Editing Inside the Ancient Pyramid

{{mission infobox
|title=Inside the Ancient Pyramid
|image=[[File:SM64DS_Shifting_Sand_Land_Star_3.png|200px]]
|location=[[Shifting Sand Land]]
|number=3
|game=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|boss=
|before=[[Shining Atop the Pyramid|<<]]
|after=[[Stand Tall on the Four Pillars|>>]]
}}
'''Inside the Ancient Pyramid''' is the third mission of [[Shifting Sand Land]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. The mission involves climbing to the top of the pyramid's interior.

==Layout==
The player needs to enter the pyramid through the main entrance at the base. Once inside, the player needs to take the path on the right and follow it, avoiding and navigating the traps and obstacles as they make their way to the top. The [[Power Star]] is located at the top of the pyramid on the uppermost platform.

The first obstacle is a [[Grindel]], which blocks two paths, one above and one below, but only one at a time based on its position. After the Grindel is a set of stairs that lead to the next floor, which contains the same Grindel from before as well as a number of [[Goomba]]s. Up the pole is a hanging grate the player can use to get across a slope followed by some steps. Afterward, there is a rolling [[Spindel]] the player can avoid by either [[jump]]ing over it or hiding in a small alcove until it passes. After the Spindel are a [[Spinning Heart]] and some vertically sliding stone slabs that allow the player to reach the upper area. Next is a narrow path, and the player has to avoid the nearby flying [[Amp]]s in order to reach the pole. After the next Grindel is a slope that leads to the Power Star.

The player can also stand on top of the four pillars, making the pyramid's top come off. The player can enter the pyramid from the top and can then perform a [[Long Jump]] from the [[lift]] to the Power Star.  In the DS remake, [[Mario]] can also grab a [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] and [[Balloon Mario|float]] to the upper floors from the ground. 

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=きょだいピラミッドの ないぶ
|JpnR=Kyodai piramiddo no naibu
|JpnM=Inside of the Huge Pyramid
|Spa=El secreto de la pirámide
|SpaM=The Secret of the Pyramid
|Fre=Dans l'ancienne pyramide (''SM64'')<br>Au cœur de l'ancienne pyramide (''SM64 DS'')
|FreM=In the Ancient Pyramid<br>At the Heart of the Ancient Pyramid
|Ger=Begebe dich in die Pyramide! (''SM64'')<br>Entdeckungsreise in der Pyramide (''SM64 DS'')
|GerM=Enter the Pyramid!<br>Discovery-Tour in the Pyramid
|Ita=All'esplorazione della piramide <small>(''Super Mario 64 DS'')</small>
|Ita2=Il segreto della piramide<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 90</ref>
|ItaM=Exploring the pyramid
|Ita2M=The secret of the pyramid
|Kor=거대피라미드내부
|KorR=Geodae Piramideu Naebu
|KorM=Inside of the Huge Pyramid
|Chi=法老的珍宝<ref>From the {{media link|SM64DS course list in Chinese.png|score sheet}} and the star menu of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as localized by [[iQue]].</ref>
|ChiR=Fǎlǎo de Zhēnbǎo
|ChiM=The Pharaoh's Treasure
}}

==References==
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=1}}
<references/>

{{SM64 missions}}
[[Category:Super Mario 64 missions]]
[[it:All'esplorazione della piramide]]