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Development:Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)/Stars & Object Placements

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This is a sub-page of Development:Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64).

Hmmm...
To do:
  • Is there a more elegant way to display the data?

Star

File: sm64/

Found in the base folder of the source code, star is a file that contains a list of positions for Stars, item boxes, and other objects for the game's 15 main courses. It appears to be very out of date, however, revealing many scrapped missions and early object locations for the levels. Many Stars appear to have placeholder coordinates set at the world origin, most of which tend to be ones that spawn from other objects. Rainbow Ride in particular appears to be entirely made of placeholder objects, using what appears to be some sort of template object list in place of legitimate course contents.

The following in-game screenshots will show the final game's Stars in a collected/transparent state in order to distinguish them from the ones in star.

Bob-omb Battlefield

Data listed for Bob-omb Battlefield 

/*	course (1)	.... stage9	battle_field */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,   0,0,0,  e_tripstar)  /* bomking   */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,   0,1,0,  e_tripstar)  /* kame race */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1550, 1200, 0300,  0,0,0,   0,2,0,  e_tripstar)  /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -600, 4400, 0600,  0,0,0,   0,3,0,  e_tripstar)  /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -5000,4500, -500,  0,0,0,   0,4,0,  e_tripstar)  /* 8 coin    */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -5500,1500, 2300,  0,0,0,   0,5,0,  e_tripstar)  /* 8 coin    */

seqActor(S_itembox  , -2500, 0250, -4000,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_itembox	)		  /* hane   itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 6300, 1300, 4700,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_itembox	)			  /* kame itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Stars 1 and 2 (both have empty coordinates). Looking at the commented-out messages, the objectives of both were the same as the final game.

  • Star 3. Early placement of Star 6 from the final game.

  • Star 4. Possibly the original location of Star 3 from the final game, as its placement seems to match with the original location of the island seen in prerelease material.

  • Star 5. Early 8 Red Coin Star location.

  • Star 6. Another 8 Red Coin Star location?

Item Boxes In-Game

  • Removed Wing Cap box.

  • Removed Koopa Shell box.

Whomp's Fortress

Data listed for Whomp's Fortress 

/*	course (2)	.... stage24 castle2 */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0300, 5550, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* -------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2500, 1500, -750,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* -------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 3750, -2800,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -400, 3700, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 6666, 6350, 6666,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -300, 5550, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin */

seqActor(S_itembox  , 1270, 4100, 930,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_itembox	)	/* toumei itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Early placement of Star 2 from the final game.

  • Star 2. Same location as Star 3 from the final game.

  • Star 3. Original placement of Star 5 from the final game, as seen in the Spaceworld '95 demo.

  • Star 4. Placed behind the tower's breakable wall, replaced by a 1-Up in the final.

  • Star 5. Placed oddly far away from the map, unobtainable by normal means. In the '96 B-Roll build, there's a similarly placed island that isn't there in the final game, though its location doesn't match perfectly.

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star location.

Item Box In-Game

  • Removed Vanish Cap box. Odd as there aren't any Vanish Cap surfaces in the level for Mario to pass through. Possibly a remnant from when the metal wingcap box existed, as a hat model still exists for one.

Jolly Roger Bay

Data listed for Jolly Roger Bay 

/*	course (3)	.... stage12 sunkenship	*/

/* in the cave */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 5100, -4500, -250,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */

/* in the ship */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -680, 1360, 1580,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* hip_drop_box */

/* on the sea */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* on_the_ship */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* whirlpool */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* on_the_mast */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1600, 1300, -1400,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin */

seqActor(S_itembox  , -5000, 1400, -300,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0120, 0000, 3150,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 4500, -4800, 4300,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 2400, 1700, 7400,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_itembox	)	/* kame itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Placed in the tunnel leading to the cave.

  • Star 2. Early version of Star 1 from the final; the name indicates that it was in an item box.

  • Stars 3, 4, and 5 (all have empty coordinates). Star 3 may have appeared above the ship after it rises to the surface. Star 4 was likely related to Star 5 from the final game. Star 5's note reads "on_the_mast", which is odd as the ship from the final game doesn't feature any kind of structure on top of it--though the sunken ship seen in the 1995 B-Roll footage does in fact have a tall pillar.

