[Mario swimming] Super Mario 64’s environments are places
that we know like the back of our hands. We’ve ran through them countless times,
and have obtained the stars again and again. But what I love about that impeccable memory
of these levels is our ability to adapt to changes within the world. We know where everything is at, but we don’t
quite know exactly how it will be affected if something changed… If the world around us was a bit more wet. So in this video, we’re going to invert
all the levels you know and love from this game and completely change how they behave. We’re setting out to see if it is possible
to beat Super Mario 64 if all the levels are flooded with water. So by now on the channel, you’ve probably
seen a few videos kicking around the ideas that led to this challenge. A while ago we flooded Bob-omb Battlefield
to see how the game would respond to having water encompass the entire landscape, and
just recently we did the opposite of Jolly Roger Bay. We drained it completely of water to see what
it would be like taking on this level devoid of its usual setting. These two videos were basically tests for
this video. Because in this video, we are flooding every
level that is normally dry, and we are draining the water from every water level. The concept as a whole is to see if you can
beat Super Mario 64 if the whole game is flooded, but it’s pointless to flood levels that
are already giant pools of water. So to add some extra flair to the challenge,
we are adding the sub rule that water levels will be waterless. Before starting though, there are a few other
things we should probably make note of. Majority of Super Mario 64 challenge videos
take on a similar problem scheme. Certain objects become problems and key stars
like Bowser’s Sub in Dire Dire Docks are repeatable issues. So in this run, we are going to eliminate
some of the problems we came across in my previous run while holding a box the entire
game. Dire Dire Docks submarine star is going to
be immune during this run, and I’ll explain why when we get to it. Also, because Mario can’t swim through doors,
just like he couldn’t go through them while holding a box, levels that have doors will
actually have all doors removed in this run. This is so that Mario can actually explore
the level as needed. You could always jump out of bounds in Hazy
Maze Cave to get to other parts of the level, but there’s something about a freely open,
all underwater cave that seems absolutely terrifying. Which brings us to another rule. Water height levels for all stages will be
set just below the highest, stand-able surface in the level. So Bob-omb Battlefield’s water level will
be set to just below where King Bob-omb stands, Big Boo’s Haunt will be set to the upper
roof and the yellow floating block on top of the mansion, and so on. This will be established for each level. Given the nature of water in general, if a
level has an interior section, and the entrance to that interior or separate map is under
water, that means the entire sub region will be flooded completely. Sometimes this means that Mario won’t be
able to go to the surface to get air - so coins are the only way Mario can breathe. Never understood how that worked, but here
we are with Mario harnessing the power of money for life. For this run the castle hub world itself will
not be flooded as Mario does need to be able to go through doors to transition maps. Any environments branching off of it will
be flooded though. The last note I want to touch on before jumping
into our deep dive is the one property of water we will always have to deal with within
the game. When Mario jumps into water of any kind, he
will always be warped to the top of the water. This is because Mario can only enter water
at the top of a water region. You’ve probably seen this in action during
speed runs where people warp up Tall Tall Mountain. This definitely will play a role in our quest,
so I wanted to point it out. With that though… It’s time to swan dive into our water world. First up, as always, is Bob-omb Battlefield. Since the water is set right below the upper
part of the mountain, obtaining our first star is pretty easy. We just swim up to King Bob-omb and carry
on the fight as usual. For those curious, if for some reason the
water was actually higher than King Bob-omb, we wouldn’t be able to start the fight with
him. Throwing the King into water breaks him as
well… So there’s that. And although King Bob-omb wasn’t any trouble,
things definitely become rocky moving forward. Koopa The Quick’s star is unobtainable because
