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Snowman's Big Head

Star Info
Course	Snowman's Land
Height Above Ground	148.01^[1]
Course Records
TAS World Record	7.57^[2]
RTA World Record	8.50^[3]
ABC Minimum	0^[4]
ABZ Minimum	0^[5]

Snowman's Big Head is the 1st star of Snowman's Land.

A Button Challenge

This star can be done in 0 A-presses. The strategy is to navigate to the freezing pond, bounce off a Spindrift to reach the exclamation boxes, and then use a dive recover to open the box containing the Koopa Shell. Then, the shell is ridden up to the edge of the stage and Backward shell hyperspeed is used to build up speed to reach the ice platform with the penguin. From there, Mario bounces off a Fly Guy to reach the star. In the RTABC challenge, this star is collected in 1 A-press by using the cannon.

TAS History

Snowman's Big Head History
Date	Time	Improvement (Frames)	Improvement Author(s)	Save Description/Notes
2010 February 8	9.30^[6]		Nahoc
2010 March 6	9.23^[7]	2	Eru
2010 May 13	8.80^[8]	13	Nahoc
2010 May 15	8.63^[9]	5	Mamunine
2010 May 18	8.53^[10]	3	Mamunine
2010 May 19	8.33^[11]	6	Mamunine
2010 May 20	8.27 ^[12]	2	Nahoc
2010 October 3	8.23 ^[13]	1	Nahoc
2012 November 24	7.97 ^[14]			120 TAS
2019 April 2	7.90 ^[15]	1	Alexpalix1
2019 August 19	7.87 ^[16]	1	Madghostek
2021 Jun 9	7.83 ^[17]	1	Alexpalix1
2022 Sep 25	7.67 ^[18]	5	Alexpalix1	New route up the snowman
2022 Oct 11	7.57 ^[19]	3	Alexpalix1	Saved 2 frames on DR and 1 frame on ending

References

v • d • e Stars of Super Mario 64

Courses	BoB • WF • JRB • CCM • BBH • HMC • LLL • SSL • DDD • SL • WDW • TTM • THI • TTC • RR • PSS • SA • WMotR • TotWC • VCutM • CotMC • BitDW • BitFS • BitS • The Castle

Stars

Bob-omb Battlefield	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

Whomp's Fortress	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

Jolly Roger Bay	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

Cool, Cool Mountain	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

Big Boo's Haunt	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

Hazy Maze Cave	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 Rolling Rocks • 100 Coin Star

Lethal Lava Land	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

Shifting Sand Land	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

Dire, Dire Docks	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 Land	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

Wet-Dry World	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

Tall, Tall Mountain	Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom • 100 Coin Star

Tiny-Huge Island	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

Tick Tock Clock	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

Rainbow Ride	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

Castle Secret Stars	The Princess's Secret Slide (Normal) (Under 21 seconds) • Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Vanish Cap under the Moat • Cavern of the Metal Cap • MIPS (x2) • Toad's First Star • Toad's Second Star • Toad's Third Star • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky

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 '''Snowman's Big Head''' is the 1st star of [[Snowman's Land]].
+==A Button Challenge==
+This star can be done in 0 A-presses. The strategy is to navigate to the freezing pond, bounce off a [[Spindrift]] to reach the exclamation boxes, and then use a dive recover to open the box containing the Koopa Shell. Then, the shell is ridden up to the edge of the stage and [[Backward shell hyperspeed]] is used to build up speed to reach the ice platform with the penguin. From there, Mario bounces off a Fly Guy to reach the star. In the RTABC challenge, this star is collected in 1 A-press by using the cannon.
+==TAS History==
+{{TAS History}}
+==References==
+<references/>
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