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{{mission infobox
|title=Big Penguin Race
|image=[[File:Penguin race.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Penguin race.png|200px]]
|level=[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]
|location=[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]
|star=3
|number=3
|game=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|game=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|before=[[Li'l Penguin Lost|<<]]
|before=[[Li'l Penguin Lost|<<]]
|after=[[Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins|>>]]
|after=[[Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins|>>]]
}}
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'''Big Penguin Race''' is the third mission of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Its objective is to race the [[Big Penguin]] down the interior [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]].
'''Big Penguin Race''' is the third mission of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Its objective is to race the [[Big Penguin]] down the interior [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]], and in the [[Nintendo 64]] version, it can be attempted only after the [[Slip Slidin' Away (mission)|first mission]] is completed.


==Layout==
==Layout==
[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px|thumb|left|The racing penguin after becoming huge]]
[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px|thumb|left|The Big Penguin after becoming huge]]
Inside the cottage from the first mission, [[Slip Slidin' Away (mission)|Slip Slidin' Away]], is the Big Penguin. When approached, he claims to be the world-champion sledder and challenges the player to a race to the end of the slide. If the player accepts, he immediately turns around and starts to belly-slide down, starting the race. If the player takes any kind of shortcut, which includes both skipping part of the course by [[jump]]ing down and taking the hidden path inside the wall, the Big Penguin tells them that they cheated, disqualifying them from the race. In the DS version, if [[Luigi]] uses his [[Backward Somersault|backflip]], that will also be considered cheating. Once the player wins the race legitimately, the Big Penguin congratulates them for breaking his record and gives them a [[Power Star]] as a reward.
Inside the cottage from the first mission is the Big Penguin. When approached, he claims to be the world-champion sledder and challenges the player to a race to the end of the slide. If the player accepts, he immediately turns around and starts to belly-slide down, starting the race. If the player takes any kind of shortcut, which includes both skipping part of the course by [[jump]]ing down and taking the hidden path inside the wall, the Big Penguin tells them that they cheated, disqualifying them from the race. Once the player wins the race legitimately, the Big Penguin congratulates them for breaking his record and gives them a [[Power Star]] as a reward.
 
The game uses two methods to detect cheating. One of them is an invisible trigger placed inside the hidden path. This trigger remains active even after the race finishes, so if the player uses [[kick|Jump Kick]]s to ascend back up the slide and go through the hidden path, the Big Penguin accuses [[Mario]] of cheating. The other method is a timer that increments whenever Mario is airborne but resets when he lands. If Mario remains airborne for two seconds during the race, the game determines that the player must have skipped part of the slide and considers them to have cheated. This allows the player to perform a skip by sliding off to the right on the turn immediately before the hidden path; since it takes less than two seconds of airtime to perform this shortcut, the Big Penguin does not accuse Mario of cheating. This method remains active until the Big Penguin finishes the race, so if the player performs a [[Wall Jump|Wall Kick]] and [[Ground Pound|Pound the Ground]] attack past the finish line to extend Mario's airtime past two seconds before the Big Penguin finishes, he accuses Mario of cheating.<ref>UncommentatedPannen. (June 29, 2020). [https://youtu.be/thuY_6Zr8Qg?t=2925 Seeing the Unseen]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 19, 2023.</ref> In the DS version, if [[Luigi]] uses his [[Backward Somersault]], that is also considered cheating.


After the player collects all 120 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64'' or all 150 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', they can go back to the Big Penguin to find that he has become massive and more difficult to beat due to being "out of shape." There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise.
After the player collects all 120 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64'' or all 150 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', they can go back to the Big Penguin to find that he has become massive and more difficult to beat due to being "out of shape." There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise.
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|JapR=Pengin Chanpion Rēsu
|JapR=Pengin Chanpion Rēsu
|JapM=Penguin Champion Race
|JapM=Penguin Champion Race
|Fra=Course du pingouin (''SM64'')<br>Course du grand pingouin (''SM64 DS'')
|Fre=Course du pingouin (''SM64'')<br>Course du grand pingouin (''SM64 DS'')
|FraM=Penguin Race<br>Big Penguin Race
|FreM=Penguin Race<br>Big Penguin Race
|Ger=Besiege den schnellen Pinguin! (''SM64'')<br>Pinguinrennen (''SM64 DS'')
|Ger=Besiege den schnellen Pinguin! (''SM64'')<br>Pinguinrennen (''SM64 DS'')
|GerM=Defeat the Quick Penguin!<br />Penguin Race
|GerM=Defeat the Quick Penguin!<br>Penguin Race
|Kor=펭귄챔피언레이스
|Kor=펭귄챔피언레이스
|KorR=Pengwin Chaempieon Reiseu
|KorR=Penggwin Chaempieon Reiseu
|KorM=Penguin Champion Race
|KorM=Penguin Champion Race
|Ita=Sfida al Pinguino Gigante
|Ita=Sfida al pinguino gigante
|ItaM=Challenge the Giant Penguin
|ItaN=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|Ita2=Il più veloce dei ghiacci<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 88</ref>
|ItaM=Challenge the Big Penguin
|Ita2M=The fastest guy of the ice lands
|Spa=El más rápido del hielo
|Spa=El más rápido del hielo
|SpaM=The Fastest of the Ice
|SpaM=The Fastest of the Ice
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}}


