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[[Image:Dire docks better.JPG|frame|right|The docking area, near the [[Red Coin]]s.]]
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|boss=None
|unlock=Open the [[Big Star Door]] with 30 [[Power Star]]s.
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'''Dire, Dire Docks''', also known as '''Waterworld''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #42|page=18|date=September 1996}}</ref> is the ninth course in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. The entrance to the course is through the [[Big Star Door]] to the left of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s main basement room. 30 [[Power Star]]s are needed to unlock the door. The entrance to Dire, Dire Docks is a large water-like portal, and walking or [[jump]]ing through it brings the player to the course. Before the player collects the course's first Power Star, the course's entrance portal covers the hole that leads to [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], but once the player collects the Power Star, the entrance to Dire, Dire Docks moves back to the end of the hall, opening Bowser in the Fire Sea. Additionally, [[Bowser]]'s Sub<ref name=Sub>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064831/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/9-1.html|title="Course 9 - Star 1: Board Bowser's Sub Bowser in the Dark World" - ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy''|publisher=Nintendo.com|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref> (or the Submarine)<ref name=Sub/> in Dire, Dire Docks does not move until Bowser in the Fire Sea is completed.


'''Dire, Dire Docks''' is the second water-themed level in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Dire, Dire Docks is the ninth course of both games. Much like [[Jolly Roger Bay]], Dire Dire Docks has a large body of water and marine life throughout the level. The starting area is a deep lake with a whirlpool at the center (which can suck Mario in) and an underwater tunnel that connects to a cave where [[Bowser]]'s Sub is docked.
This course shares the same music as [[Jolly Roger Bay]]. Like in that course, when [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] is [[swim]]ming underwater, synths are added to the music; when the player character is on land in the second area, a drum beat is added to the music.


Dire Dire Docks doesn't have a painting, instead it's a vertical wall to wall rippling blue portal. It can be located in the basement, near the door to the area with [[MIPS]]. [[Mario]] will need 30 [[Power Star]]s before he can enter it.
==Layout==
[[File:SM64DS Dire Dire Docks Map.png|frame|left|Map of Dire, Dire Docks in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]
A majority of the course is underwater, like Jolly Roger Bay greatly resembling the real-world geological phenomenon of a cenote. The player immediately starts falling into a body of [[water]], and in the DS version of the game, there are some [[block (Super Mario 64)|Black Brick]]s and [[Skeeter]]s on the surface. Below the surface are [[Cheep Cheep|Bub]]s, a [[Manta|Manta Ray]], a [[whirlpool]] that will make the player lose a life if they get trapped in it, and several [[treasure chest|Treasure Chest]]s along the bottom. A large tunnel connects the two areas of the course, and there is a place to come up for air halfway through the tunnel.


A large door with a star on it can be seen in the basement, the portal is here in a hallway. When Mario completes the Board Bowser's Sub level, the portal will move backwards, revealing a hole in the ground that leads to [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. When Bowser is defeated, the sub will be gone, and a passage will open, making a warp outside [[Peach's Castle]].
The next area of the course has several [[clam|clam shell]]s along the floor, a cage containing a Power Star to the left, and a grate spouting [[bubble ring]]s. If Bowser in the Fire Sea has yet to be completed, Bowser's Sub will be on the water's surface. Otherwise, the Sub will be missing and a large exit into the [[Castle Grounds]] will be open to the south. If the player goes near the exit, it will suck them up, but there is also a line of [[coin]]s near it. Above the surface is a boardwalk with [[Cap Block|green and blue block]]s that contain the [[Metal Cap]] and [[Vanish Cap]], respectively, as well as a [[! Switch#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Purple Switch]] that creates [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s to the platforms above when stood on. Several [[pole]]s slide across the ceiling of this course, but they will not appear if the Sub is present.
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There are a total of 106 coins in the level, so getting the 100 coin star can be very hard. Only 6 coins can be passed up, so collect every single one the player came across.
==Missions==
{|class="wikitable"text-align="center"
!Mission
!Appears in
!Summary
|-
![[File:Board Bowser's Sub.png|200px]]<br>[[Board Bowser's Sub]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the [[Power Star]] on Bowser's Sub.
|-
![[File:Coffre 64.png|200px]]<br>[[Chests in the Current]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to open the [[treasure chest|Treasure Chest]]s in the correct order.
|-
![[File:PoleJumpingForRedCoins.png|200px]]<br>[[Pole-Jumping for Red Coins]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the eight [[Red Coin]]s.
|-
![[File:Through The Jet Stream.png|200px]]<br>[[Through the Jet Stream (Dire, Dire Docks)|Through the Jet Stream]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to pass through the [[bubble ring]]s at the bottom of the course's second area.
|-
![[File:The Manta Ray's Reward.png|200px]]<br>[[The Manta Ray's Reward]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (5th Star)<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' (7th Star)
|This mission's objective is to pass through the bubble rings from the [[Manta|Manta Ray]].
|-
![[File:Koopa Surfin' Switch Star.png|200px]]<br>[[Koopa Surfin' Switch Star]]
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission involves collecting the course's Switch Star.
|-
![[File:SM64DS ItC DDD.png|200px]]<br>[[Inside the Cage|Collect the Caps... (N64) /<br>Inside the Cage (DS)]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to obtain the Power Star trapped in a cage.
|}


