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[[File:SM64DS-Peach Slide Map.PNG|frame|left|Map of '''The Princess's Secret Slide''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
'''The Princess's Secret Slide''', referred to as '''Princess Toadstool's Secret Slide''' by a [[sign]], is one of the secret [[level]]s in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', as well as being one of the three [[Slide (Super Mario 64)|slides]] in the games. The entrance to the course is in the [[Peach's Room|Princess's room]], located behind the [[★ door]] marked with a "1" on the mezzanine of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. Inside the room are three stained glass windows with images of [[Princess Peach]] on them. [[Jump]]ing into the one on the right leads to the slide. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the room is expanded to include the locked doors with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], and a [[Power Star]] behind them, and the number of stained glass windows is reduced from three to two, but the stained glass window on the right still leads to the slide. The level is also used as one of the four courses in the [[Super Mario 64 DS#VS mode|VS mode]].
'''The Princess's Secret Slide''' is one of three secret levels in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', where [[Mario]] must simply ride a winding slide to the bottom, where two [[Power Star]]s can be found. It's also one of the four courses in the multiplayer version of Super Mario 64 DS. The first star is at the star, the second at the middle, and the last three at the end. The end is the best place for fighting.


The entrance to the slide is on the first floor, atop the central staircase, and behind the star door labeled "1", meaning it will require 1 Power Star to enter. In the room behind the door are three (two in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'') identical stained glass windows with images of [[Princess Peach]] on them. The one on the right is the entrance to the slide. In the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version, the room is expanded to hold the character doors but the slide itself remains the same and is still accessed via a picture of Peach in the same room. If Mario falls off, he will not lose a life, but will be sent back to the castle lobby. Like other secret levels, the player can lose a life by taking damage until it reaches zero. In this case, the only way to take damage is to jump from the first part of the slide to the second part of the slide, resulting in damage due to falling from heights. This is the only secret course that contains [[Blue Coin]]s. There is also a hidden platform with grey bricks.
This level and [[The Secret Aquarium]] are the only two hidden courses outside the [[Bowser]] courses to retain their original names in the DS remake.
==Layout==
[[File:SM64DS Princess' Secret Slide Map.png|frame|left|Map of The Princess's Secret Slide in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]
The player starts in a room with a [[Blue Coin Block]] to the right. Once the player enters the slide ahead, a timer begins. The slide first takes the player down a large tunnel, which leads to a steep downward slope. After a large 270-degree bend is a series of drops with a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]] in this area followed by several bends, ultimately leading to the final room of the slide. If the player falls off the slide, they will be brought back to the lobby of the castle with no life lost. In the VS mode course, the first Power Star can be found at the start, the second is in the middle of the slide, and the last three are in the final room.


The room that housed the entrance to the slide was redesigned in the DS version to also serve as character select and [[Rec Room (Super Mario 64 DS)|Rec Room]] entrance. But an early version of the room, based on the N64 version, can be found in the game's files. There's a sign that says "Bowser dosen't know about the hidden star here" which the under 21 seconds one.
This is the only secret course that contains [[Blue Coin]]s, and the only course that has no [[Red Coin]]s in the original game.
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==Levels==
==Missions==
[[File:PeachSlideEnd.png|200px|thumb|The bottom end of the slide.]]
[[File:PeachSlideEnd.png|200px|thumb|The bottom end of the slide]]
===! Block===
This secret stage has two Power Stars to collect, and it is the only stage in the original game to contain two of the castle's Secret Stars.
Mario must ride the slide all the way to the bottom and hit the [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Block]] to collect the Power Star.


===21 Sec.===
===First Star===
This second Star will only appear if the player reaches the bottom of the slide in under 21 seconds. This Star will appear in front of the ! block that contained the first star.
The player must ride the slide all the way to the bottom and hit the [[! Block|yellow block]] to collect the Power Star.
 
===Second Star===
This Star will appear only if the player reaches the bottom of the slide in under 21 seconds. The Star will appear in front of the yellow block that contained the first Star.
 
==Music==
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The music that plays in the course is a variation of the "[[Super Mario 64 Main Theme]]," as well as [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]'s music, involving a Western style, with an instrumentation of a harmonica, a bass, drums, a banjo, and a whistle. This music can also be heard during the races with [[Koopa the Quick]] and in most other secret courses, in secret areas that involve a slide, and in other regular courses such as [[Tick Tock Clock]] and [[Rainbow Ride]].
 
