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Super Mario 64 DS Strategy Guide by Alasdair Lo
System: Nintendo DS
Date: 16 September, 2005
Version 2.1
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Table of Contents: [Search Key]
1. Introduction [SMDS1]
2. Updates [SMDS2]
3. Getting Started [SMDS3]
---a. Story [SMDS3A]
---b. Characters [SMDS3B]
---c. Basics [SMDS3C]
4. First Floor, Mezzanine and Fountain Area [SMDS4]
---a. Storming Princess Peach's Castle [SMDS4A]
---b. Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield [SMDS4B]
---c. Princess' Secret Slide [SMDS4C]
---d. Sunshine Isle [SMDS4D]
---e. Goomboss Battle [SMDS4E]
---f. Course 2: Whomp's Fortress [SMDS4F]
---g. ? Switch of the Rainbow Tower [SMDS4G]
---h. The Secret Aquarium [SMDS4H]
---i. Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay [SMDS4I]
---j. Course 4: Cool, Cool Mountain [SMDS4J]
---k. Exploring the Back Garden [SMDS4K]
---l. Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt [SMDS4L]
---m. Big Boo Battle [SMDS4M]
---n. Bowser in the Dark World [SMDS4N]
5. The Basement and Wario's Rescue [SMDS5]
---a. Bowser in the Fire Sea [SMDS5A]
---b. Chief Chilly Challenge [SMDS5B]
---c. The Secret under the Moat [SMDS5C]
---d. Course 6: Hazy Maze Cave [SMDS5D]
---e. Behind the Waterfall [SMDS5E]
---f. Course 7: Lethal Lava Land [SMDS5F]
---g. Course 8: Shifting Sand Land [SMDS5G]
---h. Course 9: Dire, Dire Docks [SMDS5H]
6. The Upper Levels of the Castle [SMDS6]
---a. Course 10: Snowman's Land [SMDS6A]
---b. Course 11: Wet-Dry World [SMDS6B]
---c. Course 12: Tall, Tall Mountain [SMDS6C]
---d. Course 13: Tiny-Huge Island [SMDS6D]
---e. Over the Rainbow [SMDS6E]
---f. Course 14: Tick Tock Clock [SMDS6F]
---g. Course 15: Rainbow Ride [SMDS6G]
---h. Bowser in the Sky [SMDS6H]
7. Have you got them all? [SMDS7]
---a. 100-Coin Stars [SMDS7A]
---b. Castle Secret Stars [SMDS7B]
---c. Red Coin Stars [SMDS7C]
---d. Silver Star Stars [SMDS7D]
---e. Switch Stars [SMDS7E]
---f. The Bosses' Stars [SMDS7F]
8. Creative Ways to Play the Game [SMDS8]
---a. The Minimalist's Finish [SMDS8A]
---b. Wario Bonanza [SMDS8B]
---c. Coin after Coin [SMDS8C]
9. Extras [SMDS9]
---a. Minigames [SMDS9A]
---b. Multiplayer [SMDS9B]
---c. Comparison Between the Versions [SMDS9C]
10. Conclusion [SMDS10]
Appendix I. Feedback Information [A1]
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1. Introduction [SMDS1]
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With the year 2004, came a new Nintendo handheld. It features two screens,
one normal, and one with touch sensitivity. With the handheld came a stylus
which allows for PDA style controls on the touch screen. The system is
called Nintendo DS, short for Nintendo Developer's System. No one knows
if this is a product Nintendo originally intended to release, or if it
is something used to hold back Sony's foray into the Handheld market, the
PSP (PlayStation Portable).
The Nintendo DS launched in the US in November 2004, and with it came a
Mario game. It is another of those "older" Mario games remade for handhelds.
(Nintendo's been doing that with all the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario
World games.) This time, it's Super Mario 64's turn. All they had to do
was to add DS to the name! This results in a name with a rather long name.
of course, when an old game is remade, not only the name is lengthened,
so is the game! Super Mario 64 DS features some new levels, as well as
30 more stars. (One for each course, and 15 more secret stars)
I originally intended to buy this game with the system as it came out in
Hong Kong, but only the Japanese version was available! Not fair! (I bought
Feel the Magic: XY/XX, instead with the system). Then came the Hong Kong
public examinations. I was forced to postpone any purchase of new video
games until after the exams. And now, 7 months after the US launch, I was
able to get my hands on this new Mario game and write a guide on it. Whew...
I have added a new section called Creative Ways to Play the Game. It tells
you how to beat the game in some special styles, like beating the game
with the minimal requirements and playing as Wario predominantly in the
later stages of the game. If you can read this, either jump to the standard
walkthrough or that section.
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2. Updates [SMDS2]
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Version 2.1:
Added Chapter 9c: Comparison Between the Versions. This section is to
compare the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS versions of Super Mario 64.
Version 2.0:
Completed Chapter 8c.
Version 1.9:
Continued work on the new chapter 8c, and I am now up to Course 14.
Version 1.8:
Continued work on the new chapter 8c, and I am now up to Course 12.
Version 1.7:
Continued work on the new chapter 8c, and I am now up to Course 7.
Version 1.6:
Added a subsection in Chapter 8 called Coin after Coin.
Version 1.5:
Added the section called Creative Ways to Play the Game.
Version 1.4:
Added the section after the Bosses' Stars in Chapter 7.
Version 1.3:
Added the Silver Star Stars and Switch Star section in Chapter 7.
Version 1.2:
Added the Red Coin Star Section in Chapter 7.
Version 1.1:
Added the Extras Section. It contains the minigames and a short paragraph
on the multiplayer mode. (I don't play multiplayer myself)
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3. Getting Started [SMDS3]
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This is where I cover the basics of the game, such as the controls,
characters and story.
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a. Story [SMDS3A]
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The story is slightly different from that of Super Mario 64. As before,
Princess Peach Toadstool invited Mario to have a slice of her delicious
cake at her castle. But this time, his nosy brothers, Luigi and Wario
decided to come along to join the fun too! They entered the castle, and
did not come out for a long time. This got a certain Latiku concerned.
Meanwhile, Yoshi is fast asleep on the roof of the castle. Latiku wakes
him up and tells him that something is seriously wrong. This is when Yoshi
enters the castle to investigate.
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b. Characters [SMDS3B]
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There are 4 characters in Super Mario 64 DS. But they are not all playable
right off the bat. It is just like Donkey Kong 64. You have to free them
one by one before they can be available. Here are the 4 characters, in
their order of appearance.
Yoshi:
Mario's old dinosaur buddy from Super Mario World is back. This time, he
will not wait for Mario on the roof. He will be an active participant.
Yoshi is a good jumper, and has inherited the skills in Super Mario Sunshine.
Although he is not very powerful in the field of block smashing, Yoshi
has his long tongue to overcome this shortcoming. He can swallow enemies,
and turn them into eggs for long range attacks. The only drawback is that
Mario, Luigi and Wario CANNOT ride on Yoshi in this game.
Mario:
Yes, the fat plumber with the red cap is back. But this time, he is not
so lucky. He has been captured and locked up by someone and Yoshi's got
to save him. Mario is the all round average character of the game. He can
break most blocks, and can punch and grab, and this is something Yoshi
cannot do. Mario seems to have the most special abilities. He is the only
person who can perform the wall jump. He also can float up like a balloon
and fly around with a winged cap.
Luigi:
Mario's younger brother, and sidekick must be happy. He was excluded from
two straight Mario platformers, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.
He is also given a game, Luigi's Mansion, a non-serious game that involved
him running around a haunted mansion with a vacuum. If I were Luigi, I
would become very angry that I am not made good use of! (Angrier than Anakin
Skywalker!) I guess he's PLEASED as hell as he gets some of the action.
Now, Luigi is the most aerobic of the 3 Mario Brothers. He has the highest
jump in the game, and is the fastest runner. He runs so fast that he can
run on the surface of water for a short time, just like Dash. Luigi gets
to be the Invisible Man too, and can walk through walls.
Wario:
It's about time that Mario make up with his twin brother Wario, who claimed
to be mistreated by Mario in his childhood, hence spawning a lot of hate
over a castle. (See: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) Before Mario and
Wario came together, Wario was, and will always be a money hungry person,
starting his own Corporation, Wario Ware Inc. It seems that all these money
grabbing bureaucratic practices have not sapped any of Wario's strength.
He is still the strongest, with the power to break brick blocks. (Sorry
if it's hard to pronounce) He can also make himself heavier by wearing
a metal suit! Another funny thing about him is that he speaks and makes
sounds like those of 20 retards in a dump truck that are about to be hauled
off the Empire State Buildings! Sometimes, he tries to sound like a burly
truckie. Either way, his voice is hilarious.
King Bowser Koopa:
Since Mario began his days as the hero, he has been fighting this monstrous
turtle king. When something goes wrong in Mario's world, it is natural
for the player to shift the blame on Bowser. Of course, this game is NOT
an exception. Bowser has stolen the 150 Power Stars that protect the castle,
and it is up to Mario and pals to retrieve them all for the sake of the
Mushroom Kingdom. The kingdom's future is balanced in your hands, player.
Princess Peach Toadstool:
A simple invitation to a cake-eating tea party by the Princess of the
Mushroom Kingdom went astray when no one was found in the castle. What
to do now? Where is the princess? How can we find her?
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c. Basics [SMDS3C]
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Standard Mode Control Scheme:
Directional Pad: Move the character around
Stylus: Move the character around in a much more comfortable way than when
using the D-Pad*, make selections on menus, rotating the camera
Start Button: Pause the game, maybe bringing up the Game Menu
Select Button: Enter the Control Scheme Selection Screen
A Button: Attack Button
B Button: Jump Button
X Button: Zoom the camera in and out
Y Button: Press and hold to run while using the D-Pad
L Button: Rotate camera for 180 degrees
R Button: Crouch
*Footnote 1: This is just solely MY opinion. I personally believe that
the stylus provides an excellent simulation to analog control. It just
takes time to get the hang of it, and if you have shaky hands (or are just
a bit too conservative to accept new ideas), you might as well play the
game with the D-pad.
*Footnote 2: While playing this game, I hold the Nintendo DS in my right
hand, and the stylus in my left hand. I don't know whether I got the hang
of the controls because I am a little ambidextrous. If you are a right
handed person who can't do things well with your left hand, there is always
the Dual Hand Mode for all of you who insist on using the right hand to
hold the stylus.
Moving around:
It may sound stupid that I add a small paragraph on how to move Mario around.
But it is absolutely necessary, due to the new control system. If you are
using the D-pad, then your character can only move in two quantized speeds:
Slow and fast. To run, press and hold Y while moving the D-pad.
The stylus can be used for movement with variable speeds. As you apply
pressure to the touch screen with the stylus, you will notice a circle
with 3 areas appearing. As long as the stylus is on the central red area,
the character will stand still. If the stylus is on the yellow area, the
character will walk. The further the point is away from the center, the
faster the speed. When the point of the stylus is on the outermost blue
area, the character will run. The position of the stylus on the circle
determines the direction the character will move.
Jumping:
B is the jump button of Super Mario 64 DS. Pressing B twice in a row allows
for a double jump that is slightly higher. If your character is running,
he can perform a triple jump. Just press the B button 3 times in a row.
When you are about to land from a jump, press the R button for a heavier
stomp. (Also known as Ground Pounding) This is essential for breaking
blocks, stomping switches and reducing (or negating) fall damage. Another
way to jump is to do a back flip. Just press and hold R before pressing
B and Mario will flip backwards.
To jump over long pits, the Long Jump is especially useful. Run, press
R to squat and immediately press A to propel Mario forward. When jumping,
Yoshi and Luigi can flip their legs into the air to increase their distance
traveled. Just hold B while the character is in the air. (This can only
be performed with normal jumps, but not long jumps)
Mario is the only person who can perform a wall jump. Jump into a wall
and press B while Mario is in contact and he will bounce off. This is very
effective in scaling two parallel walls which are close to each other.
Climbing:
There is always a safeguard measure in this game to prevent your character
from falling into a certain doom. Most of the time, if a jump to a ledge
or platform is not high enough for Mario to land on it, but high enough
for his hands to touch the edge, Mario will grab onto the edge. Move the
stylus in the direction of the ledge to make Mario climb up, or if you
want to let go and drop down, move the stylus to the opposite direction
to do so. Mario can also climb up poles. Just jump into a pole and move
the stylus up and down to climb.
When jumping from a pole, please note that Mario will jump in the direction
his back is facing. So you must pay attention to the direction your
character is facing on the Touch Screen Map before making your leap.
Mario can also move around on the monkey bars. Just press B to jump and
hold it to hold on. Move the stylus around to determine which way Mario
will go to. When you have reached the destination, release B for Mario
to let go and drop down.
Attacking:
The A button is the standard attack button. Pressing A on the spot causes
Mario to punch, or Yoshi to stick is tongue out to swallow an enemy. For
all characters except Yoshi, press A 3 times in a row for a punch-punch-kick
combo. When running, press A and the character will jump dive into the
ground, sliding forward and hitting enemies as he goes. Pressing A while
jumping will result in a jump kick.
Certain items or enemies can be grabbed. To grab an item, move next to
it and press A. Press A again to throw. Yoshi will temporarily hold the
enemy in his mouth. At this time, you can press A to spit the enemy back
out or press R to digest it and lay an egg. (Some enemies, like Bob-ombs
cannot be digested.) Yoshi can hold one egg at a time. Pressing A when
he's got the egg will cause Yoshi to throw it at the nearest enemy. The
aim is automated, so don't worry. It is possible for the egg to ricochet
off several enemies, and landing you a large coin bonus.
The Power Flower:
The caps of Super Mario 64 have been replaced by Power Flower, obtained
from ? blocks throughout the game. The Power Flower grants each character
different abilities depending on his identity. Yoshi has the ability to
breathe fire (having a bad case of heartburn!). Mario has the ability to
inflate into a balloon, allowing him to reach new heights. (Press R to
deflate and land.) Luigi gets the ability to become invisible and walk
through walls and enemies. Wario gets the ability to turn metallic,
allowing him to be invincible, killing enemies just by walking into them,
and walking under water!
Mushrooms:
There are two types of Mushrooms in the game. The Super Mushrooms (red)
turn your character into a HUGE size, enabling him to destroy anything
just by walking into them. Even blocks, wooden pillars will fall before
the giant. You will get a number of every enemy or item that you have
destroyed. When the number reaches 8 or beyond, you will get an extra life
for any additional things you break!
The traditional 1-up (green) mushrooms are back for more. Some will be
attracted to Mario, and some will attempt to get away, making you chase
them. Some just sit still and wait for you to collect them.
Flying:
The ability to fly is exclusive to Mario. Bumping the ? blocks sometimes
makes a feather appear, and this is what Mario can use to fly. Jump in
place for 3 times and Mario will take off. The same flight rudder controls
apply. (Down for up, and vice versa). It is recommended that you hold the
B button for the entire duration in order to maintain a stable altitude.
Different Types of Blocks:
There are 3 types of blocks in the entire game. The first type is made
of wood, and can be broken by anyone except Yoshi. (Just punch or stomp
hard on it.) The second type is made of ice. This time, only Yoshi can
melt it with his fire breathing attack. The third type is made of bricks.
To break the bricks, Wario MUST be used.
The 3 types of coins:
There are 3 types of coins in Super Mario 64 DS. The ordinary yellow coins
are worth 1 coin each, and if you collect 100 of them, a star will appear.
The Red coins are worth 2 coins each, and there are 8 of them in each level.
Collecting them all will result in a Power Star appearing somewhere, most
possibly a Star Shadow. Blue coins are only found by killing certain enemies,
or stomping Blue Coin Switches. They are worth a whooping 5 coins each!
If you looking for the 100 coin star of a course, you must keep an eye
on these high class coins.
Health System:
Mario no longer starts out small and weak. In fact, all characters start
out regular sized. Each character's health, or Power is shown on a gauge
shaped like Mario's head. The circle in the middle is divided into 8 parts,
representing 8 units of health. When there are 7 or 8 units of health,
the circle appears blue. When there are 5 or 6 units, it appears green.
When there are 3 to 4 units, it appears yellow. If there are only 1 or
2 units left, the gauge appears red, and the alarm will sound. You better
recover health or you will be knocked out and lose a life.
To recover health, Mario can collect coins. The number of units of health
recovered is the same as the value of the coins. (For example, Blue Coins
recover 5 units of health) Another way is to use a Spinning Heart. Spinning
Heart can be used as many times as you like, and the faster you run through
a Spinning Heart, the more health you recover. The Power Gauge also is
a representation of how much air your character has when he is swimming
underwater. The Gauge will slowly drop to zero. In fact, one unit of air
is lost every 9 seconds. To recover air, head up to the surface and breath
deeply. Of course, since in this game, air = health, jumping into water
that is deep enough to swim in will result in your Power Gauge filling
up completely! (This is also why the programmers behind Super Mario
Sunshine decided to have 2 separate gauges for health and air.)
Ways of Collecting Stars:
In general, there are several ways of collecting stars. The first way is
to following the instructions as given by the objectives of the star. The
second way is to collect all 8 Red Coins in a level. 2 new ways of getting
Power Stars include pressing a Star Switch, thus causing the star to appear
somewhere for a fixed period of time (They always appear in Star Spheres);
and the Silver Stars. There are 5 Silver Stars in a level, and hence it
would be a good idea to find them all for the star to appear.
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4. First Floor, Mezzanine and Fountain Area [SMDS4]
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This is the meat of the guide, the strategy guide itself! Once you have
turned on your DS, select the game Super Mario 64 DS, by Nintendo and the
game will start. However, you will be no longer be greeted with "It's me!
Mario!". However, Mario or Yoshi's face will appear, and you can touch
his face to play around with the scribbles of his face! By pressing the
pencil button, you can draw your own picture to play around with.
On the main menu, there are 3 options. Here they are:
The Vs mode, where you can compete for Power Stars with up to 3 of your
friends. (See Chapter 8b)
The Adventure Mode, which is the main quest or 150 Stars (See below)
The Rec Room, where you play the minigames. Let's poke the Adventure button,
to make a new file. (See Chapter 8a)
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a. Storming Princess Peach's Castle [SMDS4A]
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*****PLAYING AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Mario has again been invited to Princess Peach Toadstool's castle for a
cake she baked. The Latiku cameraman flies over to the gardens outside
the castle, and a pipe pops up, and Mario jumps out! In front of Mario,
2 more pipes pop out, and Luigi and Wario comes out! They goof around for
a while before entering the castle. Meanwhile, Yoshi is fast asleep outside
the castle, and Latiku wakes him up. He tells him that Mario has not returned
yet! So, it's up to Yoshi to find out what's going on.
Try to open the door to the castle, but you will find that it is locked.
The Latiku will tell you that it is in the mouth of a certain rabbit. The
location of the rabbit will be found on the map on the Touch Screen. Go
over to the hedges where the rabbit is, and give chase. Run around, and
you can eventually use Yoshi's tongue to capture the rabbit! The rabbit
will then surrender the key to Yoshi, and you can use it to open the castle
door, and storm the castle itself!
Inside the castle, you will hear a voice, of a certain arch villain that
has a long criminal record of kidnapping princesses. His evil laughter
is heard! Now, let us investigate. All the doors in the foyer area of the
castle area require stars or keys to open. Except one, that is. Let's enter
that room and jump into the painting featuring 3 Bob-ombs marching. It's
the Bob-omb battlefield, and there's a war going on.
Several overviews of each course may be given, as the course will appear
differently depending on which star you have chosen. When a Star can be
collected at a certain point in a course, I will inform you, and the phrase
*****STAR X COLLECTED***** will be typed. Also note that collecting a Star
will cause the character to leave the level, so it is needed for a character
to play through a level at least 7 times to collect all 7 stars plus the
100 coin stars. (100 coin stars do not cause instant evacuation.) Besides,
this guide will NOT collect stars in the order of number. The exact order
will be revealed at the beginning of the guide for every level.
Here are the requirements for each of the courses:
Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield --- None
Princess' Secret Slide --- 1 Star
Sunshine Isle --- 1 Star
Course 2: Whomp's Fortress --- 1 Star
The Secret Aquarium --- 3 Stars
Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay --- 3 Stars
Course 4: Cool, Cool Mountain --- 3 Stars
Goomboss Battle --- 8 Stars
The Secret of Battle Fort --- Unlock Mario
? Switch of the Rainbow Tower --- 14 Stars
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt --- 15 Stars
Big Boo Battle --- 15 Stars
Bowser in the Dark World --- 12 Stars
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b. Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield [SMDS4B]
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Stars available for collection:
1. Big Bob-omb on the Summit
2. Footrace with Koopa the Quick
3. 5 Silver Stars!
4. Big Bob-omb's Revenge
5. Mario Wings to the Sky
6. Find the 8 Red Coins
7. Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
I recommend that you collect the stars in this order:
7 --> 1 --> 6 --> 2 --> 3 --> 4 --> 5
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Star 1 Selected
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Yoshi flips several times and lands in the battlefield beside several pink
Bob-omb buddies. You will be told to talk to the bob-omb buddy. He will
tell you that a certain man in a red cap and moustache has passed by recently
and has not returned. At the same time, the big Bob-omb has been bombarding
them with Water Bombs since he's got his hands on a Power Star, so it is
time for the crew to silence him for his own good.
Now, move forward and kill the Goombas. Under the wooden plank, there are
5 yellow coins to be collected. To the right, there is a transparent ?
block. You will have to visit a certain tower with the switch to activate
those blocks, so there is no time to worry about it for the moment. Turn
left to find even more Goombas and some Bob-ombs. Kill them all, and you
will eventually reach a locked gate. The switch is on the other side. So,
it's a dead end. Head back to where you were a few moments ago, and get
up to the ledge above using the lifts. There is a Red Coin on the top of
the lift. Collect it, and work your way up to the top.
To the right, is an open area where there are Goombas and Bob-ombs galore.
Put them all to sleep, and watch out for the Water Bombs raining down from
the sky. There is a second Red Coin on top of a rock, and some quick jumping
is needed to get to the top for the coin.
Now, let's get back to the junction and turn left. There is a gigantic
Chain Chomp guarding the area. To the right is a star locked up in a cage.
It seems that Chain Chomp is being held at bay by a wooden pillar, with
the third Red Coin on it. The Pillar, like many other interactive objects
in the game can be flatted by stomping hard down on them with a ground
pound. That is what you have to do. One the pillar is stomped flat, Chain
Chomp will be set free. To thank you, he will ram open the cage containing
the star, and there you have it, the 1st Star of the whole game!
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Past the Chain Chomp, there is a teetering bridge. Cross it carefully,
and turn left. There are several Goombas hanging around the 4th and 5th
Red Coins and 4 Wooden Pillars. The 4 Wooden Pillars can be cashed in by
running around them until the coins pop out. Each pillar holds 5 coins,
so it really is a worthwhile investment. After this, jump up the steps,
and you will reach another area with Bob-ombs. Water Bombs are prevalent
here, so watch out for large shadows on the ground. There is a flowerbed
with 8 coins surrounding it at a far corner. Collecting all 8 will trigger
the appearance of a 1-up Mushroom. Yoshi has to chase it around it collect
it. Just hurry before it disappears. There is a slope leading downwards
behind the flowerbed. It leads down to a small enclosure with the 6th Red
Coin, a Bob-omb, a 1-Up Mushroom and a switch opening the locked gate.
With the coin and the extra life, get back up, and cross the bridge above
to an area partially blocked off by bars. The grassy slope you see holds
the 7th Red Coin of the course. To get it, run up the slope consistently
without slowing down, or Yoshi will slip. Slide back down and make your
way carefully past the pit with the iron balls. Make your way along the
path to the top of the hill. There are lots of iron balls rolling down
the path. Dodge them all. To help you to get to the top, you can always
jump into the first iron ball dispenser you see on the mountain wall, and
you will warp to the top of the hill.
Notice the floating island in the sky? That is where the 8th Red Coin is.
Since the cannons are unavailable for use, you might as well save this
star for later. The big Bob-omb will be waiting for you at the top. Run
over to him and he is not that willing to give you his Power Star. You
will face his Bob-omb minions. He will throw Bob-ombs are you every now
and then, and you are to use them against him. Use your tongue to hold
a Bob-omb in your mouth, and spit it back to the big Bob-omb. Repeat this
3 times and he will be blown up! There's the Power Star.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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You now have to challenge the athletic Koopa, known as Koopa the Quick
on a race to the top of the hill where the Big Bob-omb used to be for the
first star. Before doing so, I suggest that you talk to the Bob-omb buddy
by the cannon so he can prepare the cannons around the course for your
use. There may be lots of cannons in the Bob-omb Battlefield, but only
two of them are particularly useful.
The first useful cannon is near the top of the hill. Before going there,
please collect all the first 7 Red Coins as mentioned in the previous
chapter. Also collect all the coins you find as you navigate the level.
(Use the Egg Throw, destroy several enemies in a row to maximize your
earnings. The egg seemed to have some sort of a "guidance system"! Hee
hee.) While doing this, do not put on any Red Caps yet as they will turn
you into Mario, and this will impede your coin collecting spree.
Then, climb up to the top of the peak and jump into the cannon. Aim slightly
above the tree with the 8th and final Red Coin. Yoshi should be able to
grab onto the tree as he soars through the air. Once the 8th Red Coin is
retrieved, the Star will appear above the shadow at the open air where
the 4th and 5th Red Coins are. Before jumping down to collect it, hop into
the cannon on the floating island and aim at the coin rings in the sky.
Collect as many coins at possible, but stop when you have collected a total
of 97-99 coins from this course. I know that it is a bit tedious, but stars
like those 100-coin stars are best collected earlier on so you don't have
to worry about them later, right?
Notice that whenever Yoshi flies through the coin in the center of each
ring, a Red Number will appear. There are 5 numbers in total, but the last
one cannot be reached in your current stage. You will need to activate
the ? blocks, and use the wings of Mario to get it, so forget about it
now. Just focus on the coins.
Now, use the Touch Screen Map to find the location of the nearest Red Cap,
and put it on your head. You will become Mario, although you will still
make Yoshi's sounds. Got to the wooden block near Koopa the Quick and smash
it, revealing 3 coins. Upon collecting these coins, you should have 100
coins or more. A star will appear. It is the 100-coin star. Collect, it
and you will not be evacuated. So, let's go back to where the Red Coin
star is and collect it as well, ok?
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
With these 2 stars, come back, put on a Red Cap and turn to Mario. Run
over to Koopa the Quick and challenge him this time, for real. The finish
line is the top of the mountain where the big Bob-omb used to be. You have
to run to the flag to win. Just run like always, and be careful not to
fall off those narrow wooden planks. Another thing to note that shortcuts,
that is the warp portal is not allowed in this race. Koopa the Quick may
try to outsmart you using a short cut, you will still be able to outrun
him to the flag and collect the trophy for your victory, the Power Star!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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Here is a new way to collect Power Stars. Collect 5 Silver Stars which
are 1/5th of the power of a normal Power Stars. The locations of the 5
Power Stars are found on the Touch Screen Map. While collecting the Silver
Stars, it is advised that you do not take damage, or you will lose a Silver
Star and will have a lot of trouble chasing after them.
The first Silver Star is on top of a tree near the wooden ramp at the start
of the level. The second is found on the tail of the free Chain Chomp.
You can always throw an egg at him to stun him before collecting it. The
third Silver Star is on a Goomba at the area with the 4 Wooden Pillars.
The fourth one is on the flowerbed surrounded by 8 coins in the area above
the steps. The fifth is on a Goomba in the open area at the base of the
hill. Once the fifth star is collected, the Power Star will appear inside
a Star Sphere at the start of the level, by the cannon. Jump into the sphere
to smash it and get the star!
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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The Big Bob-omb is back for revenge. He has also restyled his moustache!
This time, the only way to defeat him is for you to grab him and throw
him like all the other Bob-ombs. Since Yoshi cannot grab and throw large
objects, you need to have him put on a Red Cap found on a Goomba near the
top of the peak. When you have turned into Mario, talk to the Big Bob-omb
and fight. You will have to run in very tight circles around him so you
can grab him from behind. Then you throw him on the ground to injure him.
You must be careful not to be grabbed by the Big Bob-omb, as he can throw
you off the hill and rendering your efforts useless. Once you have thrown
him for the third time, the Big Bob-omb will truly be defeated and he will
give up his second Power Star.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
NOTE: This Star requires the use of the feather. Therefore, you must have
stepped on the ? Switch in the Rainbow Tower to activate the ? Blocks
throughout the game in order to access it.
Once the ? Switch has been pressed, get back here, and blast your way to
the flying island. There is a ? Block here. Bump it to get the Magic Feather.
Mario will don wings. Jump into the cannon. Aim at the center coin of the
nearest coin ring. Open fire. Try to maneuver Mario so that he can fly
through the central coins of all 5 coin rings in the sky. Once all 5 Red
Numbers has been revealed, the Power Star will appear near the 4th and
5th Red Coins. Swoop down and get it.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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c. Princess' Secret Slide [SMDS4C]
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*****PLAYING AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Since you should have more than 3 stars, let's explore the foyer area.
How about entering the 1 Star Door on the balcony? You will find yourself
in a room with 4 locked doors, labeled L, M and W. One of the doors is
unlabeled. So, this is where the Mario Bros. are trapped! Before going
through the only other unlocked door in this room, let's jump into the
stained glass window to the right. It's the Princess' Secret Slide!
The first star seems simple enough. All you have to do is to slide down
to the bottom of the slide and punch the yellow ! block open. The second
star requires you to slide down to the bottom in 21 seconds or less. To
do that, you must jump down to the lower section of the slide as you are
about to slide down the first downward railed slope with yellow rails.
To save time, you must jump off the left of that part of the slide. Yoshi
will suffer fall damage, but don't let that stop you. Get up immediately
and continue to slide down to the bottom. You should be able to get it
within a couple of tries.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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d. Sunshine Isle [SMDS4D]
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With the 2 stars in hand, go through the double doors in the previous room
between the other locked doors. You will find yourself in Princess
Toadstool's recreation room. Talk to Toad. It seems that you will need
keys to unlock the minigames here. Take note of that. There is a rather
large picture of the beach that ripples when you jump near it. It's another
hidden level, it's the Sunshine Isles! It has even adapted the music of
Delfino Plaza of Super Mario Sunshine!
From the map, you should know the objectives of this level. You are to
retrieve all 5 Silver Stars to get the Power Star. The first is on an island
to the north of your starting position. The second Silver Star is located
on top of a palm tree to the right of that island. The third Silver Star
is in an alcove behind the island with the 2nd Silver Star. The fourth
Silver Star is located at the top of the central island. The fifth and
final Silver Star is in the talons of Klepto the Condor. Run after him
and jump up to shake the Silver Star loose. Then you can collect it and
make the Star appear in the Star Sphere, marked by 8 coins. Collect it
before taking any more damage!
*****SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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e. Goomboss Battle [SMDS4E]
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I presume that you have more than 8 stars by now, right? Notice that there
is an 8 Star Door. Go through it to find a large picture of Mario. Jump
into it. It is time to free Mario!
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Freeing Mario
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You find yourself in an underground cavern. There is a large series of
platforms above a large pool of water. The water is toxic, so do not jump
into it, or risk taking lots of damage. Your target at the current moment
will be to get to the red X on the map, that is where the boss battle is.
There are 2 Power Stars in this level, however, they are not available
right now. Also, there IS NO 100-Coin Star. So do not get distracted with
collecting Red Coins or whatever at the moment. Slide down the ramp down
to the platform with the Goombas.
Jump onto the grey platform in front of you, and make your way to the logs
that are rising and falling. I suggest jumping on while each log is rising
from its lowest point to avoid taking damage from the water. Shuffling
your legs while jumping can be a great help. Use the Egg Throw to dethrone
the Sleeping Piranha Plant. Kill the Latiku and jump up onto the ledge
behind the Plant. Climb up the vine.
Once you jump off the vine, a 1-Up Mushroom will be released and given
to you. Ignore the Red Coin for now. Run up the bridge, fighting any Goombas
and Sleeping Piranha Plants that get into your way. You will eventually
come to a very large hole on the highest log. Jump into it to fight Goomboss.
We have another king to deal with. He is the great Goomba. He reveals that
he has locked Mario up in a room. Since he's so large, he cannot be stomped!
There must be another way! It seems that Goomboss is leading a team of
3 Goombas after you on a circular arena, surrounded by a bottomless chasm
and with a poisonous lake in the middle. At first Goomboss is small, and
can be run around. Grab a Goomba with your tongue, turn it into an egg
and spit it out at Goomboss. When he is hit, Goomboss will get red with
rage and grow slightly bigger. Now, it is quite difficult for you to run
behind him. Also, he will lead a team of 6 Goombas against you! Run away
from him on this circular ring. Since Yoshi runs faster than Goomboss,
he will eventually reach his rear. Turn a Goomba into an egg and try to
hit him again. (You may be able to drop all 6 Goombas like bowling pins
while you are at it before even hitting Goomboss!)
Goomboss is mad now! His skin turns deep red, and he swells to an even
larger size! He is also leading an army of 9 Goombas against you! As before,
run away from him on the circular arena, eventually reaching his troops'
rear guard. Grab one, turn him into an egg and throw! STRIKE! The Goomboss
now wonders if it's the Goombas' fate to lose! He swells, and explodes.
The Mario Key is released. Take it, now you can free Mario!
Get back to the room where Mario is locked up, and open it. Mario comes
out! Let's play as Mario for now. Before we do anything else, let us jump
back into Mario's picture as Mario, as there is something for him to get!
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Getting the Stars
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As before, slide down the ramp to the platform below. Turn right at this
first junction, and walk through the twisted path to another platform.
There is a ramp to the right leading up. Go up the ramp, being prepared
to Dive Tackle the Sleeping Piranha Plant that is resting there. Then,
you will find a series of 4 grey platforms balanced on small and thin pivots.
When you jump on one, you will find that it will tilt towards the position
you are standing on. Fortunately, it will not tilt as far as to cause Mario
to slide off. Make your way past these platforms to the other side.
You are now on a rather long path. Kill all Goombas in the way, and you
will find a Switch Star. Step onto it and a Star will appear in the Star
Sphere on the top of that caged structure to the left. Run towards the
structure and enter it. Have Mario wall jump up the 2 parallel walls to
the top and get the Star from the sphere. There should be ample time for
you to do this. (Otherwise, many people will gripe to Nintendo) This is
only one of two stars in this level. Be sure to come back when you have
freed Wario for the next one.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
NOTE: The next star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to rescue
him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It is time to go for a Red Coin hunt. Slide down the wooden slide. Keep
going forwards, past the logs that move up and down out of the poisonous
water. Then, notice some checkered platforms moving to the main path from
the left. Get onto that platform. Ride it to the next platform, over the
waters and bottomless pit until you reach the remote platform with the
Brick Block. Smash it apart to get the Red Coin inside. Ride back to the
main path. Go right, and double jump to grab hold of the wire netting.
Make your way over to the other side, collecting the Red Coin on the way.
Then on the other side, get ready to punch the Sleeping Piranha Plant.
Then, you can just backflip up onto the top of the wire netting and collect
the 1-Up Mushroom that is nestled up there.
Jump down to the very wide platform in front of you. Go left, and over
to the Goomba wearing the green cap. Punch it away, and steal the cap.
Go back to the log with the wooden pillar and jump over to the platform
on the other side. There is a Red Coin on a teetering platform over the
water. Collect the coin, and make your way to the lone island to the right
where the Red Question Block is. (Some teetering platforms lead to it.)
Punch it for the Power Flower, and become Vanish Luigi. You will have to
go quickly, all the way back to the place where you got the Green Cap,
and backflip up into the cage above for the next Red Coin.
With the Red Coin in hand, it is time to get back to the Goomba with the
Red Cap. Kill him, and take the cap and become Mario. Go back to the Red
Question Block. This time, turn into Balloon Mario. Float up to the top
of the large log with the caged Red Coin you have collected, and collect
the Red Coin at the top. Then jump down to the ground below, taking care
to Ground Pound just before impact to nullify any damage.
After this, go back to where you found the Red Cap, and go forwards. Then,
go to the right. There should be a series of logs rising and falling. Jump
carefully between logs and you will eventually reach a stationary log with
another Red Coin guarded by a Piranha Plant. Surprise him as usual and
the Red Coin should be a steal. Jump back to the mainland.
Jump over to the narrow path to the right, and you should run into another
log that is rising and falling. Jump onto it to find a Red Coin at the
top. Now, go over to where you would face Goomboss, and climb up the vine.
The Red Coin should be sitting there, on a small branch. Take it, and the
Power Star will appear on the Star Shadow on the stationary log that leads
to the series of rising and falling logs to one of the Red Coins you have
collected. Collect it, and both Stars in this level are yours.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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f. Course 2: Whomp's Fortress [SMDS4F]
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
There is another 1 Star Door in the foyer. Enter it. You will find a picture
of a Fortress. Jump in. You will be entering Whomp's Fortress.
Stars available for collection:
1. Chip Off Whomp's Block
2. To the Top of the Fortress
3. Shoot into the Wild Blue
4. Red Coins on the Floating Isle
5. Fall onto the Caged Island
6. Blast Away the Wall
7. Switch Star of the Fortress
I suggest that you collect the stars in this order:
7 --> 1 --> 4 --> 2 --> 5 --> 3 --> 6
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Star 1 Selected
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You start at the front lawn of the Fortress, and will be told of a way
to sneak up on enemies. See the wall to your left? There is a way to jump
up there. First walk up the ramp by the Sleeping Piranha Plant, and collect
the 5 coins. Stand in the corner facing the ramp with Mario's back facing
the grey stone wall. Perform a back flip to get up! You will find that
this is a shortcut to the top of the fortress. Run up the ramp and collect
the 5 coins, but do not go up yet. Instead, jump down to the moat. Collect
the circle of 8 coins, and jump to dry land on the other side. Move along
the path, collecting coins and slaying any Goombas you find.
On your way, you will notice a cannon covered up. Since there is no Red
Bob-omb Buddy, you cannot activate the cannon. The cannon is used to collect
2 of the 7 stars in the level. You will eventually reach a dead end. There
is a blue coin switch there. Stomping it will cause 4 Blue Coins to appear
in front of you for a short time. Collect them all, and go back to the
front lawn of the Fortress. (I won't risk jumping to the other ledge due
to the chasm and the high fence.)
Now, walk forward, kill the Goombas. See the Sleeping Piranha Plant? He
can only damaged while he is sleeping. So, you must hit him with a Dive
Tackle. Once the Flower shrivels up, he will drop a Blue Coin, worth 5
coins! Collect the coins around the flower bed and from the pillar, then
jump over the fence. Surprise! No more bottomless pit here! See that lone
block in the alcove between the 2 walls? Smash it, and you will find a
Star Switch. Do not step on it yet. Continue going forward.
Jump over the next gap. This time, there is a bottomless drop down there,
so be careful. Dive tackle the Sleeping Piranha Plant and get his Blue
Coin. Break the wooden box. There is a 1-Up Mushroom inside. Jump over
the next gap and watch out for that deep brown box. It's a cannon, it fires
Bullet Bills. The Bullet Bills of this game cannot be stomped. Break the
Wooden Boxes for their coins. Then, jump up and run around the 3 wooden
pillars to cash in even more coins.
Use caution when going over to the flowerbed, as there are 3 Sleeping
Piranha Plants waiting to ambush you. Once they appear, run away for a
while so they will fall asleep. Then it's Mario's turn to catch them off
guard with his Diving Tackle. Get their 3 Blue Coins and the 100-Coin Star
should appear at this point. Get it, now!
You should also note the Red Coin by the flowerbed, just in case that you
have to collect it later. Around the corner, to the left of the flowerbed
is the Star Sphere, where the Switch Star will appear upon pressing the
switch. So, run back to where you found the Star Switch and step on it.
The Star will appear in the Sphere. There will be ample time for you to
get over to the ledge with the Switch Star, so take your time, jump carefully,
and do not fall down any of the gaps. It's a long way down!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
With this really out of the way star collected, it's time to come back.
As before, go over to the grey stone wall and backflip up the wall. Run
up the ramp and take the shortcut to the top. You will find yourself at
the foot of the steps leading to another Sleeping Piranha Plant. Use stealth
tactics to Dive Tackle him, and take him out. There is a Red Coin behind
him. Take note of that. As you go left, notice that there is another Red
Coin available for grabs on a narrow path near another Sleeping Piranha
Plant. Wall hugs will work for that one. But ignore it for now.
Run across the grey bridge. You must hurry, as the grey bricks will collapse
as soon as Mario steps onto them. Then, cross the wooden bridge. Avoid
the Sleeping Piranha Plant, and wait for the swinging ledge to stop on
your side. Run onto the ledge and stand in the center to avoid being pushed
off by that grey triangular block. If you like, you can walk to the tip
after the ledge has passed the other side to collect the Red Coin to the
left. You may also be tempted to chase the 1-Up Mushroom that appears after
you collect one of the coins, but it's best not to bother, just in case
you fall off and waste precious time.
Continue along the path on the other side, and jump over the fence to the
flag pole. Destroy the wooden block to reveal a Spinning Heart. Climb up
to the top of the flagpole and another 1-Up Mushroom will appear and be
given to you automatically. Slide down and return to the main path at this
point. As you continue along the Fortress, you will encounter those large
grey walking tiles called Whomps. When you step in front of a Whomp, he
will attempt to slam down hard on your character. So quickly dodge. At
this point, the Whomp is vulnerable. (See his bandaged back?) For the first
5 times you jump on Whomp's back, you will be given a yellow coin for your
effort. Then, as you Ground Pound his back, the Whomp will be smashed,
and you will awarded with 5 more coins! That's 10 in total.
There are only 2 standard Whomps in the entire fortress! How ridiculous.
At the end of the path, ride the lift up and you will face the Whomp King.
He is mad that tiles are stepped on, and not even thanked for paving all
our roads and building our houses! He is going to vent his anger at Mario!
The same fighting strategies for Standard Whomps apply to the Whomp King,
only that he will take 3 Ground Pounds to kill. You can witness his back
slowly cracking. By the third ground pound, he will be turned into dust,
and the Power Star will be yours for the taking!
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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You are back in the Fortress after the first 2 stars. This time, we will
not cut corners, OK? First, turn around the corner and jump over the fence.
Head all the way to the flowerbed where the 3 Sleeping Piranha Plants lie.
Kill them all and take the Red Coin. Head back to the start. Walk up the
ramp and this time, follow the lower path. Watch out for parts of the wall
that stick out, they may knock you off the path (but not into certain doom,
fortunately.), prompting you to go back to square one. The wall sections
that move NO LONGER have eyes, so you must keep your own eyes peeled in
order to prevent this from happening.
What do you know? The second Red Coin is perched above one of those moving
wall sections. So get it now. Keep moving along the path. You will now
find parts of the path moving in and out. The first gap is not dangerous,
but the second one leads to a rather long drop out of the sky. Beware.
After this, you will come across 2 wooden blocks. One of them holds 3 coins
while the other holds a 1-Up Mushroom. The path now leads up. It is guarded
by 2 Thwomps. (No longer those ugly Blue Thwomps of Super Mario 64.) They
look nicer, but are just as deadly.
The Thwomps rise and drop in a pattern, and they drop regardless of whether
Mario is nearby, so when a Thwomp starts to rise, run underneath. Once
you have got past the second Thwomp, be sure to turn back and jump on him
when he is down. As he rises up, you will find the third Red Coin for the
taking above the Thwomp. You will now find yourself to be at the point
where the normal path and the previous shortcut converge. Quickly run up
the steps, and Dive Tackle the Sleeping Piranha Plant as before. Steal
his Red Coin from him.
This time, instead of running on that collapsing bridge, wall hug to get
the fifth Red Coin placed there. Quickly punch the Sleeping Piranha Plant
before he knows what hit him! Get onto the rotating ledge, ride it all
the way round, getting the sixth Red Coin on the way. Continue on your
way to the top of Whomp's Fortress. Hey, where are the remaining to Red
Coins? Has Shiggy played a trick on us? Apparently not. As you can see,
there is a long wooden plank placed at the edge of this ledge, where a
tower now stands. Jump kick it twice to knock it over, creating a bridge.
Cross the bridge and onto the arrow shaped platform. The next square
platform holds the 7th Red Coin. Just jump over 2 more rotating circular
platforms to get to the 8th and final Red Coin. The Power Star will then
appear above the Star Shadow around the lawn near the Starting Point. All
you have to do is to run forwards and jump down to get it.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
If you want to get Star 2, you should just get to the top of the Fortress,
to where you first fought the Whomp King for Star 1. You will find a rather
tall tower instead of the Whomp King this time. You must make your way
up to the top of the tower to get the Power Star. See those ledges protruding
out of the tower? Those are the steps you have to use. Notice that the
2nd, 4th and 6th ledges move in and out. Once you have jumped up to the 8th
and last ledge, it will move up like a lift, taking Mario to the top of
the tower, where you can have a nice view of the Fortress, as well as the
pleasure of adding another Power Star to your collection!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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At the start of the course, there is a tree with a single coin above it.
Sounds suspicious, right? Climb up to the top, and jump off. It seems that
you have woken up an owl who was roosting in the tree. The owl is very
kind, not only that he will not rebuke you for disturbing him, he will
offer to take you up into the air. Just watch out for his shadow, and press
B to jump up and grab him. While in the air, hold B to hold on. Release
B to let go. You can then use the stylus to steer the owl to wherever you
want to go. While collecting the Red Coins of this course, you should have
noticed a Power Star trapped in a cage above the platform where you have
obtained the 8th Red Coin. That is where you will want to land.
The programmers are much, much nicer than when they were programming Super
Mario 64. The island with the caged star is much larger than before, so
it is much easier to land without fear of falling to death. As soon as
you see Mario's covering that particular platform on the Touch Screen Map,
release B to let go and drop down. You should be careful not to land on
the cage itself, as it is quite slippery, and can cause Mario to slide
down to a rather long drop below! When you have landed, just walk into
the cage and get the Power Star. Seeing how isolated this island is, it
is no wonder Mario will be evacuated upon collection of Power Stars.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
The last 2 stars of Whomp's Fortress require the use of the cannon. So,
let's go over to the grey stone wall and haul Mario up. Wade past the
fountain and the Pink Bob-omb Buddy will be waiting for you at the other
side. Talk to him and he will prepare the cannon for you.
Jump in and depending on where you aim, you can get 2 different Power Stars.
First, see the alcove beneath the flagpole? Aim at a spot slightly higher
than the inner pillar you can see. Mario will be blasted over there, and
the pillar will be the only thing that is preventing Mario from overshooting
and falling towards certain doom. It must also have been painful for Mario,
hitting his head on a brick wall like that. Anyway, all you have to do
now is to get up, and slide down the pole, and the Power Star will be waiting
for you in the level below.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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As for the previous star, hop into the cannon, and this time, aim to the
right. See the two parallel walls? They both have structural weaknesses,
and their cracks can be easily seen. Now, you are to aim Mario at the wall
to the right and break it open. Once it is smashed, the Power Star will
be freed from the wall. Run up the path, past the collapsing bridge to
reach the top of that wall. Walk over to collect your prize.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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g. ? Switch of the Rainbow Tower [SMDS4G]
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If you have followed this guide, you should have 18 stars at this current
moment. (Excluding Star 5 of Course 1) If you go back to the foyer as Mario,
you will notice that there is a beam of light shining onto the sun pad
on the floor. Stand on the sun pad and look up into the light. Mario will
be transported to the Rainbow Tower, and will be donning Wings!
There is one and only one star in this secret level. You have to collect
the 8 Red Coins. While flying above the tower, follow the trail of the
coins, eventually reaching a ring of coins with 2 Red Coins in the center.
Collect them both. Then slowly glide downwards, following the path of coins,
and collect the 3 other pairs of Red Coins as they appear. To ensure that
your altitude does not fluctuate, please keep the stylus pointing at the
red region of the circle. To turn, only move the stylus to the left and
right, not even diagonally. It is quite a tricky star, given the
maneuverability of the Wings.
When all 8 Red Coins have been collected, the Power Star will appear on
the tower. Dive down onto the tower and stomp the ? Switch. Now, all ?
Blocks throughout the game will turn solid, and you can bump them for their
contents. Save, and get the Star. It's time to evacuate.
Now that the ? Blocks are avail; let's go back to the Bob-omb Battlefield.
There are some loose ends Mario has to take care of. Scroll back up now.
Have fun in the air!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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h. The Secret Aquarium [SMDS4H]
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When the star is collected, return to the Foyer, and go through the 3 Star
Door to the right. You will find yourself in a room with a picture and
an aquarium. Before jumping into the picture, go to the right of the room
and jump into the hole in the wall.
You will find yourself in the Secret Aquarium. There are exactly 8 Red
Coins you have to collect here for the Power Star. The locations of the
Red Coins are very simple indeed. First, dive down to the bottom of the
Aquarium and swim along the walls. The first 4 Red Coins are located at
the 4 corners. Then, swim upwards and around the Aquarium. You will find
4 rings of yellow coins, each with a Red Coin in its center. Collect them
too. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected, the Power Star will appear on
the Star Shadow in the center of the bottom of the Aquarium. Swim down
to collect it. Since air is running low, you get to evacuate.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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i. Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay [SMDS4I]
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Now, once you get back out of the Aquarium, it's time to jump into the
painting of the deep blue sea, into Jolly Roger Bay. The programmers of
the Super Mario series have a tendency to use soft and gentle music in
stages with water. This time, they have chosen a love song style theme!
The Power Stars available for Mario's collection are as follows:
1. Plunder in the Sunken Ship
2. Can the Eel Come Out to Play?
3. Treasure in the Ocean Cave
4. Blast to the Stone Pillar
5. Red Coins on the Ship Afloat
6. Switch Star of the Bay
7. Through the Jet Stream
I would prefer to collect the 7 Power Stars in this course in the following
order: 3 --> 1 --> 2 --> 5 --> 4 --> 6 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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You will be dropped at the shorelines of the level. There are 2 wooden
blocks to your right, as well as 2 Goombas and a Blue Coin Switch nearby.
First, go and kill the 2 Goombas for some cash. Then break the Wooden Box
to the right. A Koopa Shell will come out. Do not pick it up yet. Instead,
go and Ground Pound the Blue Coin Switch. Immediately run back to the Koopa
Shell to collect it before it disappears. Surf on the surface of the water,
collecting the trail of a whopping 8 Blue Coins. Once they are collected,
surf back to the start of the level and break the other wooden block. Collect
the 3 coins. Wow, you already have 45 coins within the first minute of
playing this course!
Now, press R to stop riding the Koopa Shell. It's time to take Mario on
a little deep sea tour. We will start at the continental shelf, where you
are right now. Notice the cannon. It is not ready at this star. Notice
the ring of coins under water, surrounding a rock? Swim down there. Collect
the 8 coins, then the first Red Coin of the level when the clam opens up.
The other clam is holding another Koopa Shell. You can grab on and swim
faster if you like. But I won't bother, as the effects are only temporary.
After this, swim in the direction of the other end of the bay. You will
find a second clam guarding a second Red Coin. Grab it when the clam is
open. To the left is a pillar surrounded by a ring of 8 more coins. Collect
them as well, and turn right to the dry land. You should find yet another
clam guarding a third Red Coin. Take it. Then go over to the dry land.
Jump onto the wooden plank, and go right. Jump on to the pole and get to
the top of the 4th Red Coin of the level. Then, go back onto the wood plank,
and jump over to the wall with the 5 coins leaning against it. Jump up
to the wall and climb up. There is a switch that will temporarily reveal
a series of bridges covering several platforms. You will find that the
bridges seem to lead to nowhere. I wonder what is going on.
The 3 Red Coins seemed to be floating in mid air and are completely
unreachable. I wonder what is going on. Do not worry about them for now.
Instead, dive down to the bottom of the deep trench below. There seems
to be a sunken ship here. Ignore the Sunken Ship for now. Instead, swim
over the clam which is guarding the 5th Red Coin of the level. Also collect
all the coins on the sea bed, and the ring of 8 coins marking a tunnel.
You should have collected 100 coins at this point, and a star will appear.
So get it and continue with your dive.
Swim through the tunnel, and you will find yourself in a secret cave. Make
your way to the left of the cave, watching out for all those rock pillars
that crumble down on you, and killing all Goombas. You will eventually
reach 4 Treasure Chests. You must open them in the right order in order
for the Power Star to appear. First, open the one at the rear, then the
one to the left, then the one to the right, and finally, the one in front.
The Power Star will appear in the cave. Get it now.
