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|image=[[File:Wet-Dry World 64.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64''<br>[[File:SM64DS Wet-Dry World.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64 DS''
|unlock=Defeating Bowser in the Fire Sea
|unlock=Clear [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]].
|boss=None
|boss=None
|level='''''Super Mario 64'''''<br>[[#Star 1: Shocking Arrow Lifts!|Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]<br>[[#Star 2: Top O' the Town|Top O' the Town]]<br>[[#Star 3: Secrets in the Shallows and Sky|Secrets in the Shallows and Sky]]<br>[[#Star 4: Express Elevator--Hurry Up!|Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]<br>[[#Star 5: Go to Town for Red Coins|Go to Town for Red Coins]]<br>[[#Star 6: Quick Race Through Downtown!|Quick Race Through Downtown!]]<br><br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'''''<br>[[#Star 1: Shocking Arrow Lifts!|Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]<br>[[#Star 2: Top O' the Town|Top O' the Town]]<br>[[#Star 3: Secrets in the Shallows and Sky|5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky]]<br>[[#Star 4: Express Elevator--Hurry Up!|Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]<br>[[#Star 5: Go to Town for Red Coins|Go to Town for the Red Coins]]<br>[[#Star 6: Quick Race Through Downtown!|Quick Race Through Downtown!]]<br>[[#Star 7 (DS): Soaked Silver Stars|Soaked Silver Stars]]
|missions='''''Super Mario 64'''''<br>[[Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]<br>[[Top o' the Town]]<br>[[5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky|Secrets in the Shallows & Sky]]<br>[[Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]<br>[[Go to Town for the Red Coins|Go to Town for Red Coins]]<br>[[Quick Race Through Downtown!]]<br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'''''<br>[[Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]<br>[[Top o' the Town]]<br>[[5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky]]<br>[[Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]<br>[[Go to Town for the Red Coins]]<br>[[Quick Race Through Downtown!]]<br>[[Soaked Silver Stars]]
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[[File:SM64DS-Wet Dry World Map.PNG|frame|left|Map of '''Wet-Dry World''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
'''Wet-Dry World''', also known as '''Wet-Dry Land''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #52|page=44|date=July 1997}}</ref> is the eleventh course in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It takes place within flooded ruins, separated into an undeveloped uptown that the player starts in and an underground downtown further into the [[level]]. The entrance to the course is the large [[painting]] with the [[Skeeter]] on it on the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s second floor. Unique to this course is the ability to raise or lower the [[water]] level based on where the painting is entered; the lower the painting is entered, the lower the water level, and the higher the painting is entered, the higher the water level.
'''Wet-Dry World''' is the eleventh course in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is filled with water. The water level of the course is controlled by the Seven [[Crystal Tap]]s, and the initial water level depends on the height from which [[Mario]] [[jump]]s into the course's painting, located on the second floor of [[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]]. Under Wet-Dry World is a "downtown" area. In ''Super Mario 64'' this area contains a [[Metal Cap]], a [[Vanish Cap]], and the eight [[Red Coin]]s, while in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' the caps are replaced with [[Power Flower]]s. Various enemies inside include [[Amp]]s, [[Skeeter]]s (one of which is depicted in the painting), [[Heave Ho]]s, and a lone [[Chuckya]]. The background of this course somewhat resembles [[wikipedia: Rome|Rome]].


This world was used in a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WSUiq96TWg ''Got Milk?'' commercial] in the late 1990s. Mario, who is unable to jump onto a platform in the first area, breaks through the screen, through a series of events winds up in a refrigerator, drinks some milk, becomes super-sized, and starts walking on the top of the level. However, the level shown in the commercial differs from the one in-game in that the sky is bright blue instead of dark. One type of texture from this area (used for the unopenable doors in downtown) was reused in ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.
This course was used in a [[List of references in advertisements#Got Milk?|Got Milk? commercial]] in the late 1990s. [[Mario]], who is unable to [[jump]] onto a [[platform]] in the first area, breaks through the screen, and through a series of events, he winds up in a refrigerator, drinks some milk, becomes supersized, and starts walking on the top of the level. However, the sky is bright blue instead of dark.
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==Levels==
The level titles and numbers correspond to ''Super Mario 64'' unless otherwise noted.  


