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| - Secret Woods is the last course of the hack Super Mario 64 Missing Stars. To get here, Mario needs to obtain the Metal Cap from the Abandoned Shack and then head to Outside City Area. Mario must grab the Metal cap and use it to press a switch in the water. This will extend a ramp which Mario must jump on to cross the wall. It is labeled as course 13, even though there are only a total of 8 areas in the entire hack (making this course 8). Just like Inside the Volcano, it is has a "normal" layout including a title screen, 7 stars with 100 coin star, and death spawns outside of the course itself. The only difference is that this course still has the day and night cycle, even if it is just for visuals. A neat attention to detail is that the color of the title slide changes with the day when you enter (if it is about to change, it shows the time of day you are currently in). If it is night, it is impossible to see what the star's hints are unless u pause in level. Entering and exiting this level will also count for changing the day. The level is structured like most of the other areas in the game. It consists of a giant flatland with a couple of landmarks. There is a giant tree in the center, some giant mushrooms, and a small mountain in the corner. Just like in the previous level, the level is very dynamic, as most of the stars can only obtained in specific missions. There is also a custom miniboss here.
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