Nearly a decade after Super Mario 64 rocked the world of console platformers, Super Mario 64 DS breaks out with a new set of set of challenges. Sporting a new style of controltouch controlMario is back, and now with a host of friends with unique abilities. Even if you've mastered the Nintendo 64 original, Super Mario 64 DS is sure to offer up plenty of challenges that you need help with.

 

In this guide, you'll find:

• Basic details on the differences between characters, including their advantages and weaknesses so you can know who's best to use.
• A complete walkthrough that describes how to collect all 150 stars, including the 30 Castle Secret Stars!
• An informative Q & A session that answers common questions about the game, unlocking characters, and other bits to help you on your way.
• Complete Game Timeline that tracks the order of events in the gameif you're not sure what to do next, our timeline will get you on the right track.
• All secrets found in Super Mario 64 DS are uncovered. Find all hidden bunnies and unlock all special mini-games in the Rec Room!

Super Mario 64 DS Online Strategy Guide

Once you obtain 8 stars, enter the rec room and unlock the 8 star door. Jump into the Mario picture and defeat Goomboss to obtain the key for Mario's Room.

After obtaining 14 stars, stand on the Sun carpet in the main plaza. Enter first person view mood and look up to the beam of light. In the new world, stomp on the red switch in the middle tower to unlock the red ! boxes.

After unlocking the red ! boxes, go to the castle courtyard. Punch the giant boo with the cage inside of him to enter Big Boo's Haunt. Obtain the first star by defeating all the Boos to get the staircase. In the second goal, as Mario, go up the stars and into the room with the single bookshelf. Use the fire flower to float up to the room above, where you'll find a Luigi painting. Jump through the painting and defeat Big Boo to get Luigi's key.

After obtaining 30 stars and defeating Bowser for a 2nd time, head up to the second castle floor and enter the room where Snowman's land. On the left you'll see a Luigi painting, but its reflection in the mirror will be a Wario painting. Get the flower to turn invisible and walk through the mirror to appear on the opposite side. Jump into the Wario painting to enter the level. Defeat Chief Chilly to obtain the key for Wario's Room.

Here are the locations of the hidden rabbits that unlock mini-games. You must find the rabbit with the specified character.

• Lucky Stars mini-game: Near entrance to Bob-omb Battlefield with Luigi.
• Mario Slot mini-game: In the secret room with the Mario painting with Luigi
• Memory Master mini-game: Near entrance to Wet Dry World with Luigi.
• Mushroom Roulette mini-game: In area near the columns that drain the moat with Luigi.
• Pair-a-Gone mini-game: In the hedge maze with Luigi.
• Picture Poker mini-game: In the courtyard over the entrance with Luigi.
• Super Mario Slot mini-game: On top of the Castle with Luigi. Must have 150 stars.
• Bounce and trounce mini-game: Near the entrance to Lethal Lava Land with Mario.
• Connect the characters mini-game: Near the entrance to Lethal Lava Land with Mario.
• Shell Smash mini-game: In the moat after it is drained with Mario
• Shuffle Shell mini-game: Near the entrance to Snowman's Land with Mario.
• Sort or 'Splode mini-game: Near the ledge over the waterfall with Mario.
• Trampoline Terror mini-game: Near the entrance to Wet Dry World with Mario.
• Trampoline Time mini-game: Near the entrance to Jolly Roger Bay with Mario.
• Giant Snowball Slalom mini-game: In the alcove across from Rainbow Ride with Wario.
• Bingo Ball mini-game: On the right side of the castle when facing it with Wario. (Near the trees)
• Coincentration mini-game: Near the entrance to Whomp's Fortress with Wario.
• Intense Coincentration mini-game: Near the entrance to Tick-Tock Clock with Wario.
• Lakitu Launch mini-game: Near the entrance to Tiny-Huge Island with Wario.
• Psyche Out mini-game: In a corridor near Lethal Lava Land with Wario.
• Slots Shot mini-game: In the courtyard behind the fountain with Wario.
• Boom Box mini-game: Near the main bridge with Yoshi
• Hide and Boo Seek mini-game: Outside near the main bridge with Yoshi.
• Mix-a-Mug mini-game: Near entrance to Lethal Lava Land with Yoshi.
• Puzzle panel mini-game: Outside of the main bridge with Yoshi.
• Puzzle Panic mini-game: In the moat after it is drained with Yoshi.
• Tox Box Shuffle mini-game: Outside in a flower patch near the wooden bridge with Yoshi.
• Which Wiggler mini-game: Outside in the hedge maze with Yoshi.

