Updated page: www.sm64.com/70stars/

On January 10, 2005 I finally attempted a 70-star speed run of SM64. (It was on my to-do list for almost two years.) Here is a list of the stars I chose (highlighted in green). Actually, I made a very stupid mistake and forgot to do "Blast to the Stone Pillar" in Jolly Roger Bay (even though I opened the cannon), and only realised I was missing a star when I got to Rainbow Ride. Since I didn't even know which one I missed, I had to quickly sub in "Cruiser crossing the Rainbow" in its place. Under the optimal route, this star is fairly fast, and although I used most of the shortcuts I know, I didn't pull them off perfectly. I'm guessing this stupid mistake cost me about a minute in total.

Another notable mistake: I threw Bowser perfectly every time until the very final shot, which was just a bit short. Then I completely missed another two times after this. (D'oh... Lost about a minute.) The final time from the start of the file to the cake at the end of the credits was 1 hour, 20 minutes, 24 seconds. Excluding the opening/credits cuts off about 6 minutes.

UPDATE: Some people were wondering about the glitch that I used to cross the castle bridge without waiting for Lakitu's speech. This is a movie of the trick. Dom Dunc discovered that you could cross the bridge by back-flipping across the very edge, and instead I found out that it works with a long jump as well. Unfortunately it isn't very easy to do, but it only saves a couple seconds anyway.

• Big Bob-omb on the Summit
• Footrace with Koopa the Quick
• Shoot to the Island in the Sky
• Find the 8 red coins
• Mario Wings to the Sky
• Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
• 100-coin star

• Chip off Whomp's Block
• To the Top of the Fortress
• Shoot into the Wild Blue
• Red coins on the floating isle
• Fall onto the caged island
• Blast away the Wall
• 100-coin star

• Plunder in the Sunken Ship
• Can the eel come out to play?
• Treasure of the Ocean Cave
• Red coins on the Ship afloat
• Blast to the Stone Pillar
• Through the Jet Stream
• 100-coin star

• Slip Slidin' Away
• Li'l Penguin Lost
• Big Penguin Race
• Frosty Slide for 8 red coins
• Snowman's Lost his head
• Wall Kicks Will Work
• 100-coin star

• Go on a Ghost Hunt
• Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
• Secret of the Haunted Books
• Seek the 8 red coins
• Big Boo's Balcony
• Eye to Eye in the secret room
• 100-coin star

• Swimming Beast in the Cavern
• Elevate for 8 red coins
• Metal-Head Mario can move!
• Navigating the Toxic maze
• A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
• Watch for falling Rocks
• 100-coin star

• Boil the Big Bully
• Bully the Bullies
• 8-coin Puzzle with 15 pieces
• Red-Hot Log Rolling
• Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
• Elevator tour in the Volcano
• 100-coin star

• In the Talons of the Big Bird
• Shining atop the Pyramid
• Inside the Ancient Pyramid
• Stand Tall on the Four Pillars
• Free Flying for 8 red coins
• Pyramid Puzzle
• 100-coin star

• Board Bowser's Sub
• Chests in the Current
• Pole-Jumping for Red Coins
• Through the Jet Stream
• The Manta Ray's Reward
• Collect the Caps...
• 100-coin star

• Snowman's Big Head
• Chill With the Bully
• In the Deep Freeze
• Whirl from the Freezing Pond
• Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins
• Into the Igloo
• 100-coin star

• Shocking Arrow Lifts!
• Top O' the Town
• Secrets in the Shallows & Sky
• Express Elevator-Hurry Up!
• Go to Town for Red Coins
• Quick Race Through Downtown
• 100-coin star

• Scale the Mountain
• Mystery of the Monkey Cage
• Scary 'shrooms, Red Coins
• Mysterious Mountainside
• Breathtaking view from Bridge
• Blast to the Loney Mushroom
• 100-coin star

• Pluck the Piranha Flower
• The Tip Top of the Huge Island
• Rematch with Koopa the Quick
• Five Itty Bitty Secrets
• Wiggler's Red Coins
• Make Wiggler Squirm
• 100-coin star

• Roll into the Cage
• The Pit and the Pendulums
• Get a Hand
• Stomp on the Thwomp
• Timed Jumps on Moving Bars
• Stop Time for Red Coins
• 100-coin star

• Cruiser crossing the Rainbow
• The Big House in the Sky
• Coins amassed in a maze
• Swingin' in the Breeze
• Tricky Triangles!
• Somewhere over the Rainbow
• 100-coin star

• Tower of the Wing Cap
• Vanish Cap Under the Moat
• Cavern of the Metal Cap
• The Princess's Secret Slide
• The Princess's Secret Slide Under 21"0
• The Secret Aquarium
• Wing Mario over the Rainbow
• Bowser in the Dark World
• Bowser in the Fire Sea
• Bowser in the Sky
• Toad 1
• Toad 2
• Toad 3
• MIPS 1
• MIPS 2