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star location, out of bounds. Its height matches with the height of the starting terrain, so it's likely the geometry of the area was slightly different.

Item Boxes In-Game

  • Removed Metal Cap box (1).

  • Removed Metal Cap box (2). Placed underwater, which is odd considering that Mario cannot destroy item boxes underwater. It's worth noting that Metal Mario was originally supposed to move faster, based on footstep data and scrapped animations.

  • Removed Metal Cap box (3), also placed underwater.

  • Removed Koopa Shell box.

Cool, Cool Mountain

Data listed for Cool, Cool Mountain 

/*	course (4)	.... stage5 snow_mountain */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3500, -4700, 4650,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* pengin1 */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3650, -200, -1200,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* pengin2 */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -4100, -950, 1850,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* snowball */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2000, -2200, -3000,0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */

/* child pengin */
/* pengin1= -470 , 3460 , -870     pengin2= -470 , 3460 -870 */

/* in the slider */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -7500, -5700, -6550,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar)	/* slider */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -6550, -4500, -7500,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar)	/* slider_race */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Seemingly an early spawn location for Star 2 from the final game.

  • Star 2. Likely for a second penguin rescue mission, as its commented-out message reads "pengin2".

  • Star 3. Seemingly an early spawn location for Star 5 from the final game.

  • Star 4. Same location as Star 6 from the final game.

  • Star 5. Placed at the end of the slide subarea, similarly to where the penguin race Star spawns in the final game.

  • Star 6 (above Mario in screenshot). Likely the original spawn location for the penguin race Star, as its message reads "slider_race".

Small Penguins In-Game

  • Removed small penguins. The coordinates for both are identical, spawning in basically the same location as Tuxie from the final game. It's likely the additional baby penguin corresponded with the other seemingly planned rescue mission.

Big Boo's Haunt

Data listed for Big Boo's Haunt 

/*	course (5)	.... stage4 ghost_house	*/

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1850, -2200, -1150,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar)  /* chikasuiro */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 100, 200, 800,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) 	/* onigokko */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1200, 1100, 1800,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) 	/* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2000, 1300, 1850,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar)	/* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 2500, 2000, 0250,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) 	/* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3150, 1150, 0750,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) 	/* 8_coin */

seqActor(S_itembox  , -1150, 0200, -1000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_itembox	)	/* toumei itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Spawns in the basement, seemingly in place of Star 2 from the final game. "Chikasuiro" means "underground waterway".

  • Star 2. "Onigokko" means "chase" or "tag", so this was likely an early spawn location for the "Go on a Ghost Hunt" Star from the final game.

  • Star 3. Placed near the Vanish Cap box in the lobby.

  • Star 4. Early placement of Star 3 from the final game.

  • Star 5. Placed above the platform accessed with a wall jump.

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star location.

Item Box In-Game

  • Removed Vanish Cap box, placed in the back room with the Boos. It would've allowed Mario to pass through the Boo painting from the other side.

Hazy Maze Cave

Data listed for Hazy Maze Cave 

/*	course (6)	.... stage7 cave_maze */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -3600, -4000, 3600,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* nessy */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 5800, -4000, 2400,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* metal */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2100, 2100, -7550,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* gus_room */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0800, 0800, -3000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* secret_hole */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -5600, 3200, 0600,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* up_to_the_hole */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 4000, 0250, 5200,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin_in_lift_room */

seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 3900, 3000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 1800, -550, -1600,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* first_metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 5000, -450, -2700,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* next_metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 3100, -550, 0500,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* next_metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 1900, -550, -4000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* next_metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , -500, 2100, -7800,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_itembox	)	/* toumei itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1 (same as the final).

  • Star 2. Early placement of Star 3 from the final game.

  • Star 3. Same placement as Star 4 from the final.

  • Star 4. Out of bounds, next to the toxic maze. Star 6 in the level script has the same commented-out description of "secret_hole", suggesting that this later became the "Watch for Falling Rocks" mission.

  • Star 5 (early placement).

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star placement.

