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Star 4 - Stomp On The Thwomp - Tick-Tock Clock
Super Mario 64

Star 4 - Stomp On The Thwomp - Tick-Tock Clock

Follow this detailed walkthrough for Star 4, 'Stomp On The Thwomp,' in Super Mario 64's Tick-Tock Clock. Learn how to navigate the clock's mechanisms to reach the star.

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Follow this detailed walkthrough for Star 4, 'Stomp On The Thwomp,' in Super Mario 64's Tick-Tock Clock. Learn how to navigate the clock's mechanisms to reach the star.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Enter Tick-Tock Clock with time active. If time is stopped, the star is inaccessible.
  2. 2
    Jump across the gap onto the other side, timing your jump to avoid the swinging pendulum.
  3. 3
    Climb the three steps and proceed onto the treadmill.
  4. 4
    Walk to the end of the treadmill closest to the giant yellow rotating block.
  5. 5
    Jump onto the rotating block as it turns, then quickly jump to the small platform on the right.
  6. 6
    Jump across the pit to the next pendulum.
  7. 7
    Follow the brown/white striped platform to the left until it ends.
  8. 8
    You will reach three giant rotating blocks next to each other. Jump onto the top of them as they rotate simultaneously.
  9. 9
    Quickly climb to the highest of these three blocks, then jump onto the adjacent brown/white striped platform.
  10. 10
    Walk past the bar sticking out of the wall and jump onto the large tan colored platform.
  11. 11
    Walk across the tan platform to the yellow treadmill.
  12. 12
    Jump onto the yellow treadmill, then jump onto the platform above it.
  13. 13
    Use the four slowly rotating circular platforms as steps to reach the top.
  14. 14
    From the fourth circular platform, jump onto the brown/white striped platform.
  15. 15
    Follow this platform to the end, past a bar sticking out of the wall.
  16. 16
    A cage will be in front of you. Double jump to grab the top of the cage and pull yourself up.
  17. 17
    Proceed across the cage and onto the brown/white striped platform on the other side.
  18. 18
    Follow this platform to the end, where you'll find a small yellow platform that moves up and down.
  19. 19
    Jump onto the yellow platform, then jump to the platform above.
  20. 20
    Collect the 5 coins, avoid the Spark, and climb the pole.
  21. 21
    At the top of the pole, jump off to receive an extra life. You will land on a large yellowish platform.
  22. 22
    Look above the pole for a yellow moving platform followed by a stationary platform. Jump onto the stationary platform to find a heart.
  23. 23
    Run over the heart multiple times to refill your health.
  24. 24
    Jump onto the yellow moving platforms. When the yellow platform reaches its highest point, jump off onto the brown/white striped platform on the right.
  25. 25
    Walk to the end of this platform and jump onto the small brown platform above.
  26. 26
    Wait for the giant yellow cube on the right to rotate once, then quickly jump on it.
  27. 27
    Quickly long jump onto the second giant yellow cube to the left, then jump onto the small brown platform above.
  28. 28
    From the small brown platform, double jump onto the platform above and to the left.
  29. 29
    Follow this platform past four consecutive bars sticking out of the wall.
  30. 30
    When you reach the edge, jump onto the first yellow treadmill.
  31. 31
    Jump onto the adjacent second yellow treadmill.
  32. 32
    Jump from the second treadmill onto the third yellow treadmill.
  33. 33
    From the third treadmill, jump onto the brown/white platform.
  34. 34
    Follow this platform until you reach a yellow '!' block. Hit it for 3 coins.
  35. 35
    Continue down the path to two goldish colored platforms rotating in opposite directions.
  36. 36
    When the first platform is flat, jump onto it, then quickly jump to the third one, and then onto the brown/white platform on the far side.
  37. 37
    Continue up the path to the top, where you'll find two consecutive triangular structures.
  38. 38
    Jump on these triangular platforms to cross to the other side of the brown/white platform.
  39. 39
    Follow this platform to the top. You will encounter a black ball that shoots fire.
  40. 40
    Stand at the very end of the brown/white platform to be out of the fire-shooting ball's range.
  41. 41
    Wait for the minute hand to come around. You can hit the two '!' blocks for an extra life and 10 coins while waiting.
  42. 42
    When the minute hand arrives, jump onto it.
  43. 43
    Stay on the minute hand until it spins 180 degrees.
  44. 44
    Jump off the minute hand onto the yellow treadmill.
  45. 45
    The yellow treadmill leads to a blue Thwomp. Jump onto the Thwomp.
  46. 46
    When the Thwomp rises, jump off it onto the platform above.
  47. 47
    The star is located here. Grab it.
Tips
  • Ensure time is active when you enter the level; otherwise, the star cannot be obtained.
  • Be precise with jumps on rotating blocks and pendulums to avoid falling.
  • The section with the four circular platforms requires careful timing and platforming.
  • The jump from the rising yellow platform to the brown/white platform on the right is particularly challenging.
  • Utilize long jumps effectively when navigating between the giant yellow cubes.
  • The minute hand section requires patience and precise timing for the jump off.

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