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|image=[[File:Shifting Sand Land 64.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64''<br>[[File:SM64DS Shifting Sand Land.png|200px]]<br>''Super Mario 64 DS''
|level='''''Super Mario 64'''''<br>[[#Star 1: In the Talons of the Big Bird|In the Talons of the Big Bird]]<br>[[#Star 2: Shining Atop the Pyramid|Shining Atop the Pyramid]]<br>[[#Star 3: Inside the Ancient Pyramid|Inside the Ancient Pyramid]]<br>[[#Star 4: Stand Tall On the Four Pillars|Stand Tall On the Four Pillars]]<br>[[#Star 5: Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (N64)|Free Flying For 8 Red Coins]]<br>[[#Star 6: Pyramid Puzzle|Pyramid Puzzle]]<br><br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'''''<br>[[#Star 1: In the Talons of the Big Bird|In the Talons of the Big Bird]]<br>[[#Star 2: Shining Atop the Pyramid|Shining Atop the Pyramid]]<br>[[#Star 3: Inside the Ancient Pyramid|Inside the Ancient Pyramid]]<br>[[#Star 4: Stand Tall On the Four Pillars|Stand Tall On the Four Pillars]]<br>[[#Star 5: Tox Box Switch Star (DS)|Tox Box Switch Star]]<br>[[#Star 6: Pyramid Puzzle|Pyramid Puzzle]]<br>[[#Star 4: Stand Tall On the Four Pillars|Stand Tall On the Four Pillars]]
|unlock=Clear [[Bowser in the Dark World]].
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|boss=[[Eyerok]]
|boss=[[Eyerok]]
|stars='''''Super Mario 64:'''''<br>[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]]<br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS:'''''<br>[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|20px]]
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'''Shifting Sand Land''' is an {{wp|ancient Egypt}}ian-based course and the eighth course appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Its name may be a reference to the "Shifting Sands," one of the magical, impassable deserts that surround the {{wp|Land of Oz}} in {{wp|L. Frank Baum}}'s {{wp|List of Oz books|''Oz'' books}}. The entrance to the [[level]] is in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s basement, disguised as a wall at the end of the hall to the left of the [[painting]] into [[Lethal Lava Land]]. The course has several sand dunes, [[quicksand]], and an ancient pyramid in the center. [[Klepto|Klepto the Condor]] circles the course and attempts to steal the player's [[cap]] if he gets near. In addition, this course shares the same music as Lethal Lava Land.


[[File:YoshiShiftingSandLandDS.png|thumb|150px|left|The DS version of this course.]]
==Layout==
'''Shifting Sand Land''' is a desert-based portrait world appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its re-make, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is the eighth course in both games. It can be found in the basement of the castle, although the entrance to it is disguised as a wall instead of a portrait. This level is called the Shifting Sand Land due to the fact that much of its ground terrain appears to be a type of quicksand. This course is the first one to have its entrance disguised as a wall; it is followed by [[Snowman's Land]].
===Main course===
[[File:SM64DS Shifting Sand Land Map 1.png|frame|left|Map of Shifting Sand Land in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]
The player starts on a stone slab in the sand next to some sand dunes and a [[Crazed Crate]]. Up ahead are some [[Bob-omb]]s, a [[Fly Guy]], a [[Pokey]], and some [[Goomba]]s, all around a stone structure containing a few [[block (Super Mario 64)|block]]s underneath and a [[Cap Block|red block]] and [[! Block|yellow block]] on top. Near this stone structure are a number of circular quicksand pits: one with a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-UP Mushroom]] hovering over the top, and one that spawns a [[tornado]] if the player approaches. Beyond the stone structure is a maze-like path constructed out of stone blocks over a pool of quicksand with three [[Tox Box]]es flipping around the paths. To the right are a [[cannon]] and a red block, and to the left is an oasis with a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] next to it. A [[warp|Warp Point]] is placed under the palm tree and leads to the aforementioned cannon and red block. South of the oasis are two of the four stone pillars situated around the pyramid, with the other two on the other corners of the pyramid. [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] can [[dash|run]] up the sides of the pillars despite them being smooth and near-vertical surfaces. After the quicksand with a tornado is a ramp to the pyramid's entrance, with the exterior of the pyramid having a yellow block and red block, along with a ring of steps that lead to the [[Shining Atop the Pyramid|top of the pyramid]]. If all four of the pillars have been stood upon, the top of the pyramid explodes and opens a new entrance.