===Star 1: Shocking Arrow Lifts!===
==Layout==
[[File:SM64 WDW Arrowlift.png|thumb|left|Mario about to go on the arrow platforms.]]
Wet-Dry World's unique stage gimmick is being able to raise and lower the water level by touching the [[Crystal Tap]]s located throughout the stage. When one is touched, the water level rises or drains to the level of the Crystal Tap's position, which affects the position of the floating platforms as well. Using these Crystal Taps is essential to reach certain areas and complete missions. Several Skeeters slide around on the water surface with [[flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|flame thrower]]s lining the platforms. If they are underwater, the flame throwers are not able to spit fire. There are two areas to this course: the uptown, which is split into layering platforms, and the downtown area, which has several buildings and the course's [[Red Coin]]s.
From the start of this mission, the player should turn around right and run to the end of the long, wooden platform. After stepping on the floor switch, wooden platforms will appear. The player must jump across the platforms and go to the top of a large stone pedestal. There is a [[Crystal Tap]] on it, which the player must hit to raise the water level. Then the player should see several mini elevators, like the one in the [[Red Coin]] area in [[Hazy Maze Cave]]. They lead to a Yellow Box which contains the [[Power Star]]. Mario must hit the box to break it and get the star.


There is another way to obtain this Power Star. The player can raise the water level to its maximum (with a [[Crystal Tap]] only) and then just hit the box while jumping out of the water.
===Uptown area===
[[File:SM64DS Wet Dry World Map 1.png|frame|left|Map of Wet-Dry World in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]
The player starts off on one of the floating platforms in the central area of the course. Directly ahead in the direction the player starts off facing is a large fence that blocks the way to the downtown area, with a Crystal Tap beside it and an elevator shaft nearby. Behind the player's starting position is a wooden bridge with a [[! Switch#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Purple Switch]] that leads to a platform with a Crystal Tap when pressed. Below the bridge are another Crystal Tap and several [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s the player can break. North of the bridge behind the large stone structure is a set of tall steps that lead to a Crystal Tap with an [[Amp]] circling it. On the ground and in the corner of the steps is a [[warp]] that takes the player to the course's [[cannon]]. Behind the large structure in the back is a pushable block that can be used to reach a high [[! Block|yellow block]].


;Names in Other Languages
On the second layer of the area are a [[Blue Coin Block]] and a [[Heave-Ho]] that the player can use to reach the upper layer. If the floating platforms are low enough, the player can reach some additional platforms that lead to the [[Power Star]] of the [[Shocking Arrow Lifts!|first mission]].
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Mini plates-formes fléchées!
|FraM=Mini platforms arrows!
|SpaE=¡Mojando plataformas!
|SpaEM=Soaking platforms!}}


===Star 2: Top O' the Town===
The third layer consists of a platform with a ring of [[coin]]s around it, an Amp, and a Heave-Ho on the left side, and on the right side, there is a tall elevator shaft with a Purple Switch next to it that causes platforms to appear, leading to the top of the shaft. Against the wall is a pushable block the player can use to reach a yellow block and the next layer of platforms.
[[File:Wetdry star.jpg|thumb|Mario crossing the wooden plank.]]
In this mission, Mario must go up a narrow walkway. This will take Mario to the top of a large structure. A red and tan colored block is found nearby that Mario can push to get up to a higher area. Then he should walk across a long wooden plank and cross the platforms while avoiding enemies. After crossing everything afterwards, the star is found in the yellow ! box right up ahead.


;Names in Other Languages
From the gap in the platforms of the fourth layer, there is a Crystal Tap to the right and a [[Chuckya]] to the left. In the DS version, there is also a [[Goomba]] wearing [[Wario Cap|Wario's cap]], a [[Cap Block|red block]], and a [[Bob-omb Buddy]], which was moved to this location. Past the Chuckya is a long board with two Amps circling it (one in the DS version). The board leads to a circular platform with both a tube-shaped platform with [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]]s inside and a spinning platform next to it, though the platform spins much more slowly in the DS version. Past the spinning platform is the Power Star for the [[Top o' the Town|second mission]]. On the other side of the map is a lone platform with a Bob-omb Buddy in the original version or a [[Star Sphere]] during the mission [[Soaked Silver Stars]] in the DS version.
{{Foreignname
|SpaE=En lo más alto de la ciudad
|SpaEM=At the top of the city
|Fra=Sur les toits
|FraM=On the roofs}}