After you collect all 150 stars, head outside to the courtyard near the lake. (not the moat under the castle) You'll find that the cage to a cannon is gone, so you can use it to blast on the roof collect 3 1UP mushrooms, and a Power Flower. (this is also the only way to unlock one of Luigi's minigames) Also, if you head back to Cool, Cool Mountain and choose "Big Penquin Race" or anything past that for your mission, you'll find that the penquin is now really fat and harder to race.

You must defeat King Boo in Luigi's Painting on the 3rd Floor of Big Boo's Haunt.

When damaged, find a body of water and swim under. After, simply swim back up to your characters head is out on the surface. Your health should replenish.

Have you ever wondered what the game would be like without a hat? Go to the Tall, Tall Mountain level and find the monkey after the super Bomb-omb. Grab it and it will steal your hat. Then exit the level. Now if you play as that character they will have no hat even if you restart. After this, wait until the Toad right inside has your hat. He will give you the hat and a star. Yoshi can't experience this but if you find a small crate eat it and you will get a square egg. If you hit a question block with no hat it can get pretty ugly.

This maze always gets the better of me no matter how many times I try it. To get the star without having to navigate the maze is simple. Enter this level as Luigi and head down towards the sea monster section. You will have to take a lift to get down to him. Before you step on the lift have a look around and you will see the star through a mesh fence. Now you can see the star hop on the lift and head downwards. At the bottom you will see a power flower box. Burst it open and quickly hop back on the lift. At the top you will have plenty of time to get off it and walk through the fence and grab the power star, simple!

Having trouble finding the bunnies for the rec room? Their locations are as follows, but be sure to talk to the rec room toad with the characters before looking for the bunnies.

Yoshi's bunnies
-outside of the castle right at the end of the bridge.
-outside of the castle left of the bridge
-outside of the castle right of the bridge
-outside the castle in the patch of flowers to the right
-outside the castle at the bottom of the drained moat
-outside of the castle around the maze of hedges
-in the hall to lethal lava land

Mario's rabbits
-outside of the castle left of the bridge
-bottom of the drained moat
-room of Jolly Roger bay
-hall to lethal lava land
-hall to lethal lava land (there's 2)
-top of the stairs on the 2'nd floor
-large mirror room on 2nd floor

Luigi's rabbits
-outside the castle near the maze of hedges
-entrance to bob-omb battle field
-courtyard of castle. Jump on the brown ledge then double jump again
-where you drain water from the moat
-out of the doorway on 2nd floor
-room with the Mario painting
-Outside of castle with cannon. You need 150 stars and shoot to the top of the castle holding the final bunny)

Wario rabbits
-outside the castle to the far right
-room to whomp's fortress
-in the basement near toad
-in the courtyard with boos
-Second floor of castle in the entrance to tiny-huge island
-third floor of castle near tick-tock clock
-third floor of the castle in the opposite alcove of rainbow ride

Finding these bunnies will unlock mini games. Once they are all found, search for the glowing rabbits which will lead you to the white room. Thank you for reading my cheat!

Right when you run out of balls on slots shot (mini-game) keep on pushing down on the trigger in the touch screen and it will keep on giving you bonus chances on the slots.

Go to Wet-dry world and make the water level as low as it can go but still submerging little part of the gray ramp. Go under the gray ramp and right where the bottom of the ramp comes out of the water. Make your character jump up and hit the bottom of the gray ramp. This will cause your charater to fall through the bottom of the water.