Item Boxes In-Game

  • Removed Metal Cap box (1). Placed out of bounds above the entrance to the elevator room.

  • Removed Metal Cap box (2).

  • Removed Metal Cap box (3).

  • Removed Metal Cap box (4).

  • Removed Metal Cap box (5).

  • Removed Vanish Cap box. Possibly for passing through the large mesh gate, although its collision surface is not of a Vanish Cap type and can't actually be passed through.

Lethal Lava Land

Data listed for Lethal Lava Land 

/*	course (7)	.... stage22 volcano */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1450, 0500, -6700,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3850, 0323, -5600,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* bigmotos */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* 9_pazzuls */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -5100, -800, -4100,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin_by_kame */

seqActor(S_itembox  , 7600, 0550, 1400,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_itembox	)	/* kame itembox */

/* in_volcano */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 2550, 3850, -850,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1800, 3400, 1450,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */

Stars In-Game/in Model Viewer

  • Star 1. As seen in the Shoshinkai '95 demo. This was later replaced by the "Boil the Big Bully" mission. Lasted long enough to receive a name in the stage's level script, "yama".

  • Star 2. Seemingly an early spawn location for the "Bully the Bullies" Star. This mission may have originally involved the scrapped Motos enemy at one point, with the message beside it reading "bigmotos".

  • Star 3 (has empty coordinates). Related to a mission with the Bowser puzzle. The note says "9_pazzuls" despite the picture actually being made of 15 pieces.

  • Star 4. Early 8 Red Coin Star location, out of bounds. The Red Coins in this level were likely collected by riding on a Koopa Shell, as the message beside this Star reads "8_coins_by_kame", with "kame" being used to describe Koopa Shells. It's possible the Red Coins that were likely scattered across the level were replaced by 1-Ups and other objects, in a similar way to the scrapped tower wall Star in Whomp's Fortress.

  • Star 5 (early placement).

  • Star 6 (same as the final game).

Item Box In-Game

  • Removed Koopa Shell box.

Shifting Sand Land

Data listed for Shifting Sand Land 

/*	course (8)	.... stage8 desert_pyramid */

/* desert */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1500, 1300, -320,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* top_the_pyramid */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2000, 1500, -650,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* top_the_pyramid */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* hagetaka */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* put_on_4_pole */

seqActor(S_itembox  , 4850, 300, -5900,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_itembox	)	/* hane   itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , -6000, 300, -4000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_itembox	)	/* kame itembox */

/* normal_pyramid */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1300, 4900, -400,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 1200, 1600,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin */

/* pyramid_from_the_top */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, -1000, -3800,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* BIG_hand */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Early placement of Star 2 from the final game.

  • Stars 2 and 3 (both have empty coordinates). Star 2 was presumably related to Star 1 from the final game, as "hagetaka" means "vulture". Star 3 presumably would've spawned upon touching the four pillars around the pyramid, as a separate mission from the Eyerok boss.

  • Star 3 (alternate location). Another early placement for Star 2?

  • Star 4. Early location of Star 3 from the final game.

  • Star 5. Early 8 Red Coin Star placement, which was later moved to the main area as Star 4.

  • Star 6. Nearly identical spawn location for the Eyerok boss Star from the final game.

Item Boxes In-Game

  • Removed Wing Cap box.

  • Removed Koopa Shell box.

Dire, Dire Docks

Data listed for Dire, Dire Docks 

/*	course (9)	.... stage23 submarine */

/* cx2302_before_submarine_escape */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3900, 0850, -600,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* on_the_submarine */

/* cx2301 */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -3100, -3600, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* order_box */

/* cx2302_after_submarine_escape */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3400, -3200, -500,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* through_ring */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3900, 0300, 5950,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* UFO_catcher */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 3100, -3750, -3600,  0,0,0,  0,8,0,  e_itembox	)		/* star_box itembox */

seqActor(S_itembox  , 1100, 0350, 3850,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 6700, 0350, 3850,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1 (same as the final game).

  • Star 2 (early spawn location). Its placement is very similar to where the Manta Ray Star spawns in the final game.

  • Star 3. Same spawn location as Star 5 from the final game.

  • Star 4. Early 8 Red Coin Star location.