===Star 3: Secrets in the Shallows and Sky===
===Downtown area===
[[File:The Secret 64.png|thumb|left|Mario about to find one of the secrets.]]
[[File:SM64 Wet-Dry World Downtown.png|thumb|200px|left|The downtown area of Wet-Dry World]]
In this mission, Mario must activate five secrets by standing on or by manipulating certain objects. Once a secret is activated, a number will appear indicating how many Mario has collected (similar when collecting red coins). The first secret is located by the far left wall. Mario needs to push the red trimmed block out of the way to the left (facing the wall) and a number will appear. The second one is within a yellow block to the right of the first secret. Opening the block actives the secret. The next one will appear up one level by the Heave Ho once Mario pushes the red trimmed block further into the wall. Another one is located up another level front the previous one and is on top of the grate with the star inside. The final one is near the fourth platform.
[[File:SM64DS Wet Dry World Map 2.png|frame|Map of the downtown area]]
The star appears near the start the level above a [[Star Marker]].
There are three ways to get to the abandoned "Downtown"<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51|page=48|date=June 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #54|page=61|date=September 1997}}</ref> area. The player can launch into a very tall mesh cage with the level's cannon or jump into it when the water level is at maximum high tide (entering the level from the highest point of the painting). In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', [[Luigi]] can use the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] to go through the cage at any water level. He can also [[Backward Somersault|backward-somersault]] into it.


In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the title of the misson has been slightly changed to '''5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky'''.
Once within the cage, Mario, [[Yoshi]], Luigi, or [[Wario]] must quickly [[swim]] through a tunnel with partially closed gates before he loses all his [[Health Meter|health]] and drowns.


<small>''Note: these can be collected in any order''.</small>
The downtown area consists of several buildings along the walls, a Crystal Tap in an alley, and a central plaza in the center. There is a small church<ref>{{cite|publisher=Official UK Nintendo Magazine|language=en-gb|title=''Super Mario 64'' The Essential Player's Guide|page=21}}</ref>-like building that contains the [[Star Marker]] for the course and a pole on top that the player can use to reach a Crystal Tap. In the back left corner is a mesh cage where the player has to turn [[Vanish Mario|invisible]] in order to go inside for a [[Quick Race Through Downtown!|certain mission]]. The flame throwers on the ground never shoot fire during regular gameplay due to always being partially submerged in water. It is still possible to make them shoot fire by using [[glitch]]es to lower the water level. They were removed in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.
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;Names in Other Languages
==Missions==
{{Foreignname
{|class="wikitable"text-align="center"
|Fra=Énigmes des chiffres cachés
!Mission
|FraM=Enigmas of the hidden numbers
!Appears in
|SpaE=Los 5 números secretos
!Summary
|SpaEM=The 5 secret numbers}}
|-
![[File:SM64_WDW_Arrowlift.png|200px]]<br>[[Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to ride the [[Arrow Lift (Super Mario 64)|Arrow Lift]]s to get the [[Power Star]].
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Wet-Dry_World_Star_2.png|200px]]<br>[[Top o' the Town]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The mission's objective is to collect the Power Star at the top of the uptown.
|-
![[File:The_Secret_64.png|200px]]<br>[[5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky|Secrets in the Shallows & Sky (N64) /<br>5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky (DS)]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's goal is to find the [[secret]]s hidden in the uptown.
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Wet-Dry_World_Star_4.png|200px]]<br>[[Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star in the elevator shaft.
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Wet-Dry_World_Star_5.png|200px]]<br>[[Go to Town for the Red Coins|Go to Town for Red Coins (N64) /<br>Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS)]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the [[Red Coin]]s in the downtown area.
|-
![[File:Quick_Race_Through_Downtown!.png|200px]]<br>[[Quick Race Through Downtown!]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star behind the fence in the downtown area.
|-
![[File:Soaked_Silver_Stars.png|200px]]<br>[[Soaked Silver Stars]]
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the [[Silver Star]]s in the uptown area.
|}


