For more information see the Wikipedia's article on Super Mario 64.
Star Guide
Every course contains 7 stars that can be obtained by Mario.
- Bob-omb Battlefield - Accessible at the start of the game
- Whomp's Fortress - Accessible with 1 star
- Jolly Roger Bay - Accessible with 3 stars
- Cool, Cool Mountain - Accessible with 3 stars
Accessible after beating Bowser in the Dark World
- Big Boo's Haunt
- Hazy Maze Cave
- Lethal Lava Land
- Shifting Sand Land
- Dire, Dire Docks - Accessible after geting 40(?) stars
Accessible after beating Bowser in the Fire Sea
Others
- Bowser in the Dark World
- Bowser in the Fire Sea
- Bowser in the Sky
- Tower of the Wing Cap
- Cavern of the Metal Cap
- Vanish Cap Under the Moat
- Secret Castle Stars
Maneuvers
- Jump - Press the A button.
- Double Jump - Press the A button twice in a row. Mario will go higher than a regular jump.
- Triple Jump - While running, press the A button three times in a row. Mario will do a flip in the air. With the wing cap, the triple jump is used to start flying.
- Crouch - Hold the Z button.
- Crawl - Move the Control Stick while crouching.
- Backflip - Jump (press A) while crouching (hold Z).
- Somersault - Run in one direction, then push the Control Stick in the opposite direction and jump simultaneously.
- Butt-stomp - Jump and press the Z button.
- Dive - Jump and press the B button.
- Punch - Press the B button.
- Kick - Press the B button while jumping.