Endless Stairs

The Endless Stairs is a obstacle in Super Mario 64 DS and its DS remake. If the player doesn't have more than 70 [[Power Star|Power Stars 80 in the remake, the player can still go through the door, but the staircase will become endless. This illusion of the 'Endless Stairs' is created by looping Mario back when he reaches a certain point. In Super Mario 64 DS, the player can see this on the map. Once the player has 70 Power Stars (80 in the remake) the player can reach the top of the stairs. In the remake, if anyone else other than Mario attempt to open the Star Door, they will climb the endless stairs, regardless of the number of Power Stars.