Dire, Dire Docks

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Template:Galaxybox Dire, Dire Docks, also known as Waterworld,[1] is the ninth course in Super Mario 64 and its DS remake. 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 painting, and walking or jumping through it will bring the player to the course. Before the player collects the course's first Power Star, the course's entrance painting 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 Submarine[2] (or the Sub)[2] in Dire, Dire Docks will not move until Bowser in the Fire Sea is completed.

This course shares the same music as Jolly Roger Bay. Similar to it, while Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario is swimming underwater, there is additional calm music; when he is on land in the second area, there is a beat to it.

Layout

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

A majority of the course is underwater. The player will immediately start 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 clams 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 Submarine 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. Above the surface is a boardwalk with green and blue blocks that contain Metal Caps and Vanish Caps, 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

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 Submarine.
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.
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Koopa Surfin' Switch Star 		Super Mario 64 DS This mission involves collecting the course's Switch Star.
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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

Statistics from Super Mario 64

Gallery

  • The portal leading to Dire, Dire Docks in the N64 version

    The portal leading to Dire, Dire Docks in the N64 version

  • The portal leading to Dire, Dire Docks in the DS version

    The portal leading to Dire, Dire Docks in the DS version

Media

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウォーター ランド[?]
Wōtā Rando 		Water Land
Chinese 恐怖船坞[3]
Kǒngbù Chuánwù 		Horrific Shipyard
German Wilde Wasserwerft[?] Wild Water Dockyard
Italian Abisso Acquatico[?] Aquatic Abyss
Korean 워터랜드[?]
Woteo Laendeu 		Water Land
Spanish Gran Muelle[?] Big Dock

References

Dire, Dire Docks coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #42, page 18.
  2. ^ a b (June 10, 1998). Course 9 - Star 1: Board Bowser's Sub Bowser in the Dark World. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ From the Template:Media link and the Power Star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
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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
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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
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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
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Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
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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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