Why does collecting "Blast Away The Wall" without a cannon mute the in-game music?
There's a speedrunning trick in Super Mario 64 where you can collect the star "Blast Away The Wall" in Whomp's Fortress without using the cannon.
A bizarre side-effect of collecting the star without a cannon is that, once collected, the in-game music will stop playing entirely, leaving Mario to celebrate in silence.
Initially I thought this may have been a cartridge specific bug or an emulation issue, but I've seen this glitch happen consistently during both Console Verified and Tool Assisted Speedruns.
I've been wracking my head around why this could be happening, but I'm completely stumped. I've only ever seen the music cut out when performing this speedrunning trick in Whomp's Fortress. As far as I can tell, the glitch is unique to this one specific star.
Why does collecting "Blast Away The Wall" without a cannon mute the in-game music?
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What is blast away the wall in Super Mario?
Blast Away the Wall is the sixth mission of Whomp's Fortress in Super Mario 64 and its remake, Super Mario 64 DS. In Super Mario 64, this is the course's final mission. Its objective is to obtain the Power Star inside a wall.How do you break the wall in Super Mario?
You'll want to shatter the corner of the wall. However, you should take into account the blast's arc and aim just a bit higher so you don't smack into the wrong spot lower down. After that, let fly, and you'll know right away if your aim was accurate. If so, the wall's corner will break off, revealing the Star.22-02-02 Pokemon Showdown against Samii + Second Run of SM64
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