===Star 4: Express Elevator--Hurry Up!===
==Enemies==
[[File:M64 03 89.jpg|thumb|Mario across from the mission's star.]]
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The player will start this mission by diving into the water and swimming towards the nearby gray path. Instead of going up the path, Mario should swim under it to hit the Crystal Tap to lower the water level to its lowest point. Then Mario must make his way to the top of the tower. To get there, he needs to run around the corner of the tower until he reaches a Heave Ho mechanism running around that can toss him up to the second level, where a second Heave Ho is found that can throw him up to the highest level. Once there, Mario must turn right and go up to the cage with the star in the center. Mario should then step on the red floor switch to make the red-brick steps move and then climb them to the top of the cage. Just past the edge of the cage is a wooden platform that will act as an elevator. It will move up and Mario must then hop off the elevator and fall down to the floor below, outrunning the elevator. He then needs to quickly run into the cage at the bottom. Once inside the cage, he'll wait for the elevator to reach the bottom and jump on top of it. The cage will carry Mario to the top, but still inside the cage, allowing him to reach the golden power star.
Amp SM64.png|[[Amp]]s
Chuckya SM64.png|[[Chuckya]]
HeaveHo64.jpg|[[Heave-Ho]]s
SM64 Vanish Cap Under The Moat.png|[[Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|Flame thrower]]
Skeeter64.jpg|[[Skeeter]]s
</gallery>


In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', there is another way to get the Star using Luigi. The player must hit the ? Block on the highest level of the tower and somersault onto the platform above the Star while Luigi is still invisible. The player will pass through the platform and get the Star.
==Statistics from ''Super Mario 64''==
*'''Total Number of [[Coin]]s''': 152 (107 in main course, 45 in downtown)
*'''[[Cap]]s Found''': [[Vanish Cap]] (2), [[Metal Cap]] (1)
*'''[[Spinning Heart]]''': (none)
*'''[[Cannon]]s''': 1
*'''[[1-Up Mushroom|1UP Mushroom]]s''' (4):
**''Static Mushroom'' : '''#1 & #2''' Inside the floating stone cylinder.
**''Triggered Mushroom'' : '''#3''' Appears after Mario [[dash|run]]s around the spiked platform in the middle of the downtown.
**''Box Mushroom'' : '''#4''' In the downtown between two [[tree]]s.
*'''[[Warp]]s''':
**In the outside area, there is a small white structure on the ground with large steps and a Crystal Tap at the top. It has an inset corner on the ground with a warp that leads to the cannon. The water level needs to be as low as possible for this warp to be active.


;Names in Other Languages
==Gallery==
{{Foreignname
<gallery>
|Fra=Ascenseur express!
Wet Dry World painting.png
|FraM=Express elevator!
SM64 Artwork Wet-Dry World.jpg|Map artwork
|SpaE=Ascensor expreso:¡date pisa!
WDWArtworksm64.jpg|Map artwork
|SpaEM=Express elevator: hurry!}}
SM64-Facing Wet-Dry World.png|The painting leading to Wet-Dry World in the N64 version
SM64DS Facing Wet-Dry World.png|The painting leading to Wet-Dry World in the DS version
Wet-Dry World High Start.png|The starting area with the water level at its highest in the N64 version
Wet-Dry World Low Start.png|The starting area with the water level at its lowest in the N64 version
SM64 Float.png|Float in the N64 version
</gallery>


===Star 5: Go to Town for Red Coins===
==Media==
[[File:M64 03 96.jpg|thumb|left|Mario breaking a block containing a red coin.]]
This level uses the same music as the [[Hazy Maze Cave]]. Like in the Hazy Maze Cave, the music changes depending on the area in which the player character is (either outside or downtown).
The red coins for this level are located in the Down Town section of the level. The two ways to get to it is to enter this level by jumping as high as possible in the painting, so the water level is at its peak and swimming to the grate in the corner of the level. Mario can also use the cannon in the level and blast to the entrance. Once Mario swims into the city, he must control the water and find the coins. There are a few on top of high buildings inside crates, so Mario will have to wall jump up walls to break the box and get them. The rest are in breakable crates around the city, along with one that seems to be on top of a church steeple. Once all the coins are found, the star will appear under the small house that is between the high walls.
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;Names in Other Languages
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Fra=Pièces rouges: ville engloutie
|FraM=Red coins: sunken city
|SpaE=El rojo brillo de la ciudad
|SpaEM=The red shine of the city}}
 
===Star 6: Quick Race Through Downtown!===
[[File:Quick Race Through Downtown!.png|thumb|[[Vanish Mario]] outside of the cage containing the Power Star.]]
For this mission, Mario needs to return to the Downtown section of the level and make the water level to its lowest. There is a [[! Switch]] located in the city behind a house. Activating it will temporarily create blocks inside the grate in the far corner. Mario will need a [[Vanish Cap]] to get inside the grate in the corner. The star is at the top, and Mario will need to reach it before the blocks disappear. An alternative to getting the star is to get through the fencing and [[Wall Jump]] or run into the lighter wall with the vanish cap to reach the star faster.
 