*****100 COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Now that is taken care of, let's come back and select the same star. Dive
down to the bottom of the trench as usual, and let's have a look at the
Sunken Ship. It is guarded by an Eel, and once you swim near it, it will
gnaw at you for a few times before swimming out, revealing a hole. Swim
into the hole. You will find yourself inside the ship.
There is one and only one treasure chest here, compared to 4 in the original
Super Mario 64, so we don't have to open the chests with any trial and
error method while Mario gasps for air! Once that lone chest is opened,
the water will drain. If you are running short of air, swim into the large
air bubble evolved to fill up your Power Gauge. Once the water is completely
drained, you will find a large series of ledges leading up.
If you want to jump up, you must jump while Mario is on the ledges. The
slope here is designed in a way that Mario can jump while standing on it.
Slowly make your way up to the top, and there will be a yellow exclamation
block on the top ledge. Bump it to reveal the Power Star.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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When you are dropped into the course again, you will find that something
has changed. It seems that the sunken ship has risen up and is now docked
in the bay. I wonder what the sea bottom will be like once the ship is
up. So, let's swim beneath the ship and dive down to the bottom of the
trench. There is something new there. A Power Star is found over some
Jacuzzi like machine, that sends out currents from it. Try as you might,
and you will find that it is impossible for you to get the Power Star.
Don't worry about that for now. This is not the star you are about to get.
Since the Sunken Ship has risen, the Eel has to find somewhere else to
rest. Swim along the walls of the trench and you will find it staying in
another alcove covered with seaweed. Once you swim near it, the Eel will
swim out after gnawing at you a few times. This time, notice that a Power
Star is connected to the tail of the Eel. So, go and swim after the Eel.
While doing so, you better keep an eye on your Power Gauge, as a potential
hazard of this Power Star is running out of breath. Once you come in contact
with the Power Star, it will break free and move over to a position slightly
beneath the alcove where the eel once stayed. Swim over to get it, just
take care not to lose your breath!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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First, dive down to the continental shelf, and get the 1st Red Coin guarded
by the clam. Then, swim back up in the direction of the ship, and collect
the second Red Coin guarded by that clam. Then, dive down to the bottom
of the Challenger Deep (that is, the deepest trench), and collect the Red
Coin guarded by the clam. Swim back up, to the area near the wooden plank.
There is another clam underwater. Let it open up and steal the Red Coin.
That leaves 4 more to go.
Jump up onto the Wooden Plank. Go over to the ledge where the Red Bob-omb
Buddy is. Talk to him and he will open up the cannon portal. Then jump
up the pole and get the Red Coin there. Get over to the switch to activate
the bridge system. Quickly run across the bridges and jump onto the ship.
There is 1 Red Coin at the stern and 2 more at the bow. Get them all and
the star will appear at the bow. Here we go.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
It's time to get back to this level, selecting the same star as before.
This time, the cannon should be ready for use. Jump into the cannon, and
aim at the pillar with the ring of 8 coins at its base. Since the pillar
is so far away, you must aim much higher than the pillar. After a few tries,
Mario should be able to grab on. There is a 1-Up Mushroom on top of the
pillar adjacent to the one you are grabbing on now, but I will not bother
trying to get it. Instead, turn Mario so his back faces the ledge with
the Power Star. All you now have to do is to jump over and get it.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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Note: This Star requires the Vanish ability of Luigi, and hence cannot
be collected until you rescue Luigi from the clutches of Big Boo in the
Big Boo Battle, so feel free to skip this star until Luigi is found.
*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
As Luigi, swim over to the ship, and dive down to the deep trench below.
Swim through the tunnel you find there and enter the cave. See the caged
area? You will need to turn into Vanish Luigi in order to enter it. So,
go over to the Red Question Block and bump it. Take the Power Flower and
Luigi will turn invisible. Run through the Goombas and falling stone
pillars to the Star Switch in the cave, and press it. The Power Star will
appear in the Star Sphere inside the cage. Then all you have to do is to
run into the cage to get the Power Star.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
It is a long comeback, but once you get your hands on Wario, send him here
as the main playable character. Swim over to the risen pirate ship, and
then dive down to the bottom of the Challenger Deep trench. Wario may be
the slowest swimmer, but he should be able to swim fast enough to reach
the bottom without suffocating. As usual, the Power Star is there in the
Jacuzzi like jet stream. You still cannot swim into it, in spite of Wario's
imposing bulk. So, the solution to this problem lies somewhere else.
As before, swim through the tunnel to reach the cave deep underwater. Go
to the Red Question Block and bump it, revealing a Power Flower. Get it,
and Wario will be transformed into a metal machine. As described by the
game, he can walk underwater, and of course, since metals are so dense,
they cannot be moved by any water currents either. So, once you turn into
Metal Wario, run back into the tunnel and into the water. Run to the jet
stream, and this time, the bubbles cannot keep Wario at bay, and you can
get the final star of Jolly Roger Bay after a jolly long delay!
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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j. Course 4: Cool, Cool Mountain [SMDS4J]
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It seems that you need the help of your other brothers in order to get
the final 2 stars of Jolly Roger Bay. So, let's move out once we have
obtained the 5th star. Get back to the Foyer, and go through the other
3 Star Door. You will be in a room with 3 pictures of 2 snowmen (one large,
one small) besides a tree. It's time to go skiing!
Here are the stars you can find in this ski resort:
1. Slip Sliding' Away
2. Li'l Penguin Lost
3. Big Penguin Race
4. Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins
5. Snowman's Lost His Head
6. Mario's Super Wall Kick
7. Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain
I prefer that you collect the stars in this order:
1 --> 3 --> 2 --> 4 --> 5 --> 6 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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As soon as you dive into this level, you will be instructed to enter the
cottage first. You can see that there is a column of coins pointing down
the chimney, and that is where you will want to go. You will find yourself
at the top of a slide! It is time to slide down this slide for the first
star. Unlike the Princess' Secret Slide, you will be wagering a life in
playing this ride. If you fall off, too bad. You will lose 1 life.
Start by sliding after the Blue Coin that seems to be bouncing away from
you. Once you collected it, I suggest that you slow down by leaning the
stylus backwards. Then, turn to the right, collect the coins, and prepare
for a chain of coins leading up to a small arc of coins. If you jump at
the right time, you will be able to collect them all. Then, turn right,
then left, and you will see a line of coins leading into the wall. Collect
them and turn left. Now, at the next turn, you will have to be careful
and keep to the center of the slide. Why? It's because the slide will be
slightly slanted to the right hand side. If you are not careful, you could
slip right off the slide while you are trying to collect the coins on the
inner bend of this section. This is the only tricky part of the slide.
Once you have survived that part of the slide. Brace for a treat. There
is a long line of yellow coins in the middle of the next straight section
of the slide for you to collect. Be sure to collect them all. Afterwards,
there will be another anticlockwise bend with some more coins. Past that,
you should be relatively safe, because you will be surrounded by walls
on both side of the slide. Then, prepare for the final tricky part of the
slide. You will find a narrow ice bridge taking you to the finish line.
To avoid falling to your doom, make sure to follow the next long trail
of coins leading you there. Once you cross the finish line, you can go
out of this place, and possibly have collected more than 70 coins!
NOTE: If you have trouble sliding down this slide, there is a shortcut
that you can use. Remember the 5 coins leading into the wall? Slide into
the wall at that point and you will be sliding through a shortcut tunnel,
filled with several 1-Up Mushrooms. This place is definitely safe, and
will send your character straight to the finish line!
Once you have got out of the room, you will be in the bottom of the mountain.
The Power Star will appear for your collection. Since you already have
so many coins, it won't hurt if you took some more effort in finding more
for the 100-coin star.
First, climb up a tree to Mario's right and collect the Red Coin on top.
You will awaken an owl, but ignore him for now. Run past the mother penguin
(She's looking for her baby), and kill the Goombas and collect their coins.
Then, run over to the bridge, cross it and collect the Red Coin on the
platform. There is one more Red Coin at the far corner of this area.
With these coins collected, run over to the broken bridge and stand on
its edge. It is actually a warp. Mario will be warped back to the top of
the mountain, which is the start of the level. Jump up to the ledge where
the baby penguin is, but ignore her for the moment. Go left and jump down
to the ledge below. There is a Spindrift on the platform. Jump kick her
to release 3 more coins. Get back to the start of the level and slide down
the slide, collecting all the coins that are in the way. By the time you
reach the first U shaped bend, you should have more than 90 coins. So,
jump off the slide at this point and land on the ledge in front of you.
There is a Blue Coin Switch hidden here. Stomp it to reveal 2 Blue Coins.
Collect them and you should have more than 100 coins, and hence the 100-Coin
Star will appear and be ready for your taking. Once you have this 100-Coin
Star, jump off the ledge and you should land back on to the base of the
Mountain, and be able to collect Star 1 of this course.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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After you have collected the first Power Star of Cool, Cool Mountain, you
can access Star 2. The baby penguin you have to give to the mother is right
on the ledge above the cottage. Ignore her and jump down into the cottage.
This time, you are not alone in the slide. There is a big penguin hanging
around the top of it too. Talk to him and he will tell you that he is the
fastest sledder of this mountain. He asks if you want to race him down
the slide. Of course, let's go! So, let the race begin. This is just pure
speed, not much brain here. Don't even bother to try collecting any of
the coins as they can only distract you and result in Mario falling to
his demise. Watch out for the same tricky corners, as it is very easy for
a person to make mistakes when he is in a hurry or is very nervous. Once
you have reached the narrow ice bridge leading to the finish line, you
can be rest assured that the victory is in your hands, after all, the penguin
CANNOT overtake you at that point.
Please note that shortcuts are not allowed, whether they involved following
the line of coins into the wall, or jumping to a lower section of the slide
from above. As long as you win it fairly, the big penguin will award you
with the Power Star when you talk to him at the bottom.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Once the race is won, we got the baby penguin to deal with. See the baby
penguin on the ledge, making sounds similar to those of the car alarm
systems? Jump up and grab her, causing her to cry for Mama, then get back
to the starting point, and jump into the slide. Slide down the hill, and
steer clear of any walls that are in the way, as bumping into them will
cause the baby penguin to escape Mario's clutches. Another thing to note
is that you cannot warp with the baby penguin in your hands, or you will
lose it as well.
As before, jump onto the ledge as you approach the U shaped bend. Run over
to the edge facing the base of the mountain and jump! I know that it is
a long drop, and Mario may take fall damage. The baby penguin is also likely
to escape your clutches, but fortunately, she cannot go far before you
grab her again. Once she's back with you again, move her over to Mommy.
The mother penguin will thank you for finding her baby, and give you a
Power Star she found along with her eternal gratitude. So, get it now.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Before you attempt to collect the next star, I'd suggest you get back to
the Character Change Room, and set Yoshi as the current playable character.
All you have to do is to enter Mario's room for Yoshi to come out.
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Star 4 Selected
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*****PLAYINS AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Having dropped down into the level, jump up onto the ledge with the baby
penguin. Take care not to eat her up! There is a Red Coin enclosed in an
Ice Block. But how do I break it? The solution is over there on the left.
See the fire? Press A when Yoshi is near the fire to have him "hold" the
fire in his mouth! Talk about flame eaters! With the fire in his mouth,
send Yoshi back to the Ice Block and press A to have him breathe fire!
The fire will melt the Ice Block and allow Yoshi to get it.
Now, let's go and slide down the hill. This time, go all the way to the
bottom of the slide, without jumping onto the ledge. At the bottom of the
slide, you will find the second Red Coin hidden in a corner next to a Pink
Bob-omb buddy. This Bob-omb buddy will tell you the locations of all the
Red Coins of the level, so pay attention to their locations on the Touch
Screen Map at this point.
There are several wooden blocks behind the stand with a snowman's head.
The snowman complains that his body had melted away, leaving his head!
Ignore his cries for help for now. Instead, jump onto the wooden block
further away from the wall of the pair, and prepare to do a triple jump
up the wall! It is a tricky practice, but you should be able to do it after
a couple of tries. Just be careful not to break the blocks, or it will
render the ledge above inaccessible! On the ledge, there is a Yellow
Exclamation Block with a 1-Up Mushroom. There is yet another Red Coin
encased in an Ice Block, and there are 2 more Ice Blocks stacked over it.
Swallow some fire, and use it to melt the ice. For some strange reason,
the 2 Ice Blocks above do not respond to gravity. So, you can just get
the 3rd Power Star of the level easily.
Get back down and go over to the wooden bridge. There are 2 jumping snowmen
on patrol. Slowly follow the first one, and when he turns back to go the
other way, let him jump over you. Then run forwards to the next snowman,
and let him jump over you as well. Then you can cross the bridge. There
is a broken bridge with a Red Coin on the edge of it. Run over to get it.
See the other end of the bridge? There is a Star Shadow there. Remember
this for now. This leaves 4 Red Coins. Get back onto the main path, and
slide down the wooden path, passing the Mr. Blizzard and Spindrift,
eventually reaching the bottom of the course. There is this Red Coin on
top of the tree to Yoshi's right. There is also this one hidden in a corner
at the edge of the level on the far left side. Another one is on the platform
linked to the main part of the course by a bridge. This leaves one left.
Run past the mother penguin, and the owl. There is a gondola leading up.
Ride it. As you go up, you will find a Bob-omb Buddy on a small platform
midway of the gondola's route. Ignore him for now. When you have rode the
gondola all the way to the top, you will find the last Red Coin there.
Once the 8th Red Coin is collected, the Power Star will appear on the Star
Shadow on the opposite end of the broken bridge. Long jump over to the
other end of the bridge to get it. (Or warp back to the start of the level,
slide down the mountain slide, jumping onto the ledge at the U-shaped bend.)
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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Remember that snowman with a very unhappy look on his face? Well, as you
remembered, his body had molten off, leaving his head! It is up to you
to find a body. How about looking around the ledge at the top of the mountain
with the Spindrift? First kill the Spindrift, and observe the mount there.
So, it's a small snowball. It can talk! It claims that it is looking for
a head to fit on his body. It says that it will follow you. So, quickly
slide down the mountain slide, and get down to the area where the snowman's
head is. Stop as soon as you can stop sliding, and stand still in the path
of the body. The body will get larger as it rolls down the hill. Once it
is within sight, run in the direction of the snowman's head. The body should
then roll towards the body, maybe right on top of you!
Once the body and the head collide, the snowman would have become whole
again! His sad face changes to a smile. He will reward you with something
that will warm you up, a Power Star!
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Now that the fifth star is collected, it is time for you to get back to
the Character Change Room and change to Mario, after all, the title of
the next star mentioned Mario's Jump Kick.
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Star 6 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Remember the cannon portal and the Pink Bob-omb Buddy by the Gondola? You
need to find them now. Since they are located at the bottom of the course,
the best course of action is to run over to the broken bridge near the
start, and get warped all the way to the bottom! Simple, isn't it? Now,
go over the gondola and ride it up. Midway up the top, jump onto the floating
island where the Pink Bob-omb Buddy and a Star Switch is. Stepping on the
Star Switch will cause a Star appear under the frozen pool of water where
the mother penguin is hanging out. Since no one has the ability to break
the ice for the moment, let's not deal with that star yet.
Talk to the Bob-omb Buddy and he will prepare the cannon below for you.
Wait for the Gondola to come back down and then jump on it. If you are
lazy, you can just long jump in the direction of the bottom of the course
and hope that the gusts of wind can give you a boost. Hop into the Cannon.
There is one single tree on the other side of this deep chasm, and that
is where you want to hang on when you have blast off. Aim much higher than
the tree, as the distance is very far. (In fact, to maximize the range
of this launch, the cannon should be inclined at 45 degrees to the
horizontal.) Open fire, and then allow Mario to grab onto the tree. Slide
down the tree after arrival.
Follow the narrow path you find, punching any Spindrifts that get in your
way. You will eventually reach a coin arrow, pointing to another large
gap. Use the long jump to jump over this chasm to the other side. A Spinning
Heart is there for your use if you want to recover health. Then run up
the slope. You will reach a wall, and a higher ledge is behind you. Jump
at the wall, and wall jump to send Mario up. Then run along this path and
get ready to perform a Triple Jump. Mario should be able to make contact
with the wall to the left. At this point, you can perform another wall
jump to reach the ledge above. Now, the only thing that separates you from
the Power Star is an icy path, made twice as wide when compared to that
of the original Super Mario 64. I presume you will have no problems in
reaching it, right?
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
Once you get Wario, enter Cool, Cool Mountain. Go over to the broken bridge
by the top of the mountain, and warp all the way to the bottom of the course.
Run over to the frozen pond next to the mother penguin. Ground Pound the
Ice to break it, revealing the Star Sphere beneath. Now, go over to the
Goomba wearing the green cap and knock him away. Then put on the cap and
transform into Luigi. Ride up the gondola.
Halfway up the gondola, jump onto the ledge with the Pink Bob-omb Buddy,
and trip the Star Switch. The Power Star should appear in the Star Sphere.
Long jump down to the bottom of the level, and let the gusts of wind blow
you forward, preventing Luigi ala Wario fall into the oblivion. Most of
the time, Luigi ala Wario will land in a way so that his head is stuck
in the snow. Wriggle the stylus and A and B buttons to pop back out, then
run over to get the Star in the bottom of the pond before time expires.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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k. Exploring the Back Garden [SMDS4K]
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Now, let us go through one of two wooden doors in the Foyer. You will be
inside a hallway. There is a set of stairs leading down to the basement,
but let's not worry about that yet, shall we? Instead, go over to the long
corridor, where a Boo is grinning at you. Run after him, go through the
door. You will find yourself in the back garden of the castle.
The back garden is infested with Boos! Remember that Boos thrive on fear.
When you look directly into one, he will turn transparent, revealing the
coin he is holding. On the other hand, if you turn your back on him, he
will give chase. Boos are invincible in the transparent state. To defeat
one, you must turn your back on him. Once he is close, give him the Ground
Pound. Then he will disappear and cough up the coin!
Let's do some Boo bashing practice here, shall we? It seems that the Boos
here now drop Red Coins! There are 8 in all, so let's be aggressive and
Ground Pound every Boo you find, well, except the one who appears to be
holding a cage in his body. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected, the star
will appear in the back garden go and get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Now, notice that there are several wooden blocks in the back garden. Break
them and you will find a hole in the ground. Jump in. It's the Battle Fort!
There is only one secret star in this level. You have to collect all 5
Silver Stars. First, jump down to the bottom pit below, and destroy a wooden
block by one of the corners for the first Silver Star. Walk around the
pit and kill all the Goombas you find. One of them will drop the second
Silver Star. Get out of the pit, and walk along the walls of the level.
You will find a set of 4 wooden blocks in one corner. Smash them to reveal
the third Silver Star. Another Silver Star is found on a Goomba hanging
around the walls. While you are collecting them, watch out for those
mechanical flippers known as Heave Hos. Now, run up the ramp to the top
of the level, onto the narrow path, past the Chuckya (The giant purple
Bob-omb like thing), and to the 5th Silver Star on top of the pole. The
Power Star will then appear above the Star Sphere right back where you
ran into the path. Collect it and get out.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Once you are done with this secret star, find the Boo with the cage, and
kill him. Walk over to the cage and Mario will jump right it, to Big Boo's
Haunt, the one and only haunted mansion in Super Mario 64 DS.
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l. Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt [SMDS4L]
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These are the stars available for collection in this haunted mansion:
1. Go on a Ghost Hunt
2. Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round
3. Secret of the Haunted Books
4. Seek the 8 Red Coins
5. Big Boo's Balcony
6. Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
7. Switch Star in the Basement
I prefer collecting the Power Stars in this order:
1 --> 4 --> 3 --> 5 --> 6 --> 2 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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You will start in front of the front door of the mansion. The double doors
are right in front of you. But do not go in. Instead, let's stroll around
the perimeter of the mansion in an anticlockwise direction, shall we? There
is an insect known as a Scuttle Bug to the right. Stomp him and get his
three coins. Then continue on your way. You will come to 2 more Scuttle
Bugs and a Yellow Exclamation Block. Stomp the bugs, and bump the block
for 10 more coins. You will now find a secret back door on a ledge.
Go through the door. This is a small room with 2 Boos. If you stare into
them, you will find that they each hold a Blue Coin! Turn your back on
them and Ground Pound them as they appear. As you destroy each one, you
will be taunted like this, "Ghosts...don't...DIE! Heh, heh, heh! Can you get
out of here...alive?" Of course, we will get out of here alive. With the
two Boos killed, get back out to the perimeter, and continue in an
anticlockwise direction. That is, to the left.
You will come to a shed, with 2 Brick Blocks next to it. You cannot break
the blocks yet, so use them as stepping stones to jump up to the roof.
There is a 1-Up Mushroom on the roof. Do not enter the shed for now. See
the box with a confused looking face? It is a Crazed Crate. Grabbing one
will cause it to bounce around. Use the stylus to control where it lands.
Once the crate has bounced 2 times, it will break upon the 3rd impact on
the ground, releasing 5 coins! Now, let's enter the mansion from the front.
You will find a lot of doors in the foyer of the mansion's ground floor.
Let's go through the leftmost one and explore the first floor in a clockwise
direction. In the first room, there is a grand piano, but it is not an
ordinary piano, it will chomp at Mario when you approach him! So, it is
a Mad Piano! To get the Red Coin it is guarding, you have to lure it away
before running around it. Another way is to tiptoe and sneak around it.
Then, go through the other door in this room.
You will be in a room with some bookshelves. The books are haunted too!
Some giant books, called Bookends will fly out and dive at you. To destroy
them, bump them from below. You will receive a Blue Coin for every Bookend
you destroyed. There are 2 more Red Coins on top of the two bookshelves.
Get them. Stay away from the chairs, as they are haunted, and can fly up
and swoop down on you! Go through the other door and back to the lobby.
Then, go through the next door on the right. You will be inside a room
with another Boo. Turn your back on him and Ground Pound him. There is
also a giant eyeball in this room who would love to keep an eye on Mario.
It's Mr. I! To defeat him, run around him repeatedly. The Mr. I will get
dizzy while trying to follow Mario around and eventually spin himself out
of existence! The reward for this is another Blue Coin! Let's get back
out to the lobby, and go through the next door you find.
The next room has a collapsing bridge. Run across it quickly or Mario will
fall down into the basement. There is another Boo on the other side. Ground
Pound him as usual and cash in the Blue Coin. (In case you fall into the
basement, swim around the water until you are at a wading depth. Follow
the path to a door. Run through the waterlogged hallway to a lift that
will take you back up to ground level. You will find yourself in a shack.
Get out of the shack to find yourself standing in front of the front door
of the mansion. Easy, isn't it?)
Go through the next door. You will find yourself in a room with a ledge
with another Red Coin. Hug the wall to get onto that ledge. Get the Red
Coin and kill the Boo there. You will hear a confirmation tune, and the
Big Boo himself will announce his presence. So, let's wall hug to the other
side of the room and go through the door there to get back to the lobby.
Don't fall into the basement!
The Big Boo will be waiting for you in the lobby. You should be very careful
when facing him. Big Boo can deal 3 units of damage to Mario when he hits
you, so turn your back on him and Ground Pound with care. The Big Boo takes
3 Ground Pounds to defeat. As you pound him down, he will shrink in size.
After you pound him for the third time, he will disappear, and a Power
Star will appear on the first floor. Is it unreachable? Not necessarily.
Run over to that metal panel on the ground. It will rise up, revealing
a set of steps that will allow you to reach the first floor and get the
Power Star. Let's explore this floor later, ok?
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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As before, explore the perimeter of the mansion first. Kill the first
Scuttle Bug, grab his coins and move on. Just like last time, stomp the
2 Scuttle Bugs you then encounter, and bump the Yellow Exclamation Block
for 16 more coins. Then enter the back room of the mansion. Ground Pound
the 2 Boos here for 2 more blue coins. What do we know? One of the boos
here is wearing a green cap! Put it on to turn into Luigi. Now, you can
take advantage of his super jumping abilities!
Let's get back out to the perimeter. With Mario being turned into Luigi,
backflips have been made more powerful. Not only will Luigi flip up high,
he will glide in the air for a short distance. This should make collecting
the 1-Up Mushroom on top of the shed an easy job. After this, jump down
and grab the Crazed Crate. Break it open for 5 more coins. You should have
34 coins at this point, assuming that you won't let any disappear.
Enter the mansion by the front door. Let's explore the rooms on the ground
floor in the same order as we did for the first star shall we? In the piano
room, sneak past the Mad Piano carefully, and grab the first Red Coin.
It is vital that you do not take damage, or you will turn back to Mario.
In the next room, bump the Bookend from below and get his Blue Coin. Then,
while avoiding the 2 haunted chairs, grab the 2 Red Coins on top of the
2 bookshelves in the room. You should have exactly 45 coins now.
Head back out to the lobby, and go through the next door you see. We have
a single Boo and Mr. I in this room. Pound the Boo into the ground, taking
his Blue Coin, and spin around the Mr. I until he disappears. You should
now have 55 coins. Head back out to the lobby. Go through the next door.
In this collapsing bridge room, run across the bridge before it
disintegrates, and ground pound the Boo at the other side for another Blue
Coin. Go to the next room, as in Star 1.
In the next room, wall hug to the next ledge you see and collect the 4th
Red Coin of the course. Ground Pound the Boo and collect his Blue Coin.
Then, head back to the lobby. So, there is a Pink Bob-omb Buddy here.
According to him, green hats are pretty chic now. The stairs are already
available for use. Jump up them to reach the next level. The 2 leftmost
doors are to be ignored for the moment. Go through the door immediately
to Mario's left as he reaches the first floor.
You should be standing on top of wire netting above the ground floor. The
only item of interest is the Red Coin at the other end of the room. Jump
over there to collect it, and go back to the lobby and go through the next
door. As you enter, Mr. I is waiting for you! Quickly spin around him to
defeat him. Get his Blue Coin. There is a coffin room next to where the
Mr. I was. One of the coffins will open up, revealing a Red Coin. Hurry
up and get it before it slams down on you again.
Get back to the hallway and go through the final door you can reach at
the moment. There is another bookshelf, housing 2 Bookends! Bump them and
destroy them now! There is another Red Coin around the corner, next to
a door leading to a balcony above the ground floor. Watch out as you collect
it, as parts of the floor may flip over, sending Mario down to the basement.
Get back to the ledge facing the bookshelf, and backflip up to the ledge
above. Go through the door there.
You will be in a room with a Luigi painting. Jumping into it will send
you into a hidden level where you get to rescue Luigi. Don't bother entering
now. Instead, pound the Blue Coin Switch, revealing 4 Blue Coins in this
room. You should have over 100 coins at this point. Collect the Power Star
that appears. Now, let the Boo in this room damage you so that you can
turn back to Mario. Get out of this room, and drop down to the room below.
Go through the door next to where the Red Coin was. You will find a Red
Question Block. Bump it to reveal a Power Flower. Take it and Mario will
float up like a balloon. Float up to the ceiling to get the final Red Coin,
causing the Power Star to appear over a Star Shadow on the first floor
of the lobby. Go over and collect it.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
With Star 4 Collected, head back to the mansion again. Go up to the first
floor, and go through the first door on the left. Mario will find himself
in a library. As you run between the bookshelves, watch out for books that
fly out and try to hit you. Constant jumping is recommended if you want
to avoid them all. You will eventually come to a dead end. At this point,
3 books will stick out of the bookshelf directly in front of you. The whole
point of this puzzle is for Mario to push in the books in the correct order.
Please do it in this order: Center, Right, Left. If you make a mistake,
a book will fly out and hit you. Once the puzzle is solved, the bookshelf
will slide to the side, revealing a secret door. Go through.
You are inside a sealed room above the piano room. The Power Star is right
in front of you, and you should be able to get it without interference.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Head back into the mansion, and go up the first floor. Go through the door
furthest to the right. Kill the 2 Bookends in the room here, and jump onto
the ledge where the Red Question Block is. Wall jump up to the ledge above
and go through the door. You will find yourself in the room with a portrait
of Luigi again. Instead of jumping into the picture, go out through the
double doors. You will be on a balcony.
You can really have a nice view of the entire front yard here, but Mario
is not alone. Big Boo is here as well! As before, turn your back on him
and Ground Pound him three times to get rid of him. I suggest you only
stay in one place, as it is easy to fall off this balcony. After he has
been defeated, Big Boo will leave the Power Star on a ledge at the top
of the mansion. To reach it, bump the Red Question Block and get the Power
Flower. Turn to Balloon Mario and float up to the ledge. Before getting
the Power Star, be sure to break open the Yellow Exclamation Block for
a 1-Up Mushroom. Then it is time to get out of here. (Another way is to
jump onto the Question Block itself, and jump up to the ledge above.)
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
With Star 5 in your hands, it's time to head back to the mansion again.
This time, let's enter the secret back room first. Kill the 2 Boos, and
then steal the green cap to turn into Luigi. Then you can enter the mansion
by the front door, and go up to the first floor, then entering the door
furthermost to the right. As for the previous star, bump the 2 Bookends
to defeat them and then jump up onto the ledge with the Red Exclamation
Block. This time, bump the block to get the Power Flower.
Mario, disguised as Luigi will then become invisible! Backflip up to the
ledge above, and go through the door. In the following room, run all the
way to the other end and run into the large Boo picture! You will find
that Vanish Luigi can walk straight through these walls! There is a Boo
here. Ground Pound him flat, oh, and what is this! There is another Mr.
I in the room, but he is the biggest Mr. I I have ever seen. Don't bother
spinning around him when you are invisible, he just can't see you. When
Luigi appears again, run around the Big Mr. I and he should spin out of
control and out of existence while trying to follow you. After disappearing,
Mr. I will drop a Power Star for your collection.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
This time, let's enter the shed itself. There is a Mr. I inside as well.
Spin him out of existence, and go over to the wire grating. As you step
on it, it will descend. It is an elevator. Ride it down to the bottom and
jump into the water. It is of wading depth. Run over to the door and go
through. You will find yourself in another waterlogged hallway. Go through
the door at the other end. Ugh, Mario must be under the water line.
You will hear carnival music in this room. So, let's enter the structure
in the middle of the room to find out what is causing the source of the
voice. It is a turntable. There are quite a number of Boos hanging out
here. Some of the Boo pictures of the wall can spew flames, so watch out
while you are on the turntable. As you kill the Boos, more will come out
of the pictures. There should be 5 small Boos in total. After that you
will hear the familiar confirmation tone. And, for the grand finale, the
Big Boo comes out to play! As before, Ground Pound him 3 times. Since the
rate of revolution of the turntable is faster than the speed of Big Boo,
you will have to take the initiative to jump behind him, making him appear
before pounding. Once he is defeated, the horrible turntable will stop
turning, and the Power Star will appear in the room. Just watch out for
the flames while you are going for it, as they will not stop.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
As for Star 2, enter the shed, and ride the lift down to the basement.
Make your way through the waterlogged hallways until you reach the large
room outside Big Boo's Merry Go Round. Go over to the Brick Block marked
by the coin and break it open. There should be a Star Switch below. Stepping
on it will cause a Power Star to appear in the Star Sphere at the other
end of the room. Since there is a wall separating the Star Sphere from
your entry point, you will be forced to go all the way round!
Since the time you are given is very small, it is recommended that you
switch to a faster character. Therefore, go back up to the ground floor,
and enter the back room of the mansion. Bust the Boos there for the green
cap, and turn into Luigi. Get Luigi ala Wario back down to the basement
and stomp the Star Switch. Then run along the path outside the Merry Go
Round. To increase the speed, I suggest you long jump as many times as
possible. Even so, you should JUST reach the Power Star, when you hear
the rapid clicks, indicating time is running out. Whew... (You may be tempted
to run through the Merry Go Round as a shortcut, but it is not recommended.
It is because it takes some time for a character in the game to open and
close doors. As a result, much more time is wasted than gained.)
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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m. Big Boo Battle [SMDS4M]
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Anxious for Luigi's safety, eh? Well, it's time to rescue him from Big
Boo's clutches. Enter Big Boo's Haunt. Go all the way to the back of the
mansion and go through the door there. Kill the 2 Boos to get the green
cap. Put it on to transform into Luigi. Now, enter the mansion through
the front door. Go up to the first floor, and through the rightmost door.
In this room, kill the 2 Bookends, jump onto the ledge with the Red Question
Block, and backflip up to the ledge above. Go through the door. You will
be in a room with a picture of Luigi. Jump in.
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Rescuing Luigi
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You should still be disguised as Mario in this secret level. Ignore any
Red Coins for now. You should be in a room with a turntable. There are
a total of 4 doors. If you go through the correct door, you will go to
the next area. If you go through the wrong one, one the other hand, you
will be sent back to this starting room. First, go through the door to
the right. You hear Big Boo's creepy laughter all the time!
You should be in a room with an island in the middle of a pit. There are
3 other doors in this room on separate ledges. The central island has a
Mr. I and a Boo on it. Each door is connected to the central island via
collapsing bridges. Run across the bridge to the island, defeat the Mr.
I and Boo, then run to the left for the door there. Don't worry if you
fall, you will only be sent back to the first room with the carnival music.
In the next room, the doors are on 4 different ledges on each side of the
square room. There is an island with a Red Question Block in the middle,
as well as 2 Boos. Let the Boos come to you and destroy them, and jump
onto the central island. Bump the Question Block for a Power Flower, and
collect it carefully. (Parts of the floor tilt.) Luigi will turn invisible,
and then you can go through the door to the right. (For your information,
there is a red coin on that ledge too.)
The next room consists of 4 ledges on each side of the room, each with
a door. The ledges are connected by a series of lifts that all move
anticlockwise. Since time is of the essence, jump over to the ledge to
the left, and use Luigi's flutter kick to extend his jumping range, and
go through the door there. You should be in a room with a long collapsing
bridge. This is the point of non return. Run across the long bridge, and
then jump through the Boo picture while you are still invisible. There
is a secret Power Star inside! Take it! Then jump back out.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
Now that we have Wario, it is time for a Red Coin Hunt. I suggest that
you enter this level as Luigi ala Wario, that is, Wario disguised as Luigi.
In the first Merry Go Round room, pound the Boo away and collect the only
Red Coin in the room. Then go through the door to the right. In the next
collapsing bridge room, there is one Red Coin on the central platform with
Mr. I, as well as one on the collapsing bridge to the right.
Since Luigi has the longest jump in the game, he should be able to jump
back onto the central platform, collect the 1-Up by the door in front,
and then come back and go through the door on the left. In the next room,
let's Ground Pound all the Boos, and then jump over to the ledge to the
right for another Red Coin. There is a Red Coin that is pretty high up.
It is time to change into Mario. Jump into the pit to get back to the Merry
Go Round room. Put on the Red Cap, and send Mario ala Wario to the room
with the Red Question Block. Take the Power Flower and float up to get
it. Then deflate, and go through the door to the right.
In the next room, there is a system of horizontal lifts, as well as 3 Boos.
Have one Boo hit Mario ala Wario to transform him back into Wario. Then
pound them into oblivion. Ride each of the 4 lifts in an anticlockwise
direction, collecting the 2 Red Coins, and the 1-Up Mushroom. Talking to
the Pink Bob-omb reveals that the final Red Coin is in the next room. So,
go through the door to the left of Wario as he entered the room.
To the right, is a Brick Block. Punch it open for the final Red Coin, and
the Star will appear on the shadow to the left. Get it and leave.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Rescuing Luigi
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There is a lift leading up. Ride it up and change lifts at the top. The
next lift will move sideways to the final lift, which leads to the top
of the wall. Jump up to the ledge, and go to the hole. Jump into it.
You will be inside a room with a mirror. Run around the room and then look
in the mirror. A Big Boo wearing a crown will come out from behind and
surprise you! He is surprised to see Luigi, as he thought he locked him
up. Well, looks can be deceiving! It's time to fight!
Big Boo is invisible in this fight, the only thing that can help you find
him is the mirror and his shadow. (Wow, these ghosts actually have shadows!)
When he appears, run over to him, and turn your back to him. When you see
that he is closing in on you in the mirror, perform a Ground Pound. This
time, you will have to be careful as he breathes fire. Once you have pounded
him three times, he will tell you that he is about to rise from the dead!
He disappears, leaving the Luigi key behind. Get it, and you can free Luigi!
Go back to the Character Switch Room and unlock the door. Luigi will come
right out, and you can play as him now. Use him to take care of some loose
ends in Jolly Roger Bay. After that, change back to Mario.
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n. Bowser in the Dark World [SMDS4N]
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It is finally time to take care of Bowser, since we have recovered most
of the Mario Bros. Go back to the foyer of the castle. Run up the steps
to the Star Door. It should open, now that you have more than 40 Power
Stars. Then, since anyone can open the door, switch back to Luigi.
*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Go through the door, and you will be in a corridor with Princess Peach's
picture at the other end. As you approach, it will suddenly change to the
picture of Bowser! Run forward, and eventually, the floor will open up,
allowing you to fall through. It's a trap made by Bowser!
This course has 2 Secret Stars, a Red Coin Star and a Switch Star. Luigi
is chosen because of his maneuverability. At the start, follow the path
until you reach the first switch guarded by a flame thrower. When the
flamethrower stops spurting out flames, step on it. It will generate 2
bridges, one at the start of the level, and one directly by the edge of
the path you are on now. They lead to 2 Red Coins. Run over to collect
them both before the bridges disappear.
After collecting these tough Red Coins, continue to the right. You will
come across a pair of revolving lifts. Step on one when it is on your side,
and ride it over to the other. Get off and run up the grey slope. Watch
for the flamethrower as you proceed. You will eventually get to a spinning
lift. Jump onto the spinning lift carefully and left it take you to the
other side. Jump onto the ledge there. You will find some Goombas guarding
a Yellow Exclamation Block. Take care of them and cash in.
The Yellow Exclamation Block holds a 1-Up Mushroom. Cross the bridge to
the next path. As you proceed, watch out for those spinning electric balls
known as Amps. They can give you a shock. Also watch out for a Red Coin
in the middle of the path. You will eventually come to a sliding platform.
When the platform is just about to slide towards you, jump on, and quickly
jump onto the stationary ledge above. The next Yellow Exclamation Block
holds 3 coins. Then, when the yellow platform has just begun to slide out
to the right, drop down and collect the Red Coin there. Jump back onto
solid ground to the right. You will come to 2 pairs of revolving lifts.
Ride the first pair so that you can collect the Red Coin, then, carefully
transfer to the next pair, and let them carry you to the next solid ledge.
See the narrow blue path? Drop down to it and run along it to an isolated
platform. There is a Red Coin guarded by an Amp. Get it, and return to
the main path. You will then come across some teetering platforms. Make
them tilt upwards to the front and jump to the next one, making that tilt
upwards so you can reach the ledge above. Jump up and turn around. You
will see a series of ledges in front of you. Long jump to the next ledge.
A Bob-omb Buddy is here to tell you the locations of the Red Coins, although
it's a little too late.
Jump to the next ledge to find a Star Sphere and a Red Coin. Now, only
one Red Coin remains. Jump back to the first ledge, and drop down to the
platform where the Goombas are. See the Red Coin? To get it, wall hug to
reach that narrow path where it is. You can find 2 more 1-Up Mushrooms
to the left, but it is just too risky. At this moment, the Power Star will
appear next to the pipe that leads to Bowser. Jump back up to the ledge
above, and press the switch. The slope will temporarily turn into a set
of steps which you can jump up. Run over to the pipe and collect the star.
At this point, you will also notice a Star Switch. Step on it, and the
Star will appear in the Star Sphere you saw earlier, just jump your way
back there and get it before its timer runs out. Now, you can face Bowser.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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Facing Bowser
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When you come, you will be told by Bowser that the Princess is not here.
He also taunts that you WILL NOT be able to GRAB him by the TAIL and SWING
him around! Ha! He basically told you how to defeat him! So, that's what
you will do. Bowser will try to breathe fire, but as long as you are fast,
you should be able to run behind him and grab his tail. Then you can swing
him around. Aim for one of the 8 Spiked Orbs in the level, particularly
the one closest to you. When you are ready, press A and Luigi will fling
Boswer into the orb, which explodes upon contact of Bowser. That's it!
You have beaten Bowser for the first time. Bowser will then spin around,
disappear, and give you the key to the basement!
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5. The Basement and Wario's Rescue [SMDS5]
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Once Bowser is defeated for the first time, we can unlock the door to the
basement. So, go through either of the wooden doors in the castle lobby,
and go down the stairs. The locked door is there. Use the key to unlock
the door. You will be able to access 4 more courses in the basement. These
are all the courses, and their requirements: (Note that the level where
you rescue Wario is not in the basement, but I am adding it here anyway,
since unlocking all Mario Brothers will be my highest priority.)
The Secret under the Moat --- 2nd Key, Unlock Wario
Course 6: Hazy Maze Cave --- 1st Key
Behind the Waterfall --- 1st Key
Course 7: Lethal Lava Land --- 1st Key
Course 8: Shifting Sand Land --- 1st Key
Course 9: Dire, Dire Docks --- 1st Key, 30 Stars
Bowser in the Fire Sea --- 1st Key, 30 Stars and Star 1 of Dire, Dire Docks
Chief Chilly Challenge --- Unlock Luigi, 2nd Key
Now, we will play the game in a special order. In fact, we will beat Bowser
first! As you enter the basement, you will notice a Star Door. Change to
Mario and open it, then change back to Luigi. Enter the room.
There is a wall of water blocking the portal that leads to the Bowser Battle.
To make the water go back, you will have to jump into the wall of water
and get the first Power Star of the course it represents (Dire, Dire Docks).
To do that, simply dive down in the first area, and swim through the tunnel
you will find at the bottom. Follow the tunnel and you will reach a large
submarine pen. Go over to the dry ground, and step on the switch, revealing
a bridge, or gangplank leading up to Bowser's submarine. Grab the star
now, and evacuate. The water wall will move back, allowing you to jump
into the hole that leads to the battle with Bowser in the Fire Sea!
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a. Bowser in the Fire Sea [SMDS5A]
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Bowser really is getting serious. You will be fighting against him in an
arena surrounded by hot boiling lava. The path leading to him is also
surrounded by lava, so watch out. If Luigi falls into the lava, he will
jump up in pain and 3 units of health will be lost. In that case, the only
thing to do is to use the stylus and try your best to steer him to dry
land. Otherwise, get fried 3 times and you will lose a life.
Start by following the path to the moving platform. Once you step on it,
the platform will follow the rail. Eventually, there will be a ledge in
front of you, which the platform will move under. Therefore, jump onto
the ledge, collect the 1-Up Mushroom, and wait for the moving platform
to resurface again. Jump back onto the platform, and let it continue its
way. All of a sudden, it will be submerged into the lava again, so jump
onto those 2 teetering platforms by the side of the platform's path for
some safety. Once the platform resurfaces, you can jump back onto it.
The next platform will hold another 1-Up Mushroom. Then, you will find
3 platforms in the lava, which get submerge and resurface in a pattern.
A narrow strip in the center of each platform will remain above the surface
of the lava no matter one, so use them as safety zones. When all the
platforms are surfaced, make your way to the next ledge.
The next ledge has a Bob-omb like enemy known as a Bully. They will try
and ram you into the lava. You cannot grab them. The only way to defeat
one is to punch him off the ledge into the lava, and let him melt. A yellow
coin will be tossed up for your troubles. See the yellow path? Follow that
path and you will eventually reach a Red Coin surrounded by 8 Yellow Coins.
The Red Coin is floating above a hole, below which has a lot of lava, so
walk over to the other side of the platform, and jump at the Red Coin.
You should be able to land on the path where you came from. With this,
return to the main path.
There are several Goombas guarding a Spinning Heart. Kill them and use
the heart to replenish your health, just in case you have fallen into the
lava. You will then come to a platform that rises and falls out of the
lava. There is a pole on it, guarded by an Amp. Jump at the pole and hang
on. Climb up and jump up to the ledge above. There is a Pink bob-omb Buddy
that will tell you the locations of the Red Coins in the course. Then,
jump over to the teetering platforms. As you move along to the next pole,
there is a Red Coin on the edge of the first platform. Be careful as you
collect it. Then go over to the pole and climb up.
As you climb up to the top, you will be rewarded with another 1-Up Mushroom.
Jump off the pole into the cage. There is a Red Coin in a corner. Then
go over to the lift. Step onto the lift to make it go up, and quickly run
off. You will find the 4th Red Coin beneath where the lift was. Drop down
to get it, then climb back up to this cage, and take the lift up.
It seems that the lava is very comprehensive. We now have a series of ledges
and platforms floating above a pool of lava suspended over the lava sea!
Jump off the lift and get a move on. There is a platform which goes back
and forth between the ledge you are on and the next ledge. You can simply
jump over to the next ledge, thanks to Luigi's jumping ability. You will
then reach a steep ramp. Jump up the ramp. You may be tempted to follow
the narrow path leading up. Actually, don't. A safer way to reach the
platform above is to go over to the other side of the ramp, jump on top
of the monkey bars, and backflip up to the platform above!
Punch the Bully of the platform, and collect the Red Coin, then jump back
down onto the top of the monkey bars. Drop down to the path below. There
are 2 Bullies on the next platform. Punch them into the lava and go to
the path in front of you. This area consists of several platforms rising
and falling, taking the paths linking them together with them, so you should
watch out when the path becomes too steep to move up. The first platform
has a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-Up Mushroom. The third platform
has a Red Coin. Go to the 4th platform, and wait until it is high enough
for you to jump into the next path. Move on.
This path is relatively safe. No lava, just a flame thrower. Run along
the path, and take note of the Star Sphere. Blow up the Bob-omb, and you
will come to another Yellow Exclamation Block with 10 coins. Then, there
will be more of those platforms that partially submerge and resurface
periodically. Some of the platforms are guarded by flame turrets, so beware.
One of them, in particular has a Red Coin very close to the flame nozzle.
Once the flame has stopped spewing, quickly grab the coin and go over to
the safety of the platform on the other side. You will come to another
trio of those rising and falling platforms with poles. Make your way through
them. The final Red Coin is on top of the second pole. Once you have
collected it, the Power Star will appear on the ledge high above the first
pole platform. To get there, simply go back to the yellow grating above
the second pole platform and backflip up to the platform above to the right.
Ignore the Star Switch for now, and then jump to the platform to the left
for the 1-Up Mushroom and Power Star.
Now, go and step on the Star Switch. The Star will appear in the Star Sphere
I mentioned earlier. So, jump over to the platform with the first star,
and then jump down to the Spinning Heart below. Then quickly make your
way through those 5 submerging and resurfacing platforms and jump into
the Star Sphere for the 2nd star of this course. Then you can go all the
way back to the collapsing bridge. Run across the bridge, and jump into
that funnel type structure, and you will face Bowser!
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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Facing Bowser
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You will face Bowser in an arena surrounded by a sea of lava. He taunts
you, telling you to return the Power Stars you stole so his minions trapped
in the walls can have them! It is time to fight! As soon as the battle
begins, Bowser will pound his side of the arena so that it tilts to his
side. You are recommended to run to the other end of the arena, so that
you may not slide into the lava. Don't panic, the arena will soon be level.
Bowser has a new ability here, he can teleport to another part of the arena.
You can follow him by following his shadow, which will not disappear. Bowser
will also charge at you, so prepare to dodge. Anyway, as before, try to
maneuver around him and grab him by the tail. Spin him around and throw
him at a Spiked Orb. Bowser will be blown up upon impact, and as before,
he will fall in only one hit! This is just flat out lame. At least let
him withstand two blasts!
Bowser asks you to consider this to be a draw, this is because the next
time you meet him, he will be in a perfect condition. His disappears,
leaving another key to the castle. Go over to get it, it is the key to
the locked door on the mezzanine in the castle lobby! You now have access
to every part of the castle! Congrats.
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b. Chief Chilly Challenge [SMDS5B]
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Now, it is time to save Wario. Go back to the castle lobby, and run up
to the mezzanine. Go over to the door, and unlock it. You now have access
to the upper levels of the castle. You will come to a set of stairs that
go up anticlockwise. Run up, and go through the door to the next level.
In this room, there is a toad standing at the central wall. Talk to him
to receive a Secret Star!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Go over to the door surrounded by a wooden wall, and you will find yourself
in a room with a large mirror. There are Power Flowers grown on the pillars.
Jump into it to turn into Vanish Luigi. With this, Luigi can run into the
mirror's reflection! First, go through the door in the reflection and you
will find yourself in a rather blank, boring white room with another of
the Castle's Secret Stars! Collect it and leave, there is nothing else.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
With this, run around in the reflection, and you will find a picture of
Wario. Jump into it for the Chief Chilly Challenge! Slide down the slide
in front of you, and you will find that you are sliding towards a bottomless
chasm! Is this the end of our green mustachioed hero? NO! A gust of wind
will propel our plumber upwards, sending him to the safety of the next
ledge. On this ledge, there are some Bullies, designed to knock you off
and into the void. Note that there is no hot boiling lava below, so knocking
the Bullies off will not be rewarding at all. So, just jump over to the
teetering platforms to the left, and make your way to the next ledge.
The next ledge has another Bully on it. Ignore him and step onto the railed
platform. Ride it to the next island, and collect the Red Coin on the way.
You will come to a junction, to the left is a path leading to a brick block.
Since there are such high winds, you cannot go over there yet. Instead,
go right. There is another leap of faith here. Jump of the ledge, and let
the gusts of wind propel Luigi upwards and forwards. As you soar up, try
to get that Red Coin huddled up in the group of coins high above.
If you miss, you can always jump back up to the ledge you were on, using
the wind. There is a pool of ice water on the next island. Collect the
Red Coin in there quickly. Ice cold water is a killer. You will lose a
unit of health every 3 seconds while you are in the water, and it does
not matter whether your head is above water. There should also be a Pink
Bob-omb Buddy on this ledge. Talking to him reveals that there are no Red
Coins in that Brick Block you have just missed. So just move on.
Oh, the next fenced area has a large reception committee of 5 Bullies
waiting for Luigi! Oh dear! Quickly get the Red Coin and jump over the
fence on the other side. It is possible to knock all 5 of them off, but
it's just too easy to be overpowered. You will then come to a series of
moving blocks. The first 2 slide left to right. There is a Red Coin in
the path of the second block. The third one moves up and down. The fourth
one moves left and right, and has another Red Coin in its path. The fifth
one also moves left and right. After that, you will be pleased to return
to solid ground again. Whew...
You will immediately come to a caged Red Coin, and there is a Mr. Blizzard
popping out to surprise you as well! Spin around him to make him tumble
down. Don't worry, you will find a Power Flower soon enough. Make your
way up the hillside, via those walls that keep moving in and out, and you
will find a Red Question Block that holds a Power Flower. Take it and become
Vanish Luigi. Then drop down in front of the cage, run into it and collect
the Red Coin. There is still one left to go.
We will need to turn into Mario for the last Red Coin. Run over to the
Red Cap on the map and put the cap on. Go back up to where you have previously
found the Red Question Block. Take the Power Flower, and become Balloon
Mario. Float up to the lone circle on the map. It's a hidden island high
above the hill. The Red Coin should be there. Once it's collected, the
Power Star will appear on a Shadow near where you found the Red Cap. Float
back to the hills and collect it, then you can make your way to the top
of the hills and jump into the large hole there to face Chief Chilly!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Oh, and once you get Wario, you can finally solve the mystery of that Brick
Block. As usual, play as Luigi, and a Yellow Cap will be available for
pick up. Put it on, and make your way to the T junction as usual, and punch
the Red Question Block as Wario ala Luigi. Then turn into metal, and go
left, penetrating the wind. Once you reach the block, punch it to reveal
the Power Star. Collect it and evacuate.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Facing Chief Chilly
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Chief Chilly greets you. He is the king of cold. He locks up anyone who
challenges the greatness of his moustache! How ridiculous. He's the
moustache master, and has locked up a rude fellow the other day. He is
sick of him. He says that your moustache will Not be as grand as his. However,
he does not like show offs! It's time to fight him!
You will find that he behaves like a Bully. He will try to knock you off
the octagonal arena, so you can freeze to death. So, it's time to right
back! Jump kick him hard, and knock him off the arena. He will struggle
in the ice for a short moment, and then will bounce up, onto the edges
of the arena, knocking off the outer rim before coming back. Don't let
that deter you at all. Continue jump kicking. Once he is knocked off, he
will again break off the outer rim of the downsized arena. The arena will
tilt just a bit, but don't let that scare you. Great! So, you don't have
to kick him as far to finish him off. Kick him off the arena one last time
and he will realize that there is someone with a greater moustache than
his! He threatens to come back when his moustache is styled!
Chief Chilly disappears, leaving a Wario Key. Then, you can come to the
Character Switch Room to change to Wario. Man! There are just a lot of
loose ends for this big guy to take care of, so start backtracking now.
