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[[Image:Tiny_huge.JPEG|thumb|right|The smaller version of the island.]]
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'''Tiny-Huge Island''' is an island surrounded by cliffs and an ocean in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is the thirteenth course in the game, and located on the second floor of the castle. This level has many [[coin]]s with 191 total, many of which come from [[Ground Pound]]ing on the [[Grand Goomba|big Goombas]] for one [[Blue Coin|blue coin]] each.
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|unlock=Clear [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]].
|boss=[[Big Fire Piranha|Piranha Flower]]s, [[Wiggler]]
|missions='''''Super Mario 64'''''<br>[[Pluck the Piranha Flower]]<br>[[The Tip Top of the Huge Island]]<br>[[Rematch with Koopa the Quick]]<br>[[Five Itty Bitty Secrets]]<br>[[Wiggler's Red Coins]]<br>[[Make Wiggler Squirm]]<br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'''''<br>[[Pluck the Piranha Flower]]<br>[[The Tip Top of the Huge Island]]<br>[[Rematch with Koopa the Quick]]<br>[[Klepto the Condor]]<br>[[Wiggler's Red Coins]]<br>[[Make Wiggler Squirm]]<br>[[Switch Star on the Island]]
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'''Tiny-Huge Island''' is the thirteenth course of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is located through the [[★ door]] to the left of [[Wet-Dry World]]'s [[painting]] on the second floor of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. There are two paintings that lead to Tiny-Huge Island. The one on the left leads to the "Tiny Island," and the one on the right leads to the "Huge Island," with the painting in the center being decoration. The room with the paintings employs {{wp|forced perspective}}, which gives the illusion that all three paintings are the same size, when in actuality, the paintings and halls they are in are respective to the size of the island they lead to.  


Strategically placed around the island are pipes that can alter the size on the entire level, which are reminiscent of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Level 6 of [[Giant Land#4-6|Big Island]] (World 4) where there are doors that change the enemies' sizes. The main creatures in the level are [[Piranha Plant]]s that shoot fire, [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s, [[Lakitu]]s, , [[Koopa the Quick]], [[Bubba]]s, and [[Goomba]]s. All can change in size, and be replaced. When in the big version of the island, two Bubbas are in the water, Goombas and Piranha Plants are huge, Koopa the Quick will be in the level, and a cannon will be available. The boss of this level is a [[Wiggler]].
Placed around the island are three special [[Warp Pipe]]s, called [[Shrinker Pipe]]s, that adjust the size of the player's character, making him appear to be huge when on the Tiny Island and tiny when on the Huge Island. This feature is reminiscent of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s [[World 4-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-6]] of [[Giant Land]], where there are [[Magic Door]]s that change the enemies' sizes. Additionally, Tiny-Huge Island is [[Koopa the Quick]]'s homeworld.


A unique feature of this level is the option to choose how the level first appears. Entering the small painting causes the island to begin "tiny" (thus Mario beginning significantly larger than everything else in the level). Entering the large painting causes the island to begin in "huge" (and makes Mario extremely small compared to other objects and enemies throughout the level). The entrance room employs [[wikipedia:Forced perspective|forced perspective]], that gives the illusion that all three paintings are the same size. Mario is unable to enter the medium sized (middle) painting.
==Layout==
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While the size of the islands differs, the layouts are generally the same, though some of the features are different.  


