
When these paintings are used, the level-selection jingle from Super Mario 64 plays before the rematches begin. They transport Mario to tougher versions of the battles against Knucklotec, Torkdrift, Mechawiggler, Mollusque-Lanceur, Cookatiel, and the Ruined Dragon. Much larger paintings also appear in towers and other hidden areas outside Peach's Castle. The paintings are typically not activated until the entrance location's story missions have been completed, though some, such as the one to the Sand Kingdom, are usable earlier than that, while the ones to the Seaside Kingdom, the Snow Kingdom, and Bowser's Kingdom are inaccessible until the game is completed.

When used, they send Mario into enclosed areas in each kingdom so he can collect Power Moons that are inaccessible through regular means.

Instead, they are scattered across each location, often in hidden areas. Also referred to as warp holes in this game, they serve the same purpose of acting as gateways to certain kingdoms, but they are not the primary means of traveling to each kingdom. Also, all releases of this game have the Jolly Roger Bay painting depicting bubbles. All of the paintings have been retouched, with some also being redone due to some designs changing in the eight years between releases. Paintings return in the remake Super Mario 64 DS, where they serve the same purpose. The painting for Jolly Roger Bay is changed in Western localizations, with the original Japanese version depicting large bubbles and the Western versions depicting the sunken ship.Īccording to the Toad near the main doors at the front of the castle, the paintings were created by Bowser to create his own world using the castle's Power Stars to keep the Toads and Princess Peach captive. Several paintings on the second floor are copies of ones on other floors and cannot be entered.

Most painting frames are yellow, but some of the paintings also have different colors, such as Wet-Dry World's being blue.

Certain paintings are located in special themed rooms (for example, Jolly Roger Bay's painting is in what appears to be an aquarium). Paintings in Super Mario 64 are used to travel from the Mushroom Castle to the game's many levels, such as the Bob-omb Battlefield. History Super Mario series Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS 1.1.1 Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS.