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c. The Secret under the Moat [SMDS5C]
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*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
As Wario, get down to the basement, and go down the steps past the large
30 Star Door, and go through the corridor to the door there and go through.
You should be in the general area of the basement. Before I tell you where
to go next, I will tell you how to enter the 3 courses here.
1. To enter Hazy Maze Cave, turn right at the picture of a giant grinning
fireball and go through the only Star Door you will find there.
2. To enter Lethal Lava Land, jump into the fireball picture.
3. To enter Shifting Sand Land, turn left at the entrance to Lethal Lava
Land, and follow the hallway to the dead end. Jump into the wall.
Before we tackle any of the levels here, let us go right, and go through
the door without any stars on it. You will find a pool of water. Jump in,
and dive. Dive, follow the arrows, and resurface at the other side. Jump
up, and you will find 2 pillars sticking out of the water. Reading the
sign to the left indicates that it is decreed that someone should pound
the pillars. So, jump on both pillars and Ground Pound the pillars. The
water will drain, allowing Wario to go through the door.
You find yourself outside the castle. Hey! The moat has drained! Go right,
and you will find a Brick Block. Have Wario punch it or Ground Pound. There
should be a square hole. Jump in for the Secret under the Moat. You find
yourself at the top of a very big slide. First, go to the right, and backflip
up for the 1-UP Mushroom. Watch out for the flame thrower. Go back to the
left. If you look at the Touch Screen Map carefully, you will notice a
series of ledges on the slide. Position Wario on the left so he is above
the highest ledge of the slide. Slide down, and just as you are about to
get onto the ledge, press B. The momentum of the sliding motion combined
with the vertical motion will result in Wario jumping forwards. When you
see Wario's shadow over the ledge, press R to ground pound onto the ledge.
This technique can help prevent Wario from falling off the ledge.
The first ledge has a Red Coin. Then jump to the right, and slide down.
Then, jump onto the ledge below. There is a second Red Coin there. Then,
continue to the right and slide. The ledge below has a Yellow Exclamation
Block. Inside is a 1-Up Mushroom. Then, jump down to the left. The next
ledge down there has a Red Question Block, with a Power Flower. Metal power
does nothing for Wario here, so it is best to ignore it. Then jump down
to the ledge to the left. There is a 1-Up Mushroom on that ledge.
Then, jump to the 2 ledges to the right, and then get the Red Coins there.
You can slide down to the bottom now. Just do not overshoot! Then, make
your way to the right, along the path, avoiding all flame throwers in the
way. Then jump onto the teetering platform. Make it tilt upwards to the
front so you can jump up there. On the next ledge, run quickly past the
Amp and Flame Thrower, and grab the Red Cap. As Mario ala Wario, jump up
to the next ledge, and talk to the Pink Bob-omb Buddy for the locations
of the other Red Coins in the area.
Jump up onto the lift. On the other side, there is another teetering ledge
with 2 Red Coins at their ends. Then, jump over to the next lift. The 7th
Red Coin is located in the air between this lift and the next. Jump carefully
between lifts and avoid getting sweeped off by the flipping motion. The
lift leads to the final ledge above. Put on the green cap to turn into
Luigi. Then punch the Red Question Block to turn invisible, and collect
the final Red Coin. The Power Star will appear on the other side of the
wire netting. Run through to get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Ever wondered what other REAL use the Red Cap has? After all, you CAN get
the previous Power Star without turning into Mario, only that it will be
slightly harder. So, come back, and turn into Mario. Go back to the far
left of the bottom of the slide. Punch the Red Question Block for a Power
Flower. Turn into Balloon Mario, and float over to the small island in
the far southwestern corner of the level. You should see it in your Touch
Screen Map. Once you land. Go over to the Star Switch and press it.
The Star will appear in a Star Sphere far above where you are right now.
Get the Power Flower from the Red Question Block and float up, following
the coins in the structure. Remember to land in the next level for a Power
Flower Refill before continuing up to the top. You should have ample time
to get to the top and break open the Sphere for the Star.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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d. Course 6: Hazy Maze Cave [SMDS5D]
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Before jumping in the pool of murky water in the room, talk to Toad standing
next to it. He will tell you that you will run out of luck if you lose
your cap. When you are not wearing a cap, hitting a Question Block is
dangerous. He gives you a Power Star he had hidden from Bowser.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Now, jump into the murky water to enter the first retro underground level,
Hazy Maze Cave. Even the music sounds like that of the original Super Mario
Bros., only with some real normal guitars. The stars available for
collection are as follows:
1. Swimming Beast in the Cavern
2. Elevate for 8 Red Coins
3. Metal-head Wario can move
4. Navigating the Toxic Maze
5. A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
6. Watch for Rolling Rocks
7. Underground Switch Star
I suggest that you collect the Power Stars in this order:
6 --> 3 --> 1 --> 2 --> 7 --> 4 --> 5
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Star 1 Selected
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You will be on a ledge overlooking a 2 way junction as you start. First,
jump down the ledge and kill the Scuttle Bug for 3 coins, then smash the
small crate in front of you for 3 more. Turn left. There is an extremely
long pit, that you definitely cannot go over unless you long jump, so do
it now. Go through the door to the next area.
You will be on a path overlooking a black hole. Go right, and make your
way carefully along the path, killing any Scuttle Bugs and Swoopers (the
bats) as you go. If you do fall into the black hole, jump like mad to get
out. Otherwise, Wario will fall in and be sucked into a singularity! At
the end of the path, you will find a wide green path with boulders coming
down from the right. Watch out! Go to the other side of the green path
to a small path that leads to a Brick Block. Punch it open, to reveal a
Super Mushroom. Get the mushroom and become Supersized! Run over to the
Green Path, and up the slope, into any boulders that roll down to you.
They will all be smashed upon contact with Wario. Eventually, one of the
boulders will break open to reveal a Power Star, so get it!
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
As before, reenter the level as Wario. Then, turn left, running along the
path and long jumping over that horribly long pit. Go through the door.
You will be in the black hole area again. Make your way carefully through
the narrow path, engaging any Scuttle Bugs and Swooper Bats as you go.
Again, do not go through the poor at the side of the path. Go left, and
run to the other side of the green path, and punch open the Brick Block.
Turn into Giant Wario and run through the path, collecting the coins and
smashing all the giant boulders that get in the way!
At the end of the path, wait until Wario shrinks back to his normal size,
and then turn right, and go through the door. You will be in a room with
a Yellow Exclamation Block surrounded by 8 coins. Punch the block open
for a 1-Up Mushroom. See the star on the other side fence? That is a separate
star that cannot be collected by Wario yet. Wait until later. Then, take
the lift all the way down to the bottom.
You are now in the underground lake area. You should find a Red Question
Block next to you. Punch it open for a Power Flower. Then take it and turn
into Metal Wario. Now, just run down into the lake, along the path, and
don't be afraid of running underwater. Keep running along the path, and
you should reach the switch at the end of the path JUST before the effect
of the Power Flower wears off. The switch will cause the tall brown gates
in front of you to open up, revealing a door. Go through.
You will find yourself in a long room, with 2 long pits. There is an
unlimited number of Scuttle Bugs jumping out of the first one. Take a long
jump over the first pit, and take another long jump over the second pit
and the Power Star is yours.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
The first star of the course is also in the Underground Lake area. As before,
ride the lift down to the lake, and run down the path. Swim over to the
island with the big boulder surrounded by 8 coins. With Wario's muscular
build, punch it open and reveal the Power Star! Now, don't tell me that
it is this easy to get the first star, and that the large water dragon
in the cavern is completely useless! Actually, it is not. You will see.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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This time, turn right at the beginning of the level. You will come to a
series of pits in the hallway here, and the first pit dispenses an endless
supply of Scuttle Bugs. Only the first one will reward you with 3 coins.
Then, you will come to 2 Goombas, and a pit that spews flames. There is
a narrow path by the right with5 more coins. Then, jump quickly over the
next pit which spews a pair of flames. Go through the door.
You will be inside the area known as the Work Area, but for some strange
reason, the miners don't seem to be using too much high tech equipment.
Anyway, jump over to the red pole in front of you and slide down. Go right,
and jump up the steps. There should be a Pink Bob-omb Buddy on top of the
ledge. Talking to him will reveal the locations of the 8 Red Coins in the
Work Area. So, now, it is time to use the Work Elevator.
The controls on the Work Elevator are simple. Just step on the arrowed
switch pointing at the direction you want it to do to make it move in that
direction. First, move forwards, and turn right. Rotate the camera so that
you can see what is on the right. Steer the elevator to the first wooden
block you see and punch it for a Red Coin. Then, keep on moving in the
direction of the next wooden block closest to you, and when it is within
punching range, punch it open for the 2nd Red Coin. Maneuver the elevator
well past the Mr. I and turn left. Ignore the next wooden block, and move
on to the ledge at the corner beyond it. There is a third Red Coin on it.
With these 3 Red Coins collected, jump back down to the ground and return
to the steps. Jump back up, and ride the work elevator forwards to the
ledge where the purple pole is. Climb up the purple pole, and then jump
on the platform behind you. Step onto the lift, and let it move along its
tracks. You will first come to a Wooden Block. Break it for the 4th Red
Coin. The 5th Red Coin is directly in the path of the lift, and can be
collecting without moving much. The 6th Red Coin is on a small ledge in
the way of the path. Wait for the front of the lift to pass under it before
jumping to get it. The 7th and 8th Red Coins are on the final platform.
The Power Star will then appear on the Star Shadow at the bottom of the
Work Area. Jump down and get it.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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As for the previous star, go back to the Work Area. Walk around the bottom
of the Work Area and you will find a brick block. Break it open for a Star
Switch. Stepping on it will cause a Power Star appear in the Star Sphere,
located on the ledge with the purple pole. You may try to run to it, but
Wario's jumps are just too incompetent for him to reach there in time.
Therefore, the solution to this predicament is right there, in this room.
Go over to the Goomba wearing the green hat and punch him into oblivion.
Put on the cap and turn into Luigi.
Now, go and trip the switch. Run over to the steps, actually, long jumping
may be a better choice in such circumstances. Use Luigi's powerful jumps
to get to the top of this ledge, ride the work elevator for a short distance,
and then long jump again for the Star inside the Sphere. You should be
able to get it in the nick of time.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Now, we are about to do one dangerous thing. So, let's put our gas masks
on! Oh wait, there are no such things as gas masks in Super Mario 64 DS.
So, let's just enter with our fingers crossed. As for the previous star,
turn right at the starting junction, and go to the Work Area. Slide down
the red pole and go left this time. There should be a set of 3 doors. The
first door leads to a lift that heads back up to the Black Hole. The second
one leads to the Hazy Maze, and that is where you want to go. So, it is
time for our brave miner Wario to enter the maze.
In the hallway that follows, you will find a line of 5 coins leading to
a hole. Drop down and you will find yourself surrounded by some blue toxic
gas. Don't hang around there, you will suffocate! Quickly run forward to
higher ground and dethrone the Snufit. Then, turn right, past the Monty
Moles. Monty moles will not give you any coins after you defeat him, but
if you stomp one enough times, you will be rewarded with a 1-Up Mushroom.
Turn around the corner beyond the Monty Moles, and you will come to a
junction. The steps to the right lead to the "one way exit" of this toxic
maze. The left leads to a path immersed in toxic gas. That is where Wario
needs to go. I know that it is icky, but you should reach a ledge high
above the gas that has a Spinning Heart and a Blue Coin Switch. Do not
flip the Blue Coin Switch just yet. It's because the Blue Coins formed
will be mislead your directions. Go beyond the blue coin switch, and then
move along the gas filled path until you see a ledge above that has some
moss dangling from it. Backflip up there. Then go through the door. There
should be 5 more coins, with 2 more Swooper Bats in this hallway. Take
care of them and then ride the lift up.
You will find yourself on the other side of the room where you got the
1-Up Mushroom surrounded by 8 coins earlier. The star is right in front
of you, so let's collect it and get the hell out.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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Not only that we will collect the final star of Hazy Maze Cave, we are
here to collect the 100-coin star as well. So, we will explore the entire
cave thoroughly. So, at first, kill the Scuttle Bug in front of you, nab
his 3 coins, and break the crate for another 3 coins. Turn left, and long
jump over the long pit, then go through the door to the Black Hole area.
See the Star above? That is the one you are to collect.
In the next room, the Scuttle Bug must be killed with caution. Lure him
over to the wider part of the path by the door you entered from, and stomp
him. The 3 coins that pop out should still be on the platform, and will
not fall into the black hole and sucked into the singularity. The Swooper
Bat is to be dealt with in the same way. Then, get onto the green path
and collect the 5 coins while watching out for the boulders. Next, turn
right and go through the door.
Collect the 8 coins in the elevator room as well as the 1-up Mushroom.
Ride the lift down to the underwater lake. Walk down the path, and stomp
each Goomba carefully. Grab their coins. Swim over to the island in the
middle of the underground lake and then collect the 8 coins on the island.
Now, your job here is temporarily over. Go all the way back to the start
of the level. This time, turn right.
There is a pit in front of you where an endless supply of Scuttle Bugs
will jump out from. Stomp the first one and collect the 3 coins. Try to
lure the next 2 Goombas away from the pit before stomping them. Then, their
coins can be grabbed. Then, run along the narrow path and collect the 5
coins you see. Jump over the pit spewing flames and go through the door.
Let us check out the bottom of the Work Area first. There should be 2 Scuttle
Bugs and 2 Goombas, making up a total of 8 coins. The Brick Block holds
another 3 coins besides the Star Switch. Now, it is time to collect the
8 Red Coins as you did for Star 2. While doing so, you can spin around
the Mr. I in the room for a further blue coin.
Now, it is time to enter the Hazy Maze. Before you jump down the hole,
I believe that you should have over 70 coins. If you have not missed a
single coin, then you may have slightly over 80 coins. As soon as you drop
down into the gas, run forwards and jump kick the Snufit. 2 coins will
be in the bag. Turn right, and run past the Monty Moles. Turn around the
corner, and turn left at the next junction. There should be 2 more Snufits,
which means are 4 more coins to be collected. You will eventually reach
the Blue Coin Switch. I suggest that you become Metal Wario first in order
to remove any interference due to the gas before you go running after the
Blue Coins in the maze.
Now, come to think of it, one of the Red Question Blocks near the Blue
Coin Switch is guarded by some more Swooper Bats. Kill them and put on
the cap. Then pound the Blue Coin Switch. Run after the first Blue Coin
you see and turn right and find more Blue Coins. While you are collecting
them, you should have just exceeded 100 coins, and a Power Star will appear
above you. Grab it. You will also find a column of Blue Coins marking another
hidden ledge. I believe that it will prove difficult for you to collect
all the Blue Coins, since the appearance of the Star will waste a lot of
time. But go over to the position where the column of Blue Coins was and
backflip up to the ledge above.
At the end of this hallway, there should be a lift leading up. Go up, and
through the door, and you will find yourself at the top of the Black Hole
area. Jump up and hang on to the wirenetting. Just make your way first
to the Yellow Exclamation Block for a 1-up Mushroom, and then to the star.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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e. Behind the Waterfall [SMDS5E]
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It seems that the water dragon swimming in the Underwater Lake of Hazy
Maze Cave is used to help you reach a secret course in the game. When you
have entered the lake area, swim over to the dragon, and climb onto his
back. Ground Pound him to make him lower his head so that Wario can get
onto him. Then, steer him to the ledge high up, with a brown wire netting
sticking out. To steer the dragon, simply face the direction in which you
want the dragon to move. Jump off once you are close enough to the wire
netting. There should be a pair of double doors there. Do through. Run
through the tunnel, and you will find another pool of murky water. Jump
in to enter the secret level.
Go through the hallway, bashing the Snufits that spray lead pellets at
you, and you will come to a river. Man, the current really is fast! If
you jump into the water, you will be washed away and be ejected out of
the waterfall to the castle moat. So, the answer to the predicament is
simple. Punch the Red Question Block to the left of you and turn into Metal
Wario. Then you will be protected against the strong currents. Do not enter
the water yet. Instead, go left, jump from ledge to ledge, cross the bridges
until you reach an alcove with 2 Red Coins. Talk to the Pink Bob-omb if
necessary to find out the locations of the Red Coins in this secret level.
Then, get out, and jump along the next platform to a final platform with
2 Red Coins and another Red Exclamation Block. Get the Red Coins and punch
the Red Exclamation Block for another Power Flower. Turn into Metal Wario.
Jump into the water. There should be 4 more Red Coins underwater in the
area surrounding the ledge you are on. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected,
a Power Star will appear on the shadow underwater, surrounded by 8 coins.
Get it before the effect of the Power Flower runs out.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
There is an extra Power Star in this level, and that requires the usage
of Mario ala Wario. As before, make your way to the platform with 2 Red
Coins and the Red Question Block. This time, put on the Red Cap and turn
into Mario. Punch the block for a Power Flower, which will turn you into
a Balloon. Float straight up, following the coin arrow, and the Power Star
will be waiting for you right at the top. This is one big no-brainer, all
you need to do is to continuously tap B!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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f. Course 7: Lethal Lava Land [SMDS5F]
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After you have collected all the stars in Hazy Maze Cave and Behind the
Waterfall, it is time to enter the Lethal Lava Land. To do this, get back
to the waterlogged basement, and jump into the picture of a giant fireball.
There are, as usual, 7 Power Stars to be collected, and they are:
1. Boil the Big Bully
2. Bully the Bullies
3. 8-coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
4. Red-Hot Log Rolling
5. Hot-Foot it into the Volcano
6. Inside the Volcano
7. Flaming Silver Stars
Wario is one great asset, due to his high power. A lot of things in this
level are so easy reachable when you make use of his abilities. I suggest
that you collect the Power Stars in this order:
3 --> 2 --> 1 --> 4 --> 5 --> 6 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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As you drop down to this course, you will be reminded not to be a pushover.
If anyone tries to shove you around, push back. There will be one-on-one
fights, with the loser being fried. With the reminder in hand, move forward,
and jump over to the next platform in the lava. There is a Brick Block
there. Punch it to reveal a Blue Coin Switch. I will not suggest stomping
it now, as the Blue Coins will appear IN the lava, and there is no quick
and effective way to navigate besides turning metal and risking its effect
running out while you are inside the lava.
Turn left and jump up the steps. The platform there is guarded by a Bully.
Use Wario's strong physique to punch him clean off the platform, and into
the lava. Now, you can rejoice as you hear the Bully burn and explode inside
the lava. Afterwards, the Bully will cough up a coin, and if you are lucky,
the coin would be on the platform and not be in the lava. Now, turn left.
There is a bridge that rises and falls periodically. Wait until it is down
and then run over the bridge. There is a Mr. I in the middle of the platform
on the other side. Run around him and daze him out. Then collect his blue
coin. The depression beneath where the Mr. I was is a warp. It warps Wario
to an island behind the starting point of this level, and has a Red Question
block in it. Remember this for now. Continue to go left. You will see a
platform which slants forward and backward in and out of the lava. Move
carefully, wait until the other end has resurfaced before running there
and jumping onto the Bowser picture puzzle beyond this platform.
This puzzle is merely a sliding puzzle. I mean those puzzles with many
pieces, and one empty square. You slide the pieces into the square to solve
the puzzle. This is what it is. The 8 Red Coins are scattered on the puzzle
pieces. While collecting the Red Coins, be sure to stay away from the blank
space, as the pieces around the space are the most likely to move. Once
the puzzle is "solved", that is, Bowser's picture is seen, a coin will
pop up out of each piece, making up to 14 coins.
This really is an easy Power Star. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected,
the Star will appear on a Shadow on a corner of the puzzle. Get it!
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
For Star 2, let us also collect the 100 Coin Star at the same time. For
one thing, let's follow the same route for the previous Star. Having
collected all the 8 Red Coins and most of the 14 coins that pop out of
the 14 piece puzzle, you should have collected more than 40 coins up till
now. It is time to turn your attention to those islands in the middle of
the lava that are too far to jump to. So, go and bump the Red Exclamation
Block to the left of the puzzle. Run in the direction of the screen and
you should find a small island with 3 coins. Collect the coins, and return
to the mainland. Turn into Metal Wario again and move northeast, to another
island there. There should be 4 more coins there.
With those coins in hand, go beyond the puzzle, to the next platform guarded
by 2 Bullies. It is recommended for you to draw the Bullies' attention
one by one, so you don't need to worry about being overpowered, although
to tell you the truth, Wario really has a lot of power! You should gain
two more coins by defeating the above Bullies.
You will then come to a revolving hexagonal platform, with a revolving
flame. It seems that the flame and the platform are revolving with opposite
spins. In short, they are designed to spin Wario into the flames! There
are 6 coins on the platform. As long as Wario keeps moving clockwise, he
should be able to safely avoid the 2 flames.
With the 6 coins in hand, jump onto the wooden platform to the right. Wow,
it's amazing that this wood can still withstand such intense heat. Jump
over to the next platform to the right. This platform rise and sinks in
a way such that only the middle of the path (with the coins) will always
stay above the surface of the lava. There are a total of 5 coins here.
Get them all and jump onto the next platform.
There is a Big Bully on the next platform. Ignore him for now. Collect
the 4 coins on this platform and then dodge the Big Bully until the moving
metal platforms comes close to the other side of this platform. Jump onto
the platform and move away. You will find 4 platforms on the lava arranged
in a square. They rise and fall in a way that only the center, that is
the part with the coin, will only be above the surface at all times. There
are a total of 4 coins on these 4 platforms. With them, go over to the
curved path. There is a Crazed Crate at the end of the path. Do not grab
it yet unless you want Wario to be propelled right into the lava.
Instead, move along the path to the other end, collecting the 3 coins you
find. At the other end, jump onto the arrowed platform, and move left.
There is a platform with 2 Bullies and a circle of 8 coins. Melt the Bullies
and collect the coins. You should have 10 more in total. Then, go back
to the arrowed platform and jump down to the 2 platforms rising and sinking
in the lava. Collect the 5 coins. Return to the curved path.
Punch the Red Exclamation Block for a Power Flower, and then run over the
lava to the island to the right with the Mr. I. Run around the Mr. I while
collecting the circle of 8 coins around him. When Mr. I gets sick and
disappears. Take the Blue Coin. You should have more than 100 coins at
this point. The Power Star will appear above you. Collect it, and the Metal
Power will disappear. Trapped? Not exactly. Turn to face the 4 square
platforms in the lava. When they have risen above the surface of the lava,
long jump to them. Then go to the right.
See the large platform with the 3 Bullies in front of you? Wait for the
moving metal platform to move here from the left and jump on it, then onto
the platform. Knock all 3 Bullies into the lava and a Big Bully will drop
down in an attempt to regain control. He is slightly tougher to knock off
the platform, but with some hard work, he too, will fall into the lava
and melt. He will leave a Power Star behind on the platform. There you
have it, the 100-Coin Star of the level collected so quickly, and even
the Blue Coin Switch is not needed!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Remember the Big Bully I told you to ignore before? Now, you can go and
engage him. It does not really matter through which way you get to him,
but I personally prefer going via the large Bowser puzzle, since the jumps
are not as tricky for a poor jumper like Wario. When you get onto the
platform, all you need to do is to punch the Big Bully into the lava, and
that is it. No tricks. After exploding in the lava, the Power Star will
appear on the high platform linked with your current platform by an arrowed
bridge. This time, you will have to be fast, as the bridge is collapsible.
There are 3 steps in total, for you to jump up. Get the star now. Even
if you fall into the lava, the pain reflexes of Wario would still be enough
to propel him onto the Star Platform! Ha ha! I am so mean!
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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Run forwards from the start of the level. Then, turn left. Jump onto the
platform with the Bully and go right this time. Watch out for the flame
nozzle in the lava as you get onto the arrowed platform. Jump onto the
teetering platforms and then make your way to the rising and sinking long
platforms. Move to the right, and onto the platform with the 2 Bullies
and the coin circle. Knock the 2 Bullies into the lava and look for the
metallic platform near the platform you are on. Jump onto the platform,
and let it carry you to the fenced off the area with the log. There are
flame nozzles in the lava on the platform's path, so be careful.
To roll the log to the left, stand to the left of the log, and keep jumping
up in place. The log will roll slowly to the left. Eventually, the log
will be linked to the ledge to the left. Jump onto the ledge and make your
way across the arrowed path to the star there.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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Move forward from the start and you will find that there is a new Yellow
Exclamation Block with the Brick Block. Break open the Exclamation Block
to reveal a Koopa Shell. Ride it to the spinning hexagonal platform, and
jump over it. You will find a mini volcano. When the volcano is not erupting,
go up and jump into the mouth while still riding the Koopa Shell. You will
be inside the Volcano. Wow! This place is larger than I thought. Jump onto
the island in front of you, and collect the coins. Move forward, avoiding
the flames that pop out of the lava, and jump onto the solid ledge.
Make your way along the path, and avoid the flame spewing out of the nozzle
in the way. Jump up to the next ledge and move on. There may be a Bully
here, but it is very hard to punch him off the ledge since it's very narrow
here. Jump up to the next ledge now. You may think there is nothing here,
but watch out for the section of the wall that falls out. When it has just
retreated back into the wall, run forward and backflip up to the next ledge
before the thing can crush Wario again. (It will take 3 units of health
off Wario if he IS crushed.)
You will then come to a series of small platforms. Jump carefully up them.
In case you were crushed by the wall, there is a Spinning Heart on one
of the platforms. At the top of the platforms, you will find a ledge with
2 flame nozzles. Run quickly past them when they are not spewing flames.
Jump up the step, and you will find another Bully. Since the path in front
of you can be tough, you might as well punch him off the ledge. When he
is off, walk carefully along the narrow path in front of you, and collect
the 5 coins there. Don't worry, the you are getting warmer to the Star.
You will then come up to a pole. Jump and grab it. Climb up, Now, position
Wario so that he is facing the opposite sides of the next pole. Use the
Touch Screen Map to help you with your aim. It is just too easy for a player
to think he's aiming correctly and end up jumping down to the hot lava
below. Jump to the next pole, be rewarded with a 1-Up Mushroom, and then
you can easily jump over to the next ledge, and that is where the 5th Power
Star of Lethal Lava Land is.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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The implications of this star is obvious, you have to enter the volcano
again. So, enter it the same way you did for Star 5. This time, turn around
when you enter, and follow the other path you see. Jump from platform to
platform until you reach the lift. Ride the lift up. The first ride is
uneventful. Do nothing while it moves along its tracks.
You will eventually come to another lift. Be ready to make the transfer
to the next lift. The next lift ride is also uneventful, that is until
you see the pole. Be ready to jump and grab on to the pole. When the lift
reaches the end of its track, it will stop, and drop into the lava. Don't
stay too long, I have learnt about this the hard way. Climb up.
There is a platform near the top of the pole. Aim carefully using the Touch
Screen Map and jump up. You will be rewarded with a 1-Up Mushroom on the
platform for your troubles. There is yet another pole here. Continue your
ascent. On the top, aim Wario carefully and jump onto the platform above.
The Power Star is just 2 more platforms above you.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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The objective of this star is to collect the 5 Silver Stars found on all
the remote islands of the open area of Lethal Lava Land. Walk forward from
the start and run over to the Yellow Exclamation Block. Punch it to reveal
the Koopa Shell. Then ride the shell around the level, collecting the 5
Silver Stars. You should be able to find them on the Touch Screen Map.
The first Silver Star is on the island to the south of the Bowser Puzzle.
(Assume the starting platform of the level is parallel to the southern
edge of the level.) The second Silver Star is found on the island to the
northeast of the Bowser Puzzle. The third Silver Star is found on the island
in the northwestern corner of Lethal Lava Land. The fourth one is found
on the high wooden ramp island in the northeastern corner of the course.
The fifth and final is on the island with the Mr. I near the 4th Silver
Star. The Power Star will then appear in the Star Sphere on the island
with the Red Exclamation Block in the southwestern corner of the course.
Surf over there and get it. There goes the final star of Lethal Lava Land.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Progress Check!
You should have more or less broken the 80 Star Mark by now. You will be
notified by the game that the mystery of the endless stairs has been
resolved, and that Bowser is pissed off as ever. This means that the final
showdown with Bowser is available. If you are anxious to beat the game,
you can always challenge Bower now. See the guide on "Bowser in the Sky"
for details on how to bring down Mario's nemesis.
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g. Course 8: Shifting Sand Land [SMDS5G]
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I believe that Mario should be the main character in this level, since
his abilities will be made the most use of. In this hot desert, you can
find these Power Stars.
1. In the Talons of the Big Bird
2. Shining atop the Pyramid
3. Inside the Ancient Pyramid
4. Stand Tall on Four Pillars
5. Tox Box Switch Star
6. Pyramid Puzzle
7. Free Flying for 8 Red Coins
I suggest you tackle the stars outside the pyramid before you deal with
the ones inside. Therefore, the suggested order of retrieving of Stars
is as follows:
1 --> 5 --> 2 --> 7 --> 3 --> 4 --> 6
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Star 1 Selected
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You start on a rocky part of the ground. In front of you is a Crazed Crate.
Grab it and release its 5 coins if you must, but avoid bouncing into the
shifting stand to the right. There is no escape from that sand. You will
then come to 2 Bob-ombs and a Flyguy. Jump kick the Flyguy while you blow
up the Bob-ombs. Continue to move forward. Hey, and what's this, it's
Mario's old spiky friend from Super Mario World, Pokey. After saying high,
punch each of his body segments away until is head is within reach. Punch
the head to defeat Pokey, and netting Mario a Blue Coin.
There is a 1-Up Mushroom right above the pool of shifting sand. Get it
with a long jump if you are truly brave. Enter that pavilion. There are
several Goombas in here, and one of them is wearing a green cap. Take this
into account for now. There are 2 Wooden Blocks inside this pavilion. One
of them holds a Red Coin. Get out and on your way. There is another Pokey
for Mario to kill. You can get on top of the pavilion, but let's not worry
about that now, shall we? You will find another shifting sand pit.
Read the side in front of the Tox Box Maze. It seems that the dark areas
of shifting sand are bottomless pits. So, if you fall in, you will
definitely lose a life. Now, enter the Tox Box Maze. The Tox Boxes roll
along the path in a predetermined pattern. There is no way you can defeat
them, and if they fall on Mario, he will be flattened. Fortunately, there
is a safety zone in each Tox Box. One of the sides has a large square hole
in which Mario can take cover. Then, even when the Tox Box slams down on
him, he will NOT be squashed.
The first safety zone is located on the second square of the maze. The
next is at the Y-Junction. Remember to take cover from the first Tox Box
at those spots. Then, turn left. See the Red Coin to the right? Jump over
there, and you will find that this part of the maze is not accessed by
any Tox boxes. Then you can go forward and move on. The next junction you
will find is another safety zone for the final Tox Box. It will be best
for Mario if he waits on that square until the Tox Box has passed him before
running to the exit of this annoying maze.
There is an oasis on the other side of the Tox Box Maze. There is a Red
Coin in the water. Also take note of the Star Sphere. A Power Star will
appear there when the Switch Star is pressed. Now, get on top of the tall
orange pillar to your left. To get up, just run up the walls. No jumping.
Wait for Klepto the Condor to fly by, and then bump him from below to make
him let go of the Power Star. It should fall between this pillar and the
next. Drop down to collect it.
*****STAR 1 COMPLETED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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As for the first star, run over the Tox box Maze and navigate through it.
Head to the Oasis. Now, you should really watch out for Klepto the Condor.
It seems that this guy is suffering from severe kelptomania, and cannot
stand not having loot in his talons. When Mario gets close, Klepto will
attempt to dive down and steal Mario's cap. You will hear his signature
cry when he does that, so be ready to dodge when he does come. If he manages
to steal your cap, then make like Star 1. Stand on top of one of those
orange tall pillars, and jump at Klepto when he's near to make him drop
the cap. Pick it up and put it back on.
Run in the sand, past the coins, and kill the next Pokey you find for another
modest Blue Coin. There may also be a Crazed Crate, but I suggest you don't
be distracted by it, otherwise, you may accidentally bounce into the
Shifting Sand and be swallowed up, thus wasting a lot of time and effort
in reaching this spot! As you run past the next hexagonal patch of Shifting
Sand, you will notice a whirlwind brewing up in the middle of the patch.
I would suggest that you run as fast as you can to prevent Mario from being
lifted up into mid-air. If you do get lifted into midair, I'd suggest you
steer Mario away from the Pyramid, of you may fall into the sand and again,
be sucked up and swallowed.
Run up the ramp to the pyramid entrance, and punch the Yellow Exclamation
Block to the right for a 1-Up Mushroom. Then, move to the left, and kill
that Goomba wearing the Yellow Cap to steal it from him. Transform into
Wario. As Wario ala Mario, move all the way back to the Tox Box Maze.
Remember the area where you got the Red Coin? There is actually an extra
platform behind it. You will have to long jump to reach that platform.
See the Brick Block? Bash it open and you will find a Star Switch. The
Star will appear in the Star Sphere by the oasis. Now, long jump back to
the main path and make your way through the Tox Box Maze again to the oasis.
You should be given ample time to reach this Power Star, since the
programmers have taken into account the tedious waiting when it comes to
navigating the Tox Box Maze. You can always jump between sections of the
path to speed things up.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Now, it is time to collect the Power Star that is shining atop the pyramid.
As before, make your way through the Tox Box Maze, and hence reaching the
Oasis. Run past the Pokies, Flyguy, Klepto. Get past the hexagonal patch
of Shifting Sand, and watch out for the whirlwind. Run past it, and run
up the ramp to the pyramid. Please refrain from running into the Pyramid
for now. Instead, go to the right and you should find a Yellow Exclamation
Block. Punch it for a 1-Up Mushroom. You will find a ledge that you can
jump on to, so jump up and follow the path. At the end of the path, there
is a Flame Thrower. Turn left and jump up onto the next ledge.
The next ledge should have a line of 5 coins for your collection. Turn
left at the end of the path and jump up to the next ledge. The next ledge
is guarded by a Flyguy. Do not hang around here or try to defeat him. If
the Flyguy manages to set you on fire with his flames, the best thing to
do is to tap B rapidly so that Mario jumps in place before the fire burns
out. Don't panic, otherwise, Mario will run off the ledge and fall into
the shifting sand surrounding the pyramid and be swallowed up. The finish
line is very close. The next ledge should lead to an alcove on top of the
pyramid that holds the Power Star.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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Our next target will be the Red Coin Star. At the start of the level, turn
around and run along the strip of land behind the starting point. The path
gets narrower and narrower, and a Red Coin will be found at the end of
the path. Collect it, and be careful not to run into the Shifting Sand.
(There is no escape from this sand.) Then, go back to the start of the
course and take care of any Bob-ombs and Flyguy that are in the way. Run
into the pavilion and brick one of the wooden blocks for the 2nd Red Coin.
I know that you are curious as to what is on top of the pavilion. So, run
in the direction of the Tox Box Maze, and turn around. Kill the Pokey,
then run towards the pavilion and double jump up to the top of the structure.
There should be a Yellow Exclamation Block and a Red Question Block. The
Yellow Exclamation Block holds a Koopa Shell, while the Red Question Block
holds a feather. Now, Mario can take to the air! (You can also use the
Koopa Shell to surf on the shifting sand without fear of being swallowed
up. The 1-up Mushroom below is collected by this mean.)
Take off by pressing the B button 3 times in a row, and fly to the 2 pillars
on this side of the pyramid. A Red Coin is in mid air by the left of the
left pillar. The 4th Red Coin is in midair to the right of the right pillar.
With these 2 Red Coins in hand, Mario can fly back to the pavilion and
land. Now, it is time to enter the Tox Box Maze.
As for all the previous Power Stars, navigate through the maze and grab
the Red Coin in the middle. Then go on to the Oasis. Jump into the water
to collect the 6th Red Coin. Just watch out for Klepto the Condor in order
to prevent incidences of cap theft. Run over to the pyramid and up the
ramp. There is another Red Question Block on the ledge. Punch it to reveal
another feather. Fly up and collect the 2 Red Coins in the air by the 2
pillars on this side.
Once the Red Coin is collected, the Power Star will appear on the Star
Shadow on top of the pavilion. Just get on top of the orange pillar closer
to the entrance of the pyramid and take off. Fly all the way back to the
star to get it. If you are a wimp, you can always go the long way round
and go through the tedious Tox Box Maze to get it! Either way, all 4 stars
of the outside area of Shifting Sand Land are collected.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Not only are we going to collect the star inside the ancient pyramid, we
are also going to collect the 100-coin star for this run. So, turn around,
and run along the slowly diminishing path until you reach the dead end
with the Red Coin. Be careful not to fall in. Then, turn around and go
all the way back to the start of the course. Grab the Crazed Crate and
let it bounce along the path behind the starting point. Let's hope that
the coins won't be scattered everywhere and collect the 5 coins that pop
out. 7 down, 93 to go! Now, we have got 2 Bob-ombs and 1 Fly Guy to deal
with first, throw the first Bob-omb away from the action and nab his coin.
Then, throw the second one at the Flyguy while he is flying low to kill
him. You should gain 4 more coins here. Then, it is time to deal with the
Pokey. Double jump up to his head and kick it, to break the blue coin loose.
Now, enter the pavilion. Kill the 2 Goombas you find for 2 easy coins.
Make sure that they are far away from the shifting sand beforehand. One
of the wooden blocks also hold 3 coins. The other, of course, holds the
Red Coin. The crate can be pounded open for another 3 coins. What a coin
bonanza is this pavilion. Make sure you kill the Pokey prior to entering
the Tox Box Maze. Grab his blue coin. Right now, you should have a total
of 31 coins. Enter the maze.
In the maze, grab the Red Coin to add 2 more coins to Mario's total. Once
you get to the oasis, jump in for another Red Coin. Kill the next Pokey
you find for another Blue Coin. Then walk along between the 2 pillars,
collecting the 5 coins on the ground. Next, pound the next crate for another
3 coins. Then move forward. There is another Crazed Crate in front of you
by the shifting sand. To avoid bouncing into the sand, I'd suggest that
you grab the crate with your back to the sand. Collect the 5 coins that
come out of the crate. Then, kill the next Pokey that you find for another
Blue Coin. It is now time to enter the pyramid.
Do not bother jumping up the pyramid to collect the 5 coins there, as it
is just dangerous to attempt getting down again. Just slide down the hole
into the pyramid. Move forward, and you will find a Blue Coin Switch to
your left. Pound it to make a stack of 4 Blue Coins appear behind the fence
in the sand in front of you. Run over and get them all. You should have
a total of 78 coins. Now, jump back to solid ground, and move left. (I'm
referring to the direction Mario is facing when he came in.)
Follow the path, and engage all the Goombas you find. You will find a
mummified block that is jumping in a predetermined path. Run to the side
of him to the other end of the path. Now, you must jump into the sand.
While in the sand, keep moving and jumping. If not, you will slowly sink
into the sand. Jump up onto the ledge on the other side. Do not pick up
the yellow cap. Move up the stairs and continue your way. You will come
to a wirenetting with a circle of 8 coins guarded by an Amp. Hang on and
grab the coins. There is a 1-up Mushroom above the wirenetting too.
Keep moving along the path, and kill the Goomba you find. You will then
come to a gap in the ledge with another mummified block moving up and down.
Feel free to use him as a stepping stone to get to the other side. You
will come to another 2 Goombas before you reach the pole. Kill them, grab
their coins and climb up. On top, run to the wirenetting and make your
way to the other side, collecting the 5 coins you find on the way. Then,
you will come to a series of steps with 3 more coins.
Jump up, and you will be in the path with a wide mummified log rolling
back and forth. Wait until he is away, and then hide in the alcove. Then
wait for the mummified log to roll past before moving on. You will then
come some steps that rise and fall. As you go up, collect the coins. You
should have exceeded the 100 coin mark by now. The Star will appear, get
it and move on to the top.
The next path is guarded by 2 Amps. Run past them quickly and hug the wall
for the next narrow path. Climb up the pole. You will come to a bridge
guarded by another of those mummified blocks. I suggest you jump on the
block and use him as a stepping stone to reach the other side. Jump up
the next few steps, collect the coins, and the Power Star will be waiting
for you at the top. Collect it. If my calculations are correct, you should
have obtained exactly 113 coins.
*****100-STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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For Star 4, you will have to enlist the aid of the wings. So, go over to
the pavilion and double jump onto it. Punch the Red Question Block and
grab the feather. Take off and fly to the tall orange pillar by the pyramid.
When Mario's shadow is seen on the top, ground pound to land on it. Then,
fly to the next pillar that is surrounded by the Shifting Sand. Land on
it too. Now, fly over to the oasis, and land on top of the 2 pillars there.
When the 4th pillar is stepped on, you will hear a confirmation sound.
Look at the pyramid, it seems that the top will be blown clean off, and
a hole is revealed. Fly over there and jump into the hole. You will land
on a caged lift at the top of the pyramid. Once you land, it will descend,
until it reaches the bottom. You will find yourself in front of a hole
in the central orange block. Jump into the hole, punch open the entrance
and run down the stairs.
You find yourself in a tomb. Run over to the casket and the blocks in front
will come to life, turning into 2 hands! It seems that the hands are not
pleased with you breaking the ancient seal and waking the ancient ones.
Now, it's time to battle, hand to hand. These 2 hands like to pound on
Mario, and when you see one stopping directly over him, you'd better run.
Another way of attacking is to sweep you off the platform and into the
bottomless pit below. To fight back, wait until a hand's eye is open, and
punch it. When you have hit it enough times, the hand will be smashed.
You will have to destroy both hands. 3 hits will do for each hand. You
have smashed the hands like pebble. You rule the ancient pyramid... for today.
Now, the Star of Power will be released. Take it while they sleep in darkness.
(Or in the Next World, maybe.)
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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The objective of this star used to be finding the 5 Secret Spots inside
the Pyramid. Now, it is to find the 5 Silver Stars. Actually, the position
of the Silver Stars are identical to the secret spots, so rest assured.
As before, enter the pyramid and go to the top. You will see a Silver Star
by the main path. Get it, and turn right, and drop off the gap in the path.
You should land on a small platform with another Silver Star. Then, to
get the next, jump to the left in a distance of 2 platform widths, and
pound down for the 3rd Silver Star.
Now, drop down to the left of the platform for a rather sandy conveyor
belt. Just let the belt carry you to the 2 Silver Stars, and the Star will
appear in the Star Sphere at the end of the belt. Be sure to jump up a
bit so that Mario can reach the star.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
At this point, as you wander in the basement as Mario, you will find 2
Pink Rabbits in front of the entrance of Lethal Lava Land. Chase them and
grab them both. They will each give Mario a key to Princess Toadstool's
drawers in the Rec Room. Then, enter a course, collect one of the past
stars and come out again. Notice that 1 of the rabbits is white and glowing.
Catch him and he will say that he is the 2nd fastest of his brothers, and
that you have caught 1 of 8 Glowing Rabbits. So, now, reenter a course,
get another past star and get out, another Glowing Rabbit will appear.
If not, reenter and get another past star.
Just keep entering and leaving courses, until all 8 Glowing Rabbits appear.
The next 6 all claim to the second fastest, while the last one is the fastest.
Once he is captured, he will give you a key to the empty room. Go back
to the Character Switching Room and unlock the white door. Mario will go
in, and come back out with another Secret Star.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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h. Course 9: Dire, Dire Docks [SMDS5H]
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Now, it is time to reenter the docks of Bowser. Go back to the entryway
of the basement, and through the sliding Star Door. Run forward, past the
entrance hole of the battle with Bowser in the Fire Sea, and jump into
the water wall for the entrance to the Dire, Dire Docks.
Things may look dire, but still, you get another 7 stars to collect, and
one of the may have been collected already.
1. Board Bowser's Sub
2. Chests in the Current
3. Pole-jumping for Red Coins
4. Through the Jet Stream
5. Koopa Surfing Switch Star
6. Inside the Cage
7. The Manta Ray's Reward
This level is divided into 2 parts, the bay and the sub pen. Since the
sub pen is way inside the level, I'd suggest you collect the stars in this
order. Star 1 must be collected first as that is how you get to Bowser.
1 --> 2 --> 5 --> 7 --> 3 --> 4 --> 6
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Star 1 Selected
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You will drop down into the bay. I know that you very well may have got
this star early on so you can get to Bowser in the Fire Sea, but I will
rewrite the guide for this star anyway. Dive down into the water, and avoid
the whirlpool. Swim around the area until you find the tunnel opening marked
by a circle of coins. Swim through the tunnel. You will reach a concrete
wall in the water, and there is an arrow pointing up. Follow the arrow
and quickly swim up. I know that this takes a lot of air, so feel free
to surface and take a short breath of air.
Wow, this really is a secret tunnel. Swim forward, and you will find another
yellow arrow on the wall pointing down. So, as instructed, dive down and
swim through the tunnel down there. Then, resurface. You will find yourself
inside Bowser's submarine pen. What a sub, swim over to the pier, and run
around to find a large switch on the ground. Step on it to make a bridge,
or gangplank appear so that you can jump on to the submarine. Try as you
might, but you will be disappointed to find out that there is absolutely
no way that Mario can enter it. You cannot sabotage the sub by placing
explosive charges on it too.
Oh well, therefore, the only thing you can do is to grab the Power Star
that is right on the deck of the submarine. With this star, the wall of
water will move back to reveal the entrance of Bowser in the Fire Sea.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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It is amazing that treasure hunting is still in even when you are so close
to a secret base of your worst enemy. In the bay area, dive down to the
bottom. You will find a total of 3 treasure chests. As in Jolly Roger Bay,
you must open them in the correct order for the star to appear. The first
2 for you to open are in the outer rim of the bay. So, swim around the
edges of this area to find them. The first one to open is right next to
a clam. If you manage to swim past the clam as it opens up, a 1-Up Mushroom
will appear. The second treasure chest to open is the one that is surrounded
by seaweed. The third one is in the center, by the whirlpool. Swim up
carefully and avoid getting sucked in. Once the third treasure chest is
opened, the Power Star will appear to your right. Swim over to get it.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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This star will require the use of Wario, since the yellow cap in this level
is found in the submarine pen, you might as well go to the character switch
room and switch to Wario beforehand.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Reenter the bay. Swim around and there should be a small shoreline with
3 Brick Blocks. Smash them all up, and grab their coins. One of the blocks
is hiding a Star Switch. Before tripping it, punch the Yellow Exclamation
Block for a Koopa Shell. Ride on it, and steer Wario slowly onto the switch.
Once it is pressed, the Star will appear in a Star Sphere on the opposide
end of the bay. Quickly surf over to the other side for the Power Star.
I know this is extremely tough. You are given very few seconds to reach
it, so jump forward to increase your speed if necessary.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Now, I suggest you change back to Mario for the final star of the bay area.
*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
While swimming in the bay, look out for a giant Manta Ray beside the shark.
(A manta ray is just a giant version of a stingray, hope this helps.) You
will know that wherever he swims, he leaves behind a trail of white air
rings. So, go and swim after him. Swim through 5 of his air rings in a
row to collect 5 Red Numbers. Don't worry about running out of breath here,
as you will have your Power Gauge refilled every time you swim through
a ring. When the 5th Red Number is found, the Power Star will appear just
above the top of the whirlpool. Swim carefully and get it.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Wow, the first 4 stars are just easy pickings. Now, it is time to enter
the submarine pen itself. While you are getting the 3rd Star, I suggest
you go after the 100 Coin Star as well. Dive down, and notice the column
of 5 coins by the whirlpool. Dive and quickly get them, then swim towards
the rim of the bay to avoid getting sucked in. There should be another
column of 5 coins by the clam. Get them too. Then, swim in an anticlockwise
direction along the bottom of the bay to collect any coins you find.
There should be 6 coins by the treasure chest surrounded by seaweed. Then
swim to the left. There is another column of coins by the central treasure
chest. Then, swim up and to the tunnel. There will be 3 rings of yellow
coins for you to collect as you go to the secret entrance of the submarine
pen. Then, follow the yellow arrows and swim up to the top. Have a quick
breath of air, and swim down as instructed by the arrows. There should
be 2 more circles of coins for you to collect before you even have reached
the submarine pen itself.
When you have reached the submarine pen, swim to the right, and go past
the clams. Don't bother with the Koopa Shell in one of them. There should
be another circle of 8 coins to the left of the leftmost clam. Then, continue
to swim to the other end of the submarine pen. If you have defeated Bowser
in the Fire Sea, the sub will be gone, and the pen's hatch would have opened.
Avoid swimming through that hatch, as it is only an exit to the sea outside
Princess Toadstool's castle. I guess Bowser has decided to get his troops
into action after you have defeated him for the second time round. There
are 5 coins below the exit though, and those are what you must get.
Now, you have collected all the coins in the water, so it's time to get
to the pier. Wow, the coinage is so tight here. You have progressed so
far in this course, and there are only 72 coins collected so far! If Bowser
is defeated in the Fire Sea, I repeat, the sub will be gone, and a system
of moving poles would have appeared at the top of the pen. But how to get
up there? Then answer to this predicament is also the switch you tripped
earlier to get on board the sub. (That transparent star is now floating
in mid air in the middle of nowhere.)
Press the switch, and you will find that there is another set of blocks
creating a stairway for Mario to get up to the system of poles. Those blocks
are on the opposite side of the pier to that of the Red Question Block.
Feel free to collect the line of 5 coins on the pier before you jump up
the steps to the platform above.
There should be a Red Coin on the platform. Then, move to Mario's left
and hang onto the pole as it comes to him. You will have to use this one
pole to grab 3 Red Coins at once. For the first one, tend to the top, for
the second, tend to the center, and for the 3rd, tend to the bottom. Then,
let the pole carry you back to the starting platform and drop off. Now,
it's time to get onto the other pole.
On the next platform, there is a Star Shadow. Go left, and grab onto the
pole there. That pole will take Mario to a platform with a Blue Coin Switch.
6 Blue Coins will appear on the platform. To get them, you will have to
jump up for each of them. You should be able to get at least 5, and at
this point, would have surpassed the 100 coin mark. The star will appear,
so grab it. Now, grab on the other pole which serves this platform and
let it carry Mario to another caged platform with the 5th Red Coin.
Return to the platform with the Star Shadow. Grab onto the pole which you
have not grabbed on before. Then let it carry you to the far side of the
system of poles. You will be required to make a pole transfer, so get ready
to jump when this pole coincides with the other one. Ride this pole, and
collect the Red Coin in its path. You will find a platform in the space
between the 2 sets of wirenetting. In the original Mario 64, there WAS
no platform, so you will have to do a mid-air pole transfer! But not any
more. On that platform, transfer to the pole on the other side and collect
the 2 Red Coins in its path.
Once you have collected the 8th Red Coin, the star will appear on the shadow
on the platform you came from. Just ride the poles back there and get it,
or, drop down to the pier, and get the Power Flower from the Red Question
Block, and let Balloon Mario float up to it. Wow, this has got to be the
most tedious guide for one single star ever!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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Remember the Jet Stream in Jolly Roger Bay? There is also one in the Dire,
Dire Docks. So, swim into the tunnel in the bay and over to the submarine
pen. You will find another Jacuzzi like jet stream underwater, but there
is no Star. Let's swim over and examine the place closely, shall we? There
is a series of rings that come out from the Jet Stream. Swim into the middle
of the rings' path and let 5 rings pass through Mario. Then, the Power
Star will appear in the middle of the Jet Stream. But how do you get it?
Simple. Notice that there is a yellow cap underwater. Use the Touch Screen
Map to locate it and put it on. You will now turn into Wario. Move Wario
ala Mario to the pier and punch the Red Question Block. The power flower
will turn Wario into metal, and you can then jump into the water. Drop
as close as possible to the jet stream, and quickly walk to the star and
grab it before the effects wear off. (God knows why Mario will scream as
he descends to the bottom.)
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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The final star of Dire, Dire Docks is also located in the submarine pen.
As you swim around under the water, you will find the star inside a cage.
But how do you get in a completely sealed cage? Use the Vanish Power. Put
on the green cap on top of the cage and turn into Luigi, and then swim
to the pier. Punch the Red Question Block for a Power Flower. Turn into
Vanish Luigi. Quickly swim into the cage and collect the Power Star. You
should be given ample time to do this.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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6. The Upper Levels of the Castle [SMDS6]
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Now, it is time to take care of the remaining courses in the castle. With
the key obtained from battling Bowser in the Fire Sea, head back to the
castle lobby, and run up the stairs. There is a locked door here. Use the
key to unlock it. Before tackling the next course, I would suggest you
to change into Yoshi again. As Mario, run into his room and Yoshi will
come out. Then, go through the door and climb up the spiraling stairs.
