A long-standing enigma within Super Mario 64 has finally been unraveled, credited to a clever player who managed to access a previously “unopenable” door in the iconic 1996 Nintendo 64 game. This breakthrough can be attributed to an in-depth YouTube video spanning nearly four hours that meticulously explains the mechanics of invisible walls in Super Mario 64. The discovery was further fueled by the dedication of the game’s community.
The elusive door is situated in the Cool, Cool Mountain level, notable for Mario’s encounters with a mother and baby penguin, as well as the Big Penguin Race mission. This moment playfully reminds us that penguins in the Mario universe are indeed called “penguins.”
In a recent video by YouTube content creator and Super Mario 64 authority, Scott Buchanan, also known as Pannenkoek2012, it’s revealed that the individual who cracked the locked-door mystery is Alexpalix1. Alexpalix1, a seasoned speedrunner known for numerous tool-assisted runs, manipulated the hit box of the mother penguin in Cool, Cool Mountain to push Mario through an invisible wall. By executing a precise turnaround maneuver, Alex achieved the frame-perfect action required to open the door without sending Mario to his doom.
Interestingly, Alex’s method was inspired by Buchanan’s earlier comprehensive video analyzing the functionality of invisible walls in Super Mario 64. Buchanan’s extensive three-hour-and-45-minute video provides a technical examination of how Nintendo designed the game to restrict players from entering certain areas.
While Buchanan provides a concise explanation of the concept of invisible walls and Nintendo’s strategic use of them to lock the door in question, his longer video remains an engaging and informative resource for those interested in the game’s design intricacies.
In essence, this discovery underscores the relentless efforts of the gaming community, continually pushing the boundaries of what was once deemed unattainable.
