BlackJoystick

BlackJoystick is a Youtuber who documents phenomena in Super Mario 64, though acts as if they were instead ROM Hacks they made. They released their "ROMs" for a 500 subscriber special, though these are actually dumped areas from his personalized copy. BlackJoystick is most notable for documenting Floor 2B.

Videos
This section will only cover videos documenting Super Mario 64 phenomena.

The Mario Apparition
This video is the first known documentation of the Mario Apparition anomaly. It shows an image of Wario being chased by the Mario Apparition while audio plays corresponding to an encounter with the Mario Apparition.

The Waluigi Cameo
This video documents the Waluigi Apparition. It shows an image of the Waluigi Apparition and plays audio of an encounter with the Waluigi Apparition.

Exploring the 4th Floor
This video is the first video from BlackJoystick documenting phenomena with real footage. In this video, it is a tape from June 15th 1996, where the player explores a version of the 4th Floor that functions an an actual floor and not a maze. It appears to be based off of one of the most common images of the 4th floor. It has a large central room with several paintings dotting the area, 2 doors, a hallway with a painting of Bowser, and a long hallway.

The long hallway leads to a large painting of a night sky, often leading to Starry Skyline when encountered by other players. However, the painting cannot be entered in BlackJoystick's video, and a Toad says: "Why would they make such a long hallway for a picture like this? You can't even get in! The princess might not be the smartest person when it comes to building and structuring. ... Don't tell her I said that!"

The 3 doors each lead to a room containing a painting. In this tape, the paintings cannot be entered, though this usually does not apply to other encounters with this version of the 4th floor. One painting leads to a version of Sunshine Isles, and the other leads to Tropic Trail.

The hallway with the Bowser painting leads to a star door containing a painting of the Eternal Fortress and a pipe. A sign in front of the sign states: "This is the entrance to the Legendary Eternal Fort, only those who are worthy can enter the pipe. But those who aren't will suffer the consequences. The player then enters the pipe, then text appears stating, "YOU ARE NOT WORTHY". At the final second of the video, the text "GOODBYE" appears and a picture of the Eternal Fortress. The video then ends.

A Closer Look at Floor 2B
In this video, similarly to Exploring the 4th Floor, a tape is played of a player exploring Floor 2B. It starts with a long hallway leading to a room that branches off into several other areas. One leads to an area known as the Block Room, a room full of several boxes of varying sizes, containing the painting of the Switch Dungeon, though the painting is unable to be entered. Notably, a yellow block does not have a top side, possibly leading to the Yellow Cap Switch course. However, this is also un-enterable.

Another door leads to a room with a painting of the Bowser in the Fire Sea skybox, usually leading to Boiling Hot Basalt. However, this painting cannot be entered in the video.

A star door leads to a small room containing a painting of Bowser and a small hole in the floor, leading to Bowser in the Randomized Realm. It is entered in the following video.

Another door leads to a large pool of water similar to the Castle Basement, with an area known as the Flooded Hallway at the bottom leading to an upwards passage, out of the water and into a room containing several paintings. One is of a desert usually leading to Dry Bones Desert, a blue version of the Lethal Lava Land painting usually leading to a version of LLL with blue lava, and the Whomp's Fortress and Bob-omb Battlefield painting. All of them are inaccessible in the video. This room has 2 other doors. One is a key door, with a sign next to it reading, "If you know what's best for you, then you will not open this door. Trust me. You won't like what's inside. -???"

The other door in that room leads to an outside area with one tree, a gate and an entrance to Bob-omb Village, according to a nearby sign stating, "-BOB-OMB VILLAGE- Current population: 95 and Exploding. The area is then entered, with a star select screen saying that Bob-omb Village is course 1, and 2 missions are currently seen: Big Bob-omb's Invasion, which is currently collected, and Footrace with Koopa the Quick, seemingly carried over from Bob-omb Battlefield. Big Bob-omb's Invasion is selected, and the video ends.

Bowser in the Randomized Realm
This video is a tape of a player exploring the Bowser in the Randomized Realm level found in Floor 2B. It starts in the main room, and the player then enters the room and the hole in the floor. It then leads to Bowser in the Randomized Realm. This section will only cover the video's version of BITRR, as the level itself is randomized for every individual.