These are the requirements for the levels.
Course 10: Snowman's Land --- 2nd Key
Course 11: Wet-Dry World --- 2nd Key
Course 12: Tall, Tall Mountain --- 2nd Key
Course 13: Tiny-Huge Island --- 2nd Key
Over the Rainbow --- 2nd Key and 50 Stars
Course 14: Tick Tock Clock --- 2nd Key and 50 Stars
Course 15: Rainbow Ride --- 2nd Key and 50 Stars
Bowser in the Sky --- 2nd Key, 80 Stars and play as Mario
Go through the door on top and you will be in a very large circular room
with many pictures on the walls. If you talk to the Toad standing in front
of the central pillar, he will give you a Power Star!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Now, go through the star door mounted on a wooden wall. You will be in
a mirrored room. Go to the left. Look into the reflection. See the picture
of 2 snowmen in the reflection? Jump into the corresponding part on the
wall to enter Snowman's Land.
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a. Course 10: Snowman's Land [SMDS6A]
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*****PLAYING AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
You are back in another snowy land again. This is why Yoshi's ability to
melt ice blocks is very handy. The stars that you can collect are:
1. Snowman's Big Head
2. Chill With the Bully
3. Yoshi's Ice Sculpture
4. Whirl from the Freezing Pond
5. Snowman's Silver Star
6. Into the Igloo
7. Red Coins inside the House
Let us collect the stars in this order, shall we?
3 --> 2 --> 1 --> 4 --> 5 --> 7 --> 6
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Star 1 Selected
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At the start of the level, move forward, and up the hill. There should
be a Red Question Block on top of that small hill. Punch it for a Power
Flower. This will allow Yoshi to have a bad case of heartburn from gobbling
enemies! It's true! He can now breathe fire when you press A button. With
Yoshi's mouth filled with fire, run back to the start and run to the
immediate area behind the start. On your way, a Mr. Blizzard will pop out
of the snow. Blast him with fire and he will melt down, leaving 3 coins!
Ha, so now there is an alternate way to defeat these naughty snowmen besides
making them feel dizzy. Go on along the wall.
There are 3 Spindrifts hanging around the wall. Give them the flame
treatment if it has not expired already. If not, there is another fun way
to deal with these enemies. Try to collect the 3 coins, as you move towards
the third coin, it turns into a Money Bag! Quickly swallow it and turn
it into an egg. Then, run to the dead end and turn around. Press A to throw
the egg at the Spindrift. The egg will then bounce off the Spindrift,
hitting any other Spindrifts in the way. For each Spindrift you kill with
an egg, you get an extra coin! Take this into account for now. Now, it's
time to approach the ice sculpture.
There should be a series of ice blocks mounted on wood, and the power star
is at the top. You call this an ice sculpture? Talk about some obsessive
sculptor deep into neo-cubism! Anyway, to get to the top of this weird
thingamajig, Yoshi has to melt the correct ice blocks to create steps to
go up. If the effect of the Power Flower runs out, go all the way back
to the Red Question Block to get more fire! Boy, and Yoshi would need a
lot of antacids after this! Jump up onto the block in the lower right corner,
and turn left. Melt the block to the left and on the same level as you
are, and jump on the block left below. Now, double jump up and melt the
2 blocks in the upper left corner of the sculpture. Jump on the block there
that remains. Melt the ice block that holds the Star, and possibly the
block beneath that too. The Power Star will now be available for collection.
Since Yoshi's jump is so high, reaching it by backflipping will not be
too difficult, even for beginners.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
When you are on the star selection screen, you will be allowed to choose
which cap you want Yoshi to put on at the start of the course. I would
suggest that you choose the Yellow Cap. Yoshi will put on the yellow cap
once he is dropped in, and become Wario. Run forward, and spin around the
Mr. Blizzard to make him dizzy and fall down. Do not run up the hill this
time. Instead, it is time to take the path to the right of it. There is
another small "valley" between the 2 hills here, that is guarded by an
Amp and a Flyguy. It is windy here, so I would not suggest entering.
Continue to go forwards and you will reach a pen with 3 Goombas inside,
as well as a burning fire. Each Goomba should be wearing a cap of different
colors, and since you are playing as Wario ala Yoshi, the Goomba that is
supposed to be wearing the yellow cap will not be wearing any yellow caps.
Don't bother with them for now. Go left, and run up the path beyond a small
frozen ice pond. Since the water is completely frozen, you don't need to
worry about getting drowned at all.
The path here really is slippery. While Wario ala Yoshi is running on the
steepest parts of the path, stopping will cause him to slide down to the
bottom again. You will find a large platform on top, and who's that? It's
an Ice Bully. He is a relative of the Big Bullies of Lethal Lava Land,
and he is very territorial indeed. He will try his best to knock Wario
ala Yoshi off the platform, and what is beneath the platform? Super duper
ice water! Falling into the ice water is just as bad as falling into lava.
Yoshi will bounce up in pain, and lose 3 units of health every time he
touches the surface of the ice.
The difficulty of this battle is compounded by the fact that the platform
you are standing on is very slippery, so stand your ground. When the Ice
Bully approaches, tap A repeatedly to punch him back. Then advance on him
slowly but surely and punch him again. Since Wario has got the highest
power rating, the Ice Bully may be able to be knocked off the platform
in as few as 2 punches. When he is knocked off, he will explode in the
water while he sinks. I guess that his core must have been red hot, and
this super duper ice cold water only serves to crack it up completely.
The Power Star will then appear on the platform, so don't hesitate anymore
and grab it. There goes the last of the Bully family!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Now, after a very long wait, it is now time to collect the Star that you
have selected in the first place. This time, enter as plain Yoshi. Move
forward, dethrone the Mr. Blizzard as you wish, and go over to the pen
holding the 3 Goomba brothers. (hee hee, but they are all as grumpy with
their 3 caps on.) Ignore them and turn left. Run past the pool of super
duper ice water beneath the platform with the Ice Bully, and you will come
to an open area. Hey, is that a coin?
But still, a lone coin in the middle of nowhere often seem suspicious,
doesn't it? Creep up slowly. The coin will transform into another Money
Bag! Use your tongue to hold him in your mouth before it can jump around
like mad. Then turn him into an egg. Run over to the 2 Spindrifts. Try
to lure them until they are both close and then press A to release the
egg! The egg will hit both of them, and what is left is a super big coin
fiesta! Take them all as you like. There is also a Yellow Exclamation Block
nearby. Punch it open for a 1-Up Mushroom.
Then move as according to the arrowed signs. There is another Mr. Blizzard
here waiting for a snowball fight. Show that you are not interested by
running in circles around him. Move forward and you will come to another
icy lake. The water in this lake is not super duper ice water, but super
ice water nonetheless. If Yoshi falls in, he will lose 1 unit of health
every 3 seconds, regardless of him being underwater or not. There are a
couple of Spindrifts here too. Deal with them if you like.
Follow the path on the lake. You will find some Spindrifts hanging around
in the water. If you jump on one, you will be boosted to the ledge on the
far side of the lake in front of you, but let's not deal with that now.
Turn left, and jump over the "waves" that come out of the dispenser in
the other end of the path. Jump up onto the ledge above the dispenser and
move right on. You should eventually come to a narrow path marked by a
coin. Run up the wooden path and be prepared to wall hug.
Jump up to the next path, and you will find an ice bridge. As you prepare
to cross, you will find the snowman waking up. He is mistaking Yoshi for
an Ice Ant. He will then want to blow him off! Now, if you cross the bridge
at any time, you will be blown clean off, and that is what the penguin
is there for, to help you. As the penguin comes to your side, run along
with him on the bridge. You must imitate every step the penguin takes to
avoid the wind. The Penguin will move forward, and back, and suddenly move
forward very quickly. Be accustomed to his patterns and you should be able
to cross the bridge in no time. Now, just follow the path up to the top
of the giant snowman's head and collect the Power Star.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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The objective of this star clearly indicates that Yoshi has to bounce on
one of the Spindrifts he has found in the super ice water lake to reach
the star that is hidden on the high up ledge on one of the sides of the
lake. I personally find that maneuver to be a very tedious one that often
landed Yoshi into the freezing lake. Instead, there is another solution
to your problem here.
Remember the hill where you found the Red Question Block near the start
of the level? Well, there is a tree to the left of it. There is a lone
coin on top, and this really is fishy, right? Climb up the tree and jump
to get the coin. You will find another owl fly out. You have awoken him
from his roost. But hey, as long as he is flying around, you can grab on
and fly high. Steer the owl to the position of the Star on the Touch Screen
Map and let go once you see Yoshi's head overlap the star. Yoshi should
not take any fall damage if he falls onto snow, but Ground Pound just in
case. There are 2 Yellow Exclamation Blocks here. One holds a Koopa Shell,
while the other one holds the Power Star. Grab it now.
NOTE: You may notice that the owl flies even higher than the giant snowman's
head. Which means that you could have gotten Star 1 of Snowman's Land by
the owl using this shortcut. Keep this in mind if you are wanting to play
a speed game to impress your friends, but I don't care myself as the time
is not recorded in your saved file.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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For some strange reason, the title of this Star is called "Snowman's Silver
Star", and yet there are 5 Silver Stars to collect. I guess Nintendo has
not been paying attention in proofreading their game to prepare it for
the Nintendo DS' launch! Anyway, there are a total of 5 Silver Stars for
Yoshi to collect. The first one is next to the pen where the 3 Goomba
Brothers are. Now, move over to the super duper ice water pool. There is
a Silver Star on the surface. Now, collecting it would be suicide, so let's
skip this one for the time being, shall we?
Run past the ice water pool and you will find another Silver Star in the
open area with the 2 Spindrifts. Then, go over to the ice water lake. Jump
onto one of the Spindrifts in the water, and drift over to the ledge where
you collected Star 4. Punch the other Yellow Exclamation Block besides
that of the star for the Koopa Shell, then surf along the path to the right,
collecting the 2 Silver Stars you will find. Then, drop back down to the
open area below. Go over to the pool of super duper ice water and collect
the last Silver Star there. The Power Star should appear in the Star Sphere
near the start of the level, so all you have to do is to go all the way
back there and pick it up, and the mission is complete.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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The last 2 Power Stars of Snowman's Land involve entering the Igloo, one
of the areas that still remain unexplored until now. Which collecting the
Star 7, let us also collect the 100-coin star. At the start of the level,
turn around and run back to the area with the ice sculpture. Collect the
2 coins, and then sneak up on the Money Bag. Swallow him and turn him into
an egg. Then run over to the wall. Lure the 3 Spindrifts so they are as
close to each other as possible, and throw the egg. The egg should ricochet
off all 3 of them and release a ton of coins. They may still be rather
scattered, but collect as many as possible. You should be able to collect
as many as 20 coins up till now.
Now, go over to the small crate by the Ice Sculpture and swallow it, lay
and egg. Hey! The egg is square in shape! Go over to the Mr. Blizzard and
throw it. You should receive a bonus in conjunction with the 6 coins you
normally receive. In my case, I got 3 extra coins. Now, let's run up the
hill and swallow the Spindrift, shall we? Lay her into an egg. Then go
over to the pen with the 3 Goomba Bros. Do not throw the egg at the Goombas
yet. Instead, throw it at the Spindrift. You should be able to gain another
3 coin bonus. Right now, you should have exceeded 40 coins if you are fast
and lucky enough. Go over to the open area.
Swallow the Money Bag you find, and turn him into an egg. Throw it at the
2 Spindrifts for more coins. Then, swallow the lone crate and turn it into
an egg as well. Run past the open area and throw it at Mr. Blizzard. Collect
the coins that pop out. Then it is time to go back to the pen with the
Goomba Bros. Eat the Goomba with the Green Cap, and turn into Luigi. Send
Luigi over to the tree where the owl resides and wake the owl up. Grab
onto the owl and have him send you to the ledge high above the ice cold
lake. Grab the Koopa Shell and jump down to the lake.
Notice the path marked by coins? Use the Koopa Shell to jump up the path
to the entrance of the igloo. Then, crawl into the hole to enter. You are
now to collect the 8 Red Coins inside the igloo. You should have collected
more than 70 coins now. There is a large supply of Spindrifts hanging around
the igloo. I suggest you let Luigi ala Yoshi get hit by one so he can turn
back into Yoshi. Then you can swallow each Spindrift one by one, transform
them into eggs and throw them at the wall for easy coin trios. Eventually,
you should get more than 100 coins. Get the Power Star.
As for the 8 Red Coins, I don't even need to tell you their locations.
Since the inside of the Igloo is just SOOOOOO small, you should be able
to find it yourself with the trial and error method. If you are really
stuck, consult the help of the Pink Bob-omb Buddy inside the igloo. The
Power Star will of course, appear on a Star Shadow in the igloo.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Before you get the Star 6 of Snowman's Land, I suggest that you go and
change to Luigi.
*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Reenter the igloo. See the star beneath the wirenetting as you enter? You
need to become Vanish Luigi to get it. Fortunately, there is a Red Question
Block in the far side of the igloo. Go over there and punch it. Take the
Power Flower and become invisible. Now, make your way across the narrow
platforms in the water and jump through the wirenetting for the final star.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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b. Course 11: Wet-Dry World [SMDS6B]
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Once all of the stars of Snowman's Land are collected, get out of the room
and into the central area. Run around until you find a large picture of
a Skeeter. Jump in to enter Wet-Dry World. Note that the position of entry
affects the depth of water in Wet-Dry World. The higher Luigi jumps, the
deeper will be the water. In general, there will be 5 different depths
available, in conjunction with the 7 Power Stars available.
1. Shocking Arrow Lifts!
2. Top O' the Town
3. 5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky
4. Express Elevator-Hurry Up!
5. Go to Town for the Red Coins
6. Quick Race through Downtown!
7. Soaked Silver Stars
There really is no particular order that would prove to be more advantageous
than the other, so I will suggest you collect the stars in the order they
appear. How boring... here it is:
1 --> 2 --> 3 --> 4 --> 5 --> 6 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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When you jump into the level, be sure to jump into the middle part of the
picture. Then, the water should be at medium depth. You will drop down
onto a large wooden platform floating in the water. Jump onto the platform
in front of you, and run over to the switch in front of you. Step on it
to make a series of platforms materialize in front of you. Follow the
platforms to a high ledge with a multi-coloured crystal. That is known
as a Crystal Tap. It raises or lowers the water level to the level of the
Crystal Tap. Now, the water should be of medium high depth.
Enter the water, and swim forward to the series of wooden platforms floating
on the water. I mean the ones near the brown submerged walls with arrows
on them. When you get onto them, turn left. Back flip up to the grey platform
above. Jump to the next platform. You will find a block with an arrow
pointing upwards and downwards. Step onto that block. This is the so called
"Shocking Arrow Lift!". When the block has moved completely forward, it
is time to make an inter-block transfer. Go left, and this block will move
to the left. Then, move forward to the next block and it will move forward
too. After this, move right to the next block and have it move right. Finally,
when this block is linked to the last block. Move forward to the last block
and have it move forward and carry Luigi to the final platform.
The whole series of lifts is guarded by an Amp, and this is why it's shocking.
The good thing is, even if Luigi gets an electric shock, he will NOT be
knocked off the shocking arrow lift. Now, your reward is inside the Yellow
Exclamation Block. Bump it for the Power Star. Enjoy.
NOTE: There is a quick and easy way to get this star. Jump into the lower
part of the painting to set the water level to the shallowest depth. You
should be able to wade freely. Run forward, under the platform that would
have been in front of you if you set the depth to medium. Turn right, and
you will notice a white tower like structure with a Crystal Tap
(Corresponding to medium depth) on top. Run over to the only corner of
that structure, and stand still. Luigi will warp to an area near the cannon.
You are now at the top of the level. The ledge with the star needed is
right below you. Now all you have to do is to drop down and punch the Yellow
Exclamation Block in order to retrieve the star the easy way. That's really
a shocking way, as you don't even have to use those Shocking Arrow Lifts!
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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The objective of this star is to get to the top of the town. But still,
there don't seem to be any buildings around. Oh well. Since the objective
is to get to the highest point of this flooded world, we might as well
let the water help us. So, jump in through the top of the picture while
in the castle. The water will be at its highest level. Now, just jump into
the water from your starting platform and swim over to the series of wooden
planks in the water to Luigi's right as he enters the level.
Follow the planks, and you will eventually reach a brown ledge attacked
to the grey wall. Back flip up to the high ledge to the left. On this ledge,
you will find something that is purple and resembling the Big Bob-omb.
He is actually a Chuckya. He will run after Luigi and attempt to grab him.
If he does manage to grab Luigi, he will turn around and throw Luigi in
that particular direction he is facing. It is simply a matter of clockwork.
To fight back, simply out maneuver Chuckya and grab him yourself. Remember
that he is a wound up toy. He will pose for a few moments while he is being
rewound. This is the moment to grab him. Now, throw him, and he will be
destroyed upon hitting the ground, and leave 5 coins for your collection.
If you are a definite wimp, you can always punch the Red Exclamation Block
for a Power Flower, and turn Luigi invisible. That way, Chuckya will have
a hard time finding you. With the Chuckya taken care of, search the edge
of this high ledge. There should be a narrow wooden plank suspended in
mid-air. Jump up and walk along it. It may be another shocking experience
due to the Amp guarding it. You now will be on a platform with 4 coins.
Just use the next rotating platform as a stepping stone to get onto the
final square platform with the Power Star.
NOTE: If you are playing as Mario, you can always punch the Red Exclamation
Block for the Power Flower or Feathers inside. Either of those items will
allow Mario to either float or fly to the top platform and collect the
stars. Since Luigi is used here, you can ignore this. I put this here as
I thought you would like to know an alternate method to this star. In fact,
a LOT of these stars have many different methods to collect!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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The objective of this star is to find the 5 Red Numbers hidden in the
downtown area. I would suggest that you jump in the bottommost part of
the picture so that the water level starts low. If the water level is not
the lowest, then dive down to the bottom and swim to the right from the
starting wooden block. You will find a Crystal Tap in the corner. Swim
into it to lower the water level to a wading depth.
It is possible for Luigi to collect the 100-coin star here, along with
the 5 Red Numbers, so it is best for him to start at the bottom. First,
run along the wall to the left of the starting platform. (This time, I
am referring to Luigi's left). Then punch the Skeeter for an easy 3 coins.
Then you will come to a lot of wooden blocks. Punch them one by one to
collect the coins inside. You will reach a corner. Turn right, and go to
the other end of this waterlogged area. Punch the Skeeter you find for
another 3 coins. At the other end of this area, there should be a Yellow
Exclamation Block that is quite out of reach. Thankfully, there is a crate
that can be pushed to the left. Push the crate to the left, and you would
find the Red Number 1 pop out. It's the first secret.
Now, punch the yellow exclamation block from below. It will release a total
of 10 Coins, along with the second red number. Now, your work in the water
is done. Go right, and jump up to the ledge above the brown wall. Ignore
the mechanical flipper Heave-ho, and notice a large box in the wall. Run
over, and push it further into the wall to trigger the third Red Number,
Number 3. Now, go right and around the corner. There is a Blue Coin Switch.
Stomp it to cause 5 Blue Coins to appear on the edges of the ledge you
are currently on. You should be able to get them without much trouble.
Now, you should have exceeded 50 coins as well.
Show the Heave-Ho that you can jump by yourself, and backflip up to the
ledge above. There is nothing on the next ledge, so we will have to solicit
the Heave-Ho's help to get Luigi up. On the next ledge, you should find
a pillar with 8 coins and an Amp at its base. Grab the coins and backflip
up to the top of the pillar. Punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for 10
more coins and a 4th number. Now, where on earth is the 5th Red Number?
The answer is behind Luigi. See the switch on the ground? Step on it to
trigger a series of steps made of wooden blocks to the top of the cage.
Punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for another 10 coins, and the 5th Red
Number! The Power Star should appear on the platform that would have been
in front of Luigi if the water level is set to medium. But first, let's
get 100 coins. You should have more than 80 coins now. Get back down to
the ledge below the cage, and go to the corner with another box. Push the
box to the left, and jump up and punch the Yellow Exclamation Block above
for 3 more coins. Then, jump up to the brown ledge above, and jump to the
ledge to the right after that. There should be a Pink Bob-omb Buddy. Talk
to him for him to prepare the cannon.
Then, jump down to the ledge beneath him for 4 more coins. Ignore the Goomba
with the yellow cap. Then, jump back onto the ledge with the Chuckya and
toss him at the wall for another 5 coins. Now, you should have well over
90 coins. All you have to do is to rack up the coins on the top of the
town, as well as the coins by the medium high depth Crystal Tap, and you
should have enough coins. If not, rack up on the coins near the Power Star
3 of this course. You should be able to jump down to the medium depth Crystal
Tap from the platforms on the top of the town. Then, you can easily jump
onto the platform with the Power Star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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Remember the Star in the cage where you punched the block with the 5th
Red Number on top? This is the star that requires the use of the so called
Express Elevator. For this star, jump on top of the cage, and you will
find that there is a large piece of wood holding the Star in place. You
will also find a part of the wood sticking out for Luigi to jump onto.
Jump onto the left part of the wood, and it will start to descend. Now,
quickly drop off and be prepared to ground pound before Luigi hits the
ground. Then, run into that hole in the bottom of the cage, and backflip
up onto the part of the wood that is down.
Hurry up! If you can make it, Luigi will be carried up by this so called
Express Elevator to Level S, where the Power Star is.
*****STAR 4 COLLCETED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
For this star, we will have to go to town, and play as Mario. So, jump
in through the bottom of the picture. But still, where is the town? Actually,
something in the course will give you a clue. Notice that hole in the water
surrounded by an extremely tall wirenetting fence? That is the entrance
to the town. You MUST use the cannon to get there. Go to the single corner
at the bottom of the pillar like structure with the Medium depth Crystal
Tap. Mario will be warped to the cannon. Jump in. When aiming, make sure
that the "tunnel" containing the 2 1-Up Mushrooms are at the bottom of
the viewing sight.
Eventually, after a few tries, you should be able to propel Mario behind
the fence. Now, it is time to swim through the tunnel. It is quite a long
one, but Mario's speed will enable to make it through before he runs out
of breath. You will eventually reach the town. It is completely flooded.
So, swim around, and you should find the Crystal Tap in one of the corners
near the "ground". Drain the water. Now, let's get down to business. For
one thing, run past the switch near the Crystal Tap, and wall jump up onto
the roof of that grey building there. There is a wooden block on top. Punch
it open for a Red Coin.
Then, triple jump to the top of that tall white building to the right,
and punch open the wooden block on top for another Red Coin. You will then
find a pavilion like structure, with another Red Coin on top. Jump and
get it. Then go right. See the two tall buildings? Each of them has a wooden
block on top. Wall Jump up to them, and punch open their respective blocks
for their Red Coins. Now, drop down to the ground, and head to the town
center. Jump onto the wall, and break the 2 wooden blocks on the edges
of the wall for 2 more Red Coins. Finally, run past the monument with 8
coins and break open the block up a step for the final Red Coin. The Star
will then appear on a Star Shadow right in front of Mario,
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR MAIN CHARCTER*****
Now, change back to Luigi and reenter the town. You will find a Star on
top of a tall stone pillar inside a cage. This is a job for Vanish Luigi!
Run over to the Red Question Block by the base of the wall, and get the
Power Flower inside. Have Luigi backflip up the wall to the pavilion, and
run beyond it and jump into the cage. Then, all you have to do is to backflip
up the ledges to get the Power Star on top of the pillar!
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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Now, it is time to get the 5 Silver Stars in the first area of Wet-Dry
World. There is no need to go to town at all. Set the Water Level to wading
depth (the shallowest one). Run to the wall to the left of the wooden
platform as you start. Punch open the first wooden block of the first pair
for the first Silver Star. Then run over to the brown ledge near the bottom
of the Express Elevator. Stand on the front right edge of the ledge and
backflip up to get the Power Star beneath the ramp above.
Then, raise the water level to medium depth. (Level 3). Jump on the starting
wooden platform and onto the platform in front of you. Step on the switch
and run onto the bridge. Jump up to the medium high Crystal Tap and get
the Silver Star there. Raise the water level to medium high. The next Silver
Star is on a ledge by the Shocking Arrow Lifts! You will need to use the
cannon for the final Silver Star. Raise the water level to the deepest.
Then get into the cannon. The Silver Star is on top of the tube with the
2 1-Up Mushrooms. Aim well above it, and pray that Luigi gets it. This
is going to take a lot of tries. After that, the Power Star will appear
in a Star Sphere on a grey ledge near the cannon. Use the Wooden platform
to get to it. Triple Jump or Backflip as needed.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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c. Course 12: Tall, Tall Mountain [SMDS6C]
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Now, get back to the circular room. Run around until you find this
teeny-weeny picture of a hill with some tall mushrooms. Jump in for the
Tall, Tall Mountain. These are the stars you will find on the mountain.
1. Scale the Mountain
2. Mystery of the Monkey Cage
3. Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins
4. Mysterious Mountainside
5. Blast to the Lonely Mushroom
6. 5 Secrets of the Mountain
7. Breathtaking View from the Bridge
It seems that 3 of the stars are found in the base of the mountain, while
4 of them are found at the top. So, let's collect the stars in the order:
3 --> 5 --> 4 --> 1 --> 2 --> 6 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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At the start of the level, turn around and run along the path. The path
will get narrower and narrower, but at the very end of the path, there
will be a 1-Up Mushroom. Then, turn back and follow the path as normal.
There will be 3 Goombas in front of you. Take them all out and grab their
coins. You will be given a choice of 2 paths. Take the upper path. Luigi
will then come across 2 long gaps. The first one is not bottomless, and
the second one is. Both can be scaled with a running jump coupled with
Luigi's shuffling feet.
Now, you will find some tall mushrooms, or I should say 'shrooms to the
left of the path. These are just the type that Mario would normal jump
on in the third level of some worlds in the original Super Mario Bros.
Those 'shrooms used to be easily reach since they were 2-D, but now, since
it is 3-D, it is much harder to aim the jump. At least that's the
justification for Nintendo to call those 'shrooms scary.
Actually, with a super jumper like Luigi, such 'shrooms are just small
fry. The first 'shroom you see has a Red Coin on it. Jump on it to get
it. Then, jump forward to the next 'shroom, and on to the next one for
the second Red Coin. You will find that the surface area of the 'shrooms
tends to get smaller and smaller as you collect additional coins, hence
they are scary! But hey! Let me tell you a secret. You should use Luigi's
shadow as a guide to whether or not he will land, or just fall to his doom.
Once you see Luigi's shadow on the surface of a 'Shroom, it is time to
press R and ground pound, landing hard onto the 'shroom. Then, you can
be more confident with yourself and not be taken in by that title!
There should be a total of 4 Red Coins on the 'shrooms. Use the above tactic
to get them all. There is a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-Up Mushroom
on a 'shroom near the path. Just don't get carried away running after it
that you fall off the 'shroom to your doom! (That rhymes!) But where are
the other 4 Red Coins? Let's get back to the main path and walk along to
find out. Run past the Brick Blocks, and you will come to an area inhabited
with Monty Moles. Hug the wall to the left, and you will find a series
of ledges. Jump up the ledges. As you ascend, you should be able to find
the remaining 4 coins on various ledges. There is also a 1-up Mushroom.
This system of ledges provides a convenient shortcut up the mountain, so
please take note of this.
Once the 8th Red Coin has been collected, it is time to get the Star that
has appeared on the Star Shadow on a lone 'shroom just off the path with
the Monty Moles. Jump down to get it. It's not as scary as you think.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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We will have to select Star 3 on purpose just to get Star 5 of Tall, Tall
Mountain. Start by turning around and going to the dead end of the path
to collect the 1-up. Then get back to the starting point. Climb up the
tree and jump off. You would have awoken the owl from his slumber. Jump
up to him and grab on. It is time to steer him to another lone 'shroom.
This time, head for the 2 'shrooms that are packed close together. The
star is on the 'shroom that is further away from Luigi.
Watch the Touch Screen Map carefully. As soon as Luigi's head overlaps
with that particular 'shroom, let go. Upon letting go, I would recommend
pressing R immediately to direct Luigi's drop. Otherwise, Luigi may
sometimes take a forward trajectory as he falls, and miss the 'shroom,
hence falling of the mountain to his doom. Luigi may sustain 2 units of
fall damage, but that is peanuts compared to the thing that you are supposed
to get. Just jump at the Power Star to get it. Evacuate at once.
NOTE: The game originally wants you to use the cannon to get to that 'shroom.
To get the star in the way you are supposed to, run along the path normally
and you should find a Pink Bob-omb Buddy. Talk to him and he will activate
the cannon for you. To get to the cannon, jump on the shrooms one by one
until you find the one that warps you to another place. There, follow the
narrow path to the cannon and jump in. Aim so that the shroom with the
star is at the bottom of the aiming sight. Fire away.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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Star 1 Selected
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Let us go back to selecting Star 1 for this star. This time, we are really
going to climb up the mountain, just not to the top. Mark my words. As
before, turn back at the start, and go collect the 1-Up Mushroom in the
tight corner there before going on your way. Pick the high road and long
jump across the 2 gaps. Run along the path and ignore the 'shrooms this
time. But do get the 1-UP. You will come to the area with Monty Moles again.
Just ignore them and move on in the path.
Around the corner, you will find a path with 3 Bob-ombs. Blow them all
up and move on. You will come to a bridge, and a Chuckya will be waiting
to chuck you off this ledge. Since he is only capable of running in straight
lines and turning like a robot, grabbing him from behind couldn't have
been easier. Just don't get grabbed yourself or you may be thrown right
off the mountain! Now, go and cross the bridge. There should be 5 coins
on it. Then jump over the gap to the next ledge. The slope here can be
run up, so don't worry about jumping.
There is a monkey here, he is called Ukiki. Don't try to grab him, or he
will steal your cap. There is another of those logs to be rolled to the
right. I highly recommend dealing with any interferences (ie. The Flyguy)
before trying to roll it. Roll the log to the left. Then jump over to the
ledge there. There is a wooden pillar. This time, pound it down to the
ground and a Super Mushroom will come out. Take it, then run along the
path, smashing the signpost. You will be given a choice of high road and
low road. Of course, take the high road! While being big, any iron balls
that hit Luigi will be smashed, and it is just to easy to smash more than
8 of those iron balls so you should gain at least 4 free lives! Make sure
to wait for the effect to wear off before exiting the path, as the slope
leading down is very slippery.
Now, turn left, and move on. There are 3 Goombas. You will come to the
waterfall again. You should long jump to the other side. Before that,
collect the 1-UP Mushroom slightly hidden to the left of the path. Keep
going, and you will see a trail of coins on the ground. They lead to a
part of the mountain wall that moves! It's a portal. Jump in. Don't hang
around here too long, or that white cloud, Whoosh, will blow you away,
causing Luigi to lose his cap. (If you do lose your cap, find it on Ukiki.)
It's another mountain slide! So, go and slide down. Don't move Luigi at
first, as he will slide right into a 1-up mushroom. Then, prepare for some
insane turns. The first turn to the left is already very sharp! Then it
goes right, then right again! There should be another 1-UP Mushroom in
the path. Then, turn right again. At the next section, prepare to go to
the side path, following the coins, as following the main path will only
lead to a sign of a skeleton, which means falling to death!
Go right, on the brown path, and be prepared to make 2 jumps. Then get
back to another cream path and be prepared to turn to the left. Then, Luigi
will slide to temporary safety as he enters a part of the slide with walls.
Then, the path gets narrower, and Luigi may have to jump to get to the
next part of the slide. Then, 2 90 degree turns to the left are waiting
for Luigi, then, another jump, and finally, the exit! You will be inside
a caged alcove with the Star, since this area is completely sealed, you
now know that you cannot rely on getting any of the coins inside the mountain
slide in order to get the 100-coin star!
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 1 Selected
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Now, it is time to get to the main point, which is the first star on this
level, located at the top of Tall, Tall Mountain. As before, scale the
mountain, and run past the entrance to the mountain slide. Continue along
the path and you will find a mossy path with several Goombas. Take them
out, and move on. There is a narrow bridge in front of the waterfall. Cross
it and collect the 5 coins. The finish line is in sight. Just run up the
slope and you will find the Star on the lookout platform at the very top
of this tall, tall mountain. What a view.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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Climb up the mountain as before, and you will notice a star inside a cage
in front of the waterfall near the top. Someone must have the key here.
At the top of the mountain, you will find Ukiki again. This time, he is
reluctant to be grabbed. This is obvious that he has something to hide.
Chase him and eventually you should be able to grab him. He claims to be
only joking around with you. He offers to trade. His freedom for something
good. Free him and follow him back to the bridge.
He will stop by the bridge, go over and he will laugh. He jumps onto the
cage and gives it a couple of turns. Then the cage falls down. It breaks
open and the Power Star will be on a ledge by the waterfall below. Now,
just jump down and get your prize. Do not grab Ukiki again or he will steal
your cap and run around with it on.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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Not only we will be after the Power Star, we will be after the 100-Coin
Star as well, so listen up! Start by turning around and collecting the
1-up in that hidden corner. Then backflip to collect the single coin on
the tree without waking up the owl. Then move forward to engage the 3 Goombas.
Grab their coins. Then take the low road this time. There should be a Crazed
Crate. Do not grab it yet. Go and collect the circle of 8 coins in the
dead end. If you have the guts, you can always grab the Crazed Crate. Stand
in the direction of the dead end and press A. Do not move Luigi at all.
If you are lucky, he should break the crate on the ledge above. In that
case, try to salvage as many coins as possible. I managed to get 3 myself.
Now, get back onto the high road, and jump over those 2 gaps. It is time
to collect the 4 Red Coins on the 'shrooms. You should have at least 20
coins up till now. Go over to the Monty Mole area, and jump up the ledges
to collect the 4 Red Coins. There is also a Goomba and a rack of vines
that Luigi can grab on to. The vines hold 5 coins, while the Goomba holds
one. Once you have collected them, drop back down to the path and continue
with your way. You will find the 3 Bob-ombs as usual, and blow them up
separately for 3 more coins. Go around the corner, and throw the Chuckya
into the wall for 5 more coins. Then cross the bridge, collecting 5 more
coins on the way. Do a coin count, you should have more than 45 coins.
The Flyguy guarding the log is quite annoying. Try to get at least 1 coin
off him. Then roll the log to the left. Run around the wooden pillar for
5 more coins. You will be lucky if you can just collect 2! Then jump up
and follow the path. This time, do not take the high road. Take the low
one. It's safer since there are no iron balls coming down. You will find
2 Bob-ombs. You are now at the vine rack again. Go over to the other side
and continue to follow the path.
You will find 3 Goombas around the corner. Take them out and collect the
coins. Then long jump across the waterfall. Run past Whoosh, and collect
all the coins that are marking the entrance to the mountain slide. DO NOT
ENTER THE SLIDE. Then, in the mossy ground, kill the Goombas for their
coins and do not forget to put on the red cap to turn into Mario. Go around
the corner to cross the bridge. Remember to leave the 5 coins alone. Then
at the top of the mountain, punch the Red Question Block to get the Feather.
Then as Wing Mario, take to the air.
There are a total of 5 coin rings, each with a coin in the center. Your
task is to collect those 5 central coins. Fly around in the sky and you
should be able to find them by yourself. Collect some of the other coins
as well, and stop when you have collected over 95. Land on the bridge and
collect the 5 coins there for the 100-Coin Star to appear. Collect it now
before taking off again. Once you have collected the 5 required coins,
the star will appear on the top of the mountain. Fly back and get it.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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Climb up the mountain as usual. Put on the Yellow Cap to turn into Wario.
Punch the Red Question block for the Power Flower. Turn into metal. Then
run quickly down the path and drop down to a secret wooden path below.
It should be slightly to the left of the bridge. Run along it and you will
come to an alcove blocked by the waterfall. Since you are metal, water
in not an hindrance so you can jump in, punch the Brick Block for the star.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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d. Course 13: Tiny-Huge Island [SMDS6D]
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In the circular hall, run around until you find the door that is mounted
directly on the wall. Enter. You will see a picture of 2 Goombas, one big,
one large in front of you. For your information, this is not the course's
entrance. You either jump into the small picture to the left for Tiny Island,
or the large picture to the right for Huge Island. These are the stars
you will find in this size changing place.
1. Pluck the Piranha Flower
2. The Tip-Top of the Huge Island
3. Rematch with Koopa the Quick
4. Klepto the Condor
5. Wiggler's Red Coins
6. Make Wiggler Squirm
7. Switch Star on the Island
The stars are just numbered so that you would collect them in the order
of appearance. I would advise collecting them in the order of the numbers.
Almost, that is.
1 --> 2 --> 3 --> 4 --> 5 --> 7 --> 6
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Star 1 Selected
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For this star, you will have to drop off on Tiny Island. On the starting
ledge, you will find a very tiny Goomba. Don't worry about him hurting
you! If he bumps into you, he will just disappear into thin air. But that
would also render his coin uncollectible. So, it is best to jump up as
he approaches and land on top of his head. He will be flattened, and a
coin that is very large compared to him will pop out! This is crazy, I
tell ya! Now, turn left and jump onto the next ledge. Swim there as you
like. There is a Red Cap here, but you do not need to turn into Mario yet.
There is also a tree with a coin on top. There is nothing in that tree.
So, jump onto the next ledge. There is a tiny Piranha Plant. However, he
does spew a very large flame, and that is enough to light you up. Just
stomp on him to defeat him. You will get another coin for your troubles.
To the right of the pipe is a switch that when pressed, will cause a large
bridge to appear. However, the bridge seems to lead to a remote island
with only a coin on it. Ignore this bridge to nowhere and jump into the
pipe. It is a shrinker pipe.
When Luigi comes out, you will find that everything is much larger than
Luigi. That is right, you are on Huge Island. Run around on this giant
ledge you are on and an extremely large Piranha Plant will pop out. He
just spews even more flame. Dive tackle into him to get rid of him. It
seems that the flame deals as much damage as the ones spat out by the small
piranha plants. Walk around the ledge, and even more Piranha Plants will
pop out. I suggest that you take it slow, so that you can face only 1 Piranha
Plant at a time. There are a total of 5 Giant Piranha Plants on this ledge.
Each will reward Luigi with 2 coins. The last one will cough up a Power
Star when he dies. Don't worry, is also on the same ledge you are on, no
need to get back to Tiny Island to get it.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARCTER*****
I suggest you play as Yoshi for this star, as I have found a way to get
the 100-Coin Stars easily with him. For this star, you will have to jump
into the large painting to enter Huge Island. Now, in the start, you will
be on a ledge with 3 Giant Goombas. These guys give a yellow coin when
stomped, and will cough up a Blue Coin when ground pounded! So, pound the
Goombas and stock up on 15 coins. Then, run around the pillar for 5 more
coins. With these 20 coins in your pockets, go through that small hole
in the wall to the other side.
Get into the water and swim to the sandy slope to Yoshi's left. There is
a Latiku here. He drops Spinies on Yoshi. Here's where the fun begins.
See the Spinies? Let them land on the sand and have Yoshi swallow it. Then
turn it into an egg. With the egg, go back to the start of the level, which
is now deserted. Have Yoshi throw the egg at the wall. The egg will brick,
and a coin will pop out. Collect it. Then, get back to the sandy slope
and let the Latiku throw another Spiny at Yoshi. Swallow it, turn it into
an egg again. Then go and throw the egg in privacy (at the start of the
level). Another coin comes out of the egg! In fact, you can repeat this
step more than 80 times until 100 coins are collected. Once the 100-Coin
Star appears, get it!
Even if you screw up in the middle, you would still have obtain such a
large coin bonus that will guarantee you to get the 100-Coin Star simply
by staying on Huge Island! Run up the sandy slope, and you will find 2
coins. A 1-UP Mushroom will appear once you have collected the second one.
Then enter the water and continue to swim to the right. Avoid the fish
named Bubba, as he will swallow Yoshi whole. There is now another ledge
with a cannon portal that is closed down. There is also a Flyguy and a
Giant Goomba. Kill them and maximize your coin earnings.
Then long jump to the next high ledge. You will be in an area with a lot
of wind. You will definitely miss the next jump to the ledge in front of
you, but the wind can always give Yoshi a boost. Bump the Yellow Exclamation
Block for another 1-up Mushroom, and run along the narrow wooden path to
collect the 5 coins. You are now in the Windswept Valley.
There is a Giant Goomba on the next ledge. Pound him for a Blue Coin. Then
turn left and cross the bridge. Don't let the wind blow you off. Then follow
the path, and jump as necessary. Watch out for all the iron balls. On top,
you will find the source of the balls, a hole in the mountainside! Run
down along the path for 4 more coins. Then turn around the corner. 2 more
Giant Goombas will be there. Pound them. Then, go back to the iron ball
dispenser and jump up the hill next to it. Make your way up to the ledge
with the Chuckya. Since Yoshi cannot grab, avoid him at all costs. Run
along the wooden path, and collect 5 more coins. Continue up the hill.
You should find a Yellow Exclamation Block near the top. Punch it for the
Star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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Start the level in Tiny Island. Jump onto the next ledge and grab the red
cap. Now, you will turn into Mario. Jump into the tree, and use it to get
to the ledge above. Now, go over to the shrinker pipe and jump in. You
should now be on Huge Island again. Go to the path at Mario ala Yoshi's
left. Run past the iron balls, and turn around the corner. You will find
Koopa the Quick by the 2 Giant Goombas. Talk to him to start the race.
Your goal is the Windswept Valley. You will have to run in the opposite
direction you had taken to get the second Star. The tactic for this one
is to keep running, and when jumping down the ledges, use the long jump
to increase Yoshi's speed. As you cross the bridge, you will be repelled
by strong winds. So, do not jump. Keep running to resist the wind and you
should reach the finish line.
Koopa the Quick will be disappointed that all those new sports shoes he
bought are now nothing but a waste. Get the star as your reward.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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Continue to play as Yoshi. This time, jump into Tiny Island. Move forward
from the start, and jump across 2 ledges to the one with the Piranha Plant.
Eat the tiny Piranha Plant, and then go and step on the switch. A bridge
will appear. Cross it and stay on that remote island. Eventually the bridge
will disappear, leaving Yoshi stranded on the island! Trapped? Not exactly.
Stay calm and wait. Eventually Klepto the Condor will fly over with a Star
in his talons. Once he is above Yoshi, jump up and knock the star from
him. The star will fall onto the island. Just get it and you can evacuate!
In case you really wind up here for nothing, walk over to that lone coin
and stand still, Yoshi will be warped back to the mainland.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
I suggest you switch back to playing as Luigi for this star. First, jump
into Tiny Island. Backflip up the wall to Luigi's right to get into the
bay on the other side of the wall. Cross the bay, and watch out for Klepto
the Condor. You will find a Pink Bob-omb Buddy in the grass. Talk to him
and he will prepare the cannon for you. There is no animation now, since
the cannon is just too small. Now, jump up to the path to the left of the
sandy slope. Find the shrinker pipe by the tiny iron ball dispenser and
jump into it. You will be on Huge Island again.
Jump back down into the bay and cross it. You will find the cannon on the
grass. Jump in, and aim upwards. You will find a tree up the hill. Aim
slightly higher than the hill, and Luigi should be able to grab onto it.
Drop down to the ledge. There is a Giant Goomba sharing the ledge with
you. Ground Pound him flat. Then, walk onto the wooden bridge in front
of you, and eventually you will come to a hole in the wall. Enter.
You are now at the bottom level of Wiggler's house. There is a big bottomless
pit down there, so watch your step. Move forward and talk to the Pink Bob-omb
buddy to consult the location of the Red Coins. There is one on the platform
you are currently on. The next 3 platforms you must jump on hold 3 more
Red Coins. There is another platform slightly below the third with another
Red Coin. To the left, is another platform with another Red Coin. Then,
the next one will have a Red Exclamation Block, a Star Switch and a Blue
Coin Switch. Pound the Blue Coin Switch for a measly sum of 2 Blue Coins
to appear on the platform you are on now. Then, it is time to get onto
the platform on the opposite side. The final Red Coin is on the highest
pillar. A slightly lower pillar holds the Star Sphere. Go between the 2
pillars and backflip up to the lower one, and jump up to the highest one
for the coin. The Star will appear on the Star Shadow between the 2 pillars.
You can always backflip up onto the wirenetting above to collect the 1-up
Mushroom to your left before getting it.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
It is time to reenter the Lower Level of Wiggler's House. See the Star
Switch? Step on it, and the star will appear inside the Star Sphere on
the lower pillar of the platform where you found the previous star. Just
jump over the platforms quickly, and backflip up the pillar for this star.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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It is time to pay Wiggler a visit. First, jump into Tiny Island. Make your
way to the very top of the island (the same location of Star 2), and jump
into the shallow pool of water in the peak. Ground pound the pool, and
a hole will be made, draining the water. You can now enter the top of
Wiggler's House, if you are tiny. So, jump down the hill and into the
shrinker pipe by the iron ball dispenser. Then you will be in Huge Island.
Make your way to the top of the hill, ignore the Yellow Exclamation Block,
and walk up the slope to the peak. There is a big hole for Luigi to jump
in. So, jump into the hole. You will find yourself on a platform, and Wiggler
is on the wirenetting below you. He accuses you of flooding his house.
In fact, Wiggler himself is completely drenched. The ceiling's ruined,
the floor is soaked, it makes him MAD! He complains of the star.
Everything's been going wrong since he has attained it. It's shiny, but
he does feel strange. He then marches around angrily.
It is time to tame Wiggler. At first stomp on him. He will be mad at Luigi
for stomping on him, and so he marches around much faster than before,
with steam coming out of his head. Follow him carefully, and stomp on him
once more. He now turns red! He calls Luigi linguine breath! He gets even
faster, and it will hurt. Be careful and stomp him one last time. He decides
to give up, he gives you the star. My, he feels much better now. He does
not need the star, since he can see stars through his ceiling at night.
The stars make him feel peaceful. He welcomes you to come back anytime.
He shrinks to a much smaller size and coughs up the star. Unlike the original
Super Mario 64, the wiggler will not be so small that he will fall clean
off the wirenetting. Take it.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Guide to Getting the 100-Coin Star the Normal Way
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Think that the guidelines for the 100-Coin Star above are a little bit
crazy? Well, I have added a section dedicated to telling you how to collect
the 100-coin Star normally. First, we will have to play as Luigi and jump
into Huge Island. On the starting ledge, there will be 3 Giant Goombas.
Ground Pound them flat and get their Blue Coins. Then, there is also a
pillar. Ground pound it to the ground to get the 5 coins. Then run through
the hole in the wall to enter the bay.
Run up the slope, and let the Latiku come to you. Bump him from below to
defeat him, releasing 5 coins in the progress. You must get them before
they enter the water, or they will sink faster than Luigi can dive after
them. Run up to the top of the slope, and get the 2 coins by the hill.
A 1-up mushroom will sprout once you have collected both of them. Get the
mushroom before it disappears. There is also a Flyguy hanging around the
area. Lure him to fly low, and punch him for another 2 coins.
Now, we have the Koopa Troopa to deal with. He is rather cowardly, and
will try to run away from Luigi. Jump on him to get his shell, and chase
after him ride you are surfing. Just bump into him one more time and he
will cough up another Blue Coin. You should have 34 coins at this point.
Get on to the shore on the other side of the bay, and engage the Flyguy
for 2 more coins. Then, ground pound the giant Goomba for another Blue
Coin. Long jump across the gorge, and then jump across to the next one
with the help of the wind.
Punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for a 1-up Mushroom. Then run along
the wooden path for 5 more coins. You will come to another Giant Goomba.
Ground Pound him flat for another Blue Coin. Then run across the next bridge
through the Windswept Valley. Follow the path, jumping up and avoiding
the iron balls as necessary. Then, go around the corner, past the ball
dispenser and run down the slope for 4 more coins. Turn around the next
corner. There are 2 more Giant Goombas for you to ground pound. Take their
blue coins. Then, get back to the iron ball dispenser and jump up the hill
behind it. On the ledge above, grab the Chuckya and throw him into the
wall for another 5 coins.
Run onto the wooden path to the right of the ledge and cash in on the 5
coins there. Then, jump back down to the iron ball dispenser. Jump off
the path by it to get to the ledge below with the 5 Giant Piranha Plants.
Take them all out for 10 more coins. If things go well, you should be able
to get exactly 85 coins up till now. It is possible that you could get
15 more coins from the 3 wooden pillars, but there is a high chance of
some of the coins falling into the water. So, I do not suggest getting
those coins. Instead, get back to the start of the level, and through the
hole in the wall to the bay. Cross the bay and jump into the cannon. Aim
up at the lower of the 2 ledges. Get up there, and pound the Giant Goomba
for a Blue Coin. Then, run over to the side of the hill, and do a backflip.
Steer Luigi forwards. He should be able to grab onto the ledge above. Kill
the Giant Goomba the same way as before for another Blue Coin. Now, run
across the bridge leading to the lower level of Wiggler's House. There
should be 5 more coins, and this is enough to get Luigi past the 100-Coin
Mark and the star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
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e. Over the Rainbows [SMDS6E]
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It is time to climb up the stairs in the circular room to the next level.
Before doing that, go the Character Switch Room and change into Mario.
Then go through the Star Door. You will be in a rather blue room. There
is a clock on the wall. First, go to the right of the clock and talk to
Toad. He tells you that Bowser is waiting on the top floor. There is also
something weird about the clock, so you should watch the position of the
big hand as you enter. Oh, and he has found a Power Star. Get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Then, go over to the left of the clock and backflip up into the alcove
above. There is a hole with light shining. Jump in. It's a secret level.
You are now over the rainbows. There are 2 stars, a Red Coin Star and a
star hidden in a Brick Block. Let us first collect the Red Coin Star. There
is a Red Coin on your cloud as you enter. Look around, and you will find
2 rainbows linked to your cloud. Get a pair of wings from the Red Question
Block and follow the Rainbow to the left. You will fly to another small
cloud with a Red Coin on it. Get another feather to recharge your wings.
Check the Touch Screen Map with a pink platform with a Yellow Cap on it.
Fly to that platform next and collect the Red Coin. Talk to the pink Bob-omb
Buddy and he will prepare the cannon. Jump in.
Aim for the other pink platform with the black hole in the middle of it.
(Check the Touch Screen Map.) Aim as high as possible. You will fly to
the next cannon. Jump in, and aim much higher than the cloud to the left
with the 3 green poles at the bottom. On that cloud, there will be 2 Red
Coins, and a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-up Mushroom. Get another
feather to recharge the wings. Now, fly back to the starting cloud (It's
the big one in the center according to the Touch Screen Map), and follow
the rainbow to the right. You will fly down to a lone cloud with another
Red Coin. Then, fly to the cannon below, and blast to the next. Aim at
the cloud with the poles beneath it, and this time, aim slightly higher
than the Red Coin. Mario should be able to grab onto that short pole, slide
down to get the Red Coin, and drop onto another cloud with the final Red
Coin. The Star will appear on the starting cloud. Fly back and get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Return to this level again, and fly back to the platform with the yellow
cap. Put it on and turn into Wario. Jump into the cannon, and aim slightly
high than the tree on the cloud with the brick block. Wario ala Mario should
be able to hold on, and then slide down. Punch open the block for your
prize. That's it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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f. Course 14: Tick Tock Clock [SMDS6F]
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*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It's time to use Luigi again. Jump up to the clock face in this room, and
watch the minute hand of the clock as you enter. If you enter while the
minute hand is pointing to 12, every machine in the level will not move.
If the minute hand is pointing to 3, everything moves slowly. If the minute
hand points to 6, everything moves in a weird pattern. (eg. Conveyor belts
sometimes move forwards, then backwards, certain blocks sometimes rotate
clockwise, then anti-clockwise.) If the minute hand points to 9, everything
moves in an obscene speed. For most of the stars, jump in when the hand
points to 12. For some of the stars, you will have to jump in when the
hand is pointing to 3. These are the stars that you can collect:
1. Luigi in the Cage
2. The Pendulum Switch Star
3. Get a Hand
4. Stomp on the Thwomp
5. Timed Jumps on Moving Bars
6. Stop Time for Red Coins
7. Tick Tock Silver Stars
I suggest that you collect the stars in this order:
6 --> 1 --> 2 --> 3 --> 5 --> 4 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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Jump into the clock when the minute hand is pointing at 12. This will stop
everything inside. As soon as you start, turn around and walk the opposite
way. You will find a Yellow Exclamation Block. Punch it for an extravaganza
of 10 coins. Look up. You will find some brown horizontal platforms. Since
the clock is completely stopped, they will not be moving. So, you can safely
jump up and collect the Red Coins here.