Four Pillars stick out of the ground at different points in the level. Two of these pillars can be reached via sand, while the other two are surrounded by quicksand and have to be reached with the [[Wing Cap]] or [[Koopa Shell]].  
===Inside the pyramid===
[[File:SM64DS Shifting Sand Land Map 2.png|frame|left|Map of the pyramid in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]
[[File:SM64DS Shifting Sand Land Map 3.png|frame|Eyerok's room within the pyramid]]
If the player enters the pyramid, they cannot return to the main course. Additionally, if the player loses a life and reenters the level, they are brought back into the pyramid without having to go through the main course again, provided the life lost does not result in a [[Game Over]].


The most prominent feature of the level is the great pyramid in the center. Three [[Power Star]]s are found inside the pyramid. One of these is in the possession of [[Eyerok]], an ancient spirit which lives inside the pyramid. Eyerok serves as the boss of the level.  
Upon entering the pyramid, the player is dropped into a short hall that leads to either a left or a right path. The left path leads to a 1-UP Mushroom and a [[Grindel]] that hops across the platform and can help the player reach another 1-UP Mushroom. The right path leads to the top of the pyramid, where the player has to go through several obstacles to reach the top. These obstacles include Grindels, large gaps, [[Amp]]s, moving platforms, a [[Spindel]], and a hanging grate the player can grab and swing across. Halfway up the pyramid is a [[Spinning Heart]], which the player can use to recover any lost [[Health Meter|health]]. At the center of the pyramid's base is a large sand pit that restricts the player's [[jump]]ing ability and acts as quicksand.


Other notable locations include a small oasis (consisting of a palm tree, a small pool of water, and one [[Red Coin]]) located in the corner of the stage. A stone gazebo can be found near the beginning of the level, under which are two [[Goomba]]s and on top of which is a [[Red ! Block]] ([[? Block]] in the DS version), Koopa Shell in Yellow ! Block, and [[Star Marker]]. There is also a maze path which rests on top of quicksand and is traveled on by rolling [[Tox Box]]es. This maze is one of a few ways to traverse from the east to the west side of the level. Other ways include a [[Wing Cap]], a [[Cannon]] hidden in the maze of the Tox Boxes, and the [[Crazed Crate]] at the beginning of the level.
If the player enters through the secret entrance on the top of the pyramid, they are brought to a fenced lift that moves down through the center of the pyramid. At the bottom of its rail is a hole that leads to a secret room where the boss of the level, [[Eyerok]], sleeps.


The level also features the first appearance of [[Klepto]] the vulture, (in the [[Nintendo 64]] version this was Klepto's only appearance, although the [[DS]] version had him in multiple levels).
==Missions==
{|class="wikitable" text-align="center"
!Mission
!Appears in
!Summary
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Shifting_Sand_Land_Star_1.png|200px]]<br>[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to collect the [[Power Star]] held by [[Klepto]].
|-
![[File:Shining_Atop_the_Pyramid.PNG|200px]]<br>[[Shining Atop the Pyramid]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The mission's objective is to collect the Power Star on top of the pyramid's exterior.
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Shifting_Sand_Land_Star_3.png|200px]]<br>[[Inside the Ancient Pyramid]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's goal is to collect the Power Star at the top of the pyramid's interior.
|-
![[File:Sandymario.png|200px]]<br>[[Stand Tall on the Four Pillars]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to defeat [[Eyerok]].
|-
![[File:Free_Flying_For_8_Red_Coins.PNG|200px]]<br>[[Free Flying for 8 Red Coins]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (5th Star)<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' (7th Star)
|This mission's objective is to collect the eight [[Red Coin]]s around the course.
|-
![[File:SM64DS_Shifting_Sand_Land_Star_5.png|200px]]<br>[[Tox Box Switch Star]]
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission involves collecting the course's Switch Star.
|-
![[File:PyramidSecret.png|200px]]<br>[[Pyramid Puzzle]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (Secrets)<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' (Silver Stars)
|This mission's objective is to find the [[secret]]s/[[Silver Star]]s hidden in the pyramid.
|}