The player starts on a large Big Boo's Key-shaped platform with the Mario head from the title screen in the distance. A sign on the platform reads, "Bwa ha ha ha! Welcome to my little world Mario! I've used the power of the stars to create one of my most devilish traps yet tailored specifically for you. Good luck, you're gonna need it! -Bowser" The "Super Mario 64" tiles from the title screen are seen at the bottom of the level.

The platform then leads to sand platforms, though the player hits an invisible wall and falls lower in the level, onto some more sand platforms. There are then blocks from the Shifting Sand Land pyramid, with a Thwomp on a larger platform. There are then platforms made from the Whomp model, with a Whomp on one platform, a Chuckya and some coins on the next, and another Whomp and a Fly Guy on the last Whomp platform.

There are then 2 platforms made of the rock sculpture in Shifting Sand Land and the Whomp's Fortress tower, leading to another platform from Whomp's Fortress with 3 Goombas, some coins, and a purple switch creating boxes to lead to the next platforms. The next platforms are the letters of SUPER from the logo of Super Mario 64, with a Goomba and a Chuckya on the letters.

There is then a platform leading downwards to letters spelling out BOWSER, using some custom models. These have a Goomba, Fly Guys, and several Amps on top of them. These then lead to letters spelling out MARIO with flamethrowers and a Thwomp. These then lead to a block with the Bowser painting texture on it's sides with Keronpa Balls and a Wing Cap box on top of it, used to fly to the next part of the level.

The next and final part of the level is made of various parts of Princess Peach's Castle, with Goombas and coins scattered throughout. A star door leads to the boss fight with Bowser, and the final part of the level.

The arena has the Bowser in the Fire Sea skybox and the arena itself is made of parts of Princess Peach's Castle. Bowser's dialogue states, "What the... MARIO?! How did you get here?! I thought that the personalized trap I designed for you would take you down! Wait a minute... Hey you! Yeah! The guy who's playing this! Why did you decide to make this stage a walk in the park for him?! Oh well, let's get this done with!."

When defeated, Bowser states, "Grrr! Defeated again! I can't believe that my trap didn't work, I put so much work into makin' it you know. So curse you Player! You just ruined one of the best ideas I could ever think of in a while. But don't think this is over yet, we'll meet again soon." Bowser then turns into a key, which is collected, ending the tape.

Bob Omb Village
This tape shows the player exploring Bob-omb Village. They start at the entrance of Bob-omb Village seen in A Closer Look at Floor 2B, and enter the level. Strangely, it has become course 2 and only 1 mission is seen: The Child of King Bob-omb. The mission is selected, and the level is entered. The level itself starts out on a flat plane of grass, with a Bob-omb Buddy standing near a raised platform, 3 houses in the background with Bob-ombs in front of them, a bridge leading upwards to another part of the level with coins below it, a tree next to the bridge, several enemy Bob-ombs walking near the bridge, some boxes near the Bob-ombs, and the unused Dancing Flowers seen scattered throughout the entire level. A house in the corner of the are has a yellow box next to it containing coins.

The Bob-omb Buddy states, "New visitor! Welcome to Bob-omb village! The only village known for its explosions! But this is not the best time for tourism, you see, there's this small Bomb Child who is proclaiming himself as Prince Bob-omb and is trying to steal the Power Star we've sealed in the Bomb Shrine, could you please take care of him? That would be nice since that star is the only Power Source we have around here."

The raised part of the level has a flower patch with a red coin, a tree, several Goombas and Bob-ombs, coins and a Koopa. Several rock sculptures are seen throughout. There is also a cave entrance with a Bob-omb Buddy in front of it that states, "I've heard there is a Power Star in this cave, the only problem is that this is the Chain Chomp's cave. Anyone who has gone in has never, NEVER came out. I'd rather not risk blowing up in there, Chain Chomps are extremely dangerous creatures you know..."

A path to a higher part of the level has several raised platforms, one with a star marker on it and another being a fountain with a red coin on top, Bob-ombs, flower patches, one with a red coin, trees, coins and a couple Bob-omb Buddies. One says, "Ever since that no good Prince Bob-omb came around, the fountain has been drained completely! How am I supposed to steal the coins people throw in to make wishes if there's no fountain to make wishes in the first place?!"

