Castle Grounds

Castle Grounds is an area in B3313.

Description[]

The area resembles the castle grounds seen in beta versions of Super Mario 64. During daytime, the player spawns here upon starting a new game or opening a save file, and they can switch between Mario and Luigi by pressing the L button.

The Princess Peach stained glass window from the vanilla game is replaced with the clock symbol seen in the Shoshinkai 1995 demo. Hidden behind the clock is a short passageway with double doors that lead to Twisted Red Hallway. An enemy Bob-omb NPC is stuck in the floor upside down beside the doors; when spoken to, he begs the player to turn off the game. Other changes to the front area of the castle include two warp holes beneath the bridge and a door to Silent Hall across from the waterfall, which itself has a new warp.

The castle grounds have also been expanded from the vanilla version to include an area behind the castle, which resembles a courtyard with a large Toad statue in the middle. A Wing Cap is hidden behind one of the windows on the castle, allowing the player to reach the passageway behind the clock, as well as the roof where they can find Yoshi. A set of back doors in the castle lead to Crescent Castle. Separate from the main castle, a wall in back of the area has doors to Toad's Lobby and a cave entrance leading to Dark Hallway. Another Yoshi stands outside the cave.

If the player has no Red Stars, every door besides the front doors of the castle will be locked, and the player will not be able to enter any of the warp holes in the moat or the tunnel. However, there are some areas that can be accessed without Red Stars, Twisted Red Hallway, Waterfall, and Eel Graveyard. All other warps become accessible after the player collects one Red Star.

Starting the game at night (8:00 PM to 4:59 AM) will spawn the player at the Nighttime Castle Grounds instead. Exits within the castle that normally lead to Castle Grounds will generally warp the player to Nighttime Castle Grounds in this timeframe. However, regardless of time of day, there is a random chance those exits will warp to the standard Castle Grounds, Nighttime Castle Grounds, or Castle Grounds (Sunset).

In Christmas Build and earlier versions, an alternate version of Castle Grounds can be reached by going out of bounds in Tiny-Huge Island (beta).

In v0.2, there is some music playing and many pipes near the spawn-point. However, these seem to have been temporary/placeholder, as by v0.2.5 (M27), both the pipes and music had vanished.

In E3313, the castle’s map is altered to look alike the Vanilla Castle Grounds, although the moat door is gone, and the water is still there.

Origins[]

The area is inspired by the Shoshinkai beta version of Super Mario 64. The Toad statue behind the castle can be seen in some of Annielogue's videos, but the area is otherwise an original creation.

There is no music playing in this area, but ambient bird noises can be heard.

Warps[]

Two-way[]

Beta Lobby A: Go through the left door of the front double doors.
Beta Lobby E: Go through the right door of the front double doors.
Crescent Castle: Go through the back double doors.
Genesis Basement: Swim into the hole under the bridge.
Silent Hall: To the right of Crescent Castle, jump onto the mini-balcony across from the waterfall and enter the door.
Toad's Lobby: Go through the door in the wall behind the Toad statue.
(B13) Demo Lobby: Go through the front double doors.
(v0.4) Dark Lobby: Go through the back doors.
(v0.4) Clock Hall: Go through the door in the wall to the right when facing the back of the castle.
Twisted Red Hallway: Enter the double doors in the passageway hidden behind the clock symbol in front of the castle.

Leading here[]

Beta Lobby B: Enter the double door at the back. The other two beta lobbies lead to either the Nighttime or the Sunset variants.
Crescent Castle: In the art hallway's right-side room, enter the hole in front of the cloud painting.
Plexal Basement: In the main room's front side, swim down the tunnel in the floor and then through the hole.
The Void: Jump into the large hole.
Floating Hotel: Jump off the area to land on the castle roof.

Leading away[]

Scary Sewer Maze: Under the bridge, jump into the hole inside of the castle wall.
Dark Hallway: Enter the cave in the wall behind the castle.
Eel Graveyard: Go out of bounds, most commonly by water or by flying into the sky with the Wing Cap.
Sunken Castle: Enter the hole underwater next to the waterfall.
Waterfall: Make it to the top of the waterfall.
lobby.z64 (Beta): Going through the front doors has a random chance of warping here.

Dialogue[]

File Startup (When entering Castle Grounds via The Void in 0.4):[]

WELCOME TO MARIO WONDERLAND. IF YOU'RE THE ADVENTUROUS SORT, PAY A VISIT TO THE CASTLE AHEAD,

Trying any door besides the front doors without any Red Stars:[]

A STRANGE FORCE IS LOCKING THIS DOOR...

Sign by Dark Hallway:[]

IS IT EVEN WORTH TRYING TO WARN YOU?

Yoshi in front of Dark Hallway:[]

WELCOME TO A NEW ADVENTURE! THERE ARE SO MANY WORLDS TO VISIT! BUT SO LITTLE TIME! YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHERE TO GO FIRST, RIGHT? JUST LET IT HAPPEN. LIKE A DREAM. HINT, LOOK AT THE SKY INSIDE THE CASTLE IF YOU HAVE 10 POWER STARS, AND YOU MIGHT SEE THE WORLD SHIFT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES. AND REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN SWITCH PLUMBERS HERE BY PRESSING THE L BUTTON! CAN YOU HEAR THE PRINCESS CALLING? I KNOW YOU ARE BRAVE, BUT PLEASE DON'T TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT RESTS BEHIND THAT PASSAGE. IT IS NOT PART OF THE SHOW. GOOD LUCK!

Yoshi on the roof:[]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE? YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE PRINCESS!

Bob-omb behind the clock symbol:[]

TURN IT OFF TUR (repeated 20 times)

Gallery[]

v1.0[]

B3313 - Castle Grounds

v0.9[]

B13 (a small b3313 1.0 preview)[]

E3313[]

v0.7[]

v0.4[]

v0.2[]

v0.1[]

Pre-v0.1[]

Miscellaneous[]

Version History[]

v0.9
- Added Red Stars. All entrances except front entrance will be locked if the player does not have at least 1 red star.
  - Starting the game at nighttime (8:00 PM to 4:59 AM) will spawn player in the Nighttime Castle Grounds instead of Castle Grounds.
  - Exits leading to Castle Grounds have a random chance of going to Nighttime Castle Grounds instead.
Christmas Build
- Added Nighttime Castle Grounds.
v0.1
- Added Castle Grounds.

Trivia[]

The Toad statue makes Mario/Luigi bug out when he crawls near it.
The sign is actually a retextured Bob-omb Buddy NPC. Thus, the player can interact with it without having to stand directly in front of it.
In the Motos Factory Demo, this area was replaced with the Motos Demo Castle Grounds.
When viewing this area in a level editor, a dark brick plane is visible below the lake. This acts as the warp to Eel Graveyard.
The Waterfall area is supposed to require a Wing Cap, but it can be accessed with a precise triple jump and/or a combination of sliding and jump-kicking. This allows for a sequence break since it can be done even without a Red Star.