This time around Snake will not only face platoons of heavily armed enemy guards, he will have to battle the elements and keep himself well nourished as he navigates the wilderness. Get ready for a new style of game play, you won't be able to rely on the ever present radar from the previous installments to warn Snake of impending danger. We'll give you the skills to roll through the jungle with ease. This guide includes:

• Movement and Combat: Navigate the perils of the forest like an expert. Keep Snake healthy and geared to take down his enemy.
• Walkthrough: We've provided a detailed description of how to best navigate each area. Snake has a lot of options, but some of the less obvious paths will reward him with a speedy victory.
• Food and Curing: A list of every edible item in the game along with their effects. We also have tips for treating Snake's wounds.
• Weapons: Weapons options go far beyond the survival knife, you just have to know where to get them.
• Hints, Secrets, and Frogs: Snake eater is simply jam packed with secrets. Almost every area in the game hides a useful item or one of the elusive frogs.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Online Strategy Guide

• 140.01 - Salty Catfish / 66 Boys
• 140.52 - Rock Me Baby / 66 Boys
• 141.24 - Sea Breeze / Sergei Mantis
• 142.94 - Pillow Talk / Starry.K
• 144.06 - Jumpin' Johnny / Chunk Raspberry
• 147.08 - Surfing Guitar / 66 Boys
• 147.59 - Sailor / Starry.K
• 149.53 - Don't Be Afraid / Rika Muranaka

• When the clip in the torture room ends, The Sorrow is in the background holding a sign that reads 144.75. Put that code into your radio when you’re in the prison cell. It unlocks the door! That’s pretty good for a girl who just watches her boyfriend play video games all day long!
• Another way to escape the prison cell Snake is being held in is to go into the menu and do the Snake viewer and start spinning him around. When you return to the game Snake should puke on the ground, the guard sees this and comes in, giving Snake the opportunity to knock him out.

When “fighting” the Sorrow take pictures of the bosses as they appear and you will see ghostly images of the MGS 3 team.

At the end of the game when Ocelot tell you to choose a gun you can make him angry by not choosing one but when your done angering him go ahead and choose one. Don't pull the trigger and wait for him pull the trigger 6 times. You'll get a different cinematic ending.

Get the five best times in Snake Vs. Ape to unlock the monkey mask.

After Snake's torture, you can save the game. If you load this save in another game, a sword fighting mini-game will begin.

Beat the game to get:

• Tuxedo
• Camera
• Patriot with infinite ammo
• Single Action Army

• Beat Ocelot non-lethally: Animals – Steady aim
• Beat The Pain non-lethally: Hornet Stripe – Wards off insects
• Beat The Fear non-lethally: Spider – Trades stealth for stamina
• Beat the Fury non-lethally: Fire – Less damage from fire
• Get to the end of the Sorrow – Choke people for stamina.
• Beat Volgin non-lethally - Cold War – Russians will not attack
• Beat The Boss non-lethally - Snake
• Find all 64 frogs in the game - Stealth Cammo

When fighting The End, if you sneak up behind him when he is asleep and hold him up, he shakes down and will eventually give you the camouflage moss.

Capture all 47 plants and animals to unlock the EZ gun in the game.

Once you get thrown in prison after being tortured save the game and turn off your PS2. The dialogue from the save chick will have something along the lines of, "I've got a bad feeling about saving here". Quit out, then load the game once more and you will end up playing some random killing game.

On the first floor of the Graniny Gorki Lab, interrogate the guard in the lobby three times and he will give you a code for the PSP game Metal Gear Acid. The code word is from Zone of the Enders II and it is JEHUTY.

When you fight The End, beat him using only the MK22. You will get his Sniper Rifle, the Mosin Nagant.

Sneak up on a guard, go into first person view and look down so that the torch is in the body of the guard. 3-4 seconds later and he's dead!

An alternate way to unlock the stealth camouflage is to clear the game without sounding a single alert.

Submitted by casper

You can get stealth camo by complete the game without a single alert, this is true but it can be done with a lower level alert (yellow or orange). If you don't believe this, then take into account a yellow alert occurs after you met EVA. You sleep and the next day (morning) Ocelot units will attack you (this is the alert).

After you and EVA crash with the motorcycle, EVA joins you and on way to the lake, enemy soldiers arrive and search for you (this is the orange alert).

As you can see, it is impossible to get the stealth camo without an single alert, so you can get low level alerts, but not a single red alert.

