The Princess's Secret Slide
| The Princess's Secret Slide | |
|---|---|
 Super Mario 64  Super Mario 64 DS | |
| How to unlock | 1Power Star |
| Stars | Super Mario 64: Super Mario 64 DS:  |
| Music track | Slider |
The Princess's Secret Slide, referred to asPrincess Toadstool's Secret Slide by asign, is one of the secretlevels inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. It is one of the threeslides in the games. It is accessed from the stained glass window ofPrincess Peach on the right side of thePrincess's room. The level is also used as one of the four courses in theVS mode.
This level andThe Secret Aquarium are the only two hidden courses outside theBowser courses to retain their original names inSuper Mario 64 DS.
Layout[edit]
The location begins with a wide area with aBlue 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 a1-UP Mushroom preceding several bends, and lastly another wide room. If the player falls off the slide, they return to the foyer of theMushroom Castle with no life lost. The locations of thePower 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 theyellow 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 withKoopa the Quick and in most other secret courses, in secret areas that involve a slide, and in other regular courses such asTick Tock Clock andRainbow Ride. This music has since been either arranged or reused in multiple future titles in theSuper Mario franchise.
Gallery[edit]
The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide inSuper Mario 64
The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide inSuper 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") iswasei-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 withBlue Coins.
- Originally, this stage was going to house a yellow! Switch item for boxedKoopa shells.[13]
- TheSuper Mario 64 DS version of this level is later referenced inWarioWare: Move It!, wherea 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 iniQue's localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the French localization ofSuper Mario 64
- ^From the pause menu of the level in VS mode in the French localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^SUPER MARIO 64 # 03 ⭐ Kurs 3: Piratenbucht Panik!
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the German localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Italian localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 91.
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Korean localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Spanish localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^TCRF.Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64).The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 31, 2020.
