Bowser in the Dark World

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Bowser in the Dark World is the first Bowser level in Super Mario 64. It is accessed on the first floor of the castle, and contains the first boss fight with Bowser.

Phenomena

Big Goomba

In some personalized copies of Super Mario 64, mini-bosses that take the appearance of large versions of Goombas known as Big Goombas, not to be confused with the Goombas seen in the giant version of Tiny-Huge Island, have been reported to appear in Bowser in the Dark World. They can appear on the standard path, or on an optional platform somewhat separated from the main part of the level. They can take 2-5 hits to defeat, and can drop a red coin, several coins, a power star, or some other collectible depending on the copies Big Goombas are reported in.

Stalactites

In some copies, the stage has a visible ceiling covered with stalactites, much like the skybox. Their purpose varies from being decoration to dripping water to being falling obstacles.

Areas
Retail Release	Courses	Bob-omb Battlefield ⭑ Whomp's Fortress ⭑ Jolly Roger Bay ⭑ Cool, Cool Mountain ⭑ Big Boo's Haunt ⭑ Hazy Maze Cave ⭑ Lethal Lava Land ⭑ Shifting Sand Land ⭑ Dire, Dire Docks ⭑ Snowman's Land ⭑ Wet-Dry World ⭑ Tall, Tall Mountain ⭑ Tiny Huge Island ⭑ Tick Tock Clock ⭑ Rainbow Ride
	Levels	The Princess's Secret Slide ⭑ The Secret Aquarium ⭑ Wing Mario Over the Rainbow ⭑ Tower of the Wing Cap ⭑ Cavern of the Metal Cap ⭑ Vanish Cap Under the Moat ⭑ Bowser in the Dark World ⭑ Bowser in the Fire Sea ⭑ Bowser in the Sky ⭑ Sunshine Isles ⭑ Battle Fort
	Hub Areas	Princess Peach's Castle (Grounds ⭑ First Floor ⭑ Castle Courtyard ⭑ Basement ⭑ Second Floor ⭑ Third Floor ⭑ Rec Room)
Removed or Unused	Courses	Big Boo's Forest ⭑ Drip Drip Cave ⭑ Flying Fortress ⭑ Hollow Horror Halls ⭑ The Starry-Night Skies ⭑ Blasting Bullet Factory ⭑ Shaky-Stable Stacks ⭑ The Sun ⭑ Salty Salty Shore ⭑ Bob-omb Village ⭑ Rainbow Village ⭑ Amp Cavern ⭑ Chroma Tundra ⭑ Idyllic Islands ⭑ Lunar Landscape ⭑ Motos Factory ⭑ Oil Slick Shore ⭑ The Cremini System ⭑ Skyhigh Pipelands ⭑ Red Moon Monastery ⭑ Piranha Valley ⭑ Pleasant, Pleasant Falls ⭑ Frostburn Peaks ⭑ Yoshi's Island ⭑ Koopa Troopa Plains ⭑ Sunset Ranch ⭑ Burnt, Burnt Village ⭑ Slippin' Slidin' Islands
	Levels	Aquarium Limbo ⭑ Bob-omb Village ⭑ Cold, Cold Crevasse ⭑ Delicious Cake ⭑ Cavern of the Unagi ⭑ Challenge Courses ⭑ Eternal Fort ⭑ Whomp's Fortress Interior ⭑ The World of Dreams ⭑ The Pit ⭑ The Lost Spikes ⭑ The Final Stretch ⭑ The Bowser Room ⭑ Starlight Skyrise ⭑ Pokey Oasis ⭑ Bowser in the Furious Tempest ⭑ Bowser in the Broken Realm ⭑ Gentle Garden ⭑ The Ocean Depths ⭑ Swap Forest ⭑ Nipper Waterfalls ⭑ Red-Hot Temple ⭑ Ice-Cold Outpost ⭑ Vanish Mario in the Pipe Land ⭑ Metal Mario in the Depths
	Hub Areas	Fourth Floor ⭑ Internal Garden ⭑ His Domain ⭑ Lunar Tower ⭑ The Toad Shrine ⭑ The Sunken Castle ⭑ Star Road ⭑ Unidentified Floors ⭑ Peach's Bedroom ⭑ Peaceful Grounds ⭑ Minor Anomalous Locations ⭑ Floor 2B ⭑ Castle Dungeon ⭑ Bowser's Domain ⭑ Below the Castle ⭑ The Other Castle Grounds