Pleasant, Pleasant Falls is a course rumored to be present in some copies of Super Mario 64. It’s said to resemble a meadow with many mountains and waterfalls. Only people who claim to have Luigi as a playable character in their copy have reported the presence of this stage, claiming it is how they unlocked him. Most people say they have encountered it within the Castle Basement, though a few have placed it in the Second Floor. All reports agree it uses the same song as Jolly Roger Bay and features a unique partly cloudy skybox. People also claim that on the Star select screen, it’s course number displays as L.
People say that a unique textbox is shown to the player when entering the course for the first time. One player with a personalized copy transcribed what it reportedly contained:
Hey, bro! It’s-a me, Luigi!
Thank goodness you’re here,
that nasty Bowser and his
no-good minions snatched me
up and locked me away with
the power of the Stars!
You can only release me after
you find all five Stars here.
Good luck, Mario! I’m counting
on you!
The general consensus on unlocking entry to Pleasant, Pleasant Falls and Luigi is as follows: Somewhere in the basement, a door or set of double doors that may have a green frame will be present, though will stay locked until Bowser in the Fire Sea has been cleared. It reportedly has a unique textbox upon trying to enter it prematurely where Bowser taunts the player about not being allowed in, though the exact text varies dramatically by report.
Geography[]
As the name suggests, the stage’s most prominent feature is a large resembling Tall, Tall Mountain with several waterfalls that lead into rivers, and the area is generally built around those features. Some say this is the only mountain in the level, while others claim there may be various smaller mountains, either as more platforming areas or simple decoration. All reports claim the presence of a beach-like area covered in water known as the Flood, where the waterfalls typically lead to.
Missions[]
Despite the alleged contents of the textbox, Pleasant, Pleasant Falls is reported to contain the full seven Stars. Anyone who has encountered this course says the sixth one can only be obtained after completing the first five missions, and involves rescuing Luigi. Most also say the Star name references Luigi as “The Green Crusader,” a nickname otherwise never said. There is a hundred coin Star, though reports vary on whether it can count as one of the five Stars needed to unlock Luigi. Aside from this, three commonly reported Stars involved crossing a rolling log similar to Lethal Lava Land, discovering a large cave area somewhere in the mountain (location varies by report) and, most commonly, a solid rainbow that connects the summit to a cloud with a Star on top.
Upon collecting the first five Stars and selecting the sixth mission, a green pipe is said to be present at the top of the mountain. Upon entering, Luigi will emerge controlled by the player and the Star will be present. Afterwards, various methods of how to switch back to playing as Mario have been reported, some players claiming they can switch from the Pause Menu in Peach’s Castle, some saying a Red/Green Pipe corresponding to which character the player will switch to upon jumping in will appear in the room with the painting, or replacing the pipe at the top of the mountain; one report claimed Mario was permanently transfigured into Luigi and that there was no way to play as Mario in that copy without starting a new file.
Speculation[]
The nature of Pleasant, Pleasant Falls is unclear, as it is one of many ways reported to unlock Luigi. Due to how concrete is is compared to other rumored levels, many consider it the “true” or intended method of unlocking Luigi before he was scrapped, though this is not proven. However, if it is not the proper way to unlock him, then its existence is a total enigma. Some say it was a generic scrapped mountain level that the Personalization AI for whatever reason attached Luigi to, though it is yet unknown what could cause this.