Collectibles and completion
Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Super Mario 64.
Story and late-game spoilers.
Original Nintendo 64 game with 120 Power Stars; not Super Mario 64 DS.
3 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Item directory
Course stars
Track each course’s named missions and its 100-coin star separately. The 100-coin reward appears where the milestone is reached, so choose a safe place to collect the final coins.
Castle secrets
Secret stars come from outside the usual course mission list. Revisit the castle, slide and special challenges instead of assuming every missing star is inside a painting.
Cap switches
Unlock the caps through their switch courses. These unlocks change what can be reached elsewhere and belong on a progress checklist alongside stars.
Quick notes
- Choose where the hundredth coin will appear. A 100-coin star appears where the threshold is reached, so leave a reachable coin near a safe surface when planning the route.
- Course state can change the search. Selected missions or adjustable course conditions can affect useful objects and routes.
In the game
The items as they appear in the game, drawn from their own models.
Power Star120 in all.
Yellow coinWorth 1 coin.
Red coinWorth 2 coins; eight make a star appear.
Blue coinWorth 5 coins.
1-Up MushroomAn extra life.
Spinning HeartRefills Mario’s power as he runs through it.
Koopa ShellRide it over water, sand and lava.
KeyBowser drops one in each of his first two stages.
Treasure chestOpen them in the right order underwater.
SignpostRead it for a hint.
Warp PipeLinks the two sizes of Tiny-Huge Island.The 15 castle secret stars · All course stars
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.