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{{mission infobox
{{Missionbox
|title=Big Penguin Race
|image=[[File:Penguin race.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Penguin race.png|200px]]
|location=[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]
|level=[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]
|number=3
|star=3
|game=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|game=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|before=[[Li'l Penguin Lost|<<]]
|before=[[Li'l Penguin Lost|<<]]
|after=[[Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins|>>]]
|after=[[Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins|>>]]
}}
}}
{{quote|I'm the world-champion sledder!!! I may be bulky, but I'm very fast! How about a race?|Big Penguin|Super Mario 64 DS}}
'''Big Penguin Race''' is the third mission of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Its objective is to race the [[Big Penguin]] down the interior [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]].
'''Big Penguin Race''' is the third mission of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Its objective is to race the [[Big Penguin]] down the interior [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]], and in the [[Nintendo 64]] version, it can be attempted only after the [[Slip Slidin' Away (mission)|first mission]] is completed.


==Layout==
==Layout==
[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px|thumb|left|The Big Penguin after becoming huge]]
[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px|thumb|left|The racing penguin after becoming huge]]
Inside the cottage from the first mission is the Big Penguin. When approached, he claims to be the world-champion sledder and challenges the player to a race to the end of the slide. If the player accepts, he immediately turns around and starts to belly-slide down, starting the race. If the player takes any kind of shortcut, which includes both skipping part of the course by [[jump]]ing down and taking the hidden path inside the wall, the Big Penguin tells them that they cheated, disqualifying them from the race. Once the player wins the race legitimately, the Big Penguin congratulates them for breaking his record and gives them a [[Power Star]] as a reward.
Inside the cottage from the first mission, [[Slip Slidin' Away (mission)|Slip Slidin' Away]], is the Big Penguin. When approached, he claims to be the world-champion sledder and challenges the player to a race to the end of the slide. If the player accepts, he immediately turns around and starts to belly-slide down, starting the race. If the player takes any kind of shortcut, which includes both skipping part of the course by [[jump]]ing down and taking the hidden path inside the wall, the Big Penguin tells them that they cheated, disqualifying them from the race. In the DS version, if [[Luigi]] uses his [[backflip]], that will also be considered cheating. Once the player wins the race legitimately, the Big Penguin congratulates them for breaking his record and gives them a [[Power Star]] as a reward.


The game uses two methods to detect cheating. One of them is an invisible trigger placed inside the hidden path. This trigger remains active even after the race finishes, so if the player uses [[kick|Jump Kick]]s to ascend back up the slide and go through the hidden path, the Big Penguin accuses [[Mario]] of cheating. The other method is a timer that increments whenever Mario is airborne but resets when he lands. If Mario remains airborne for two seconds during the race, the game determines that the player must have skipped part of the slide and considers them to have cheated. This allows the player to perform a skip by sliding off to the right on the turn immediately before the hidden path; since it takes less than two seconds of airtime to perform this shortcut, the Big Penguin does not accuse Mario of cheating. This method remains active until the Big Penguin finishes the race, so if the player performs a [[Wall Jump|Wall Kick]] and [[Ground Pound|Pound the Ground]] attack past the finish line to extend Mario's airtime past two seconds before the Big Penguin finishes, he accuses Mario of cheating.<ref>UncommentatedPannen. (June 29, 2020). [https://youtu.be/thuY_6Zr8Qg?t=2925 Seeing the Unseen]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 19, 2023.</ref> In the DS version, if [[Luigi]] uses his [[Backward Somersault]], that is also considered cheating.
After the player collects all 120 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64'' or all 150 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', they can go back to the Big Penguin to find that he has become massive and more difficult to beat due to being "out of shape." There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise.
 
After the player collects all 120 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64'' or all 150 Power Stars in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the player can go back to the Big Penguin to find that he has become massive and more difficult to beat due to being "out of shape." There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ペンギン チャンピオンレース
|Jap=ペンギン チャンピオンレース
|JpnR=Pengin Chanpion Rēsu
|JapR=Pengin Chanpion Rēsu
|JpnM=Penguin Champion Race
|JapM=Penguin Champion Race
|Fre=Course du pingouin
|FraE=Course du pingouin (''SM64'')<br>Course du grand pingouin (''SM64 DS'')
|FreN=''Super Mario 64''
|FraEM=Penguin Race<br>Big Penguin Race
|FreM=Penguin Race
|Ger=Besiege den schnellen Pinguin! (''SM64'')<br>Pinguinrennen (''SM64 DS'')
|Fre2=Course du grand pingouin
|GerM=Defeat the Quick Penguin!<br />Penguin Race
|Fre2N=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|Fre2M=Big Penguin Race
|Ger=Besiege den schnellen Pinguin!
|GerN=''Super Mario 64''
|GerM=Defeat the Quick Penguin!
|Ger2=Pinguinrennen
|Ger2N=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|Ger2M=Penguin Race
|Kor=펭귄챔피언레이스
|Kor=펭귄챔피언레이스
|KorR=Penggwin Chaempieon Reiseu
|KorR=Pengwin Chaempieon Reiseu
|KorM=Penguin Champion Race
|KorM=Penguin Champion Race
|Ita=Sfida al pinguino gigante
|Ita=Sfida al Pinguino Gigante
|ItaN=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|ItaM=Challenge the Giant Penguin
|Ita2=Il più veloce dei ghiacci<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 88</ref>
|SpaE=El más rápido del hielo
|ItaM=Challenge the Big Penguin
|SpaEM=The Fastest of the Ice
|Ita2M=The fastest guy of the ice lands
|Spa=El más rápido del hielo
|SpaM=The Fastest of the Ice
|Chi=大企鹅的滑雪比赛
|Chi=大企鹅的滑雪比赛
|ChiR=Dà Qǐ'é de Huáxuě Bǐsài
|ChiR=Dà Qǐ'é de Huáxuě Bǐsài
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==References==
==Trivia==
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=1}}
*The player can jump over the gap right before the hidden tunnel, and the Big Penguin will not consider that cheating.
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{{SM64 missions}}
{{SM64 Levels}}
[[Category:Super Mario 64 missions]]
[[Category:Super Mario 64 Missions]]
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