Koopa the Quick as they are seen in Super Mario 64.
Koopa the Quick is a special Koopa found in Super Mario 64. They first appear in the second mission of Bob-omb Battlefield, and then a second and final time in Tiny-Huge Island. Upon being talked to, they will ask to race the player. Beating Koopa the Quick in a race to a flag with a Koopa shell on it will reward the player with a star.
Phenomena[]
Third Race[]
In some personalized copies, there is a third race with Koopa the Quick. This is usually the hardest race, and appears in copies that have raised difficulty. The location of the third race varies, though is occasionally in it's own small level.
AI Dimentia Koopa the quick[]
some copies of Mario 64 replace Koopa the quick's model to better fit the location he is in found in, some of these include, Dry bones the quick, Gomba the quick and Boo buddy the quick
however in cases of severe AI dimentia some players may end up seeing Koopa's model replace with an alternate Mario Model, Princess Toadstool, Luigi or even Bowser. The Princess toadstool variation has been reported to be very unstable and has been reported to cause save file corruption
Inappropriate race locations[]
some personalized copies set a Koopa the quick in unfit for a race such as Battle fort, Bowser in the darkworld, Womps fortress, Big Boo's Haunt Lethal Lava Land. Some report the layout of the stage is changed to better account for the new variable such as all the lava in lethal lava land being drained
Mouth[]
The Polygon in question
Interestingly, Koopa the Quick has a red polygon located inside his head, presumably to represent the inside of his mouth. However, his mouth never opens, even when he talks, so this red polygon goes unseen by the player in normal gameplay. There is no animation for his mouth opening, either, so this feature seems to have been scrapped early on.
Koopa the Slow[]
Sometime the game may attempt to make Koopa the quick races easier by slowing down his movement. However sometimes his movement can be slowed to the point where it takes him hours to reach the top
Death Match with Koopa the quick[]
An instance of a Bowser painting being replaced by Koopa the quick. Documented on a unknown forum circa 2000
in some instances if the player displays extreme animosity durring a race, such as attempting to ground pound, punch or blow up Koopa the quick may cause the ai to respond and replace bowser boss fights with a battle against Koopa the quick.
Some report bowser paintings being replaced with images of a Koopa Troopa. This is exceedingly rare as there has only been a dozen accounts of this phenomenon.
This may be the AI attempting to implement what it deems would be a more satisfying conclusion for Mario's journey for the player
Is it unknown how Koopa the Quick stars are affected by the sudden change of antagonist.