The first Red Coin is on the first platform. The second is to the left,
between this platform and the platform above. Then, jump up to the platform
above and grab the Red Coin there. Between this platform and the next one
above is another Red Coin. On that platform, there will be yet another
Red Coin. Wow, the Red Coins in this level are so close to each other.
There is another Red Coin on the platform to the left on the same level
as the platform you are on now. You should now have 6 Red Coins. Keep on
jumping up for the other 2 Red Coins. Afterwards, the Star will appear
on the Star Shadow at the bottom of all these platforms. All you have to
do is to drop down from this height and get them.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
As before, jump in with the time stopped. Move forward and jump past the
stationary pendulum for the metal path in front. Run along the path, and
jump up the yellow block that is not moving. Jump up, collect the coins,
and move forward. Jump past the nest stationary pendulum for the next path.
Run up the path and you will come to a set of 3 stationary moving blocks.
Since they won't rotate at all, you don't need to worry about getting flung
off. Just take your time and jump up to the top. Run past the non-moving
bar in the wall and jump up onto the metallic ledge above.
There is a hand here, but it is not moving. There is a Yellow Exclamation
Block above the hand. Punch it for 3 coins. Then, run over to the stationary
conveyor belt and jump up to the platform above. There are then 4 hexagonal
platforms arranged in a series of steps that you have to jump up. But they
are not rotating at all. So don't worry as you go up to the path above.
Run past the non-moving metal bar for a cage. Inside, is the Power Star
we want. But where's the Power Flower? So, for now we have to run along
the path beyond the cage in our search for the Vanish Power.
Jump up onto the next ledge for a trail of 5 coins leading to a pole guarded
by an Amp. Climb up and jump onto the ledge above. There should be a series
of ledges behind the top of the pole leading up. Jump up those ledges and
you will find a large metal platform below. Jump on it. There is a Goomba
here, as well as a Red Question Block. Now, take the Power Flower and turn
into Vanish Luigi. It seems that this metallic platform cannot hold someone
who is invincible. So, Luigi will fall right through the platform. Be sure
to guide him so he moves towards the wall in front of him as he falls.
He should then fall through the cage and be able to get the star inside.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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Star 2 used to be called the Pit and the Pendulums, but now, there is a
Switch Star involved in getting this star. It is just too difficult to
describe the places inside the Tick Tock Clock, so I will just have to
copy the walkthrough for the previous star and change a few key words to
tell you how to get the Star 2 of this crazy clock tower.
Jump in with the time stopped. Move forward and jump past the stationary
pendulum for the metal path in front. Run along the path, and jump up the
yellow block that is not moving. Jump up, collect the coins, and move
forward. Jump past the nest stationary pendulum for the next path. Run
up the path and you will come to a set of 3 stationary moving blocks. Since
they won't rotate at all, you don't need to worry about getting flung off.
Just take your time and jump up to the top. Run past the non-moving bar
in the wall and jump up onto the metallic ledge above.
There is a hand here, but it is not moving. There is a Yellow Exclamation
Block above the hand. Punch it for 3 coins. Then, run over to the stationary
conveyor belt and jump up to the platform above. There are then 4 hexagonal
platforms arranged in a series of steps that you have to jump up. But they
are not rotating at all. So don't worry as you go up to the path above.
Run past the non-moving metal bar for a cage. Inside, is the Power Star
that Luigi has just collected. So, for now we have to run along the path
beyond the cage in our search for the Star Switch.
Jump up onto the next ledge for a trail of 5 coins leading to a pole guarded
by an Amp. Climb up and jump onto the ledge above. Instead of jumping up
the ledges to the right, go left. You should come to an area with several
Goombas, a Heave Ho and 2 Yellow Exclamation Blocks. The blocks hold 3
coins each. There is a Switch Star and a Blue Coin Switch too. The Blue
Coin Switch will cause 7 Blue Coins to appear on the platform to the left.
You will have to jump onto a hexagonal platform to get there. See the
platforms with pendulums near them to the left? There is a Star Sphere
in the dead end beyond those platforms. Go back and step onto the Star
Switch. The Star will appear in the Star Sphere in that dead end, and you
will have to move to that dead end as fast as you were when you went after
the blue coins. It should be a steal, unless you fall off. And no, the
pendulum is NOT made of a sharp crescent shaped blade that will descend
lower and lower to Luigi when he is lying and tied to a table below (That's
the original scene from the Pit and the Pendulum.)
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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This time, you will have to set the clock on slow, that is jump in when
the minute hand is pointing at 3. This time, everything is moving. Wait
until the pendulum in front of Luigi has just moved out of the way before
jumping onto the next ledge. Run up the path as usual. You will find that
the large yellow block rotates 90 degrees to the right every now and then.
Whenever the block is about to move, you will see it shuffle up and down
for a second, and hear a funny noise. Just as the block has stopped, jump
on, and then jump onto the stationary ledge in front of you.
There is yet another pendulum in the way, so you will have to be careful
not to be knocked away by it as you jump. Run up the path. You will come
to the set of 3 blocks again. This time, they will all rotate in unison.
You should be able to maneuver past all of them if you are fast enough.
But if you are slow, here's a life saving tip to avoid getting Luigi swung
off into the void. Whenever you are on a block and you hear the sound of
the machinery, quickly jump up and hold down the B button. Luigi's high
jump and his flutter kick will keep him high enough in the air for the
block to stop moving before he lands.
You will come to that moving iron bar again. It moves in a similar way
to those moving walls in Whomp's Fortress. Just jump over the damn thing
for convenience. You will eventually come to the large metallic platform.
This time, the hand is moving, so it may not be there by the time you arrive.
You will have to wait for the hand to complete its rotation.
You must note that there is a flame thrower on this platform. He is on
the other side. So, hang around the area you went up from, and let the
hand sweep over. Jump on it, and you can relax as the hand rotates to the
star. There is an Amp in the way, but don't worry. A little electric shock
won't hurt anyone, particularly that you would still have a lot of health
left. Jump into the alcove and claim your prize.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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It is time to get Star 5. Although the title "Timed Jumps on Moving Bars"
imply that the clock must be moving while you collect the star, there is
actually a way to do it without having to bother. At the same time, let
us collect the 100-coin star of this level, shall we? At the start, turn
around and run over to the little pit with the spinning heart. Punch the
Yellow Exclamation Block for the 10 coins. Then jump up those stationary
platforms above and collect the 8 Red Coins. Refer to the guide on Star
6 above for their exact locations.
Jump back down to the start, and jump across the gap past the non-moving
pendulum. Run along the path, and jump up onto the yellow block. Get the
2 coins on top. Continue along the path and jump your way up those non-moving
yellow blocks and the moving bar. Get onto the metallic platform above.
There is a single Yellow Exclamation Block on the non-moving hand. Punch
it from below for 3 more coins. Run over to the frozen conveyor belt and
jump up onto the platform above. Then jump past all 4 immobile hexagonal
platforms to the path above. Another non-moving moving bar is in the way.
Jump over it. Jump onto the cage with Star 1, and run past it.
As for most of the previous stars, jump up the high ledge with 5 coins
leading to a pole guarded by an Amp. Climb up the pole and make your way
to the ledge above. Turn left. Lure the Heave Ho away from the Yellow
Exclamation Blocks, and punch them for 3 coins each. Then, stomp the 2
Goombas for 2 more coins. Go over to the Blue Coin Switch and Ground Pound
it. The Blue Coins will appear on a platform to the left. Jump via the
hexagonal platform to get them before time expires. There is another Goomba
with a red cap on his head. Stomp him when he is far away from the edge
and get the coin. Then jump over to the ledge with the Star Sphere and
kill that Goomba for another coin. Then head back to the pole.
If you are good, you should have 91 coins. Jump up the ledges to the right
of the pole. Instead of jumping up the yellow blocks. Jump down to the
metallic platform with the Red Question Block. Stomp the Goomba for another
coin. You will see there is a cage with some non-moving bars at the top.
You will see that they lead up to a Brick Block blocking a cage with a
Star inside. This is the so called Star 5, and it is just so easy. In Super
Mario 64, you almost always had to keep the clock running to get it!
Now, we have a new task. We have to find a yellow cap so that Luigi can
turn into Wario. So, get back to the ledge facing the yellow blocks I told
you to ignore earlier, and make your way up. First, get on top of the cage
with the star. There is a Yellow Exclamation Block with another 3 coins,
then go back to the left. Jump up to the striped path. Move along. There's
your Yellow Cap! But do not put it on yet. Walk past it to the non-moving
bars. There is a Yellow Exclamation Block above the first 2 bars, but it
is caged up and hence temporarily inaccessible. As you go, you are advised
to zoom in the camera and have it behind Luigi at all times, as the path
is very narrow. You will find an opening to the cage on the other side
of these bars. Jump up and go over to the Yellow Exclamation Block.
Bump the block and 10 coins will come out. Collect them all. If you have
not missed a single coin on your way up, you should have 105 coins. This
also means that the 100-coin star will appear. Collect it.
Now it is time to get the star. Go back and put on the yellow cap. Then
jump back down on top of the cage with the star. You can now go down and
pound the Brick Block open, enabling access to this star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Star 4 of Tick Tock Clock is possibly the most tedious star a course ever
has in Super Mario 64 DS. The objective seems simple enough, reach the
top of this clock tower and get a boost from the Thwomp there for the star.
But reaching the top isn't simple at all when you are forced to make
everything move slowly. As for Star 3, you will have to set the clock on
slow, that is jump in when the minute hand is pointing at 3. Wait until
the pendulum in front of Luigi has just moved out of the way before jumping
onto the next ledge. Run up the path as usual.
There is yet another pendulum in the way, so you will have to be careful
not to be knocked away by it as you jump. Run up the path. You will come
to the set of 3 blocks again. This time, they will all rotate in unison.
You should be able to maneuver past all of them if you are fast enough.
You will come to that moving iron bar again. It moves in a similar way
to those moving walls in Whomp's Fortress. Just jump over the damn thing
for convenience. You will eventually come to the large metallic platform.
Run over to the other side of the metallic platform, and run against the
flow of the conveyor belt. Jump up onto the platform about, and this time,
jump carefully up those 4 rotating hexagonal platforms. They all rotate
in an anticlockwise direction. Run past the moving bar, and beyond the
cage with Star 1. You will come to the ledge again. It seems that the yellow
part of the path is now a lift. Let it carry Luigi up. Then you can reach
the pole and climb up and beyond.
Turn right and jump onto those 2 lifts. Then go right at the next path
and jump up those 2 rotating blocks. Since they are quite far from each
other, you may want to take your time and wait for a rotation to finish
before making the jump between the first block and the second. At the top,
go left. You will come to the 4 moving bars again. It seems that they all
move in unison. As soon as the first bar starts to move, run super fast
past them to the other side.
You will now find a conveyor belt in front of you. They both move to the
left, and that is where you want to be. Jump up to the next path on the
second belt. To your right, there will be 3 rotating platforms leading
towards a Yellow Exclamation Block. I would say that block contains an
1-up Mushroom. But since these platforms rotate continuously without
stopping, I would not recommend trying to get to that block.
Continue along the path. There is a Yellow Exclamation Block with 3 coins
inside. Then move on. You will meet your worst fear. The next gap has 2
of those rotating platforms I talked about before, and both of them are
rotating in opposite directions. As soon as they start to be flat, make
2 quick jumps across to the other side. Keep on moving along the path,
and you will come to another gap with 2 rotating blocks. Jump up them.
Then, continue along the path. You will come to a dead end, with another
Yellow Exclamation Block as well as a Red Question Block. Punch the
Exclamation Block for 10 coins. Then wait for the hand to swing over. Ride
the hand to the conveyor belt on the other side.
Ride the belt to the Thwomp and jump on him. Use it as a boost to reach
the ledge above with the star.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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It is time to collect the last star of Tick Tock Clock. Stop the clock.
As you can see in the Touch Screen Map, the stars are just bouncing around
randomly as ever. Just stay on the bottom level and let the Silver Stars
bounce down on you! It's just so easy. When you have all 5, the Star will
appear in a Star Sphere somewhere high above. So, go up and get it. (I
will now skip the walkthrough of the level all the way up to the pole guarded
by the Amp) Climb up the pole and jump up. Jump up onto those 2 platforms
to the right, and to the ledge high above.
Then jump to the left, and you will find a lot of non-moving bars sticking
out of the wall. Jump beyond them for the platform with the Star.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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g. Course 15: Rainbow Ride [SMDS6G]
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It is time to tackle the last course of Super Mario 64 DS. Jump out of
the clock, and go right. Jump into that alcove. There should be another
hole. Jump in for the Rainbow Ride. In this course, you are high up in
the sky. These are the stars you can get.
1. Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow
2. The Big House in the Sky
3. Coins Amassed in a Maze
4. Swingin' in the Breeze
5. Tricky Triangles!
6. Somewhere over the Rainbow
7. Switch Star of the Manor
The Stars are distributed evenly in different zones of the level, which
can all be accessed by the same junction. There really is no specific order
in which to get the stars, so I will just do it in their order of appearance.
1 --> 2 --> 3 --> 4 --> 5 --> 6 --> 7
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Star 1 Selected
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You will be on a circular platform in the start. There is a bridge leading
to a magic carpet. Step onto the magic carpet. It will move according to
its tracks, which is the rainbow beneath it. There will be a large cuboid
block in the path of the carpet. Jump onto it, and use it to jump onto
the circular platform to the left of the carpet's path. There is a circle
of 8 coins guarded by an Amp. Wait until the carpet has just got past the
flame nozzle before jumping back on.
At the end of the rainbow track, there is a grey platform below. Jump down.
You will find 4 spinning platforms arranged in a diamond in front of you.
This is the central junction, which you choose different paths to get
different stars. First, turn right at this junction. Get onto the magic
carpet. You will come to two blue blocks in the path of the carpet. The
first one has to be jumped over, but the second one need not. Then, there
will be 2 grey platforms that can be jumped on as the carpet passes beneath.
The second one has a wooden block with 3 coins inside.
You will then come to a junction of 2 carpets. Take the one on the left.
The magic carpet will then travel in a spiraling path around some spinning
platform with 2 ledges sticking out. Eventually, one of those ledges will
get in the way of the path. So, at that moment, jump up, and run onto the
center of this platform to get the 1-up mushroom on it. Then, jump back
onto the carpet when it has moved substantially above this platform.
Next, the carpet will come to 2 more blocks blocking the way. Jump up and
allow the carpet to pass from below. Finally, the carpet will stop in from
of some collapsing ledges. Jump on and quickly backflip up to the platform
above. Run across the gangplank onto the ship. You will find the star on
the tip of the bow to the left. However, strong gusts of wind are blowing
to the right, keeping you from getting it. The solution is simple. Go
forward and put on the yellow cap, turning into Wario. Then go to the right,
and bump the Red Question Block for a Power Flower. Once you a metal, the
wind is no longer a hindrance. Run over to the bow, get the 1-up mushroom
and the Star at the very tip.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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As for Star 1, ride the magic carpet from the junction. When you reach
the junction of carpets, jump onto the one to the right. You will
immediately come to a large glass block that only carpets can go through.
Backflip up to the top of the blockand wait for the carpet to come up.
Then, you will find the programmers on this game kindly offering you ways
to quit if you don't want to explore the area further. You can always drop
down to the maze below if you like. But anyway, the carpet will come towards
the Cloud House. Let it carry you in.
There is nothing so special inside the house. There is a table with 5 coins
on it, as well as a fireplace that spews out fire! Let the carpet carry
Luigi out again. You will come to a transparent platform that only carpets
can go through. So, jump on top of that platform and wait for the carpet
to come out from below. The next platform of the same kind has 5 coins
on it. Then, you will find 5 more coins in the carpet's path before you
reenter the Cloud House through the window.
This time, the carpet will go down, right into the fire. Be prepared to
jump. If you do get burnt, quickly jump in place, trying to keep up with
the carpet at the same time. The carpet will then go up to the roof of
the house. On the roof, there is a Yellow Exclamation Block. Be sure to
punch it for a 1-up Mushroom before getting the star.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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This time, we will be going after the Red Coin Star of this level. Ride
the starting magic carpet to the junction of 4 rotating platforms. Get
onto the one with the Spinning Heart. Then jump over to the lift when it
comes near this platform, and it will take you to the island with the large
3-D maze. There are a couple of Bob-ombs here, but do not let them distract
you. First, backflip up the ledge to the left of the Star Shadow to collect
the first Red Coin. Jump to the ledge to the left and jump up the first
ledge you see. Go left, and over to the dead end with the second Red Coin.
Watch out for the flame thrower. You will see another Red Coin in the gap
above. Backflip up and get that coin. There are 2 more red coins on the
ledges above. Jump up and get them. Then to the left up there, is a sixth
Red Coin hidden in the corner. Then, go back to the right, and slide down
the slope. Jump while sliding to go up and forward to reach the seventh
Red Coin. Allow Luigi to go through the gap to the right and then the eighth
Red Coin is on the ledge on the other side.
The Star will appear on the Star Shadow in the bottom of the maze. Jump
back down and get it.
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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There is a new shortcut you would like to try for this star. In the start
of the level, turn around. You will find a pole on a nearby platform. Long
jump over there and grab on. Then slide down the pole. Run down the steps.
You will see a Flyguy. Jump kick him away. Then go and collect the 5 coins
in the middle of the path. You will come to a teetering platform. Have
it tilt to the platform to the right. (Luigi's right as he runs towards
the platform in the first place.)
Then, jump up the platform. The next platform is swung on a pendulum. Wait
for it to swing over to your side and jump on. You can always try to get
the column of 5 coins. If you fall, there is always another platform below.
The Yellow Exclamation Block holds a 1-up Mushroom. After the next platform,
you will come to some collapsible ones. Do not stay on one too long or
it will start to fall down. Jump onto the teetering platform and have it
tilt upwards to the next collapsible platform. There are 2 coins on the
piece furthest to the left. Get them if you dare. Jump up to the collapsible
platform above. You will now jump past a flame nozzle onto a solid platform.
You will encounter a moving lift past the next collapsible platform. Wait
until it comes to your side and hop on, let it carry you to the next platform.
There is a lone Goomba there. Don't let him knock you off, or it's a long
drop out of the sky. Stomp him first. Then, you will be in the position
I will refer to as the Second Junction. (This helps to save a lot of typing
in the guide for the next star, as it is very close to where you are now
as well.) Jump up the wooden slope via the ledges.
Go left and you will come to another pendulum lift. This lift leads to
the platform with Star 4. However, it's guarded by a flame nozzle. It is
timed so that it starts spewing flames just as the lift arrives. The secret
is timing. By the time it's stopped spewing, the lift would have already
begun its retreat. You must make a well timed jump at this point to get
to the star. (You can also try backflipping.)
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
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Star 5 Selected
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As for Star 4, get back to the Second Junction. This time, keep on moving
forward. You will jump onto another collapsible platform. Quickly run
across it and go up the brown slope in front of you and slide down the
other side. As you slide down, make another quick jump over to the next
collapsible platform. You are just 1 platform away from the Tricky
Triangles. There is a Flame Nozzle in the way. To prevent the platform
from collapsing, keep jumping in place until it stops spewing fire.
Then, jump over to the platform. There is a series of tricky pyramids.
Step on the switch to temporarily turn those pyramids upside down so Luigi
can use them as ledges to jump up to the star. That's it. There may be
a 1-up mushroom on a far pyramid, but I will not risk it.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
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Star 6 Selected
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
We will be collecting the 100-coin star in conjunction with Star 6. So,
you will have to change to Mario. Ride the magic carpet at the start, and
be sure to jump onto the circular platform in the way to collect the 8
coins there. Then, jump back onto the magic carpet and ride it to the central
junction. There is a Latiku here. Avoid the Spinies and bump him from below
for 5 more coins. Make sure that he is near the center of the platform
to avoid loss of any coins.
There are also 2 circles of 8 coins on 2 of the spinning platforms. Collect
these coins and head to the 3-D maze. There should be a Goomba wearing
a Green Cap, and 2 Bob-ombs at the base of the maze. Kill them and collect
their coins. Then go up to the 3-D maze and collect the 8 Red Coins. The
Star will appear, but ignore it. Get back down to the base. You should
find a Blue Coin Switch at the far end. Pound it and a Blue Coin will appear
by the wall. Jump up and get it. Then quickly wall jump up these 2 parallel
walls. The other 5 Blue Coins are at the top of this maze.
If you are good enough, you should be able to get at least 5 of the 6 Blue
Coins, and have more than 70 coins right now. Talk to the Pink Bob-omb
Buddy at the top of the maze. He will prepare the cannon for you, and that
is on the cruiser crossing the rainbow. Go to the far right and ride the
lift down. Then get back to the Central Junction. There is one path that
you have not chosen before, and that leads to the pole that leads to Stars
4 and 5. Slide down that pole, and engage the Flyguy. Take his 2 coins,
if possible. Then collect the 5 coins from the path.
Jump onto the teetering platform and then over to the pendulum lift. Collect
the column of 5 coins. Move all the way to the platform right before the
pendulum lift that leads to Star 4, collecting any coins you find. You
should have at least 85 coins by now. Then, go back to the ship. Go to
the junction, and ride the magic carpets. Before you reach the junction
of Magic Carpets, you should be able to collect up to 5 more coins.
You should have collected 100 coins by now. The star will appear. Get it,
and please, save! Good riddance to such a tough star. Take the left carpet
at the junction and ride it to the ship. If you still have not collected
100 coins, here's the chance. There is a Latiku and a circle of 8 coins.
Jump into the cannon. It is at the stern. Aim at the center of the rainbow
ring. Mario should be propelled to the pole on that lone island. Slide
down the pole, punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for the star. Just look
out for that Chuckya, as he can throw you out of the sky.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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Star 7 Selected
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You will have to enter Cloud House again. As you approach the house from
the outside, you will see a pier right in front of one of the openings.
Enter the Cloud House and jump off the carpet. Get to that exit, and drop
down to the pier below. The Star Switch is at the far end of the pier.
Step on it, and the star will appear in the Star Sphere on the roof of
the house. Run back into the house and bump the Red Question Block for
a Power Flower. Then let Balloon Mario float to the roof and get the star.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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h. Bowser in the Sky [SMDS6H]
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It is time to fight Bowser. Jump up the steps opposite the clock. There
will be another star door. You can open it, since you can have as many
as 148 stars in your possession right now. The door opens. Run up the steps
to the top. There will be a hole in front of a picture of Bowser. Jump
in for the battle against Bowser in the Sky.
You start on an arrow platform. Jump forward across all the platforms until
you reach the one with the crate. Push it in the direction of the start
of the level. Then jump on it. You can reach the Red Coin above this way.
Then, get back down and run along the next teetering path. You will then
come to a path that is very steep. Just run up, following the arrows. Then,
run past the path with the Goombas, and jump onto the rotating platform
with the Star Sphere. On the other side, there is a path with a Red Coin
on it. There is a small piranha plant, so watch out.
You will find a large platform below this path. Drop down there. Follow
the line of 5 coins off the right of the platform. There is a Red Coin
hidden on the ledge sticking out. On the far end of the platform is a Switch
Star. Step on it to make a star appear in the Star Sphere on the rotating
platform. Run back to the end you dropped down on, and jump up the ledges.
Then run all the way back for the star.
It is time to continue on your way. Jump from the teetering platform to
the swinging lift. Ride it to the other side, and to the next path. There
is a Whomp in the way. There is little room, but trick him into diving
down onto you. Then pound his back to get rid of him. Jump to the next
ledge. To reach the path above, you will have to do a double jump off that
triangular wedge in the air. You will then come to a Chuckya. Run past
him, and get to the next switch. Step on it to turn the next set of slope
into a series of steps which Mario can jump up.
At the top, talk to the Pink Bob-omb Buddy to find out the locations of
the remaining Red Coins. Then run up the slope, avoiding the flames on
the way. There is a Red Coin on the top. Run down the slope, avoiding the
flames, and onto the striped path. There is a single tiny Piranha Plant.
Stomp him, and get over to the next lift. There will be several wooden
blocks in the way. Above of one of them is another log with a Red Coin
on top. Jump up and get it, and try to land on the lift again. One of the
wooden blocks has a 1-Up Mushroom on it. At the end of the lift's track,
jump down to the platform with the Bob-ombs.
Run past them and onto the next rotating platform. Note that there is a
Red Coin hidden behind the middle pivot of this platform. Collect it, and
jump to the next platform, and climb up the pole. At the top, move forward,
there is a pair of ledges that move in and out on both sides of the next
gap. Get onto the ledge on your side, and jump into the pole. Hold on,
and climb up for the 7th Red Coin. Turn around and jump to the other ledge.
Run along the path, past the Bob-ombs and Flame Thrower, and to the next
set of swinging lifts. There is another set behind and above Mario as he
jumps on to this set. Then, jump onto the final path to Bowser. There is
a ledge with some Goombas and a Spinning Heart. The wind is strong here,
so you will have to walk slowly to go against the wind. Wondering where
the last Red Coin is? There is actually a ledge hidden beneath the steps
to the pipe. The final coin is there. Take it, and a Star will appear behind
the pipe to Bowser. Take it, of course. Congratulations! You now have
collected all 100 of the stars. When you are fully prepared, jump into
the pipe to face Mario's Nemesis.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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Facing Bowser
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Things must really be serious, you hear the sound of organs playing the
boss theme. Bowser is pleased to meet Mario, since he is one of the things
that he can fry with his flames. Now, Bowser attacks either by spitting
out 3 balls of flame, or he will spray lots of fire into the air, resulting
in a rain of fireballs. Some of the fireballs are blue, and will bounce
around. Bowser will also charge at Mario if he is far away. He will also
make shockwaves on the ground when he jumps. Be prepared to jump when they
are coming. Bowser takes 3 Spiked Orbs to beat.
Just grab him and throw him at the Spiked Orbs as you did before. However,
you must not throw Bowser off the platform. If you do, he will jump back
up, and may break off a piece of the platform. You should be able to lure
Bowser near the orbs for the first 2 hits and throw him without much trouble.
Once Bowser is hit for the second time, he will get up, and smash most
of the arena away, leaving a star shaped arena in the center. You will
again have to grab him by the tail, but your aim MUST be very precise,
since there is no way you can get any close to the orbs. Don't worry if
you miss this time. Bowser will only send Shockwaves after you when he
jumps back up. No more arena smashing. Eventually, you should be able to
blow Bowser up. (Either by your aim or luck!)
Bowser struggles on his back. He does not believe that he has been beaten.
He cannot stand losing to Mario. He is mad that his troops turned out all
of his Power Stars, and he is surprised that there are 150 of them, and
that there are some in the castle that he missed. (Note: This phrase only
appears if you have collected all 150 stars.) He is mad to see peace reign
in this world. He tells you to keep that Touch Screen smoking. He leaves,
and leaves behind one final star. Take it. Mario dons wings, and flies
away from this isolated place in the sky.
He arrives at the castle, and Yoshi, Luigi and Wario are waiting for him.
Mario places this star at the stained glass window of Princess Peach. Slowly,
the Princess appears. She descends down to them. Yoshi and the others run
up to her. They all take off their caps. Peach wakes up. "Oh! Yoshi!" She
cries. "The power of the Stars has restored to the Castle! And it's all
thanks to you. Thank you all. We all have to do something special for you,"
Peach kisses Mario, and Mario cries, "Here we go!" "I know, let's back
a delicious cake for my heroes!" Peach says. Everyone enters the castle.
Yoshi looks at the sky. Peace calls him. "Yoshi!" And he joins them. Now
the credits roll.
Depending on the stars and characters you freed, the scenes on the top
screen and the decoration on the cake will be different. For example. If
you have not collected the star on top of the fortress, it will still be
yellow in color, and not transparent. And, if you have not freed Wario,
he would not have appeared on the cake. The possibilities go on. At the
end, Peach, Yoshi, Mario, Luigi and Wario will wave at you. (If you freed
the latter 2.) You will have a shot at the cake.
*****THE END. THANKS SO MUCH FOR TO PLAYING MY GAME! -MARIO*****
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7. Have you got them all? [SMDS7]
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Have you got them all? Yes, I am asking you. Each course has a total of
7 numbered stars, which totals up to 105 stars. This leaves 45 stars that
are out in the wild. They can be the 100-coin stars or the Castle Secret
Stars. These stars are often tedious, as they can require your character
to run through entire levels, or the entire castle. The Castle Secret Stars
take up 20%, that is 30 out of the 150 stars, and when you collect them,
they will not appear on your score card in a level by level basis. So,
basically it is easy to miss some levels, and don't know where you missed
it. As a result, you have spent hours and hours looking for those stars.
So, I have dedicated this section especially for these hard to find stars.
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a. 100-Coin Stars [SMDS7A]
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There are a total of 15 100-Coin Stars in this game, one in each numbered
course. To get one, you should collect 100 stars in a level. But of course,
the difficulty in doing so varies by a lot. Here are some general tips
on how to get 100-coin stars, or coins, in that matter:
1. Break Blocks
Blocks are almost always a sure-fire way to find coins. Each block will
hope 3 coins if there are any inside. If you are short by a few coins,
and you see some Brick Blocks that Mario could not break, then it is time
to find a yellow cap and turn into Wario.
2. Kill enemies
All enemies that can be killed, except Monty Moles drop coins when defeated.
They can drop from 1 coin to 5 coins when defeated. Some drop blue coins.
So, whenever you see enemies coming, defeat them. However, do not defeat
them while they are standing at the edge of a cliff. Otherwise, the coins
may just fall off.
I will now list all the enemies that give out coins in the game and the
coins they give out.
1 Coin: Goomba, Tiny Goomba, Bob-omb, Swooper, Bully, Tiny Piranha Plant
2 Coins: Snufit, Flyguy, Giant Piranha Plant
3 Coins: Spindrift, Mr. Blizzard, Scuttle Bug, Skeeter
5 Coins: Whomp, Chuckya, Money Bag, Latiku
1 Blue Coin: Koopa Trooper, Sleeping Piranha Plant, Boo, Bookend, Mr. I,
Giant Goomba
3. Collect Red Coins
Each Red Coin has the face value of 2 coins. Since collecting 8 coins causes
a star to appear, each level will always have 8 coins. This is equal to
16 coins, a considerable amount. In earlier levels, the coins tend to be
scattered around the level, while in later ones, they tend to be amassed
in one and only one area only. Whenever you find yourself with 84 coins
or more, and that the row of Red Coins on the bottom screen is empty, rejoice!
You are very close to getting the star. Just get the Red Coins.
4. Blue Coin Switch
Every level, I mean almost every level starting from Course 2: Whomp's
Fortress has a Blue Coin Switch. Ground Pounding one causes a certain number
of Blue Coins to appear somewhere nearby in the level. The number can be
as low as 2, or it can be 8 or more. Since the Blue Coins do not always
appear in front of you, always memorize where they will appear. This will
allow Mario and his brothers to collect all of the coins that appear,
without missing any. In any case, the Blue Coins can prove to provide an
extremely large boost to your coin tally, up to 40 coins and higher! In
certain levels, whether you can get 100 coins is dependent on the number
of Blue Coins you can get. I have listed the switches available in the
game, and their corresponding number of Blue Coins below:
Whomp's Fortress: 4 Blue Coins
Jolly Roger Bay: 8 Blue Coins
Cool, Cool Mountain: 2 Blue Coins
Big Boo's Haunt: 4 Blue Coins
Hazy Maze Cave: 8 Blue Coins
Lethal Lava Land: More than 8 Blue Coins
Shifting Sand Land: 4 Blue Coins
Dire, Dire Docks: 6 Blue Coins
Wet-Dry World: 6 Blue Coins
Tiny-Huge Island: 2 Blue Coins
Tick Tock Clock: 7 Blue Coins
Rainbow Ride: 6 Blue Coins
5. Yellow Exclamation Blocks
Yellow Exclamation Blocks always hold a treat. There can be 3 coins, 10
coins or even a 1-up Mushroom hidden in them. Whenever you see on, be sure
to bump it and grab its contents.
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Course by Course Star Guide
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Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield
Difficulty: Medium
Main Character: Yoshi
I find this star to be of medium difficulty because you cannot collect
it right from the start. You will have to wait until the cannons are
available before it can be collected. Besides, it is tedious to get without
the wings. This star is best collected in conjunction with Star 6.
Before doing so, I suggest that you talk to the Bob-omb buddy by the cannon
so he can prepare the cannons around the course for your use. There may
be lots of cannons in the Bob-omb Battlefield, but only two of them are
particularly useful.
The first useful cannon is near the top of the hill. Before going there,
please collect all the first 7 Red Coins as mentioned in the previous
chapter. Also collect all the coins you find as you navigate the level.
(Use the Egg Throw, destroy several enemies in a row to maximize your
earnings. The egg seemed to have some sort of a "guidance system"! Hee
hee.) While doing this, do not put on any Red Caps yet as they will turn
you into Mario, and this will impede your coin collecting spree.
Then, climb up to the top of the peak and jump into the cannon. Aim slightly
above the tree with the 8th and final Red Coin. Yoshi should be able to
grab onto the tree as he soars through the air. Once the 8th Red Coin is
retrieved, the Star will appear above the shadow at the open air where
the 4th and 5th Red Coins are. Before jumping down to collect it, hop into
the cannon on the floating island and aim at the coin rings in the sky.
Collect as many coins at possible, but stop when you have collected a total
of 97-99 coins from this course. I know that it is a bit tedious, but stars
like those 100-coin stars are best collected earlier on so you don't have
to worry about them later, right?
Notice that whenever Yoshi flies through the coin in the center of each
ring, a Red Number will appear. There are 5 numbers in total, but the last
one cannot be reached in your current stage. You will need to activate
the ? blocks, and use the wings of Mario to get it, so forget about it
now. Just focus on the coins.
Now, use the Touch Screen Map to find the location of the nearest Red Cap,
and put it on your head. You will become Mario, although you will still
make Yoshi's sounds. Got to the wooden block near Koopa the Quick and smash
it, revealing 3 coins. Upon collecting these coins, you should have 100
coins or more. A star will appear. It is the 100-coin star. Collect, it
and you will not be evacuated. So, let's go back to where the Red Coin
star is and collect it as well, ok?
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
Course 2: Whomp's Fortress
Difficulty: Easy
Play as: Mario
This has got to be one of the easiest stars in the game. Whomp's Fortress
has a large supply of enemies that give Blue Coins when defeated, and there
are certain enemies that give out 10 coins when you defeat them. You can
always collect this star with Star 7 right at the start.
You start at the front lawn of the Fortress, and will be told of a way
to sneak up on enemies. See the wall to your left? There is a way to jump
up there. First walk up the ramp by the Sleeping Piranha Plant, and collect
the 5 coins. Stand in the corner facing the ramp with Mario's back facing
the grey stone wall. Perform a back flip to get up! You will find that
this is a shortcut to the top of the fortress. Run up the ramp and collect
the 5 coins, but do not go up yet. Instead, jump down to the moat. Collect
the circle of 8 coins, and jump to dry land on the other side. Move along
the path, collecting coins and slaying any Goombas you find.
On your way, you will notice a cannon covered up. Since there is no Red
Bob-omb Buddy, you cannot activate the cannon. The cannon is used to collect
2 of the 7 stars in the level. You will eventually reach a dead end. There
is a blue coin switch there. Stomping it will cause 4 Blue Coins to appear
in front of you for a short time. Collect them all, and go back to the
front lawn of the Fortress. (I won't risk jumping to the other ledge due
to the chasm and the high fence.)
Now, walk forward, kill the Goombas. See the Sleeping Piranha Plant? He
can only damaged while he is sleeping. So, you must hit him with a Dive
Tackle. Once the Flower shrivels up, he will drop a Blue Coin, worth 5
coins! Collect the coins around the flower bed and from the pillar, then
jump over the fence. Surprise! No more bottomless pit here! See that lone
block in the alcove between the 2 walls? Smash it, and you will find a
Star Switch. Do not step on it yet. Continue going forward.
Jump over the next gap. This time, there is a bottomless drop down there,
so be careful. Dive tackle the Sleeping Piranha Plant and get his Blue
Coin. Break the wooden box. There is a 1-Up Mushroom inside. Jump over
the next gap and watch out for that deep brown box. It's a cannon, it fires
Bullet Bills. The Bullet Bills of this game cannot be stomped. Break the
Wooden Boxes for their coins. Then, jump up and run around the 3 wooden
pillars to cash in even more coins.
Use caution when going over to the flowerbed, as there are 3 Sleeping
Piranha Plants waiting to ambush you. Once they appear, run away for a
while so they will fall asleep. Then it's Mario's turn to catch them off
guard with his Diving Tackle. Get their 3 Blue Coins and the 100-Coin Star
should appear at this point. Get it, now!
You should also note the Red Coin by the flowerbed, just in case that you
have to collect it later. Around the corner, to the left of the flowerbed
is the Star Sphere, where the Switch Star will appear upon pressing the
switch. So, run back to where you found the Star Switch and step on it.
The Star will appear in the Sphere. There will be ample time for you to
get over to the ledge with the Switch Star, so take your time, jump carefully,
and do not fall down any of the gaps. It's a long way down!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay
Difficulty: Medium
Play as: Mario
I find the 100-Coin Star not so hard, nor very easy to collect. The reason
is that although the coinage in this level is rather limited, the Blue
Coin Switch gives Mario a good head start of 8 Blue Coins (40 normal coins!).
This star can also be collected right at the start. Play as Mario, can
have this star complement Star 3.
You will be dropped at the shorelines of the level. There are 2 wooden
blocks to your right, as well as 2 Goombas and a Blue Coin Switch nearby.
First, go and kill the 2 Goombas for some cash. Then break the Wooden Box
to the right. A Koopa Shell will come out. Do not pick it up yet. Instead,
go and Ground Pound the Blue Coin Switch. Immediately run back to the Koopa
Shell to collect it before it disappears. Surf on the surface of the water,
collecting the trail of a whopping 8 Blue Coins. Once they are collected,
surf back to the start of the level and break the other wooden block. Collect
the 3 coins. Wow, you already have 45 coins within the first minute of
playing this course!
Now, press R to stop riding the Koopa Shell. It's time to take Mario on
a little deep sea tour. We will start at the continental shelf, where you
are right now. Notice the cannon. It is not ready at this star. Notice
the ring of coins under water, surrounding a rock? Swim down there. Collect
the 8 coins, then the first Red Coin of the level when the clam opens up.
The other clam is holding another Koopa Shell. You can grab on and swim
faster if you like. But I won't bother, as the effects are only temporary.
After this, swim in the direction of the other end of the bay. You will
find a second clam guarding a second Red Coin. Grab it when the clam is
open. To the left is a pillar surrounded by a ring of 8 more coins. Collect
them as well, and turn right to the dry land. You should find yet another
clam guarding a third Red Coin. Take it. Then go over to the dry land.
Jump onto the wooden plank, and go right. Jump on to the pole and get to
the top of the 4th Red Coin of the level. Then, go back onto the wood plank,
and jump over to the wall with the 5 coins leaning against it. Jump up
to the wall and climb up. There is a switch that will temporarily reveal
a series of bridges covering several platforms. You will find that the
bridges seem to lead to nowhere. I wonder what is going on.
The 3 Red Coins seemed to be floating in mid air and are completely
unreachable. I wonder what is going on. Do not worry about them for now.
Instead, dive down to the bottom of the deep trench below. There seems
to be a sunken ship here. Ignore the Sunken Ship for now. Instead, swim
over the clam which is guarding the 5th Red Coin of the level. Also collect
all the coins on the sea bed, and the ring of 8 coins marking a tunnel.
You should have collected 100 coins at this point, and a star will appear.
So get it and continue with your dive.
Swim through the tunnel, and you will find yourself in a secret cave. Make
your way to the left of the cave, watching out for all those rock pillars
that crumble down on you, and killing all Goombas. You will eventually
reach 4 Treasure Chests. You must open them in the right order in order
for the Power Star to appear. First, open the one at the rear, then the
one to the left, then the one to the right, and finally, the one in front.
The Power Star will appear in the cave. Get it now.
*****100 COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Course 4: Cool, Cool Mountain
Difficulty: Easy
Play as: Mario
I find the Star in this level quite some easy pickings. This is because
over 70 of the coins can be grabbed while Mario is sliding down the slide!
Although some people may think that the slide is dangerous, it really is
not if you have got the grip already. Get this star with Star 1.
As soon as you dive into this level, you will be instructed to enter the
cottage first. You can see that there is a column of coins pointing down
the chimney, and that is where you will want to go. You will find yourself
at the top of a slide! It is time to slide down this slide for the first
star. Unlike the Princess' Secret Slide, you will be wagering a life in
playing this ride. If you fall off, too bad. You will lose 1 life.
Start by sliding after the Blue Coin that seems to be bouncing away from
you. Once you collected it, I suggest that you slow down by leaning the
stylus backwards. Then, turn to the right, collect the coins, and prepare
for a chain of coins leading up to a small arc of coins. If you jump at
the right time, you will be able to collect them all. Then, turn right,
then left, and you will see a line of coins leading into the wall. Collect
them and turn left. Now, at the next turn, you will have to be careful
and keep to the center of the slide. Why? It's because the slide will be
slightly slanted to the right hand side. If you are not careful, you could
slip right off the slide while you are trying to collect the coins on the
inner bend of this section. This is the only tricky part of the slide.
Once you have survived that part of the slide. Brace for a treat. There
is a long line of yellow coins in the middle of the next straight section
of the slide for you to collect. Be sure to collect them all. Afterwards,
there will be another anticlockwise bend with some more coins. Past that,
you should be relatively safe, because you will be surrounded by walls
on both side of the slide. Then, prepare for the final tricky part of the
slide. You will find a narrow ice bridge taking you to the finish line.
To avoid falling to your doom, make sure to follow the next long trail
of coins leading you there. Once you cross the finish line, you can go
out of this place, and possibly have collected more than 70 coins!
NOTE: If you have trouble sliding down this slide, there is a shortcut
that you can use. Remember the 5 coins leading into the wall? Slide into
the wall at that point and you will be sliding through a shortcut tunnel,
filled with several 1-Up Mushrooms. This place is definitely safe, and
will send your character straight to the finish line!
Once you have got out of the room, you will be in the bottom of the mountain.
The Power Star will appear for your collection. Since you already have
so many coins, it won't hurt if you took some more effort in finding more
for the 100-coin star.
First, climb up a tree to Mario's right and collect the Red Coin on top.
You will awaken an owl, but ignore him for now. Run past the mother penguin
(She's looking for her baby), and kill the Goombas and collect their coins.
Then, run over to the bridge, cross it and collect the Red Coin on the
platform. There is one more Red Coin at the far corner of this area.
With these coins collected, run over to the broken bridge and stand on
its edge. It is actually a warp. Mario will be warped back to the top of
the mountain, which is the start of the level. Jump up to the ledge where
the baby penguin is, but ignore her for the moment. Go left and jump down
to the ledge below. There is a Spindrift on the platform. Jump kick her
to release 3 more coins. Get back to the start of the level and slide down
the slide, collecting all the coins that are in the way. By the time you
reach the first U shaped bend, you should have more than 90 coins. So,
jump off the slide at this point and land on the ledge in front of you.
There is a Blue Coin Switch hidden here. Stomp it to reveal 2 Blue Coins.
Collect them and you should have more than 100 coins, and hence the 100-Coin
Star will appear and be ready for your taking. Once you have this 100-Coin
Star, jump off the ledge and you should land back on to the base of the
Mountain, and be able to collect Star 1 of this course.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt
Difficulty: Easy
Play as: Mario
This star is just as easy as the last one, primarily because that there
are just far too many enemies that give out Blue Coins in this level. There
are Boos, Bookends and Mr. Is, and they all reward you will Blue Coins.
There is also a Blue Coin Switch in this level if you are still not sick
and tired of those Blue Coins. Get this star along with Star 4.
As before, explore the perimeter of the mansion first. Kill the first
Scuttle Bug, grab his coins and move on. Just like last time, stomp the
2 Scuttle Bugs you then encounter, and bump the Yellow Exclamation Block
for 16 more coins. Then enter the back room of the mansion. Ground Pound
the 2 Boos here for 2 more blue coins. What do we know? One of the boos
here is wearing a green cap! Put it on to turn into Luigi. Now, you can
take advantage of his super jumping abilities!
Let's get back out to the perimeter. With Mario being turned into Luigi,
backflips have been made more powerful. Not only will Luigi flip up high,
he will glide in the air for a short distance. This should make collecting
the 1-Up Mushroom on top of the shed an easy job. After this, jump down
and grab the Crazed Crate. Break it open for 5 more coins. You should have
34 coins at this point, assuming that you won't let any disappear.
Enter the mansion by the front door. Let's explore the rooms on the ground
floor in the same order as we did for the first star shall we? In the piano
room, sneak past the Mad Piano carefully, and grab the first Red Coin.
It is vital that you do not take damage, or you will turn back to Mario.
In the next room, bump the Bookend from below and get his Blue Coin. Then,
while avoiding the 2 haunted chairs, grab the 2 Red Coins on top of the
2 bookshelves in the room. You should have exactly 45 coins now.
Head back out to the lobby, and go through the next door you see. We have
a single Boo and Mr. I in this room. Pound the Boo into the ground, taking
his Blue Coin, and spin around the Mr. I until he disappears. You should
now have 55 coins. Head back out to the lobby. Go through the next door.
In this collapsing bridge room, run across the bridge before it
disintegrates, and ground pound the Boo at the other side for another Blue
Coin. Go to the next room, as in Star 1.
In the next room, wall hug to the next ledge you see and collect the 4th
Red Coin of the course. Ground Pound the Boo and collect his Blue Coin.
Then, head back to the lobby. So, there is a Pink Bob-omb Buddy here.
According to him, green hats are pretty chic now. The stairs are already
available for use. Jump up them to reach the next level. The 2 leftmost
doors are to be ignored for the moment. Go through the door immediately
to Mario's left as he reaches the first floor.
You should be standing on top of wire netting above the ground floor. The
only item of interest is the Red Coin at the other end of the room. Jump
over there to collect it, and go back to the lobby and go through the next
door. As you enter, Mr. I is waiting for you! Quickly spin around him to
defeat him. Get his Blue Coin. There is a coffin room next to where the
Mr. I was. One of the coffins will open up, revealing a Red Coin. Hurry
up and get it before it slams down on you again.
Get back to the hallway and go through the final door you can reach at
the moment. There is another bookshelf, housing 2 Bookends! Bump them and
destroy them now! There is another Red Coin around the corner, next to
a door leading to a balcony above the ground floor. Watch out as you collect
it, as parts of the floor may flip over, sending Mario down to the basement.
Get back to the ledge facing the bookshelf, and backflip up to the ledge
above. Go through the door there.
You will be in a room with a Luigi painting. Jumping into it will send
you into a hidden level where you get to rescue Luigi. Don't bother entering
now. Instead, pound the Blue Coin Switch, revealing 4 Blue Coins in this
room. You should have over 100 coins at this point. Collect the Power Star
that appears. Now, let the Boo in this room damage you so that you can
turn back to Mario. Get out of this room, and drop down to the room below.
Go through the door next to where the Red Coin was. You will find a Red
Question Block. Bump it to reveal a Power Flower. Take it and Mario will
float up like a balloon. Float up to the ceiling to get the final Red Coin,
causing the Power Star to appear over a Star Shadow on the first floor
of the lobby. Go over and collect it.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
Course 6: Hazy Maze Cave
Difficulty: Medium
Play as: Wario
The 100-Coin Star of Hazy Maze Cave may not be very hard, but it is quite
tedious as you have to visit almost every area of the cave before you can
get 100 coins. You should play as Wario and go after the Star 5 of this
level while you are at it.
Not only that we will collect the final star of Hazy Maze Cave, we are
here to collect the 100-coin star as well. So, we will explore the entire
cave thoroughly. So, at first, kill the Scuttle Bug in front of you, nab
his 3 coins, and break the crate for another 3 coins. Turn left, and long
jump over the long pit, then go through the door to the Black Hole area.
See the Star above? That is the one you are to collect.
In the next room, the Scuttle Bug must be killed with caution. Lure him
over to the wider part of the path by the door you entered from, and stomp
him. The 3 coins that pop out should still be on the platform, and will
not fall into the black hole and sucked into the singularity. The Swooper
Bat is to be dealt with in the same way. Then, get onto the green path
and collect the 5 coins while watching out for the boulders. Next, turn
right and go through the door.
Collect the 8 coins in the elevator room as well as the 1-up Mushroom.
Ride the lift down to the underwater lake. Walk down the path, and stomp
each Goomba carefully. Grab their coins. Swim over to the island in the
middle of the underground lake and then collect the 8 coins on the island.
Now, your job here is temporarily over. Go all the way back to the start
of the level. This time, turn right.
There is a pit in front of you where an endless supply of Scuttle Bugs
will jump out from. Stomp the first one and collect the 3 coins. Try to
lure the next 2 Goombas away from the pit before stomping them. Then, their
coins can be grabbed. Then, run along the narrow path and collect the 5
coins you see. Jump over the pit spewing flames and go through the door.
Let us check out the bottom of the Work Area first. There should be 2 Scuttle
Bugs and 2 Goombas, making up a total of 8 coins. The Brick Block holds
another 3 coins besides the Star Switch. Now, it is time to collect the
8 Red Coins as you did for Star 2. While doing so, you can spin around
the Mr. I in the room for a further blue coin.
Now, it is time to enter the Hazy Maze. Before you jump down the hole,
I believe that you should have over 70 coins. If you have not missed a
single coin, then you may have slightly over 80 coins. As soon as you drop
down into the gas, run forwards and jump kick the Snufit. 2 coins will
be in the bag. Turn right, and run past the Monty Moles. Turn around the
corner, and turn left at the next junction. There should be 2 more Snufits,
which means are 4 more coins to be collected. You will eventually reach
the Blue Coin Switch. I suggest that you become Metal Wario first in order
to remove any interference due to the gas before you go running after the
Blue Coins in the maze.
Now, come to think of it, one of the Red Question Blocks near the Blue
Coin Switch is guarded by some more Swooper Bats. Kill them and put on
the cap. Then pound the Blue Coin Switch. Run after the first Blue Coin
you see and turn right and find more Blue Coins. While you are collecting
them, you should have just exceeded 100 coins, and a Power Star will appear
above you. Grab it. You will also find a column of Blue Coins marking another
hidden ledge. I believe that it will prove difficult for you to collect
all the Blue Coins, since the appearance of the Star will waste a lot of
time. But go over to the position where the column of Blue Coins was and
backflip up to the ledge above.
At the end of this hallway, there should be a lift leading up. Go up, and
through the door, and you will find yourself at the top of the Black Hole
area. Jump up and hang on to the wirenetting. Just make your way first
to the Yellow Exclamation Block for a 1-up Mushroom, and then to the star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Course 7: Lethal Lava Land
Difficulty: Medium
Play as: Wario
This Star is not very hard, but tedious, as you will have to send Wario
around the entire outside area of Lethal Lava Land. The dangers of the
lava are negated by Wario's Metal ability, so he won't get fried as easily.
There may be a Blue Coin Switch in this level, but the Blue Coins will
appear in the lava, prompting you to use the Koopa Shell. For the sake
of speed, we will ignore the Koopa Shell in the following strategy, so
we can get it in conjunction with Star 2.
For Star 2, let us also collect the 100 Coin Star at the same time. For
one thing, let's follow the same route for the Bowser Puzzle. Having
collected all the 8 Red Coins and most of the 14 coins that pop out of
the 14 piece puzzle, you should have collected more than 40 coins up till
now. It is time to turn your attention to those islands in the middle of
the lava that are too far to jump to. So, go and bump the Red Exclamation
Block to the left of the puzzle. Run in the direction of the screen and
you should find a small island with 3 coins. Collect the coins, and return
to the mainland. Turn into Metal Wario again and move northeast, to another
island there. There should be 4 more coins there.
With those coins in hand, go beyond the puzzle, to the next platform guarded
by 2 Bullies. It is recommended for you to draw the Bullies' attention
one by one, so you don't need to worry about being overpowered, although
to tell you the truth, Wario really has a lot of power! You should gain
two more coins by defeating the above Bullies.
You will then come to a revolving hexagonal platform, with a revolving
flame. It seems that the flame and the platform are revolving with opposite
spins. In short, they are designed to spin Wario into the flames! There
are 6 coins on the platform. As long as Wario keeps moving clockwise, he
should be able to safely avoid the 2 flames.
