Editing Shifting Sand Land

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|image=[[File:Shifting Sand Land 64.png|280px]][[File:SM64DS Shifting Sand Land.png|280px]]

|unlock=Defeat [[Bowser in the Dark World]].

|level='''''Super Mario 64'''''<br>[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]<br>[[Shining Atop the Pyramid]]<br>[[Inside the Ancient Pyramid]]<br>[[Stand Tall on the Four Pillars]]<br>[[Free Flying for 8 Red Coins]]<br>[[Pyramid Puzzle]]<br><br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'''''<br>[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]<br>[[Shining Atop the Pyramid]]<br>[[Inside the Ancient Pyramid]]<br>[[Stand Tall on the Four Pillars]]<br>[[Tox Box Switch Star]]<br>[[Pyramid Puzzle]]<br>[[Free Flying for 8 Red Coins]]

'''Shifting Sand Land''' is a desert-based course and the eighth course appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. The entrance to the level is in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s basement, disguised as a wall at the end of the hall to the left of the painting into [[Lethal Lava Land]]. The course has several sand dunes, [[quicksand]], and an ancient pyramid in the center. [[Klepto]] the Condor circles the course and will attempt to steal the player's [[cap]] if he gets near.

The player starts on a stone slab in the sand next to some sand dunes and a [[Crazed Crate]]. Up ahead are some [[Bob-omb]]s, a [[Fly Guy]], a [[Pokey]], and some [[Goomba]]s, all around a stone structure containing a few [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s underneath and a red and yellow [[! Block]] on top. Near this stone structure are a number of circular quicksand pits: one with a [[1-Up Mushroom]] hovering over top, and one that spawns a [[tornado]] if the player approaches. Beyond the stone structure is a maze-like path constructed out of stone blocks over a pool of quicksand with three [[Tox Box]]es flipping around the paths. To the right are a [[cannon]] and a red ! Block/[[? Block]], and to the left is an oasis with a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] next to it. A warp point is placed under the palm tree and leads to the aforementioned cannon and red block. South of the oasis are two of the four stone pillars situated around the pyramid, with the other two on the other corners of the pyramid. After the quicksand with a tornado is a ramp to the pyramid's entrance, with the exterior of the pyramid having two ! or ? Blocks, along with a ring of steps that lead to [[Shining Atop the Pyramid|the top of the pyramid]]. If all four of the pillars have been stood upon, the top of the pyramid explodes and opens up a new entrance.

If the player enters the pyramid, they cannot return to the main course. Additionally, if the player loses a life and re-enters the level, they are brought back into the pyramid without having to go through the main course again, provided the life lost did not result in a [[Game Over]].

Upon entering the pyramid, the player is dropped into a short hall that leads to either a left or a right path. The left path leads to a 1-Up Mushroom and a [[Grindel]] that hops across the platform and can help the player reach another 1-Up Mushroom. The right path leads to the top of the pyramid, where the player has to go through several obstacles to reach the top. These obstacles include Grindels, large gaps, [[Amp]]s, moving platforms, a [[Spindel]], and a hanging grate the player can grab and swing across. Halfway up the pyramid is a [[Spinning Heart]], which the player can use to recover any lost [[Health Meter|health]]. At the center of the pyramid's base is a large sand pit that restricts the player's [[jump]]ing ability and acts as quicksand.

|This mission's objective is to find the secrets/[[Silver Star]]s hidden in the pyramid.

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*'''[[Spinning Heart]]''': Inside the pyramid, on the fourth level, after the rolling stone, and before the raising and falling platforms.

*'''[[1-Up Mushroom]]s''' (9):

**''Static Mushroom'' : '''#2''' Floating in air above quicksand right after the start point. '''#3''' Over the hill left of the start point, next to the big chain fence. '''#4''' Inside the pyramid, above [[Grindel]] on the left path. '''#5''' Inside the pyramid, above the metal hanging grill near the [[Amp]].

*'''Warps:'''

**Standing just to the right of the hole in the pyramid's second floor (at the top of the pole) warps Mario to the top of the metal hanging grille. This is meant to be one-way, but it can be reversed by standing on the slightly higher edge. It was removed in the DS version.<ref> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtlpcMZQV0E </ref>

|Jap=あっちっち さばく

|JapR=Acchicchi Sabaku

|JapM=Hot Hot Desert

|Fra=Sables Trop Mouvants

|FraM=Too Quicksands (pun on "too quick sands" and "quicksands").

|Chi=酷热沙漠<ref name="iQue">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>

==Trivia==

*The golf course [[Shifting Sands]], which appeared in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', may have been based on this level. The area also appears in the ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' minigame [[Pokey Punch-out]], complete with Klepto in the background.

*In the N64 version, the [[Blue Coin Switch]] inside the pyramid produces three [[Blue Coin]]s. This is the only Blue Coin Switch in the game that produces exactly three instead of four. However, in the DS version, it was changed to four.

*Pyramid Puzzle is the only Silver Star challenge in the game that does not have "Silver Star(s)" in the title.

**Also, this is one of two courses with both a Switch Star and [[Silver Star]] mission; the other is [[Tick Tock Clock]].

*The pyramids in the background are based on the [[wikipedia:Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramid of Giza]]. They do not appear in the remake, however.

*The name of the level may be a reference to the "Shifting Sands," one of the magical, impassable deserts in L. Frank Baum's ''Oz'' books.

*The square pillars around the pyramid can be climbed up by simply walking into them. Mario will walk up the side of the pillar despite it being a smooth and near-vertical surface.

[[Category:Temples and Shrines]]

[[Category:Super Mario 64 Locations]]

[[Category:Super Mario 64 DS Locations]]