==Levels==
==Enemies==
The level titles and numbers correspond to ''Super Mario 64'' unless otherwise noted.
<gallery>
===Star 1: In the Talons of the Big Bird===
Amp SM64.png|[[Amp]]s
[[File:Bigbird65.jpg|thumb|Mario meeting Klepto.]]
Bomb-omb SM64.png|[[Bob-omb]]s
This level is the same in both ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake, ''Super Mario 64 DS''. While exploring the area, Mario will come to see a large vulture, [[Klepto]], holding a [[Power Star]] in its claws. To snatch the Star from its claws, Mario can climb a pillar and wait the buzzard flying over him to do a [[jump]] and take away the Star. Other way to obtain the star consists of taking the [[Wing Cap]] to reach Klepto when it's flying high. Once the buzzard is hit, the Star will float over to the left side of the pyramid's main entrance.
FlyGuySM64.png|[[Fly Guy]]s
SM64 - Goomba Model.png|[[Goomba]]s
SM64 Grindel.png|[[Grindel]]s
SM64 Vanish Cap Under The Moat.png|[[Flame thrower (Flame Chomp)|Flame thrower]]s
SM64 Klepto.png|[[Klepto]]
Old Pokey 64.png|[[Pokey]]s
SpindelSM64.png|[[Spindel]]
Toxboxsides.png|[[Tox Box]]es
Eyerok64.png|[[Eyerok]] (boss)
</gallery>


===Star 2: Shining Atop the Pyramid===
==Statistics from ''Super Mario 64''==
[[File:Shining Atop the Pyramid.PNG|thumb|left|]]
*'''Total Number of [[Coin]]s''': 136
This level is the same in both ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake. The next star requires Mario to get on to the pyramid. This can be achieved by either using a Wing Cap, or using the Ramp on the far side of the course. Mario must walk on the platforms around the Pyramid to get up to the platform at the top of the Pyramid. The Star is located in a small alcove.
*'''[[Cap]]s Found''': [[Wing Cap]] (3)
*'''[[Spinning Heart]]''': Inside the pyramid, on the fourth level, after the rolling stone, and before the rising and falling platforms.
*'''[[Cannon]]s''': 1
*'''[[1-Up Mushroom|1UP Mushroom]]s''' (9):
**''Homing Mushroom'' : '''#1''' In the tree near the lake.
**''Static Mushroom'' : '''#2''' Floating in the air above quicksand right after the starting point. '''#3''' Over the hill left of the starting point, next to the big chain fence. '''#4''' Inside the pyramid, above the [[Grindel]] on the left path. '''#5''' Inside the pyramid, above the hanging metal grille near the [[Amp]].
**''Triggered Mushroom'' : '''#6''' Inside the pyramid, appears after the player steps on all five platforms on the quicksand at the back of the pyramid.
**''Box Mushroom'' : '''#7''' On the pyramid near the entrance. '''#8''' Inside the pyramid at the end of the left path. '''#9''' Inside the pyramid, on the back. Can be seen from #8.
*'''[[Warp]]s:'''
**Standing under the palm tree next to the small oasis warps [[Mario]] near the cannon on the metal platform above the quicksand.
**Standing just to the right of the hole on the pyramid's second floor (at the top of the pole) warps Mario to the top of the hanging metal grille. This is meant to be one-way, but it can be reversed by standing on the slightly higher edge.<ref>{{cite|author=pannenkoek2012|date=August 11, 2013|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtlpcMZQV0E|title=SM64 - Reversing a One Way Teleport Glitch|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref> It was removed in the DS version.


