History VideoGame / SuperMario64LastImpact

** Dark Mario's theme is the Shadow Queen's battle theme from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''.

* VisualPun: In Colossal Ciruit:

* BigBad: Bowser [[spoiler:[[DiscOneFinalBoss seems to be this]], but it is actually Rashay the Moon Spirit who]] is trying to [[ColonyDrop crash the moon into the Mushroom Kingdom]] for [[ItAmusedMe his own entertainment]].

During a relaxing afternoon, Mario and Peach are suddenly attacked by monsters. After defeating them, Mario and Peach soon discover that the moon is coming closer to the Mushroom Kingdom by the minute, and Mario sets off on an adventure to gather the Power Stars in order to prevent the moon from destroying the world.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Rashay the Moon Spirit]] is the one trying to [[ColonyDrop crash the moon into the Mushroom Kingdom]] for [[ItAmusedMe his own entertainment]].

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Rashay]] does this during the final boss fight:
-> Congratulations! You've just gained the right to witness a god's semi-perfect form! [[KneelBeforeZod Bow down]]!

* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Downplayed with the FinalBoss. While he's still very tough in his second form, it doesn't change the fact that he's ''invincible'' in his first form.]]

** For that matter, the moon is in danger of dropping on the Mushroom Kingdom because of [[spoiler:Rashay]].

** The Shadow Factory is not just a factory, but a very dark factory where the key is held not by Bowser, but by [[spoiler:Dark Mario]].

* KneelBeforeZod: [[spoiler:Rashay]] demands Mario [[spoiler:and the Goomba Bros]] 'bow down' to him during the final battle after [[AGodAmI declaring himself a god]].
* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: The lava in the Underground Depths. One of its two stars requires that Mario jump across a series of boxes floating through the lava [[spoiler:or just use fire power from a distance to light two torches that make a bridge appear]].

** The very first mission in the game is [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]].

* PinballZone: The Pinball Machine game in the Gamble Games Gallery with Mario as the ball, but [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine not for the]] [[VideoGame/MarioPinballLand first time]].

* PrisonEpisode: The mission "The Prison Escape" in Dusky Doomed Dale. Mario's actions in past missions, including freeing Kamek and collecting gold items to craft a power star (since the items were intended as sacrifices to the gods), results in his arrest. The resulting mission is a jailbreak.

* SeeminglyHopelessBossFight: You can't really hurt [[spoiler:Rashay]] in his first form, and after he drains Mario's health to 1, he'll grab him and then throw him into the same cage where [[spoiler:the Goomba Bros.]] were being held hostage. [[spoiler:[[HeroicSecondWind After Mario gets powered by the Bros.]], Rashay [[OneWingedAngel transforms]], [[ThemeMusicPowerUp rock music starts playing]], and the final fight begins for real.]]

* SequentialBoss: The FinalBoss, [[spoiler:Rashay]], with two different boss themes to boot.

* StealthBasedMission: "Escape the Prison" from Dusky Doomed Dale, where you're arrested for stealing the gold and rescuing a witch. If a guard Bob-omb spots you, you lose.

* TurnsRed: Kurma Koopa literally turns redder with every hit.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bowser, interestingly enough, isn't the main threat this time around, being defeated in the first major boss stage and then vanishing from the plot. [[spoiler:The real villain this time around is the original character Rashay, who is the main force behind the moon falling into the Mushroom Kingdom and even kidnaps Peach midway through the game.]]

* EvilTwin: The boss of the Shadow Factory is none other than [[spoiler:Dark Mario]].

** The mission "Find the Passphrase" in Sky-High Islands requires that the player uses switches to spell the name of the land's ruler, Kurma.

* {{Curse}}: The residents of Dusky Doomed Dale are putting up with a curse that has made the monkeys in town act extra ferocious and throw large stones at guests as well as infesting the town church and village square with Boos.
* {{Cyberspace}}: The Colossal Circuits takes place inside a giant computer system.

* DifficultySpike: [[NintendoHard The game is already hard enough as it is,]] but after Bowser's stage, it becomes even ''harder'', [[UpToEleven and only goes up from there.]]