we can’t activate NPC dialogue under water, so he’s a bust. Even if we could, Koopa The Quick doesn’t
behave correctly underwater and he’d be doomed as soon as he jumps. NPC’s don’t know how to land on solid
ground while under water, so they indefinitely slide meaning Koopa the Quick will fall off
track of his route. This is something I covered in my Flooded
Bob-omb Battlefield video, as will be some of these next following points. Shoot to the Island in the Sky was initially
thought to be unobtainable because the yellow block that contains the star is under water. Mario can’t break the block by swimming
into it at all, but if we bring the cork box from the beginning of the level we can throw
it at the box and smash it, thus giving us the star. Mario Wings to the Sky is unfortunately unobtainable
for a few reasons. For starters, the water level in the stage
is too low for us to get the final ring of coins. And beyond that, we can’t activate the cannon
or even use the cannon to get the coins. Using a cannon underwater causes a state change
in Mario, which makes him re-enter water again. So touching a cannon warps Mario back up to
the surface instantly. Behind Chain Chomp’s Gate can’t be obtained
either because… well… the chain chomp floats? But beyond that, we can’t set him free as
we can’t ground pound under water. We can’t clip through the gate either because
momentum under water is sort of static, even when throwing objects. We can complete find the 8 red coins though,
which gives us a total of 3 stars obtainable and 3 that are not. As a side note, we are going to save all the
one hundred coin stars until we absolutely need them though. They are by far the hardest stars to collect
because for certain levels, you’ll have to route out your run perfectly - or drown
trying. If we luck out and don’t need them, we’ll
save ourselves a ton of work… And prevent a lot of Mario deaths. Our goal is to get 70 stars in total. Moving on to Whomp’s Fortress, we run into
issues immediately. Chip off Whomp’s Block isn’t obtainable
because the Whomp King can’t be activated while under water. Technically the highest surface in this level
is the caged island in the sky, so the water level needs to be set to be even with that. Because we can’t get the whomp king star,
that means we can never load a scenario that has the fortress completed. Even if you go onto a later star’s mission,
the Whomp King needs to be defeated for the tower to appear. So Star 2 - to the top of the Fortress is
out. Fall Onto the Caged Island is also out because
with the water level set to where it is, we can’t jump into the cage. We only can bump into the edge and fall back
into the water. Since the previous platforms are under water,
we can’t triple jump dive to get the star without the owl. And even if the owl could be spawned, we wouldn’t
be able to start a conversation with him under water. Red Coins on the Floating Isle can be obtained,
as can Shoot Into the Wild Blue. Both are pretty easy stars. Blast Away the Wall isn’t obtainable though
because we can’t use the cannon to blast the wall. We can’t clip through the geometry either
to get the star like speed runners do, because underwater physics are different than normal
physics. Even if we swim under the level and out of
bounds, causing us to swim through the level - we still can’t get the star. This is because walls underwater behave differently
than walls outside of water. Underwater, there is always a buffer of space
between Mario and the wall. He cannot occupy the immediate spacing next
to a wall like he could in there wasn’t water. This means Mario will always be prevented
from getting close to walls underwater, and in our out of bounds example, the increasing
narrowness of the ledge causes us to be forced into bounds because of this set buffer barrier. The wall becomes too thin, and due to being
underwater, we are instantly forced into bounds. This leaves us with two obtainable stars and
four that are not. Onwards to Cool Cool Mountain. An awful level for a water challenge… Because water inside of snow levels has a
chilled effect, thus making it so you take damage rapidly. This also means you cannot restore your health
by going to the surface of the water. So yeah, this level is a nightmare. You pretty much have to plot out all your
one way routes to be guided by coins so you don’t die. Luckily the slide area of this level does
not have chilled water by default. Slip Sliding away is a unique star that we
often grant immunity to because it’s the only door-warp in the game within a level. Since doors were removed in levels to grant
