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{{quote|To open the [[Big Star Door|door]] that leads to the "endless" stairs, you need 70 [[Power Star|Stars]]. Bwa ha ha!|Bowser}} | {{quote|To open the [[Big Star Door|door]] that leads to the "endless" stairs, you need 70 [[Power Star|Stars]]. Bwa ha ha!|Bowser}} | ||
The ''' | The '''endless stairs''' (also stylized as the '''"endless" stairs''') is an obstacle within [[Princess Peach's Castle]] first appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and later reappearing in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is behind the final [[Big Star Door]], which leads to [[Bowser in the Sky]]. If the player has less than 70 [[Power Star]]s in ''Super Mario 64'' and 80 Power Stars or don't have [[Mario]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', they can still enter the Big Star Door, but they will endlessly climb this flight of stairs. If the player turns back after climbing the stairs for some time, it's like they never went anywhere. Once the player manages to collect 70 Power Stars (80 and Mario in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake), the endless stairs finally end, and [[Mario]] will be able to access [[Bowser in the Sky|the final level]] of the game when he reaches the top. | ||
The "endless" stairs illusion is created by warping Mario back once he reaches a certain point.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlB0hkVGHUo&t=7m33s</ref> This can be easily seen in the DS remake via the minimap, as well as the fact that the ceiling at the top of the stairs is actually slightly visible in this version. | The "endless" stairs illusion is created by warping Mario back once he reaches a certain point.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlB0hkVGHUo&t=7m33s</ref> This can be easily seen in the DS remake via the minimap, as well as the fact that the ceiling at the top of the stairs is actually slightly visible in this version. | ||
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*There is [[List of Super Mario 64 glitches#Backwards Long Jump|a glitch]] with which the player can bypass ever needing to collect at least 70 Power Stars, but only for the [[Nintendo 64]] version. | *There is [[List of Super Mario 64 glitches#Backwards Long Jump|a glitch]] with which the player can bypass ever needing to collect at least 70 Power Stars, but only for the [[Nintendo 64]] version. | ||
**However, [[List of Super Mario 64 DS glitches#Fall Through the Stairs|a different glitch]] can be used to access this in the DS remake. | **However, [[List of Super Mario 64 DS glitches#Fall Through the Stairs|a different glitch]] can be used to access this in the DS remake. | ||
*In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', the music that is heard when the characters climb the vines in [[Growing Up]] is a remix of the | *In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', the music that is heard when the characters climb the vines in [[Growing Up]] is a remix of the endless stairs theme from ''Super Mario 64''. | ||
*The | *The endless stairs are similar to the {{wp|Penrose stairs}}, which are also endless stairs, except the latter are formed in a loop to produce the endless illusion, while the former follow the more traditional fashion of stairs by going up. | ||
*In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', a remix of the endless stairs music can be heard when the player waits outside of a [[Mystery Box]] on the map screen. | *In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', a remix of the endless stairs music can be heard when the player waits outside of a [[Mystery Box]] on the map screen. | ||
Revision as of 08:36, April 26, 2019
The endless stairs (also stylized as the "endless" stairs) is an obstacle within Princess Peach's Castle first appearing in Super Mario 64, and later reappearing in Super Mario 64 DS. It is behind the final Big Star Door, which leads to Bowser in the Sky. If the player has less than 70 Power Stars in Super Mario 64 and 80 Power Stars or don't have Mario in Super Mario 64 DS, they can still enter the Big Star Door, but they will endlessly climb this flight of stairs. If the player turns back after climbing the stairs for some time, it's like they never went anywhere. Once the player manages to collect 70 Power Stars (80 and Mario in the Nintendo DS remake), the endless stairs finally end, and Mario will be able to access the final level of the game when he reaches the top.
The "endless" stairs illusion is created by warping Mario back once he reaches a certain point.[1] This can be easily seen in the DS remake via the minimap, as well as the fact that the ceiling at the top of the stairs is actually slightly visible in this version.
Media
The audio track that plays seems to be based off of the Shepard tone audio illusion.
Trivia
- There is a glitch with which the player can bypass ever needing to collect at least 70 Power Stars, but only for the Nintendo 64 version.
- However, a different glitch can be used to access this in the DS remake.
- In Mario Party 9, the music that is heard when the characters climb the vines in Growing Up is a remix of the endless stairs theme from Super Mario 64.
- The endless stairs are similar to the Penrose stairs, which are also endless stairs, except the latter are formed in a loop to produce the endless illusion, while the former follow the more traditional fashion of stairs by going up.
- In Super Mario 3D Land, a remix of the endless stairs music can be heard when the player waits outside of a Mystery Box on the map screen.
