! Blocks[edit | edit source]
There are four different types of ! Blocks in the game.
- Red: Contains a Wing Cap. (64 Only)
- Blue: Contains a Vanish Cap. (64 Only)
- Green: Contains a Metal Cap. (64 Only)
- Yellow: Contains Yellow coins, a Star, a 1-up, or Koopa Shells.
Other Blocks[edit | edit source]
Crates[edit | edit source]
Pick these up and throw them at something. They usually contain coins. If you leave them alone for too long afterwards, they disappear but appear at their original spot when you leave the radius and come back, but won't release any more coins.
Bricks[edit | edit source]
Punch/Kick these to destroy them. Usually contain coins.
Coins[edit | edit source]
Collecting coins refills your power meter.
- Gold: Restores 1 unit of power. You can collect 100 worth of gold coins to earn a Star. 50 after you finish a course earns you a 1-up.
- Red: Collect 8 to earn a star. Each is worth 2 Gold coins.
- Blue: This refills more power than gold and red. They usually disappear after a short time. Each is worth 5 gold coins.
Other Items[edit | edit source]
Spinning Heart[edit | edit source]
The faster you run through it, the more power you regain.
Koopa Shells[edit | edit source]
Ride on it to become invincible and faster.
1-Up Mushroom[edit | edit source]
Gives you an extra life.
Super Mario 64 DS exclusive[edit | edit source]
? Blocks[edit | edit source]
? Blocks contain Power Flowers. The blocks are unusable until Mario presses the ? switch in the castle. Sometimes a Bob-omb comes out instead of a Power Flower.
Black Bricks[edit | edit source]
Wario can destroy them.
Ice Blocks[edit | edit source]
Yoshi can destroy them (by melting them if he has fire in his mouth).
Caps[edit | edit source]
If a player finds a cap they may turn into that character. A player can choose whether to start with a Wario Cap, a Luigi Cap, or a Mario Cap, but only if the player has unlocked Wario, Luigi, or Mario respectively. You may not play as Yoshi while you're in a course with any of the plumbers, so don't expect to find a Yoshi head lying around. If a player gets hit while wearing a cap, the player will lose that cap. The player has a brief amount of time before the cap dissappears and reappears somewhere else in the level.
Super Mushroom[edit | edit source]
Become giant. After destroying eight objects (enemies, signs, pillars) you will get 1-ups for everything you destroy.