Correction by Snake Eater fstandaert

Spin snake in circles in the cure menu to make Snake throw up.

On the title screen the L3 button changes the pattern in the background. R1 speeds up action and R2 slows it down. L1 switches the black silhouette from the foreground to the background and L2 changes the color of the silhouette. L3 changes the color of the pattern in the background.

After the cut scene where you first meet Ocelot, knife him to death. Once you kill him the game over screen will pop-up and say "OCELOT IS DEAD." Cambell will then yell at Snake for creating a time paradox.

When you steal Raikov's outfit in Groznyg Grad you hide Raikov's body in a locker room on the 2nd floor. Once you take his body in the room, a cut scene will start showing snake putting Raikov's body in a locker. If you look closely, you can quickly see a poster of Raiden from MGS2 on the inside of the door of the locker. This is the locker that contains the sneaking suit later.

In the last Boss battle between you and The Boss, there are three logs, check all of them, you should recover three snakes, each pure white. The Snakes’ names will be, Snake Liquid, Snake Solidus, and Snake Solid.

• Secret 1: When there's the animation with Volgin beating Tatyana, Boss sending The Fear to kill you, The End is there in a wheel chair, etc. When the Boss says: "The Sorrow, is that you?". It gives you a R1 notice, but you're zooming on The Boss. Move the camera to the right to see The Sorrow.
• Secret 2: When you kill Volgin on the Shagohad and Eva is about to kiss you, hold R1. You won't get any notice, but it works. You're going to see The Sorrow standing in the background.
• Secret 3: After you killing The Boss, once the horse is there, hold R1. You won't get any notice, but it works. You're going to see The Boss spirit with The Sorrow.
• Secret 4: When you're shaking hands with the President, hold R1. You won't get any notice, but it works anyway. Move the camera to the left to see Ocelot doing his trademark taunt from the window.
• Secret 5: When Big Boss is standing in front of The Boss's grave, hold R1. You won't get any notice, but it works anyway. You're going to see the complete Graveyard.
• Secret 6: When Ocelot is leaving the Torture Room, Press R1. You won't get any notice, but it works anyway. You're going to see The Boss doing Ocelot's taunt.
• Secret 7: This scene occurs when you meet EVA in the Mountaintop ruins. When it shows only Ocelot and EVA alone and Ocelot is walking away the camera will go to Snake looking through his binoculars when this happens press R1 and it will show EVA doing Ocelot's taunt.
  Submitted by DarkPsyko

When the guard throws the food in, throw it back. After doing this 3 times, you'll get a cut scene. He'll also give you an item that should make the escape a little easier.

When you come to the first area to fight "the end", there is a crumbled stone wall in front of you with "the ends" parrot sitting on it. Kill the parrot and hear what "the end" has to say. You can then chow down on the bird.

Obtain the Foxhound ranking and receive the infinite face paint.

In the cut scene when you see The End in a wheelchair, quickly get your gun out (use the sniper rifle if you have it) and shoot his head before he gets back inside the building.

When you arrive to "Sokrovenno" you won't be confronted by The End, instead you'll be confronted by Ocelot Soldiers. Each area, (I.E. North, West, South) will consist of several soldiers and one sniper. Just make your way north towards Krasnogorje Tunnel.

When fighting Volgin the first time you can wear the Ivan’s mask and he will think you are the major and hesitate from attacking you. You will have a chance to shoot him a few times without him attacking. He will realize who you are after a while and become angry and attack more frequently.

If you save the game while in battle with "The End" and then reset your PS2 and go into the system setup menu and adjust the system clock for one week later, you will reload the game and snake sneaks up on "The End" to find out that he has died of old age!

In the mountain areas of MGS3 (after you defeat "The End") you can interrogate a guard he will tell you a secret radio frequency that will cause his fellow troops to give cover fire. This doesn't exactly help snake but is still cool to see. The frequency is 147.90, it has to be in the mountain areas and you can only do it once.

Use the shotgun against the Pain, it will blow the bees away. Also, a smoke grenade is effective.