===Star 3: Inside the Ancient Pyramid===
==Gallery==
[[File:Pyramidmario65.jpg|thumb|Mario in the pyramid.]]
<gallery>
This level is the same in both ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake. [[Mario]] enters to the pyramid through the main entrance. To get to the entrance, Mario needs to cross the quicksand and go around the course to the pyramid. Then go up the small ramp. He can also fly over the cage-fence by the pyramid to get in.
SM64 Asset Texture Castle Wall (Basement).png
SSLArtworksm64.jpg|Map artwork
SM64-Facing Shifting Sand Land.png|The wall leading to Shifting Sand Land in the N64 version
SM64DS Facing Shifting Sand Land.png|The wall leading to Shifting Sand Land in the DS version
Shifting Sand Land Starting Area.png|The starting area in the N64 version
ShiftingSandLand1.png|Mario jumping toward a Pokey
ShiftingSandLand2.png|[[Wing Mario]] standing on one of the four pillars
SM64DS Punching Pokey.png|Mario punching away a Pokey's segments
Shifting Sand Land SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SMKun 16 chapter 10.png|''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>


Once inside, Mario has to go up in the pyramid to reach the Power Star. Mario can go around the perimeter of the inside, or fall into quicksand. On his way there is a platform surrounded by the quicksand. Mario must jump from there and to the next platform, or get stuck. Afterwords, he will have to go up the stairs and move on right, crossing enemies and even walking across a [[Grindel]]. Then he will come up to a bar that must be climbed up to reach the next floor. Once up, Mario should continue on and climb across the cage-bars nearby, leading to large stairs. Then Mario will meet a large, rolling enemy which he can jump over or hide in a space in the wall to avoid. Once passed, Mario will go up the moving platforms and go across the narrow walkway, then go up a bar and climb it. Mario will then see another Grindel, whom he will have to go under, and then go up the ramp. The star will be there and Mario can finally grab it.
==Names in other languages==
 
{{foreign names
===Star 4: Stand Tall On the Four Pillars===
[[File:Sandymario.png|left|thumb|Mario on one of the pillars.]]
This level is the same in both ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake. In this mission, [[Mario]] must stand over the four pillars surrounding the pyramid. To do so, the plumber needs to be [[Wing Mario]] or use the [[Koopa Shell]] to reach at least two of the pillars over a pool of quicksand. The other two pillars can be reached by just running onto them. After Mario has stood atop all the pillars, the top of the pyramid will collapse, revealing another entrance which Mario then enters. This entrance will lead the plumber to the chamber where the fourth Power Star awaits.
 
However, the star cannot be gained yet because Mario has to fight against [[Eyerok]], the monster of the pyramid. In battle, Eyerok will attempt to push Mario off the platform into a [[Bottomless Pit]], or even try crushing him with its rock hands. Mario must hit Eyerok's eyes three times each to destroy him and gain the power star.
 
In the DS version, Luigi can make a "shortcut" by going into the normal entrance of the pyramid and then backflip to the orange block to fight the hands.
 
===Star 5: Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (N64)===
[[File:Free Flying For 8 Red Coins.PNG|thumb|]]
For this mission, [[Mario]] must pick up the eight [[Red Coin]]s scattered through the level. All the coins are in the desert, excluding in the pyramid. The first red coin appears located near where the plumber sets out his exploration in the desert. The Coin is located in a corner of the area, which Mario should take care to be not sunk by quicksand. The second Red Coin is found inside a [[Brick Block]]. Mario has to hit such block to get the Coin. The third Red Coin is located in the pit of the [[Tox Box]]es, while the fourth coin appears in a water pond past to the pit. The other four Red Coins are all in the sky. Mario needs to become [[Wing Mario]] to take the rest of the coins located around the pyramid. Once Mario had picked all the Red Coins in the level, the Star will appear on the spot over the roof of the architecture where the second red coin was found.
 
This level is the same in both ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake; however, in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', only Mario can be used as he is the only playable character who can fly. It was moved to Star 7 instead of being Star 5.
 
===Star 5: Tox Box Switch Star (DS)===
[[File:Tox Box Switch Star.JPG|left|thumb|]]
In this ''Super Mario 64 DS''-exclusive mission, [[Wario]] is required to break a hard [[Brick Block]] located near to the [[Cannon]] in the trap of [[Tox Box]]es, where he reveals a [[Star Switch]] beneath the block. As Wario has the lowest speed stat among [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]] and [[Mario]], the red-capped plumber is the best option to reach the [[Power Star]]. Once pressed the switch, the Star appears in the [[Star Sphere]] located right after the pit of the Tox Boxes and the water pond. In order to reach the Star, Mario can hit a red [[? Block]] to obtain a [[Feather]] and become [[Wing Mario]], then using the cannon near to the switch to fly directly to the spot where the Power Star lies before it disappears.
 
