Tower of the Wing Cap
| Tower of the Wing Cap | |
|---|---|
 Super Mario 64  Super Mario 64 DS | |
| Area | Tower of the Wing Cap (N64) / ? Switch (DS) |
| How to unlock | 10Power Stars (14 in the DS remake) |
| Star | Super Mario 64: Super Mario 64 DS:  |
| Music track | Slider |
TheTower of the Wing Cap, called theWing Cap Course in the original message that appears upon the player entering and alternatively namedWing Cap Tower,[1] and simply labeled? Switch in the DS remake (although "Tower of the Wing Cap" was still in use byPrima Games),[2] is a castle tower in the sky that contains theWing Cap Switch, appearing inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. The entrance is located on the first floor of theMushroom Castle. Once the player has collected tenPower Stars (14 inSuper Mario 64 DS), sunlight shines down from the ceiling onto the rug in the center of the room. IfMario stands in the sunlight and looks up, he will be transported to thelevel. The cloud pattern on the ceiling can also be seen on the second floor in normal paintings that Mario cannot enter, and even later in the entrance holes ofRainbow Ride andWing Mario Over the Rainbow. Although the sunlight disappears once the red switch has been activated, Mario can still return to the level by standing in the same spot and looking up.
Layout[edit]
InSuper Mario 64, Mario immediately appears in flight asWing Mario. 47Yellow Coins are found in the air, including four rings of eight Yellow Coins with twoRed Coins in the middle of each ring. Upon landing on the tower, Mario is able to press the Wing Cap Switch, which in turn makes all thered blocks solid. A Power Star can also be found here after the player collects the eight Red Coins. This is the only location that Mario enters as Wing Mario; in other courses, he must collect aWing Cap from a red block and either launch from acannon ortriple-jump to take off.
InSuper Mario 64 DS, the red switch is changed from a! Switch to a? Switch, and its corresponding blocks are changed from! Blocks to? Blocks. In addition, only Mario is granted wings upon entering; if any characters other than Mario access the course, they will still flip as they normally do during a course intro but plummet into theabyss, which will promptly transport them back into the castle.
When Mario accesses the ? Switch course for the first time, it is mistakenly described as the "? Switches of Rainbow Tower" despite only one such switch existing in this version.
If the player falls below the stage, they will be returned to the castle lobby with no life lost.
Mission[edit]
There is only one Power Star to collect in this area, and its correspondingmission is "Flying for Coins."[3] Using the wings that he is granted upon entering the level, Mario mustfly around the area and collect the eight Red Coins floating in the air in the four compass directions. The Red Coins are found in pairs. Due to the fact that Mario slowly loses altitude while flying, he will have to reenter the level and try again if he drops below the point where the coins are. Additionally, each pair of coins going counterclockwise starting from the eastern side of the tower is lower than the last, meaning that it is most efficient to start with that pair while going in that direction. Once all the Red Coins are collected, the Power Star appears at theStar Marker on top of the tower.
References in other games[edit]
- Mario's Rainbow Castle fromMario Party also resembles the area. Mario's Wing Cap even appears on a tower on theboard.
- Noki Bay inSuper Mario Sunshine is accessed in a similar way: by standing on a similar pattern on the streets ofDelfino Plaza and staring at the real sun.
- The tower theSand Bird flies around inSuper Mario Sunshine vaguely resembles the Tower of the Wing Cap, due to a similar layout.
- InSuper Mario Odyssey, thePower Moon for the objective "Light from the Ceiling" obtained in theMushroom Kingdom is found exactly the same way that this level is accessed: by looking up in the middle of the foyer.
Gallery[edit]
The sunlight on the rug leading to the course
Mario looking upward towards the ceiling
Mario's cap gained wings at the start.
Wing Mario gets a Red Coin.
Wing Mario activates the Wing Cap Switch.
Mario obtains the level's Star.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | はねのスイッチのコース[4] Hane no Suitchi no Kōsu | Wing Switch Course | Super Mario 64, location |
| はばたけ！はねスイッチへ[4] Habatake! Hane Suitchi e | Flap! To the Wing Switch | Super Mario 64, level | |
| ハテナスイッチのレインボータワー[5] Hatena Suitchi no Reinbō Tawā | Rainbow Tower ? Switch | Super Mario 64 DS, location | |
| びっくり！ハテナスイッチ[6] Bikkuri! Hatena Suitchi | Surprise! ? Switch | Super Mario 64 DS, level | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 飞行帽之塔[7] Fēixíng Mào zhī Tǎ(Mandarin) Fēi'hàhng Móu jī Taap(Cantonese) | Tower of the Wing Cap | Super Mario 64 |
| 彩虹塔的？开关[8] Cǎihóng Tǎ de ? Kāiguān(Mandarin) Chói'hùhng Taap dīk ? Hōigwāan(Cantonese) | Rainbow Tower ? Switch | Super Mario 64 DS, location | |
| 令人惊奇的？开关[9] Lìngrén Jīngqí de ? Kāiguān(Mandarin) Lihngyàhn Gīngkèih Taap dīk ? Hōigwāan(Cantonese) | The Surprising ? Switch | Super Mario 64 DS, level | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 我要高飛[10] Wǒ Yào Gāofēi(Mandarin) Ngóh Yiu Gōufēi(Cantonese) | I Must Fly | |
| French | Interrupteur de la Tour Ailée[11] | Switch of the Winged Tower | Super Mario 64 |
| Interrupteur ?[12] | ? Switch | Super Mario 64 DS | |
| German | Roter Schalterpalast[13] | Red Switch Palace | Super Mario 64 |
| ?-Schalter[14] | ? Switch | Super Mario 64 DS | |
| Italian | La torre del Cappello alato[15] | The Winged Cap tower | Super Mario 64 |
| Torre Arcobaleno[16] | Rainbow Tower | Super Mario 64 DS | |
| L'Interruttore ?[17] | The ? Switch | ||
| Korean | 깜짝!?스위치[18] Kkamjjak! ?-Seuwichi | Surprise! ? Switch | |
| Spanish | Torre Arco Iris[19] | Rainbow Tower | location |
| El Interruptor ?[20] | The ? Switch | level |
References[edit]
- ^September 1997.Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #54. Page 63.
- ^Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010).Nintendo DS Pocket Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46760-7. Page 358.
- ^Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996).Super Mario 64 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 45.
- ^ab【N64】スーパーマリオ64【エンディングまで】
- ^【マリオ64DS】名作マリオ64のリメイク作「スーパーマリオ64DS」を初見プレイ #1
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Japanese version ofSuper Mario 64
- ^[#345-1] Super Mario 64 (iQue Player)
- ^lijack的遊戲直播--任天堂--DS--神遊馬力歐DS--02集
- ^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 the French localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the German localization ofSuper Mario 64
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the German localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 91.
- ^Scaviamo a fondo in Super Mario 64 DS (Parte 2)
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Italian localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Korean localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
- ^SUPER MARIO 64 DS [ESPAÑOL] 100% | 150 ESTRELLAS | PARTE 1
- ^From the pause menu of the level in the Spanish localization ofSuper Mario 64 DS
