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Bowser

Bowser character artwork
Recurring antagonist · Koopa kingdom

Bowser has taken over Peach’s Castle and uses Power Stars to conceal access through its painting worlds. His role structures Mario’s progress through the hub and the three major confrontations.

  • Story: Mario reaches Bowser after opening successive parts of the castle. Each encounter asks for arena control and a specific attack technique rather than simply jumping on him like an ordinary enemy.
  • In the game: Learn to grab Bowser’s tail, rotate and release him toward the arena’s bombs. Positioning matters: a powerful throw in the wrong direction does not complete the objective.

Story spoilers.

Super Mario 64 · Nintendo 64 · 1996 · Original Nintendo 64 game with 120 Power Stars; not Super Mario 64 DS. · Picture: Bowser: Super Mario 64 original-era character artwork.

From the game

Bowser in Super Mario 64
Bowser
The key he drops in Super Mario 64
The key he drops

Pictures made from the Super Mario 64 (USA) game data: characters, enemies and items are drawn from their own 3D models, posed with a frame of one of their own animations; courses are drawn from their level geometry with their objects in front of their own sky. They are rendered without the game’s fog, shadows or moving water textures, so they look a little cleaner than on the console.

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