==Trivia==
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=1}}
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=1}}
*The player can jump over the gap right before the hidden tunnel, and the Big Penguin will not consider that cheating.


{{SM64 Levels}}
==References==
[[Category:Super Mario 64 Missions]]
<references/>
 
{{SM64 missions}}
[[Category:Super Mario 64 missions]]
[[it:Sfida al pinguino gigante]]
[[it:Sfida al pinguino gigante]]

Revision as of 14:37, August 29, 2024

Mission
Big Penguin Race
Cool, Cool Mountain Star 2
Location Cool, Cool Mountain
Mission # 3
Game Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
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Big Penguin Race is the third mission of Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Its objective is to race the Big Penguin down the interior slide, and in the Nintendo 64 version, it can be attempted only after the first mission is completed.

Layout

Cool, Cool Mountain Star 3
The Big Penguin after becoming huge

Inside the cottage from the first mission is the Big Penguin. When approached, he claims to be the world-champion sledder and challenges the player to a race to the end of the slide. If the player accepts, he immediately turns around and starts to belly-slide down, starting the race. If the player takes any kind of shortcut, which includes both skipping part of the course by jumping down and taking the hidden path inside the wall, the Big Penguin tells them that they cheated, disqualifying them from the race. Once the player wins the race legitimately, the Big Penguin congratulates them for breaking his record and gives them a Power Star as a reward.

The game uses two methods to detect cheating. One of them is an invisible trigger placed inside the hidden path. This trigger remains active even after the race finishes, so if the player uses Jump Kicks to ascend back up the slide and go through the hidden path, the Big Penguin accuses Mario of cheating. The other method is a timer that increments whenever Mario is airborne but resets when he lands. If Mario remains airborne for two seconds during the race, the game determines that the player must have skipped part of the slide and considers them to have cheated. This allows the player to perform a skip by sliding off to the right on the turn immediately before the hidden path; since it takes less than two seconds of airtime to perform this shortcut, the Big Penguin does not accuse Mario of cheating. This method remains active until the Big Penguin finishes the race, so if the player performs a Wall Kick and Pound the Ground attack past the finish line to extend Mario's airtime past two seconds before the Big Penguin finishes, he accuses Mario of cheating.[1] In the DS version, if Luigi uses his Backward Somersault, that is also considered cheating.

After the player collects all 120 Power Stars in Super Mario 64 or all 150 Power Stars in Super Mario 64 DS, they can go back to the Big Penguin to find that he has become massive and more difficult to beat due to being "out of shape." There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペンギン チャンピオンレース[?]
Pengin Chanpion Rēsu
Penguin Champion Race
Chinese 大企鹅的滑雪比赛[?]
Dà Qǐ'é de Huáxuě Bǐsài
Big Penguin's Skiing Match
French Course du pingouin (SM64)
Course du grand pingouin (SM64 DS)
[?]
Penguin Race
Big Penguin Race
German Besiege den schnellen Pinguin! (SM64)
Pinguinrennen (SM64 DS)
[?]
Defeat the Quick Penguin!
Penguin Race
Italian Sfida al pinguino gigante[?] Challenge the Big Penguin Super Mario 64 DS
Il più veloce dei ghiacci[2] The fastest guy of the ice lands
Korean 펭귄챔피언레이스[?]
Penggwin Chaempieon Reiseu
Penguin Champion Race
Spanish El más rápido del hielo[?] The Fastest of the Ice

References

  1. ^ UncommentatedPannen. (June 29, 2020). Seeing the Unseen. YouTube. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 88