** In the Colossal Circuits, the final star requires to you to fight the [[VideoGame/DrMario Viruses]], which are a triple-boss variant.
* DualWorldGameplay: The castle in the Livid Surreal Dream. It appears that the castle is set between the past and the present. In the past, the castle seems smaller, with plenty of easy room to make jumps, but it has been overtaken by vines in the present.

** The slot machines in Gamble Game Gallery actually work. Want an easy yet lengthy way to get the 100 coins star for the course?...

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Dusky Doomed Dale, Kamek appears as the witch cursing the town, but takes one of two stars in her possession, saying she'll be back. Sure enough, for the last mission...

* GreatEscape: "The Prison Escape" in Dusky Doomed Dale is a prison break mission.

* GustyGlade: The very first mission in the game "Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy", involves walking along thin and high platforms among strong winds and the presence of monsters which create an InterfaceScrew to retrieve the star.

** Melty Molten Mountains is a mountain range with a fiery side and an icy side and even features the return of the Ice Flower.

* {{Halloweentown}}: The Dusky Doomed Dales is a village that has been inflicted with a curse.

* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:You can't really hurt Rashay in his first form, and after he drains Mario's health to 1, he'll grab him and then throw him into the same cage where the Goomba Bros. were being held hostage. [[HeroicSecondWind After you get powered by the Bros.]], Rashay [[OneWingedAngel transforms,]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp awesome rock music starts playing]], and the final fight begins for real.]]

* SequelDifficultySpike: The game doesn't seem like it's much harder like the original, until you notice that its courses are much more challenging, with hard-to-reach Power Stars, more dangerous hazards, and complex boss fights. Furthermore, Mario has six units of health compared to the original's eight, and the [[OxygenMeter air meter]] is now separate from the health meter, meaning that Mario can no longer refill it by grabbing coins underwater, nor can he re-fill his health meter by jumping in the water.
* SequentialBoss: The FinalBoss, [[spoiler:Rashay,]] with two different boss themes to boot.
* ShiftingSandLand: Drybone Desert, but it is not the second regular area in the game; it is a smaller stage appearing about midway through the main game.

** Unreleased games on the game room shelf include ''Banjo Threeie'', ''Dinosaur Planet'' (which evolved into ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures''), and the N64 port of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.

* SpaceZone: The Abandoned Outpost is an old space station located on the Moon. The final area of the Hub World is set on the Moon. Even [[spoiler:the very last level also takes place on the Moon]].

* TempleOfDoom: Stonesnake Shatters, although it's not entirely set in a temple, it is a central feature of the stage.

* TurnsRed: Kurma Koopa with every hit.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:Rashay's Moon Cellar.]]
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You can use a fire flower to defeat the large Koopa that is on vacation in Sunset Islets.

** What are the different-paletted Scuttlebugs in this level? Bugs.
** The bus between the CPU and Main Memory has a tram that goes back and forth between the two platforms.
* {{Wackyland}}: The Livid Surreal Dream is a world produced by somebody's dream.

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The sewers underneath the Gamble Games Gallery, and they have quite a problem with mice.

* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: The Livid Surreal Dream and Rainbow Road.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Rashay.]]

** In the game room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, there is a POW Block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a giant ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' sticker on the wall, and the Poltergust 3000 from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. The shelf on the opposite end of the game room has a ? block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', a kart and first place trophy from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', a set of Hanafuda cards (which was Nintendo's main product before they started making video games), and a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It even has both a regular and gold cartridge of ''Nintendo World Championships 1990''.
** The front of the game shelf has a [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]].

** The very first mission in the game is [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]].
** One of the recurring bosses is the Goomba Bros, a nod to the Koopa Bros from ''VideoGame/PaperMario64''.

** The Floating Blocks mission in Abandoned Outpost is similar to the mission of the same style in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.
** The Mermaid Race in Crystal Caves is similar to the penguin race in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''.

