Super Mario 64

Nintendo 64

qkqk 13 Jan 2025 03:48

literally the easiest achievement in this list.

RoS98 24 Jan 2025 06:21

Some say this one is EZ others have a nightmare with it. I'm in the latter side. This was difficult and with currently 20 cheevos left, the hardest so far. Even the red coins in Dire Dire docks didn't take this long. And I had to do this one successfully TWICE because apparently, the 1-Up achievements can be buggy. Imagine my disappointment when I finally got all 10, and it didn't pop. it's frustrating all thanks to the butterflies. I run up to them but sometimes you just can't catch all 3 and it trolls you because the two you do manage to get turn into bombs, and you need to get lucky 3x in a row otherwise it's time to reset. I'd rather do some Skillful platforming in Dire Dire Docks to get the 8 red coins over RNG nonsense like this.

KimuraGracie 24 Jan 2025 13:40

If you canon to the tree with the 1up and the butterflies beneath it but hit the tree low enough that the 1up doesn't spawn, it seems you can miss spawning the tree 1up entirely.

I landed low on the tree to hurry and get the butterflies, forgot about the tree, gathered all the rest and remembered I never fully climbed the tree. When I came back I couldn't get it to spawn. I switched from tiny to huge as well double checking them all before hitting the tree again.

Not sure if this is a known bug, but its something to look out for. Don't climb the tree halfway and come back later (especially after using the tiny huge pipes) or it might not spawn.

clarinho 31 Jan 2025 01:01

Never again

adamdotpng 31 Jan 2025 05:08

I must've been lucky getting this achievement on the first try. I ran into the butterflies in circles, so there might be better RNG by getting contact with the whole group. Although, I hit the top of the tree with the cannon and that 1UP instantly spawned, then had to scramble to the nearby group and choose one to follow, so that theory didn't matter. Least that's the last of the RNG achievements for me.

Crebosa 1 Feb 2025 18:01

Finally I am DONE with this one. This sole achievement made it so I wouldn't continue this Mastery for months, and I feel like I should point out how BAD this achievement is designed.
If it was just 7 1ups it would've just been normal, no problem, it'd be quite fun, but nooooooooooo there was the need to add the RNG of the stupid butterflies. There's just SO much wrong due to the butterflies

1) The hitbox of the butterfly is so small you're prone to missing one, or even all of them sometimes
2) There's times where they instantly fly away while trying to catch them, so let's say, you catch the 2 with the cannonball, and the other one flies away, that's a reset alright
3) The fact that there's 3 separate locations of these butterflies makes it EVEN more likely to miss an 1up due to how tedious the process is
4) If you get unlucky constantly, having to die, respawn, go again, miss the 1up and repeating the process, come on, it's not fun whatsoever, I don't feel achieved, instead it's like you forcefully removed my ribs and put them back

I didn't finish the set yet, but I bet this may be one of, if not, the WORST achievement possible in this set, holy fucking shit.

Gigabriel 2 Feb 2025 14:47

this achievement wasn't that difficult, im surprised this is the achievement with the lowest completion rate

NicNamSam 3 Feb 2025 18:27

Here is my path (I put the butterflies relatively up front so as to not waste too much time):

Tiny Island:

1) Butterflies at the start. Unfortunately the first butterfly 1-UP is almost always the butterfly that clips through the wall. Whenever you miss a 1-UP, jump off the edge somewhere. Run in circles when the butterflies appear to try to get them all. Usually 2 of them will get stuck at the edge of the level, so try to get the one that flies through the wall and you might be able to get the other two after.

2) In the box to the left of the start.

Stand on the pipe and backflip to the upper level. Go through the pipe.

Huge Island:

3) Butterflies in the fenced-in area with the Goomba.

4) Go down to the beach and collect the two yellow coins and a 1-UP will spawn between them.

Use the Koopa shell + jumping to ride up the cliffside to the tree

5) Butterflies near the tree

6) Climb the tree

7) Cross the thin bridge to the red coin cave and get the 1-UP on the pillar in the back

Exit the cave, cross the bridge, and continue around the island across the gaps with the wind

8) In the box mid-way through the windy area

Continue around the island back to the fenced-in area. When near the end of the fence, drop down to the island to the left of the start.

9) In the box on the island to the left of the start.

10) In the water to the left of this island. Be careful of the fish!

alexfulcrum 3 Feb 2025 23:26

NicNamSam, your route got me this achievement first try, a couple hours after you posted it. Thanks!

NicNamSam 3 Feb 2025 23:31

Awesome! Glad I could help 😁

lagoooona 20 Feb 2025 13:30

I got really, really lucky with the butterflies and got this on the second try. I can't believe the butterflies count towards the Lifesaver achievements, particularly this one. There's almost no skill in them whatsoever and they are very frustrating.

Having said that, I did find I had an easier time when I focused on running near them rather than punching. Other than that it was blind luck.

NicNamSam 20 Feb 2025 13:51

Yes, punching is entirely unnecessary and only slows you down.

Edwintendo 21 Feb 2025 23:06

NicNamSam you are a damn genius, thank you very much

DududeDude 12 Mar 2025 21:52

Since I saw some people mention it, if you do land near the top of the tree with a cannon, try sliding down it to spawn the 1-up. Looks like its a series of triggers to spawn it all over the tree, instead of just at the top like most tree 1-ups.

heromante 13 Mar 2025 20:37

Turn around the butterflies instead punching them

Lordsoberano 18 Mar 2025 17:51

It is very hard mean!

tohjoh 19 Mar 2025 16:25

Got it. Used @NicNacSam's strategy for the most part but deviated to make it so I collected the red coin cave 1 up last to cut out having to exit the cave. Pretty simple to do normally but when you're on a run where you get all butterfly 1 ups it's a high-pressure situation!

I'm 50/50 on this one being in the set and only like to comment on that after I've achieved it. Happy with all the Lifesavers up to this point (even Whomp's Fortress and TTM which also have butterflies) but the RNG dependence on getting 1 ups from 3 different butterfly groups makes it very borderline RNG heavy for me.

SStephenMC 10 Apr 2025 09:05

A video of this would be nice. I'll make it if there isn't one by the time i get round to doing this

SpectralOrion 12 Apr 2025 15:25

What in the RNGeezus is this fuckness?

trsh 18 Apr 2025 22:57

Just wanted to say this in case anyone else encounters this. Make sure you don't have 100 lives while trying to do these cheevos. I was two away from completing this one, and then it stopped counting them. :(