The level itself is on the second floor of the castle, and is in its own separate room. The room has three paintings, all exactly the same. The paintings are each down separate hallways throughout the room. The middle painting is thought to be the size that the other paintings would look like if they were normal sized, but the [[player]] cannot go through this painting. The paintings to either side appear to be the same size from the starting platform, but when someone walks up to the one on the left, both the painting and the hallway shrinks; this painting leads to "tiny" island. When the player approaches the painting on the right, everything steadily grows; this leads to "huge" island.
On the Tiny Island, the player starts in a small field with a [[Mini Goomba|Goombette]]. The doorway to the right is too small to go through, so the player has to [[jump]] to the platforms to the left to progress. On the first platform are a [[flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|flame thrower]] and a [[! Block|yellow block]] containing a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]], and the second platform includes a [[Small Piranha]] and a Shrinker Pipe. Next to the pipe is a [[! Switch#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Purple Switch]] that causes [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s to appear, and the player can use them to get to a small floating platform or to get up onto the above ledge. The floating platform contains a single [[coin]] and a [[warp]] in a corner to get back to the main island. The ledge above has [[metal ball|iron ball]]s rolling down it, knocking the player back if they connect. Down the path to the left is a small bridge leading to a Shrinker Pipe and several platforms the player can jump across. Past the platforms are a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] that opens the [[cannon]] on the Huge Island and a body of [[water]] with a sloped beach and a small wooden bridge above it. In the DS version of the game, [[Klepto]] is circling the post in the middle. Back on the path with the iron balls and to the right is a Shrinker Pipe next to a series of platforms acting as steps to a bridge that leads to the top of the mountain. Beyond the hole that the iron balls are coming out of is a small field with Goombettes and a [[Small Koopa Troopa]]. Due to its size, this Koopa Troopa does not give out a [[Koopa Shell|shell]] for the player to ride on, and it is defeated after a single touch or even if [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] touches it.
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On the Huge Island, the player starts in a field with three [[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]s. The platforms to the left are too far apart and tall for the player to use, so the player has to go through the doorway on the right in order to progress. The doorway leads to a large lake and a sloped beach, with the lake having a [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]] that tries to eat the player, a Koopa on the beach, and a [[Lakitu]] that circles around both while throwing [[Spiny|Spinies]] at the player. Across the lake are a [[Fly Guy]] and the course's cannon. The cannon can be used to reach the higher platforms, one of which has a bridge that leads to [[Wiggler]]'s Basement,<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #52, page 47.</ref> the lower portion of a cave filled with [[Red Coin]]s. Past the cannon is a large platform with a strong gust of [[wind]] blowing through it, which will push the player off the edge if they are not careful. To reach the upper platform, the player has to jump in its direction, which causes a gust of wind from below to appear and push the player upward onto the platform. Across the platform's bridge is Windswept Valley, which contains some Grand Goombas and a Shrinker Pipe, as well as the [[pole|flagpole]] during the mission [[Rematch with Koopa the Quick]]. The bridge afterward has wind blowing across it, and beyond it is a hill with iron balls rolling down it. Past the hill are the hole the iron balls come out of and two paths for the player to take: The left has a Shrinker Pipe and large platforms leading to the top of the mountain, while the right leads to a field with Grand Goombas, as well as Koopa the Quick if his mission is selected. Below the iron balls' spawning hole are the large platforms the player could not reach earlier, with the highest one containing several [[Big Fire Piranha|Piranha Flower]]s.


==Levels==
==Missions==
The level titles and numbers correspond to ''Super Mario 64'' unless otherwise noted.  
{|class="wikitable"text-align="center"
!Mission
!Appears in
!Summary
|-
![[File:SM64_THI_1.png|200px]]<br>[[Pluck the Piranha Flower]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to defeat the [[Big Fire Piranha|Piranha Flower]]s on the Huge Island.
|-
![[File:The_Tip_Top_of_the_Huge_Island.png|200px]]<br>[[The Tip Top of the Huge Island]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The mission's objective is to reach the top of the Huge Island.
|-
![[File:Koopa_the_Quick_SM64.png|200px]]<br>[[Rematch with Koopa the Quick]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to race against [[Koopa the Quick]] on the Huge Island.
|-
![[File:The_Secret_SM64.png|200px]]<br>[[Five Itty Bitty Secrets]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|This mission's objective is to find five [[secret]]s hidden on the Tiny Island.
|-
![[File:Klepto_the_Condor.PNG|200px]]<br>[[Klepto the Condor]]
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to take the [[Power Star]] from [[Klepto]] on the Tiny Island.
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Tiny-Huge_Island_Star_5.png|200px]]<br>[[Wiggler's Red Coins]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the [[Red Coin]]s in [[Wiggler]]'s Basement on the Huge Island.
|-
![[File:Wiggler battle SM64.png|200px]]<br>[[Make Wiggler Squirm]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to defeat Wiggler.
|-
![[File:Switch_Star_on_the_Island.PNG|200px]]<br>[[Switch Star on the Island]]
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the Switch Star in Wiggler's cave.
|}