freedom of movement, this doorway acts as a normal warp allowing us to grab the first
star. But our troubles begin immediately after this. Li’l Penguin Lost can’t be completed because
the mother penguin can’t be activated while under water. So you just freeze to death with her child
in your hands. Big Penguin Race can’t be obtained either
because you can’t interact with the penguin underwater. Even if you could, swimming is far too slow
to be able to win the race at all. Frost Slide for 8 Red Coins is probably the
worst star this level has to offer though - minus anyone brave enough to go for the
100 coin star. You have to essentially plan out your dives
ahead of time knowing that you won’t be able to heal upon returning to the surface. You. Will. Die. Countless. Times. Eventually you can get the hang of it, but
at most you’ll be able to grab 4 or 5 red coins total. In order to get the rest, and due to the health
deficit at this point, it’s much more manageable to then enter the penguin slide and swim down
it maintaining your health. This will spit you out of the bottom of the
level with 7 or 8 health chips, instead of the 4 or 5 you’d normally have when you
got down here. With this health boost you just have enough
time to snipe the red coins at the bottom of the level and grab the star. If you overshoot any red coin at all in this
run though, you are certainly going to lose a life. With this victory, we are met with another
issue though. We can’t start Snowman’s Lost His Head
since we never cleared the previous stars. However, we can swim down and grab Wall Kicks
Will Work. This leaves us with 3 obtainable stars for
this level, with three that are not. Before heading into Jolly Roger Bay, let’s
tackle the castle secret stars we have access to so far. Peach’s secret slide offers two stars that
we cannot obtain at all. We can’t break the box at the end, nor can
we beat the time we need due to how slow swimming is. The Secret Aquarium also cannot be beaten
due to our inverse rule set. The entire area is just a big room with no
water in it, so we have no way of getting the red coins at the top. Since our star count is only at 8, we can’t
get into the Wing Cap stage yet… So off to Jolly Roger Bay we go. Jolly Roger Bay is completely devoid of any
and all water. I won’t spend too much time on all the ways
this affects the level from a non-star obtaining perspective since I already did that in a
previous video, but I will restate that this level feels so weird without water. Even weirder than all the other levels with
water. Plunder The Sunken Ship can be obtained pretty
normally by two methods. You can either wall kick your way back to
the top to make the eel come out, or you can use your invincibility frames after taking
damage to sneak through him. Either way lets you get the star as usual. Can the Eel Come Out to Play is a bit different
than usual though, since we actually have to make it onto the floating ship and jump
into the wall to get to where the eel comes out. With good timing we can snag this star with
a jump though. Treasure in the Ocean Cave is pretty much
the same and easy to get, as is star 6 - Through the Jet Stream. There’s no water so you can just walk through
the jet. With some nimble jumping we can activate the
cannon in the level so we can blast to the stone pillar to obtain its star as well. Red Coins on the Ship Afloat is also obtainable,
just don’t fall off at all because its a looooooong way down. With this, we have a perfect 6 stars. Even if there was water in this level we would
have gotten the six stars anyways - but this made it a bit more challenging. Again, we’ll save the 100 coin star until
we potentially absolutely need it. We’ll move on to the another castle secret
star before confronting Bowser. Regardless of where you decide to set the
water level - either at the top of the towers or the base of the level, the Wing Cap stage’s
red coins can be collected by flying or swimming. The switches can be hit underwater too, thus
giving us the wing cap if we need it later on. With this, we gain a star and move onward
to Bowser in the Dark World. Bowser in the Dark World is a fairly easy
stage given that its difficulty normally relied on its linear nature. We can swim wherever we want, and thus grabbing
the 8 red coins is pretty easy. The water level is set to just below the edges
of the stage when we are fighting Bowser, so as long as we don’t miss a throw we will
be fine. If we do miss a throw… Bowser will fade off into the void and then
we’ll have to restart. This whole fight gets really weird when water
