Bowser Key
Mario receiving Bowser Key in Super Mario 64 .
Owner
Bowser (before his defeat)
Mario (after Bowser's defeat)
Notes
Mario must defeat Bowser before he drops the key.
The Bowser Key is an item in Super Mario 64 , Super Mario 64 DS , and New Super Mario Bros.
Description
These items are found when Mario defeats Bowser in the boss levels. When Bowser is defeated, he morphs into a Bowser Key and Mario can use it to unlock doors. The key is only for the door it is compatible with. In the DS remake, Yoshi (wearing a cap), Mario, Luigi , and Wario can get the keys defeating bosses and Bowser. The keys are unlocked with 8 stars (12 in the DS remake), and 30 stars. In the DS remake, the player uses Bowser Keys to unlock Mario, Luigi and Wario's rooms. In New Super Mario Bros. , when Mario or Luigi defeats a boss, they earn a Bowser Key, which unlocks new worlds. In the final boss instead of getting a key you get a star which when touched will cause mario to get a wing cap and end the game.
Characters
Playable Characters
Yoshi • Mario • Luigi • Wario
Supporting Characters
Toad • Bob-omb Buddy • Princess Peach • Rabbits
Bosses
King Bob-omb • Whomp King • Goomboss • Bowser #1 • Big Boo • King Boo • Big Bully • Eyerok • Bowser #2 • Chief Chilly • Wiggler • Bowser #3
Enemies
Enemies
Goomba • Koopa Troopa • Chain Chomp • Bob-omb • Piranha Plant • Thwomp • Whomp • Unagi • Cheep Cheep • Bubba • Mr. Blizzard • Amp • Boo • Mr. I • Bookend • Mad Piano • Scuttlebug • Flamethrower • Monty Mole •Snifit • Bully • Klepto • Spindel • Pokey • Sushi • Manta Ray • Bub • Flame Chomp • Kuromame • Spindrift • Chill Bully • Skeeter • Heave Ho • Chuckya • Fly Guy • Grand Goomba
Courses
First Floor
Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Goomboss Battle • Bowser in the Dark World
Courtyard
Big Boo's Haunt • Big Boo Battle
Basement
Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea
Second Floor
Chief Chilly Challenge • Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island
Third Floor
Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky
Stars
Bob-omb Battlefield
Big Bob-omb on the the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Sky (N64) • 5 Silver Stars (DS) • Big Bob-omb's Revenge (DS) • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate (N64)/Behind Chain-Chomp's Gate (DS)
Whomp's Fortress
Chip Off Whomp's Block • To The Top Of The Fortress • Shoot into the Wild Blue • Red Coins on the Floating Isle • Fall onto the Caged Island • Blast Away the Wall • Switch Star of the Fortress (DS)
Jolly Roger Bay
Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Through the Jet Stream • Switch Star of the Bay (DS)
Cool, Cool Mountain
Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS)
Big Boo's Haunt
Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement
Hazy Maze Cave
Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star
Lethal Lava Land
Boil the Big Bully • Bully the Bullies • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces • Red-Hot Log Rolling • Hot-Foot-it into the Volcano • Elevator Tour In the Volcano (N64)/Inside the Volcano • Flaming Silver Stars (DS)
Shifting Sand Land
In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle
Dire, Dire Docks
Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • The Manta Ray's Reward (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Koopa Surfin' Switch Star (DS) • Collect the Caps... (N64)/Inside the Cage (DS)
Snowman's Land
Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS)
Wet-Dry World
Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS)
Tall, Tall Mountain
Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain
Tiny-Huge Island
Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secrets (N64) • Klepto the Condor • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star of the Island (DS)
Tick Tock Clock
Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars
Rainbow Ride
Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor
Items and Objects
Items
Power Flower • Vanish Cap • Metal Cap • Key • Power Star • Koopa Shell • Silver Star • Wing Cap
Objects
Mario's Cap • Luigi Cap • Wario Cap • ! Block • Star Switch • Red Switch • Cannon • Coin • Red Coin • Blue Coin • Bowser Key