Lethal Lava Land
| Lethal Lava Land | |
|---|---|
 Super Mario 64  Super Mario 64 DS | |
| How to unlock | Clear Bowser in the Dark World. |
| Boss(es) | 2 Big Bullies |
| Mission(s) | Super Mario 64 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 Super Mario 64 DS Boil the Big Bully Bully the Bullies 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces Red-Hot Log Rolling Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano Inside the Volcano Flaming Silver Stars |
| Stars | Super Mario 64: Super Mario 64 DS: 
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- “Don't be a pushover! If anyone tries to shove you around, push back! It's a one-on-one, with a fiery finish for the loser!”
- —Narration, Super Mario 64
Lethal Lava Land is the seventh course of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The entrance to the course is the large painting with a menacing-looking fireball (implied by the course's Japanese name to be a Sparky) located in the Mushroom Castle's basement. The course has many platforms situated over a pool of lava with a volcano in the center of the course.
In the Nintendo DS version, this course is the only course where any player character can collect any Power Star. Additionally, Lethal Lava Land is the only course that allows Mario to obtain his Power Flower and flying abilities in the same area (this means not going into a separate part of a course—i.e., the pyramid or the igloo). Lethal Lava Land features Egyptian-styled music, as it shares its music with Shifting Sand Land.
Layout[edit]
Main course[edit]
The player starts off on a platform with a couple of signs, and the player has to long-jump in order to reach the next platform. This platform splits into either a small circular platform on the right that contains a yellow block with a Shiny Shell inside during the later missions or a platform to the left that has several Sparkies jumping across it. At the end of the left path is a large platform with a single Bully. Here, the platform splits and leads to either the left or the right side of the course.
To the right are a lava plume and a ramp and platform that lead to the spinning ring platform that circles the volcano and a flamethrower with a 1-UP Mushroom on top of it at the back of the platform. If the player stands on this platform, it will slow to a halt; the volcano will erupt, spewing out several fireballs; and then the platform will resume moving. To the right are platforms that lower into and rise out of the lava. Here, the platforms lead to either a circular platform with a duo of Bullies or an M-shaped platform. The platform with the Bullies has a steel-grated platform that brings the player to a rolling log. The M-shaped platform leads to four sinking and rising platforms with a large platform with a trio of Bullies, where a Big Bully will be fought if the player defeats the normal Bullies.
To the left of the large platform with the Bully is a drawbridge leading to a steel-grated platform with a Mr. I. and a warp underneath it. The warp leads to a small platform containing a red block with the Wing Cap. Past the Mr. I. is a platform tilting in and out of the lava with a group of sliding puzzle platforms with Bowser's image. Beyond the picture of Bowser is a platform with a couple of Bullies leading to a spinning platform with a fire bar, and a couple of platforms beyond that lead to a Big Bully. The spinning platform does not hold Bullies when they are pushed onto it, causing the Bullies to fall through it.
Inside the volcano[edit]
Jumping into the volcano in the center of the course brings the player to the inside of the volcano. The volcano has several platforms that ring around the volcano's walls and lifts that spiral up to the top. There are several Bullies, Sparkies, fire bars, and flamethrowers along with a hidden smasher that will attempt to flatten the player if they get close. The platforms can get small near the top of the course, and there are several poles the player has to jump between as well.
If the player loses a life in the volcano and reenters the course, they will be brought back to the inside of the volcano without having to go though the main course again, provided the life lost does not result in a Game Over.
Missions[edit]
| Mission | Appears in | Summary |
|---|---|---|
 Boil the Big Bully |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission's objective is to defeat the Big Bully at the back platform of the course. |
 Bully the Bullies |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
The mission's objective is to defeat a trio of Bullies on a back platform, followed by a Big Bully. |
 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission's goal is to collect the eight Red Coins on the picture of Bowser. |
 Red-Hot Log Rolling |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission involves using a rolling log to reach the Power Star. |
 Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission's objective is to collect the Power Star at the top of the volcano. |
 Elevator Tour in the Volcano (N64) / Inside the Volcano (DS) |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission involves using the elevators inside the volcano. |
 Flaming Silver Stars |
Super Mario 64 DS | This mission's objective is to collect the Silver Stars around the main course. |
Enemies[edit]
Big Bullies (bosses)
Statistics from Super Mario 64[edit]
- Total Number of Coins: 133 (107 outside, 26 inside)
- Caps Found: Wing Cap (1)
- Spinning Heart: Inside the volcano, past the hidden smasher, on the platform to the right.