In the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version, only Luigi can get this star since he is the only character who has the ability to turn invisible.
 
;Names in Other Languages
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Course en ville
|FraM=Racing through town
|SpaE=En la parte baja de la ciudad
|SpaEM=At the bottom of the city}}
 
===Star 7 (DS): Soaked Silver Stars===
[[File:Soaked_Silver_Stars.png|thumb|left|Luigi swimming toward a Silver Star.]]
The Player must swim at a certain water level and collect all five Silver Stars. The last one's in a crate where the player will need to lower the water level and punch to get. If the player's using Yoshi, they will have to use a Super Mushroom to break it, because Yoshi cannot punch blocks. The rest are found in the middle of the water and easy to get.
;Names in Other Languages
{{Foreignname
|SpaE=La plata mojada
|SpaEM=The soaked silver}}
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==Downtown==
[[File:SM64DS-Wet Dry World Map2.PNG|frame|left|Map of Downtown.]]
[[File:Downtown 64.png|thumb|Mario in the Downtown area.]]
To get to the abandoned downtown, there are three ways. [[Mario]] can launch into a very tall mesh cage with the level's cannon or jump into it when the water level is at maximum high tide (entering the level from the highest point of the painting). As Luigi in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the Power Flower can be used to go through the cage at any water level.
 
Once within the cage, Mario must quickly swim through a tunnel with partially closed gates before he loses all his air reserve.
 
The town has one [[Power Star]], and obtaining eight [[Red Coin]]s can also reveal another Star. There are some enemies in Downtown as well, such as [[Skeeter]]s and two [[Kuromame]]s. The latter is removed in the DS remake. Other [[Item]]s found here include green and blue [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Blocks]]. In the DS remake of the game, a lone [[Bob-omb Buddy|Pink Bob-omb]] reveals where the eight Red Coins are located.
 
Downtown is a somewhat modern yet small town, having only five buildings (which Mario cannot get into), plant life, and even a "central park" with thin stone walls and a statue of a pyramid. Another landmark is the small "shrine" that stands in front of the park. It has an opening where the player can collect the Star after gathering all eight Red Coins.
 
==Enemies==
*[[Amp]]s
*[[Chuckya]]
*[[Fire Chomp]]s (DS)
*[[Heave Ho]]s
*[[Kuromame]]s ([[Nintendo 64|N64]])
*[[Skeeters]]
 
==Statistics from ''Super Mario 64''==
*'''Total Number of [[coin]]s:''' at least 152 (ca. 100 in main course, ca. 40 in downtown)
*'''Warps:'''
**In an inset corner of a structure on the ground, there's a warp that leads to the cannon. Water level needs to be as low as possible for this warp to be active.
 