===Star 1: Pluck the Piranha Plant===
==Enemies==
[[Image:Biglittle.jpg|left|thumb|Mario and the giant [[Piranha Plant]].]]
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To get this Star, Mario must enter the small painting, arriving in the "tiny" island. There are two islands in line with the island where Mario sets out his adventure in the level. Mario must use Long jump to the first island, then jump again to the next island. Mario must then jump through the pipe, to make the island huge. In the spot, there will be lots of large, fire-breathing [[Piranha Plant]]s on the island now. Mario must dispose of them all, most easily by punching them, to get the Power Star.
Micro-GoombaSM64.png|[[Mini Goomba|Goombette]]s
GrandGoombaSM64.png|[[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]s
Chuckya SM64.png|[[Chuckya]]
LakitusSM64.png|[[Lakitu]]s
SM64 Spiny.png|[[Spiny|Spinies]]
FlyGuySM64.png|[[Fly Guy]]s
KoopaTroopaSM64.png|[[Koopa Troopa]]s
SM3DAS SM64 Small Koopa Troopa.png|[[Small Koopa Troopa]]
FirePiranhaPlantSM64.png|[[Small Piranha]]s
Venustrapsm64.png|[[Big Fire Piranha|Piranha Flower]]s
SM64 Vanish Cap Under The Moat.png|[[Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|Flame thrower]]s
BigSteelieSM64.png|[[metal ball|Iron ball]]s
Bubba.png|[[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]]s
WigglerSM64.png|[[Wiggler]] (boss)
</gallery>


===Star 2: The Tip Top of the Huge Island===
==Statistics from ''Super Mario 64''==
[[Image:Starstar65.jpg|thumb|Mario gets the star.]]
*'''Total Number of [[Coin]]s''': 192{{footnote|main|1}}<sup>, </sup>{{footnote|main|2}} (158{{footnote|main|2}} on the Huge Island, 34{{footnote|main|1}} on the Tiny Island)
For the next star, Mario must again enter the small painting. Then he should get up to the third island, but this time, Mario must go to a small platform just next to the small island and press the switch that is on it, revealing a bridge which Mario must walk over to where the bridge turns, then get off onto a platform. He must jump up to the next platform, avoiding the rolling black balls and then jump through the pipe, making him small. Mario should then make it up to the top of the Island from there, where he will find a ! block which contains the star.
*'''[[Cap]]s Found''': (none)
*'''[[Spinning Heart]]''': (none)
*'''[[Cannon]]s''': 1
*'''[[1-Up Mushroom|1UP Mushroom]]s''' (10):
**''Homing Mushrooms'' : '''#1''' In the only [[tree]] near the entrance to the Red Coin cave on the Huge Island.
**''Static Mushrooms'' : '''#2''' On the Huge Island, underwater by [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]] right near the starting point. '''#3''' In the Red Coin cave, on a pillar.
**''Triggered Mushrooms'' : '''#4''' Triggered by collecting the two coins on the beach on the Huge Island.
**''Box Mushrooms'' : '''#5''' On the Tiny Island, to the left of the starting point on the platform by a [[flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|flame thrower]]. '''#6''' The corresponding location of #5 on the Huge Island. '''#7''' On the Huge Island, on a ledge by Windswept Valley.
**''Butterfly Mushrooms'' : '''#8''' Obtained from one of the [[butterfly|butterflies]] near the only tree on the Huge Island. '''#9''' Obtained from one of the butterflies in the fenced area near where [[Koopa the Quick]] starts. '''#10''' On the Tiny Island, from one of the butterflies near the starting point.
*'''[[Warp]]s''':
**From the small floating island while on the Tiny Island, the player can warp near the [[Small Piranha]] and the [[! Switch]]. This warp is one-way only.
{{footnote|note|1|Two of the coins on the Tiny Island are underground near the box that releases [[metal ball|iron ball]]s, forming a coin slope that disappears into the narrower slope that forms the ground.<ref>"[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_64_(Nintendo_64)#Tiny-Huge_Island Super Mario 64]." ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved April 14, 2015.</ref> The first one's hitbox is a little above the ground, allowing Mario to collect it just by passing above it. The second one cannot be collected by standard means. However, it can be retrieved by diving into the summit of the "Tiny" Island, where Mario would find himself [[swim]]ming, and then jumping out of the "water" and diving towards the coin.<ref>pannenkoek2012 (June 12, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwAbEXgpic SM64 - Collecting the Impossible Coin]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 14, 2015.</ref>}}
{{footnote|note|2|On the Huge Island, near the box that releases iron balls, there is an invisible object used to spawn a line of five coins, which is used in various other places in the game. However, because of how it is placed under the ground, one of the coins ends up spawning in an illegal location. As such, it is immediately despawned. Though this coin does exist in the course, it is completely impossible to obtain.<ref>UncommentatedPannen (October 23, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPILIf7ru48 A New Impossible Coin]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 16, 2017.</ref>}}


