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Super Mario Advance for Game Boy Advance
Complete FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 1.0 (Last Updated: 3.2.2003)
Written By Nick Morgan ([email protected])
This file is Copyright (c) 2002-2003 by Nick Morgan. All Rights Reserved.
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Table Of Contents
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1. FAQ History
2. Introduction
3. Frequently Asked Questions
4. Story
5. Controls
6. Characters
7. Items
8. Enemies
9. Bosses
10. Warp Worlds
11. Walkthrough
12. Shortcuts
13. Secrets/Glitches
14. Yoshi Challenge
15. Bonus Chance
16. Mario Brothers Classic
17. Guide Information
18. Contact Info
19. Copyright Info
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-= 1. FAQ History =-=-=
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January 15, 2003
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The Walkthrough is born. Since I just got done making a Mario 2 guide for
the nes, I decided to transform that guide into a Super Mario Advance guide,
since they are so similar.
March 2, 2003
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The first version (1.0) is released. I feel that I did a very good job
transforming the Mario 2 guide to the Mario Advance one. I added many
different features such as a Yoshi Challenge section, and Mario Classic
section, and of course a Mario Advance Walkthrough section.
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-= 2. Introduction =-=-=-
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Mario Advance is a remake of the classic Mario 2 game for the NES. Although
the two games are so similar, there are still many differences. For example,
the graphics are much better, and Nintendo randomly changed some worlds.
Super Mario 2 for the NES is considered by some people to be the greatest
game of all time, so that means that Mario Advance is obviously good. Mario
Advance is one of my favorite games of all time followed closely by the
original Legend Of Zelda, and Super Mario Brothers 3.
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-= 3. Frequently Asked Questions -=-=-
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Q. Is this guide useable for Super Mario 2?
A. Yes. The only two sections that are not useable with Super Mario 2 is
the Yoshi Challenge section and the Mario Brothers Classic section. Other
than that, the two games are exactly the same.
Q. Is this guide useable for the Super Mario 2 section of Super Mario
All-Stars?
A. Absolutely. The only two sections of that game that are not compatible
with this guide is the Yoshi Challenge section and the Mario Brothers
Classic section because they were specially added for Super Mario Advance.
Q. Is it possible to unlock Yoshi as a character and then play as him?
A. No. This is a complete rumor. It is a rumor that if you beat the Yoshi
Challenge after you beat the game, you will unlock Yoshi and be able
to play as him. It was said that Yoshi\'s stats are all as high as they
can go and that he is the better than every other character.
Unfortanately, this is a complete rumor. No one can play as Yoshi.
Q. I found an error in your guide. What can I do?
A. Email me at [email protected] telling me exactly what the error is. Your
help is greatly appreciated, and will be corrected in the next section
of this guide.
Q. I found something in Super Mario Advance that is not in your guide. What
can I do?
A. Email me at [email protected] telling me what you have found. Your help
is greatly appreciated, and will be added in the next version of this
guide.
Q. I\'m stuck and it doesn\'t say what to do in your guide. What can I do?
A. Really? That surprises me. Well, just email me at [email protected]
telling me your problem. I will email you back telling you what to do,
and the guide will be revised for next version.
Q. Can I use this guide on my website?
A. It says what you have to do to use this guide on you site in the
Guide Information section of this Guide.
Q. Can I sell you trade your guide in a transaction?
A. Absolutely not. No way. Not ever. Selling or trading the guide is a
crime and any violator is at risk.
Q. How can I give you money for your hard work and dedication for making
such a great guide?
A. I spent many hours, many days working to make this the best guide it can
be. It took hard work and dedication in making this guide. If you want to
show your appreciation or a simple thank you, please donate a little cash
to me. Okay, the only way I am able to take money is through PayPal. My
account name is [email protected], but if that name doesn\'t work, send
the money to [email protected]. Any amount of money is greatly
appreciated. If you request it, I will add your name to my guide as a
thank you.
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-= 4. Story =-=-=
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One night, Mario had a mysterious dream. He dreamed he was climbing a long
stairway that led up and up to a closed door. When he reached the top and
opened the door, he found himself gazing out at a world he had never seen,
stretching out to the horizon. Then he heard a voice say, This is Subcon,
the land of dreams. The evil Wart, has used his magic to lay a curse upon
the land. Please defeat Wart and free us from his spell. Hurry! We need your
help! Then a bolt of lightning suddenly split the sky, and Mario woke up to
find himself on the floor. He had fallen out of bed! A few days later, Mario
and his friends hiked to some nearby mountains for a picnic. Upon reaching
their picnic spot, they looked around and found a small cave. When they
entered the cave, Mario was amazed to discover that the land he had seen in
his dream was stretching out before him...