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap=みずびたシティー
|Jap=みずびたシティー
|JapR=Mizubita Shitī
|JapR=Mizubitashitī
|JapM=Flood City
|JapM=Pun of「水浸し」(''mizubitashi'', "flooded") and "city"
|Spa=Ciudad Esponja
|Spa=Ciudad Esponja
|SpaM=Sponge City
|SpaM=Sponge City
|Ger=Atlantis Aquaria
|Ger=Atlantis Aquaria
|GerM=-
|GerM="Atlantis" and "aquaria" (English plural of Aquarium)
|Fra=Monde Trempé-Séché
|Fre=Monde Trempé-Séché
|FraM=Literal translation
|FreM=Soaked-Dried World
|Ita=Mondo in Umido (''64'')<br>Bagna-Asciuga (''DS'')
|Ita=Bagna Asciuga
|ItaM=Wet World<br>Wet-Dry
|ItaM=Wets Dries; pun on ''Bagnasciuga'' ("foreshore")
|Kor=물바다시티
|Kor=물바다시티
|KorR=Mul-Bada-Siti
|KorR=Mulbada Siti
|KorM=Water Ocean City}}
|KorM=Flood City
|ChiS=水下遗迹<ref name="iQue">From the {{file link|SM64DS course list in Chinese.png|score sheet}} and the Power Star menu of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as localized by [[iQue]].</ref>
|ChiSR=Shuǐxià Yíjì
|ChiSM=Underwater Ruins
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This course's beta name for the DS version (as seen in debug mode) is "Water City".
[[File:SM64 Asset Texture Skybox (Wet-Dry World).png|thumb|The background of Wet-Dry World]]
*The uptown [[Bob-omb Buddy]] is moved in the DS version from a high platform near the [[Cannon|cannon]] to a platform near the [[Chuckya]], possibly for convenience.
*One type of texture from this area (used for the unopenable doors in the downtown) was reused in ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.
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*The skybox for this course is composited from altered photographs of {{wp|Shibam Hadramawt|Shibam}}, which is a city in {{wp|Yemen}}. The red building near the top is the [[Mosque of Mohammed Ali]] in {{wp|Cairo}}, {{wp|Egypt}}.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/CharlyCNintendo/status/1364370196916445190|title=NO ERA CASARES, ESPAÑA. Era Shibam, Yemen. Los edificios del Skybox de Wet Dry World en Super Mario 64 es de la ciudad que se le conoce como "El Manhattan del desierto": Shibam Al final ver puro edificio en Google Imagenes si valió la pena:,)|language=es|publisher=X|accessdate=May 29, 2024|author=Charly Con Nostalgia}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Charly Con Nostalgia|url=x.com/CharlyCNintendo/status/1366317069017489408|title=Every piece to Wet Dry World is now found! The building at the top is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, located in Cairo, Egypt. In a medieval fortification from the Islamic era known as the "Citadel of Cairo" The buildings below ARE NOT from Casares, Spain. they are from Shibam, Yemen|language=en|publisher=X|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref> Before this discovery was made, it was believed to be the hillside town of {{wp|Casares, Málaga|Casares}}, {{wp|Spain}}, due to the similar building layout.<ref>{{cite|author=DidYouKnowGaming?|date=August 30, 2020|url=youtu.be/VEg-EUhT9eA?t=289|timestamp=04:49|title=Super Mario 64 - Did You Know Gaming? Ft. Seth Everman|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201108130630/https://gamingreinvented.com/feature/mario-trivia-time-ten-obscure-mario-facts-never-knew|title=Mario Trivia Time; Ten More Obscure Mario Facts You Never Knew|author=CM30|publisher=Gaming Reinvented|accessdate=May 29, 2024|language=en}}</ref>
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*The term "downtown" normally refers to the commercial center in a city, whereas "uptown" is where one would find residencies such as houses and apartments. The "uptown" of Wet-Dry World appears to have much more commercial activity (especially construction), while the "downtown" area contains several homes and what appears to be a central park.
*The name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Blue Coin Collecting'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=127}}</ref>
 
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Wet-Dry World
Wet-Dry World 64.png
Super Mario 64
Mario at Wet-Dry World
Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock Clear Bowser in the Fire Sea.
Boss(es) None
Mission(s) Super Mario 64
Shocking Arrow Lifts!
Top o' the Town
Secrets in the Shallows & Sky
Express Elevator--Hurry Up!
Go to Town for Red Coins
Quick Race Through Downtown!
Super Mario 64 DS
Shocking Arrow Lifts!
Top o' the Town
5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky
Express Elevator--Hurry Up!
Go to Town for the Red Coins
Quick Race Through Downtown!
Soaked Silver Stars
Stars Super Mario 64:
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Super Mario 64 DS:
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Wet-Dry World, also known as Wet-Dry Land,[1] is the eleventh course in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It takes place within flooded ruins, separated into an undeveloped uptown that the player starts in and an underground downtown further into the level. The entrance to the course is the large painting with the Skeeter on it on the Mushroom Castle's second floor. Unique to this course is the ability to raise or lower the water level based on where the painting is entered; the lower the painting is entered, the lower the water level, and the higher the painting is entered, the higher the water level.