===Star 3: Rematch with Koopa the Quick===
==Gallery==
[[Image:Fastkoopa65.jpg|left|thumb|Mario meets Koopa the Quick.]]
<gallery>
For this star, Mario must enter either painting and get to the third island. Next he should pass through the Windswept Valley bridge. Up on the next platform, Mario will find [[Koopa the Quick]], unless he is on the tiny version of the island where there would be a smaller Koopa that cannot be raced. Mario must then race him to Windswept Valley where a flag is seen. If Mario wins, he will be awarded the star.
Tiny Huge Island painting.png
SM64-Facing Tiny-Huge Island.png|The paintings leading to Tiny-Huge Island in the N64 version
SM64DS Facing Tiny-Huge Island.png|The paintings leading to Tiny-Huge Island in the DS version
Tiny Island Landing Starting Area.png|The starting area on the Tiny Island in the N64 version
Huge Island Landing Starting Area.png|The starting area on the Huge Island in the N64 version  
SM64DS Goombettes.png|Mario on the Tiny Island in the DS version
</gallery>


===Star 4: Five Itty Bitty Secrets===
==Media==
[[File:The Secret SM64.png|thumb|Mario find one of the secrets on the top of the island.]]
{{media table
For this Star, Mario must again go through the small painting. He must find five small openings around the course while he is big. The Openings are in the following places:
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*At the top of the island,
==Names in other languages==
*On the other side of the opening at the starting island,
{{foreign names
*At the cannon,
|Jap=ちびでか アイランド
*At a small alcove next to the slope where Mario finds Koopa the Quick,
|JapR=Chibideka Airando
*At the entrance to Wiggler's Cave.
|JapM={{wp|Chibi (slang)|Little}}-Big Island
 
|Fre=Île Grands-Petits
The Star will then appear on a small floating island near the start. To access it, the player must follow the bridge next to the third island all the way round.
|FreM=Tall-Small Island
 
|Spa=Isla Cambiante
===Star 4 (''DS''): Klepto the Condor===
|SpaM=Changeable Island
[[Image:Klepto_the_Condor.PNG|thumb|]]
|Ger=Gulliver Gumba
In this star, Mario will have to enter the huge painting and make his surroundings bigger. Mario will need to climb to the top of a mountain and turn left. Then he must jump onto the first platform that is past the water and climb up to the very top of a tree where he will be doing a handstand on top. Afterwords, Mario will need to jump on the platform above. He will be on the platform with [[Klepto]] where he can jump up and grab the star that the giant bird is holding. If Mario hits Klepto, he'll knock the star out of his talons and it will land on a platform nearby that Mario can get.
|GerM=Pun on the novel ''{{wp|Gulliver's Travels}}'' and the German name for "Goomba"
|Ita=Isola Granpiccola
|ItaM=Grand-Petite Island
|Kor=거대꼬마아일랜드
|KorR=Geodae Kkoma Aillaendeu
|KorM=Giant-Dwarf Island
|Chi=小人国大人国<ref name="iQue">From the {{media link|SM64DS course list in Chinese.png|score sheet}} and the Power Star menu of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as localized by [[iQue]].</ref>
|ChiR=Xiǎorénguó–Dàrénguó
|ChiM=Tiny People Country, Giant People Country (these are the Chinese names given to {{wp|Lilliput and Blefuscu|Lilliput}} and {{wp|Brobdingnag}} from ''Gulliver's Travels'')
}}


