Super Mario 64/Tick Tock Clock
Location: Upper floor of castle, in the face of the clock.
Description: A tall level with swinging pendulums and a long drop.
Stopping Time[edit | edit source]
It is possible to alter the speed at which time flows in this level, making some stars easier or harder to get. To change the speed you need to enter when the clock is at different times.
- Stopped: Big hand at 12.
- Slow: Big hand at 3.
- Fast: Big hand at 9.
- Reverse: Big hand at 5
Original stars[edit | edit source]
Star 1: Roll Into The Cage[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time stopped. Proceed up the clock. After a little ways, you will see a star in a cage. ride the rotating platform in to the cage, and get the star.
Star 2: The Pit And The Pendulums[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time stopped. Go a little farther than the first star, and jump past the pendulums to the star.
Star 3: Get A Hand[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time fast. Go up farther than the second star to where the rotating hand is. Stand on it and let it swing you around to where the star is.
Star 4: Stomp On The Thwomp[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time slow. Go as far up as you can. Ride the second rotating hand to where the thwomp is. Backflip on to the top of the thwomp and ride it to the star.
Star 5: Timed Jumps On The Moving Bars[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time slow. Above star 3, you will see three beams moving in and out of the wall. climb them to the star.
Star 6: Stop Time For Red Coins[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time stopped. Get all 8 red coins. They are on the rotating platforms to the right of the start.
Star 7: 100 Coins[edit | edit source]
Easiest with time stopped. Forget about the red coins. Be sure to get the blue coins in front of star 2. All the rest of the coins are in yellow ! boxes, and just sitting around.