gets involved, and I made an entire video breaking it down if it interests you. But with this, we move onto the basement set
of levels with a total of 16 stars to our name. Now that we’re in the basement, I do want
to bring up a reminder that all doors within stages have been removed. So heading into Big Boo’s Haunt is pretty
interesting given that it’s a huge underwater maze. Right off the bat we’re presented with an
underwater mansion, and upon diving inside we realize that the first star isn’t going
to be obtainable. Go on a Ghost Hunt cannot be done since we
cannot defeat Boos underwater. We don’t have any objects to throw at them
either, since the jumping box outside just explodes when we try to throw it underwater. So star 1 is a bust. Oh, quick fun fact: the piano can fly after
you underwater. If you thought it was scary before, well now
it can get you anywhere. Star 2’s scenario cannot be loaded due to
star 1 not being obtained, and even if we could, we can’t defeat the boos underwater. Secret of the Haunted Books can’t be done
normally, but we can just swim up to the star and take it so we might as well. Seek the 8 Red Coins can definitely be done
but you just have to be careful with your health. Since they are scattered around different
rooms, and since air can only be obtained outside near the roof, you have to pace things
out. Big Boo’s Balcony is a bit weird because
under normal water circumstances he shouldn’t be defeatable… But the single yellow block nearby changes
that. We are able to strike him simply because the
top of the block acts as flat ground, and because we are still nearby enough for him
to come after us. Eye to Eye in the Secret Room is unfortunately
unobtainable though. Vanish Cap cannot be used since the block
is underwater. This leaves us with 3 stars that are obtainable
and 3 that are not. Speaking of Vanish Cap, let’s head on out
and actually unlock that. Collecting the red coins in this stage isn’t
too difficult at all since we can’t fall off the level. We can get them all easily, snag the star,
and hit the switch, granting us the vanish cap ability. Onwards to Hazy Maze Cave… Another level that is normally full of doors. This level is truly neat underwater. There’s something about swimming through
an underwater cave that gets deeper and deeper that is just awesome. For reference, the top of the water here is
located at the highest standing position which is near Watch for Falling Rocks. A lot of bizarre things happen in the cave
too. Similar to what happens in Bob-omb Battlefield,
the large falling rocks actually lose all their momentum when they fall into water. So they just stack up and bog down your game
a ton. Also… Monty Moles attempt to swim, but they just
look helpless as they float upwards? It’s so strange. Anyways, Swimming Beast in the Cavern is doable
as long as you hold your breath for a bit. The star is out in the open and can just be
grabbed. Elevate for 8 Red Coins is not obtainable
though because there are cork boxes that contain red coins inside of them. Without a way to break these boxes, the star
is a bust. Metal Mario Can Move also shares a similar
fate. Even if we had the metal cap, we wouldn’t
be able to break open the box to put it on. We can’t swim out of bounds either because
it just warps us to the gate any time we try to move past it. Hitting the switch is the only way to progress
and we can’t do it. Navigate the Toxic Maze is obtainable, although
a bit long for an underwater journey. A-Mazing Emergency Exit is something that
can just be grabbed by swimming up to it, as can Watch for Falling Rocks. This gives us four obtainable stars and 2
that cannot be collected. Before moving on to another stage, let’s
talk about the Metal Cap area. We’re able to enable the metal cap here,
but getting the red coins is pretty much impossible. When the water is scaled up in this area,
the current comes along with it. So the powerful force of the water pushes
you backwards if you are above any parts of the river that normally push Mario back when
the water is low. This means we can’t get the red coins here
because we can’t make it to them due to the slowed state of the metal cap. Where the river flows, it keeps us from proceeding
at all when the metal cap wears off. So this star is a lost cause. Next up we have Lethal Lava Land. The water level here isn’t terribly high
due to the highest platform being where we get our first star, but it is enough to flood
the entire interior of the volcano. Immediately upon entering the stage we swim
over to Boil the Big Bully. We can’t hit the bully ourself normally