This course was used in a Got Milk? commercial in the late 1990s. Mario, who is unable to jump onto a platform in the first area, breaks through the screen, and through a series of events, he winds up in a refrigerator, drinks some milk, becomes supersized, and starts walking on the top of the level. However, the sky is bright blue instead of dark.

Layout[edit]

Wet-Dry World's unique stage gimmick is being able to raise and lower the water level by touching the Crystal Taps located throughout the stage. When one is touched, the water level rises or drains to the level of the Crystal Tap's position, which affects the position of the floating platforms as well. Using these Crystal Taps is essential to reach certain areas and complete missions. Several Skeeters slide around on the water surface with flame throwers lining the platforms. If they are underwater, the flame throwers are not able to spit fire. There are two areas to this course: the uptown, which is split into layering platforms, and the downtown area, which has several buildings and the course's Red Coins.

Uptown area[edit]

Map of Wet-Dry World
Map of Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64 DS

The player starts off on one of the floating platforms in the central area of the course. Directly ahead in the direction the player starts off facing is a large fence that blocks the way to the downtown area, with a Crystal Tap beside it and an elevator shaft nearby. Behind the player's starting position is a wooden bridge with a Purple Switch that leads to a platform with a Crystal Tap when pressed. Below the bridge are another Crystal Tap and several blocks the player can break. North of the bridge behind the large stone structure is a set of tall steps that lead to a Crystal Tap with an Amp circling it. On the ground and in the corner of the steps is a warp that takes the player to the course's cannon. Behind the large structure in the back is a pushable block that can be used to reach a high yellow block.

On the second layer of the area are a Blue Coin Block and a Heave-Ho that the player can use to reach the upper layer. If the floating platforms are low enough, the player can reach some additional platforms that lead to the Power Star of the first mission.

The third layer consists of a platform with a ring of coins around it, an Amp, and a Heave-Ho on the left side, and on the right side, there is a tall elevator shaft with a Purple Switch next to it that causes platforms to appear, leading to the top of the shaft. Against the wall is a pushable block the player can use to reach a yellow block and the next layer of platforms.

From the gap in the platforms of the fourth layer, there is a Crystal Tap to the right and a Chuckya to the left. In the DS version, there is also a Goomba wearing Wario's cap, a red block, and a Bob-omb Buddy, which was moved to this location. Past the Chuckya is a long board with two Amps circling it (one in the DS version). The board leads to a circular platform with both a tube-shaped platform with 1-UP Mushrooms inside and a spinning platform next to it, though the platform spins much more slowly in the DS version. Past the spinning platform is the Power Star for the second mission. On the other side of the map is a lone platform with a Bob-omb Buddy in the original version or a Star Sphere during the mission Soaked Silver Stars in the DS version.

Downtown area[edit]

The downtown area of Wet-Dry World
Map of Downtown in Wet-Dry World
Map of the downtown area

There are three ways to get to the abandoned "Downtown"[2][3] area. The player can launch into a very tall mesh cage with the level's cannon or jump into it when the water level is at maximum high tide (entering the level from the highest point of the painting). In Super Mario 64 DS, Luigi can use the Power Flower to go through the cage at any water level. He can also backward-somersault into it.

Once within the cage, Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario must quickly swim through a tunnel with partially closed gates before he loses all his health and drowns.

The downtown area consists of several buildings along the walls, a Crystal Tap in an alley, and a central plaza in the center. There is a small church[4]-like building that contains the Star Marker for the course and a pole on top that the player can use to reach a Crystal Tap. In the back left corner is a mesh cage where the player has to turn invisible in order to go inside for a certain mission. The flame throwers on the ground never shoot fire during regular gameplay due to always being partially submerged in water. It is still possible to make them shoot fire by using glitches to lower the water level. They were removed in Super Mario 64 DS.

Missions[edit]

Mission Appears in Summary
Wet-Dry World Star 1
Shocking Arrow Lifts!
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to ride the Arrow Lifts to get the Power Star.
SM64DS Wet-Dry World Star 2.png
Top o' the Town
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
The mission's objective is to collect the Power Star at the top of the uptown.
Wet-Dry World Star 3
Secrets in the Shallows & Sky (N64) /
5 Secrets in the Shallows & Sky (DS)
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's goal is to find the secrets hidden in the uptown.
SM64DS Wet-Dry World Star 4.png
Express Elevator--Hurry Up!
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star in the elevator shaft.
SM64DS Wet-Dry World Star 5.png
Go to Town for Red Coins (N64) /
Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS)
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to collect the Red Coins in the downtown area.
Wet-Dry World Star 6
Quick Race Through Downtown!
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star behind the fence in the downtown area.
Soaked Silver Stars.png
Soaked Silver Stars
Super Mario 64 DS This mission's objective is to collect the Silver Stars in the uptown area.

