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[[File:Tower of the Wing Cap.png|thumb|280px|The '''Tower of the Wing Cap'''.]]
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[[File:SM64DS-Switch Area Map.PNG|frame|left|Map of '''Tower of the Wing Cap''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
|area=Tower of the Wing Cap (N64) / ? Switch (DS)
The '''Tower of the Wing Cap''' is a castle tower in the sky that contains the [[Wing Cap]]'s [[! Switch]]. Upon entering the level, [[Mario]] will be granted with a Wing Cap which he can use to fly around with. Upon landing on the tower, Mario will be able to press the Red ! Switch, which in turn will make all the Red [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Block]]s solid. A [[Power Star]] can also be found here. This is the only level that Mario enters the stage flying with the Wing Cap. On the other levels, he must [[Triple Jump|triple jump]] to take off.
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|unlock=10 [[Power Star]]s (14 in the DS remake)
|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.


In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the area was simply retitled '''? Switch''', though it is also called the '''? Switches of Rainbow Tower''' when the course is entered for the first time. The ! Switch was also changed to the [[? Switch]], which activated all of the [[Question Block|? Block]]s in the game. However, the feel of the level more or less stayed the same. In addition, only Mario is granted with wings upon entering; if any characters other than Mario access it, they still flip as they normally do during a level intro, but plummet into the abyss which immediately transports them back into the castle.
==Layout==
[[File:SM64DS Tower of the Wing Cap Map.png|frame|left|Map of ? Switch in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
In ''Super Mario 64'', Mario immediately appears in flight as [[Wing Mario]]. 47 [[coin|Yellow Coin]]s are found in the air, including four rings of eight Yellow Coins with two [[Red Coin]]s in the middle of each ring. Upon landing on the tower, Mario is able to press the Wing Cap Switch, which in turn makes all the [[Cap Block|red block]]s solid. A Power Star can also be found here after the player collects the eight Red Coins. This is the only location that Mario enters as Wing Mario; in other courses, he must collect a [[Wing Cap]] from a red block and either launch from a [[cannon]] or [[Triple Jump|triple-jump]] to take off.


[[File:WingMario.jpg|thumb|left|Mario on the tower.]]
In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the red switch is changed from a [[! Switch]] to a [[? Switch]], and its corresponding blocks are changed from [[! Block]]s to [[? Block]]s. In addition, only Mario is granted wings upon entering; if any characters other than Mario access the course, they will still flip as they normally do during a course intro but plummet into the [[pit|abyss]], which will promptly transport them back into the castle.
The entrance is located on the first floor of castle. Once Mario has collected ten Power Stars (fourteen in ''Super Mario 64 DS''), sunlight will be shining down from the ceiling. If Mario stands in the sunlight and looks up, he will be transported to the level. This same picture is seen on the second floor in normal paintings that Mario can't enter, and even later in the entrance holes of [[Rainbow Ride]] and [[Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]].


Although the sunlight will disappear once the ? or ! Switch has been activated, Mario can still return to the level by standing in the same spot and looking up. This is usefull if one has not yet gained the red coins.
When Mario accesses the ? Switch course for the first time, it is mistakenly described as the "'''? Switches of Rainbow Tower'''" despite only one such switch existing in this version.
 
If the player falls below the stage, they will be returned to the castle lobby with no life lost.
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===Star===
There is only one level in this area. Using the wings that he is granted upon entering the level, Mario must fly around the area and collect the eight [[Red Coin]]s floating in the air in the four compass directions. The Red Coins are found in groups of two. Due to the fact that Mario slowly loses altitude while flying, he'll have to reenter the level and try again if he drops below the point the coins are at.


==Names in Other Languages==
==Mission==
{{foreignname
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.
|Jap=はばたけ！はねスイッチへ
 
|JapR=Habatake! Hane Suicchi e
==References in other games==
|JapM=Flap Your Wings! To the Wing Switch
*[[Mario's Rainbow Castle]] from ''[[Mario Party]]'' also resembles the area. Mario's Wing Cap even appears on a tower on the [[board (Mario Party series)|board]].
|Fra=Interrupteur de la tour ailée
*[[Noki Bay]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' is accessed in a similar way: by standing on a similar pattern on the streets of [[Delfino Plaza]] and staring at the real sun.
|FraM=Switch of the winged tower
*The tower the [[Sand Bird]] flies around in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' vaguely resembles the Tower of the Wing Cap, due to a similar layout.
*In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the [[Power Moon]] for the objective [[List of Power Moons in the Mushroom Kingdom#Light from the Ceiling|Light from the Ceiling]] obtained in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] is found exactly the same way that this level is accessed: by looking up in the middle of the foyer.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 Sunlight.png|The sunlight on the rug leading to the course
SM64 Sunlight Look Up.png|Mario looking upward to the ceiling
SM64 Wing Cap Course Introduction.png|Mario's cap gained wings at the start.
Flying for Coins SM64.png|Wing Mario gets a Red Coin.
Red Cap Switch Activated.png|Wing Mario activates the Wing Cap Switch.
SM64 Flying For Coins Power Star.png|Mario obtains the level's Star.
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
===''Super Mario 64''===
{{foreign names
|Jap=はばたけ！はねスイッチへ  
|JapR=Habatake! Hane Suitchi e
|JapM=Flap! To the Wing Switch
|Jap2=はねのスイッチのコース
|Jap2R=Hane no Suitchi no Kōsu
|Jap2M=Wing Switch Course
|Fre=Interrupteur de la tour ailée
|FreM=Switch of the Winged Tower
|Ger=Roter Schalterpalast
|Ger=Roter Schalterpalast
|GerM=Red Switch Palace
|GerM=Red Switch Palace
|Kor=깜짝!?스위치 (''DS'')
|Chi=飞行帽之塔
|KorR=Kkamjjak!-?-Seuwichi
|ChiR=Fēixíngmào Zhī tǎ
|KorM=Surprise! ?-Switch}}
|ChiM=Tower of the Wing Cap
|Ita=La torre del Cappello alato<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=91}}</ref>
|ItaM=The Winged cap tower
}}
 