Another Bob-omb Buddy, in front of a building labeled Sombrero's Hat Emporium, states, "Hey there amigo, mi nombre es Bob-Ernesto Calaca el 5th, Im el assisant of the guy that runs this Hat Store, he's known as "Sombrero Amigo" around here, he dreams of becoming the most successful Hat Business man in el mundo entero, But I dont think that's an actual career, but I could be wrong, who knows."

A Bob-omb Buddy next to 3 flower patches says, "I like flowers. Do you like flowers too? Because I love flowers." Then the player walks over to a ravine area with 2 Chain Chomps inside. The player steps on a nearby purple switch activating boxes to go to the highest part of the level. This area has Bob-ombs, a rock structure, Goombas, and a staircase leading to the Bomb Shrine. A Bob-omb Buddy states, "This is our legendary Bomb Shrine, we have our only Power Source here which is a Power Star, but we've been in kind of a struggle since that small Prince Bob-omb came in and took it, and he's now Big! I wish we didn't have to rely on that single Star to live our happy lives... Electricity? What is that? Some sort of magical spell or something?"

The Bomb Shrine is a large, empty space with a void at the bottom. There is a long path leading to a platform with a design on it of a Bob-omb with one side colored like a regular Bob-omb and another colored as a Bob-omb Buddy. The Child of Big Bob-omb is standing on top, the same as Big Bob-omb but has a gray body instead of black and a red mustache. Though, this may be due to the tape effect on the video. They say, "Aha! Are you here to reclaim that village's precious power star? That's just fine, then! But you're going to have to go through I, Prince Bob-omb, son of King Bob-omb! ... No, this is not a paper crown! It's legitimate! ... What? No! My stache is not fake either! It is legitimate too!" The Child of Big Bob-omb is then fought, and functions the same as Big Bob-omb.

When the Child of Big Bob-omb is defeated, they say, "Whaaa....Whaaat? Can it be that a pipsqueak like you has defeated the Bob-omb Prince???? It's not fair! You might be fast enough to ground me, but you'll have to pick up the pace if you want to take King Bowser by the tail. What? You've already done it twice? How come I havent heard about this yet?! Oh man..... Dad's gonna be so dissapointed on me when he finds out about this... If you want to see me again select this star from the menu." They then break into a star that goes on top of an altar on the platform. The star is collected, and the tape ends.

Paint the Painting
This tape starts off at the room of Floor 2B with the sign about a forbidden door. The door is entered, leading to an area known as the Painting Room. It is a large room with several inaccessible paintings and paint around the room, and a raised platform with a blank painting in front of it. A rainbow Bob-omb is present, who states, "Bonjour! My name is Rainbob-Artist Van Boom, and I am ze artist behind all of ze master-pieces you have jumped into so far. But I have a lack of inspiration today. I try to design a new chef-d' oeuvre for Monsieur Bowser. Would you help me out please? Step on zis hexagon and look at ze empty canvas so I can commence working on my next project. Bonne chance!"

When the instructions are followed, a new UI appears similar to that of Mario Paint that allows the player to paint with text appearing stating "PAINT THE PAINTING". and then, "GO!" The player paints a painting of a cloud area with a pipe sticking out of the clouds. They then select the finish button, with text appearing stating, "ARE YOU SURE? YES NO" With the A button being pressed for yes, and the B button being pressed for no. The player selects yes, and is taken to a new level called Skyhigh Pipelands based off of their painting. It is course ?, and the only mission is The Great Pipe of the Sky. This mission is selected.

Due to Skyhigh Pipelands' geography largely staying consistent between reports, the same rule being applied to this video, the geography itself will not be documented in this page.

The player begins to platform up the left portion of the level, going to the largest pipe in the course. The player reaches the top of the pipe, defeats several enemies, and collects the star on top of the pipe. The tape then ends.

Introduction Cutscene - Super Mario 64 2
This video shows an image of what the Super Mario 64 2 logo may have looked like, as well as supposed music for the intro of the game.

