushes him back unless he attacks it.

|align=center|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]

|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×1|punched or kicked}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:GrandGoombaSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]'''

|A huge strong Goomba immune to punches and kicks that also sometimes fails to notice Mario.

|align=center|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]

|align=center|{{hover|{{chart icon|SM64-Coin}}×1|jumped on}}<br>{{hover|{{chart icon|SM64-CoinB}}×1|ground-pounded}}

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:KoopaTroopaSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Koopa Troopa]]'''

|A timid turtle that runs away from Mario and gets knocked from its shell upon being attacked.

|align=center|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-Shell}}×1

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:LakitusSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Lakitu]]'''

|A cloud-riding turtle that throws an endless supply of [[Spiny Egg|Spiny bomb]]s at Mario.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Monty Mole 1.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Monty Mole]]'''

|align=center|{{chart icon|SM64-CoinB}}×1

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|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Old Pokey 64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Pokey]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Lava Bubble.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Lava Bubble|Sparky]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Spiny.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Spiny]]'''

|A spiked turtle that walks around slowly and can be destroyed only by going underwater.

|align=center|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64-SpinyEgg.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Spiny Egg|Spiny bomb]]'''

|A spiked egg thrown by a Lakitu that hatches into a Spiny and is vulnerable to explosions.

|align=center|[[Hazy Maze Cave]]

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!width=19%|Locations

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Bill Blaster.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bill Blaster|Blaster]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Floating Mine.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Mine|Bomb]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Casket.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Casket]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Screenshot Freezing Water.jpg|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Freezing water|Cold water]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Cavern of the Metal Cap.png|100x100px]]<br>[[File:Jet Stream.png|x70px]]<br>'''[[Current]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Endless Stairs.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Endless stairs]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Triangular Column.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Falling Pillar|Falling pillar]]'''<ref>Pelland and Owsen, p. 33</ref>

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Fireball.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]]'''

|align=center|[[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]; [[Bowser in the Dark World]]; [[Hazy Maze Cave]]; [[Lethal Lava Land]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]; [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]; [[Snowman's Land]]; [[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Fire Bar.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Fire Bar|Fire bar]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Flamethrower.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Flamethrower]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Hidden Smasher.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Hidden smasher]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Ice Block.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Ice Block|Ice block]]'''

|A sliding triangular ice chunk that comes in two sizes and pushes Mario into the cold water.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Texture Ice Block Shooter.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Ice Block#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Ice block shooter]]'''

|A giant hole with Shy Guy masks that shoots triangular ice chunks.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:BigSteelieSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[metal ball|Iron ball]]'''

|A variably sized large black sphere that rolls down slopes.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Texture Ivy.png|100x100px]]<br>'''{{Conjectural|Ivy}}'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 LLL Entrance.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Lava]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:PyramidSecret.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Moving sand]]'''

|Rapidly flowing sand. Mario can stand on it, but it pushes him in the direction of its trajectory.

|align=center|[[Shifting Sand Land]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Pendulum.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Pendulum]]'''

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 HMC Flamethrower.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Pit]]'''

|A bottomless abyss that removes Mario from a course.

|align=center|[[Whomp's Fortress]]; [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]; [[The Princess's Secret Slide]]; [[Tower of the Wing Cap]]; [[Bowser in the Dark World]]; [[Hazy Maze Cave]]; [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Over the Rainbows|Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:ShiftingSandLand2.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Quicksand]]'''

|Sand that pulls Mario under at varying speeds.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Water Bomb.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Water bomb (object)|Water bomb]]'''

|A bouncing balloon that pursues Mario after being shot from a cannon.

|align=center|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]

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|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Wet-Dry World Downtown.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Water tide]]'''

|Water that rises up or down.

|align=center|[[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]; [[Wet-Dry World]]

|-

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Whirlpool.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Whirlpool]]'''

|A vortex that can suck Mario inside.

|align=center|[[Dire, Dire Docks]]

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|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM64 Screenshot Wind.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Wind]]'''

|A gust that can either help or hinder Mario.

|align=center|[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]; [[Snowman's Land]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; [[Rainbow Ride]]; [[Bowser in the Sky]]

|-

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Quick Race Through Downtown!.png|x70px]]<br>[[File:SM64 Vanish Metal Mario.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Chain-Link|Wire net]]''' (vertical)

|A wall made of iron bars or wire nets. [[Vanish Mario]] is required to pass through these walls.

|align=center|[[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]]; [[Big Boo's Haunt]]; [[Hazy Maze Cave]]; [[Lethal Lava Land]]; [[Shifting Sand Land]]; [[Dire, Dire Docks]]; [[Wet-Dry World]]; [[Tick Tock Clock]]

|}

 

===Bosses===

Bosses are listed in the order that they are first encountered.

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!width=19%|Missions

|align=center|[[File:SM64 Asset Model King Bob-omb.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]]'''

|align=center|[[File:WhompKingSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Whomp King]]'''

|align=center|[[File:BowserSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Bowser]]'''

|align=center|[[File:Boo 64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Big Boo]]'''

|align=center|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Mr. I.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Big Mr. I.]]'''

|align=center|[[File:BigBullySM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Big Bully]]'''

|align=center|[[File:EyerokSM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Eyerok]]'''

|align=center|[[File:ChillBullySM64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Chill Bully]]'''

|align=center|[[File:Venustrapsm64.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Big Fire Piranha Plant|Piranha Flowers]]'''

|align=center|[[File:SM64 Asset Model Wiggler.png|100x100px]]<br>'''[[Wiggler]]'''

|Mario can lose his cap: It can be stolen by [[Klepto]] or an [[Ukiki|Ukkiki]] or blown away by [[wind]]. He takes more damage without it. Mario can complete a mission or exit a course without his cap, but it is still missing when he returns to the Mushroom Castle. He has to return to the specific course where he lost his cap to retrieve it.

|align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:Sign Model SM64.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Travel Tip|Sign]]<ref>Nintendo of America, p. 8</ref>

|width=64

|caption2=America

*The entrance to [[Jolly Roger Bay]] is changed. In the original release, it is a painting of bubbles in a blue frame. In {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases, it is a painting of a sunken ship in a gold frame.

*Text that mentioned pressing {{button|n64|B}} to read signs in both the original Japanese and localized scripts now additionally mentions {{button|n64|A}} can be pressed as an alternative.

*On the floating island of the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], one of the signs says, "Pull back '''to to''' fly up." This was fixed in ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''.

One unused asset is the [[Blargg]], which is still in the game's data, and would have appeared in Lethal Lava Land, Bowser in the Fire Sea, and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow. Also, the [[Big Boo]] held a key instead of a Star inside him. The purpose of the keys was to unlock many of the doors in Big Boo's Haunt—there was even a "key counter." 32 levels were planned for the game, but only fifteen of them made it into the final product.

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