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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.
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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]

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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.