Jolly Roger Bay is the third level of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Three stars are required to access it. Eels, Clams, Goombas and falling pillars makes this course a little harder than the previous ones. Sunken and floating pirate-ships from a time past, giant caves with monsters and treasures, and some cannoning to the highest peaks of the level are what awaits you. Swimming isn't all that fun and easy. Controls become a little harder as you now are able to control all directions - up, down, left and right.
The overall course is a large cove filled with water and surrounded by large cliffs amid a blue (stormy in the DS remake) sky. On land, there are several green ! Blocks (? Blocks in the DS remake), a Cannon, and a ! Switch which makes a bridge to the Ship. Below the water is a massive drop off where Unagi the Eel resides (the Ship is located around this area). One of this stage's most unique features is that layers of the music get added as Mario (or Yoshi) dives in the water and another is added as you enter the ocean cave. Jolly Roger is also the name given to the typical pirate flags. It is also the name of the infamous pirate ship of Captain Hook, the pirate from Peter Pan.
The entrance to Jolly Roger Bay is on the main floor of Peach's Castle, up the stairs to the right, and behind the star door labeled "3", meaning that three Power Stars are required to enter.
This is the first course of Jolly Roger Bay, and centers around the sunken pirate ship in the middle of the sea. Mario needs to swim down to the bottom of the ocean, annoy a big Eel to get him to attack, and then swim into the window where the eel was lurking. After that, Mario has to open the chests in the bottom of the ship in a specific order. If he fails to get the order right, all previously opened chests will close up, and Mario will be dealt 3 damage to his Power Meter. Once all chests are opened, the sunken ship will start to emerge from the bottom of the ocean and drain itself of water. Now Mario quickly needs to climb stepping stones along the bottom of the ship, to get to the top. Once there, the first star awaits. In Super Mario 64 DS, there is just one treasure chest, and it's not electrified.
Star 2: Can the Eel Come Out to Play?[]
Again, Mario faces the Eel and will have to lure him out of his hiding place. In the far end of the sea where the sunken ship was Mario now has to lure the eel out of its cave and snatch the star from his tail.
Star 3: Treasure in the Ocean Cave[]
Again, Mario has to swim all the way to the far end of the sea, and there dive down to the bottom and into a cave. here there are a lot of pillars falling, trying to crush Mario, and a lot of Goombas around, making Mario's run harder. At the end of the cave is four Treasure Chests. If Mario opens the chests in the correct order, he will get a Power Star. Get it wrong and Mario will get zapped. The correct order is Up, Left, Right, Down.
Star 4 (Star 5, DS): Red Coins on the Ship Afloat[]
This star can only be obtained after rising the ship by getting the first star. Four of the Red Coins are inside clams underwater. Three others are on the risen ship, which Mario can reach with special platforms which temporarily appear through a ! switch on the ground. The final red coin is on top of a stone spire which Mario can climb from a platform nearby. The Power Star itself appears on the ship when Mario has collected all Red Coins.
Star 5 (Star 4, DS): Blast to the Stone Pillar[]
The fifth Power Star is on a ledge on the other side of the bay from Mario's starting position. Next to it is a stone pillar Mario can climb. In order to get to it, he first has to find the Bob-omb Buddy on a different platform and use the cannon to hit the pillar and reach the ledge. The star is inside the yellow ! box on the ledge. Mario can actually cheat this mission with the first Power Flower (DS version only), but this is very challenging. In the DS remake as well as the Japanese version of the N64 version, the Star is no longer inside a ? Block but rather in plain sight.
Star 6 (7 in DS): Through the Jet Stream[]
Mario will need to become Metal Mario to get the star inside at the bottom of the bay. Using the first Metal Block and the cannon wastes time, instead use the Metal Cap near the ship and Long Jump in the middle of the bay. Another method is to use the cap in the cave. This mission is the same in the remake but only Wario can get this star due to the fact that the Metal Cap is gone being replaced by the Power Flower that turns Wario into metal.
Star 6: Switch Star of the Bay (DS)[]
First, the red ! block switch must be activated. Then, as Luigi, at the bay, get to the end of the course. Get the Power Flower to turn invisible. Next, step on the star switch. Further into the cavern, you'll be able to pass through a fence and get a star.
Star 8: 100 Coins[]
There are 104 coins in total located throughout the stage, meaning that the player will need to collect nearly all of the coins to get this star. In the remake, there is a Blue Coin Switch hidden underneath some bricks making it easier to get the 100-Coin Star.
Jolly Roger Bay, as it appears prior to collecting the Star of Plunder in the Sunken Ship.
In the original Japanese version, Jolly Roger Bay's painting instead consists of bubbles with a blue frame, while in the overseas, the Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō release, and Super Mario 3D All-Stars port, the painting shows the sunken ship with a yellow frame. In Super Mario 64 DS, the painting depicts bubbles like the original Japanese version
During the first visit of Jolly Roger Bay, the sky is shown to be very dark and stormy-like and mist can be seen above the ground. After collecting the Star in the Sunken Ship, the sky brightens up and the mist disappears. Unlike nearly everything else in the game. If you return to the mission, the stormy sky as well as the fog will no longer be there. In the remake, the sky stays gray and stormy-like permanently but no fog is ever present.
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
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
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
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