In the DS remake, this level replaces Free Flying for 8 Red Coin as Star 5.
 
===Star 6: Pyramid Puzzle===
[[File:Runmariorun.jpg|thumb|Mario in the pyramid.]]
This mission takes place inside the pyramid. [[Mario]] must go up in the pyramid to find five spots marked by a [[Coin]]. Two of these spots are platforms near to a sand duct, below the third Power Star was found. Following the sand path, other three spots are located in a duct where the sand moves to the sand pit of the first floor. If Mario manages to take the coins of each spot, the Star appears at the end of the sand duct. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', [[Silver Star]]s mark these spots and the [[Star Sphere]] appear at the sand duct end; other than that, the mission is exactly the same as it is in the original.
 
==Pyramid==
Inside the pyramid are numerous levels and enemies. There are enemies both unique to this course and ones found in other courses. Unique enemies include [[Grindel]]s and [[Spindel]]s. Common ones are [[Amp]]s and Goombas. Using conventional methods, it can be quite difficult to reach the power star at the highest reaches of the pyramid, considering that if one falls, they must start all over again. Occupying a large portion of the center of the pyramid is a large body of shifting sand. In the center of this body of sand is a structure with a passage leading to Eyerok's platform.
 
==Names in Other Languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=あっちっち さばく
|Jap=あっちっち さばく
|JapR=Acchicchi Sabaku
|JapR=Atchitchi Sabaku
|JapM=Hot Hot Desert
|JapM=Hot Hot Desert
|Fra=Sables Trop Mouvants
|Fre=Sables Trop Mouvants
|FraM=Too Quicksands (pun on "too quick sands" and "quicksands").
|FreM=Too-Quick Sands (pun on "too quick" and "quicksand").
|Ger=Wobiwaba Wüste
|Ger=Wobiwaba Wüste
|GerM= Wobiwaba Desert
|GerM=Wobiwaba Desert
|Ita=Zona Sabbiemobili (64)<br>Deserto Ingoiatutto (DS)
|Ita=Deserto Ingoiatutto
|ItaM=Quicksand Zone<br>All-swallowing Desert}}
|ItaM=All-swallowing Desert
|Kor=앗뜨거!사막
|KorR=At-tteugeo! Samak
|KorM=Ahh-Hot! Desert
|Spa=Arenas Ardientes
|SpaM=Burning Sands
|Chi=酷热沙漠<ref name="iQue">From the {{file link|SM64DS course list in Chinese.png|score sheet}} and the star menu of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as localized by [[iQue]].</ref>
|ChiR=Kùrè Shāmò
|ChiM=Extremely Hot Desert
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Super Mario 64 DS Debug Mode (Shifting Sand Land).png|thumb|Beta name]]
*This area appears in the ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' minigame [[Pokey Punch-out]], complete with Klepto in the background.
*The golf course [[Shifting Sands]], which appeared in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' may have been based on this level. Also in the ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' mini-game "[[Pokey Punch-Out]]" this course appears a long with Klepto in the background, (it is likely that this is the Shifting Sand Land due to the [[Pokey]]s in the background being drawn as they were in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' instead of the more recent ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'').
*In the N64 version, the [[Blue Coin Block]] inside the pyramid produces three [[Blue Coin]]s. This is the only Blue Coin Block in the game that produces exactly three instead of four. However, in the DS version, the number was changed to four.
*Beta name on DS (as it seen in debug mode) is "Desert Land".
*The name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Once More in the Pyramid'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=84|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:31, November 10, 2024