===Star 5: Wiggler's 8 Red Coins===
==Trivia==
[[Image:Wigglers coins.jpg|left|thumb|Mario in the cave with many red coins.]]
*The painting of Tiny-Huge Island is present in the foyer of Peach's Castle, in the entrance to [[Super Nintendo World]]. If it is looked at from a different angle, the [[Big Goomba]] morphs into a picture of [[Bowser Jr.]] holding his [[Magic Paintbrush]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s [[Golden Mushroom (crownless)|Golden Mushroom]] in his [[Junior Clown Car]].<ref>Universal Parks News Today (February 3, 2021) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ewKbKHr-Co&t=203s Walking Around Super Nintendo World - Universal Studios Japan]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 9, 2021.</ref>
This time, Mario must go through the large painting. He must go through the opening at the start and swim across the lake, going through the pipe to become big. Mario must then fire up at a small platform to the right. There is a narrow bridge here that Mario must follow. At the end of the bridge there is an opening into a cave. Enter this. When Mario is inside, he must jump on the various platforms and collect the eight red coins. The star will then appear on the star marker at the entrance to the cave.
*The name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Stomp the Giants'''.<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 127.</ref>


===Star 6: Make Wiggler Squirm===
==References==
[[Image:M64DS Wiggler.PNG|thumb|right|[[Wiggler]] angry by his home being flooded.]]
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=1}}
For this star, Mario must go through the small painting. He must get to the top of the island, where he will find a pool. Mario must ground pound the pool, making the water flood through a small opening. Mario must then make his way back the way he came until he gets to a pipe. Jump through the pipe, into Huge Island, then get back to the top of the island again and jump through the opening. Mario will find himself in Wiggler's Cave, where Wiggler will say he is really angry because Mario flooded his house. Mario must then Ground Pound him three times to make him give up the star.
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In the DS version of the game, Wiggler does turn red after taking damage twice (as shown on the screenshot).  Interestingly enough, that Wiggler can only hurt the player while in its angry state in the remake.
===Star 7 (DS): Switch Star on the Island===
[[Image:Switch_Star_on_the_Island.PNG|left|thumb|]]
In Wiggler's cave the Player must hit the [[Star Switch]] and find a way over to the Star before it disappears. Mario or Luigi are best suited for getting this Star.
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== Trivia ==
* In Tiny-Huge Island, Mario must go into pipes to make the world bigger or smaller. The same idea was used in [[Giant Land]], a world from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In fact, Tiny-Huge Island seems to be a 3-D version of that world.
* Total coins in this course (N64) — 191.
==Names in Other Languages==
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|Jap=ちびでかアイランド<br />''Chibideka Airando''
|JapM=Tiny-Huge Island
|Fra=Île Grands-Petits
|FraM=Huge-Tiny Island
|Ger=Gulliver Gumba
|GerM=Pun on the novel [[Wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]] and the German name for "Goomba"
|Ita=Mini-Grande Isola (64)<br>Isola Granpiccola (DS)
|ItaM=Tiny-Huge Island<br>Huge-Tiny Island}}
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Revision as of 20:07, March 24, 2024

