15-Piece Puzzle
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| 15-Piece Puzzle | |
|---|---|
 Model from Super Mario 64 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
The 15-Piece Puzzle,[1] or Picture of Bowser,[2] is a shifting platform exclusive to Lethal Lava Land in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is a set of fourteen square tiles depicting Bowser on itself, which can be freely stood on like platforms, and moves its pieces similarly to a real-world sliding puzzle. When the pieces slide out from Mario, Mario will not follow the tiles, instead falling through where they once were.
At the top right of the 15-Piece Puzzle is a stone platform, serving as the fifteenth piece out of the fourteen moving tiles. Atop the puzzle are eight Red Coins, and underneath the puzzle is a sea of lava. If Mario falls off the puzzle's pieces and into the lava, such as by standing on a tile that moves from underneath him, he will fall in, taking damage and launching him upwards. The puzzle appears to the west of Lethal Lava Land, immediately west of the spinning ring platform. In the mission "8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces," Mario is tasked with collecting the eight Red Coin that are positioned above each piece of the puzzle.
In the original Nintendo 64 release, the puzzle depicts an illustration of Bowser by Yoichi Kotabe from the Famicom era, but with a small orange square on Bowser's left ankle. The rings around the horns and spikes are also yellow, which is not the case in the original illustration. In the Super Mario 3D All-Stars port of Super Mario 64, the small orange square on Bowser's left ankle has been removed. In addition, the rings around the horns and spikes of the Bowser image were also changed from yellow to brown, like in his current appearance.
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Naming[edit]
The 15-Piece Puzzle is translated as the Bowser puzzle in the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.[3]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 DS | data/special_obj/fl_puzzle/ | FL_PUZZLE | LL (Lethal (Lava) Land) Puzzle |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クッパパズル[4] Kuppa pazuru |
Bowser puzzle | |
| German | Bowser-Verschiebepuzzle[5] | Bowser Sliding Puzzle |
References[edit]
- ^ "The Wing Cap makes it easy to quickly reach any destination, including the Big Bully’s platform, the 15-Piece Puzzle or Power Star number four." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 63.
- ^ Course 7 - Star 7: Collect 100 Coins. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (American English). Archived June 10, 1998, 06:47:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "Super Mario 64" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 88.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 64" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92.
- ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 50.