Shifting Sand Land
Shifting Sand Land 64.png
Super Mario 64
Mario inside the pyramid at Shifting Sand Land
Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock Clear Bowser in the Dark World.
Boss(es) Eyerok
Mission(s) Super Mario 64
In the Talons of the Big Bird
Shining Atop the Pyramid
Inside the Ancient Pyramid
Stand Tall on the Four Pillars
Free Flying for 8 Red Coins
Pyramid Puzzle
Super Mario 64 DS
In the Talons of the Big Bird
Shining Atop the Pyramid
Inside the Ancient Pyramid
Stand Tall on the Four Pillars
Tox Box Switch Star
Pyramid Puzzle
Free Flying for 8 Red Coins
Stars Super Mario 64:
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Super Mario 64 DS:
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Shifting Sand Land is an ancient Egyptian-based course and the eighth course appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Its name may be a reference to the "Shifting Sands," one of the magical, impassable deserts that surround the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books. The entrance to the level is in the Mushroom Castle's basement, disguised as a wall at the end of the hall to the left of the painting into Lethal Lava Land. The course has several sand dunes, quicksand, and an ancient pyramid in the center. Klepto the Condor circles the course and attempts to steal the player's cap if he gets near. In addition, this course shares the same music as Lethal Lava Land.

Layout[edit]

Main course[edit]

Map of Shifting Sand Land
Map of Shifting Sand Land in Super Mario 64 DS

The player starts on a stone slab in the sand next to some sand dunes and a Crazed Crate. Up ahead are some Bob-ombs, a Fly Guy, a Pokey, and some Goombas, all around a stone structure containing a few blocks underneath and a red block and yellow block on top. Near this stone structure are a number of circular quicksand pits: one with a 1-UP Mushroom hovering over the top, and one that spawns a tornado if the player approaches. Beyond the stone structure is a maze-like path constructed out of stone blocks over a pool of quicksand with three Tox Boxes flipping around the paths. To the right are a cannon and a red block, and to the left is an oasis with a Bob-omb Buddy next to it. A Warp Point is placed under the palm tree and leads to the aforementioned cannon and red block. South of the oasis are two of the four stone pillars situated around the pyramid, with the other two on the other corners of the pyramid. Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario can run up the sides of the pillars despite them being smooth and near-vertical surfaces. After the quicksand with a tornado is a ramp to the pyramid's entrance, with the exterior of the pyramid having a yellow block and red block, along with a ring of steps that lead to the top of the pyramid. If all four of the pillars have been stood upon, the top of the pyramid explodes and opens a new entrance.

Inside the pyramid[edit]

Map of the pyramid in Shifting Sand Land
Map of the pyramid in Super Mario 64 DS
Map of Eyerok's room in Shifting Sand Land
Eyerok's room within the pyramid

If the player enters the pyramid, they cannot return to the main course. Additionally, if the player loses a life and reenters the level, they are brought back into the pyramid without having to go through the main course again, provided the life lost does not result in a Game Over.

Upon entering the pyramid, the player is dropped into a short hall that leads to either a left or a right path. The left path leads to a 1-UP Mushroom and a Grindel that hops across the platform and can help the player reach another 1-UP Mushroom. The right path leads to the top of the pyramid, where the player has to go through several obstacles to reach the top. These obstacles include Grindels, large gaps, Amps, moving platforms, a Spindel, and a hanging grate the player can grab and swing across. Halfway up the pyramid is a Spinning Heart, which the player can use to recover any lost health. At the center of the pyramid's base is a large sand pit that restricts the player's jumping ability and acts as quicksand.

If the player enters through the secret entrance on the top of the pyramid, they are brought to a fenced lift that moves down through the center of the pyramid. At the bottom of its rail is a hole that leads to a secret room where the boss of the level, Eyerok, sleeps.

Missions[edit]

Mission Appears in Summary
SM64DS Shifting Sand Land Star 1.png
In the Talons of the Big Bird 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star held by Klepto.
Shifting Sand Land Star 2
Shining Atop the Pyramid 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		The mission's objective is to collect the Power Star on top of the pyramid's exterior.
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Inside the Ancient Pyramid 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission's goal is to collect the Power Star at the top of the pyramid's interior.
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Stand Tall on the Four Pillars 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission's objective is to defeat Eyerok.
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Free Flying for 8 Red Coins 		Super Mario 64 (5th Star)
Super Mario 64 DS (7th Star) 		This mission's objective is to collect the eight Red Coins around the course.
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Tox Box Switch Star 		Super Mario 64 DS This mission involves collecting the course's Switch Star.
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Pyramid Puzzle 		Super Mario 64 (Secrets)
Super Mario 64 DS (Silver Stars) 		This mission's objective is to find the secrets/Silver Stars hidden in the pyramid.