Enemies[edit]

Statistics from Super Mario 64[edit]

  • Total Number of Coins: 152 (107 in main course, 45 in downtown)
  • Caps Found: Vanish Cap (2), Metal Cap (1)
  • Spinning Heart: (none)
  • Cannons: 1
  • 1UP Mushrooms (4):
    • Static Mushroom : #1 & #2 Inside the floating stone cylinder.
    • Triggered Mushroom : #3 Appears after Mario runs around the spiked platform in the middle of the downtown.
    • Box Mushroom : #4 In the downtown between two trees.
  • Warps:
    • In the outside area, there is a small white structure on the ground with large steps and a Crystal Tap at the top. It has an inset corner on the ground with a warp that leads to the cannon. The water level needs to be as low as possible for this warp to be active.

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

This level uses the same music as the Hazy Maze Cave. Like in the Hazy Maze Cave, the music changes depending on the area in which the player character is (either outside or downtown).

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みずびたシティー[?]
Mizubitashitī
Pun of「水浸し」(mizubitashi, "flooded") and "city"
Chinese (simplified) 水下遗迹[5]
Shuǐxià Yíjì
Underwater Ruins
French Monde Trempé-Séché[?] Soaked-Dried World
German Atlantis Aquaria[?] "Atlantis" and "aquaria" (English plural of Aquarium)
Italian Bagna Asciuga[?] Wets Dries; pun on Bagnasciuga ("foreshore")
Korean 물바다시티[?]
Mulbada Siti
Flood City
Spanish Ciudad Esponja[?] Sponge City

Trivia[edit]

Skybox texture of a city underwater from Super Mario 64. It is used for Wet-Dry World. The cityscape derives from photographs of Shibam from Yemen and the Muhammad Ali Mosque from Cairo.[1][2]
The background of Wet-Dry World
  • One type of texture from this area (used for the unopenable doors in the downtown) was reused in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
  • The skybox for this course is composited from altered photographs of Shibam, which is a city in Yemen. The red building near the top is the Mosque of Mohammed Ali in Cairo, Egypt.[6][7] Before this discovery was made, it was believed to be the hillside town of Casares, Spain, due to the similar building layout.[8][9]
  • The term "downtown" normally refers to the commercial center in a city, whereas "uptown" is where one would find residencies such as houses and apartments. The "uptown" of Wet-Dry World appears to have much more commercial activity (especially construction), while the "downtown" area contains several homes and what appears to be a central park.
  • The name of the 100-Coin Star is Blue Coin Collecting.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ July 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #52. Page 44.
  2. ^ June 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51. Page 48.
  3. ^ September 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #54. Page 61.
  4. ^ Super Mario 64 The Essential Player's Guide. Official UK Nintendo Magazine (British English). Page 21.
  5. ^ From the score sheetMedia:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png and the Power Star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  6. ^ Charly Con Nostalgia. NO ERA CASARES, ESPAÑA. Era Shibam, Yemen. Los edificios del Skybox de Wet Dry World en Super Mario 64 es de la ciudad que se le conoce como "El Manhattan del desierto": Shibam Al final ver puro edificio en Google Imagenes si valió la pena:,). X (Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Charly Con Nostalgia. Every piece to Wet Dry World is now found! The building at the top is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, located in Cairo, Egypt. In a medieval fortification from the Islamic era known as the "Citadel of Cairo" The buildings below ARE NOT from Casares, Spain. they are from Shibam, Yemen. X (English). Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. ^ DidYouKnowGaming? (August 30, 2020). Super Mario 64 - Did You Know Gaming? Ft. Seth Everman (04:49). YouTube. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  9. ^ CM30. Mario Trivia Time; Ten More Obscure Mario Facts You Never Knew. Gaming Reinvented (English). Archived November 8, 2020, 13:06:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.