Unagi's Tunnel
This tape explores the Unagi's Tunnel level. It shows the player starting in the Castle Grounds, entering and exploring the castle, and then entering the room leading to the Princess' Secret Slide, where a door with a green L on it is present. They then leave the room, and go to Jolly Roger Bay, which notably has the JP painting. Notably, the second mission, instead of being Can the Eel come out to Play?, is called Deep Inside the Eel's Tunnel.

The tunnel that Unagi the Eel is present in is enter-able, and the player does so. It leads to a large tunnel area the player swims through that leads to a small room with several coins, Goombas, and Scuttlebugs. This then leads to a section with various platforms and boxes that must be traversed. Notably, at the end, a star marker is present, implying the red coin star would be relocated to this area. Another hallway leads to a maze filled with Boos. This then leads to a narrow path above a void that must be walked across, leading to a star. The star is collected, and the tape ends.

Luigi's Adventure
In this video, a version of Big Boo's Forest called Big Boo's Woods is explored while the player plays as Luigi. This tape appears to take place after Unagi's Tunnel, as the player starts in front of the Jolly Roger Bay painting. The player goes to the L door from the previous tape and enters it, switching to Luigi, and the green L on the door is replaced with a red M. Blurry text appears on the screen that cannot be read. The player explores the castle as Luigi, eventually entering Big Boo's Haunt, which is now Big Boo's Woods. Only one mission is unlocked, titled "Big Boo in the Terror Tower".

Big Boo's Woods starts in an empty version of the Big Boo's Haunt cage, with 2 large signs pointing to a way to exit the cage and go to the main part of the level, and a sign states, "WARNING! Big Boo's Woods up ahead! Proceed carefully when entering the forest. Or you might not be able to come back ever again! Eh he he he he! -Forest Ra... -Big Boo"

The main part of Big Boo's Woods starts with an area with dark green grass, several dead trees, Boos, Scuttlebugs and a Mr. I. A sign after this area reads, "^ Terror Tower < Giant Sign > Underground Cave These signs will help you out if you get lost, make sure to not disturb any of the ghosts around here, or you'll face the terrible consequences..." This area is the same as the last, but a large dead tree is in the middle and there are several other branching paths.

The right area has a path leading to a pipe emitting Scuttlebugs, and a sign that says, "< Ghoul Medal < Restricted Area The down path will take you back to the start of the forest."

The left area has more Mr. Is, a large sign and a sign stating, "> Boo Statue >Forbidden Path" Going right in this area leads to a large statue of a Boo with several blue coins dotted around it, as well as several Boos and Goombas. There is also a path to another area with a sign saying, "DANGER! This tunnel leads to the Forbidden Path of the woods, for your own safety, DO NOT ENTER THE TUNNEL. Many of the Forest Rangers that have went in to do further investigation have never been seen again. -Forest Ranger"

A path to the right and the front path of the main intersection leads to the Terror Tower, A Boo, Goombas, and Mr. Is, with a sign stating, "^ Terror Tower ^ Downtown Mushroom Kingdom < Forbidden Path < Boo Statue > Restricted Area > Ghoul Medal" With a sign behind the Terror Tower stating, "-DOWNTOWN M.k.- Current Population: 182 and counting." With a path leading to Downtown Mushroom Kingdom.

An area to the right of the Terror Tower has several Boos, and a stand with a glass case containing the Ghoul Medal. It cannot be collected. There is also a path blocked by a gate with a Vanish Cap box next to it, with a sign reading, "-DO NOT ENTER- Restricted Area up ahead! Authorized Personnel Only." A sign in front of the Terror Tower states, "This up here is Big Boo's Tower of Terror, if you try to get in, we'll make sure you never come out! Eh he he he he! -Wabooigi"

The Terror Tower is a large open area with several Boos and paths, as well as gray versions of paintings dotted throughout. One path leads to an area with a raised platform with a Big Boo on top of it, dropping a star when defeated. The star is collected, and the tape ends.

