Slip Slidin' Away (mission)

Mission
Slip Slidin' Away
Location	Cool, Cool Mountain
Mission #	1
Game	Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
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Slip Slidin' Away is the first mission of Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Its objective is to go down the interior slide from top to bottom. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by Paul Simon.

Layout

Layout of the slide

The mission's Power Star appears once the player exits through the door at the slide's end. When the player enters the level, a message pops up, directing them to the nearby cottage, which can be entered only through its chimney. A sign at the cottage's entrance, written by the Cabin Proprietor, also invites the player to enter through the chimney, comparing to how Santa Claus is known for doing so. Once the player enters, they are faced with a slide, which they must ride to the bottom without slipping off. If they skid off, they fall into a bottomless pit and are thrown out of the level. The slide has a shortcut halfway through it, marked by a line of coins, which also contains a couple of 1-UP Mushrooms. Another, faster shortcut exists right at the start of the slide: By jumping or falling off the right ledge right after starting to slide, Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario can fall all the way down to the bottom and land with a dive right in front of the start of the slide's final tunnel part.

After the player makes it to the end and exits the cottage, the Power Star flies out the door and lands in front of the player. In the original version, the Star appears regardless of the mission selected, but in the DS version, this mission must be selected to have the Star appear; if other missions are selected, the Big Penguin is present and therefore the player cannot try for this Star. It is therefore possible in the DS version to complete Big Penguin Race before Slip Slidin' Away.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スーパースノースライダー[?] Sūpā Sunō Suraidā	Super Snow Slider
Chinese	企鹅的滑梯[?] Qǐ'é de Huátī	Penguin's Slide
French	Glissade sur glace[?]	Sliding on Ice	Super Mario 64
	Partir en glissant[?]	Slide Away	Super Mario 64 DS
German	Rutsche auf der Eisbahn![?]	Slide on the Ice-Track!	Super Mario 64
	Eine rutschige Angelegenheit[?]	A Slippery Matter	Super Mario 64 DS
Italian	Scivolando verso la meta[?]	Sliding to the goal	Super Mario 64 DS
	In fondo allo scivolo	At the bottom of the slide
Korean	슈퍼스노우슬라이더[?] Syupeo seunou seullaideo	Super Snow Silder
Spanish	Al final del tobogán[?]	At the End of the Slide