Editing Tower of the Wing Cap

|stars='''''Super Mario 64'':'''<br>{{icon|SM64-Star}}<br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'':'''<br>{{icon|SM64DS-Star}}

The '''Tower of the Wing Cap''', called the '''Wing Cap Course''' in the original message that appears upon the player entering and alternatively named '''Wing Cap Tower''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #54|page=63|date=September 1997}}</ref> and simply labeled '''? Switch''' in the DS remake (although "Tower of the Wing Cap" was still in use by [[Prima Games]]),<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=358|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> is a castle tower in the sky that contains the [[Cap Switch|Wing Cap Switch]], appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. The entrance is located on the first floor of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. Once the player has collected ten [[Power Star]]s (14 in ''Super Mario 64 DS''), sunlight shines down from the ceiling onto the rug in the center of the room. If [[Mario]] stands in the sunlight and looks up, he will be transported to the [[level]]. The cloud pattern on the ceiling can also be seen on the second floor in normal paintings that Mario cannot enter, and even later in the entrance holes of [[Rainbow Ride]] and [[Over the Rainbows|Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]]. Although the sunlight disappears once the red switch has been activated, Mario can still return to the level by standing in the same spot and looking up.

There is only one Power Star to collect in this area, and its corresponding [[mission]] is '''Flying for Coins'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=45|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> Using the wings that he is granted upon entering the level, Mario must [[fly]] around the area and collect the eight Red Coins floating in the air in the four compass directions. The Red Coins are found in pairs. Due to the fact that Mario slowly loses altitude while flying, he will have to reenter the level and try again if he drops below the point where the coins are. Additionally, each pair of coins going counterclockwise starting from the eastern side of the tower is lower than the last, meaning that it is most efficient to start with that pair while going in that direction. Once all the Red Coins are collected, the Power Star appears at the [[Star Marker]] on top of the tower.

 

|Jpn=はばたけ！はねスイッチへ  

|JpnR=Habatake! Hane Suitchi e

|JpnM=Flap! To the Wing Switch

|Jpn2=はねのスイッチのコース

|Jpn2R=Hane no Suitchi no Kōsu

|Jpn2M=Wing Switch Course

|Ita=La torre del Cappello alato<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=91}}</ref>

|Jpn=びっくり！ハテナスイッチ

|JpnR=Bikkuri! Hatena Suitchi

|JpnM=Surprise! ? Switch

|Jpn2=ハテナスイッチのレインボータワー

|Jpn2R=Hatena Suitchi no Reinbō Tawā

|Jpn2M=? Switch of Rainbow Tower

|ChiS=令人惊奇的？开关

|ChiSR=Lìngrén Jīngqí de ？Kāiguān  

|ChiSM=The Surprising ? Switch