Super Mario 64 DS: "Mario's Face" Hints and Tricks
If you have played Super Mario 64 DS, you will have probably already discovered the "Mario Face" game accessed by tapping Mario/ Yoshi on the main menu screen. This article will show you some things you may not know about the clever little mini game.
How to access it
The simplest way to access the game is to tap Mario/ Yoshi's face when you start up Super Mario 64 DS. The 3D character you tap will give you a nice little pose, then the computer will trace the character and the original 3D face will disappear, leaving the outline for you to mess with. At this point "your in."
Poke time!
Now you have Mario's face. At this point, take out your stylus and start poking him (he really doesn't mind.) Once you've poked Mario's face to your hearts content, read the following tips and tricks for advanced poking.
Poking Tips
Now its time for some serious poking. Take note that all of these poking tips apply to your future drawings as well (but we will get into that later.) First, lets try rotating Mario a little bit. Press "left" on the d-pad to rotate Mario left and press "right" on the d-pad to rotate Mario right, (this will also straighten Mario's face if you had messed it up to the point of confusion previously.) If you rotate him for a while it starts to look crazy.
After your done rotating Mario, ready to do some squishing? Okay, press up on the d-pad to squish him from the top and bottom and press down on the d-pad to squish him from the side. Once you let go, Mario will straighten just like he did when you rotated him.
Okay, if you still haven't had enough, you can try what I call drifting. Press "L" to start. Mario's features will start drifting, resulting in a mess of eyes, ears, and pretty much everything else creating a jumbled mess. If you still don't feel sorry for poor Mario at this point, press and hold "R" and the process will start all over again, this time drifting in a slightly different way (haven't quite put my finger on it.)
Done poking? No? Okay then just press random buttons and poke away. When your done, come back here.
Draw a Picture!
When Your done messing with mario/Yoshi's face, press the pencil icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Mario's face will disappear with some kind of cool effect and now your clear to start drawing. The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates how much ink is remaining. When you run out of ink, you will be automatically transfered to "touch mode" where you can put all the above poking tips to good use. If you have finished your drawing and still haven't run out of ink, press the bottom left "touch" icon to get into touch mode. I highly recommend touching your drawings when you have finished with them as it is a very rewarding experience.
Drawing Tips
The drawing mode isn't as simple as you might think. There are actually options built into it.
Pen Size
This feature really surprised me. The up and down arrows on the d-pad toggle through the three different pen sizes, the default pen size is medium. When you go to a different pen size, your whole drawing will transfer to that pen size. So if you want a more refined and detailed drawing, you will probably want to go with the smallest pen size.
Undo/Redo
To undo any number of steps, just press "left" on the d-pad, you can always redo the steps by pressing "right" on the d-pad. (This can be quite useful when tracing, which I will get to right away.)
Tracing
Ever wanted to trace Mario? Well, here is your chance. When in drawing mode press "L" or "R" to make Mario's face appear. Now you can start drawing over the face. When your done, just press "L" or "R" again and Mario's face will disappear.
Advanced Tracing
When your done tracing Mario, you can move onto Yoshi by pressing the Yoshi Icon on the bottom left corner of the screen, (this is also the way to quit.) Tap Yoshi's face and treat him just the way you treated Mario.
Choose a pose...
Ready to do some advanced tracing? Here is how. When your at the main Super Mario 64 DS menu, wait until Mario/ Yoshi's face is in the pose you want and press "b" twice. That pose will turn into a color outline including any other elements that come in (such as the star.) Now you can trace to your hearts desire.
Had Fun?
Tell us all about the ways you have manipulated this innovative game, in the comments section of this article. Thanks for reading, and have fun! (Images courtesy of Gamespot and IGN.)
-Jeremy Olson
How to access it
The simplest way to access the game is to tap Mario/ Yoshi's face when you start up Super Mario 64 DS. The 3D character you tap will give you a nice little pose, then the computer will trace the character and the original 3D face will disappear, leaving the outline for you to mess with. At this point "your in."