  • Star 5 (has empty coordiantes). The note beside it interestingly reads "UFO_catcher", implying a mission involving claw cranes was once planned for the submarine area. To go with this, a name belonging to a removed water object found in sm64/include/tagdecode.h reads e_ufo. It's possible the crane idea later evolved into the moving poles used for the 8 Red Coin Star in the final.

  • Star 6. Contained in an item box, but it's unobtainable due to it being underwater, similarly to the removed Metal Cap boxes in Jolly Roger Bay.

Item Boxes In-Game

  • Removed Metal Cap box (1).

  • Removed Metal Cap box (2).

Snowman's Land

Data listed for Snowman's Land 

/*	course (10)	.... stage10 snowman */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -350, 4750, 0400,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* snowmans_head */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 4800, 1000, 4300,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* in_the_ice_tower */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 4300, 1000, 0500,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* pengin_family */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 5100, 0300,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* over_the_snowmans_head */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0300, 1500, -5300,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* big_motos */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -4000, 1200, 4500,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin */

seqActor(S_itembox  , 5100, 1200, -5500,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_itembox	)	/* hane   itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , -5500, 1200, -5400,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox )	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 4300, 1200, 3000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_itembox	)	/* kame itembox */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Seemingly an early placement of Star 1 from the final game, but clips severely into the ground.

  • Star 2. Seemingly an early location of Star 3 from the final game; also clips into the ground.

  • Star 3. The note beside it says "pengin_family", so this was likely another penguin rescue mission.

  • Star 4. Placed above the snowman's head.

  • Star 5. Seemingly an early spawn location for Star 2 from the final game. Similarly to Star 2 from Lethal Lava Land, its message reads "big_motos", implying that it also involved Motos, or perhaps an ice variant? Furthermore, there's a name for an unused snow object listed in sm64/include/tagdecode.h that reads e_icemotos.

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star location, out of bounds.

Item Boxes In-Game

  • Removed Wing Cap box.

  • Removed Metal Cap box.

  • Removed Koopa Shell box.

Wet-Dry World

Data listed for Wet-Dry World 

/*	course (11)	.... stage11 water_town	*/

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1400, 1600, 5600,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0800, 4800, 0700,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -800, 2300, -2000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0600, -2650, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* under_town */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 3000, -3100, 3200,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* no_water_under_town */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 5500, 0500, 5500,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin */

/* water_switch */
/* ( 4550 , 3100 ,4750 )  ( -400 , -1950 , 0250 )   ( 3350 , -3450 , -2300 )

seqActor(S_itembox  , -5100, -3250, 5000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 5100, -3250, 5000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 1800, -3250, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , -4900, 2200, -250,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_itembox	)	/* toumei itembox */

Stars In-Game/in Model Viewer

  • Star 1. Out of bounds.

  • Star 2. Possibly an early location of Star 2 from the final game.

  • Star 3. Clips into the ground.

  • Star 4. Out of bounds.

  • Star 5. Out of bounds.

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star location, out of bounds. Its height seems to indicate that it was located in the main area, rather than the underwater town like in the final.

Water Diamonds In-Game/in Model Viewer

  • Removed water diamond (1). Out of bounds.

  • Removed water diamond (2).

  • Removed water diamond (3). Out of bounds.

Item Boxes in Model Viewer

  • Removed Metal Cap box (1). Out of bounds.

  • Removed Metal Cap box (2). Out of bounds.

  • Removed Metal Cap box (3). Out of bounds.

  • Removed Vanish Cap box. Out of bounds.

Tall, Tall Mountain

Data listed for Tall, Tall Mountain 

/*	course (12)	.... stage36 monkey_mountain */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1200, 2600, 0150,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* top_of_the_mountain */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1800, 1200, 1050,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* waterfall */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2900, -2700, 3650,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* slider_exit */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 7300, -3100, 1300,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* on_the_mushroom */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* monkey_basket */
/* in_the_slider (cx3604)*/
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -7100, -1250, -4800,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8_coin_in_the_slider */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1 (same as the final game).

  • Star 2. In the same location as Star 5 from the final game.

  • Star 3. In the same location as Star 4 from the final game.

