Colossal Circuits

Colossal Circuits is the 13th course of SM64: Last Impact. It is a Silicon Valley dream (or worst nightmare of an overworked programmer). Although the building itself looks impenetrable from the outside, lucky for Mario someone made a hole in the fence so no one can accuse him of breaking in.

This is considered to be one of the more challenging courses; it’s suspended over a void which is easily fallen into, and presents a challenge that is reinforced by an un-cooperative camera. Enemies and obstacles here deal significant damage and can easily take 3 hit points from Mario, so it is advised to avoid or destroy enemies quickly. Nonetheless, it’s a fun level that will test your precision skills more than usual.

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Acts[]

Star 1: Turn Off the Cooler[]

An Exploration Star. Head forwards past the horizontal fan and onto the platform with red coins. Turn right until you reach a giant horizontal fan that will blow Mario upwards. Jump onto the platform and to the right, and you will see a conspicuous yellow button in the middle of a purple wall. You can try wall kicking it now, or come back after you find out that it’s the switch to the cooler. Head left and onto the upper platform where you will see the Star floating on the edge of the cooler.

Star 2: Climb the Cables[]

This is another Exploration Star; this Star requires some finesse with Mario's jumps. Turn around and walk up the rainbow cables behind Mario, or go forwards and take the rainbow cables from the left side of the red coin platform. Either way, you will need to reach the suspended platforms connected by thin cables.

Make your way up onto the suspended block and from there, zig-zag your way up the platforms until you reach the top. The Star will be on the highest platform on the left. Be careful: the bright blue component to the right of the fan near the top has a sticky left side. It is possible for Mario to become fatally stuck here.

Star 3: Clean the Pipeline[]

Ok, enough playing around Mario, it’s time to do your job! This one is a 5 Secrets Star. Go right and (carefully) hitch a ride on the data bus. Head towards the green pipes and start climbing. All of the openings are corked in except one- it is near the top facing to the right (no cork, just a black hole). Jump in to find the 5 not so secret marked spots scattered around. The first is right as you exit the pipe, and the second immediately to Mario’s left. You will need to execute precise wall kicks to get them as they are suspended above lava. The Star will appear on the platform at the other end.

Star 4: Spring Mario's Parkour[]

Another Exploration Star, but with a twist. As per the previous Star, hitch a ride on the data-bus and head up the pipes, this time all the way to the top. From there, jump onto the platform and grab the Spring Mario Mushroom power-up. The instructions on the sign post are not quite complete. To use this power-up to its fullest potential, you must ground pound while holding A- this will double your jumping height. Go back down and up the blue cable, then use the power-up to make your way to the uppermost platform. For the last platform it gets a little trickier- you must do a high-jump/wall kick combo to reach the top platform on the left. The Star is at the end of a narrow suspended path which is o-so-fun to walk on as Spring Mario (just like in Super Mario Galaxy!).

Star 5: Red Coins in the Circuits[]

The 8 Red Coins Star for this course. They are equally divided between two platforms, so only a minimal amount exploring is necessary. However, they are quite well hidden from view; one is almost invisible unless Mario generates some circular energy. You will need to make your way straight ahead in the direction of the big fan and hitch a ride on the data bus to get them all. Their locations are as follows:

On top of the white component
On top of the tall “house”
Between the two rows of blue components
The corner of the platform guarded by the two Electro-Koopas
On top of the “house” as you get off the data bus
On the ledge of the fan
On top of the tallest white pillar
Jump on the black and yellow spinning component to generate the coin to the left

Star 6: Antivirus Plumber[]

!!!Virus Alert!!!

Welcome to the finale- a bossfight Mission Star. Go for a ride on the data bus. Once Mario is safely on the platform across the abyss, head right and take a look at the huge monitor, and spot the problem: three Viruses have infected the system. You can read more about this boss battle in this dedicated article.

Star 7: Coin Star[]

There are plenty of coins lying around, but some exploration will be needed. Electro-Koopas drop blue coins when defeated, and there are quite a few coins on the platforms found at the top of the rainbow cables.

Enemies[]

Electro-Koopa - 3 damage - rewards blue coin

Trivia[]

The numbers in the background represent the numbers 6 (110) and 4 (100) in binary.