Stomp on the Thwomp

Learn how to get the 'Stomp on the Thwomp' Power Star in Super Mario 64. This guide covers navigating Tick Tock Clock, especially when time is stopped or moving.

Alright, let's grab this star! For the 'Stomp on the Thwomp' Power Star in Tick Tock Clock, we're heading all the way to the top of the course. You should be pretty comfortable getting to the clock hand area by now. Once you're there, keep going up using those four spinning platforms, and then hop onto the cage where you found the 'Roll into the Cage' star. Go through the opening and jump up to the pole, then climb it to the next section.

Now, remember there are two paths here? We want the one behind you. If time is currently moving, you can just ride the moving platform straight up. But if time is stopped, you'll need to get a little fancy: perform a Side Somersault and then a Wall Jump to reach a hidden platform way up above you.

Once you're above where that pole was, look for two rotating square blocks and head towards them. This path leads to some moving bars, followed by conveyors. Keep going to the end of this path and jump over the two turning platforms – you're almost at the peak!

Here's where it gets a bit different depending on the time:

• If time is stopped: You'll need to jump to a bigger area that puts you below the conveyor and the Thwomp. To get up to the conveyor, you'll have to do a Triple Jump and a Wall Jump off one of the side walls. From there, it's a simple jump onto the Thwomp, and then onto the platform above it to snag your star.
• If time is moving: Things are a bit easier! Instead of dropping down below the Thwomp, just keep going along the path to two triangular rotating platforms. You'll be on the highest path in the course, so watch out for a Keronpa Ball rolling around. There's a second clock hand here that will take you straight to the conveyor. No tricky Wall Jumps needed! Just jump on the Thwomp and then to the platform above it to grab the star.