Enemies[edit]

Statistics from Super Mario 64[edit]

  • Total Number of Coins: 136
  • Caps Found: Wing Cap (3)
  • Spinning Heart: Inside the pyramid, on the fourth level, after the rolling stone, and before the rising and falling platforms.
  • Cannons: 1
  • 1UP Mushrooms (9):
    • Homing Mushroom : #1 In the tree near the lake.
    • Static Mushroom : #2 Floating in the air above quicksand right after the starting point. #3 Over the hill left of the starting point, next to the big chain fence. #4 Inside the pyramid, above the Grindel on the left path. #5 Inside the pyramid, above the hanging metal grille near the Amp.
    • Triggered Mushroom : #6 Inside the pyramid, appears after the player steps on all five platforms on the quicksand at the back of the pyramid.
    • Box Mushroom : #7 On the pyramid near the entrance. #8 Inside the pyramid at the end of the left path. #9 Inside the pyramid, on the back. Can be seen from #8.
  • Warps:
    • Standing under the palm tree next to the small oasis warps Mario near the cannon on the metal platform above the quicksand.
    • Standing just to the right of the hole on the pyramid's second floor (at the top of the pole) warps Mario to the top of the hanging metal grille. This is meant to be one-way, but it can be reversed by standing on the slightly higher edge.[1] It was removed in the DS version.

Gallery[edit]

  • SM64 Asset Texture Castle Wall (Basement).png
  • Map artwork

    Map artwork

  • The wall leading to Shifting Sand Land in the N64 version

    The wall leading to Shifting Sand Land in the N64 version

  • The wall leading to Shifting Sand Land in the DS version

    The wall leading to Shifting Sand Land in the DS version

  • The starting area in the N64 version

    The starting area in the N64 version

  • Mario jumping toward a Pokey

    Mario jumping toward a Pokey

  • Wing Mario standing on one of the four pillars

    Wing Mario standing on one of the four pillars

  • Mario punching away a Pokey's segments

    Mario punching away a Pokey's segments

  • Super Mario-kun

    Super Mario-kun

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あっちっち さばく[?]
Atchitchi Sabaku 		Hot Hot Desert
Chinese 酷热沙漠[2]
Kùrè Shāmò 		Extremely Hot Desert
French Sables Trop Mouvants[?] Too-Quick Sands (pun on "too quick" and "quicksand").
German Wobiwaba Wüste[?] Wobiwaba Desert
Italian Deserto Ingoiatutto[?] All-swallowing Desert
Korean 앗뜨거!사막[?]
At-tteugeo! Samak 		Ahh-Hot! Desert
Spanish Arenas Ardientes[?] Burning Sands

Trivia[edit]

  • This area appears in the Mario Party 6 minigame Pokey Punch-out, complete with Klepto in the background.
  • In the N64 version, the Blue Coin Block inside the pyramid produces three Blue Coins. This is the only Blue Coin Block in the game that produces exactly three instead of four. However, in the DS version, the number was changed to four.
  • The name of the 100-Coin Star is Once More in the Pyramid.[3]

References[edit]

