There are 8 Red Coins to grab in this level, and doing so gets you one of the Castle Secret Stars, but also there's a giant ! switch in red to hit. Stand on the picture of the sun and look up at the sun - it'll transport you to a special level, Wing Mario over the Rainbow. But you don't want that, so here's how to unlock them: Red ! Switch for the Wing CapĪfter you get 10 stars across any of the game's levels, a light will begin to shine onto the lobby floor of the castle. The interesting thing is that you can finish Mario 64 without these caps - it's just that without them you won't be able to get certain stars. Turn the caps on, however, and these become boxes you can smash to get the power ups. You'll see these represented in stages by Red, Green and Blue boxes that can't be opened - they're transparent and not interactive. The most traditional Mario power-ups aren't present in Super Mario 64, but he still does have three power-ups to use - and they're represented this time around by different caps Mario can put on. How to unlock the Red, Blue and Green boxes to get the Wing, Metal and Vanish Caps Of the game, we've got stars walkthroughs for all Mario 64 courses - just hit the link to see our ultimate guide. On this page we run down the hidden Cap unlocks - which aren't mandatory to complete the game - plus the Castle Secret Stars. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

In addition, there are special Cap Switches which you'll need to turn into flying, metal or invisible Mario - and these are required in certain levels in order to get all of their stars.

These stars appear in a few different ways, but all come under the general heading in the menu of Castle Secret Stars, which is quite different to the other levels in the game. As well as the stars in every level in Super Mario 64, there's a handful of stars hidden elsewhere.

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