Super Mario 64
To deform Mario's face at the Title Screen, hold A and move the Analog Stick around.
FIND YOSHI:
Collect all 120 Stars and proceed to the Castle Gardens. The grid near the Fish Pond will open, revealing a cannon. Shoot yourself onto the roof of the castle and Yoshi will be there. Yoshi will give you 100 lives and then leave.
SLIDING SHORTCUT:
Enter the Red Sliding level and jump to the left as soon as you exit the tunnel. With a little practice you can land on the later part of the course saving you valuable time.
When you are in the snow level racing the Pinguien, about 1/4 of the way down there will be a line of coins going tawards a curved wall. Go into the wall were the coins are pointing and you will be in a tunnel with a lot of extra lives and coins. Then proceed down in the tunnle to get to the end as fast as you can. You beat the penguin but he then says you are nice but that you were cheating. The game will then let you leave the house and will give you a star. To get another star, Go into the snow level again and race the pinguien. Right after the first curve jump off of the path. You should land right at the end of the race therfore beating the pinguien.
When you get 7 stars, go into the door with a star on it. When you go in, you will see a picture of Princess ToadStool/Bowser. Run to it and you will fall down a trap door. Beat that level going slow. When you beat it you will have to fight bowser, Follow directions stated in game. When you beat him he will give you a key. go down into the basement and open the locked door down there. When you see the picture of fire go to your left down a short passageway. When you get to the end goto your left again and you will see a wall. Jump into the wall and get to a secret level. Also in the bastment when you see two pillars sticking kinda out of the water do a butt-buster on both of them. The water in the moat surronding the castle will be drained. Go into the hole in the ground and you can beat the blue invisable swich boxes.
When you are in the back courtyard and there are ghosts there, wait until they turn and look like coins and look at each one of them. When you see one that looks like a carasoll, hit him from behind and you will be in the secret ghost level.
In every course , if you get 100 yellow stars , you get a star.
When you beat Koupa and go down to the basement, go by the fire level entrance and you might see a gold rabbit, chase him and he will stop at a wall, jump into the wall and discover a secret level.
To get the wing cap you have to have 10 stars, then look up into the origin of the sun coming down into the main lobby of the castle.
To find the red switch and get a star go into the main room of the castle. After you have one star go to the symbol in the middle of the floor stand and in the middle of the stand look up.
If you go to the third tree on the left of the castle there is an extra life. After you get it then enter the castle. Then exit the castle and the extra life will return!
If you beat Bowser the 2nd, go to the 1st floor. Next, go through the door that needs the 2nd key from Bowser the 2nd. Go up the stairs. Once you reach the top, run around. Soon, you will see a door with a picture of a star on it. Go through the door and go left. Go through the wall on the left and you will find yourself in stage 15 Snowman's Land.
When you find the pipe leading to the final Bowser, there is an extra life behind the left pillar closest to the pipe. So if you die you can keep getting it as many times as you like!
Secret Areas:
The Princess's Secret Slide
Requires at least 1 Star to enter. From the entrance of the Castle, climb up the stairs in the center of the room, then go to the right and enter the door that has picture of a star with the number one on it. You'll appear in a small room with stained-glass windows that have pictures of the Princess on them. Jump into the far right window to enter the course.
You can earn two Stars in this course. If you make it to the bottom of the slide, you will automatically earn one Star. If you make it to the bottom of the slide in 20.9 seconds or less, you'll receive a second Star. In order to achieve a faster time, you will need to jump head first onto the slide, then hold forward on the Control Stick the whole way down. Also, try not to bump into any of the walls, because they can slow you down.
The Secret Aquarium- Requires at least 3 Stars to locate.
Jump into the black opening that is to the right of the Course 3 entrance (the picture of the sunken ship). Swim around the room and collect all eight Red Coins. There are four Red Coins on the floor of the aquarium and four Red Coins floating near the top of the aquarium. After you collect all eight Red Coins, the Star will appear at the bottom center of the room.
Wing Mario over the Rainbow-
Requires at least 50 Stars to locate.
On the far-left side of the Castle's third floor. Go to the left of the giant clock and enter the large square opening in the wall, then drop down into the hole. There are eight Red Coins scattered throughout the course. Seven of the Red Coins can be obtained by flying from cloud to cloud. One Red Coin can be obtained by shooting yourself out of a Cannon, then dropping down onto it. After obtaining all eight Red Coins, the Star will appear on the cloud where you began the course. Because it's nearly impossible to give directions through this course, you'll have to explore on your own. The key to success is skilled flying techniques and a lot of practice. If you fall out of this course, you will not lose a life, but you will end up outside in front of the Castle.
Secret Room-
After attaining all 120 stars, here's a cool glitchy thing to do just for kicks. Drop into the cannon and blast onto the roof where Yoshi is. Grab the winged hat (from the red switch box) and rush back into the cannon on the ground. Aim toward the middle tower and then aim the cannon really high at the top of the cloud above it, and blast toward it. Land on it and walk around to the left side, and Mario should fall through the wall behind the front door. Except for one thing, it's black and weird, and it seems he can't get out. Go through the door first. He will then appear as if he's in the front lobby. Now, if Mario is facing the door, scoot him over to his right, and he should be able to walk right through the wall beside the door.
To get ulimited lives in Mario, go to the first Bowser. Don't pick him up but wait till he blows out fire. After the fire has gone collect the coins.If you collect a 100 coins a "M" will appear next to you lives. You will now have unlimited lives.