Shifting Sand Land coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ pannenkoek2012 (August 11, 2013). SM64 - Reversing a One Way Teleport Glitch. YouTube. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ From the score sheetMedia:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png and the star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  3. ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 84.
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters Mario • Yoshib • Luigic • Warioc • Red Yoshic • Blue Yoshic • Yellow Yoshic
Forms Wing Mario • Metal Mario/Metal Wario • Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi • Fire Powerc • Balloon Marioc • Mega Marioc
Non-playable characters Lakitu Bros. • Princess Peach • Toad • Toads • Bob-omb Buddies • Koopa the Quick • Hoot • Penguins • Baby Penguins • Mother Penguin • Big Penguin • Snowman • Rabbits • MIPSa • Glowing rabbitsc • Dorrie • Ukkikis
Enemies Amp • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam shell • Flame thrower • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta Ray • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I. • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Koopa Troopa • Small Piranha • Snufit • Sparky • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny bomb • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Unagi • Unshelled Koopa • Whomp
Obstacles Blaster • Casket • Cold water • Current • Endless stairs • Falling pillar • Fire bar • Fireball • Flamethrower • Hidden smasher • Ice block • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pendulum • Pit • Quicksand • Rolling rock • Slide Box • Spiked orb • Strange toxic cloud • Tornado • Water bomb • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Big Bob-omb • Whomp King • Bowser • Big Boo • Big Mr. I. • Big Bully • Eyerok • Chill Bully • Wiggler • Goombossc • King Booc • Chief Chillyc
Items and power-ups 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Bubble • Crate • Crazed Crate • Jumbo Star • Key • Koopa Shell • Luigi Keyc • Luigi's capc • Mario's cap • Mario's Keyc • Metal Capa • Mushroomc • Power Flowerc • Power Star • Red Coin • Silver Starc • Spinning Heart • Vanish Capa • Wario Keyc • Wario's capc • Wing Capa • Wingsc • Yellow Coin • Yoshi Eggc
Objects ★ door • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Brick pillar • Bubble ring • Butterfly • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Cloud House • Conveyor belt • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Flipping block • Gondola • Key Door • Lift • Log • Magic carpet • Mushroom • Paddle wheel • Painting • Pole • Purple Switch • Pyramid platform • Rainbow Cruiser • Rotating bar • Secret • Seesaw • Semi-visible block • Shrinker Pipe • Sign • Square • Stake • Star Marker • Star Spherec • Star Switch c • Swing • Tapering platform • Track • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp pipe • Warp Point • Wire net • Wire platform • Work Elevator • Yellow block
Locations First floor and mezzanine Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Bowser in the Dark World • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Sunshine Islesc • Goomboss Battlec
Basement and courtyard Big Boo's Haunt • Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall • Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat • Big Boo Battlec • Battle Fortc
Upper floors and tower Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island • Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow/Over the Rainbows • Chief Chilly Challengec
Other Castle Grounds • Mushroom Castle • Princess's room • Courtyard • Rec Roomc • Switching roomsc
Moves Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throwc • Flutter Kickc • Fly • Jump • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttlec • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallowc • Sweep Kick • Swim • Swing and Flingc • Triple Jump • Wall Kick
Gameplay elements Completion • Letter • Mario's face • Missions • Power Meter • Switch Cap Course
Minigamesc Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Musical compositions "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" • "Slider" • "Inside the Castle Walls" • "Koopa's Road" • "Koopa's Theme"
Further info Gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Media (DS) • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS)
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS courses and missions
Bob-omb Battlefield Big Bob-omb on the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Skya • 5 Silver Stars!b • Big Bob-omb's Revengeb • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
Whomp's Fortress Chip Off Whomp's Block • To the Top of the Fortress • Shoot into the Wild Blue • Red Coins on the Floating Isle • Fall onto the Caged Island • Blast Away the Wall • Switch Star of the Fortressb
Jolly Roger Bay Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Switch Star of the Bayb • Through the Jet Stream
Cool, Cool Mountain Slip Slidin' Away • Li'l Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Mario's Super Wall Kick • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountainb
Big Boo's Haunt Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star in the Basementb
Hazy Maze Cave Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Starb
Lethal Lava Land Boil the Big Bully • Bully the Bullies • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces • Red-Hot Log Rolling • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano • Elevator Tour in the Volcano • Flaming Silver Starsb
Shifting Sand Land In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall on the Four Pillars • Tox Box Switch Starb • Free Flying for 8 Red Coins • Pyramid Puzzle
Dire, Dire Docks Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • Koopa Surfin' Switch Starb • The Manta Ray's Reward • Inside the Cage
Snowman's Land Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freezea • Yoshi's Ice Sculptureb • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coinsa • Snowman's Silver Starb • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the Houseb
Wet-Dry World 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 Starsb
Tall, Tall Mountain Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from the Bridge • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom • 5 Secrets of the Mountainb
Tiny-Huge Island Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secretsa • Klepto the Condorb • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star on the Islandb
Tick Tock Clock Roll into the Cagea • Luigi in the Cageb • The Pit and the Pendulumsa • The Pendulum Switch Starb • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp • Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Starsb
Rainbow Ride Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere Over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manorb
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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