** The whole Rainbow Road stage takes place in space and everything is made out of rainbows. Kind of like the recurring area in [[VideoGame/MarioKart a certain spin-off series]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: To go with the more apocalyptic premise, the hack's general atmosphere is more subdued. If a stage has a storyline, chances are it'll be somewhat dark — for example, during Dusky Doomed Dale, Mario has to stop a witch burning.

''Super Mario 64 Last Impact'' is a GameMod of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' designed by Kaze Emanuar released on September 30, 2016. Quite simply, this game is to ''Super Mario 64'' what ''VideoGame/MarioAdventure'' was to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': a completely new game based on the same engine with 15 new full-sized levels, several new smaller-sized levels, 12 all new power-ups, and 130 stars to collect. This is in addition to a Videogame/BanjoKazooie style overworld hub. After its release, the game has been noted for being the most extensive ROM hack of ''Super Mario 64'' to date, even moreso than ''VideoGame/SuperMarioStarRoad''.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the music is heavily remixed from other games.

** The music for Super Sweet Sugarland is the Neo Star cave/volcano theme from ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'', while the theme for the factory sub-level (and the Shadow Factory) is the Factory Infiltration theme from the same game.

* RemilitarizedZone: The second area of the Hub World is a battlefield.

* SequelDifficultySpike: The game doesn't seem like it's much harder like the original, until you notice that its courses are much more challenging with: hard-to-reach Power Stars, more dangerous hazards, and complex boss fights. Furthermore, Mario has six units of health compared to the original's eight, and the Air meter is now separate from the health meter, meaning that Mario can no longer refill it by grabbing coins underwater, nor can he re-fill his health meter by jumping in the water.
* SequentialBoss: The FinalBoss [[spoiler:Rashay,]] with two different boss themes to boot.
* ShiftingSandLand: Drybone Desert, but it is not the second regular area in the game, it is a smaller stage appearing about midway through the main game.

** In the game room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, a POW Block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a giant ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' sticker on the wall, and the Poltergust 3000 from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. The shelf on the opposite end of the game room has a ? block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', a kart and first place trophy from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', a set of Hanafuda cards, and a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It even has both a regular and gold cartridge of ''Nintendo World Championships 1990''.

** A bonus area within the Crystal Caves is [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime The Water Temple]].
** The Floating Blocks mission in Abandoned Outpost is similar to the mission of the same style in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.

** The Great Beast's Belly as a whole is a reference to Clanker's Cavern from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''.
** The whole Rainbow Road stage takes place in space and everything is made out of rainbows. Kind of like the recurring area in [[VideoGame/MarioKart a certain spinoff series]].
** Much of the game's soundtrack has remixes, mostly of Mario games, but also some from other series of games like Franchise/{{Kirby}} or Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Rashay.]]

* WorldTree: The giant tree in Wildlife Valley. Of course, scaling it from inside is one of the missions.

** The Mermaid Race in Crystal Caves is similar to the penguin race in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You can use a fire flower to defeat the large Koopa that is on vacation in Susnet Islets.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Kurma Koopa attacks the Sky-High Islands. [[spoiler:Subverted -- the islands are his, and he's ''very'' protective of his territory.]]

* CharacterCustomization: By talking to a Toad in the Minigame Hut the player can pick which color Yoshi is. There is also a toad on the Roof of Gamble Games Gallery that can give Mario cat ears.

** The underground ice palace in Melty Molten Mountains has a series of switches that are respectively activated by the fire and ice powers. The player first has to set a series of switches to gain access to the lowest room followed by setting switches to make giant snowballs roll into four corners of the lowest room.

* DarkerAndEdgier: To go with the more apocalyptic premise, the hack's general atmosphere is more subdued. If a stage has a storyline, chances are it'll be somewhat dark- for example, during Dusky Doomed Dale, Mario has to stop a witch burning.
* DifficultySpike: [[NintendoHard The game is already hard enough as it is,]] but after Bowser's stage it becomes even ''harder'', [[UpToEleven and only goes up from there.]]