Unused Title Screen
This video shows an unused version of the title screen for Mario 64. Instead of showing the large Mario head, it instead has footage from the game play with the logo over the footage. Notably, it also shows Bowser's Domain, a playable Luigi, Big Boo's Woods, Greenio's and BlackJoystick's 4th Floor, Bowser in the Randomized Realm (BlackJoystick's version), BlackJoystick's Bob-omb Village (A Bob-omb Buddy is replaced with the Rainbow Bob-omb, notably) and Floor 2B.

how 2 unlock wario apparition in mario 64!!!!11!!!!11111 (100% REAL1!111!)
This video documents a way to summon the Wario Apparition. The first step is to use the 120 star cannon in the Castle Grounds to shoot into the stained glass 3 times. The second step is to go into the castle and walk in a pattern of the shape of a W. The third step is to ground pound a specific part of the castle 2 times. The fourth step is to go to the Castle Courtyard and punch the L is real 2401 statue a specific amount of times depending on the personalized copy. After this step is completed, Wario laughing can be heard, and the Wario Apparition will now appear in the Dire, Dire Docks hallway.

64.distract.henry (distraction dance meme)
This video documents the Henry Stickmin anomaly, an anomaly where Henry Stickmin from the Henry Stickmin games appears in the Castle Basement and does the Distraction Dance from Fleeing the Complex.

Game Over Theme (24/07/96 Build) - Super Mario 64
This video documents an unused game over theme for Super Mario 64, but is interrupted by the Stick Bug anomaly, where lines suddenly appear and form into a stick bug.

Downtown Mushroom Kingdom - Early Level Testing
This video documents the Downtown Mushroom Kingdom level, accessed through the path in Big Boo's Woods seen in Luigi's Adventure.

Due to Downtown Mushroom Kingdom's geography being largely consistent between reports, including this video, the geography will not be documented here.

Notably, before the player, still playing as Luigi, enters Downtown Mushroom Kingdom, the Goombas have turned purple. The player enters Downtown Mushroom Kingdom, kills some Goombas, and reaches the main part of the level. They talk to several Toads, who have changed to have their clothes and mushroom heads to be black and blue.

They enter the garbage dump, get the Vanish Cap and fight the Trashbot, though the screen turns black during this boss fight. The boss is defeated and drops a star, which is collected by the player. The player then enters an area known as Princess Subterranea's Castle, a recolor of Princess Peach's Castle. The Castle Grounds have several Goombas and Bob-ombs scattered throughout. The player enters the castle after speaking to a Toad, and the tape ends.

Star Road - The Eternal Prize
This video documents the Star Road area, found after completing the Eternal Fortress level.

Due to the reports of Star Road's geography being largely consistent to what is seen in the video, the geography will not be documented.

The video starts with a black screen and audio believed to be from the player playing the Eternal Fortress level is played. Eventually, the sound of an area being entered is heard, and footage begins to play. The player, playing as Mario, falls down into a large grey room with several doors. One door is entered, containing a hallway full of paintings, and another door. This leads to an entirely gray room with a star and a sign that says, "Congratulations, you have proven yourself to be worthy. Take your reward and ascend to the stars, you deserve it." The player then collects the star.

Text then appears stating, "YOU ARE WORTHY". The player is then teleported to an area that appears to be either the top of the Eternal Fortress or Princess Peach's Castle, with a rainbow path leading to a translucent platform with a star on it that teleports the player to Star Road.

The player explores Star Road, and then enters the Champion's Road pipe. Text appears saying, "COMPLETE THE OTHER FOUR", and the player is teleported back to Star Road. The player then accesses the floating island, and explores that area. The player finds the hidden challenge course, and enters, and the video ends.

Pipe to Another World
This video documents the Pipe to Another World anomaly. The pipe appears in the Castle Courtyard, as well as a sign saying "MULTIVERSE PIPE - ENTER THE PIPE AND SEE WHAT UNIVERSE YOU END UP IN." The player enters the pipe, and ends up in the Arthur world.

Chroma Tundra
This video documents the Chroma Tundra level. The video starts off with a black screen with the text "Welcome Back" appearing. It then shows footage of the player in a gray version of the castle. The player explores, and then enters the Cool, Cool Mountain room, which has the paintings replaced with the Chroma Tundra painting. The player enters, and all 6 missions are unlocked, and the 100 coin star is collected. There is no course number, and the missions are: Belle in the Blizzard-Lands, Ascend the Frozen Citadel, Secret of the Snow Town, Red Coins in the Citadel, a mission which name isn't shown believed to be named Capsized!, and I'm So Sorry... Belle in the Blizzard-Lands, Secret of the Snow Town, Red Coins in the Citadel, and I'm So Sorry... are already collected. The Ascend the Frozen Citadel star is selected.