===''Super Mario 64 DS''===
{{foreign names
|Jap=びっくり！ハテナスイッチ
|JapR=Bikkuri! Hatena Suitchi
|JapM=Surprise! ? Switch
|Jap2=ハテナスイッチのレインボータワー
|Jap2R=Hatena Suitchi no Reinbō Tawā
|Jap2M=? Switch of Rainbow Tower
|Spa=El Interruptor ?
|SpaM=The ? Switch
|Fre=Interrupteur ?
|FreM=? Switch
|Ger=?-Schalter
|GerM=? Switch
|Ita=Torre Arcobaleno
|Ita2=L'Interruttore ?
|ItaM=Rainbow Tower
|Ita2M=The ? Switch
|Kor=깜짝!?스위치
|KorR=Kkamjjak! ?-Seuwichi
|KorM=Surprise! ? Switch
|ChiS=令人惊奇的？开关
|ChiSR=Lìngrén Jīngqí de ？Kāiguān
|ChiSM=The Surprising ? Switch
}}
 
==References==
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==References in other games==
*[[Noki Bay]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' is accessed in a similar way; by standing on a similar pattern on the streets of [[Delfino Plaza]] and staring at the real sun.
*The tower the [[Sand Bird]] flies around in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' vaguely resembles the Tower of the Wing Cap, due to a similar layout.
*[[Mario's Rainbow Castle]] from ''[[Mario Party]]'' also resembles the area. Mario's wing cap even appears on a tower on the board.
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Tower of the Wing Cap
Mario on the Tower of the Wing Cap
Super Mario 64
Mario in the Tower of the Wing Cap
Super Mario 64 DS
Area Tower of the Wing Cap (N64) / ? Switch (DS)
How to unlock 10 Power Stars (14 in the DS remake)
Stars Super Mario 64:
Power Star
Super Mario 64 DS:
Power 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,[1] and simply labeled ? Switch in the DS remake (although "Tower of the Wing Cap" was still in use by Prima Games),[2] is a castle tower in the sky that contains the Wing Cap Switch, appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The entrance is located on the first floor of the Mushroom Castle. Once the player has collected ten Power Stars (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 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.

Layout[edit]

Map of Tower of the Wing Cap
Map of ? Switch in Super Mario 64 DS

In Super Mario 64, Mario immediately appears in flight as Wing Mario. 47 Yellow Coins are found in the air, including four rings of eight Yellow Coins with two Red Coins in the middle of each ring. Upon landing on the tower, Mario is able to press the Wing Cap Switch, which in turn makes all the red blocks solid. A Power Star can also be found here after the player collects the eight Red Coins. This is the only location that Mario enters as Wing Mario; in other courses, he must collect a Wing Cap from a red block and either launch from a cannon or triple-jump to take off.

In Super Mario 64 DS, the red switch is changed from a ! Switch to a ? Switch, and its corresponding blocks are changed from ! Blocks to ? Blocks. In addition, only Mario is granted wings upon entering; if any characters other than Mario access the course, they will still flip as they normally do during a course intro but plummet into the abyss, which will promptly transport them back into the castle.

When Mario accesses the ? Switch course for the first time, it is mistakenly described as the "? Switches of Rainbow Tower" despite only one such switch existing in this version.

If the player falls below the stage, they will be returned to the castle lobby with no life lost.

Mission[edit]

There is only one Power Star to collect in this area, and its corresponding mission is Flying for Coins.[3] 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.

References in other games[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • The sunlight on the rug leading to the course

    The sunlight on the rug leading to the course

  • Mario looking upward to the ceiling

    Mario looking upward to the ceiling

  • Mario's cap gained wings at the start.

    Mario's cap gained wings at the start.

  • Wing Mario gets a Red Coin.

    Wing Mario gets a Red Coin.

  • Wing Mario activates the Wing Cap Switch.

    Wing Mario activates the Wing Cap Switch.

  • Mario obtains the level's Star.

    Mario obtains the level's Star.

Names in other languages[edit]

Super Mario 64[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese はばたけ！はねスイッチへ[?]
Habatake! Hane Suitchi e 		Flap! To the Wing Switch
はねのスイッチのコース[?]
Hane no Suitchi no Kōsu 		Wing Switch Course
Chinese 飞行帽之塔[?]
Fēixíngmào Zhī tǎ 		Tower of the Wing Cap
French Interrupteur de la tour ailée[?] Switch of the Winged Tower
German Roter Schalterpalast[?] Red Switch Palace
Italian La torre del Cappello alato[4] The Winged cap tower

Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese びっくり！ハテナスイッチ[?]
Bikkuri! Hatena Suitchi 		Surprise! ? Switch
ハテナスイッチのレインボータワー[?]
Hatena Suitchi no Reinbō Tawā 		? Switch of Rainbow Tower
Chinese (simplified) 令人惊奇的？开关[?]
Lìngrén Jīngqí de ？Kāiguān 		The Surprising ? Switch
French Interrupteur ?[?] ? Switch
German ?-Schalter[?] ? Switch
Italian Torre Arcobaleno[?] Rainbow Tower
L'Interruttore ?[?] The ? Switch
Korean 깜짝!?스위치[?]
Kkamjjak! ?-Seuwichi 		Surprise! ? Switch
Spanish El Interruptor ?[?] The ? Switch

References[edit]

Tower of the Wing Cap coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ September 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #54. Page 63.
  2. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 358.
  3. ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 45.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 91.
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