Poke time!
Now you have Mario's face. At this point, take out your stylus and start poking him (he really doesn't mind.) Once you've poked Mario's face to your hearts content, read the following tips and tricks for advanced poking.
Poking TipsNow its time for some serious poking. Take note that all of these poking tips apply to your future drawings as well (but we will get into that later.) First, lets try rotating Mario a little bit. Press "left" on the d-pad to rotate Mario left and press "right" on the d-pad to rotate Mario right, (this will also straighten Mario's face if you had messed it up to the point of confusion previously.) If you rotate him for a while it starts to look crazy.
After your done rotating Mario, ready to do some squishing? Okay, press up on the d-pad to squish him from the top and bottom and press down on the d-pad to squish him from the side. Once you let go, Mario will straighten just like he did when you rotated him.
Okay, if you still haven't had enough, you can try what I call drifting. Press "L" to start. Mario's features will start drifting, resulting in a mess of eyes, ears, and pretty much everything else creating a jumbled mess. If you still don't feel sorry for poor Mario at this point, press and hold "R" and the process will start all over again, this time drifting in a slightly different way (haven't quite put my finger on it.)
Done poking? No? Okay then just press random buttons and poke away. When your done, come back here.
Draw a Picture!
When Your done messing with mario/Yoshi's face, press the pencil icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Mario's face will disappear with some kind of cool effect and now your clear to start drawing. The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates how much ink is remaining. When you run out of ink, you will be automatically transfered to "touch mode" where you can put all the above poking tips to good use. If you have finished your drawing and still haven't run out of ink, press the bottom left "touch" icon to get into touch mode. I highly recommend touching your drawings when you have finished with them as it is a very rewarding experience.
Drawing Tips
The drawing mode isn't as simple as you might think. There are actually options built into it.
Pen Size
This feature really surprised me. The up and down arrows on the d-pad toggle through the three different pen sizes, the default pen size is medium. When you go to a different pen size, your whole drawing will transfer to that pen size. So if you want a more refined and detailed drawing, you will probably want to go with the smallest pen size.
Undo/RedoTo undo any number of steps, just press "left" on the d-pad, you can always redo the steps by pressing "right" on the d-pad. (This can be quite useful when tracing, which I will get to right away.)
Tracing
Ever wanted to trace Mario? Well, here is your chance. When in drawing mode press "L" or "R" to make Mario's face appear. Now you can start drawing over the face. When your done, just press "L" or "R" again and Mario's face will disappear.
Advanced Tracing
When your done tracing Mario, you can move onto Yoshi by pressing the Yoshi Icon on the bottom left corner of the screen, (this is also the way to quit.) Tap Yoshi's face and treat him just the way you treated Mario.
Choose a pose...
Ready to do some advanced tracing? Here is how. When your at the main Super Mario 64 DS menu, wait until Mario/ Yoshi's face is in the pose you want and press "b" twice. That pose will turn into a color outline including any other elements that come in (such as the star.) Now you can trace to your hearts desire.
Had Fun?
Tell us all about the ways you have manipulated this innovative game, in the comments section of this article. Thanks for reading, and have fun! (Images courtesy of Gamespot and IGN.)
-Jeremy Olson
3 Comments:
Great job Jeremy...........you pur some time and effort into making sure the details of the poking were exploited to their fullest potential......LOL. Keep up the great work, and i look foward to more writings by you.
Want some real tricks?
In yoshi, tap the star when it comes down to the right side, and the yoshi's draw will have a star or a heart on the right. It also seems to work when the star is on yoshi's thong and at random times.
Now the best one: with Mario, wait till the star comes down, stay on top of mario's nose, and when it starts spinning around his face and is on the left side, tap the star and I bet you will have a nice surprise ;)
Oh yes, I completely forgot about that.
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