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-= 5. Controls =-=-=
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Up: Climb up vine/chain/ladder. Enter/exit door.
Down: Climb down vine/chain/ladder. Crouch. Hold for a super jump.
Left: Move character into the left direction.
Right: Move character into the right direction.
Start: Start game. Select character. Pause game.
Select: Toggle through characters at character select screen.
A: Jump. Choose file. Choose Character. Confirm on the pause screen.
B: Lift plants and enemies. Throw items. Run faster while held.
L: While standing still, it will scroll the screen up or down.
R: Run Faster.
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Mario- Mario is an Italian plumber who can simply not resist pasta. He is
the brother of Luigi and friends with Toad. Mario Likes Princess Peach as a
friend and as a girlfriend.
Speed: 4
Power: 4
Jump: 4
Air Time: 2
Pickup: 4
Overall: 4
Luigi- Like Mario, Luigi is Italian and loves pasta. He is also a friend of
Toad. Luigi is a little clumsy but always means to do good. Mario and Luigi
work together with Toad to save Princess Peach every time she is kidnapped
by Bowser.
Speed: 3
Power: 3
Jump: 5
Air Time: 5
Pickup: 2
Overall: 3
Toad- As you probably already know, Toad has a mushroom head. This is
because he comes from the Mushroom Kingdom. Toad isn\'t very well at action
like Mario and Luigi are, instead he mostly gives the two clues about their
adventure. Although in this game, he wised up and started Fighting.
Speed: 5
Power: 5
Jump: 2
Air Time: 1
Pickup: 5
Overall: 3
Princess Peach- Although she is just a lady, Princess Peach doesn\'t take
any crap! She likes Mario a lot, and often bakes cakes for him. Toad is a
guard for her at the castle. When Bowser kidnaps her, she doesn\'t just
let him do it. She puts up a good fight. But in the end, Bowser always
gets peach.
Speed: 2
Power: 2
Jump: 3
Air Time: 5
Pickup: 3
Overall: 3
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-= 7. Items -=-=-
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1-UP: Increases life by 1. You can either get these by picking up a
certain plant or winning in the slot machine
Ace Coin: 5 of these special coins are hidden in every World. If you
collect them all, you will get a 1-Up. Can you collect them all?
Bomb: after about 5 seconds, it will blow up and either kill an enemy, or
blow up crumbled walls.
Cherry: If you collect five of these, you will earn a star.
Coin: Lets you play the Bonus Chance at the end of each level. The more
you have, the more chances you get to earn extra lives.
Crystal: Picking this up will force Hawkmouth to open his mouth. They are
usually guarded by a Birdo, but sometimes they wont be guarded
at all.
Heart: Fills up damaged health. These randomly appear across the screen.
They are more likely to appear if you kill enemies and grab
cherries.
Item Cage: This is usually found hiding behind a mushroom block, or a
crumbled wall. When you pick it up, you will see three different
items in it; a star, a heart, and a bomb. When you drop it on
the ground, whichever of the tree items is currently in the cage
is what will pop out.
Key: You will need one of these to open locked doors. You can get them by
stealing it from a Phanto, but once you take it, be warned. The Phanto
will start attacking you!
Mushroom: Increases life by one unit. The more you get, the more life units
you will have. It will also refill your health.
Mushroom Block: These blocks can be picked up, and thrown around. They make
a great weapon. If piled up, they can block enemies.
Potion: Brings you to mirror world. Drop it on the ground and a door will
appear. Go in it to get to mirror world where the mushrooms are.
POW Box: Lift this up and drop it on the ground. This will kill every enemy
on the screen at the time it was dropped.
Rocket: When you pick it up, it will blast you off to another area. When you
reach the other area, you will be ejected just in the nick of time
before it blows up.
Star: for about 10 seconds, every time you touch an enemy, it will die. To
get a star, you will need to collect 5 cherries.
Stopwatch: Getting one of these will freeze every enemy for about 7 seconds.
They are not found very often, but when they are found, they are
very useful.
Super POW block: This POW block is twice as big as a normal POW block! It
does exactly the same thing as a normal POW block, except
it will bounce three times, killing every enemy on the
screen for each bounce.
Turtle Shell: Throw it on the ground. It will slide across the screen and
kill every enemy in its path.
Vegetable/Fruit: Pick this up out of the ground and throw it at an enemy to
kill it.
Yoshi Egg: After beating the game, two eggs will be hidden in every level
of every World. To collect one, you must go in sub space and
pick it up. Beware though, because if you die, you will have to
find it again. For more info, check the Yoshi Challenge section
of this guide.