This music has since been arranged in multiple future titles in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], including the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] (''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as the main track for the [[Rainbow Cruise]] stage, combined with the [[Underwater Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''); ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]] mission [[Tall Trunk's Big Slide]] and in the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]; ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' during the minecart sections in [[Bowser's Snow Fort]]; ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' while the player rides [[Plessie]], which was reused in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' during part of the [[Coins Galore]] minigames; and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' as one of the tracks that can be played in events, which is [[Toad]]'s theme in the latter game. The original song is also featured in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64-Facing Secret Slide.png|The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64DS-Facing Secret Slide.png|The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
The Princess's Secret Slide Starting Area.png|The starting area of the slide
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピーチのかくれスライダー
|Jap=ピーチのかくれスライダー
|JapR=Pīchi no kakure suraidā
|JapR=Pīchi no Kakure Suraidā
|JapM=Peach's Hidden Slider
|JapM=Peach's Hidden Slider
|Spa=El Tobogán de la Princesa
|Spa=El Tobogán de la Princesa
|SpaM=The Princess' Slide
|SpaM=The Slide of the Princess
|Fra=Glissade de la Princesse
|Ita=Lo Scivolo della Principessa
|FraM=Princess's Slide
|ItaN=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|Ger=Toadstools Rutschbahn (N64)<br/>Peachs Rutschbahn (DS)
|Ita2=Scivolo segreto della Principessa<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=91}}</ref>
|GerM=Toadstool's Slide<br/>Peach's Slide
|ItaM=The Princess' Slide
|Ita2M=Princess' secret slide
|Fre=Glissade de la Princesse
|Fre2=Glissade Secrète de la Princesse (VS Mode)
|FreM=The Princess's Slide
|Fre2M=The Princess's Secret Slide
|Ger=Toadstools Rutschbahn (''64'')
|Ger2=Peachs Rutschbahn (''DS'')
|GerM=Toadstool's Slide
|Ger2M=Peach's Slide
|Kor=숨바꼭질피치슬라이더
|Kor=숨바꼭질피치슬라이더
|KorR=Sumbakkokjil Pichi Seullaideo
|KorR=Sumbakkokjil Pichi Seullaideo
|KorM=Peach's Hidden Slider
|KorM=Hide-and-Seek Peach Slider
|Chi=碧琪隐藏的滑道
|Chi=公主的秘密滑梯<ref>From the pause menu of the stage in [[iQue]]'s localization of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''</ref>
|ChiR=Bì qí yǐncáng de huádào
|ChiR=Gōngzhǔ de Mìmì Huátī
|ChiM=Peach's Hidden Slideway
|ChiM=The Princess's Secret Slide
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The tune that plays in the course is a variation of the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] theme (aka, the main theme of the game), as well as [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]'s music. The music is also remixed in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as well as in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]] level "Tall Trunk's Big Slide", and in the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]. Another remix can be heard in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' in [[Bowser's Snow Fort]], during the mine cart sections. ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' features another variation that plays while riding [[Plessie]]. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bYdgfip00NE]</ref> The latest remix is heard in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' where it plays during part of the Coins Galore minigames.
*After [[Mario]] gets the first Star from the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], the message that appears erroneously says that the entrance to this secret level is on the second floor, while in fact it is on the mezzanine.
*This course is the only course in [[Super Mario 64]] that has no [[Red Coin]]s mission.
*[[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|Originally]], this stage was going to house a yellow [[! Switch]] item for boxed [[Green Shell|Koopa shells]].<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)/Oddities#Secret_Slide|Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 31, 2020}}</ref>
*There is a glitchy shortcut which allows players save about 7 seconds. <ref> [https://youtu.be/htl1gExMhyQ] </ref>
*The ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' version of this level is later referenced in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', where [[Super Mario 64 DS (microgame)|a microgame]] has the player control Mario (and Luigi in two-player mode) to reach the goal.
*Most secret courses have this music. The main courses that have it are the mysterious slide in Tall, Tall Mountain, Tick Tock Clock, and Rainbow Ride.
*All courses in VS. Mode have this music, including Sunshine Isles, which had music from Super Mario Sunshine.


