Bowser in the Fire Sea

Bowser in the Fire Sea is the second Bowser level in Super Mario 64. It can be accessed from the big star door of the basement, which requires 30 stars to open.

Bowser in the Fire Sea
Course Info
Abbreviation	BitFS
Setting	Fiery
Water	None
Course Items
Coins	72 (  ×56  •   ×8)
Enemy Coins	8 (  ×8  •   ×0)
Star Navigation
Overview

Collecting the key from this level is mandatory as it unlocks the door to the 2nd floor aswell as leading up to the 3rd Bowser fight.

A Press Counts

In the A Button Challenge, it takes 1 A press to beat the level (with or without the red coin star) in the 120 star category, because the N64 J version is used. However, it takes 0 A presses to beat the level (with or without the red coin star) in the any% category, because the Wii VC version is used instead. The A press is required to jump over the pole, which was saved on the Wii VC version using the Wii VC Rounding to Zero glitch.