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Albatross: The bird. Jump on his head for transportation. He can be killed
by throwing another enemy at him, but killing him is not
recommended.
AutoBomb: Machine that carries either enemies or bombs. It cannot be picked
up because it is too large. Kill it by throwing another enemy at
it.
Beezo: Flying insect that usually gets in your way. You can ride on him if
you have enough skill. Kill him by throwing another enemy at him or
by throwing him off the edge.
Birdo: The sub-boss at the end of every level. Kill him by throwing the
eggs that he shoots out of his nostrils back at him three times.
If he only shoots fire, you will need to throw something else at
him three times.
BombOmb: If roaming around, he will randomly detonate. If you pick him
up, you better get rid of him fast, because he blows up almost
immediately after you pick him up.
Cobrat: Snake enemy that shoots pellets at you. He will either jump up and
down or walk in quicksand. Kill him by throwing another enemy at
him or by throwing him off the edge.
Flurry: Only appears on ice in level 4. Kill him by throwing another enemy
at him or by throwing him off the edge.
Hoopstar: Climbs up and down vines. Kill him by throwing another enemy at
him or by throwing him off the edge.
Ninja: jumps up and down across the screen. Kill him by throwing another
enemy at him or by throwing him off the edge.
Ostro: Pigeon that runs back and forth. Sometimes is carrying another
enemy. Kill him by throwing another enemy at him or by throwing him
off the edge.
Panser: Flower that shoots fire from its petals. It can either move or stay
still. He cannot be picked up. Kill him by throwing another enemy
at him.
Phanto: When a key is picked up, he will charge at you. He cannot be killed
but when you drop the key he is deactivated.
Pidgit: Bird used for transportation. Jump on his head to pick up his head.
Then his wings can be steered to another platform. Kill him by
picking up his head.
Pokey: Cactus guy in the sand levels. Kill him by throwing an enemy at each
or its 4 parts or pick up its 4 parts and throw them before he grows
back.
Porcupo: Porcupine guy. Has spikes on his head so he cannot be picked up.
Kill him by throwing something at him.
Puffup: This character is only found twice in the game. Once in the very
beginning of World 1-1, and twice in World 1-3 near the warp pipe.
He hides behind a grass platform. You can\'t see him until you jump
on the grass platform that he is hiding under. When you jump on his
platform, he will pop up, making the grass platform rise. He can
not hurt you, he is just there to give you an extra boost.
ShyGuy: A ShyGuy only walks around. Use as bait to throw at other enemies.
Kill him by throwing another enemy at him or by throwing him off
the edge.
Snifit: Only walks around like ShyGuy except he shoots out pellets from his
nose. Kill him by throwing another enemy at him or by throwing him
off the edge.
Spark: The spark that roams around the outside of a surface. He cannot be
picked up. Kill him by throwing another enemy at him.
Super Ninja: Same exact thing as a normal Ninja, except 5 times the size.
If you pick it up and throw it back down, a heart will appear.
Super Shyguy: Same exact thing as a normal Shyguy, except 5 times the size.
If you pick one up and throw it back down, a heart will appear.
Trouter: The fish that jumps up and down in the water. Kill him by throwing
another enemy at him or by throwing him off the edge.
Tweeter: Bounces up and down while walking forward. Kill him by throwing
another enemy at him or by throwing him off the edge.
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Mouser- Boss of World 1 and World 6. Mouser will throw bombs at you until
either you or he is dead. To kill him, pick up the bombs that he
throws, and throw them back at him. Hit him three times in World 1
and he will fall. Hit him five times in world 6 and he will fall.
Robirdo- Boss of World 3. Robirdo is simply just a giant mechanical Birdo.
Robirdo shoots giant eggs that take a while to pick up. He\'ll also
stomp the ground which will stun you in your position. To kill him,
hit him three times with one of her giant eggs.
FryGuy- Boss of World 4. FryGuy will flame across the screen shooting
smaller fireballs out from underneath him. He will continue to do
this until you hit him with the quark 3 times. Then he will turn
into 4 smaller Fryguys that do not fly. kill them by hitting them
one time each with the quark. When you hit all 4, you will advance
to level 5.
Clawgrip- Boss of World 5. Clawgrip throws rocks at you until you or he
dies. To kill him, throw the rocks he throws at you back at him.
It is best to wait until he doesn\'t throw the rocks that hard.
After 5 hits, he will die.
Triclide- Boss of World 2. This three headed snake will keep shooting flames
at you. It is a good Idea to pile mushroom blocks ontop of each
other to act as a shield. Throw three of these quarks at him and
hit him all three times to kill him.