* DualWorldGameplay: The castle in the Livid Surreal Dream. It appears that the castle is set between the past and the present. In the past the castle seems smaller with plenty of easy room to make jumps, but it has been overtaken by vines in the present.
* DummiedOut: There is a secret level that can be accessed from the third overworld by locating a hidden (invisible) warp pipe behind Gamble Game Gallery. The level actually is complete and has one star but collecting it will not add to the player's total.

*** Typing in "2672" will produce a coin. ([[DontExplainTheJoke 2672 is the total number of coins in the original]] ''VideoGame/SuperMario64.)

** The giant tree in Wildlife Valley has a love message with [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Dimentio & Mimi's names on it]]

** There is also the Candy Factory inside Super Sweet Sugarland. Both use a remix of the factory level music from VideoGame/Kirby64.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Dusky Doomed Dale, Kamek appears as the witch cursing the town, but takes one of two stars in her possession saying she'll be back. Sure enough, for the last mission...

* LevelAte: Super Sweet Sugarland is a stage set in a sky of sweet things including donuts and ice cream.

** The "Float Through the Sky" mission in Wildlife Valley requires the player to take flight with an extra large dandelion seed.

* RiseToTheChallenge: [[spoiler:The DummiedOut level]] has Mario working is way upward through the interior of a volcano as lava rises from below.

* RiseToTheChallenge: [[spoiler:The DummiedOut level has Mario working is way upward through the interior of a volcano as lava rises from below.

''Super Mario 64 Last Impact'' is a GameMod of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' designed by Kaze Emanuar released on September 30, 2016. Quite simply, this game is to ''Super Mario 64'' what ''VideoGame/MarioAdventure'' was to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': a completely new game based on the same engine with 15 new full-sized levels, several new smaller-sized levels, 12 all new power-ups, and 130 stars to collect. After its release, the game has been noted for being the most extensive ROM hack of ''Super Mario 64'' to date, even moreso than ''VideoGame/SuperMarioStarRoad''.

* ConsoleCameo: In the room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, there is a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem along with a Robotic Operating Buddy, even though the game on the screen is ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''. The shelf on the opposite end of the room has an original UsefulNotes/{{Gameboy}} in front of it and a UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube on it.

*** Typing in "2672" will produce a coin.

** By entering the button combination [[spoiler:ALBZBALZ]] in front of the green gate in the Abandoned Outpost, the player finds [[spoiler:Gobi hiding from Banjo and his friend]].

** In the game room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, a POW Block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a giant ''Series/PaperMario'' sticker on the wall, and the Poltergust 3000 from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. The shelf on the opposite end of the game room has a ? block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', a kart and first place trophy from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', a set of Hanafuda cards, and a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It even has both a regular and gold cartridge of ''Nintendo World Championships 1990''.

** A bonus area within the Crystal Caves is [[TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime The Water Temple]].

* TheMaze: The Bottomless Pit in the Livid Surreal Dream repeats until you hit all four of the switches.

* {{Wackyland}} The Livid Surreal Dream is a world produced by somebody's dream.

** In the game room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, a POW Block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a giant ''Series/PaperMario'' sticker on the wall, and the Poltergust 3000 from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. The shelf on the opposite end of the game room has a ? block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', a kart and first place trophy from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', a set of Hanafuda cards, and a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It even has both a regular and gold cartridge of "Nintendo World Championships 1990".

** Unreleased games on the game room shelf include ''Banjo Threeie'', the unreleased "Dinosaur Planet", and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' for Nintendo 64.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bowser, interestingly enough, isn't the main threat this time around, being defeated in the first major boss stage and then vanishing from the plot. [[spoiler:The real villain this time around is Rashay, who is the main force behind the moon falling into the Mushroom Kingdom and even kidnaps Peach midway through the game.]]