With the 6 coins in hand, jump onto the wooden platform to the right. Wow,
it's amazing that this wood can still withstand such intense heat. Jump
over to the next platform to the right. This platform rise and sinks in
a way such that only the middle of the path (with the coins) will always
stay above the surface of the lava. There are a total of 5 coins here.
Get them all and jump onto the next platform.
There is a Big Bully on the next platform. Ignore him for now. Collect
the 4 coins on this platform and then dodge the Big Bully until the moving
metal platforms comes close to the other side of this platform. Jump onto
the platform and move away. You will find 4 platforms on the lava arranged
in a square. They rise and fall in a way that only the center, that is
the part with the coin, will only be above the surface at all times. There
are a total of 4 coins on these 4 platforms. With them, go over to the
curved path. There is a Crazed Crate at the end of the path. Do not grab
it yet unless you want Wario to be propelled right into the lava.
Instead, move along the path to the other end, collecting the 3 coins you
find. At the other end, jump onto the arrowed platform, and move left.
There is a platform with 2 Bullies and a circle of 8 coins. Melt the Bullies
and collect the coins. You should have 10 more in total. Then, go back
to the arrowed platform and jump down to the 2 platforms rising and sinking
in the lava. Collect the 5 coins. Return to the curved path.
Punch the Red Exclamation Block for a Power Flower, and then run over the
lava to the island to the right with the Mr. I. Run around the Mr. I while
collecting the circle of 8 coins around him. When Mr. I gets sick and
disappears. Take the Blue Coin. You should have more than 100 coins at
this point. The Power Star will appear above you. Collect it, and the Metal
Power will disappear. Trapped? Not exactly. Turn to face the 4 square
platforms in the lava. When they have risen above the surface of the lava,
long jump to them. Then go to the right.
See the large platform with the 3 Bullies in front of you? Wait for the
moving metal platform to move here from the left and jump on it, then onto
the platform. Knock all 3 Bullies into the lava and a Big Bully will drop
down in an attempt to regain control. He is slightly tougher to knock off
the platform, but with some hard work, he too, will fall into the lava
and melt. He will leave a Power Star behind on the platform. There you
have it, the 100-Coin Star of the level collected so quickly, and even
the Blue Coin Switch is not needed!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Course 8: Shifting Sand Land
Difficulty: Easy
Play as: Mario
This 100-Coin Star may require a visit to every part of the course, but
it is still easy because the course is designed to be linear. The first
part of Mario's exploit will be to journey to the pyramid, while the second
part is to explore the pyramid. There are some enemies, notably the Pokies
which will give out Blue Coins, as well as a Blue Coin Switch inside the
Pyramid. It is best to get Star 3 with this star.
Not only are we going to collect the star inside the ancient pyramid, we
are also going to collect the 100-coin star for this run. So, turn around,
and run along the slowly diminishing path until you reach the dead end
with the Red Coin. Be careful not to fall in. Then, turn around and go
all the way back to the start of the course. Grab the Crazed Crate and
let it bounce along the path behind the starting point. Let's hope that
the coins won't be scattered everywhere and collect the 5 coins that pop
out. 7 down, 93 to go! Now, we have got 2 Bob-ombs and 1 Fly Guy to deal
with first, throw the first Bob-omb away from the action and nab his coin.
Then, throw the second one at the Flyguy while he is flying low to kill
him. You should gain 4 more coins here. Then, it is time to deal with the
Pokey. Double jump up to his head and kick it, to break the blue coin loose.
Now, enter the pavilion. Kill the 2 Goombas you find for 2 easy coins.
Make sure that they are far away from the shifting sand beforehand. One
of the wooden blocks also hold 3 coins. The other, of course, holds the
Red Coin. The crate can be pounded open for another 3 coins. What a coin
bonanza is this pavilion. Make sure you kill the Pokey prior to entering
the Tox Box Maze. Grab his blue coin. Right now, you should have a total
of 31 coins. Enter the maze.
In the maze, grab the Red Coin to add 2 more coins to Mario's total. Once
you get to the oasis, jump in for another Red Coin. Kill the next Pokey
you find for another Blue Coin. Then walk along between the 2 pillars,
collecting the 5 coins on the ground. Next, pound the next crate for another
3 coins. Then move forward. There is another Crazed Crate in front of you
by the shifting sand. To avoid bouncing into the sand, I'd suggest that
you grab the crate with your back to the sand. Collect the 5 coins that
come out of the crate. Then, kill the next Pokey that you find for another
Blue Coin. It is now time to enter the pyramid.
Do not bother jumping up the pyramid to collect the 5 coins there, as it
is just dangerous to attempt getting down again. Just slide down the hole
into the pyramid. Move forward, and you will find a Blue Coin Switch to
your left. Pound it to make a stack of 4 Blue Coins appear behind the fence
in the sand in front of you. Run over and get them all. You should have
a total of 78 coins. Now, jump back to solid ground, and move left. (I'm
referring to the direction Mario is facing when he came in.)
Follow the path, and engage all the Goombas you find. You will find a
mummified block that is jumping in a predetermined path. Run to the side
of him to the other end of the path. Now, you must jump into the sand.
While in the sand, keep moving and jumping. If not, you will slowly sink
into the sand. Jump up onto the ledge on the other side. Do not pick up
the yellow cap. Move up the stairs and continue your way. You will come
to a wirenetting with a circle of 8 coins guarded by an Amp. Hang on and
grab the coins. There is a 1-up Mushroom above the wirenetting too.
Keep moving along the path, and kill the Goomba you find. You will then
come to a gap in the ledge with another mummified block moving up and down.
Feel free to use him as a stepping stone to get to the other side. You
will come to another 2 Goombas before you reach the pole. Kill them, grab
their coins and climb up. On top, run to the wirenetting and make your
way to the other side, collecting the 5 coins you find on the way. Then,
you will come to a series of steps with 3 more coins.
Jump up, and you will be in the path with a wide mummified log rolling
back and forth. Wait until he is away, and then hide in the alcove. Then
wait for the mummified log to roll past before moving on. You will then
come some steps that rise and fall. As you go up, collect the coins. You
should have exceeded the 100 coin mark by now. The Star will appear, get
it and move on to the top.
The next path is guarded by 2 Amps. Run past them quickly and hug the wall
for the next narrow path. Climb up the pole. You will come to a bridge
guarded by another of those mummified blocks. I suggest you jump on the
block and use him as a stepping stone to reach the other side. Jump up
the next few steps, collect the coins, and the Power Star will be waiting
for you at the top. Collect it. If my calculations are correct, you should
have obtained exactly 113 coins.
*****100-STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Course 9: Dire, Dire Docks
Difficulty: Hard
Play as: Mario
Dire news, indeed. The 100-Coin Star of Dire, Dire Docks is extremely hard
to get. One of the reasons is due to the extremely limited number of coins.
(Fewer than 130 in total) At the same time, certain coins are just too
close to elements of danger. (The whirlpool, for instance) You should play
as Mario, and go after Star 3 while we are at it. The Blue Coin Switch
will play an important role in this course as it gives out 5 Blue Coins.
While you are getting the 3rd Star, I suggest you go after the 100 Coin
Star as well. Dive down, and notice the column of 5 coins by the whirlpool.
Dive and quickly get them, then swim towards the rim of the bay to avoid
getting sucked in. There should be another column of 5 coins by the clam.
Get them too. Then, swim in an anticlockwise direction along the bottom
of the bay to collect any coins you find.
There should be 6 coins by the treasure chest surrounded by seaweed. Then
swim to the left. There is another column of coins by the central treasure
chest. Then, swim up and to the tunnel. There will be 3 rings of yellow
coins for you to collect as you go to the secret entrance of the submarine
pen. Then, follow the yellow arrows and swim up to the top. Have a quick
breath of air, and swim down as instructed by the arrows. There should
be 2 more circles of coins for you to collect before you even have reached
the submarine pen itself.
When you have reached the submarine pen, swim to the right, and go past
the clams. Don't bother with the Koopa Shell in one of them. There should
be another circle of 8 coins to the left of the leftmost clam. Then, continue
to swim to the other end of the submarine pen. If you have defeated Bowser
in the Fire Sea, the sub will be gone, and the pen's hatch would have opened.
Avoid swimming through that hatch, as it is only an exit to the sea outside
Princess Toadstool's castle. I guess Bowser has decided to get his troops
into action after you have defeated him for the second time round. There
are 5 coins below the exit though, and those are what you must get.
Now, you have collected all the coins in the water, so it's time to get
to the pier. Wow, the coinage is so tight here. You have progressed so
far in this course, and there are only 72 coins collected so far! If Bowser
is defeated in the Fire Sea, I repeat, the sub will be gone, and a system
of moving poles would have appeared at the top of the pen. But how to get
up there? Then answer to this predicament is also the switch you tripped
earlier to get on board the sub. (That transparent star is now floating
in mid air in the middle of nowhere.)
Press the switch, and you will find that there is another set of blocks
creating a stairway for Mario to get up to the system of poles. Those blocks
are on the opposite side of the pier to that of the Red Question Block.
Feel free to collect the line of 5 coins on the pier before you jump up
the steps to the platform above.
There should be a Red Coin on the platform. Then, move to Mario's left
and hang onto the pole as it comes to him. You will have to use this one
pole to grab 3 Red Coins at once. For the first one, tend to the top, for
the second, tend to the center, and for the 3rd, tend to the bottom. Then,
let the pole carry you back to the starting platform and drop off. Now,
it's time to get onto the other pole.
On the next platform, there is a Star Shadow. Go left, and grab onto the
pole there. That pole will take Mario to a platform with a Blue Coin Switch.
6 Blue Coins will appear on the platform. To get them, you will have to
jump up for each of them. You should be able to get at least 5, and at
this point, would have surpassed the 100 coin mark. The star will appear,
so grab it. Now, grab on the other pole which serves this platform and
let it carry Mario to another caged platform with the 5th Red Coin.
Return to the platform with the Star Shadow. Grab onto the pole which you
have not grabbed on before. Then let it carry you to the far side of the
system of poles. You will be required to make a pole transfer, so get ready
to jump when this pole coincides with the other one. Ride this pole, and
collect the Red Coin in its path. You will find a platform in the space
between the 2 sets of wirenetting. In the original Mario 64, there WAS
no platform, so you will have to do a mid-air pole transfer! But not any
more. On that platform, transfer to the pole on the other side and collect
the 2 Red Coins in its path.
Once you have collected the 8th Red Coin, the star will appear on the shadow
on the platform you came from. Just ride the poles back there and get it,
or, drop down to the pier, and get the Power Flower from the Red Question
Block, and let Balloon Mario float up to it. Wow, this has got to be the
most tedious guide for one single star ever!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Course 10: Snowman's Land
Difficulty: Easy
Play as: Yoshi
The 100-Coin Star of this level is easy. Coins are plentiful. There are
even Money Bags that give out 5 coins each when defeated. In case you have
not collected enough coins in the outside area, there is always the igloo
which is coin rich. This place is the best place to make use of the egg
throwing tricks of Yoshi.
The last 2 Power Stars of Snowman's Land involve entering the Igloo, one
of the areas that still remain unexplored until now. Which collecting the
Star 7, let us also collect the 100-coin star. At the start of the level,
turn around and run back to the area with the ice sculpture. Collect the
2 coins, and then sneak up on the Money Bag. Swallow him and turn him into
an egg. Then run over to the wall. Lure the 3 Spindrifts so they are as
close to each other as possible, and throw the egg. The egg should ricochet
off all 3 of them and release a ton of coins. They may still be rather
scattered, but collect as many as possible. You should be able to collect
as many as 20 coins up till now.
Now, go over to the small crate by the Ice Sculpture and swallow it, lay
and egg. Hey! The egg is square in shape! Go over to the Mr. Blizzard and
throw it. You should receive a bonus in conjunction with the 6 coins you
normally receive. In my case, I got 3 extra coins. Now, let's run up the
hill and swallow the Spindrift, shall we? Lay her into an egg. Then go
over to the pen with the 3 Goomba Bros. Do not throw the egg at the Goombas
yet. Instead, throw it at the Spindrift. You should be able to gain another
3 coin bonus. Right now, you should have exceeded 40 coins if you are fast
and lucky enough. Go over to the open area.
Swallow the Money Bag you find, and turn him into an egg. Throw it at the
2 Spindrifts for more coins. Then, swallow the lone crate and turn it into
an egg as well. Run past the open area and throw it at Mr. Blizzard. Collect
the coins that pop out. Then it is time to go back to the pen with the
Goomba Bros. Eat the Goomba with the Green Cap, and turn into Luigi. Send
Luigi over to the tree where the owl resides and wake the owl up. Grab
onto the owl and have him send you to the ledge high above the ice cold
lake. Grab the Koopa Shell and jump down to the lake.
Notice the path marked by coins? Use the Koopa Shell to jump up the path
to the entrance of the igloo. Then, crawl into the hole to enter. You are
now to collect the 8 Red Coins inside the igloo. You should have collected
more than 70 coins now. There is a large supply of Spindrifts hanging around
the igloo. I suggest you let Luigi ala Yoshi get hit by one so he can turn
back into Yoshi. Then you can swallow each Spindrift one by one, transform
them into eggs and throw them at the wall for easy coin trios. Eventually,
you should get more than 100 coins. Get the Power Star.
As for the 8 Red Coins, I don't even need to tell you their locations.
Since the inside of the Igloo is just SOOOOOO small, you should be able
to find it yourself with the trial and error method. If you are really
stuck, consult the help of the Pink Bob-omb Buddy inside the igloo. The
Power Star will of course, appear on a Star Shadow in the igloo.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 11: Wet-Dry World
Difficulty: Easy
Play as: Luigi
This is another easy 100-Coin Star. The starting area of Wet-Dry World
is coin rich enough that you most likely won't need to go all the way to
town in order to save up to 100 coins. The Blue Coin Switch will play a
significant role here, as it accounts for 6 Blue Coins (30 of the total).
While you are bumping certain blocks, you will trigger some Red Numbers.
Hence it is best to get Star 3 with this star.
The objective of Star 3 is to find the 5 Red Numbers hidden in the downtown
area. I would suggest that you jump in the bottommost part of the picture
so that the water level starts low. If the water level is not the lowest,
then dive down to the bottom and swim to the right from the starting wooden
block. You will find a Crystal Tap in the corner. Swim into it to lower
the water level to a wading depth.
It is possible for Luigi to collect the 100-coin star here, along with
the 5 Red Numbers, so it is best for him to start at the bottom. First,
run along the wall to the left of the starting platform. (This time, I
am referring to Luigi's left). Then punch the Skeeter for an easy 3 coins.
Then you will come to a lot of wooden blocks. Punch them one by one to
collect the coins inside. You will reach a corner. Turn right, and go to
the other end of this waterlogged area. Punch the Skeeter you find for
another 3 coins. At the other end of this area, there should be a Yellow
Exclamation Block that is quite out of reach. Thankfully, there is a crate
that can be pushed to the left. Push the crate to the left, and you would
find the Red Number 1 pop out. It's the first secret.
Now, punch the yellow exclamation block from below. It will release a total
of 10 Coins, along with the second red number. Now, your work in the water
is done. Go right, and jump up to the ledge above the brown wall. Ignore
the mechanical flipper Heave-ho, and notice a large box in the wall. Run
over, and push it further into the wall to trigger the third Red Number,
Number 3. Now, go right and around the corner. There is a Blue Coin Switch.
Stomp it to cause 5 Blue Coins to appear on the edges of the ledge you
are currently on. You should be able to get them without much trouble.
Now, you should have exceeded 50 coins as well.
Show the Heave-Ho that you can jump by yourself, and backflip up to the
ledge above. There is nothing on the next ledge, so we will have to solicit
the Heave-Ho's help to get Luigi up. On the next ledge, you should find
a pillar with 8 coins and an Amp at its base. Grab the coins and backflip
up to the top of the pillar. Punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for 10
more coins and a 4th number. Now, where on earth is the 5th Red Number?
The answer is behind Luigi. See the switch on the ground? Step on it to
trigger a series of steps made of wooden blocks to the top of the cage.
Punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for another 10 coins, and the 5th Red
Number! The Power Star should appear on the platform that would have been
in front of Luigi if the water level is set to medium. But first, let's
get 100 coins. You should have more than 80 coins now. Get back down to
the ledge below the cage, and go to the corner with another box. Push the
box to the left, and jump up and punch the Yellow Exclamation Block above
for 3 more coins. Then, jump up to the brown ledge above, and jump to the
ledge to the right after that. There should be a Pink Bob-omb Buddy. Talk
to him for him to prepare the cannon.
Then, jump down to the ledge beneath him for 4 more coins. Ignore the Goomba
with the yellow cap. Then, jump back onto the ledge with the Chuckya and
toss him at the wall for another 5 coins. Now, you should have well over
90 coins. All you have to do is to rack up the coins on the top of the
town, as well as the coins by the medium high depth Crystal Tap, and you
should have enough coins. If not, rack up on the coins near the Power Star
3 of this course. You should be able to jump down to the medium depth Crystal
Tap from the platforms on the top of the town. Then, you can easily jump
onto the platform with the Power Star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Course 12: Tall, Tall Mountain
Difficulty: Hard
Play as: Luigi
This star is difficult because you will have to climb up the entire mountain,
getting any coins in the way, you will also have to change your identity
and take to the air at the top of the mountain. The mountain slide no longer
serves as a quick way to get coins, since you will be trapped and forced
to get the star when you exit from it. It is best to collect Star 6 while
you go after the 100 coins.
Not only we will be after Star 6, we will be after the 100-Coin Star as
well, so listen up! Start by turning around and collecting the 1-up in
that hidden corner. Then backflip to collect the single coin on the tree
without waking up the owl. Then move forward to engage the 3 Goombas. Grab
their coins. Then take the low road this time. There should be a Crazed
Crate. Do not grab it yet. Go and collect the circle of 8 coins in the
dead end. If you have the guts, you can always grab the Crazed Crate. Stand
in the direction of the dead end and press A. Do not move Luigi at all.
If you are lucky, he should break the crate on the ledge above. In that
case, try to salvage as many coins as possible. I managed to get 3 myself.
Now, get back onto the high road, and jump over those 2 gaps. It is time
to collect the 4 Red Coins on the 'shrooms. You should have at least 20
coins up till now. Go over to the Monty Mole area, and jump up the ledges
to collect the 4 Red Coins. There is also a Goomba and a rack of vines
that Luigi can grab on to. The vines hold 5 coins, while the Goomba holds
one. Once you have collected them, drop back down to the path and continue
with your way. You will find the 3 Bob-ombs as usual, and blow them up
separately for 3 more coins. Go around the corner, and throw the Chuckya
into the wall for 5 more coins. Then cross the bridge, collecting 5 more
coins on the way. Do a coin count, you should have more than 45 coins.
The Flyguy guarding the log is quite annoying. Try to get at least 1 coin
off him. Then roll the log to the left. Run around the wooden pillar for
5 more coins. You will be lucky if you can just collect 2! Then jump up
and follow the path. This time, do not take the high road. Take the low
one. It's safer since there are no iron balls coming down. You will find
2 Bob-ombs. You are now at the vine rack again. Go over to the other side
and continue to follow the path.
You will find 3 Goombas around the corner. Take them out and collect the
coins. Then long jump across the waterfall. Run past Whoosh, and collect
all the coins that are marking the entrance to the mountain slide. DO NOT
ENTER THE SLIDE. Then, in the mossy ground, kill the Goombas for their
coins and do not forget to put on the red cap to turn into Mario. Go around
the corner to cross the bridge. Remember to leave the 5 coins alone. Then
at the top of the mountain, punch the Red Question Block to get the Feather.
Then as Wing Mario, take to the air.
There are a total of 5 coin rings, each with a coin in the center. Your
task is to collect those 5 central coins. Fly around in the sky and you
should be able to find them by yourself. Collect some of the other coins
as well, and stop when you have collected over 95. Land on the bridge and
collect the 5 coins there for the 100-Coin Star to appear. Collect it now
before taking off again. Once you have collected the 5 required coins,
the star will appear on the top of the mountain. Fly back and get it.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
Course 13: Tiny-Huge Island
Difficulty: Medium
Play as: Yoshi
There is a lazy way to collect the 100-coin star in this level. All you
have to do is to play as Yoshi and enter the bay area of the Huge Island.
There is a Latiku flying around. He drops Spinies. Have Yoshi eat the
Spinies, turn them into eggs and go back to the start of the level to throw
the egg at the wall. A coin will pop out of the egg. Therefore, you can
do this again and again until you have collected 100 coins. I consider
this to be of medium difficulty because it just takes a long time.
Course 14: Tick Tock Clock
Difficulty: Medium
Play as: Luigi
The 100-Coin Star of this level is tedious, but not hard. The coins are
distributed evenly in the various levels of the clock tower. But you usually
should be able to collect 100 coins when you are halfway up to the top.
The Blue Coin Switch in this course gives 7 Blue Coins, a significant amount.
So be prepared to get it. I suggest you get Star 5 with this star, as it
is closest to the midway point of the clock tower.
It is time to get Star 5. Although the title "Timed Jumps on Moving Bars"
imply that the clock must be moving while you collect the star, there is
actually a way to do it without having to bother. At the same time, let
us collect the 100-coin star of this level, shall we? At the start, turn
around and run over to the little pit with the spinning heart. Punch the
Yellow Exclamation Block for the 10 coins. Then jump up those stationary
platforms above and collect the 8 Red Coins. Refer to the guide on Star
6 above for their exact locations.
Jump back down to the start, and jump across the gap past the non-moving
pendulum. Run along the path, and jump up onto the yellow block. Get the
2 coins on top. Continue along the path and jump your way up those non-moving
yellow blocks and the moving bar. Get onto the metallic platform above.
There is a single Yellow Exclamation Block on the non-moving hand. Punch
it from below for 3 more coins. Run over to the frozen conveyor belt and
jump up onto the platform above. Then jump past all 4 immobile hexagonal
platforms to the path above. Another non-moving moving bar is in the way.
Jump over it. Jump onto the cage with Star 1, and run past it.
As for most of the previous stars, jump up the high ledge with 5 coins
leading to a pole guarded by an Amp. Climb up the pole and make your way
to the ledge above. Turn left. Lure the Heave Ho away from the Yellow
Exclamation Blocks, and punch them for 3 coins each. Then, stomp the 2
Goombas for 2 more coins. Go over to the Blue Coin Switch and Ground Pound
it. The Blue Coins will appear on a platform to the left. Jump via the
hexagonal platform to get them before time expires. There is another Goomba
with a red cap on his head. Stomp him when he is far away from the edge
and get the coin. Then jump over to the ledge with the Star Sphere and
kill that Goomba for another coin. Then head back to the pole.
If you are good, you should have 91 coins. Jump up the ledges to the right
of the pole. Instead of jumping up the yellow blocks. Jump down to the
metallic platform with the Red Question Block. Stomp the Goomba for another
coin. You will see there is a cage with some non-moving bars at the top.
You will see that they lead up to a Brick Block blocking a cage with a
Star inside. This is the so called Star 5, and it is just so easy. In Super
Mario 64, you almost always had to keep the clock running to get it!
Now, we have a new task. We have to find a yellow cap so that Luigi can
turn into Wario. So, get back to the ledge facing the yellow blocks I told
you to ignore earlier, and make your way up. First, get on top of the cage
with the star. There is a Yellow Exclamation Block with another 3 coins,
then go back to the left. Jump up to the striped path. Move along. There's
your Yellow Cap! But do not put it on yet. Walk past it to the non-moving
bars. There is a Yellow Exclamation Block above the first 2 bars, but it
is caged up and hence temporarily inaccessible. As you go, you are advised
to zoom in the camera and have it behind Luigi at all times, as the path
is very narrow. You will find an opening to the cage on the other side
of these bars. Jump up and go over to the Yellow Exclamation Block.
Bump the block and 10 coins will come out. Collect them all. If you have
not missed a single coin on your way up, you should have 105 coins. This
also means that the 100-coin star will appear. Collect it.
Now it is time to get the star. Go back and put on the yellow cap. Then
jump back down on top of the cage with the star. You can now go down and
pound the Brick Block open, enabling access to this star.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Course 15: Rainbow Ride
Difficulty: Hard
Play as: Mario
This is definitely the hardest 100-Coin Star in Super Mario 64 DS. The
coins are extremely scattered in this level, the Blue Coins from the switch
are so hard to reach, and most important of all, the bottomless drops can
drive a person mad! It is time to use Mario to explore this level, and
don't get too nervous!
We will be collecting the 100-coin star in conjunction with Star 6. So,
you will have to change to Mario. Ride the magic carpet at the start, and
be sure to jump onto the circular platform in the way to collect the 8
coins there. Then, jump back onto the magic carpet and ride it to the central
junction. There is a Latiku here. Avoid the Spinies and bump him from below
for 5 more coins. Make sure that he is near the center of the platform
to avoid loss of any coins.
There are also 2 circles of 8 coins on 2 of the spinning platforms. Collect
these coins and head to the 3-D maze. There should be a Goomba wearing
a Green Cap, and 2 Bob-ombs at the base of the maze. Kill them and collect
their coins. Then go up to the 3-D maze and collect the 8 Red Coins. The
Star will appear, but ignore it. Get back down to the base. You should
find a Blue Coin Switch at the far end. Pound it and a Blue Coin will appear
by the wall. Jump up and get it. Then quickly wall jump up these 2 parallel
walls. The other 5 Blue Coins are at the top of this maze.
If you are good enough, you should be able to get at least 5 of the 6 Blue
Coins, and have more than 70 coins right now. Talk to the Pink Bob-omb
Buddy at the top of the maze. He will prepare the cannon for you, and that
is on the cruiser crossing the rainbow. Go to the far right and ride the
lift down. Then get back to the Central Junction. There is one path that
you have not chosen before, and that leads to the pole that leads to Stars
4 and 5. Slide down that pole, and engage the Flyguy. Take his 2 coins,
if possible. Then collect the 5 coins from the path.
Jump onto the teetering platform and then over to the pendulum lift. Collect
the column of 5 coins. Move all the way to the platform right before the
pendulum lift that leads to Star 4, collecting any coins you find. You
should have at least 85 coins by now. Then, go back to the ship. Go to
the junction, and ride the magic carpets. Before you reach the junction
of Magic Carpets, you should be able to collect up to 5 more coins.
You should have collected 100 coins by now. The star will appear. Get it,
and please, save! Good riddance to such a tough star. Take the left carpet
at the junction and ride it to the ship. If you still have not collected
100 coins, here's the chance. There is a Latiku and a circle of 8 coins.
Jump into the cannon. It is at the stern. Aim at the center of the rainbow
ring. Mario should be propelled to the pole on that lone island. Slide
down the pole, punch the Yellow Exclamation Block for the star. Just look
out for that Chuckya, as he can throw you out of the sky.
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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b. Castle Secret Stars [SMDS7B]
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Castle Secret Stars are everywhere. They are usually found in hidden levels
throughout the game. 3 of them are on Toads that hang around the castle.
In my guide, any level without a course number has at least 1 Castle Secret
Star in them. There are several ways of getting those secret stars. They
include Star Switches, Red Coins and Silver Stars. Certain levels have
stars hidden in lone brick blocks. Some stars in early levels in the game
cannot be collected until much later. I bet that the programmers want you
to forget about them. Beware!
To help you locate all the 30 secret stars, I have made a checklist below.
Copy it to another text file and print it out. Then you can tick on the
ones you got and will know where to backtrack in the future.
Super Mario 64 DS Castle Secret Stars Checklist
Princess' Secret Slide
[]First Star []Second Star
Sunshine Isle
[]Silver Star's Star
Goomboss battle
[]Switch Star []Red Coin Star
? Switch
[]Red Coin Star
The Secret Aquarium
[]Red Coin Star
Big Boos in Castle Backyard
[]Red Coin Star
The Secret of Battle Fort
[]Silver Star's Star
Big Boo Battle
[]Red Coin Star []Star Hidden in Wall
Bowser in the Dark World
[]Red Coin Star []Switch Star
Bowser in the Fire Sea
[]Red Coin Star []Switch Star
Chief Chilly Challenge
[]Red Coin Star []Star in Brick Block
The Secret Under the Moat
[]Red Coin Star []Switch Star
Behind the Waterfall
[]Red Coin Star []Star Hidden High Above
Over the Rainbow
[]Red Coin Star []Star in Brick Block
Capturing the 8 Glowing Rabbits
[]Star Collected
Toads in the Castle
[]Star outside Hazy Maze Cave []Star in circular room
[]Star next to Tick Tock Clock
Bowser in the Sky
[]Red Coin Star []Switch Star
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Princess' Secret Slide
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*****PLAYING AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Since you should have more than 3 stars, let's explore the foyer area.
How about entering the 1 Star Door on the balcony? You will find yourself
in a room with 4 locked doors, labeled L, M and W. One of the doors is
unlabeled. So, this is where the Mario Bros. are trapped! Before going
through the only other unlocked door in this room, let's jump into the
stained glass window to the right. It's the Princess' Secret Slide!
The first star seems simple enough. All you have to do is to slide down
to the bottom of the slide and punch the yellow ! block open. The second
star requires you to slide down to the bottom in 21 seconds or less. To
do that, you must jump down to the lower section of the slide as you are
about to slide down the first downward railed slope with yellow rails.
To save time, you must jump off the left of that part of the slide. Yoshi
will suffer fall damage, but don't let that stop you. Get up immediately
and continue to slide down to the bottom. You should be able to get it
within a couple of tries.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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Sunshine Isle
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With the 2 stars in hand, go through the double doors in the previous room
between the other locked doors. You will find yourself in Princess
Toadstool's recreation room. Talk to Toad. It seems that you will need
keys to unlock the minigames here. Take note of that. There is a rather
large picture of the beach that ripples when you jump near it. It's another
hidden level, it's the Sunshine Isles! It has even adapted the music of
Delfino Plaza of Super Mario Sunshine!
From the map, you should know the objectives of this level. You are to
retrieve all 5 Silver Stars to get the Power Star. The first is on an island
to the north of your starting position. The second Silver Star is located
on top of a palm tree to the right of that island. The third Silver Star
is in an alcove behind the island with the 2nd Silver Star. The fourth
Silver Star is located at the top of the central island. The fifth and
final Silver Star is in the talons of Klepto the Condor. Run after him
and jump up to shake the Silver Star loose. Then you can collect it and
make the Star appear in the Star Sphere, marked by 8 coins. Collect it
before taking any more damage!
*****SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Goomboss Battle
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I presume that you have more than 8 stars by now, right? Notice that there
is an 8 Star Door. Go through it to find a large picture of Mario. Jump
into it. You should save Mario first, but once you have saved him have
him come back to collect the two Stars.
As before, slide down the ramp to the platform below. Turn right at this
first junction, and walk through the twisted path to another platform.
There is a ramp to the right leading up. Go up the ramp, being prepared
to Dive Tackle the Sleeping Piranha Plant that is resting there. Then,
you will find a series of 4 grey platforms balanced on small and thin pivots.
When you jump on one, you will find that it will tilt towards the position
you are standing on. Fortunately, it will not tilt as far as to cause Mario
to slide off. Make your way past these platforms to the other side.
You are now on a rather long path. Kill all Goombas in the way, and you
will find a Switch Star. Step onto it and a Star will appear in the Star
Sphere on the top of that caged structure to the left. Run towards the
structure and enter it. Have Mario wall jump up the 2 parallel walls to
the top and get the Star from the sphere. There should be ample time for
you to do this. (Otherwise, many people will gripe to Nintendo) This is
only one of two stars in this level. Be sure to come back when you have
freed Wario for the next one.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
NOTE: The next star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to rescue
him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It is time to go for a Red Coin hunt. Slide down the wooden slide. Keep
going forwards, past the logs that move up and down out of the poisonous
water. Then, notice some checkered platforms moving to the main path from
the left. Get onto that platform. Ride it to the next platform, over the
waters and bottomless pit until you reach the remote platform with the
Brick Block. Smash it apart to get the Red Coin inside. Ride back to the
main path. Go right, and double jump to grab hold of the wire netting.
Make your way over to the other side, collecting the Red Coin on the way.
Then on the other side, get ready to punch the Sleeping Piranha Plant.
Then, you can just backflip up onto the top of the wire netting and collect
the 1-Up Mushroom that is nestled up there.
Jump down to the very wide platform in front of you. Go left, and over
to the Goomba wearing the green cap. Punch it away, and steal the cap.
Go back to the log with the wooden pillar and jump over to the platform
on the other side. There is a Red Coin on a teetering platform over the
water. Collect the coin, and make your way to the lone island to the right
where the Red Question Block is. (Some teetering platforms lead to it.)
Punch it for the Power Flower, and become Vanish Luigi. You will have to
go quickly, all the way back to the place where you got the Green Cap,
and backflip up into the cage above for the next Red Coin.
With the Red Coin in hand, it is time to get back to the Goomba with the
Red Cap. Kill him, and take the cap and become Mario. Go back to the Red
Question Block. This time, turn into Balloon Mario. Float up to the top
of the large log with the caged Red Coin you have collected, and collect
the Red Coin at the top. Then jump down to the ground below, taking care
to Ground Pound just before impact to nullify any damage.
After this, go back to where you found the Red Cap, and go forwards. Then,
go to the right. There should be a series of logs rising and falling. Jump
carefully between logs and you will eventually reach a stationary log with
another Red Coin guarded by a Piranha Plant. Surprise him as usual and
the Red Coin should be a steal. Jump back to the mainland.
Jump over to the narrow path to the right, and you should run into another
log that is rising and falling. Jump onto it to find a Red Coin at the
top. Now, go over to where you would face Goomboss, and climb up the vine.
The Red Coin should be sitting there, on a small branch. Take it, and the
Power Star will appear on the Star Shadow on the stationary log that leads
to the series of rising and falling logs to one of the Red Coins you have
collected. Collect it, and both Stars in this level are yours.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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? Switch of the Rainbow Tower
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If you have followed this guide, you should have 18 stars at this current
moment. (Excluding Star 5 of Course 1) If you go back to the foyer as Mario,
you will notice that there is a beam of light shining onto the sun pad
on the floor. Stand on the sun pad and look up into the light. Mario will
be transported to the Rainbow Tower, and will be donning Wings!
There is one and only one star in this secret level. You have to collect
the 8 Red Coins. While flying above the tower, follow the trail of the
coins, eventually reaching a ring of coins with 2 Red Coins in the center.
Collect them both. Then slowly glide downwards, following the path of coins,
and collect the 3 other pairs of Red Coins as they appear. To ensure that
your altitude does not fluctuate, please keep the stylus pointing at the
red region of the circle. To turn, only move the stylus to the left and
right, not even diagonally. It is quite a tricky star, given the
maneuverability of the Wings.
When all 8 Red Coins have been collected, the Power Star will appear on
the tower. Dive down onto the tower and stomp the ? Switch. Now, all ?
Blocks throughout the game will turn solid, and you can bump them for their
contents. Save, and get the Star. It's time to evacuate.
Now that the ? Blocks are avail; let's go back to the Bob-omb Battlefield.
There are some loose ends Mario has to take care of. Scroll back up now.
Have fun in the air!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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The Secret Aquarium
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When the star is collected, return to the Foyer, and go through the 3 Star
Door to the right. You will find yourself in a room with a picture and
an aquarium. Before jumping into the picture, go to the right of the room
and jump into the hole in the wall.
You will find yourself in the Secret Aquarium. There are exactly 8 Red
Coins you have to collect here for the Power Star. The locations of the
Red Coins are very simple indeed. First, dive down to the bottom of the
Aquarium and swim along the walls. The first 4 Red Coins are located at
the 4 corners. Then, swim upwards and around the Aquarium. You will find
4 rings of yellow coins, each with a Red Coin in its center. Collect them
too. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected, the Power Star will appear on
the Star Shadow in the center of the bottom of the Aquarium. Swim down
to collect it. Since air is running low, you get to evacuate.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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The Back Garden
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Now, let us go through one of two wooden doors in the Foyer. You will be
inside a hallway. There is a set of stairs leading down to the basement,
but let's not worry about that yet, shall we? Instead, go over to the long
corridor, where a Boo is grinning at you. Run after him, go through the
door. You will find yourself in the back garden of the castle.
The back garden is infested with Boos! Remember that Boos thrive on fear.
When you look directly into one, he will turn transparent, revealing the
coin he is holding. On the other hand, if you turn your back on him, he
will give chase. Boos are invincible in the transparent state. To defeat
one, you must turn your back on him. Once he is close, give him the Ground
Pound. Then he will disappear and cough up the coin!
Let's do some Boo bashing practice here, shall we? It seems that the Boos
here now drop Red Coins! There are 8 in all, so let's be aggressive and
Ground Pound every Boo you find, well, except the one who appears to be
holding a cage in his body. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected, the star
will appear in the back garden go and get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Now, notice that there are several wooden blocks in the back garden. Break
them and you will find a hole in the ground. Jump in. It's the Battle Fort!
There is only one secret star in this level. You have to collect all 5
Silver Stars. First, jump down to the bottom pit below, and destroy a wooden
block by one of the corners for the first Silver Star. Walk around the
pit and kill all the Goombas you find. One of them will drop the second
Silver Star. Get out of the pit, and walk along the walls of the level.
You will find a set of 4 wooden blocks in one corner. Smash them to reveal
the third Silver Star. Another Silver Star is found on a Goomba hanging
around the walls. While you are collecting them, watch out for those
mechanical flippers known as Heave Hos. Now, run up the ramp to the top
of the level, onto the narrow path, past the Chuckya (The giant purple
Bob-omb like thing), and to the 5th Silver Star on top of the pole. The
Power Star will then appear above the Star Sphere right back where you
ran into the path. Collect it and get out.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Big Boo Battle
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Anxious for Luigi's safety, eh? Well, it's time to rescue him from Big
Boo's clutches. Enter Big Boo's Haunt. Go all the way to the back of the
mansion and go through the door there. Kill the 2 Boos to get the green
cap. Put it on to transform into Luigi. Now, enter the mansion through
the front door. Go up to the first floor, and through the rightmost door.
In this room, kill the 2 Bookends, jump onto the ledge with the Red Question
Block, and backflip up to the ledge above. Go through the door. You will
be in a room with a picture of Luigi. Jump in.
You should still be disguised as Mario in this secret level. Ignore any
Red Coins for now. You should be in a room with a turntable. There are
a total of 4 doors. If you go through the correct door, you will go to
the next area. If you go through the wrong one, one the other hand, you
will be sent back to this starting room. First, go through the door to
the right. You hear Big Boo's creepy laughter all the time!
You should be in a room with an island in the middle of a pit. There are
3 other doors in this room on separate ledges. The central island has a
Mr. I and a Boo on it. Each door is connected to the central island via
collapsing bridges. Run across the bridge to the island, defeat the Mr.
I and Boo, then run to the left for the door there. Don't worry if you
fall, you will only be sent back to the first room with the carnival music.
In the next room, the doors are on 4 different ledges on each side of the
square room. There is an island with a Red Question Block in the middle,
as well as 2 Boos. Let the Boos come to you and destroy them, and jump
onto the central island. Bump the Question Block for a Power Flower, and
collect it carefully. (Parts of the floor tilt.) Luigi will turn invisible,
and then you can go through the door to the right. (For your information,
there is a red coin on that ledge too.)
The next room consists of 4 ledges on each side of the room, each with
a door. The ledges are connected by a series of lifts that all move
anticlockwise. Since time is of the essence, jump over to the ledge to
the left, and use Luigi's flutter kick to extend his jumping range, and
go through the door there. You should be in a room with a long collapsing
bridge. This is the point of non return. Run across the long bridge, and
then jump through the Boo picture while you are still invisible. There
is a secret Power Star inside! Take it! Then jump back out.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
Now that we have Wario, it is time for a Red Coin Hunt. I suggest that
you enter this level as Luigi ala Wario, that is, Wario disguised as Luigi.
In the first Merry Go Round room, pound the Boo away and collect the only
Red Coin in the room. Then go through the door to the right. In the next
collapsing bridge room, there is one Red Coin on the central platform with
Mr. I, as well as one on the collapsing bridge to the right.
Since Luigi has the longest jump in the game, he should be able to jump
back onto the central platform, collect the 1-Up by the door in front,
and then come back and go through the door on the left. In the next room,
let's Ground Pound all the Boos, and then jump over to the ledge to the
right for another Red Coin. There is a Red Coin that is pretty high up.
It is time to change into Mario. Jump into the pit to get back to the Merry
Go Round room. Put on the Red Cap, and send Mario ala Wario to the room
with the Red Question Block. Take the Power Flower and float up to get
it. Then deflate, and go through the door to the right.
In the next room, there is a system of horizontal lifts, as well as 3 Boos.
Have one Boo hit Mario ala Wario to transform him back into Wario. Then
pound them into oblivion. Ride each of the 4 lifts in an anticlockwise
direction, collecting the 2 Red Coins, and the 1-Up Mushroom. Talking to
the Pink Bob-omb reveals that the final Red Coin is in the next room. So,
go through the door to the left of Wario as he entered the room.
To the right, is a Brick Block. Punch it open for the final Red Coin, and
the Star will appear on the shadow to the left. Get it and leave.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Bowser in the Dark World
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It is finally time to take care of Bowser, since we have recovered most
of the Mario Bros. Go back to the foyer of the castle. Run up the steps
to the Star Door. It should open, now that you have more than 40 Power
Stars. Then, since anyone can open the door, switch back to Luigi.
*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Go through the door, and you will be in a corridor with Princess Peach's
picture at the other end. As you approach, it will suddenly change to the
picture of Bowser! Run forward, and eventually, the floor will open up,
allowing you to fall through. It's a trap made by Bowser!
This course has 2 Secret Stars, a Red Coin Star and a Switch Star. Luigi
is chosen because of his maneuverability. At the start, follow the path
until you reach the first switch guarded by a flame thrower. When the
flamethrower stops spurting out flames, step on it. It will generate 2
bridges, one at the start of the level, and one directly by the edge of
the path you are on now. They lead to 2 Red Coins. Run over to collect
them both before the bridges disappear.
After collecting these tough Red Coins, continue to the right. You will
come across a pair of revolving lifts. Step on one when it is on your side,
and ride it over to the other. Get off and run up the grey slope. Watch
for the flamethrower as you proceed. You will eventually get to a spinning
lift. Jump onto the spinning lift carefully and left it take you to the
other side. Jump onto the ledge there. You will find some Goombas guarding
a Yellow Exclamation Block. Take care of them and cash in.
The Yellow Exclamation Block holds a 1-Up Mushroom. Cross the bridge to
the next path. As you proceed, watch out for those spinning electric balls
known as Amps. They can give you a shock. Also watch out for a Red Coin
in the middle of the path. You will eventually come to a sliding platform.
When the platform is just about to slide towards you, jump on, and quickly
jump onto the stationary ledge above. The next Yellow Exclamation Block
holds 3 coins. Then, when the yellow platform has just begun to slide out
to the right, drop down and collect the Red Coin there. Jump back onto
solid ground to the right. You will come to 2 pairs of revolving lifts.
Ride the first pair so that you can collect the Red Coin, then, carefully
transfer to the next pair, and let them carry you to the next solid ledge.
See the narrow blue path? Drop down to it and run along it to an isolated
platform. There is a Red Coin guarded by an Amp. Get it, and return to
the main path. You will then come across some teetering platforms. Make
them tilt upwards to the front and jump to the next one, making that tilt
upwards so you can reach the ledge above. Jump up and turn around. You
will see a series of ledges in front of you. Long jump to the next ledge.
A Bob-omb Buddy is here to tell you the locations of the Red Coins, although
it's a little too late.
Jump to the next ledge to find a Star Sphere and a Red Coin. Now, only
one Red Coin remains. Jump back to the first ledge, and drop down to the
platform where the Goombas are. See the Red Coin? To get it, wall hug to
reach that narrow path where it is. You can find 2 more 1-Up Mushrooms
to the left, but it is just too risky. At this moment, the Power Star will
appear next to the pipe that leads to Bowser. Jump back up to the ledge
above, and press the switch. The slope will temporarily turn into a set
of steps which you can jump up. Run over to the pipe and collect the star.
At this point, you will also notice a Star Switch. Step on it, and the
Star will appear in the Star Sphere you saw earlier, just jump your way
back there and get it before its timer runs out. Now, you can face Bowser.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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Bowser in the Fire Sea
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Bowser really is getting serious. You will be fighting against him in an
arena surrounded by hot boiling lava. The path leading to him is also
surrounded by lava, so watch out. If Luigi falls into the lava, he will
jump up in pain and 3 units of health will be lost. In that case, the only
thing to do is to use the stylus and try your best to steer him to dry
land. Otherwise, get fried 3 times and you will lose a life.
Start by following the path to the moving platform. Once you step on it,
the platform will follow the rail. Eventually, there will be a ledge in
front of you, which the platform will move under. Therefore, jump onto
the ledge, collect the 1-Up Mushroom, and wait for the moving platform
to resurface again. Jump back onto the platform, and let it continue its
way. All of a sudden, it will be submerged into the lava again, so jump
onto those 2 teetering platforms by the side of the platform's path for
some safety. Once the platform resurfaces, you can jump back onto it.
The next platform will hold another 1-Up Mushroom. Then, you will find
3 platforms in the lava, which get submerge and resurface in a pattern.
A narrow strip in the center of each platform will remain above the surface
of the lava no matter one, so use them as safety zones. When all the
platforms are surfaced, make your way to the next ledge.
The next ledge has a Bob-omb like enemy known as a Bully. They will try
and ram you into the lava. You cannot grab them. The only way to defeat
one is to punch him off the ledge into the lava, and let him melt. A yellow
coin will be tossed up for your troubles. See the yellow path? Follow that
path and you will eventually reach a Red Coin surrounded by 8 Yellow Coins.
The Red Coin is floating above a hole, below which has a lot of lava, so
walk over to the other side of the platform, and jump at the Red Coin.
You should be able to land on the path where you came from. With this,
return to the main path.
There are several Goombas guarding a Spinning Heart. Kill them and use
the heart to replenish your health, just in case you have fallen into the
lava. You will then come to a platform that rises and falls out of the
lava. There is a pole on it, guarded by an Amp. Jump at the pole and hang
on. Climb up and jump up to the ledge above. There is a Pink bob-omb Buddy
that will tell you the locations of the Red Coins in the course. Then,
jump over to the teetering platforms. As you move along to the next pole,
there is a Red Coin on the edge of the first platform. Be careful as you
collect it. Then go over to the pole and climb up.
As you climb up to the top, you will be rewarded with another 1-Up Mushroom.
Jump off the pole into the cage. There is a Red Coin in a corner. Then
go over to the lift. Step onto the lift to make it go up, and quickly run
off. You will find the 4th Red Coin beneath where the lift was. Drop down
to get it, then climb back up to this cage, and take the lift up.
It seems that the lava is very comprehensive. We now have a series of ledges
and platforms floating above a pool of lava suspended over the lava sea!
Jump off the lift and get a move on. There is a platform which goes back
and forth between the ledge you are on and the next ledge. You can simply
jump over to the next ledge, thanks to Luigi's jumping ability. You will
then reach a steep ramp. Jump up the ramp. You may be tempted to follow
the narrow path leading up. Actually, don't. A safer way to reach the
platform above is to go over to the other side of the ramp, jump on top
of the monkey bars, and backflip up to the platform above!
Punch the Bully of the platform, and collect the Red Coin, then jump back
down onto the top of the monkey bars. Drop down to the path below. There
are 2 Bullies on the next platform. Punch them into the lava and go to
the path in front of you. This area consists of several platforms rising
and falling, taking the paths linking them together with them, so you should
watch out when the path becomes too steep to move up. The first platform
has a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-Up Mushroom. The third platform
has a Red Coin. Go to the 4th platform, and wait until it is high enough
for you to jump into the next path. Move on.
This path is relatively safe. No lava, just a flame thrower. Run along
the path, and take note of the Star Sphere. Blow up the Bob-omb, and you
will come to another Yellow Exclamation Block with 10 coins. Then, there
will be more of those platforms that partially submerge and resurface
periodically. Some of the platforms are guarded by flame turrets, so beware.
One of them, in particular has a Red Coin very close to the flame nozzle.
Once the flame has stopped spewing, quickly grab the coin and go over to
the safety of the platform on the other side. You will come to another
trio of those rising and falling platforms with poles. Make your way through
them. The final Red Coin is on top of the second pole. Once you have
collected it, the Power Star will appear on the ledge high above the first
pole platform. To get there, simply go back to the yellow grating above
the second pole platform and backflip up to the platform above to the right.
Ignore the Star Switch for now, and then jump to the platform to the left
for the 1-Up Mushroom and Power Star.
Now, go and step on the Star Switch. The Star will appear in the Star Sphere
I mentioned earlier. So, jump over to the platform with the first star,
and then jump down to the Spinning Heart below. Then quickly make your
way through those 5 submerging and resurfacing platforms and jump into
the Star Sphere for the 2nd star of this course. Then you can go all the
way back to the collapsing bridge. Run across the bridge, and jump into
that funnel type structure, and you will face Bowser!
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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Chief Chilly Challenge
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Now, it is time to save Wario. Go back to the castle lobby, and run up
to the mezzanine. Go over to the door, and unlock it. You now have access
to the upper levels of the castle. You will come to a set of stairs that
go up anticlockwise. Run up, and go through the door to the next level.
In this room, there is a toad standing at the central wall. Talk to him
to receive a Secret Star!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Go over to the door surrounded by a wooden wall, and you will find yourself
in a room with a large mirror. There are Power Flowers grown on the pillars.
Jump into it to turn into Vanish Luigi. With this, Luigi can run into the
mirror's reflection! First, go through the door in the reflection and you
will find yourself in a rather blank, boring white room with another of
the Castle's Secret Stars! Collect it and leave, there is nothing else.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
With this, run around in the reflection, and you will find a picture of
Wario. Jump into it for the Chief Chilly Challenge! Slide down the slide
in front of you, and you will find that you are sliding towards a bottomless
chasm! Is this the end of our green mustachioed hero? NO! A gust of wind
will propel our plumber upwards, sending him to the safety of the next
ledge. On this ledge, there are some Bullies, designed to knock you off
and into the void. Note that there is no hot boiling lava below, so knocking
the Bullies off will not be rewarding at all. So, just jump over to the
teetering platforms to the left, and make your way to the next ledge.
The next ledge has another Bully on it. Ignore him and step onto the railed
platform. Ride it to the next island, and collect the Red Coin on the way.
You will come to a junction, to the left is a path leading to a brick block.
Since there are such high winds, you cannot go over there yet. Instead,
go right. There is another leap of faith here. Jump of the ledge, and let
the gusts of wind propel Luigi upwards and forwards. As you soar up, try
to get that Red Coin huddled up in the group of coins high above.
If you miss, you can always jump back up to the ledge you were on, using
the wind. There is a pool of ice water on the next island. Collect the
Red Coin in there quickly. Ice cold water is a killer. You will lose a
unit of health every 3 seconds while you are in the water, and it does
not matter whether your head is above water. There should also be a Pink
Bob-omb Buddy on this ledge. Talking to him reveals that there are no Red
Coins in that Brick Block you have just missed. So just move on.
Oh, the next fenced area has a large reception committee of 5 Bullies
waiting for Luigi! Oh dear! Quickly get the Red Coin and jump over the
fence on the other side. It is possible to knock all 5 of them off, but
it's just too easy to be overpowered. You will then come to a series of
moving blocks. The first 2 slide left to right. There is a Red Coin in
the path of the second block. The third one moves up and down. The fourth
one moves left and right, and has another Red Coin in its path. The fifth
one also moves left and right. After that, you will be pleased to return
to solid ground again. Whew...
You will immediately come to a caged Red Coin, and there is a Mr. Blizzard
popping out to surprise you as well! Spin around him to make him tumble
down. Don't worry, you will find a Power Flower soon enough. Make your
way up the hillside, via those walls that keep moving in and out, and you
will find a Red Question Block that holds a Power Flower. Take it and become
Vanish Luigi. Then drop down in front of the cage, run into it and collect
the Red Coin. There is still one left to go.
We will need to turn into Mario for the last Red Coin. Run over to the
Red Cap on the map and put the cap on. Go back up to where you have previously
found the Red Question Block. Take the Power Flower, and become Balloon
Mario. Float up to the lone circle on the map. It's a hidden island high
above the hill. The Red Coin should be there. Once it's collected, the
Power Star will appear on a Shadow near where you found the Red Cap. Float
back to the hills and collect it, then you can make your way to the top
of the hills and jump into the large hole there to face Chief Chilly!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Oh, and once you get Wario, you can finally solve the mystery of that Brick
Block. As usual, play as Luigi, and a Yellow Cap will be available for
pick up. Put it on, and make your way to the T junction as usual, and punch
the Red Question Block as Wario ala Luigi. Then turn into metal, and go
left, penetrating the wind. Once you reach the block, punch it to reveal
the Power Star. Collect it and evacuate.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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The Secret under the Moat
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*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
As Wario, get down to the basement, and go down the steps past the large
30 Star Door, and go through the corridor to the door there and go through.
You should be in the general area of the basement. Before I tell you where
to go next, I will tell you how to enter the 3 courses here.
