Editing Bowser in the Dark World

{{redirect|Dark World|the similar-named world from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|[[Dark Land]]}}

|image=[[File:Bowser in the Dark World.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64''<br>[[File:SM64DS Dark World.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64 DS''

|unlock=Open the [[Big Star Door]] with eight [[Power Star]]s (N64) or 12 Power Stars (DS).

{{quote|Bwa ha ha ha! [[Mario|You]]'ve stepped right into my trap, just as I knew you would! I warn you, "Friend," watch your step!|Bowser|Super Mario 64}}  

In the corridor before the player enters the [[level]], a painting that depicts [[Princess Peach]] is seen on the far wall. As the player walks closer, the painting becomes a picture of Bowser, and a trapdoor opens in the ground, sending the player into the level. The painting is not able to be reached, as there is an invisible wall between the trapdoor and the painting.

[[File:SM64DS Bowser In The Dark World Map 1.gif|frame|left|Map of Bowser in the Dark World in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]

The first section of the level is fairly straightforward. There is a single [[Cap Block|green block]] followed by a [[flamethrower]]. Two moving platforms called [[Square (platform)|square]]s join onto a tall stone platform. The blue route is safer, but it is too steep for [[Mario]] to [[dash|run]] up normally. The stone route is longer and flatter and has [[coin]]s, but there is a flamethrower at the turn of it. More moving platforms lead to the next section of the level.

Next is a wooden octagonal platform with three [[Goomba]]s awaiting Mario, as well as a [[! Block|yellow block]] in the middle containing a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]]. Connected to the platform is a wooden bridge linking to a path made out of a type of green stone. Six unbreakable crystals are stuck in the path, four of which are being circled by [[Amp]]s. At the end of the path is a large stone cube with a yellow rectangular block sliding in and out of it and with a yellow block containing three coins floating above it. Two more pairs of moving squares lead Mario to the final section of the level before the Bowser fight.

The next platform contains a single Goomba. To the left of the platform is a narrow path to a large circular platform containing coins, a 1-UP Mushroom, and an Amp. To the right of the base platform are two turquoise (purple in the DS version) [[seesaw]]s. Behind them, Mario can collect two 1-UP Mushrooms, and on the overhanging platforms, he can collect another two (though in the original [[Nintendo 64]] version, one of them appears only after [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]] has been completed). There are two Goombas on a stone block after the seesaws, after which Mario must climb up some stone platforms to hit a [[! Switch#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Purple Switch]], which activates a staircase that leads Mario to the [[Warp Pipe]] to Bowser. A [[sign]] in front of the pipe has a message from Princess Peach warning Mario of attacks Bowser has and telling him how to defeat him.

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SM64 Dark World Platforms.png|[[Mario]] on a square

SM64 Flamethrower.png|The [[flamethrower]]

SM64 Dark World Goomba.png|A [[Goomba]] fighting Mario

Amp SM64.png|An [[Amp]]

SM64 Dark World Tower.png|Mario near an Amp

SM64 Dark World Tilt.png|A [[seesaw]]

SM64 Dark World Stairs.png|The activatable staircase

===Bowser battle===

[[File:SM64DS Bowser In The Dark World Map 2.png|frame|Map of the battle area]]

Once Mario enters the pipe, Bowser shows up, saying that Princess Peach is not in the Dark World. Bowser attacks using his trademark [[Fire Breath|fire breath]] in stream, creating a huge patch of flame that sends up sparks that make [[fireball (obstacle)|fireball]]s upon landing, which can burn Mario. He can also jump up and shake the ground upon landing if Mario is too far away, stunning Mario if he is not in the air. Occasionally, he may also attempt to claw Mario. To defeat Bowser, Mario must grab him by his tail, twirl him around to build up momentum, and then throw him into one of the four [[Mine|spiked orb]]s available (eight in ''Super Mario 64 DS''). If Bowser is thrown off the platform, he will jump back up. After Mario throws Bowser into a spiked orb, Bowser admits defeat and disappears, leaving Mario with the [[Key#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Big Key]] to the Mushroom Castle's basement.

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Sm64bowser.png|Bowser's [[Fire Breath|fire breath]]

SM64DS Dark World Star 2.png|The same fight in the remake

 

SM64 Flamethrower.png|[[Flamethrower]]

SM64 - Goomba Model.png|[[Goomba]]s

BowserSM64.png|[[Bowser]] (boss)

===8 Red Coins===

Eight [[Red Coin]]s can be found throughout this level, many of which are difficult to obtain due to the fact that there are many gaps and narrow bridges in the course. The locations of the Red Coins are as follows:

*Two on top of [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s that appear upon activation of a Purple Switch (In the DS remake, one of the coins is moved near the starting platform.)

*Next to the third crystal in the second section

*Next to the stone cube, obtained when the yellow rectangular block protrudes out the side

*In the far left corner of where two platforms circle each other

*Next to the pin on an octagonal platform to the left of the start of the third section

*Behind the second seesaw

*Above the far left platform that overhangs the seesaws

 

===Switch Star (''DS'' only)===

In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', a [[Star Switch]] is placed next to the Warp Pipe leading to Bowser. Upon Mario pressing it, the Power Star appears in a [[Star Sphere]] on one of the ledges below. The player has to go down the stairs and across the platforms above the seesaws to reach the Power Star before the timer runs out.

The stage music is the same as in [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]] and [[Bowser in the Sky]], with "[[Koopa's Road]]" as the name of the track being used for the course (but not while Bowser is fought). An arrangement is used for the Bowser stages in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', with a similar arrangement being used for the Bowser stages in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Another arrangement is also available as a track that can be played during events in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.

 

 

|Jpn=やみの せかいの クッパ

|JpnR=Yami no Sekai no Kuppa

|JpnM=Bowser of the Dark World

|FreM=Bowser of Darkness

|Ita=Bowser al Buio

|ItaN=''Super Mario 64 DS''

|Ita2=Bowser nelle tenebre<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=91}}</ref>

|ItaM=Bowser in the Dark

|Ita2M=Bowser in the darkness

|ChiS=黑暗世界的酷霸王<ref>From the pause menu of the level in [[iQue]]'s localization of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.</ref>

|ChiSR=Hēi'àn Shìjiè de Kùbàwáng

|ChiSM=Bowser of the Dark World

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