** The bus between the CPU and Main Memory has a tram that goes to and through between the two platforms.

''Super Mario 64 Last Impact'' is a GameMod of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' designed by Kaze Emanuar released on September 30, 2016. Quite simply, this game is to Super Mario 64 what ''VideoGame/MarioAdventure'' was to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': a completely new game based on the same engine with 15 new full-sized levels, several new smaller-sized levels, 12 all new power-ups, and 130 stars to collect. After it's release, the game has been noted for being the most extensive ROM hack of Super Mario 64 to date, even moreso than ''VideoGame/SuperMarioStarRoad''.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Kurma Koopa attacks the Sky-High Islands. [[spoiler:Subverted - the islands are his, and he's ''very'' protective of his territory.]]

** Dusky Doomed Dale is the typical "haunted" level. It is actually a haunted town and the reason it's haunted is because Kamek the witch has laid a curse of the town.

* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Downplayed with the FinalBoss. While he's still very tough in his second form, it doesn't change the fact that he's ''invincible'' in his form.]]

** The Sky High Islands are in danger of dropping because of energy sapping vines someone has put on the outside.

* ConsoleCameo: In the room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance there is a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem along with a Robotic Operating Buddy, even though the game on the screen is ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''. The shelf on the opposite end of the room has an original UsefulNotes/{{Gameboy}} in front of it and a UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube on it.

** The mission "Find the Passphrase" in Sky-High Islands requires that the player uses switches to spell the name of the land's ruler Kurma.

** A few different characters will appear on the File Select the more times each file gets a Game Over.
** By entering the button combination [[spoiler:ALBZBALZ]] in front of the green gate in the Abandoned Outpost the player finds [[spoiler:Gobi hiding from Banjo and his friend]].

** A toad on the rear side of the entrance of the Gamble Game Gallery can give Mario cat ears if he is spoken to.

** The Shadow Factory is not just a factory, but a very dark factory where the key is held not by Bowser but by [[spoiler:Dark Mario]].

* EyesAlwaysShut: The mermaids in The Crystal Caves course.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Dusky Doomed Dale Kamek appears as the witch cursing the town but takes one of two stars in her possession saying she'll be back. Sure enough for the last mission...

* GreenHillZone: Wildlife Valley which is the typical first world/grass land for a Mario game.

* HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler: The Goomba Bros.' Star Power is what allows Mario to fight and defeat Rashay for real after being beaten up before.]]
* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:You can't really hurt Rashay in his first form, and after he drains Mario's health to 1, he'll grab him and then throw him into the same cage where the Goomba Bros. were being held hostage. [[HeroicSecondWind After you get powered by the Bros.,]] Rashay [[OneWingedAngel transforms,]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp awesome rock music starts playing]] and the final fight begins for real.]]

* IcePerson: The Ice Flower power-up is present which allows Mario to freeze enemies solid.
* IdleAnimation: Not of a character in particular but waiting long enough on the Mission Select screen will cause a message to appear that forces you on to choose.
* InterfaceScrew: Touching a fuzzy, much like [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland the game they were introduced in]]. The move to 3D since then has made the effect even worse with Mario spinning in place and making 3D objects distort while everything is covered in rainbows.
* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: The lava in the Underground Depths. One of its two stars requires that Mario jump across a series of boxes floating through the lava [[spoiler: or just use fire power from a distance to light two torches that make a bridge appear.]]

* MinecartMadness: No actual minecart ride, but there is Whomp's Roller Coaster in Super Sweet Sugarland, the Fiery River in Bowser's Fiery castle, and the rainbow go-kart in Rainbow Road.
* MinigameZone: The Minigame House which has a total of five mini games, two unlocked from the start, and three unlocked later. All of them offer stars as rewards if the high score is matched or beaten.

* NostalgiaLevel: Rainbow Road is full of pixelated sprites of all the characters including Mario, Princess Peach, and Bowser.
* PalmtreePanic: The Sunset Islets which is an archipelago with many sandy beaches that takes place at sunset.

* PlayableMenu: Unlike in the original, the File Select screen is set in the center room of Princess Peach's Castle. This time every visible door leads to a different playable file.
* PrisonEpisode: The mission "The Prison Escape" in Dusky Doomed Dale. Mario's actions in past missions including freeing Kamek and collecting gold items to craft a power star (since the items were intended as sacrifices to the gods) results in his arrest. The resulting mission is a jail break.