1. To enter Hazy Maze Cave, turn right at the picture of a giant grinning
fireball and go through the only Star Door you will find there.
2. To enter Lethal Lava Land, jump into the fireball picture.
3. To enter Shifting Sand Land, turn left at the entrance to Lethal Lava
Land, and follow the hallway to the dead end. Jump into the wall.
Before we tackle any of the levels here, let us go right, and go through
the door without any stars on it. You will find a pool of water. Jump in,
and dive. Dive, follow the arrows, and resurface at the other side. Jump
up, and you will find 2 pillars sticking out of the water. Reading the
sign to the left indicates that it is decreed that someone should pound
the pillars. So, jump on both pillars and Ground Pound the pillars. The
water will drain, allowing Wario to go through the door.
You find yourself outside the castle. Hey! The moat has drained! Go right,
and you will find a Brick Block. Have Wario punch it or Ground Pound. There
should be a square hole. Jump in for the Secret under the Moat. You find
yourself at the top of a very big slide. First, go to the right, and backflip
up for the 1-UP Mushroom. Watch out for the flame thrower. Go back to the
left. If you look at the Touch Screen Map carefully, you will notice a
series of ledges on the slide. Position Wario on the left so he is above
the highest ledge of the slide. Slide down, and just as you are about to
get onto the ledge, press B. The momentum of the sliding motion combined
with the vertical motion will result in Wario jumping forwards. When you
see Wario's shadow over the ledge, press R to ground pound onto the ledge.
This technique can help prevent Wario from falling off the ledge.
The first ledge has a Red Coin. Then jump to the right, and slide down.
Then, jump onto the ledge below. There is a second Red Coin there. Then,
continue to the right and slide. The ledge below has a Yellow Exclamation
Block. Inside is a 1-Up Mushroom. Then, jump down to the left. The next
ledge down there has a Red Question Block, with a Power Flower. Metal power
does nothing for Wario here, so it is best to ignore it. Then jump down
to the ledge to the left. There is a 1-Up Mushroom on that ledge.
Then, jump to the 2 ledges to the right, and then get the Red Coins there.
You can slide down to the bottom now. Just do not overshoot! Then, make
your way to the right, along the path, avoiding all flame throwers in the
way. Then jump onto the teetering platform. Make it tilt upwards to the
front so you can jump up there. On the next ledge, run quickly past the
Amp and Flame Thrower, and grab the Red Cap. As Mario ala Wario, jump up
to the next ledge, and talk to the Pink Bob-omb Buddy for the locations
of the other Red Coins in the area.
Jump up onto the lift. On the other side, there is another teetering ledge
with 2 Red Coins at their ends. Then, jump over to the next lift. The 7th
Red Coin is located in the air between this lift and the next. Jump carefully
between lifts and avoid getting sweeped off by the flipping motion. The
lift leads to the final ledge above. Put on the green cap to turn into
Luigi. Then punch the Red Question Block to turn invisible, and collect
the final Red Coin. The Power Star will appear on the other side of the
wire netting. Run through to get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Ever wondered what other REAL use the Red Cap has? After all, you CAN get
the previous Power Star without turning into Mario, only that it will be
slightly harder. So, come back, and turn into Mario. Go back to the far
left of the bottom of the slide. Punch the Red Question Block for a Power
Flower. Turn into Balloon Mario, and float over to the small island in
the far southwestern corner of the level. You should see it in your Touch
Screen Map. Once you land. Go over to the Star Switch and press it.
The Star will appear in a Star Sphere far above where you are right now.
Get the Power Flower from the Red Question Block and float up, following
the coins in the structure. Remember to land in the next level for a Power
Flower Refill before continuing up to the top. You should have ample time
to get to the top and break open the Sphere for the Star.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Over the Rainbows
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*****PLAYING AS MARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
It is time to climb up the stairs in the circular room to the next level.
Before doing that, go the Character Switch Room and change into Mario.
Then go through the Star Door. You will be in a rather blue room. There
is a clock on the wall. First, go to the right of the clock and talk to
Toad. He tells you that Bowser is waiting on the top floor. There is also
something weird about the clock, so you should watch the position of the
big hand as you enter. Oh, and he has found a Power Star. Get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Then, go over to the left of the clock and backflip up into the alcove
above. There is a hole with light shining. Jump in. It's a secret level.
You are now over the rainbows. There are 2 stars, a Red Coin Star and a
star hidden in a Brick Block. Let us first collect the Red Coin Star. There
is a Red Coin on your cloud as you enter. Look around, and you will find
2 rainbows linked to your cloud. Get a pair of wings from the Red Question
Block and follow the Rainbow to the left. You will fly to another small
cloud with a Red Coin on it. Get another feather to recharge your wings.
Check the Touch Screen Map with a pink platform with a Yellow Cap on it.
Fly to that platform next and collect the Red Coin. Talk to the pink Bob-omb
Buddy and he will prepare the cannon. Jump in.
Aim for the other pink platform with the black hole in the middle of it.
(Check the Touch Screen Map.) Aim as high as possible. You will fly to
the next cannon. Jump in, and aim much higher than the cloud to the left
with the 3 green poles at the bottom. On that cloud, there will be 2 Red
Coins, and a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-up Mushroom. Get another
feather to recharge the wings. Now, fly back to the starting cloud (It's
the big one in the center according to the Touch Screen Map), and follow
the rainbow to the right. You will fly down to a lone cloud with another
Red Coin. Then, fly to the cannon below, and blast to the next. Aim at
the cloud with the poles beneath it, and this time, aim slightly higher
than the Red Coin. Mario should be able to grab onto that short pole, slide
down to get the Red Coin, and drop onto another cloud with the final Red
Coin. The Star will appear on the starting cloud. Fly back and get it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Return to this level again, and fly back to the platform with the yellow
cap. Put it on and turn into Wario. Jump into the cannon, and aim slightly
high than the tree on the cloud with the brick block. Wario ala Mario should
be able to hold on, and then slide down. Punch open the block for your
prize. That's it.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Behind the Waterfall
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It seems that the water dragon swimming in the Underwater Lake of Hazy
Maze Cave is used to help you reach a secret course in the game. When you
have entered the lake area, swim over to the dragon, and climb onto his
back. Ground Pound him to make him lower his head so that Wario can get
onto him. Then, steer him to the ledge high up, with a brown wire netting
sticking out. To steer the dragon, simply face the direction in which you
want the dragon to move. Jump off once you are close enough to the wire
netting. There should be a pair of double doors there. Do through. Run
through the tunnel, and you will find another pool of murky water. Jump
in to enter the secret level.
Go through the hallway, bashing the Snufits that spray lead pellets at
you, and you will come to a river. Man, the current really is fast! If
you jump into the water, you will be washed away and be ejected out of
the waterfall to the castle moat. So, the answer to the predicament is
simple. Punch the Red Question Block to the left of you and turn into Metal
Wario. Then you will be protected against the strong currents. Do not enter
the water yet. Instead, go left, jump from ledge to ledge, cross the bridges
until you reach an alcove with 2 Red Coins. Talk to the Pink Bob-omb if
necessary to find out the locations of the Red Coins in this secret level.
Then, get out, and jump along the next platform to a final platform with
2 Red Coins and another Red Exclamation Block. Get the Red Coins and punch
the Red Exclamation Block for another Power Flower. Turn into Metal Wario.
Jump into the water. There should be 4 more Red Coins underwater in the
area surrounding the ledge you are on. Once the 8th Red Coin is collected,
a Power Star will appear on the shadow underwater, surrounded by 8 coins.
Get it before the effect of the Power Flower runs out.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
There is an extra Power Star in this level, and that requires the usage
of Mario ala Wario. As before, make your way to the platform with 2 Red
Coins and the Red Question Block. This time, put on the Red Cap and turn
into Mario. Punch the block for a Power Flower, which will turn you into
a Balloon. Float straight up, following the coin arrow, and the Power Star
will be waiting for you right at the top. This is one big no-brainer, all
you need to do is to continuously tap B!
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
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Bowser in the Sky
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It is time to fight Bowser. Jump up the steps opposite the clock. There
will be another star door. You can open it, since you can have as many
as 148 stars in your possession right now. The door opens. Run up the steps
to the top. There will be a hole in front of a picture of Bowser. Jump
in for the battle against Bowser in the Sky.
You start on an arrow platform. Jump forward across all the platforms until
you reach the one with the crate. Push it in the direction of the start
of the level. Then jump on it. You can reach the Red Coin above this way.
Then, get back down and run along the next teetering path. You will then
come to a path that is very steep. Just run up, following the arrows. Then,
run past the path with the Goombas, and jump onto the rotating platform
with the Star Sphere. On the other side, there is a path with a Red Coin
on it. There is a small piranha plant, so watch out.
You will find a large platform below this path. Drop down there. Follow
the line of 5 coins off the right of the platform. There is a Red Coin
hidden on the ledge sticking out. On the far end of the platform is a Switch
Star. Step on it to make a star appear in the Star Sphere on the rotating
platform. Run back to the end you dropped down on, and jump up the ledges.
Then run all the way back for the star.
It is time to continue on your way. Jump from the teetering platform to
the swinging lift. Ride it to the other side, and to the next path. There
is a Whomp in the way. There is little room, but trick him into diving
down onto you. Then pound his back to get rid of him. Jump to the next
ledge. To reach the path above, you will have to do a double jump off that
triangular wedge in the air. You will then come to a Chuckya. Run past
him, and get to the next switch. Step on it to turn the next set of slope
into a series of steps which Mario can jump up.
At the top, talk to the Pink Bob-omb Buddy to find out the locations of
the remaining Red Coins. Then run up the slope, avoiding the flames on
the way. There is a Red Coin on the top. Run down the slope, avoiding the
flames, and onto the striped path. There is a single tiny Piranha Plant.
Stomp him, and get over to the next lift. There will be several wooden
blocks in the way. Above of one of them is another log with a Red Coin
on top. Jump up and get it, and try to land on the lift again. One of the
wooden blocks has a 1-Up Mushroom on it. At the end of the lift's track,
jump down to the platform with the Bob-ombs.
Run past them and onto the next rotating platform. Note that there is a
Red Coin hidden behind the middle pivot of this platform. Collect it, and
jump to the next platform, and climb up the pole. At the top, move forward,
there is a pair of ledges that move in and out on both sides of the next
gap. Get onto the ledge on your side, and jump into the pole. Hold on,
and climb up for the 7th Red Coin. Turn around and jump to the other ledge.
Run along the path, past the Bob-ombs and Flame Thrower, and to the next
set of swinging lifts. There is another set behind and above Mario as he
jumps on to this set. Then, jump onto the final path to Bowser. There is
a ledge with some Goombas and a Spinning Heart. The wind is strong here,
so you will have to walk slowly to go against the wind. Wondering where
the last Red Coin is? There is actually a ledge hidden beneath the steps
to the pipe. The final coin is there. Take it, and a Star will appear behind
the pipe to Bowser. Take it, of course. Congratulations! You now have
collected all 100 of the stars. When you are fully prepared, jump into
the pipe to face Mario's Nemesis.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
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c. Red Coin Stars [SMDS7C]
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Red Coins are a new feature of the Super Mario series, starting from Super
Mario 64. In all courses and certain secret levels, there will be 8 stars
each. Collecting them all will cause a Star to appear on a Star Shadow
somewhere in the level. The distribution of the Red Coins vary from level
to level. In some levels, the Red Coins are distributed evenly in the level.
In other places, they are all concentrated in one area. There are a total
of 26 Red Coin Stars in this game.
Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Yoshi
The Red Coins in this level are very scattered. You will have to explore
the entire level before you can find them all. Due to the awkward location
of one of the Red Coins, you cannot get this star in your first trial.
Here are the locations of the Red Coins:
1. Above the rotating lift pairs to the left of the ramp at the start
2. On top of a small knoll in the open area to the right of the path to
Chain Chomp
3. On the wooden pillar that is holding Chain Chomp in his place
4-5. In the open area with the 4 Wooden Pillars across the bridge from
Chain Chomp
6. In the small cave beneath the bridge that leads to the hill
7. Up the slope to the left of the pit with the iron balls
8. On the island floating in the sky. You will need to use the cannon
The Star will appear on the Star Shadow near Red Coins 4 and 5.
Goomboss Battle
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Wario
Although this level may be found very early in the game, you will need
a certain late character's help to find it. It's Wario. He will be our
man who breaks the Brick Blocks for us. Since this level is a confusing
secret level, I will write down the entire walkthrough concerning this
Red Coin Star.
Slide down the wooden slide. Keep going forwards, past the logs that move
up and down out of the poisonous water. Then, notice some checkered
platforms moving to the main path from the left. Get onto that platform.
Ride it to the next platform, over the waters and bottomless pit until
you reach the remote platform with the Brick Block. Smash it apart to get
the Red Coin inside. Ride back to the main path. Go right, and double jump
to grab hold of the wire netting. Make your way over to the other side,
collecting the Red Coin on the way. Then on the other side, get ready to
punch the Sleeping Piranha Plant. Then, you can just backflip up onto the
top of the wire netting and collect the 1-Up Mushroom that is nestled up
there.
Jump down to the very wide platform in front of you. Go left, and over
to the Goomba wearing the green cap. Punch it away, and steal the cap.
Go back to the log with the wooden pillar and jump over to the platform
on the other side. There is a Red Coin on a teetering platform over the
water. Collect the coin, and make your way to the lone island to the right
where the Red Question Block is. (Some teetering platforms lead to it.)
Punch it for the Power Flower, and become Vanish Luigi. You will have to
go quickly, all the way back to the place where you got the Green Cap,
and backflip up into the cage above for the next Red Coin.
With the Red Coin in hand, it is time to get back to the Goomba with the
Red Cap. Kill him, and take the cap and become Mario. Go back to the Red
Question Block. This time, turn into Balloon Mario. Float up to the top
of the large log with the caged Red Coin you have collected, and collect
the Red Coin at the top. Then jump down to the ground below, taking care
to Ground Pound just before impact to nullify any damage.
After this, go back to where you found the Red Cap, and go forwards. Then,
go to the right. There should be a series of logs rising and falling. Jump
carefully between logs and you will eventually reach a stationary log with
another Red Coin guarded by a Piranha Plant. Surprise him as usual and
the Red Coin should be a steal. Jump back to the mainland.
Jump over to the narrow path to the right, and you should run into another
log that is rising and falling. Jump onto it to find a Red Coin at the
top. Now, go over to where you would face Goomboss, and climb up the vine.
The Red Coin should be sitting there, on a small branch. Take it, and the
Power Star will appear on the Star Shadow on the stationary log that leads
to the series of rising and falling logs to one of the Red Coins you have
collected. Collect it, and both Stars in this level are yours.
Course 2: Whomp's Fortress
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Mario
As in the previous 2 courses, the Red Coins are scattered around the level.
One point to note is that the position of one of the Red Coins has changed
when compared to the original Super Mario 64.
1. At the end of the path in the base of the fortress. You will have to
jump over the fence around the corner at the start to reach this path.
(This is the path with the Star Switch.)
2. Above one of those walls that pop in and out.
3. Above the second Thwomp of the pair in this level.
4. Behind a Sleeping Piranha Plant at the top of the Thwomp's path
5. In the middle of the narrow path by the wall between the above Sleeping
Piranha Plant and the next one.
6. In the string of coins in the path of the rotating path
7-8. On the floating isles in the sky. To get there, go up to the top of
the fort, and find the wooden plank raised up. Punch it down to create
a bridge to those isles.
The star will appear on a Star Shadow around the corner from the start
of the course.
? Switch of the Rainbow Tower
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Mario
The collecting of the Red Coins in this level is a test of Mario's flying
abilities. You are supposed to be flying in an anti-clockwise direction,
following the coins, and collecting the 4 pairs of Red Coins in the middle
of the coin rings in the sky. This may take a couple of tries as if you
miss a coin, you most likely won't be able to turn around to collect it
again. The star appears on the tower itself.
The Secret Aquarium
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Mario
This is one simple Red Coin Star. The Aquarium is so small, so it's
impossible to get lost. 4 of the Red Coins are in the middle of coin rings
near the top of the aquarium, and the other 4 are at the corners at the
bottom. Since there is no air in this room, you should quickly get the
Star once it appears before you run out of breath. It is on the bottom
of the aquarium.
Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Mario
The bay is much larger than the aquarium, and half of the 4 Red Coins are
found under water. This star cannot be collected until you have collected
the first star, since there is no way for you to reach 3 of them if the
ship has not risen from the bottom of the trench.
1. In a clam in the continental shelf
2. In a clam at little higher and beyond the continental shelf.
3. In a clam at the bottom of the trench.
4. In a clam in a shallow area near the ship access
5. On top of the pillar near the Red Bob-omb Buddy
6-8. On the ship. 2 of them are at the bow and 1 is at the stern.
The Star will also appear on the ship. No star shadows this time.
Course 4: Cool, Cool Mountain
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Yoshi
Yoshi's help is needed for this Red Coin Star. This is because 2 of the
Red coins are encased in ice. Only Yoshi can breathe fire and melt the
ice blocks here.
1. In an ice block next to the baby penguin at the top of the mountain
2. At the end of the external mountain slide, by a Red Bob-omb Buddy
3. In an ice block on the high ledge behind the snowman's head. You will
have to perform a triple jump off the wooden blocks behind him.
4. At the end of a broken bridge across the bridge with 2 Snowmen
5. At the far corner of the bottom of the mountain (not the side with the
gondola)
6. On the small platform leading to the broken bridge warp at the bottom
of the mountain. There is an arrow sign there.
7. On top of the tree by the gondola
8. At the top of the gondola ride.
The Star appears on a Star Shadow on the other side of the broken bridge
where Star 4 is. Long jump to get there.
Back Garden Boo Red Coin Star
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Mario
Once you have 14 Stars, you will find the back garden of the castle infested
with Boos. When you look at one, they turn transparent, revealing their
contents. You will find that some Boos hold Red Coins. Ground Pound them
to get rid of them, and collect the Red Coins. Collect all 8 for the star
to appear. Note that this star may not be available if you take too long
to get it. If the Red Coins do not appear, don't fret. Talk to the Toads
near the Hazy Maze Cave entrance, on the second floor or by Tick Tock Clock
until he gives you a backup star to compensate for it.
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Mario
To get all the 8 Red Coins, you must unlock the access to the second floor
of the haunted mansion. No Red Coins are found in the basement. You must
defeat the first Big Boo (of star 1) before the steps are avail. Since
Yoshi cannot pound Boos, you must use Mario for now.
1. On the ground floor, behind the Mad Piano.
2-3. On the ground floor, on top of bookshelves in the following room.
4. On the ground floor, on a ledge in a room to the right as Mario enters
the lobby.
5. On a wire netting in a room on the first floor on the left closest to
the steps Mario came up on.
6. Under a coffin in the room to the right of the aforesaid room.
7. In the room to the far right of the first floor, near the door that
leads to a balcony overlooking the lobby.
8. In the air high above the lobby. Use the Power Flower to turn Mario
into a balloon on the balcony to reach the Red Coin
The Star will appear on a Star Shadow on the first floor. Light from the
outside is shining on the star. Spooky!
Big Boo Battle
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Wario
The Red Coins are scattered in the rooms leading to the fight with Big
Boo. To get all the Red Coins, one must transform to Mario at a certain
time to make use of his powers. Since all coins are clearly visible, I
will just tell you which coins appear in which rooms. The first Red Coin
is in the first room. The second and third are in the second room. The
third rooms has 2 more Red Coins. One of which is in the air above a pit.
You must change to Mario and punch the Red Question Block to turn him into
a balloon in order to float up. The fourth room holds 2 more Red Coins.
The final room has a Red Coin in a Brick Block. Let a Boo hit you so you
turn back to Wario. Get the coin and the Star should appear near you.
Bowser in the Dark World
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Luigi
Mario is needed to open the door to the battle. Once you open the door,
you can switch to any character to tackle the course. I suggest you use
Luigi. The star will not evacuate Luigi when he collects it since you need
to go and take care of Bowser. Since this star is collected on the run,
I will display the walkthrough for this course below.
Go through the door, and you will be in a corridor with Princess Peach's
picture at the other end. As you approach, it will suddenly change to the
picture of Bowser! Run forward, and eventually, the floor will open up,
allowing you to fall through. It's a trap made by Bowser!
This course has 2 Secret Stars, a Red Coin Star and a Switch Star. Luigi
is chosen because of his maneuverability. At the start, follow the path
until you reach the first switch guarded by a flame thrower. When the
flamethrower stops spurting out flames, step on it. It will generate 2
bridges, one at the start of the level, and one directly by the edge of
the path you are on now. They lead to 2 Red Coins. Run over to collect
them both before the bridges disappear.
After collecting these tough Red Coins, continue to the right. You will
come across a pair of revolving lifts. Step on one when it is on your side,
and ride it over to the other. Get off and run up the grey slope. Watch
for the flamethrower as you proceed. You will eventually get to a spinning
lift. Jump onto the spinning lift carefully and left it take you to the
other side. Jump onto the ledge there. You will find some Goombas guarding
a Yellow Exclamation Block. Take care of them and cash in.
The Yellow Exclamation Block holds a 1-Up Mushroom. Cross the bridge to
the next path. As you proceed, watch out for those spinning electric balls
known as Amps. They can give you a shock. Also watch out for a Red Coin
in the middle of the path. You will eventually come to a sliding platform.
When the platform is just about to slide towards you, jump on, and quickly
jump onto the stationary ledge above. The next Yellow Exclamation Block
holds 3 coins. Then, when the yellow platform has just begun to slide out
to the right, drop down and collect the Red Coin there. Jump back onto
solid ground to the right. You will come to 2 pairs of revolving lifts.
Ride the first pair so that you can collect the Red Coin, then, carefully
transfer to the next pair, and let them carry you to the next solid ledge.
See the narrow blue path? Drop down to it and run along it to an isolated
platform. There is a Red Coin guarded by an Amp. Get it, and return to
the main path. You will then come across some teetering platforms. Make
them tilt upwards to the front and jump to the next one, making that tilt
upwards so you can reach the ledge above. Jump up and turn around. You
will see a series of ledges in front of you. Long jump to the next ledge.
A Bob-omb Buddy is here to tell you the locations of the Red Coins, although
it's a little too late.
Jump to the next ledge to find a Star Sphere and a Red Coin. Now, only
one Red Coin remains. Jump back to the first ledge, and drop down to the
platform where the Goombas are. See the Red Coin? To get it, wall hug to
reach that narrow path where it is. You can find 2 more 1-Up Mushrooms
to the left, but it is just too risky. At this moment, the Power Star will
appear next to the pipe that leads to Bowser. Jump back up to the ledge
above, and press the switch. The slope will temporarily turn into a set
of steps which you can jump up. Run over to the pipe and collect the star.
At this point, you will also notice a Star Switch. Step on it, and the
Star will appear in the Star Sphere you saw earlier, just jump your way
back there and get it before its timer runs out. Now, you can face Bowser.
Bowser in the Fire Sea
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Luigi
Luigi's jumping abilities help a lot in collecting the Red Coins over the
scary lava. This star can prove frustrating at times, since it requires
you to go to some places you wouldn't want to go to get some Red Coins.
Bowser really is getting serious. You will be fighting against him in an
arena surrounded by hot boiling lava. The path leading to him is also
surrounded by lava, so watch out. If Luigi falls into the lava, he will
jump up in pain and 3 units of health will be lost. In that case, the only
thing to do is to use the stylus and try your best to steer him to dry
land. Otherwise, get fried 3 times and you will lose a life.
Start by following the path to the moving platform. Once you step on it,
the platform will follow the rail. Eventually, there will be a ledge in
front of you, which the platform will move under. Therefore, jump onto
the ledge, collect the 1-Up Mushroom, and wait for the moving platform
to resurface again. Jump back onto the platform, and let it continue its
way. All of a sudden, it will be submerged into the lava again, so jump
onto those 2 teetering platforms by the side of the platform's path for
some safety. Once the platform resurfaces, you can jump back onto it.
The next platform will hold another 1-Up Mushroom. Then, you will find
3 platforms in the lava, which get submerge and resurface in a pattern.
A narrow strip in the center of each platform will remain above the surface
of the lava no matter one, so use them as safety zones. When all the
platforms are surfaced, make your way to the next ledge.
The next ledge has a Bob-omb like enemy known as a Bully. They will try
and ram you into the lava. You cannot grab them. The only way to defeat
one is to punch him off the ledge into the lava, and let him melt. A yellow
coin will be tossed up for your troubles. See the yellow path? Follow that
path and you will eventually reach a Red Coin surrounded by 8 Yellow Coins.
The Red Coin is floating above a hole, below which has a lot of lava, so
walk over to the other side of the platform, and jump at the Red Coin.
You should be able to land on the path where you came from. With this,
return to the main path.
There are several Goombas guarding a Spinning Heart. Kill them and use
the heart to replenish your health, just in case you have fallen into the
lava. You will then come to a platform that rises and falls out of the
lava. There is a pole on it, guarded by an Amp. Jump at the pole and hang
on. Climb up and jump up to the ledge above. There is a Pink bob-omb Buddy
that will tell you the locations of the Red Coins in the course. Then,
jump over to the teetering platforms. As you move along to the next pole,
there is a Red Coin on the edge of the first platform. Be careful as you
collect it. Then go over to the pole and climb up.
As you climb up to the top, you will be rewarded with another 1-Up Mushroom.
Jump off the pole into the cage. There is a Red Coin in a corner. Then
go over to the lift. Step onto the lift to make it go up, and quickly run
off. You will find the 4th Red Coin beneath where the lift was. Drop down
to get it, then climb back up to this cage, and take the lift up.
It seems that the lava is very comprehensive. We now have a series of ledges
and platforms floating above a pool of lava suspended over the lava sea!
Jump off the lift and get a move on. There is a platform which goes back
and forth between the ledge you are on and the next ledge. You can simply
jump over to the next ledge, thanks to Luigi's jumping ability. You will
then reach a steep ramp. Jump up the ramp. You may be tempted to follow
the narrow path leading up. Actually, don't. A safer way to reach the
platform above is to go over to the other side of the ramp, jump on top
of the monkey bars, and backflip up to the platform above!
Punch the Bully of the platform, and collect the Red Coin, then jump back
down onto the top of the monkey bars. Drop down to the path below. There
are 2 Bullies on the next platform. Punch them into the lava and go to
the path in front of you. This area consists of several platforms rising
and falling, taking the paths linking them together with them, so you should
watch out when the path becomes too steep to move up. The first platform
has a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-Up Mushroom. The third platform
has a Red Coin. Go to the 4th platform, and wait until it is high enough
for you to jump into the next path. Move on.
This path is relatively safe. No lava, just a flame thrower. Run along
the path, and take note of the Star Sphere. Blow up the Bob-omb, and you
will come to another Yellow Exclamation Block with 10 coins. Then, there
will be more of those platforms that partially submerge and resurface
periodically. Some of the platforms are guarded by flame turrets, so beware.
One of them, in particular has a Red Coin very close to the flame nozzle.
Once the flame has stopped spewing, quickly grab the coin and go over to
the safety of the platform on the other side. You will come to another
trio of those rising and falling platforms with poles. Make your way through
them. The final Red Coin is on top of the second pole. Once you have
collected it, the Power Star will appear on the ledge high above the first
pole platform. To get there, simply go back to the yellow grating above
the second pole platform and backflip up to the platform above to the right.
Ignore the Star Switch for now, and then jump to the platform to the left
for the 1-Up Mushroom and Power Star.
Now, go and step on the Star Switch. The Star will appear in the Star Sphere
I mentioned earlier. So, jump over to the platform with the first star,
and then jump down to the Spinning Heart below. Then quickly make your
way through those 5 submerging and resurfacing platforms and jump into
the Star Sphere for the 2nd star of this course. Then you can go all the
way back to the collapsing bridge. Run across the bridge, and jump into
that funnel type structure, and you will face Bowser!
Chief Chilly Challenge
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Luigi
Before challenging Chief Chilly, we get to collect a Red Coin Star. It
is another of those stars collected on the run.
Slide down the slide in front of you, and you will find that you are sliding
towards a bottomless chasm! Is this the end of our green mustachioed hero?
NO! A gust of wind will propel our plumber upwards, sending him to the
safety of the next ledge. On this ledge, there are some Bullies, designed
to knock you off and into the void. Note that there is no hot boiling lava
below, so knocking the Bullies off will not be rewarding at all. So, just
jump over to the teetering platforms to the left, and make your way to
the next ledge.
The next ledge has another Bully on it. Ignore him and step onto the railed
platform. Ride it to the next island, and collect the Red Coin on the way.
You will come to a junction, to the left is a path leading to a brick block.
Since there are such high winds, you cannot go over there yet. Instead,
go right. There is another leap of faith here. Jump of the ledge, and let
the gusts of wind propel Luigi upwards and forwards. As you soar up, try
to get that Red Coin huddled up in the group of coins high above.
If you miss, you can always jump back up to the ledge you were on, using
the wind. There is a pool of ice water on the next island. Collect the
Red Coin in there quickly. Ice cold water is a killer. You will lose a
unit of health every 3 seconds while you are in the water, and it does
not matter whether your head is above water. There should also be a Pink
Bob-omb Buddy on this ledge. Talking to him reveals that there are no Red
Coins in that Brick Block you have just missed. So just move on.
Oh, the next fenced area has a large reception committee of 5 Bullies
waiting for Luigi! Oh dear! Quickly get the Red Coin and jump over the
fence on the other side. It is possible to knock all 5 of them off, but
it's just too easy to be overpowered. You will then come to a series of
moving blocks. The first 2 slide left to right. There is a Red Coin in
the path of the second block. The third one moves up and down. The fourth
one moves left and right, and has another Red Coin in its path. The fifth
one also moves left and right. After that, you will be pleased to return
to solid ground again. Whew...
You will immediately come to a caged Red Coin, and there is a Mr. Blizzard
popping out to surprise you as well! Spin around him to make him tumble
down. Don't worry, you will find a Power Flower soon enough. Make your
way up the hillside, via those walls that keep moving in and out, and you
will find a Red Question Block that holds a Power Flower. Take it and become
Vanish Luigi. Then drop down in front of the cage, run into it and collect
the Red Coin. There is still one left to go.
We will need to turn into Mario for the last Red Coin. Run over to the
Red Cap on the map and put the cap on. Go back up to where you have previously
found the Red Question Block. Take the Power Flower, and become Balloon
Mario. Float up to the lone circle on the map. It's a hidden island high
above the hill. The Red Coin should be there. Once it's collected, the
Power Star will appear on a Shadow near where you found the Red Cap. Float
back to the hills and collect it, then you can make your way to the top
of the hills and jump into the large hole there to face Chief Chilly!
The Secret Under the Moat
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Wario
Once the moat is drained, the Brick Block on the ground can be destroyed,
creating a hole for Wario to jump through. The first 4 stars are collected
by jumping down the ledges on the slope at the start. You should use the
Touch Screen Map to determine the position of each ledge before you leap.
Make your way through the course and you will come to a teetering platform.
2 more Red Coins are on either side. Then, the 7th Red Coin is found between
the next 2 sets of lifts. The 8th Red Coin is on the final ledge. The Star
will then appear on the other side of the metal grating. Turn into Luigi
and use the Power Flower to turn invisible. Walk through the grating for
the Star.
Course 6: Hazy Maze Cave
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Wario
As the title of the Star suggests, the 8 Red Coins are all concentrated
in the Work Area, making it easy for you to find them all. So, go and ride
the manual lift. The first 2 Red Coins can be found by punching the wooden
blocks in mid air as the lift goes near them. The 3rd Red Coin is on a
high ledge in a corner of the room that is only accessible by the work
elevator. You must ride another tracked elevator to collect the remaining
5 Red Coins. Get back to the boarding area of the Work Elevator, and long
jump to the ledge opposite. (It has a Star Sphere.) Climb up the pole,
and ride the tracked elevator at the top. You will come to the 5 Red Coins.
One of them is hidden in a block. The Star will then appear at the bottom
of the Work Area.
Behind the Waterfall
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Wario
The Red Coins are found very close to each other here. 2 Red Coins are
found in an alcove by the path to the Red Question Block. 2 more are found
on the platform beyond the Red Question Block. 4 more are found underwater
around that platform. Since current is so fast, Wario has to turn into
Metal using the Power Flower before he can jump down and get it. The Star
will also appear underwater, marked by a circle of 8 coins.
Course 7: Lethal Lava Land
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Wario
All 8 Red Coins are found on the 8-coin puzzle with 15 pieces. This is
really a sliding puzzle of Bowser. To get there, turn left at the platform
with the first Bully, go past the Mr. I and onto the tilting platform.
The puzzle should be on the other side. Just run around, and collect the
8 Red Coins on the puzzle pieces. Just watch out for the ones that are
moving. What a cinch.
Course 8: Shifting Sand Lamd
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Mario
Welcome back to the desert. The Red Coin Star in this level can be quite
frustrating if you do not know how to fly properly, since many of the coins
are above a sea of deadly shifting sand! Mario MUST be used.
1. At the dead end of the path behind the start of this course
2. Inside a wooden block underneath the pavilion
3. On a platform in the middle of the Tox Box Maze
4. In the water at the oasis
5-8. In the air around the pyramid. Mario has to fly around and collect
them. The 4 pillars make good take off spots.
The Star will appear on top of the pavilion. Fly back for the prize.
Course 9: Dire, Dire Docks
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Luigi
Things are really dire for the Mushroom Kingdom. Not only that Bowser has
a new submarine, you cannot get the Red Coin Star until his sub has been
deployed! Once that happens, the ceiling of the pen will be fitted with
moving poles. To get up there, step on the switch on the pier, and an
additional set of steps will appear on one end of the pier, allowing you
to get up to the system of poles. I classify the distribution as scattered,
since the pen itself is huge!
1. On the starting platform of the system
2-4. Collected on the ride to the first pole that travels the width of
the pen and back. You will have to move Luigi up and down to collect them.
5. In a caged enclosure accessed by a pole from the Blue Coin Switch platform
6. In the middle of the pole ride at the far side of the submarine pen.
(The one by the deployment bay.)
7-8. Collected while riding the pole on the other side of the red grating.
(There is a platform in the gap between the gratings for you to drop down
to change poles. Players of Super Mario 64 did not have this luxury.)
The Star will appear on one of the platforms in the system.
Course 10: Snowman's Land
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Luigi
This place may be a no man's land, but it is certainly the snowman's land!
The Red Coins of this course are ridiculously concentrated. They are all
found in the igloo. You should use the owl to send Luigi to the high ledge
on one end of the frozen lake and use the Koopa Shell to enter the Igloo.
Now, it is so simple that you can just find the Red Coins by probing around
all the tiny ledges and the frozen water to find them.
Course 11: Wet-Dry World
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Mario
You are to go to town for the Red Coins. Since the town is just so big,
I consider the Red Coins to be scattered around the place. Mario is needed
here since he has the wall jump to get up certain high walls that not even
Luigi can go up.
1-4. Hidden in wooden blocks on the roofs of the buildings. Just jump up
and search the buildings one by one. 2 of the buildings' roofs can only
be reached by wall jumping between their walls.
5. On top of the pavilion like structure in the town square
6-7. Hidden in wooden blocks on top of the walls around the town square
8. Hidden in a wooden block on the step to the pavilion
The star will appear inside the pavilion.
Course 12: Tall, Tall Mountain
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Luigi
This is another Red Coin hunt that involves 2 areas. The first 4 are found
on 'shrooms. (Not the drugs, but the mushroom platforms.) The other 4 are
found on ledges just around the corner from the shrooms. You should see
those ledges to the left of the Monty Moles. Jump up, ledge by ledge and
collect the Red Coins. The star will then appear on another shroom, just
off the path from the Monty Moles. The reason I chose Luigi is because
he is the best jumper, and it is the easiest to direct his jumps on the
shrooms. This makes the 'shrooms not so scary.
Course 13: Tiny-Huge Island
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Luigi
The title Wiggler's Red Coins implies that all Red Coins are inside
Wiggler's House! This is just too easy. You will need to activate the cannon
in Tiny Island, and then return to Huge Island before you can get into
the cannon. Fire up to the highest ledge with the Giant Goomba and run
across the bridge to enter the basement of Wiggler's house. The coins are
on the platforms inside. Jump carefully to get them all. Do not fall down
into the bottomless pit.
Over the Rainbow
Distirbution: Scattered Play as: Mario
This course used to be called Wing Mario over the Rainbow. Now, in Super
Mario 64 DS, the objectives have not changed much. You are still to collect
the 8 Red Coins here. Since they are scattered on different clouds, which
are quite hard to describe with words, I will just write the walkthrough
for this course.
You are now over the rainbows. There are 2 stars, a Red Coin Star and a
star hidden in a Brick Block. Let us first collect the Red Coin Star. There
is a Red Coin on your cloud as you enter. Look around, and you will find
2 rainbows linked to your cloud. Get a pair of wings from the Red Question
Block and follow the Rainbow to the left. You will fly to another small
cloud with a Red Coin on it. Get another feather to recharge your wings.
Check the Touch Screen Map with a pink platform with a Yellow Cap on it.
Fly to that platform next and collect the Red Coin. Talk to the pink Bob-omb
Buddy and he will prepare the cannon. Jump in.
Aim for the other pink platform with the black hole in the middle of it.
(Check the Touch Screen Map.) Aim as high as possible. You will fly to
the next cannon. Jump in, and aim much higher than the cloud to the left
with the 3 green poles at the bottom. On that cloud, there will be 2 Red
Coins, and a Yellow Exclamation Block with a 1-up Mushroom. Get another
feather to recharge the wings. Now, fly back to the starting cloud (It's
the big one in the center according to the Touch Screen Map), and follow
the rainbow to the right. You will fly down to a lone cloud with another
Red Coin. Then, fly to the cannon below, and blast to the next. Aim at
the cloud with the poles beneath it, and this time, aim slightly higher
than the Red Coin. Mario should be able to grab onto that short pole, slide
down to get the Red Coin, and drop onto another cloud with the final Red
Coin. The Star will appear on the starting cloud. Fly back and get it.
Course 14: Tick Tock Clock
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Luigi
The Red Coins of Tick Tock Clock are found in the series of revolving ledges
near the start of the level. These ledges are definitely inaccessible when
the clock is moving, since they will revolve without stopping. The trick
is to jump into the clock when its minute hand is pointing to 12. Then
the revolving ledges will be stopped completely, allowing Luigi to jump
up and collect all the Red Coins.
Course 15: Rainbow Ride
Distribution: Concentrated Play as: Luigi
The Red Coins are all amassed inside a 3-D maze in one of the areas of
Rainbow Ride. You should see the maze by its large grey structure. We should
use the best jumper to get the coins. Just jump up, search every corner,
and take your time. Eventually, all the coins will be in the bag.
Bowser in the Sky
Distribution: Scattered Play as: Mario
It is time for the final showdown. This is another star that is to be
collected on the run. So, I will just write the entire walkthrough. Mario
is the one to be used since no one else is allowed to challenge Bowser.
It is time to fight Bowser. Jump up the steps opposite the clock. There
will be another star door. You can open it, since you can have as many
as 148 stars in your possession right now. The door opens. Run up the steps
to the top. There will be a hole in front of a picture of Bowser. Jump
in for the battle against Bowser in the Sky.
You start on an arrow platform. Jump forward across all the platforms until
you reach the one with the crate. Push it in the direction of the start
of the level. Then jump on it. You can reach the Red Coin above this way.
Then, get back down and run along the next teetering path. You will then
come to a path that is very steep. Just run up, following the arrows. Then,
run past the path with the Goombas, and jump onto the rotating platform
with the Star Sphere. On the other side, there is a path with a Red Coin
on it. There is a small piranha plant, so watch out.
You will find a large platform below this path. Drop down there. Follow
the line of 5 coins off the right of the platform. There is a Red Coin
hidden on the ledge sticking out. On the far end of the platform is a Switch
Star. Step on it to make a star appear in the Star Sphere on the rotating
platform. Run back to the end you dropped down on, and jump up the ledges.
Then run all the way back for the star.
It is time to continue on your way. Jump from the teetering platform to
the swinging lift. Ride it to the other side, and to the next path. There
is a Whomp in the way. There is little room, but trick him into diving
down onto you. Then pound his back to get rid of him. Jump to the next
ledge. To reach the path above, you will have to do a double jump off that
triangular wedge in the air. You will then come to a Chuckya. Run past
him, and get to the next switch. Step on it to turn the next set of slope
into a series of steps which Mario can jump up.
At the top, talk to the Pink Bob-omb Buddy to find out the locations of
the remaining Red Coins. Then run up the slope, avoiding the flames on
the way. There is a Red Coin on the top. Run down the slope, avoiding the
flames, and onto the striped path. There is a single tiny Piranha Plant.
Stomp him, and get over to the next lift. There will be several wooden
blocks in the way. Above of one of them is another log with a Red Coin
on top. Jump up and get it, and try to land on the lift again. One of the
wooden blocks has a 1-Up Mushroom on it. At the end of the lift's track,
jump down to the platform with the Bob-ombs.
Run past them and onto the next rotating platform. Note that there is a
Red Coin hidden behind the middle pivot of this platform. Collect it, and
jump to the next platform, and climb up the pole. At the top, move forward,
there is a pair of ledges that move in and out on both sides of the next
gap. Get onto the ledge on your side, and jump into the pole. Hold on,
and climb up for the 7th Red Coin. Turn around and jump to the other ledge.
Run along the path, past the Bob-ombs and Flame Thrower, and to the next
set of swinging lifts. There is another set behind and above Mario as he
jumps on to this set. Then, jump onto the final path to Bowser. There is
a ledge with some Goombas and a Spinning Heart. The wind is strong here,
so you will have to walk slowly to go against the wind. Wondering where
the last Red Coin is? There is actually a ledge hidden beneath the steps
to the pipe. The final coin is there. Take it, and a Star will appear behind
the pipe to Bowser. Take it, of course. Congratulations! You now have
collected all 100 of the stars. When you are fully prepared, jump into
the pipe to face Mario's Nemesis.
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d. Silver Star Stars [SMDS7D]
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A new feature of Super Mario 64 DS is the appearance of Silver Stars. These
stars are silver in color, and will only appear if you select the
corresponding Star in the level concerned. When that happens, Silver Stars
will be scattered around. There may be only 5 Silver Stars in a level,
but there is a catch. If you bump into enemies while carrying the stars,
you will lose a Silver Stars. When all 5 are collected, the Star will appear
in the Star Sphere of the level. Go over and break it open. Don't drop
any Silver Stars at this point of the Star will disappear. Silver Stars
are no very popular in Super Mario 64 DS, only 8 Stars are collected by
finding Silver Stars.
Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield
Difficulty: Easy Play as: Yoshi
Here is a new way to collect Power Stars. Collect 5 Silver Stars which
are 1/5th of the power of a normal Power Stars. The locations of the 5
Power Stars are found on the Touch Screen Map. While collecting the Silver
Stars, it is advised that you do not take damage, or you will lose a Silver
Star and will have a lot of trouble chasing after them.
The first Silver Star is on top of a tree near the wooden ramp at the start
of the level. The second is found on the tail of the free Chain Chomp.
You can always throw an egg at him to stun him before collecting it. The
third Silver Star is on a Goomba at the area with the 4 Wooden Pillars.
The fourth one is on the flowerbed surrounded by 8 coins in the area above
the steps. The fifth is on a Goomba in the open area at the base of the
hill. Once the fifth star is collected, the Power Star will appear inside
a Star Sphere at the start of the level, by the cannon. Jump into the sphere
to smash it and get the star!
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
Sunshine Isles:
Difficulty: Easy Play as: Yoshi
With the 2 stars in hand, go through the double doors in the previous room
between the other locked doors. You will find yourself in Princess
Toadstool's recreation room. Talk to Toad. It seems that you will need
keys to unlock the minigames here. Take note of that. There is a rather
large picture of the beach that ripples when you jump near it. It's another
hidden level, it's the Sunshine Isles! It has even adapted the music of
Delfino Plaza of Super Mario Sunshine!
From the map, you should know the objectives of this level. You are to
retrieve all 5 Silver Stars to get the Power Star. The first is on an island
to the north of your starting position. The second Silver Star is located
on top of a palm tree to the right of that island. The third Silver Star
is in an alcove behind the island with the 2nd Silver Star. The fourth
Silver Star is located at the top of the central island. The fifth and
final Silver Star is in the talons of Klepto the Condor. Run after him
and jump up to shake the Silver Star loose. Then you can collect it and
make the Star appear in the Star Sphere, marked by 8 coins. Collect it
before taking any more damage!
*****SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
The Secret of Battle Fort:
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
Notice that there are several wooden blocks in the back garden. Break them
and you will find a hole in the ground. Jump in. It's the Battle Fort!
There is only one secret star in this level. You have to collect all 5
Silver Stars. First, jump down to the bottom pit below, and destroy a wooden
block by one of the corners for the first Silver Star. Walk around the
pit and kill all the Goombas you find. One of them will drop the second
Silver Star. Get out of the pit, and walk along the walls of the level.
You will find a set of 4 wooden blocks in one corner. Smash them to reveal
the third Silver Star. Another Silver Star is found on a Goomba hanging
around the walls. While you are collecting them, watch out for those
mechanical flippers known as Heave Hos. Now, run up the ramp to the top
of the level, onto the narrow path, past the Chuckya (The giant purple
Bob-omb like thing), and to the 5th Silver Star on top of the pole. The
Power Star will then appear above the Star Sphere right back where you
ran into the path. Collect it and get out.
Course 7: Lethal Lava Land
Play as: Wario Difficulty: Medium
The objective of this star is to collect the 5 Silver Stars found on all
the remote islands of the open area of Lethal Lava Land. Walk forward from
the start and run over to the Yellow Exclamation Block. Punch it to reveal
the Koopa Shell. Then ride the shell around the level, collecting the 5
Silver Stars. You should be able to find them on the Touch Screen Map.
The first Silver Star is on the island to the south of the Bowser Puzzle.
(Assume the starting platform of the level is parallel to the southern
edge of the level.) The second Silver Star is found on the island to the
northeast of the Bowser Puzzle. The third Silver Star is found on the island
in the northwestern corner of Lethal Lava Land. The fourth one is found
on the high wooden ramp island in the northeastern corner of the course.
The fifth and final is on the island with the Mr. I near the 4th Silver
Star. The Power Star will then appear in the Star Sphere on the island
with the Red Exclamation Block in the southwestern corner of the course.
Surf over there and get it. There goes the final star of Lethal Lava Land.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 8: Shifting Sand Land
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
The objective of this star used to be finding the 5 Secret Spots inside
the Pyramid. Now, it is to find the 5 Silver Stars. Actually, the position
of the Silver Stars are identical to the secret spots, so rest assured.
As before, enter the pyramid and go to the top. You will see a Silver Star
by the main path. Get it, and turn right, and drop off the gap in the path.
You should land on a small platform with another Silver Star. Then, to
get the next, jump to the left in a distance of 2 platform widths, and
pound down for the 3rd Silver Star.
Now, drop down to the left of the platform for a rather sandy conveyor
belt. Just let the belt carry you to the 2 Silver Stars, and the Star will
appear in the Star Sphere at the end of the belt. Be sure to jump up a
bit so that Mario can reach the star.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Course 10: Snowman's Land
Play as: Yoshi Difficulty: Medium
For some strange reason, the title of this Star is called "Snowman's Silver
Star", and yet there are 5 Silver Stars to collect. I guess Nintendo has
not been paying attention in proofreading their game to prepare it for
the Nintendo DS' launch! Anyway, there are a total of 5 Silver Stars for
Yoshi to collect. The first one is next to the pen where the 3 Goomba
Brothers are. Now, move over to the super duper ice water pool. There is
a Silver Star on the surface. Now, collecting it would be suicide, so let's
skip this one for the time being, shall we?
Run past the ice water pool and you will find another Silver Star in the
open area with the 2 Spindrifts. Then, go over to the ice water lake. Jump
onto one of the Spindrifts in the water, and drift over to the ledge where
you collected Star 4. Punch the other Yellow Exclamation Block besides
that of the star for the Koopa Shell, then surf along the path to the right,
collecting the 2 Silver Stars you will find. Then, drop back down to the
open area below. Go over to the pool of super duper ice water and collect
the last Silver Star there. The Power Star should appear in the Star Sphere
near the start of the level, so all you have to do is to go all the way
back there and pick it up, and the mission is complete.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Course 11: Wet-Dry World
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Easy
Now, it is time to get the 5 Silver Stars in the first area of Wet-Dry
World. There is no need to go to town at all. Set the Water Level to wading
depth (the shallowest one). Run to the wall to the left of the wooden
platform as you start. Punch open the first wooden block of the first pair
for the first Silver Star. Then run over to the brown ledge near the bottom
of the Express Elevator. Stand on the front right edge of the ledge and
backflip up to get the Power Star beneath the ramp above.
Then, raise the water level to medium depth. (Level 3). Jump on the starting
wooden platform and onto the platform in front of you. Step on the switch
and run onto the bridge. Jump up to the medium high Crystal Tap and get
the Silver Star there. Raise the water level to medium high. The next Silver
Star is on a ledge by the Shocking Arrow Lifts! You will need to use the
cannon for the final Silver Star. Raise the water level to the deepest.
Then get into the cannon. The Silver Star is on top of the tube with the
2 1-Up Mushrooms. Aim well above it, and pray that Luigi gets it. This
is going to take a lot of tries. After that, the Power Star will appear
in a Star Sphere on a grey ledge near the cannon. Use the Wooden platform
to get to it. Triple Jump or Backflip as needed.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 14: Tick Tock Clock
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Easy
It is time to collect the last star of Tick Tock Clock. Stop the clock.
As you can see in the Touch Screen Map, the stars are just bouncing around
randomly as ever. Just stay on the bottom level and let the Silver Stars
bounce down on you! It's just so easy. When you have all 5, the Star will
appear in a Star Sphere somewhere high above. So, go up and get it. (I
will now skip the walkthrough of the level all the way up to the pole guarded
by the Amp) Climb up the pole and jump up. Jump up onto those 2 platforms
to the right, and to the ledge high above.
Then jump to the left, and you will find a lot of non-moving bars sticking
out of the wall. Jump beyond them for the platform with the Star.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
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e. Switch Stars [SMDS7E]
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Remember those Jiggy Switches back in Banjo-Kazooie? Their description
appeared in the manual, but there were only 2 in the same level in the
game! Nintendo now uses this idea with the Stars in Super Mario 64 DS.
Whenever there is a yellow switch shaped like a star with an exclamation
mark on it, step on and a Star will appear in a Star Sphere for a short
time. You now have to run over and collect it before it disappears.
Different Switch Stars have different time limits, and the difficulty is
inversely related to the total time. (It's common sense.)
Goomboss Battle:
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Easy
Slide down the ramp to the platform below. Turn right at this first junction,
and walk through the twisted path to another platform. There is a ramp
to the right leading up. Go up the ramp, being prepared to Dive Tackle
the Sleeping Piranha Plant that is resting there. Then, you will find a
series of 4 grey platforms balanced on small and thin pivots. When you
jump on one, you will find that it will tilt towards the position you are
standing on. Fortunately, it will not tilt as far as to cause Mario to
slide off. Make your way past these platforms to the other side.
You are now on a rather long path. Kill all Goombas in the way, and you
will find a Switch Star. Step onto it and a Star will appear in the Star
Sphere on the top of that caged structure to the left. Run towards the
structure and enter it. Have Mario wall jump up the 2 parallel walls to
the top and get the Star from the sphere. There should be ample time for
you to do this. (Otherwise, many people will gripe to Nintendo) This is
only one of two stars in this level.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Course 2: Whomp's Fortress
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
At the start, kill the Goombas. See the Sleeping Piranha Plant? He can
only damaged while he is sleeping. So, you must hit him with a Dive Tackle.
Once the Flower shrivels up, he will drop a Blue Coin, worth 5 coins! Collect
the coins around the flower bed and from the pillar, then jump over the
fence. Surprise! No more bottomless pit here! See that lone block in the
alcove between the 2 walls? Smash it, and you will find a Star Switch.