<br clear=all>
==Enemies==
{{Painting Worlds}}
<gallery>
Bub 64.png|[[Cheep Cheep|Bub]]s
SM64DS Bullet Bill WF.png|[[Bullet Bill]]s / [[Bill Blaster|Blaster]]s (DS)
SM64 Vanish Cap Under The Moat.png|[[Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|Flame thrower]]
Sushi 64.png|[[Sushi]]
SM64DS Asset Model Skeeter.png|[[Skeeter]]s (DS)
Coffre 64.png|[[Treasure chest|Treasure Chest]]s
</gallery>


[[Category: Places]]
==Statistics from ''Super Mario 64''==
[[Category: Bodies of Water]]
*'''Total Number of [[Coin]]s''': 106
*'''[[Cap]]s Found''': [[Vanish Cap]] (1), [[Metal Cap]] (1)
*'''[[Spinning Heart]]''': (none)
*'''[[Cannon]]s''': (none)
*'''[[1-Up Mushroom|1UP Mushroom]]s''' (1):
**''Triggered Mushrooms'' : '''#1''' Triggered by [[swim]]ming into the clam shell by the chests in the starting area.
*'''[[Warp]]s''': (none)
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DDDArtworksm64.jpg|Map artwork
SM64-Facing Dire, Dire Docks.png|The portal leading to Dire, Dire Docks in the N64 version
SM64DS Facing Dire, Dire Docks.png|The portal leading to Dire, Dire Docks in the DS version
SM64 Dire, Dire Docks Introduction.png|The starting area in the N64 version
Metal Mario underwater.png|{{conjectural|Vanish Metal Mario}} sinks near the exit into the [[Castle Grounds]].
Mario's Star on the Sub.png|Mario collects a Star in the level.
SM64DS Blue Coins.png|Mario surrounded by [[Blue Coin]]s
Dire Dire Docks SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
 
==Media==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ウォーター ランド
|JapR=Wōtā Rando
|JapM=Water Land
|Spa=Gran Muelle
|SpaM=Big Dock
|Fre=Affreux bassin
|FreM=Dire pond
|Ger=Wilde Wasserwerft
|GerM=Wild Water Dockyard
|Ita=Abisso Acquatico
|ItaM=Aquatic Abyss
|Kor=워터랜드
|KorR=Woteo Raendeu
|KorM=Water Land
|ChiS=恐怖船坞
|ChiSR=Kǒngbù Chuánwù
|ChiSM=Horrific Shipyard
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Above the Submarine Pen'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=84}}</ref>
 
==References==
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=1}}
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Latest revision as of 19:33, November 10, 2024

Dire, Dire Docks
Dire, Dire Docks first area.
Super Mario 64
Wario at Dire, Dire Docks
Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock Open the Big Star Door with 30 Power Stars.
Boss(es) None
Mission(s) Super Mario 64
Board Bowser's Sub
Chests in the Current
Pole-Jumping for Red Coins
Through the Jet Stream
The Manta Ray's Reward
Collect the Caps…
Super Mario 64 DS
Board Bowser's Sub
Chests in the Current
Pole-Jumping for Red Coins
Through the Jet Stream
Koopa Surfin' Switch Star
Inside the Cage
The Manta Ray's Reward
Stars Super Mario 64:
Power StarPower StarPower StarPower StarPower StarPower Star
Super Mario 64 DS:
Power StarPower StarPower StarPower StarPower StarPower StarPower Star

