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Koopa the Quick

Koopa the Quick, drawn from his model in Super Mario 64
Race challenger · Bob-omb Battlefield / Tiny-Huge Island

He challenges Mario to footraces, turning familiar terrain into a test of route knowledge and movement consistency. His later race is more demanding than the first.

  • Story: His races reward learning the course before attempting a fast clear. The finish is not simply a destination to reach by any imaginable exploit.
  • In the game: Practise slopes, corners and jumps on the route. Understand which shortcuts the race accepts, and avoid spending the entire attempt recovering from one overly ambitious leap.

Story spoilers.

Super Mario 64 · Nintendo 64 · 1996 · Original Nintendo 64 game with 120 Power Stars; not Super Mario 64 DS. · Picture: Koopa the Quick’s model from the game.

From the game

An ordinary Koopa Troopa: the same model, drawn smaller in Super Mario 64
An ordinary Koopa Troopa: the same model, drawn smaller
A Koopa Shell in Super Mario 64
A Koopa Shell

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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