User:Ultra64Detective2401/Iceberg Analysis

Here is where you can find my analysis on the Super Mario 64 Iceberg. More information on specific entries will be found in my sequences.

This page is currently still under construction.

Backwards Long Jump
The Backwards Long Jump is a glitch that can be found in Super Mario 64. There is a cap on positive speed, but not on negative speed, and long jumping multiplies your speed by a specific value. Therefore, long-jumping backwards will multiply your negative speed exponentially without bound, which is why it can be used to clip through walls and reach the top of the endless stairs without 70 stars.

Impossible Coin
MIPS Hole’s article on the Impossible Coin has everything I have to say. Besides the fact that if you want to learn more, you should check out the video on the article by Pannen.

Mystery Goomba
Again, MIPS Hole’s article has everything I have to say. Once again, watching the videos will give you more info.

Bob-omb Bridge Hanging
It’s possible to hang the bridge in Bob-omb Battlefield. Other strange hangable ceilings exist as well, though they do not count as anomalies. Look here for more info.

Half A-Press
Check out this, and this says a bit more. (Look under 17: “What are half-A presses?”)

Parallel Universes
Check out this. Yes, this is the same video as in the previous entry:PUs are explained later on in the video.

L is Real 2401
One of the most popular rumors to exist. Believed to be on the Star statue (“Eternal Star” is the most common reading), and hinting towards Luigi. Coincidentally, 24 years and 1 month later, Luigi’s beta model was found in the Gigaleak.

Spaceworld ‘95 Beta
The most well-known beta of the game. There is an ongoing attempt to recreate this beta, known as The Preservation Project.

Whomp’s Fortress 1-up
On the tower that appears on every star aside from Chip Off Whomp's Block, a 1-up can be found hidden within the tower by breaking the bottom of the back wall. How this knowledge first came to be found is a mystery... that will force us to dive deeper into the iceberg...

The Big Dud
This refers to Big Bob-omb becoming a big dud after being defeated. Interestingly, a third rolling ball is added-Could this be Big Bob-omb?

Volcano Blocks
This article is correct, and has all the info we currently have about these blocks.

Yoshi’s Saddle
This article has everything there is to say about this entry.

Please walk quietly in the hallway
This refers to a sign in the second floor of the castle. It is unknown why the sign is even there. Perhaps it was left over from an earlier iteration of the castle? There are rumors of a floor that had Boos roaming the halls... so perhaps at one point enemies were meant to be in the castle, and enemies in the second floor would attack if you weren’t quiet. (Perhaps Pirahna Plants?)

ET in Pyramid
Do you see it? (hint:bottom right of hieroglyphics)

Bugged fire texture
The smoke from when Mario gets burned is actually a glitch.

Mirror Room
I’m actually not sure what this is doing on the iceberg. Perhaps it’s trying to refer to what’s on the other side?

Secret Aquarium
I’m also not sure what this is doing here, for that matter.

Don’t become his lunch
This is referring to a sign explaining about Dorrie. It’s unknown why this line was in the game, as Dorrie cannot eat Mario. Perhaps he could in an earlier build?

Ghoul Medal
“If you walk out of here, you deserve... a Ghoul Medal.”-Big Boo

Yet this medal appears nowhere in the game. Sometimes, the medal is reported in the game anyway, though...

This also seems to imply it’s possible to leave the area without collecting a star or exiting the course. This very well could have been the case in an earlier build. I wonder where you’d have ended up if you somehow did it. Perhaps the answer is further down the iceberg?

Broken paintings
Some paintings just don’t work. These were likely decorative paintings.

JRB Box
This box is strange. Sometimes touching it does nothing, sometimes it damages you by a large amount. We still don’t know what determines which one it does, but this is a glitch rather than anomaly, as the same thing happens in emulated versions of the game.

HMC Alcove
It is unknown what this refers to.

JRB vanishing fog
When you first enter Jolly Roger Bay, there is fog. The fog goes away if you collect the 1st star. This is permanent, going back to the first star doesn’t bring the fog back. Only deleting your save or using a different file can bring the fog back.

Whomp King turns into the castle
Whomp King states the Whomps are used to build things. A castle is made after he is defeated. So it’s plausible he was used to build the castle.

MIPS throwing
It’s actually possible to throw MIPS underwater. It was once supposed to be possible to throw MIPS normally, but this was cut. Underwater throwing MIPS is therefore a remnant from that time.

Big Boo unused text
“Eh he he... You're mine, now, hee hee! I'll pass right through this wall. Can you do that? Heh, heh, heh!”-Big Boo

Blargg
This article is correct.

Dancing Flowers
This article is also correct.

Yellow Cap Switch
An unused switch found in the game’s files. What blocks it was meant to activate is unknown, as the game’s coding defaulted to it already being pressed, and it being linked to Koopa shells, which is not a cap.

Unagi’s Tunnel
We never get to see what’s within the tunnel Unagi the eel comes out of. There are reports of it being possible to access said tunnel, though. Why is that? We also still haven’t solved the mystery I gave about the 1-up.. So we have to go even deeper.