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Automatic Drown - (***--)
Super Mario 64

Automatic Drown - (***--)

Learn how to perform the Automatic Drown trick in Super Mario 64 by getting hit by fire balls near a cliff edge.

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Learn how to perform the Automatic Drown trick in Super Mario 64 by getting hit by fire balls near a cliff edge.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start the Vanish Cap Switch course and slide down the gigantic slope at the beginning.
  2. 2
    Allow the fire-shooting balls (enemies that shoot fire) to hit you until you have only two pieces of health left.
  3. 3
    Position yourself close enough to a fire-shooting ball to be hit, but not too close.
  4. 4
    Stand right next to the edge of the cliff, facing it.
  5. 5
    Intentionally let the fire hit you.
  6. 6
    If performed correctly, your character will run forward off the cliff.
  7. 7
    You will fall off the cliff with no health left, but you will not lose a life.
  8. 8
    Instead, you will lose your life by drowning when you are automatically sent back under water (a mechanic where the character dies if they stay submerged too long).
Tips
  • Ensure you are facing the edge when you get hit by the fire.
  • The key is to have very low health (two pieces) before being hit.

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