Tiny-Huge Island
Tiny-Huge Island 64.png
The smaller version of the island
Mario at Tiny-Huge Island
The larger version of the island
How to unlock Clear Bowser in the Fire Sea.
Boss(es) Piranha Flowers, Wiggler
Mission(s) Super Mario 64
Pluck the Piranha Flower
The Tip Top of the Huge Island
Rematch with Koopa the Quick
Five Itty Bitty Secrets
Wiggler's Red Coins
Make Wiggler Squirm
Super Mario 64 DS
Pluck the Piranha Flower
The Tip Top of the Huge Island
Rematch with Koopa the Quick
Klepto the Condor
Wiggler's Red Coins
Make Wiggler Squirm
Switch Star on the Island
Stars Super Mario 64:
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Super Mario 64 DS:
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Tiny-Huge Island is the thirteenth course of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is located through the ★ door to the left of Wet-Dry World's painting on the second floor of the Mushroom Castle. There are two paintings that lead to Tiny-Huge Island. The one on the left leads to the "Tiny Island," and the one on the right leads to the "Huge Island," with the painting in the center being decoration. The room with the paintings employs forced perspective, which gives the illusion that all three paintings are the same size, when in actuality, the paintings and halls they are in are respective to the size of the island they lead to.

Placed around the island are three special Warp Pipes, called Shrinker Pipes, that adjust the size of the player's character, making him appear to be huge when on the Tiny Island and tiny when on the Huge Island. This feature is reminiscent of Super Mario Bros. 3's World 4-6 of Giant Land, where there are Magic Doors that change the enemies' sizes. Additionally, Tiny-Huge Island is Koopa the Quick's homeworld.

Layout

Map of the "tiny" version of Tiny-Huge Island
Map of "huge" Tiny-Huge Island
Map of the "Tiny Island" (left) and the "Huge Island" (right) in Super Mario 64 DS

While the size of the islands differs, the layouts are generally the same, though some of the features are different.

On the Tiny Island, the player starts in a small field with a Goombette. The doorway to the right is too small to go through, so the player has to jump to the platforms to the left to progress. On the first platform are a flame thrower and a yellow block containing a 1-UP Mushroom, and the second platform includes a Small Piranha and a Shrinker Pipe. Next to the pipe is a Purple Switch that causes blocks to appear, and the player can use them to get to a small floating platform or to get up onto the above ledge. The floating platform contains a single coin and a warp in a corner to get back to the main island. The ledge above has iron balls rolling down it, knocking the player back if they connect. Down the path to the left is a small bridge leading to a Shrinker Pipe and several platforms the player can jump across. Past the platforms are a Bob-omb Buddy that opens the cannon on the Huge Island and a body of water with a sloped beach and a small wooden bridge above it. In the DS version of the game, Klepto is circling the post in the middle. Back on the path with the iron balls and to the right is a Shrinker Pipe next to a series of platforms acting as steps to a bridge that leads to the top of the mountain. Beyond the hole that the iron balls are coming out of is a small field with Goombettes and a Small Koopa Troopa. Due to its size, this Koopa Troopa does not give out a shell for the player to ride on, and it is defeated after a single touch or even if Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario touches it.

On the Huge Island, the player starts in a field with three Grand Goombas. The platforms to the left are too far apart and tall for the player to use, so the player has to go through the doorway on the right in order to progress. The doorway leads to a large lake and a sloped beach, with the lake having a Bubba that tries to eat the player, a Koopa on the beach, and a Lakitu that circles around both while throwing Spinies at the player. Across the lake are a Fly Guy and the course's cannon. The cannon can be used to reach the higher platforms, one of which has a bridge that leads to Wiggler's Basement,[1] the lower portion of a cave filled with Red Coins. Past the cannon is a large platform with a strong gust of wind blowing through it, which will push the player off the edge if they are not careful. To reach the upper platform, the player has to jump in its direction, which causes a gust of wind from below to appear and push the player upward onto the platform. Across the platform's bridge is Windswept Valley, which contains some Grand Goombas and a Shrinker Pipe, as well as the flagpole during the mission Rematch with Koopa the Quick. The bridge afterward has wind blowing across it, and beyond it is a hill with iron balls rolling down it. Past the hill are the hole the iron balls come out of and two paths for the player to take: The left has a Shrinker Pipe and large platforms leading to the top of the mountain, while the right leads to a field with Grand Goombas, as well as Koopa the Quick if his mission is selected. Below the iron balls' spawning hole are the large platforms the player could not reach earlier, with the highest one containing several Piranha Flowers.

