
Behind them, Mario can collect two 1-UP Mushrooms, and on the overhanging platforms, he can collect another two. To the right of the base platform are two turquoise (purple in the DS version) seesaws. To the left of the platform is a narrow path to a large circular platform containing coins, a 1-UP Mushroom, and an Amp. The next platform contains a single Goomba. Two sets of circling platforms lead Mario to the final section of the level before the Bowser fight. At the end of the path is a large stone cube with a yellow rectangular block sliding in and out of it and with a yellow block containing three coins floating above it.

Six unbreakable crystals are stuck in the path, four of which are being circled by Amps. Connected to the platform is a wooden bridge linking to a path made out of a type of green stone. Next is a wooden octagonal platform with three Goombas awaiting Mario, as well as a yellow block in the middle containing a 1-UP Mushroom. More moving platforms lead to the next section of the level. The stone route is longer and flatter and has coins, but there is a flamethrower at the turn of it. The blue route is safer, but it is too steep for Mario to run up normally. Two moving pyramid-shaped platforms join onto a tall stone platform. There is a single green block followed by a flamethrower. The first section of the level is fairly straightforward. Map of Bowser in the Dark World in Super Mario 64 DS The painting is not able to be reached, as there is an invisible wall between the trapdoor and the painting. As the player walks closer, the painting becomes a picture of Bowser, and a trapdoor opens in the ground, sending the player into the level. In the corridor before the player enters the level, a painting that depicts Princess Peach is seen on the far wall. Eight Power Stars (12 in the DS remake) are needed to open this door. The trapdoor entrance is behind the Big Star Door on the mezzanine of the main floor of the Mushroom Castle. It is a puzzle-like world with many traps and enemies, with the background displaying a massive dark cavern with sickly green stone spires protruding from the ground and ceiling. “Bwa ha ha ha! You've stepped right into my trap, just as I knew you would! I warn you, "Friend," watch your step!” - Bowser, Super Mario 64īowser in the Dark World, also simply called the Dark World, is the first Bowser level in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Open the Big Star Door with eight Power Stars (N64) or 12 Power Stars (DS).