Dire, Dire Docks, also known as Waterworld,[1] is the ninth course in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The entrance to the course is through the Big Star Door to the left of the Mushroom Castle's main basement room. 30 Power Stars are needed to unlock the door. The entrance to Dire, Dire Docks is a large water-like portal, and walking or jumping through it brings the player to the course. Before the player collects the course's first Power Star, the course's entrance portal covers the hole that leads to Bowser in the Fire Sea, but once the player collects the Power Star, the entrance to Dire, Dire Docks moves back to the end of the hall, opening Bowser in the Fire Sea. Additionally, Bowser's Sub[2] (or the Submarine)[2] in Dire, Dire Docks does not move until Bowser in the Fire Sea is completed.

This course shares the same music as Jolly Roger Bay. Like in that course, when Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario is swimming underwater, synths are added to the music; when the player character is on land in the second area, a drum beat is added to the music.

Layout[edit]

Map of Dire, Dire Docks
Map of Dire, Dire Docks in Super Mario 64 DS

A majority of the course is underwater, like Jolly Roger Bay greatly resembling the real-world geological phenomenon of a cenote. The player immediately starts falling into a body of water, and in the DS version of the game, there are some Black Bricks and Skeeters on the surface. Below the surface are Bubs, a Manta Ray, a whirlpool that will make the player lose a life if they get trapped in it, and several Treasure Chests along the bottom. A large tunnel connects the two areas of the course, and there is a place to come up for air halfway through the tunnel.

The next area of the course has several clam shells along the floor, a cage containing a Power Star to the left, and a grate spouting bubble rings. If Bowser in the Fire Sea has yet to be completed, Bowser's Sub will be on the water's surface. Otherwise, the Sub will be missing and a large exit into the Castle Grounds will be open to the south. If the player goes near the exit, it will suck them up, but there is also a line of coins near it. Above the surface is a boardwalk with green and blue blocks that contain the Metal Cap and Vanish Cap, respectively, as well as a Purple Switch that creates blocks to the platforms above when stood on. Several poles slide across the ceiling of this course, but they will not appear if the Sub is present.

Missions[edit]

Mission Appears in Summary
Dire, Dire Docks Star 1
Board Bowser's Sub
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star on Bowser's Sub.
Dire, Dire Docks Star 2
Chests in the Current
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to open the Treasure Chests in the correct order.
Mario in the mission Pole Jumping for Red Coins at the course Dire, Dire Docks.
Pole-Jumping for Red Coins
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to collect the eight Red Coins.
Through The Jet Stream.png
Through the Jet Stream
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to pass through the bubble rings at the bottom of the course's second area.
Dire, Dire Docks Star 5
The Manta Ray's Reward
Super Mario 64 (5th Star)
Super Mario 64 DS (7th Star)
This mission's objective is to pass through the bubble rings from the Manta Ray.
Koopa Surfin' Switch Star.png
Koopa Surfin' Switch Star
Super Mario 64 DS This mission involves collecting the course's Switch Star.
SM64DS ItC DDD.png
Collect the Caps... (N64) /
Inside the Cage (DS)
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to obtain the Power Star trapped in a cage.

Enemies[edit]

Statistics from Super Mario 64[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Stage theme - Excerpt from Dire, Dire Docks
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0:30
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウォーター ランド[?]
Wōtā Rando
Water Land
Chinese (simplified) 恐怖船坞[?]
Kǒngbù Chuánwù
Horrific Shipyard
French Affreux bassin[?] Dire pond
German Wilde Wasserwerft[?] Wild Water Dockyard
Italian Abisso Acquatico[?] Aquatic Abyss
Korean 워터랜드[?]
Woteo Raendeu
Water Land
Spanish Gran Muelle[?] Big Dock

Trivia[edit]

  • The name of the 100-Coin Star is Above the Submarine Pen.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ September 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #42. Page 18.
  2. ^ a b "Course 9 - Star 1: Board Bowser's Sub Bowser in the Dark World" - Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Nintendo.com. Archived June 10, 1998, 06:48:31 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 84.