  • Star 4. In the same location as Star 6 from the final game.

  • Star 5 (has empty coordinates). Related to Star 2 from the final game.

  • Star 6. The 8 Red Coin Star is placed at the end of the slide subarea, suggesting that there were originally Red Coins to collect along the slide. The Red Coin mission was later moved to the main area as Star 3.

Tiny-Huge Island

Data listed for Tiny-Huge Island 

/*	course (13)	.... stage13 big&small */

/* BIG_map_cx1301 (small_mario) */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -2550, 7400, 0600,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 2500, 4200, -2500,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0350, 2700, -8500,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 3250, 6700,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
/* SMALL_map_cx1302 (big_mario) */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -850, 2600, 0200,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0850, 1500, -850,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Placed high above the map. Early placement of Star 2.

  • Star 2. Placed near where Star 2 is in the final, possibly meant for Piranha Plant star.

  • Star 3. Unobtainable due to being out of bounds, meant for the floating island, which was later moved to the small world.

  • Star 4. Placed very high above the platform with the wooden post, placed somewhere near where the bridge cave entrance is.

  • Star 5. Placed in a similar location to Star 1 in Huge Island, meant to be placed on the little island with the post.

  • Star 6. Placed in a similar location to Star 2 in Huge Island, should be red coins based on it being Star 6.

Tick Tock Clock

Data listed for Tick Tock Clock 

/*	course (14)	.... stage14 clock_tower */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1260, -2280, -1260,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1680, -1340, -820,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1840, 0060, -960,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1580, 3060, -340,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1140, 6200, -780,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1500, -4600, 0900,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* 8coin */

Stars In-Game

  • Star 1. Early placement of Star 3 from the final game.

  • Star 2. Early placement of Star 1 from the final game.

  • Star 3. Early placement of Star 2 from the final game.

  • Star 4. Likely an early placement of Star 5 from the final game.

  • Star 5. This seems to have been replaced by the "Stomp on the Thwomp" Star in the final game.

  • Star 6. Early 8 Red Coin Star placement.

Rainbow Ride

Data listed for Rainbow Ride 

/*	course (15)	.... stage15 fire_building */

seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */
seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_tripstar) /* --------- */



seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_itembox	)	/* hane   itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,1,0,  e_itembox	)	/* metal  itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,2,0,  e_itembox	)	/* toumei itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,3,0,  e_itembox	)	/* kame itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_itembox	)	/* 1_coin itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,5,0,  e_itembox	)	/* 3_coin itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,6,0,  e_itembox	)	/* 10_coin itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,7,0,  e_itembox	)	/* 1up itembox */
seqActor(S_itembox  , 0000, 0000, 0000,  0,0,0,  0,8,0,  e_itembox	)	/* star_box itembox */

Objects In-Game (All Have Empty Coordinates)

  • SM64 Rr (every object).png

Commented-Out Level Objects

Some of the courses have objects commented-out in their level script, specifically in the Sstage file of the stage folder. Similar to star, many of the commented-out Stars appear to have been placeholders.

Bob-omb Battlefield

A commented-out Star can be found in sm64/maps/stage9/Sstage9.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,  5500,3400, 1200, 0,0,0,    2,0,0,  e_tripstar			)	/* Ukisima 	*/

In-Game

  • Nearly identical placement to the "Shoot to the Island in the Sky" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final.

Jolly Roger Bay

Two commented-out Stars can be found in sm64/maps/stage12/Sstage12.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003c,S_polystar, 7190,-3200,-2150,  0,0,0,  1,0,0,  e_tripstar)			  /*   after uuubo				*/

/*		seqLevelActor(0x0001,S_polystar,  0, 1600, 3000,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar)	treasure boxes and the yellow item block	*/

In-Game

  • Alternate spawn location for Unagi's Star that is positioned out of bounds, oddly enough.

  • Nearly identical placement to the "Plunder in the Sunken Ship" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final so as to require draining the ship first to open it.

Big Boo's Haunt

A commented-out Star can be found in sm64/maps/stage4/Sstage4.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,   690, 2200, 2500,  0, 0,0,  4,0,0,  e_tripstar)  			/* beranda */

In-Game

  • The "Big Boo's Balcony" Star was seemingly planned to spawn at the balcony rather than on top of the mansion.