Alert: 149.46
Alert: 140.61
Alert: 141.45
Alert: 146.67
Alert: 141.98
Alert: 142.79

Fire Support: 141.62
Fire Support: 142.12
Fire Support: 147.32
Fire Support: 148.56
Fire Support: 146.74
Fire Support: 141.31
Fire Support: 149.29
Fire Support: 145.68
Fire Support: 147.90
Fire Support: 140.09

If you need help planting the bombs in the Shagohad hanger there's a disguise that will help; before entering the main wing, search through all the lockers in the locker room of the east wing (try the fourth row to the right) and you will find the uniform maintenance. Combined with the Raiden mask you can use this in the Shagohad hanger and enemies will leave you alone. Just try not to attract the other workers' attention.

When playing MGS3, tranquilize and capture a European rabbit. Then call Para-Medic. This has to be the first time you speak to her about European rabbits. She will analyze the rabbit and talk about its background and Snake will have some interesting comments on the subject.

When you first fight Volgin wear the Raiden Mask and while he's confused place several TNT in front of him. This way you can detonate them at a distance and avoid him using his shield. You can also place the TNT in his way when he charges you.

If you throw the Glow Cap mushrooms while fighting Volgin his lightning attack will go towards the mushroom instead of hitting you.

This happens after fighting The Fear. You can see the arrows The Fear shoots at you attached to your body. You have to take them out in the cure menu. But if you save the game with an arrow in your body and quit, after a while when you return to the game you are cured, but the arrow remains in your body for the rest of the game.

If you get in Alert mode in Groznyg Grad, head to the bathroom at the end of the hall. Go in and you'll see Raikov standing there. When he sees you, he'll attack you with the double-punch, double-kick combo that Raiden uses in MGS2. Also note that Raikov's middle name is RAIDENovich

There are two very distinct ways of finding him -- (1)when The End is sniping, his scope glints; (2) use your thermal googles and follow his footsteps. If you have enough food you can eventually wear him out.

Shoot Volgin's treads with the rocket launcher (he can not move) then shoot him in the head with the SVD. Do this twice and Volgin will be beat.

I've found an easy way to beat the boss towards the end of the game. If you hide behind a tree where the boss doesn't see you, you can sneak up behind her and punch her once. immediately equip an effective gun like a shotgun and shoot her. she will fall to the ground and when she does this, you can equip a gun and shoot at her while she lays there. do this a couple of times. i find this to be the best way to kill her without using any medicine.

This is VERY HANDY to kill or tranquilize enemy's and it can be done WITHOUT MAKING ANY NOISE. You just need your binoculars and your M1(your handgun that kills(M1903A3 I think)/Mk.22.

When you want to sniper kill with ur (for example) Mk.22 equip your binoculars and the centre to the head of your target. The centre of your binoculars is the space between the 2 short vertical lines.

Then Equip your Handgun (best with your silincer). You must still lock on your target with your binoculars when you equip your weapon/also you could equip it before).

Then now for the SHOT: If your target is not moving, which is best to sniper kill him, hold R1 and unequip your binoculars(press L2) and IMMEDIATLY press SQUARE. This won't work if you don't hold R1 because this is the same viewing mode as the sniper scope.

After you're through with the torture and you're in your cell, leave the transmitter in that's lodged in you rather than extract it with the knife. When you get to the cave with Eva, you'll see a funny cut scene.

If you're having trouble beating The Fear, or want to beat him non-lethally, try this: start the battle with poisoned food and toss some around in the middle of the area. When The Fear's stamina gets low, he will instinctively eat that food first before trying to pluck other food to eat. This food will drain his stamina and will give you time to shoot him.

Once Eva joins you after the motorcycle scene there are a few things you can do. If you picked up a camera earlier, pull it out and stare at her through it and in different areas you will receive different responses. Go prone and crawl at her, she'll get embarrassed then stand up and walk off slightly. In the cure menu, move her around with the left joystick and she’ll bounce. Yay!

At N.E Grozny Grad where you crawl under the pipes to escape torture, Snake can quickly take on a weapon of immediate help. Instead of crawling unde the pipes in that area, opt to go left to the storage shack instead and Snake can find a M63 light machine gun within.