Follow this Super Mario 64 walkthrough to find Star 2, 'Mystery of the Monkey Cage,' on Tall, Tall Mountain. Learn how to reach the top and free the monkey.
Walkthrough
- 1Start by advancing past the three Goombas.
- 2Continue down the path until you reach a hole. Perform a long jump (Z+A) to cross it.
- 3Continue down the path and perform another long jump across a second hole.
- 4You will reach a platform with giant mushrooms to your left. Ignore them and continue.
- 5Past the mushrooms, you'll encounter moles throwing rocks. Proceed with caution.
- 6Advance past the moles to an area with 3 Bob-Ombs. You can ignore them or defeat them for a coin each.
- 7Continue past the Bob-Ombs to a more open area with a giant pink Bob-Omb. You can pick him up from behind and throw him, or ignore him.
- 8Advance to the narrow bridge on the other side of the pink Bob-Omb's area. Collect the 5 coins on the bridge.
- 9At the end of the bridge, jump to the platform with the first monkey. Do not pick up this monkey, as he will take your hat.
- 10Go to the far right of this platform to find a large, stationary log.
- 11Jump on the left side of the log to make it roll left. Run in the opposite direction of the log's roll to make it roll completely to the left.
- 12Once the log has rolled fully left, go to its far side and jump onto the new, small platform.
- 13Jump to the adjacent platform. Follow it to the right; it will begin to rise.
- 14As the platform rises, large steel balls will roll towards you. Avoid them, as they deal two pieces of damage.
- 15After passing the steel balls, the platform will slope downwards, causing you to slide.
- 16When you stop sliding, proceed past 3 Goombas.
- 17A hidden 1-Up Mushroom is located at the beginning of the huge pit ahead. Collect it.
- 18Perform a long jump across the huge pit.
- 19Quickly run past the cloud and collect the five coins.
- 20Continue down the pathway into a section of rough vines. Watch out for 3 nearby Goombas.
- 21At the end of the rough vines, jump to grab the ledge and pull yourself up.
- 22Run past the exclamation switch and continue down the path.
- 23You will reach an extremely narrow ledge with 5 coins. A cage with a star inside will appear next to it.
- 24Cross the narrow ledge carefully.
- 25Continue down the zig-zagged surface and up to the very top of the mountain.
- 26You will see a monkey similar to the one from earlier. Walk slowly towards it and press B to grab it.
- 27The monkey will offer to trade something good for its freedom. Accept the offer.
- 28The monkey will walk down the mountain. When it stops, talk to it.
- 29The monkey will jump on the cage, causing it to drop, and the star will appear back where you saw the first monkey.
- 30Return to the area of the first monkey (about halfway up the mountain) and jump across the water to collect the star.
Tips
- Use the long jump (Z+A) to cross holes.
- Be cautious of the moles throwing rocks and the steel balls rolling down the rising platform.
- Walk slowly when approaching the monkey at the top to grab it without it taking your hat.
- Star 2: Mystery Of The Monkey Cage
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