Lethal Lava Land

Three commented-out actors can be found in sm64/maps/stage22/Sstage22.s: 

/*		seqActor(S_NULL		  , 	 0,154,-5631,   0, 0,0,   0,0,0,   e_mapobj_motos_07	)		Broken  bridge.					*/

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -1450,  500, -6700,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar)		      yama			 		 */

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,  3850,  323, -5600,  0,0,0,  1,0,0,  e_tripstar)		   	  bigmotos       		 */

In-Game

  • The tumbling staircase leading to Star 1. This was removed from the level script so it could be spawned from the Bully boss after being defeated.

  • Early version of Star 1, which can be seen in the Spaceworld '95 demo. This placement is the same as in the star file.

  • Early spawn location for the "Bully the Bullies" Star, also the same as in star.

Shifting Sand Land

A commented-out Star can be found in sm64/maps/stage8/Sstage8.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003e,S_polystar, -5580, 1380,-2557,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar)			/*	hagetaka		*/

In-Game

  • Alternate spawn location for the "In the Talons of the Big Bird" Star. Early screenshots of the level show this pillar in a slightly different position similar to where the Star is placed.

Snowman's Land

Three commented-out actors can be found in sm64/maps/stage10/Sstage10.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,  130, 1600, -4300, 0,0,0,  1,0,0,  e_tripstar) 		 /* big_motos		 		*/

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,-4700, 1400,  5850, 0,0,0,  3,0,0,  e_tripstar) 		 /* fura fura de		 	*/

/*		seqActor(S_movebg02,  4377,1843,4361,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_ice)		*/

In-Game

  • Mostly-identical spawn location for the "Chill with the Bully" Star.

  • Mostly-identical placement for the "Whirl from the Freezing Pond" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final.

  • Removed object that made use of the unused cracked ice model and behavior found in the final game's data. The coordinates place it in the center of the hole leading to the ice-maze Star, requiring the player to first break through the ice before collecting it.

Wet-Dry World

Two commented-out Stars can be found in sm64/maps/stage11/Sstage11.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,-2200,  2600, 3500,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  e_tripstar)			/*ukiita	*/

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 1550,  4350,  100,  0,0,0,  1,0,0,  e_tripstar)	/*bridge	*/

In-Game

  • Nearly identical placement to the "Shocking Arrow Lifts!" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final, possibly to prevent players from cheating with higher water levels.

  • Nearly identical placement to the "Top O' the Town" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final.

Tiny-Huge Island

Three commented-out Stars can be found in sm64/maps/stage13/Sstage13.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_NULL,     -6300,-1750, -6300,  0,0,0,  0,4,0,  e_tripstar_getdummy)		big Pakkun	*/

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar,  2600, 3550, -2400,  0,0,0,  1,0,0,  e_tripstar)			/*	big top		*/

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, -150, -500, 2000,  0,0,0,  2,0,0,  e_tripstar)					on small 	 	*/

In-Game

  • Nearly identical spawn location to the "Pluck the Piranha Flower" Star. Oddly, it uses the behavior that secret Stars use. This means it would spawn as both invisible and intangible if one or more secrets were placed in the area. Its second behavior parameter is also set to 4, which... does nothing. Perhaps SM64 CMO this Star made use of some scrapped functionality for secret Stars.

  • Identical placement to the "The Tip Top of the Huge Island" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final.

  • Placed above the hexagonal platform in Tiny Island, implying that the platform served a greater purpose originally. The "Rematch with Koopa the Quick" Star seems to have been added in its place. Lasted long enough to receive a name in the April 25th Star name backup, "おきの ちいさなしま", which means "tiny world's small island".

Rainbow Ride

A commented-out Star can be found in sm64/maps/stage15/Sstage15.s: 

/*		seqLevelActor(0x003f,S_polystar, 5120,  4125, 4045,  0,0,0,  5,0,0,  e_tripstar) 			/*on island		*/

In-Game

  • Alternate placement of the "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Star, which became a boxed Star in the final (to the left in the screenshot).

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