The player enters Chroma Tundra, and starts on a series of wooden platforms with several mountains seen in the distance. A Fly Guy is above one of the wooden platforms, and the platforms lead to a large rocky platform with a house on it. There are also several Goombas and Mr. Blizzards on the platform, and the player gets on top of the platform. Notably, the platform the snowman head is on in Cool, Cool Mountain is also seen, with a completed snowman on top of it.

There are then a series of broken wooden bridges the player platforms over, with Fly Guys dotted throughout. These then lead to another rocky area, with several Goombas. There are then stairs leading up to an area requiring wall jumps to be traversed, leading to the top area. The top area has blue brick walls surrounding it, Goombas and a Mr. Blizzard, as well as part of the floor having a red sphere with a star on it. This star design leads to another area.

This area is made of green and purple rock, with platforms leading to the top of it and Fly Guys dotted around it, as well as Mr. Blizzards. The platforms then lead to the top of the area, with the citadel and several Goombas and Mr. Blizzards. The inside of the citadel starts with a long platform. It has a blocked off area and a fake floor leading down to another room with several platforms and coins. These lead to a larger platform with Goombas and a Koopa and Mr. Blizzard, with ice blocks dotted around, some containing objects. This leads to a hallway with a jail cell containing a Penguin and a baby penguin, as well as another room.

This room contains a Whomp as well as a strange cross of a Chain Chomp and a Whomp enemy, defeated by being circled around, possibly being a reskinned Mr. I. This also leads to a long path leading upwards in the room and eventually to several floating platforms with snowy trees on them. This then leads to another path leading into a room above the current room's ceiling. The player had to wall jump upwards but was struggling, and then text appeared saying, "It seems that you're having quite the trouble progressing, correct? I think I can help you with that." The player then appears in the room.

This room has a path upwards, while the center area has several large ice cubes. The path then leads to a platform with a snowman on it as well as a door. There is also a broken bridge that leads to another platform. This platform has several Goombas, a Whomp, another snowman and another door. There is also a purple switch that spawns boxes leading to the next part of the room. This has Goombas, another snowman and an open passage that leads into another room.

This room has a large staircase with several doors. The top of the staircase leads to a doorway leading to a balcony area with a star. The player collects the star, and the video ends.

Secret Slide Room Expansion
This video displays a new version of the room leading to the Princess' Secret Slide that is much larger, with several paintings of other youtubers.. The video starts with the player exploring the castle before entering the new version of the room. A sign on a wall states, "The castle has been visited by tons of people during the past days. Most of them look like different colored Marios, they spend most of their time in the room that leads to the secret slide, they even installed a Computer in there! To give them some extra space for whatever they Do inside, us toads have expanded this room to make it bigger, for some reason they wanted it to have a Chain Chomp I still dont understand Why, but most of them keep saying something about "Bloopers". -Constructor Toad"

The player walks over to the table and chair with the computer, though the computer cannot be interacted with. The player looks around the room, then enters a door in the room leading to a room known as the Chain Chomp room. It is a large grassy room with a Chain Chomp and a Bob-omb Buddy, who says, "Hey! Do you remember when they took the dog? Good Times, Good Times... ... I miss those times..."

The player leaves the room, and a 3D model of Stanley appears with a logo saying Super Stan 64.

Internal Clock Real-Time Alterations
This video documents the scrapped Internal Clock mechanic during night time. It starts in the Castle Grounds, where the music has changed and the skybox has changed to be night time. All of the water is also gone. The walls inside the castle have changed to use the 3rd floor texture, and a sign has appeared in thr castle that is not read. The Toads have also become star Toads.

Wing Mario Over the Rainbow has become Wing Mario Over the Starry Sky, which is elaborated on in the WMOtR page. The player collects the 8 red coins in the level, spawning a star. The player collects the star, and the video ends.