because doing so will just warp us to the surface of the water again. But if we linger near the edge, we can bump
into him repeatedly and he will eventually fall off and die. We can collect the star, and the next star
Bully the Bullies plays out the same way. Nothing in this level is honestly a threat
to us given the immunity that water provides us. So we can swim around and collect stars with
ease. 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces is a cake walk
since we can’t fall, as is Red-Hot Log Rolling. Both Hot-Foot-It Into the Volcano and Elevator
Tour in the Volcano are a breeze as well since the entire interior of the volcano is flooded. This gives us a perfect score of six obtainable
stars. Floating into Shifting Sand Land, most of
the perils here are null as well. The water level is set to where the pyramid
top explodes, since that’s the highest standing point. This makes grabbing Shining Atop the Pyramid
a Breeze, but going after In the Talons of the Big Bird is a bit more annoying. We basically have to swim after the bird and
jump up to hop off the birds head. If done correctly, we can snag that star too. Swimming into the pyramid for star three isn’t
too challenging either. We just make our way to the top and grab the
star. When it comes to Stand Tall on the Four Pillars,
we encounter an issue though. We can make it to all four pillars with ease
thus blowing off the top of the pyramid. We actually don’t have to do this since
we can swim anywhere in the pyramid, but it can be done. But when we get inside to face Eyerock we
realize that there is no way to hurt him. On top of that, he’s extremely glitched
when under water. He just maintains a frozen idle animation
as he slowly floats upwards, eventually clipping through the ceiling as we drown. So Star 4 is a no go because of this. Star 5 shares a similar fate too. We can swim around and collect most of the
red coins for Free Flying for 8 Red Coins, but we can’t get the ones hidden within
the giant cork boxes. Nothing we do or throw will break these boxes,
so we can’t get the coins inside. Star 6 is certainly doable though, as we can
swim to all the pyramid secrets and activate them. This gives us 4 obtainable stars, and 2 that
are not. Currently we are at 34 stars total. We can snag Mips in the basement and talk
to Toad for two more stars bringing our count up to 36. We then unlock the star door and head into
Dire Dire Docks. Now Dire Dire Docks is under a similar rule
set like Jolly Roger Bay. However, Star 1’s effect is granted immunity. If it wasn’t, the run would be over. But since we only drained the water in these
water-based stages to increase the challenge of them and not have them be freebies, we
give Star 1 a grace. Because the other option would be this level
being completely flooded, which it already is, and that would make getting all the stars
absolutely normal. So Star 1 is “cleared” so that we can
access Bowser in the Fire Sea, but we don’t add it to our star count. It’s way too high up to reach once we get
into this part of the stage. Back at the beginning of the level, Chests
in the Current is doable and is pretty easy without water. But that’s where things take a bad turn
though. In order to access the second half of the
level, we have to do a very annoying series of wall kicks up the tunnel and hope we don’t
mess up. Pole-Jumping for Red Coins and Collect the
Caps cannot be completed due to Mario not being able to access the top half of the level. The walls are too high and there is no way
for a human player to get up there. Through the Jet Stream can be obtained by
just jumping repeatedly in the stream, but the Manta Ray’s Reward cannot be obtained
due to not being able to reach the rings. This leaves us with two obtainable stars,
and four that are not. Onward to Bowser in the Fire Sea… And onwards to just swimming around, snagging
some red coins, and then fighting Bowser. We collect our red coin star as we start our
second fight. This fight is actually easier than usual since
once the ground is flipped over, we basically slide right into the water stopping us from
sliding. As the platform resets, we are brought back
up to solid ground. With a well-placed throw, Bowser is defeated
and we move on to the upper part of the castle. Once upstairs, we jump straight into Tall
Tall Mountain. Swimming around this area is a bit weird because
there seems to be invisible walls that Mario runs into preventing him from moving. I’m thinking these are extensions of the
flowing water that is at the bottom of the level. They serve as barriers that Mario can get