Missions

Mission Appears in Summary
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Pluck the Piranha Flower
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to defeat the Piranha Flowers on the Huge Island.
Tiny-Huge Island Star 2
The Tip Top of the Huge Island
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
The mission's objective is to reach the top of the Huge Island.
Tiny-Huge Island Star 3
Rematch with Koopa the Quick
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to race against Koopa the Quick on the Huge Island.
Tiny-Huge Island Star 4
Five Itty Bitty Secrets
Super Mario 64 This mission's objective is to find five secrets hidden on the Tiny Island.
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Klepto the Condor
Super Mario 64 DS This mission's objective is to take the Power Star from Klepto on the Tiny Island.
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Wiggler's Red Coins
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to collect the Red Coins in Wiggler's Basement on the Huge Island.
Tiny-Huge Island Star 6
Make Wiggler Squirm
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to defeat Wiggler.
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Switch Star on the Island
Super Mario 64 DS This mission's objective is to collect the Switch Star in Wiggler's cave.

Enemies

Statistics from Super Mario 64

  • Total Number of Coins: 1921, 2 (1582 on the Huge Island, 341 on the Tiny Island)
  • Caps Found: (none)
  • Spinning Heart: (none)
  • Cannons: 1
  • 1UP Mushrooms (10):
    • Homing Mushrooms : #1 In the only tree near the entrance to the Red Coin cave on the Huge Island.
    • Static Mushrooms : #2 On the Huge Island, underwater by Bubba right near the starting point. #3 In the Red Coin cave, on a pillar.
    • Triggered Mushrooms : #4 Triggered by collecting the two coins on the beach on the Huge Island.
    • Box Mushrooms : #5 On the Tiny Island, to the left of the starting point on the platform by a flame thrower. #6 The corresponding location of #5 on the Huge Island. #7 On the Huge Island, on a ledge by Windswept Valley.
    • Butterfly Mushrooms : #8 Obtained from one of the butterflies near the only tree on the Huge Island. #9 Obtained from one of the butterflies in the fenced area near where Koopa the Quick starts. #10 On the Tiny Island, from one of the butterflies near the starting point.
  • Warps:
    • From the small floating island while on the Tiny Island, the player can warp near the Small Piranha and the ! Switch. This warp is one-way only.

1 - Two of the coins on the Tiny Island are underground near the box that releases iron balls, forming a coin slope that disappears into the narrower slope that forms the ground.[2] The first one's hitbox is a little above the ground, allowing Mario to collect it just by passing above it. The second one cannot be collected by standard means. However, it can be retrieved by diving into the summit of the "Tiny" Island, where Mario would find himself swimming, and then jumping out of the "water" and diving towards the coin.[3]
2 - On the Huge Island, near the box that releases iron balls, there is an invisible object used to spawn a line of five coins, which is used in various other places in the game. However, because of how it is placed under the ground, one of the coins ends up spawning in an illegal location. As such, it is immediately despawned. Though this coin does exist in the course, it is completely impossible to obtain.[4]

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ちびでか アイランド
Chibideka Airando
Little-Big Island

Chinese 小人国大人国[5]
Xiǎorénguó–Dàrénguó
Tiny People Country, Giant People Country (these are the Chinese names given to Lilliput and Brobdingnag from Gulliver's Travels)

French Île Grands-Petits
Tall-Small Island
German Gulliver Gumba
Pun on the novel Gulliver's Travels and the German name for "Goomba"
Italian Isola Granpiccola
Grand-Petite Island
Korean 거대꼬마아일랜드
Geodae Kkoma Aillaendeu
Giant-Dwarf Island

Spanish Isla Cambiante
Changeable Island

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #52, page 47.
  2. ^ "Super Mario 64." The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. ^ pannenkoek2012 (June 12, 2014). SM64 - Collecting the Impossible Coin. YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  4. ^ UncommentatedPannen (October 23, 2016). A New Impossible Coin. YouTube. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ^ From the score sheetMedia:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png and the Power Star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  6. ^ Universal Parks News Today (February 3, 2021) Walking Around Super Nintendo World - Universal Studios Japan. YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 127.