Super Mario 64 on N64 - Level 14: Tick Tock Clock - Coins and overview
Level Stars

Overview

This world has only one entrance (in the clock face), but depending on the time shown, the level will behave differently:

• On the hour: The mechanisms are stopped. While this doesn't let you take every star, it makes some of them much easier to get.
• Quarter past: The clock runs in slow motion, making it easier to get the stars that require the mechanisms to be running.
• Half past: Be wary of half past: the hands move forward and backward, the conveyor belts jam, and I advise against entering at this time.
• Quarter to: The mechanisms go very fast. It can be nice for star 3 because you wait less for the hand, but avoid it for star 4.

The 8 Red Coins

All the red coins are near the start if you head toward the Bob-ombs. It's better to enter on the hour if you don't want to go crazy.

Bonus Star: 100+ Coins

There are 128 coins in this level. That's not that many, but since the level is fairly linear, finding them won't be a problem. It's doable on the hour; see an example in my video.