hung up on. In terms of stars, Scale the Mountain has
never been easier, nor has Breathtaking View from the Bridge. They are all in the same area and can be gotten
with ease. Mystery of the Monkey Cage is a different
story though. We can catch the monkey, but the area the
monkey walks down to is underwater. This means we can’t activate the monkey’s
dialogue that then triggers the cage being broken. So this star is a bust because you can’t
collect the star unless the cage is opened by the monkey. We can obtain Scary ‘Shrooms, Red Coins
and Blast to the Lonely Mushroom though with ease. Just like in Hazy Maze Cave, Monty Moles begin
to float off into the great beyond when we swim by them too. The last star we have our eyes on now is the
Mysterious Mountainside. And while it is possible to swim entirely
down the slide due to how many coins are present to refill our health, it is a pointless challenge. Because once we reach the end, Mario is warped
back to the main map and enters the water again. Since Mario can only enter water at the top,
he’s warped all the way to the top of the level. So we might as well have just swam down in
the first place and grabbed the star on the cliffside. With this final star, we leave the level with
five obtainable stars out of six. With Tall Tall Mountain complete, we’re
heading to another deadly winter stage… Snowman’s Land. Just like in Cool Cool Mountain, the water
in this stage is chilled and will constantly damage Mario. So in order to collect the stars here, we
are going to have to move fast. Snowman’s Big Head isn’t a problem since
we can beeline it straight to the star at the top of the stage. In the Deep Freeze doesn’t cause us too
many issues either since we just have to swim down to the ice block and grab the star from
above. Chill With The Bully does present us with
a problem though… Any time we are bumped by a bully enemy, Mario
re-enters water which means we are forced way up into the air near where the top of
the level is. This makes bumping into the bully repeatedly
not possible. It might be possible to get this star by some
stroke of luck, but you don’t have enough time before the icy water kills you. So even though there is a slim possibility
this star is obtainable, we’re marking it off as not obtainable in our run. I tried lots of times with no luck. Moving on to Shell Shreddin’ for Red Coins,
this star is certainly doable, but you’ll need to plan your run accordingly so you don’t
drown early. Luckily the coins aren’t spaced out too
far. The last two stars are unfortunately a no-go
though. We can’t open boxes under water for Whirl
from the Freezing Pond, and we can’t go into the Igloo because we can’t crawl. The extra buffer between Mario and walls while
underwater prevents us from even getting close to the igloo. So with this, we exit this bitter cold level
with 3 stars and leave behind 3 in the depths of the water. Going into Tiny Huge Island, there’s something
important to note. Due to the water buffer between Mario and
objects when under water, pipes don’t work. You can’t actually swim inside of a pipe
to use it as it will constantly push you out. This means that in order to change to the
different sized worlds, you actually have to leave the level and go into the opposite
painting. This makes the process for this level a bit
longer, but it’s manageable. Starting off, Pluck the Pirahna Flower is
a no go. When we get over to the area with the Piranha
Plants, we realize that we can’t actually damage the plants under water. So defeating them is impossible. Moving on to the next star, The Tip Top of
the Huge Island ends up leaving us empty handed as well. The water level is set to the very top of
the island, so the block we need is under water. Trying to pick up a Chuckya and tossing them
into the box doesn’t work either - as Chuckya’s instantly explode when thrown underwater. Even if they could be thrown, they don’t
deal damage like a thrown cork box does. So this star is also out. And of course, since Koopa the Quick is under
water that means we can’t talk to him. So that star is out too. We can collect the Five Itty Bitty Secrets
though - yielding our first star that we can actually obtain. If we swim into the bottom half of Wiggler’s
Cave, we can also obtain the star for Wiggler’s Red Coins since they are all there. However, Wiggler himself can’t be defeated. Wiggler is frozen in place and Mario can just
swim through him. We can’t even get to him anyways since we
need to go from the tiny map to the large map, which is impossible without pipes. This unfortunately leaves us with 2 obtainable