Do not step on it yet. Continue going forward.
Jump over the next gap. This time, there is a bottomless drop down there,
so be careful. Dive tackle the Sleeping Piranha Plant and get his Blue
Coin. Break the wooden box. There is a 1-Up Mushroom inside. Jump over
the next gap and watch out for that deep brown box. It's a cannon, it fires
Bullet Bills. The Bullet Bills of this game cannot be stomped. Break the
Wooden Boxes for their coins. Then, jump up and run around the 3 wooden
pillars to cash in even more coins.
Use caution when going over to the flowerbed, as there are 3 Sleeping
Piranha Plants waiting to ambush you. Once they appear, run away for a
while so they will fall asleep. Then it's Mario's turn to catch them off
guard with his Diving Tackle. Get their 3 Blue Coins and the 100-Coin Star
should appear at this point. Get it, now!
You should also note the Red Coin by the flowerbed, just in case that you
have to collect it later. Around the corner, to the left of the flowerbed
is the Star Sphere, where the Switch Star will appear upon pressing the
switch. So, run back to where you found the Star Switch and step on it.
The Star will appear in the Sphere. There will be ample time for you to
get over to the ledge with the Switch Star, so take your time, jump carefully,
and do not fall down any of the gaps. It's a long way down!
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Easy
Note: This Star requires the Vanish ability of Luigi, and hence cannot
be collected until you rescue Luigi from the clutches of Big Boo in the
Big Boo Battle, so feel free to skip this star until Luigi is found.
*****PLAYING AS LUIGI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
As Luigi, swim over to the ship, and dive down to the deep trench below.
Swim through the tunnel you find there and enter the cave. See the caged
area? You will need to turn into Vanish Luigi in order to enter it. So,
go over to the Red Question Block and bump it. Take the Power Flower and
Luigi will turn invisible. Run through the Goombas and falling stone
pillars to the Star Switch in the cave, and press it. The Power Star will
appear in the Star Sphere inside the cage. Then all you have to do is to
run into the cage to get the Power Star.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
Course 4: Snowman's Land
Play as: Wario Difficulty: Medium
NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
As for Star 2, enter the shed, and ride the lift down to the basement.
Make your way through the waterlogged hallways until you reach the large
room outside Big Boo's Merry Go Round. Go over to the Brick Block marked
by the coin and break it open. There should be a Star Switch below. Stepping
on it will cause a Power Star to appear in the Star Sphere at the other
end of the room. Since there is a wall separating the Star Sphere from
your entry point, you will be forced to go all the way round!
Since the time you are given is very small, it is recommended that you
switch to a faster character. Therefore, go back up to the ground floor,
and enter the back room of the mansion. Bust the Boos there for the green
cap, and turn into Luigi. Get Luigi ala Wario back down to the basement
and stomp the Star Switch. Then run along the path outside the Merry Go
Round. To increase the speed, I suggest you long jump as many times as
possible. Even so, you should JUST reach the Power Star, when you hear
the rapid clicks, indicating time is running out. Whew... (You may be tempted
to run through the Merry Go Round as a shortcut, but it is not recommended.
It is because it takes some time for a character in the game to open and
close doors. As a result, much more time is wasted than gained.)
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt
Play as: Wario Difficulty: Hard
NOTE: The following star requires the usage of Wario. You will have to
rescue him from the clutches of Chief Chilly in order to get this star.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER****
As for Star 2, enter the shed, and ride the lift down to the basement.
Make your way through the waterlogged hallways until you reach the large
room outside Big Boo's Merry Go Round. Go over to the Brick Block marked
by the coin and break it open. There should be a Star Switch below. Stepping
on it will cause a Power Star to appear in the Star Sphere at the other
end of the room. Since there is a wall separating the Star Sphere from
your entry point, you will be forced to go all the way round!
Since the time you are given is very small, it is recommended that you
switch to a faster character. Therefore, go back up to the ground floor,
and enter the back room of the mansion. Bust the Boos there for the green
cap, and turn into Luigi. Get Luigi ala Wario back down to the basement
and stomp the Star Switch. Then run along the path outside the Merry Go
Round. To increase the speed, I suggest you long jump as many times as
possible. Even so, you should JUST reach the Power Star, when you hear
the rapid clicks, indicating time is running out. Whew... (You may be tempted
to run through the Merry Go Round as a shortcut, but it is not recommended.
It is because it takes some time for a character in the game to open and
close doors. As a result, much more time is wasted than gained.)
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Bowser in the Dark World
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Medium
This course has 2 Secret Stars, a Red Coin Star and a Switch Star. Luigi
is chosen because of his maneuverability. At the start, follow the path
until you reach the first switch guarded by a flame thrower. When the
flamethrower stops spurting out flames, step on it. It will generate 2
bridges, one at the start of the level, and one directly by the edge of
the path you are on now. They lead to 2 Red Coins. Run over to collect
them both before the bridges disappear.
After collecting these tough Red Coins, continue to the right. You will
come across a pair of revolving lifts. Step on one when it is on your side,
and ride it over to the other. Get off and run up the grey slope. Watch
for the flamethrower as you proceed. You will eventually get to a spinning
lift. Jump onto the spinning lift carefully and left it take you to the
other side. Jump onto the ledge there. You will find some Goombas guarding
a Yellow Exclamation Block. Take care of them and cash in.
The Yellow Exclamation Block holds a 1-Up Mushroom. Cross the bridge to
the next path. As you proceed, watch out for those spinning electric balls
known as Amps. They can give you a shock. Also watch out for a Red Coin
in the middle of the path. You will eventually come to a sliding platform.
When the platform is just about to slide towards you, jump on, and quickly
jump onto the stationary ledge above. The next Yellow Exclamation Block
holds 3 coins. Then, when the yellow platform has just begun to slide out
to the right, drop down and collect the Red Coin there. Jump back onto
solid ground to the right. You will come to 2 pairs of revolving lifts.
Ride the first pair so that you can collect the Red Coin, then, carefully
transfer to the next pair, and let them carry you to the next solid ledge.
See the narrow blue path? Drop down to it and run along it to an isolated
platform. There is a Red Coin guarded by an Amp. Get it, and return to
the main path. You will then come across some teetering platforms. Make
them tilt upwards to the front and jump to the next one, making that tilt
upwards so you can reach the ledge above. Jump up and turn around. You
will see a series of ledges in front of you. Long jump to the next ledge.
A Bob-omb Buddy is here to tell you the locations of the Red Coins, although
it's a little too late.
Jump to the next ledge to find a Star Sphere and a Red Coin. Now, only
one Red Coin remains. Jump back to the first ledge, and drop down to the
platform where the Goombas are. See the Red Coin? To get it, wall hug to
reach that narrow path where it is. You can find 2 more 1-Up Mushrooms
to the left, but it is just too risky. At this moment, the Power Star will
appear next to the pipe that leads to Bowser. Jump back up to the ledge
above, and press the switch. The slope will temporarily turn into a set
of steps which you can jump up. Run over to the pipe and collect the star.
At this point, you will also notice a Star Switch. Step on it, and the
Star will appear in the Star Sphere you saw earlier, just jump your way
back there and get it before its timer runs out. Now, you can face Bowser.
*****2 SECRET STARS COLLECTED*****
Bowser in the Fire Sea
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Hard
At the top of the level, take note of the Star Sphere. Blow up the Bob-omb,
and you will come to another Yellow Exclamation Block with 10 coins. Then,
there will be more of those platforms that partially submerge and resurface
periodically. Some of the platforms are guarded by flame turrets, so beware.
One of them, in particular has a Red Coin very close to the flame nozzle.
Once the flame has stopped spewing, quickly grab the coin and go over to
the safety of the platform on the other side. You will come to another
trio of those rising and falling platforms with poles. Make your way through
them. The final Red Coin is on top of the second pole. Once you have
collected it, the Power Star will appear on the ledge high above the first
pole platform. To get there, simply go back to the yellow grating above
the second pole platform and backflip up to the platform above to the right.
Ignore the Star Switch for now, and then jump to the platform to the left
for the 1-Up Mushroom and Power Star.
Now, go and step on the Star Switch. The Star will appear in the Star Sphere
I mentioned earlier. So, jump over to the platform with the first star,
and then jump down to the Spinning Heart below. Then quickly make your
way through those 5 submerging and resurfacing platforms and jump into
the Star Sphere for the 2nd star of this course. Then you can go all the
way back to the collapsing bridge. Run across the bridge, and jump into
that funnel type structure, and you will face Bowser!
The Secret Under the Moat:
Play as: Wario/Mario Difficulty: Medium
Ever wondered what other REAL use the Red Cap has? After all, you CAN get
the previous Power Star without turning into Mario, only that it will be
slightly harder. So, come back, and turn into Mario. Go back to the far
left of the bottom of the slide. Punch the Red Question Block for a Power
Flower. Turn into Balloon Mario, and float over to the small island in
the far southwestern corner of the level. You should see it in your Touch
Screen Map. Once you land. Go over to the Star Switch and press it.
The Star will appear in a Star Sphere far above where you are right now.
Get the Power Flower from the Red Question Block and float up, following
the coins in the structure. Remember to land in the next level for a Power
Flower Refill before continuing up to the top. You should have ample time
to get to the top and break open the Sphere for the Star.
*****1 SECRET STAR COLLECTED*****
Course 6: Hazy Maze Cave
Play as: Wario/Luigi Difficulty: Hard
Go back to the Work Area. Walk around the bottom of the Work Area and you
will find a brick block. Break it open for a Star Switch. Stepping on it
will cause a Power Star appear in the Star Sphere, located on the ledge
with the purple pole. You may try to run to it, but Wario's jumps are just
too incompetent for him to reach there in time. Therefore, the solution
to this predicament is right there, in this room. Go over to the Goomba
wearing the green hat and punch him into oblivion. Put on the cap and turn
into Luigi.
Now, go and trip the switch. Run over to the steps, actually, long jumping
may be a better choice in such circumstances. Use Luigi's powerful jumps
to get to the top of this ledge, ride the work elevator for a short distance,
and then long jump again for the Star inside the Sphere. You should be
able to get it in the nick of time.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Course 8: Shifting Sand Land
Play as: Mario/Wario Difficulty: Medium
As for the first star, run over the Tox box Maze and navigate through it.
Head to the Oasis. Now, you should really watch out for Klepto the Condor.
It seems that this guy is suffering from severe kelptomania, and cannot
stand not having loot in his talons. When Mario gets close, Klepto will
attempt to dive down and steal Mario's cap. You will hear his signature
cry when he does that, so be ready to dodge when he does come. If he manages
to steal your cap, then make like Star 1. Stand on top of one of those
orange tall pillars, and jump at Klepto when he's near to make him drop
the cap. Pick it up and put it back on.
Run in the sand, past the coins, and kill the next Pokey you find for another
modest Blue Coin. There may also be a Crazed Crate, but I suggest you don't
be distracted by it, otherwise, you may accidentally bounce into the
Shifting Sand and be swallowed up, thus wasting a lot of time and effort
in reaching this spot! As you run past the next hexagonal patch of Shifting
Sand, you will notice a whirlwind brewing up in the middle of the patch.
I would suggest that you run as fast as you can to prevent Mario from being
lifted up into mid-air. If you do get lifted into midair, I'd suggest you
steer Mario away from the Pyramid, of you may fall into the sand and again,
be sucked up and swallowed.
Run up the ramp to the pyramid entrance, and punch the Yellow Exclamation
Block to the right for a 1-Up Mushroom. Then, move to the left, and kill
that Goomba wearing the Yellow Cap to steal it from him. Transform into
Wario. As Wario ala Mario, move all the way back to the Tox Box Maze.
Remember the area where you got the Red Coin? There is actually an extra
platform behind it. You will have to long jump to reach that platform.
See the Brick Block? Bash it open and you will find a Star Switch. The
Star will appear in the Star Sphere by the oasis. Now, long jump back to
the main path and make your way through the Tox Box Maze again to the oasis.
You should be given ample time to reach this Power Star, since the
programmers have taken into account the tedious waiting when it comes to
navigating the Tox Box Maze. You can always jump between sections of the
path to speed things up.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Course 9: Dire, Dire Docks
Play as: Wario Difficulty: Hard
This star will require the use of Wario, since the yellow cap in this level
is found in the submarine pen, you might as well go to the character switch
room and switch to Wario beforehand.
*****PLAYING AS WARIO FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Reenter the bay. Swim around and there should be a small shoreline with
3 Brick Blocks. Smash them all up, and grab their coins. One of the blocks
is hiding a Star Switch. Before tripping it, punch the Yellow Exclamation
Block for a Koopa Shell. Ride on it, and steer Wario slowly onto the switch.
Once it is pressed, the Star will appear in a Star Sphere on the opposide
end of the bay. Quickly surf over to the other side for the Power Star.
I know this is extremely tough. You are given very few seconds to reach
it, so jump forward to increase your speed if necessary.
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Course 13: Tiny-Huge Island
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Easy
I suggest you switch back to playing as Luigi for this star. First, jump
into Tiny Island. Backflip up the wall to Luigi's right to get into the
bay on the other side of the wall. Cross the bay, and watch out for Klepto
the Condor. You will find a Pink Bob-omb Buddy in the grass. Talk to him
and he will prepare the cannon for you. There is no animation now, since
the cannon is just too small. Now, jump up to the path to the left of the
sandy slope. Find the shrinker pipe by the tiny iron ball dispenser and
jump into it. You will be on Huge Island again.
Jump back down into the bay and cross it. You will find the cannon on the
grass. Jump in, and aim upwards. You will find a tree up the hill. Aim
slightly higher than the hill, and Luigi should be able to grab onto it.
Drop down to the ledge. There is a Giant Goomba sharing the ledge with
you. Ground Pound him flat. Then, walk onto the wooden bridge in front
of you, and eventually you will come to a hole in the wall. Enter.
You are now at the bottom level of Wiggler's house. There is a big bottomless
pit down there, so watch your step. Move forward and talk to the Pink Bob-omb
buddy to consult the location of the Red Coins. There is one on the platform
you are currently on. The next 3 platforms you must jump on hold 3 more
Red Coins. There is another platform slightly below the third with another
Red Coin. To the left, is another platform with another Red Coin. Then,
the next one will have a Red Exclamation Block, a Star Switch and a Blue
Coin Switch. Pound the Blue Coin Switch for a measly sum of 2 Blue Coins
to appear on the platform you are on now. Then, it is time to step onto
the Star Switch. The final Red Coin is on the highest pillar. A slightly
lower pillar holds the Star Sphere. Just jump over the platforms quickly,
and backflip up the pillar for this star.
Course 14: Tick Tock Clock
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Medium
Star 2 used to be called the Pit and the Pendulums, but now, there is a
Switch Star involved in getting this star. It is just too difficult to
describe the places inside the Tick Tock Clock, so I will just have to
copy the walkthrough for the previous star and change a few key words to
tell you how to get the Star 2 of this crazy clock tower.
Jump in with the time stopped. Move forward and jump past the stationary
pendulum for the metal path in front. Run along the path, and jump up the
yellow block that is not moving. Jump up, collect the coins, and move
forward. Jump past the nest stationary pendulum for the next path. Run
up the path and you will come to a set of 3 stationary moving blocks. Since
they won't rotate at all, you don't need to worry about getting flung off.
Just take your time and jump up to the top. Run past the non-moving bar
in the wall and jump up onto the metallic ledge above.
There is a hand here, but it is not moving. There is a Yellow Exclamation
Block above the hand. Punch it for 3 coins. Then, run over to the stationary
conveyor belt and jump up to the platform above. There are then 4 hexagonal
platforms arranged in a series of steps that you have to jump up. But they
are not rotating at all. So don't worry as you go up to the path above.
Run past the non-moving metal bar for a cage. Inside, is the Power Star
that Luigi has just collected. So, for now we have to run along the path
beyond the cage in our search for the Star Switch.
Jump up onto the next ledge for a trail of 5 coins leading to a pole guarded
by an Amp. Climb up and jump onto the ledge above. Instead of jumping up
the ledges to the right, go left. You should come to an area with several
Goombas, a Heave Ho and 2 Yellow Exclamation Blocks. The blocks hold 3
coins each. There is a Switch Star and a Blue Coin Switch too. The Blue
Coin Switch will cause 7 Blue Coins to appear on the platform to the left.
You will have to jump onto a hexagonal platform to get there. See the
platforms with pendulums near them to the left? There is a Star Sphere
in the dead end beyond those platforms. Go back and step onto the Star
Switch. The Star will appear in the Star Sphere in that dead end, and you
will have to move to that dead end as fast as you were when you went after
the blue coins. It should be a steal, unless you fall off. And no, the
pendulum is NOT made of a sharp crescent shaped blade that will descend
lower and lower to Luigi when he is lying and tied to a table below (That's
the original scene from the Pit and the Pendulum.)
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Course 15: Rainbow Ride
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
As for Star 1, ride the magic carpet from the junction. When you reach
the junction of carpets, jump onto the one to the right. You will
immediately come to a large glass block that only carpets can go through.
Backflip up to the top of the blockand wait for the carpet to come up.
Then, you will find the programmers on this game kindly offering you ways
to quit if you don't want to explore the area further. You can always drop
down to the maze below if you like. But anyway, the carpet will come towards
the Cloud House. Let it carry you in.
There is nothing so special inside the house. There is a table with 5 coins
on it, as well as a fireplace that spews out fire! Let the carpet carry
Mario out again. You will see a pier right in front of one of the openings.
Enter the Cloud House and jump off the carpet. Get to that exit, and drop
down to the pier below. The Star Switch is at the far end of the pier.
Step on it, and the star will appear in the Star Sphere on the roof of
the house. Run back into the house and bump the Red Question Block for
a Power Flower. Then let Balloon Mario float to the roof and get the star.
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Bowser in the Fire Sea
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
You start on an arrow platform. Jump forward across all the platforms until
you reach the one with the crate. Push it in the direction of the start
of the level. Then jump on it. You can reach the Red Coin above this way.
Then, get back down and run along the next teetering path. You will then
come to a path that is very steep. Just run up, following the arrows. Then,
run past the path with the Goombas, and jump onto the rotating platform
with the Star Sphere. On the other side, there is a path with a Red Coin
on it. There is a small piranha plant, so watch out.
You will find a large platform below this path. Drop down there. Follow
the line of 5 coins off the right of the platform. There is a Red Coin
hidden on the ledge sticking out. On the far end of the platform is a Switch
Star. Step on it to make a star appear in the Star Sphere on the rotating
platform. Run back to the end you dropped down on, and jump up the ledges.
Then run all the way back for the star.
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f. The Bosses' Stars [SMDS7F]
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In many of the levels, there are always some enemies that are larger than
the others of the same kind, and when you battle them, a boss battle theme
will sound. Those enemies are what they call Bosses. There are plenty of
bosses in this game, and some courses may even have multiple Boss encounters.
Whenever you defeat the boss, he usually will explode and return to normal,
and then cough up the star for you. So, here are all the Bosses' Stars.
Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield
Star 1 Play as: Yoshi Difficulty: Easy
Yoshi flips several times and lands in the battlefield beside several pink
Bob-omb buddies. You will be told to talk to the bob-omb buddy. He will
tell you that a certain man in a red cap and moustache has passed by recently
and has not returned. At the same time, the big Bob-omb has been bombarding
them with Water Bombs since he's got his hands on a Power Star, so it is
time for the crew to silence him for his own good.
Now, move forward and kill the Goombas. Under the wooden plank, there are
5 yellow coins to be collected. To the right, there is a transparent ?
block. You will have to visit a certain tower with the switch to activate
those blocks, so there is no time to worry about it for the moment. Turn
left to find even more Goombas and some Bob-ombs. Kill them all, and you
will eventually reach a locked gate. The switch is on the other side. So,
it's a dead end. Head back to where you were a few moments ago, and get
up to the ledge above using the lifts. There is a Red Coin on the top of
the lift. Collect it, and work your way up to the top.
To the right, is an open area where there are Goombas and Bob-ombs galore.
Put them all to sleep, and watch out for the Water Bombs raining down from
the sky. There is a second Red Coin on top of a rock, and some quick jumping
is needed to get to the top for the coin.
Now, let's get back to the junction and turn left. There is a gigantic
Chain Chomp guarding the area. Past the Chain Chomp, there is a teetering
bridge. Cross it carefully, and turn left. There are several Goombas
hanging around the 4th and 5th Red Coins and 4 Wooden Pillars. The 4 Wooden
Pillars can be cashed in by running around them until the coins pop out.
Each pillar holds 5 coins, so it really is a worthwhile investment. After
this, jump up the steps, and you will reach another area with Bob-ombs.
Water Bombs are prevalent here, so watch out for large shadows on the ground.
There is a flowerbed with 8 coins surrounding it at a far corner. Collecting
all 8 will trigger the appearance of a 1-up Mushroom. Yoshi has to chase
it around it collect it. Just hurry before it disappears. There is a slope
leading downwards behind the flowerbed. It leads down to a small enclosure
with the 6th Red Coin, a Bob-omb, a 1-Up Mushroom and a switch opening
the locked gate.
With the coin and the extra life, get back up, and cross the bridge above
to an area partially blocked off by bars. The grassy slope you see holds
the 7th Red Coin of the course. To get it, run up the slope consistently
without slowing down, or Yoshi will slip. Slide back down and make your
way carefully past the pit with the iron balls. Make your way along the
path to the top of the hill. There are lots of iron balls rolling down
the path. Dodge them all. To help you to get to the top, you can always
jump into the first iron ball dispenser you see on the mountain wall, and
you will warp to the top of the hill.
Notice the floating island in the sky? That is where the 8th Red Coin is.
Since the cannons are unavailable for use, you might as well save this
star for later. The big Bob-omb will be waiting for you at the top. Run
over to him and he is not that willing to give you his Power Star. You
will face his Bob-omb minions. He will throw Bob-ombs are you every now
and then, and you are to use them against him. Use your tongue to hold
a Bob-omb in your mouth, and spit it back to the big Bob-omb. Repeat this
3 times and he will be blown up! There's the Power Star.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
Star 4 Play as: Yoshi Difficulty: Easy
The Big Bob-omb is back for revenge. He has also restyled his moustache!
This time, the only way to defeat him is for you to grab him and throw
him like all the other Bob-ombs. Since Yoshi cannot grab and throw large
objects, you need to have him put on a Red Cap found on a Goomba near the
top of the peak. When you have turned into Mario, talk to the Big Bob-omb
and fight. You will have to run in very tight circles around him so you
can grab him from behind. Then you throw him on the ground to injure him.
You must be careful not to be grabbed by the Big Bob-omb, as he can throw
you off the hill and rendering your efforts useless. Once you have thrown
him for the third time, the Big Bob-omb will truly be defeated and he will
give up his second Power Star.
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
Course 2: Whomp's Fortress
Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
You start at the base of a stone wall at the bottom of the fortress. Go
over to the grey stone wall and backflip up the wall. Run up the ramp and
take the shortcut to the top. You will find yourself at the foot of the
steps leading to another Sleeping Piranha Plant. Use stealth tactics to
Dive Tackle him, and take him out. There is a Red Coin behind him. Take
note of that. As you go left, notice that there is another Red Coin available
for grabs on a narrow path near another Sleeping Piranha Plant. Wall hugs
will work for that one. But ignore it for now.
Run across the grey bridge. You must hurry, as the grey bricks will collapse
as soon as Mario steps onto them. Then, cross the wooden bridge. Avoid
the Sleeping Piranha Plant, and wait for the swinging ledge to stop on
your side. Run onto the ledge and stand in the center to avoid being pushed
off by that grey triangular block. If you like, you can walk to the tip
after the ledge has passed the other side to collect the Red Coin to the
left. You may also be tempted to chase the 1-Up Mushroom that appears after
you collect one of the coins, but it's best not to bother, just in case
you fall off and waste precious time.
Continue along the path on the other side, and jump over the fence to the
flag pole. Destroy the wooden block to reveal a Spinning Heart. Climb up
to the top of the flagpole and another 1-Up Mushroom will appear and be
given to you automatically. Slide down and return to the main path at this
point. As you continue along the Fortress, you will encounter those large
grey walking tiles called Whomps. When you step in front of a Whomp, he
will attempt to slam down hard on your character. So quickly dodge. At
this point, the Whomp is vulnerable. (See his bandaged back?) For the first
5 times you jump on Whomp's back, you will be given a yellow coin for your
effort. Then, as you Ground Pound his back, the Whomp will be smashed,
and you will awarded with 5 more coins! That's 10 in total.
There are only 2 standard Whomps in the entire fortress! How ridiculous.
At the end of the path, ride the lift up and you will face the Whomp King.
He is mad that tiles are stepped on, and not even thanked for paving all
our roads and building our houses! He is going to vent his anger at Mario!
The same fighting strategies for Standard Whomps apply to the Whomp King,
only that he will take 3 Ground Pounds to kill. You can witness his back
slowly cracking. By the third ground pound, he will be turned into dust,
and the Power Star will be yours for the taking!
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt
Star 1 Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
You will start in front of the front door of the mansion. The double doors
are right in front of you. But do not go in. Instead, let's stroll around
the perimeter of the mansion in an anticlockwise direction, shall we? There
is an insect known as a Scuttle Bug to the right. Stomp him and get his
three coins. Then continue on your way. You will come to 2 more Scuttle
Bugs and a Yellow Exclamation Block. Stomp the bugs, and bump the block
for 10 more coins. You will now find a secret back door on a ledge.
Go through the door. This is a small room with 2 Boos. If you stare into
them, you will find that they each hold a Blue Coin! Turn your back on
them and Ground Pound them as they appear. As you destroy each one, you
will be taunted like this, "Ghosts...don't...DIE! Heh, heh, heh! Can you get
out of here...alive?" Of course, we will get out of here alive. With the
two Boos killed, get back out to the perimeter, and continue in an
anticlockwise direction. That is, to the left.
You will come to a shed, with 2 Brick Blocks next to it. You cannot break
the blocks yet, so use them as stepping stones to jump up to the roof.
There is a 1-Up Mushroom on the roof. Do not enter the shed for now. See
the box with a confused looking face? It is a Crazed Crate. Grabbing one
will cause it to bounce around. Use the stylus to control where it lands.
Once the crate has bounced 2 times, it will break upon the 3rd impact on
the ground, releasing 5 coins! Now, let's enter the mansion from the front.
You will find a lot of doors in the foyer of the mansion's ground floor.
Let's go through the leftmost one and explore the first floor in a clockwise
direction. In the first room, there is a grand piano, but it is not an
ordinary piano, it will chomp at Mario when you approach him! So, it is
a Mad Piano! To get the Red Coin it is guarding, you have to lure it away
before running around it. Another way is to tiptoe and sneak around it.
Then, go through the other door in this room.
You will be in a room with some bookshelves. The books are haunted too!
Some giant books, called Bookends will fly out and dive at you. To destroy
them, bump them from below. You will receive a Blue Coin for every Bookend
you destroyed. There are 2 more Red Coins on top of the two bookshelves.
Get them. Stay away from the chairs, as they are haunted, and can fly up
and swoop down on you! Go through the other door and back to the lobby.
Then, go through the next door on the right. You will be inside a room
with another Boo. Turn your back on him and Ground Pound him. There is
also a giant eyeball in this room who would love to keep an eye on Mario.
It's Mr. I! To defeat him, run around him repeatedly. The Mr. I will get
dizzy while trying to follow Mario around and eventually spin himself out
of existence! The reward for this is another Blue Coin! Let's get back
out to the lobby, and go through the next door you find.
The next room has a collapsing bridge. Run across it quickly or Mario will
fall down into the basement. There is another Boo on the other side. Ground
Pound him as usual and cash in the Blue Coin. (In case you fall into the
basement, swim around the water until you are at a wading depth. Follow
the path to a door. Run through the waterlogged hallway to a lift that
will take you back up to ground level. You will find yourself in a shack.
Get out of the shack to find yourself standing in front of the front door
of the mansion. Easy, isn't it?)
Go through the next door. You will find yourself in a room with a ledge
with another Red Coin. Hug the wall to get onto that ledge. Get the Red
Coin and kill the Boo there. You will hear a confirmation tune, and the
Big Boo himself will announce his presence. So, let's wall hug to the other
side of the room and go through the door there to get back to the lobby.
Don't fall into the basement!
The Big Boo will be waiting for you in the lobby. You should be very careful
when facing him. Big Boo can deal 3 units of damage to Mario when he hits
you, so turn your back on him and Ground Pound with care. The Big Boo takes
3 Ground Pounds to defeat. As you pound him down, he will shrink in size.
After you pound him for the third time, he will disappear, and a Power
Star will appear on the first floor. Is it unreachable? Not necessarily.
Run over to that metal panel on the ground. It will rise up, revealing
a set of steps that will allow you to reach the first floor and get the
Power Star. Let's explore this floor later, ok?
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
Star 2 Play as: Mario Difficulty: Medium
This time, let's enter the shed itself. There is a Mr. I inside as well.
Spin him out of existence, and go over to the wire grating. As you step
on it, it will descend. It is an elevator. Ride it down to the bottom and
jump into the water. It is of wading depth. Run over to the door and go
through. You will find yourself in another waterlogged hallway. Go through
the door at the other end. Ugh, Mario must be under the water line.
You will hear carnival music in this room. So, let's enter the structure
in the middle of the room to find out what is causing the source of the
voice. It is a turntable. There are quite a number of Boos hanging out
here. Some of the Boo pictures of the wall can spew flames, so watch out
while you are on the turntable. As you kill the Boos, more will come out
of the pictures. There should be 5 small Boos in total. After that you
will hear the familiar confirmation tone. And, for the grand finale, the
Big Boo comes out to play! As before, Ground Pound him 3 times. Since the
rate of revolution of the turntable is faster than the speed of Big Boo,
you will have to take the initiative to jump behind him, making him appear
before pounding. Once he is defeated, the horrible turntable will stop
turning, and the Power Star will appear in the room. Just watch out for
the flames while you are going for it, as they will not stop.
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Star 5 Play as: Mario Difficulty: Easy
Head back into the mansion, and go up the first floor. Go through the door
furthest to the right. Kill the 2 Bookends in the room here, and jump onto
the ledge where the Red Question Block is. Wall jump up to the ledge above
and go through the door. You will find yourself in the room with a portrait
of Luigi again. Instead of jumping into the picture, go out through the
double doors. You will be on a balcony.
You can really have a nice view of the entire front yard here, but Mario
is not alone. Big Boo is here as well! As before, turn your back on him
and Ground Pound him three times to get rid of him. I suggest you only
stay in one place, as it is easy to fall off this balcony. After he has
been defeated, Big Boo will leave the Power Star on a ledge at the top
of the mansion. To reach it, bump the Red Question Block and get the Power
Flower. Turn to Balloon Mario and float up to the ledge. Before getting
the Power Star, be sure to break open the Yellow Exclamation Block for
a 1-Up Mushroom. Then it is time to get out of here. (Another way is to
jump onto the Question Block itself, and jump up to the ledge above.)
*****STAR 5 COLLECTED*****
Star 6: Play as: Mario Difficulty: Easy
With Star 5 in your hands, it's time to head back to the mansion again.
This time, let's enter the secret back room first. Kill the 2 Boos, and
then steal the green cap to turn into Luigi. Then you can enter the mansion
by the front door, and go up to the first floor, then entering the door
furthermost to the right. As for the previous star, bump the 2 Bookends
to defeat them and then jump up onto the ledge with the Red Exclamation
Block. This time, bump the block to get the Power Flower.
Mario, disguised as Luigi will then become invisible! Backflip up to the
ledge above, and go through the door. In the following room, run all the
way to the other end and run into the large Boo picture! You will find
that Vanish Luigi can walk straight through these walls! There is a Boo
here. Ground Pound him flat, oh, and what is this! There is another Mr.
I in the room, but he is the biggest Mr. I I have ever seen. Don't bother
spinning around him when you are invisible, he just can't see you. When
Luigi appears again, run around the Big Mr. I and he should spin out of
control and out of existence while trying to follow you. After disappearing,
Mr. I will drop a Power Star for your collection.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
Course 7: Lethal Lava Land
Stars 2 and 1 Play as: Wario Difficulty: Medium and Easy
For Star 2, let us also collect the 100 Coin Star at the same time. For
one thing, let's follow the same route for the previous Star. Having
collected all the 8 Red Coins and most of the 14 coins that pop out of
the 14 piece puzzle, you should have collected more than 40 coins up till
now. It is time to turn your attention to those islands in the middle of
the lava that are too far to jump to. So, go and bump the Red Exclamation
Block to the left of the puzzle. Run in the direction of the screen and
you should find a small island with 3 coins. Collect the coins, and return
to the mainland. Turn into Metal Wario again and move northeast, to another
island there. There should be 4 more coins there.
With those coins in hand, go beyond the puzzle, to the next platform guarded
by 2 Bullies. It is recommended for you to draw the Bullies' attention
one by one, so you don't need to worry about being overpowered, although
to tell you the truth, Wario really has a lot of power! You should gain
two more coins by defeating the above Bullies.
You will then come to a revolving hexagonal platform, with a revolving
flame. It seems that the flame and the platform are revolving with opposite
spins. In short, they are designed to spin Wario into the flames! There
are 6 coins on the platform. As long as Wario keeps moving clockwise, he
should be able to safely avoid the 2 flames.
With the 6 coins in hand, jump onto the wooden platform to the right. Wow,
it's amazing that this wood can still withstand such intense heat. Jump
over to the next platform to the right. This platform rise and sinks in
a way such that only the middle of the path (with the coins) will always
stay above the surface of the lava. There are a total of 5 coins here.
Get them all and jump onto the next platform.
There is a Big Bully on the next platform. Ignore him for now. Collect
the 4 coins on this platform and then dodge the Big Bully until the moving
metal platforms comes close to the other side of this platform. Jump onto
the platform and move away. You will find 4 platforms on the lava arranged
in a square. They rise and fall in a way that only the center, that is
the part with the coin, will only be above the surface at all times. There
are a total of 4 coins on these 4 platforms. With them, go over to the
curved path. There is a Crazed Crate at the end of the path. Do not grab
it yet unless you want Wario to be propelled right into the lava.
Instead, move along the path to the other end, collecting the 3 coins you
find. At the other end, jump onto the arrowed platform, and move left.
There is a platform with 2 Bullies and a circle of 8 coins. Melt the Bullies
and collect the coins. You should have 10 more in total. Then, go back
to the arrowed platform and jump down to the 2 platforms rising and sinking
in the lava. Collect the 5 coins. Return to the curved path.
Punch the Red Exclamation Block for a Power Flower, and then run over the
lava to the island to the right with the Mr. I. Run around the Mr. I while
collecting the circle of 8 coins around him. When Mr. I gets sick and
disappears. Take the Blue Coin. You should have more than 100 coins at
this point. The Power Star will appear above you. Collect it, and the Metal
Power will disappear. Trapped? Not exactly. Turn to face the 4 square
platforms in the lava. When they have risen above the surface of the lava,
long jump to them. Then go to the right.
See the large platform with the 3 Bullies in front of you? Wait for the
moving metal platform to move here from the left and jump on it, then onto
the platform. Knock all 3 Bullies into the lava and a Big Bully will drop
down in an attempt to regain control. He is slightly tougher to knock off
the platform, but with some hard work, he too, will fall into the lava
and melt. He will leave a Power Star behind on the platform. There you
have it, the 100-Coin Star of the level collected so quickly, and even
the Blue Coin Switch is not needed!
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Remember the Big Bully I told you to ignore before? Now, you can go and
engage him. It does not really matter through which way you get to him,
but I personally prefer going via the large Bowser puzzle, since the jumps
are not as tricky for a poor jumper like Wario. When you get onto the
platform, all you need to do is to punch the Big Bully into the lava, and
that is it. No tricks. After exploding in the lava, the Power Star will
appear on the high platform linked with your current platform by an arrowed
bridge. This time, you will have to be fast, as the bridge is collapsible.
There are 3 steps in total, for you to jump up. Get the star now. Even
if you fall into the lava, the pain reflexes of Wario would still be enough
to propel him onto the Star Platform! Ha ha! I am so mean!
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
Course 8: Shifting Sand Land
Star 4 Play as: Mario Difficulty: Hard
For Star 4, you will have to enlist the aid of the wings. So, go over to
the pavilion and double jump onto it. Punch the Red Question Block and
grab the feather. Take off and fly to the tall orange pillar by the pyramid.
When Mario's shadow is seen on the top, ground pound to land on it. Then,
fly to the next pillar that is surrounded by the Shifting Sand. Land on
it too. Now, fly over to the oasis, and land on top of the 2 pillars there.
When the 4th pillar is stepped on, you will hear a confirmation sound.
Look at the pyramid, it seems that the top will be blown clean off, and
a hole is revealed. Fly over there and jump into the hole. You will land
on a caged lift at the top of the pyramid. Once you land, it will descend,
until it reaches the bottom. You will find yourself in front of a hole
in the central orange block. Jump into the hole, punch open the entrance
and run down the stairs.
You find yourself in a tomb. Run over to the casket and the blocks in front
will come to life, turning into 2 hands! It seems that the hands are not
pleased with you breaking the ancient seal and waking the ancient ones.
Now, it's time to battle, hand to hand. These 2 hands like to pound on
Mario, and when you see one stopping directly over him, you'd better run.
Another way of attacking is to sweep you off the platform and into the
bottomless pit below. To fight back, wait until a hand's eye is open, and
punch it. When you have hit it enough times, the hand will be smashed.
You will have to destroy both hands. 3 hits will do for each hand. You
have smashed the hands like pebble. You rule the ancient pyramid... for today.
Now, the Star of Power will be released. Take it while they sleep in darkness.
(Or in the Next World, maybe.)
*****STAR 4 COLLECTED*****
Course 10: Snowman's Land
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Easy
When you are on the star selection screen, you will be allowed to choose
which cap you want Yoshi to put on at the start of the course. I would
suggest that you choose the Yellow Cap. Yoshi will put on the yellow cap
once he is dropped in, and become Wario. Run forward, and spin around the
Mr. Blizzard to make him dizzy and fall down. Do not run up the hill this
time. Instead, it is time to take the path to the right of it. There is
another small "valley" between the 2 hills here, that is guarded by an
Amp and a Flyguy. It is windy here, so I would not suggest entering.
Continue to go forwards and you will reach a pen with 3 Goombas inside,
as well as a burning fire. Each Goomba should be wearing a cap of different
colors, and since you are playing as Wario ala Yoshi, the Goomba that is
supposed to be wearing the yellow cap will not be wearing any yellow caps.
Don't bother with them for now. Go left, and run up the path beyond a small
frozen ice pond. Since the water is completely frozen, you don't need to
worry about getting drowned at all.
The path here really is slippery. While Wario ala Yoshi is running on the
steepest parts of the path, stopping will cause him to slide down to the
bottom again. You will find a large platform on top, and who's that? It's
an Ice Bully. He is a relative of the Big Bullies of Lethal Lava Land,
and he is very territorial indeed. He will try his best to knock Wario
ala Yoshi off the platform, and what is beneath the platform? Super duper
ice water! Falling into the ice water is just as bad as falling into lava.
Yoshi will bounce up in pain, and lose 3 units of health every time he
touches the surface of the ice.
The difficulty of this battle is compounded by the fact that the platform
you are standing on is very slippery, so stand your ground. When the Ice
Bully approaches, tap A repeatedly to punch him back. Then advance on him
slowly but surely and punch him again. Since Wario has got the highest
power rating, the Ice Bully may be able to be knocked off the platform
in as few as 2 punches. When he is knocked off, he will explode in the
water while he sinks. I guess that his core must have been red hot, and
this super duper ice cold water only serves to crack it up completely.
The Power Star will then appear on the platform, so don't hesitate anymore
and grab it. There goes the last of the Bully family!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
Course 13: Tiny Huge Island
Play as: Luigi Difficulty: Medium
It is time to pay Wiggler a visit. First, jump into Tiny Island. Make your
way to the very top of the island (the same location of Star 2), and jump
into the shallow pool of water in the peak. Ground pound the pool, and
a hole will be made, draining the water. You can now enter the top of
Wiggler's House, if you are tiny. So, jump down the hill and into the
shrinker pipe by the iron ball dispenser. Then you will be in Huge Island.
Make your way to the top of the hill, ignore the Yellow Exclamation Block,
and walk up the slope to the peak. There is a big hole for Luigi to jump
in. So, jump into the hole. You will find yourself on a platform, and Wiggler
is on the wirenetting below you. He accuses you of flooding his house.
In fact, Wiggler himself is completely drenched. The ceiling's ruined,
the floor is soaked, it makes him MAD! He complains of the star.
Everything's been going wrong since he has attained it. It's shiny, but
he does feel strange. He then marches around angrily.
It is time to tame Wiggler. At first stomp on him. He will be mad at Luigi
for stomping on him, and so he marches around much faster than before,
with steam coming out of his head. Follow him carefully, and stomp on him
once more. He now turns red! He calls Luigi linguine breath! He gets even
faster, and it will hurt. Be careful and stomp him one last time. He decides
to give up, he gives you the star. My, he feels much better now. He does
not need the star, since he can see stars through his ceiling at night.
The stars make him feel peaceful. He welcomes you to come back anytime.
He shrinks to a much smaller size and coughs up the star. Unlike the original
Super Mario 64, the wiggler will not be so small that he will fall clean
off the wirenetting. Take it.
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
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8. Creative Ways to Play the Game [SMDS8]
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So, you have completed the game all on your own, with or without the help
of this guide, and you have collected all the Power Stars. Thinking about
putting the game in a corner and never playing it again? Well, just don't
do it. Since a great deal of freedom is given to the player over which
stars and which characters to use, it's possible to replay the game again
and again without feeling bored. I have thought of 2 ways to play the game.
One is the Minimalist's Game, where you are concerned with facing Bowser
while meeting the minimal requirements, and the Wario Bonanza, where you
play as Wario for the majority of the time once you have freed him.
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a. The Minimalist's Game [SMDS8A]
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In this game, you may think that freeing Mario, Luigi and Wario are all
compulsory and must be done in order to beat the game. However, this is
not true. All you need to do is to free Mario, and you can already collect
enough stars to face the wrath of Bowser. At the same time, the Star
Requirement for the final battle is very loose. At only 80 Stars, this
makes up a little over a half of the total number of Stars, and hence it's
a breeze with only 2 characters. Let's start. I assume you have not read
the previous main guide section, so the wordings will sound similar.
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Storming Princess Peach's Castle
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*****PLAYING AS YOSHI FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER*****
Mario has again been invited to Princess Peach Toadstool's castle for a
cake she baked. The Latiku cameraman flies over to the gardens outside
the castle, and a pipe pops up, and Mario jumps out! In front of Mario,
2 more pipes pop out, and Luigi and Wario comes out! They goof around for
a while before entering the castle. Meanwhile, Yoshi is fast asleep outside
the castle, and Latiku wakes him up. He tells him that Mario has not returned
yet! So, it's up to Yoshi to find out what's going on.
Try to open the door to the castle, but you will find that it is locked.
The Latiku will tell you that it is in the mouth of a certain rabbit. The
location of the rabbit will be found on the map on the Touch Screen. Go
over to the hedges where the rabbit is, and give chase. Run around, and
you can eventually use Yoshi's tongue to capture the rabbit! The rabbit
will then surrender the key to Yoshi, and you can use it to open the castle
door, and storm the castle itself!
Inside the castle, you will hear a voice, of a certain arch villain that
has a long criminal record of kidnapping princesses. His evil laughter
is heard! Now, let us investigate. All the doors in the foyer area of the
castle area require stars or keys to open. Except one, that is. Let's enter
that room and jump into the painting featuring 3 Bob-ombs marching. It's
the Bob-omb battlefield, and there's a war going on.
Several overviews of each course may be given, as the course will appear
differently depending on which star you have chosen. When a Star can be
collected at a certain point in a course, I will inform you, and the phrase
*****STAR X COLLECTED***** will be typed. Also note that collecting a Star
will cause the character to leave the level, so it is needed for a character
to play through a level at least 7 times to collect all 7 stars plus the
100 coin stars. (100 coin stars do not cause instant evacuation.) Besides,
this guide will NOT collect stars in the order of number. The exact order
will be revealed at the beginning of the guide for every level.
Here are the requirements for each of the courses:
Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield --- None
Princess' Secret Slide --- 1 Star
Sunshine Isle --- 1 Star
Course 2: Whomp's Fortress --- 1 Star
The Secret Aquarium --- 3 Stars
Course 3: Jolly Roger Bay --- 3 Stars
Course 4: Cool, Cool Mountain --- 3 Stars
Goomboss Battle --- 8 Stars
The Secret of Battle Fort --- Unlock Mario
? Switch of the Rainbow Tower --- 14 Stars
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt --- 15 Stars
Big Boo Battle --- 15 Stars
Bowser in the Dark World --- 12 Stars
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Course 1: Bob-omb Battlefield
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Stars available for collection:
1. Big Bob-omb on the Summit
2. Footrace with Koopa the Quick
3. 5 Silver Stars!
4. Big Bob-omb's Revenge
5. Mario Wings to the Sky
6. Find the 8 Red Coins
7. Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
I recommend that you collect the stars in this order:
7 --> 1 --> 6 --> 2 --> 3 --> 4 --> 5
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Star 1 Selected
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Yoshi flips several times and lands in the battlefield beside several pink
Bob-omb buddies. You will be told to talk to the bob-omb buddy. He will
tell you that a certain man in a red cap and moustache has passed by recently
and has not returned. At the same time, the big Bob-omb has been bombarding
them with Water Bombs since he's got his hands on a Power Star, so it is
time for the crew to silence him for his own good.
Now, move forward and kill the Goombas. Under the wooden plank, there are
5 yellow coins to be collected. To the right, there is a transparent ?
block. You will have to visit a certain tower with the switch to activate
those blocks, so there is no time to worry about it for the moment. Turn
left to find even more Goombas and some Bob-ombs. Kill them all, and you
will eventually reach a locked gate. The switch is on the other side. So,
it's a dead end. Head back to where you were a few moments ago, and get
up to the ledge above using the lifts. There is a Red Coin on the top of
the lift. Collect it, and work your way up to the top.
To the right, is an open area where there are Goombas and Bob-ombs galore.
Put them all to sleep, and watch out for the Water Bombs raining down from
the sky. There is a second Red Coin on top of a rock, and some quick jumping
is needed to get to the top for the coin.
Now, let's get back to the junction and turn left. There is a gigantic
Chain Chomp guarding the area. To the right is a star locked up in a cage.
It seems that Chain Chomp is being held at bay by a wooden pillar, with
the third Red Coin on it. The Pillar, like many other interactive objects
in the game can be flatted by stomping hard down on them with a ground
pound. That is what you have to do. One the pillar is stomped flat, Chain
Chomp will be set free. To thank you, he will ram open the cage containing
the star, and there you have it, the 1st Star of the whole game!
*****STAR 7 COLLECTED*****
Past the Chain Chomp, there is a teetering bridge. Cross it carefully,
and turn left. There are several Goombas hanging around the 4th and 5th
Red Coins and 4 Wooden Pillars. The 4 Wooden Pillars can be cashed in by
running around them until the coins pop out. Each pillar holds 5 coins,
so it really is a worthwhile investment. After this, jump up the steps,
and you will reach another area with Bob-ombs. Water Bombs are prevalent
here, so watch out for large shadows on the ground. There is a flowerbed
with 8 coins surrounding it at a far corner. Collecting all 8 will trigger
the appearance of a 1-up Mushroom. Yoshi has to chase it around it collect
it. Just hurry before it disappears. There is a slope leading downwards
behind the flowerbed. It leads down to a small enclosure with the 6th Red
Coin, a Bob-omb, a 1-Up Mushroom and a switch opening the locked gate.
With the coin and the extra life, get back up, and cross the bridge above
to an area partially blocked off by bars. The grassy slope you see holds
the 7th Red Coin of the course. To get it, run up the slope consistently
without slowing down, or Yoshi will slip. Slide back down and make your
way carefully past the pit with the iron balls. Make your way along the
path to the top of the hill. There are lots of iron balls rolling down
the path. Dodge them all. To help you to get to the top, you can always
jump into the first iron ball dispenser you see on the mountain wall, and
you will warp to the top of the hill.
Notice the floating island in the sky? That is where the 8th Red Coin is.
Since the cannons are unavailable for use, you might as well save this
star for later. The big Bob-omb will be waiting for you at the top. Run
over to him and he is not that willing to give you his Power Star. You
will face his Bob-omb minions. He will throw Bob-ombs are you every now
and then, and you are to use them against him. Use your tongue to hold
a Bob-omb in your mouth, and spit it back to the big Bob-omb. Repeat this
3 times and he will be blown up! There's the Power Star.
*****STAR 1 COLLECTED*****
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Star 2 Selected
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You now have to challenge the athletic Koopa, known as Koopa the Quick
on a race to the top of the hill where the Big Bob-omb used to be for the
first star. Before doing so, I suggest that you talk to the Bob-omb buddy
by the cannon so he can prepare the cannons around the course for your
use. There may be lots of cannons in the Bob-omb Battlefield, but only
two of them are particularly useful.
The first useful cannon is near the top of the hill. Before going there,
please collect all the first 7 Red Coins as mentioned in the previous
chapter. Also collect all the coins you find as you navigate the level.
(Use the Egg Throw, destroy several enemies in a row to maximize your
earnings. The egg seemed to have some sort of a "guidance system"! Hee
hee.) While doing this, do not put on any Red Caps yet as they will turn
you into Mario, and this will impede your coin collecting spree.
Then, climb up to the top of the peak and jump into the cannon. Aim slightly
above the tree with the 8th and final Red Coin. Yoshi should be able to
grab onto the tree as he soars through the air. Once the 8th Red Coin is
retrieved, the Star will appear above the shadow at the open air where
the 4th and 5th Red Coins are. Before jumping down to collect it, hop into
the cannon on the floating island and aim at the coin rings in the sky.
Collect as many coins at possible, but stop when you have collected a total
of 97-99 coins from this course. I know that it is a bit tedious, but stars
like those 100-coin stars are best collected earlier on so you don't have
to worry about them later, right?
Notice that whenever Yoshi flies through the coin in the center of each
ring, a Red Number will appear. There are 5 numbers in total, but the last
one cannot be reached in your current stage. You will need to activate
the ? blocks, and use the wings of Mario to get it, so forget about it
now. Just focus on the coins.
Now, use the Touch Screen Map to find the location of the nearest Red Cap,
and put it on your head. You will become Mario, although you will still
make Yoshi's sounds. Got to the wooden block near Koopa the Quick and smash
it, revealing 3 coins. Upon collecting these coins, you should have 100
coins or more. A star will appear. It is the 100-coin star. Collect, it
and you will not be evacuated. So, let's go back to where the Red Coin
star is and collect it as well, ok?
*****100-COIN STAR COLLECTED*****
*****STAR 6 COLLECTED*****
With these 2 stars, come back, put on a Red Cap and turn to Mario. Run
over to Koopa the Quick and challenge him this time, for real. The finish
line is the top of the mountain where the big Bob-omb used to be. You have
to run to the flag to win. Just run like always, and be careful not to
fall off those narrow wooden planks. Another thing to note that shortcuts,
that is the warp portal is not allowed in this race. Koopa the Quick may
try to outsmart you using a short cut, you will still be able to outrun
him to the flag and collect the trophy for your victory, the Power Star!
*****STAR 2 COLLECTED*****
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Star 3 Selected
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Here is a new way to collect Power Stars. Collect 5 Silver Stars which
are 1/5th of the power of a normal Power Stars. The locations of the 5
Power Stars are found on the Touch Screen Map. While collecting the Silver
Stars, it is advised that you do not take damage, or you will lose a Silver
Star and will have a lot of trouble chasing after them.
The first Silver Star is on top of a tree near the wooden ramp at the start
of the level. The second is found on the tail of the free Chain Chomp.
You can always throw an egg at him to stun him before collecting it. The
third Silver Star is on a Goomba at the area with the 4 Wooden Pillars.
The fourth one is on the flowerbed surrounded by 8 coins in the area above
the steps. The fifth is on a Goomba in the open area at the base of the
hill. Once the fifth star is collected, the Power Star will appear inside
a Star Sphere at the start of the level, by the cannon. Jump into the sphere
to smash it and get the star!
*****STAR 3 COLLECTED*****
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Star 4 Selected
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The Big Bob-omb is back for revenge. He has also restyled his moustache!
This time, the only way to defeat him is for you to grab him and throw
him like all the other Bob-ombs. Since Yoshi cannot grab and throw large
objects, you need to have him put on a Red Cap fo