==References==
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The Princess's Secret Slide
An aerial view of The Princess's Secret Slide.
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Mario in The Princess's Secret Slide
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The Princess's Secret Slide, referred to as Princess Toadstool's Secret Slide by a sign, is one of the secret levels in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, as well as being one of the three slides in the games. The entrance to the course is in the Princess's room, located behind the ★ door marked with a "1" on the mezzanine of the Mushroom Castle. Inside the room are three stained glass windows with images of Princess Peach on them. Jumping into the one on the right leads to the slide. In Super Mario 64 DS, the room is expanded to include the locked doors with Mario, Luigi, Wario, and a Power Star behind them, and the number of stained glass windows is reduced from three to two, but the stained glass window on the right still leads to the slide. The level is also used as one of the four courses in the VS mode.

This level and The Secret Aquarium are the only two hidden courses outside the Bowser courses to retain their original names in the DS remake.

Layout[edit]

Map of The Princess's Secret Slide
Map of The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64 DS

The player starts in a room with a Blue Coin Block to the right. Once the player enters the slide ahead, a timer begins. The slide first takes the player down a large tunnel, which leads to a steep downward slope. After a large 270-degree bend is a series of drops with a 1-UP Mushroom in this area followed by several bends, ultimately leading to the final room of the slide. If the player falls off the slide, they will be brought back to the lobby of the castle with no life lost. In the VS mode course, the first Power Star can be found at the start, the second is in the middle of the slide, and the last three are in the final room.

This is the only secret course that contains Blue Coins, and the only course that has no Red Coins in the original game.

Missions[edit]

The Princess's Secret Slide end.
The bottom end of the slide

This secret stage has two Power Stars to collect, and it is the only stage in the original game to contain two of the castle's Secret Stars.

First Star[edit]

The player must ride the slide all the way to the bottom and hit the yellow block to collect the Power Star.

Second Star[edit]

This Star will appear only if the player reaches the bottom of the slide in under 21 seconds. The Star will appear in front of the yellow block that contained the first Star.

Music[edit]

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The music that plays in the course is a variation of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme," as well as Cool, Cool Mountain's music, involving a Western style, with an instrumentation of a harmonica, a bass, drums, a banjo, and a whistle. This music can also be heard during the races with Koopa the Quick and in most other secret courses, in secret areas that involve a slide, and in other regular courses such as Tick Tock Clock and Rainbow Ride.

This music has since been arranged in multiple future titles in the Super Mario franchise, including the Super Smash Bros. series (Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as the main track for the Rainbow Cruise stage, combined with the Underwater Theme from Super Mario Bros.); Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the Tall Trunk Galaxy mission Tall Trunk's Big Slide and in the Rolling Coaster Galaxy; Paper Mario: Sticker Star during the minecart sections in Bowser's Snow Fort; Super Mario 3D World while the player rides Plessie, which was reused in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker during part of the Coins Galore minigames; and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as one of the tracks that can be played in events, which is Toad's theme in the latter game. The original song is also featured in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Super Mario Maker 2.

Gallery[edit]

  • The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64

    The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64

  • The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64 DS

    The window leading to The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64 DS

  • The starting area of the slide

    The starting area of the slide

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピーチのかくれスライダー[?]
Pīchi no Kakure Suraidā 		Peach's Hidden Slider
Chinese 公主的秘密滑梯[2]
Gōngzhǔ de Mìmì Huátī 		The Princess's Secret Slide
French Glissade de la Princesse[?] The Princess's Slide
Glissade Secrète de la Princesse (VS Mode)[?] The Princess's Secret Slide
German Toadstools Rutschbahn (64)[?] Toadstool's Slide
Peachs Rutschbahn (DS)[?] Peach's Slide
Italian Lo Scivolo della Principessa[?] The Princess' Slide Super Mario 64 DS
Scivolo segreto della Principessa[1] Princess' secret slide
Korean 숨바꼭질피치슬라이더[?]
Sumbakkokjil Pichi Seullaideo 		Hide-and-Seek Peach Slider
Spanish El Tobogán de la Princesa[?] The Slide of the Princess

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

The Princess's Secret Slide coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 91.
  2. ^ From the pause menu of the stage in iQue's localization of Super Mario 64 DS
  3. ^ TCRF. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64). The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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