stars in this level. Currently we have 49 stars total. If we talk to Toad in the hallway, that gives
us another one bringing us up to 50. Since we are at 50 stars, we can now capture
MIPS again in the basement to secure 51 - since he reappears after 50 stars total. We can also open the door at the top of the
steps and get Toad to give us another one - boosting us to 52 total stars. But this leaves us in a unique situation… Because we’re going to need 70 Power Stars
to get through Bowser’s last door. Mind you, we’re not going to be using any
glitches to bypass doors. So that means we need to obtain 18 more stars
from three levels, plus a bonus level that has an opportunity for 1 star. Ruling out 100 coin stars for the moment,
that means we can only miss one star. If things go south, we’ll have to figure
out what 100 coin stars are possible from all the previous levels and seek them out. We haven’t had too great of luck, but hopefully
things will turn around for us. For now though, let’s head into Wet Dry
World. Now this level in particular is unlike its
name… Because there isn’t any water at all. This level is bone dry and there is no way
to restore the water that was once here. So we’ll have to tackle this level a bit
differently. Shocking Arrow Lifts, for those who don’t
want to use the warp, can be achieved by having the Heave-Ho’s launch you to the top of
the stage. You can then launch over to the arrow lifts
and grab yourself a reward. Top o’ the Town is derived from the same
path, and if you can make it up to the top of the level, you can simply grab it. Express Elevator - Hurry Up is another star
that is simple and can be obtained normally with a wall kick and ride up to it. Knocking out all the secrets for the Secrets
in the Shallows and Skies is definitely doable too - as the gameplay is relatively the same
as a normal Mario 64 run. In order to secure the next stars, we’ll
need to ready the cannon. The problem is the pink bob-omb is floating
high in the sky on a platform. It’s a bit annoying, but with a triple jump
we can make it onto the cylinder nearby which does grant us enough height for a long jump
over to him. Just be careful not to slide off when you
land. With the cannon activated, we can now shoot
into the sky and into the caged tunnel area. Exiting the tunnel is a bit tricky without
water though since the gap to exit is a narrow slit by the top of the ceiling. With a well placed wall kick and dive though,
we can fall through. Since we have vanish cap unlocked we can go
ahead and use it to obtain the Quick Race Through Downtown star. Heading back inside, with some careful jumping
we can obtain all the red coins in the area as well. This grants us a perfect score of 6 obtainable
stars. Heading upstairs, we jump straight into Tick
Tock Clock. We spawn at the top of the clock due to the
water level being so high and have to immediately make our way down to lower stars. We’ll go for the red coins first, which
don’t pose much of a threat since there is a heart nearby to restore our health. It’s an easy star to grab… Actually, all the stars here are super easy. Tick Tock Clock doesn’t have any perils
at all when it is flooded. You can swim to each and every star and collect
it. Roll Into the Cage. The Pit and The Pendulums. Get a Hand. Stomp on the Thwomp. Timed Jumps on the Moving Bars. We pack our wet bags quickly with this stage
surprisingly, and head on out with 6 additional stars. Before heading to Rainbow Ride, we’re going
to tackle Wing Mario Over the Rainbow… A level that absolutely terrified me upon
entering it. Because although this level is super chipper,
it actually, somehow, behaves like a snow level. All the water here is frigid and causes you
to lose health rapidly… Which is a bummer because we’re on a quest
for 8 red coins in a level that has a low coin count. So unless you go in a specific path in this
level when collecting the red coins - you’ll certainly die. Over and over again. It doesn’t help that you spawn directly
in water because the highest standable surface is an adjacent cloud. Thankfully there are yellow coin rings at
the top which can be helpful for granting health, but this level is still a pain. You can use the wing cap powerup to strategically
place yourself in areas which cuts down on your swimming distance greatly. If you play your cards right, you’ll secure
a star and move on. Now, going into Rainbow Ride I was terrified
that the level was going to be a giant cold bath like the previous sky level we just played. That would make it an absolute nightmare due