- Cannons: (none)
- 1UP Mushrooms (8):
- Homing Mushroom : #1 Inside the volcano, in the highest pole.
- Static Mushrooms : #2 Behind the platform the "Boil the Big Bully" Star appears on. #3 & #4 Two mushrooms can be found on two high brown ramps. #5 & #6 Two others can be found on small white ramps. #7 The last static mushroom can be found on the top of the fire shooter behind the volcano.
- Triggered Mushroom : #8 Appears after the player runs around the spinning platform with flames past the picture of Bowser.
- Warps:
- The area under the Mr. I. near the picture of Bowser can warp the player to the island with the Wing Cap.
Gallery[edit]
Map artwork
Map artwork
The painting leading to Lethal Lava Land in the N64 version
The painting leading to Lethal Lava Land in the DS version
The starting area within the volcano in the N64 version
Mario traverses within the volcano in the N64 version.
Drawbridge in the N64 version
Wire platform in the N64 version
Wobbly platform in the N64 version
Rotating ring platform in the N64 version
Wario runs across the Bowser picture in the DS version.
Mario traverses within the volcano in the DS version.
Media[edit]
 Stage theme - Lethal Lava Land | File info 0:30 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファイアバブル ランド[?] Faia Baburu Rando |
Fire Bubble Land | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 岩浆地狱[1] Yánjiāng Dìyù |
Lava Hell | Super Mario 64 DS |
| 火焰泡泡乐园[2] Huǒyànpàopào Lèyuán |
Lava Bubble Paradise | LEGO Super Mario | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 火焰泡泡樂園[3] Huǒyànpàopào Lèyuán |
Lava Bubble Paradise | |
| French | Laves fatales[?] | Lethal lavas | |
| German | Lava Lagune[?] | Lava Lagoon | |
| Italian | Lago di Lava[?] | Lava Lake; shared with Lava Pit | Super Mario 64 DS - map |
| Landa della lava letale[4] | Lethal lava land | ||
| Il Lago di Lava[5] | The Lava Lake | ||
| Korean | 붉은용암랜드[?] Bulgeun Yong'am Raendeu |
Red Lava Land | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Terra das Lavas Letais[?] | Lethal Lava Land | |
| Terra de Lava Letal[?] | |||
| Problemas com Lavas Letais[?] | Trouble with Lethal Lavas | ||
| Portuguese (NOE) | Lago de Lava[?] | Lava Lake | |
| Lago de Lava Letal[?] | Lethal Lava Land | ||
| Sarilhos de Lava Letal[?] | Lethal Lava Trouble | ||
| Spanish | Tierra del Fuego[?] | Fire Land |
Trivia[edit]
- The name of the 100-Coin Star is Surf the Lava.[6]
- In the "Specifications" tab of the Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block's page on LEGO.com, Lethal Lava Land is called Lethal Lava Trouble.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ From the score sheet and the star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
- ^ 超级马力欧 64 问号砖块 71395 | 乐高®超级马力欧. LEGO.com (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ 隱藏在？磚塊中的《超級瑪利歐64》世界。「樂高®超級瑪利歐 64™ ？磚塊」預定於10月1日發售。. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Landa della lava letale! Se prendi fuoco o cadi in una pozza di fiamme, salterai come un matto. Il giocatore avrà ancora controllo del personaggio usando calma e sangue freddo!" – Sign. Super Mario 64 DS.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 88.
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 84.
- ^ Super Mario 64™ Question Mark Block § Specifications. LEGO.com (American English). Retrieved March 5, 2023. (Archived January 2, 2023, 21:45:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