To stop the time in Tick Tock Clock, you must get in front of the clock. Wait until the big hand is on or very close to the twelve. Then, jump in. If you did it right, everything will stop. Then the stars will be easier to get except Jumping On The Big Whomp.
To get an easy two stars catch the rabbit in the basement two times.
In Bob-omb land in the turtle race,go to the hay on the 1ST bridge, you'll teleport near the mountain. Go inside the 1ST hole and you'll teleport to the top of the mountain.
Wanna See Yoshi WITHOUT 120 stars? You won't be UP CLOSE to him, but you can take a little peek at him! Go out by the grated Cannon, and look up. It takes a while to get the perfect angle, but Yoshi's there, hopping.
Go into the second snow level and go up to where the giant snowman is. Let him blow you off of the bridge and let your hat blow off as well. DON'T GET YOUR HAT! Find the tree that will warp you to another part of the level if you walk slowly by it (it's in one of the far corners of the level). Warp with this tree 9 times. After you've warped 9 times, go and pick up your hat and watch what happens!
To let the water out of the moat and find the green switch enter the basement and find a water section with two tower platforms above the water, butt bounce on both platforms twice. The water will drain and when you go out to the moat and there will be a hole. Enter the hole and find the switch for the ghost hat.
In the tower, there should be a course call Wet-Dry World. The higher you jump into the picture, the higher the water will start out as.
If you are having trouble beating Koopa the Quick, first hit the red cap switch, then get the flying cap when Koopa the Quick is waiting for you. From the cannon hole on the stone platform, do a triple jump to launch Mario in the air. Launch into the air a little before Koopa, but not enough to talk to him. Fly for a short distance, then land. When you land, you should see the normal message from Koopa the Quick, but when you accept, you will hear the race music, but Koopa the Quick will never show up!
If you would like to see some happy fish, go to Jolly Roger Bay and walk into the water, but make sure you are still standing. Jump up and down in the water and you might inspire some local fish to leap out of the water as well! This trick takes a long time, so you can jump for a long time and get no results.
To get the green power switch you have to go in to course 6 and hitch a ride on Nessie if you want to reach the door to the Switch Palace! Once inside, hop into the liquid metal pool! Skip the Red Coins, and head straight for the Power switch! After that's been done (and saved!) head for Red Coins to earn a bonus Power Star! The first four Red Coins should be no problem, but the remaning four are underwater, so grab a metal cap before you jump in, or the current will carry you out. This Power Star is under water, behind the switch. Grab it and your off.
VANISH CAP COURSE
Mario must first lower the moat outside the castle to enter the Blue Switch Palace. To do this, you must have the key to the basement, and find the room with the room with the room with two odd looking blocks partially submerged in water. Butt-Stomp both of them to, suprise, lower the moat! now head into the palace. Like usual, head for the P-Switch first, then follow it up by grabbin' all the red coins for the Bouns Power Star! It's-a me! Pixel Mario! The first four Red Coins are along the plank sequence near the switch. Grab the pixel cap and run through the fence for the star.
ON the bottom floor in the circle press c up then look for the painted clouds then you go to the secret level.
In the sea level on the right side of the lobby when you go in look up and left there should be a hole in the wall when you back flip into it a 1 up should appear. You can do this every time you enter then exit a level.
If you want some extra lives listen to this when you enter the third stage door which is the one with the ship on the picture. Once you are in the door look up and to the laft you should see a black square go underneith it and do a back flip into it and you should get a one up each time you do it. But between each 1up you have to go into a level and then come out again.
When in snowmans land the secret course in the mirror room that you can get to after beating bowser#2 get your hat blown of by the big snow man then with out retriving your hat go to the first warp tree. Warp then warp again for each time you do this another hat will appear. Go back to were your hat was and pick it up then pick up anouther hat next to it and mario will hold his hat.
Go to the second Snow Course, climb up the ice bridge, get your hat blown off but Don't pick it up! Find one of the two warp trees and stand in its shadow. Warp back and forth a few times. Go back to the hat. It's a STACK of hats!! Go up to it twice and Mario will take his hat, put it on his head and take it off!!! Now, by hitting B, you can slap enemies with your hat!!
In the 1st water level on the left side double jump in the black square to get an extra life!
There are two extra lives outside the castle one is on the left hand side on the top of the 3rd tree near the side of the castle and the second one is under the bridge that crosses the moat you have to get the two coins for the life to appear. You can get the wings outside the castle but you have to clock the game first, after you clock the game shoot yourself on top of the castle and the wings and yoshi will be there, talk to yoshi and he will give you one hundred lives.
Didja know it's possible to climb to the very top of the castle? Yeah. Get the Wing Cap on top of the castle, then head back to the cannon. Line up with the tallest tower of the castle, and aim the cannon up as far as it will go. Fire and hold the Control Stick down. The instant you collide with the tower, jump, or you will slide off like a ravioli square on a greased pan. Now, run around to the left side of the tower, and from there you can just jaunt right up the wall!
Locations of castles secret stars:
3 from toad at various floors 3 from red coins on each cap stage (wing, metal etc.) 2 from the stupid bunny (appears again later) 2 from princess secret slide (another for completing qucikly 1 from aquarium 1 from wing mario over the rainbow 3 from red coins on each bowser stage
This is for the people who want some extra lives but don't want to fool around with Bowser. In the fire level I think it is level 8 go to star 5 or 6. When you enter the level go directly ahead and find a box containing a shell. You can surf around and get up to six lives.