to how widespread the level is. But for some reason Rainbow Ride wasn’t
classified as a snow level when it came to water - so my worries were instantly resolved. Without the cold water, this level is smooth
sailing. Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow, The Big House
in the Sky, Coins Amassed in a Maze, Swinging in the Breeze, and Tricky Triangles are all
very, very simple. Just swim to the location and take whats yours. Unfortunately, Somewhere over the rainbow
isn’t doable though because it is locked within a block. The water level is set to the top of the giant
house in the sky, so we can’t break it open. With this we walk away with five stars total,
bringing our grand total to exactly 70 stars. Talk about lucky! With this we can open Bowser’s door and
head to the final fight. Before going up though, let’s talk about
some 100 coin stars briefly since I’m sure some of you are curious. Bob-omb Battlefield was deemed unattainable
since you can’t get coins out of posts or reach all the coins in the sky. Due to the actual coin count though, it looks
obtainable - just grabbing coins from enemies that die upon loading in is a bit annoying. Whomp’s Fortress has 101 coins total if
you cut out the whomps and blue coin switch. Cool Cool Mountain would be a nightmare, but
the numbers check out. Spindrifts can’t be killed underwater though,
so that cuts out coins. Jolly Roger Bay is doable and pretty standard
even without water. Big Boo’s Haunt is a no go because there
are like 18 blue coins we can’t collect there - excluding three we can get from Mr.
I’s. Hazy Maze Cave is also a no go because we
can’t defeat enemies underwater or activate the blue coin switch. Lethal Lava Land’s is obtainable and relatively
easy due to there being no hazards. Shifting Sand Land generally would be pretty
difficult because Goomba’s turn to coins as soon as they load - and due to how widespread
they are in the pyramid, you’re going to lose coins. The coin count checks out though. Dire Dire Docks is an automatic no since we
can’t reach the blue coin switch and it only has 106 total coins. Snowman’s Land can’t be done because we
can’t get inside the igloo and we can’t defeat enemies under water. Wet Dry World can be done in the first area
and it isn’t too challenging. Tall Tall Mountain can also be obtained. Tiny Huge Island can’t be accomplished even
though there are 148 coins on the large map alone. All Goombas immediately create a 4 coin deficit
per goomba due to dying from the water… And there’s 11 of them. They create a single yellow coin instead of
the blue ones they could give. There’s also 5 undefeatable giant piranha
plants, a blue coin switch, and 10 coins locked in Wiggler’s off-access boss room. Tick Tock Clock cannot be done because there
are 7 blue coins you cannot get, which drop the total coin count to 91. And last but not least, Rainbow Ride is still
doable even with the blue coin deficit. So if we tack on these extra stars in theory,
we can boost our star count by 9 before heading up to Bowser. I’ll be honest and will put a disclaimer
that I did not do some of these 100 coin stars, but a handful of them were accomplished. Bowser in the Sky is of course a super simple
level with water, and we can swim to all the red coins to grab ourselves a final star - bringing
our grand total up to 80 stars. Fighting Bowser is pretty much the same as
all the others. Just don’t miss a throw. You have infinite health though since you
can always hop into the water to restore it, so the fight is generally simple. Something funny that happened though was that
Bowser was grabbed one time while moving off a ledge. When this happens, Mario is warped to the
bottom of the map triggering the death barrier. But because this put Mario inside of water,
the water then forced Mario to spawn at the top of the map again instantly. Basically, I died in a weird way. But with Bowser’s defeat, we can enjoy a
water-logged ending cutscene! Mario isn’t affected by the water though,
but we can see it loaded around his face if we set the water height to where he is standing. It is funny to see Mario swimming in various
locations during the actual credit sequence though. But with this, we’ve proven that it is indeed
possible to beat Super Mario 64 if the entire game is flooded. Our long underwater adventure has finally
come to a close. And last, a huge shoutout to Kaze Emanuar
for helping out with the water aspects in this video, as it certainly wouldn’t have
been possible without him. And with that… Thanks for watching guys and gals - and until
my next video, cheers!