* SequelDifficultySpike: The game doesn't seem like it's much harder like the original, until you notice that it's courses are much more challenging with: hard-to-reach Power Stars, more dangerous hazards, and complex boss fights. Furthermore, Mario has six units of health compared to the original's eight, and the Air meter is now separate from the health meter, meaning that Mario can no longer refill it by grabbing coins underwater nor can he re-fill his health meter by jumping in the water.

** In the game room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, a POW Block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a giant ''Series/PaperMario'' sticker on the wall, and A Poltergust 3000 from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. The shelf on the opposite end of the game room has a ? block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', a kart and first place trophy from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', a set of Hanafuda cards, and a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It even has both a regular and gold cartridge of "Nintendo World Championships 1990".
** The front of the game shelf has a [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]]

** One game that was released and is found on the shelf in the game room is [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros Melee]].

** A bonus area within the Crystal Caves is [[TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime The Water Temple]]

** The Great Beast's Belly as a whole is a refernece to Clanker's Cavern from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''.

** Much of the game's soundtrack has remixes, mostly of Mario games but also some from other series of games like Franchise/{{Kirby}} or Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.

* SpaceZone: The Abandoned Outpost is an old space station located on the Moon. The final area of the Hub World is set on the Moon. Even [[spoiler: the very last level also takes place on the Moon]].

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Happens during the FinalBoss battle. While the first two phases have appropiately tense, orchestral-sounding, ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''-like music, the final phase of the fight has a blood-pumping, fast-paced metal-like track that heavily contrasts with the first theme. [[spoiler:This makes a lot of sense since it plays right after Mario gets empowered by the Goomba Bros.' Star Power, which ables him to defeat the moon's evil spirit.]]

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Rashay]]

* VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:Rashay's Moon Cellar]]

* WorldTree: The giant tree in Wildlife Valley. Of course scaling it from inside is one of the missions.

** Typing in 5318008 in the calculator on the first Gloomy Ambiance (the giant desk) produces a Boo laugh. "5318008" is "[=BOOBIES=]" upside-down.
** Also on the giant desk typing in "2672" will produce a coin.

* BigBoosHaunt: Dusky Doomed Dale is the typical "haunted" level. It is actually a haunted town and the reason it's haunted is because Kamek the witch has laid a curse of the town.

* ColonyDrop: The Sky High Islands are in danger of dropping because of energy sapping vines someone has put on the outside.

* ControlRoomPuzzle: The underground ice palace in Melty Molten Mountains has a series of switches that are respectively activated by the fire and ice powers. The player first has to set a series of switches to gain access to the lowest room followed by setting switches to make giant snowballs roll into four corners of the lowest room.

* DualBoss: The Goomba Bros, also a RecurringBoss. In the Colossal Circuits you also fight the [[VideoGame/DrMario Viruses]].

* EternalEngine: The Shadow Factory is not just a factory, but a very dark factory where the key is held not by Bowser but by [[spoiler:Dark Mario]].

* HailfirePeaks: Melty Molten Mountains is a mountain range with a fiery side and an icy side and even features the return of the Ice Flower.

* LevelsTakeFlight: The "Float Through the Sky" mission in Wildlife Valley requires the player to take flight with an extra large dandelion seed.

* MythologyGag: One of the items on the shelf in the room with the first Gloomy Ambiance is a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.

* ShoutOut: In the game room leading to the first Gloomy Ambiance, a POW Block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', a giant ''Series/PaperMario'' sticker on the wall, and A Poltergust 3000 from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. The shelf on the opposite end of the game room has a ? block from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', a kart and first place trophy from ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', a set of Hanafuda cards, and a boxed copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It even has both a regular and gold cartridge of "Nintendo World Championships 1990".

** For that matter, the moon is in danger of dropping on the Mushroom Kingdom because of [[spoiler:Rashay]].

* EyesAlwaysShut: The mermaids in The Crystal Caves course.
** For that matter, the moon is in danger of dropping on the Mushroom Kingdom because of [[spoiler:Rashay]].