The player must climb the mountain (or use Hoot) and get to where the Fwoosh is. There is a part of the stone wall where the coins are. The player can jump into it and they will enter a slide course. The player must ride the slide towards the end without falling off. This slide is very difficult due to the narrow turns and elevated portions of the slide, making it difficult to control and land properly when making certain jumps.
In the original, the slide could be skipped by falling down to where the niche is and obtaining the Star. In Super Mario 64 DS, the niche is enclosed by a mesh cage preventing this. However, Luigi can get a Power Flower and use his vanish ability to turn invisible and somersault to the cage and pass through it.
There are invisible walls and checkpoints to prevent characters from bypassing huge sections of the slide, resulting in a life being lost, even if the player is actually above a portion of the slide. However, in the DS version, by using Luigi and performing a Backward Somersault on the right part of the platform just before the slide begins, it is possible to bypass the entirety of the slide without losing a life, by guiding Luigi towards the end of the slide via the map. In order to do this however, the player must get towards a certain angle while in the air, and not go too far out to cross any invisible walls or checkpoints, otherwise Luigi can end up losing a life. Compared to riding the slide normally over using Luigi's Backward Somersault to bypass the whole slide, the latter method actually takes around an extra minute longer compared to the time it takes using the former method.
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