Wart- Final boss of the game (World 7). To kill this boss, pick up the
vegetables that come out of the trumpets. Be sure to avoid the bubbles
coming out of Wart\'s mouth. You can only hit Wart when his mouth is
open. Right before the bubbles shoot out of his mouth, throw the
bubble at him and hit him (This is hard to understand, but with
practice, it can be done correctly). Hit him 6 times and he will die.
Then Enter the door for the final movie of the game. There is also a
secret cheap way to kill him. If you want to know it, just check the
Secrets/Glitches section of this guide.
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World 1-3 warp: Right after you pass the moving logs in the water, you
will find two plants in the ground, and three plants ontop
of a log. Pick up the first plant on the ground to get a
potion. Take the potion to the right, over the water, and
past the door. You should see a pipe. Now drop the
potion somewhere close to the pipe sitting there. Enter
mirror land and go down the pipe. You should now be in
World 4
World 3-1 warp: Just after you enter the very first door, you will see a
series of clouds and a pit. Fall down the middle of the pit.
Eventually you will hit the ground and see a door. Go in it.
In the door you will find a nice garden. The 10th plant to
the left is a potion. Pick it up and throw it at the pipe
at the end of the room. go in the door and down the pipe.
You should now warp to World 5.
World 4-2 warp: When you get to the part of World 4-2 with all the whales,
you will come across three rock ledges covered in snow,
each with three blades of grass. Go to the rightmost rock
ledge and pick up the plant on the right, it is a potion.
Take the potion to the pipe farther on in the level. Drop
the potion next to the pipe and enter mirror world. Go down
the pipe to get to warp World 6.
World 5-3 warp: Just as you come up the very first ladder, you will see a
pipe on the ledge above you. This ledge is too far to jump,
unless you are Luigi and you use your super jump. If you
are not Luigi, relax. You can still get to the warp but it
is much harder to do. you will need to ride an albatross to
the pipe. To do this, go ahead a little farther. Wait for
an Albatross that is going left toward the pipe. Hop on it
and ride it to the pipe. One of the blades of grass sitting
there is a potion. Pick it up, enter mirror land, and go down
the pipe. It\'ll lead you to World 7.
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-= 11. Walkthrough =-=-=
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World 1-1
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You will start the game falling onto a cloud. Fall down a little bit until
you see a plant and a Super Shyguy. Pull the plant out of the ground, it is
a turnip. Throw the turnip at the Shyguy and kill him. He should give you a
heart which will expand you to your full size. Now fall to the very bottom.
You will see a green platform. Jump on it and a Puffup will pop out which
will make the green platform rise. Jump off the green platform and into the
door to your right.
In the door, head east a little bit. When you reach the first platform,
climb up the vine and pickup the rightmost plant to get a potion. Throw the
potion on the platform that you are standing on and go in the door. In the
door, there is a mushroom and three plants. Grab the mushroom to get big for
the very first time of the game.
If you go ahead just a little farther, you should notice a POW box on the
ground. pick it up and throw it near the enemies. Doing this will make a
small heart appear to recover damaged health.
Just a little farther, you shall find a water fall. It is too far to jump
so instead, just jump on the logs to make it across. At the next platform,
there is a plant on top and a POW box. Ignore the POW box, but grab the
plant. Out will pop an extra life, just in case. If you get the two
cherries hanging there, a star should appear.
When you pass the log just after the two cherries, go in the door. Dodge
the ninja and climb up the vine. Then take a right and go out the door
sitting there. Go left a little, and pick up the first plant in the ground.
It is a potion. Pick it up and throw it near the other plants to get
another mushroom and 7 possible coins. Advance farther to the left to find
a Hoopstar climbing up and down a vine, jump ontop of his head and climb up
the vine.
Climbing up the vine will lead to a large mountain, make it to the top
avoiding Shyguys, Ninjas, Tweeters, and eventually Hoopstars. When you
finally make it to the last vine, climb up it. Head right to the first
Birdo of the game. Kill him, grab the crystal ball, and enter Hawkmouth
to finish the level.
World 1-2
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At the start of this level, you are on a platform surrounded by what looks
like nothing. It is too far to jump, so don\'t try it. Instead, wait for the
Pidgit to swoop down on you. As he does this, jump on his head and ride him
to the next platform.
Enter the first pipe and grab the plant at the bottom for an extra life.
Exit the pipe and grab the plant nearest to the edge, it is a potion. Throw
it in between the two pipes. Go in the door and get the mushroom.
To enter the locked door at the very right, you will need a key. To get the
key, Enter the second pipe and pick up the key. Don\'t hold the key for too
long though because the Phanto behind you will come to life and try to hurt
you. Quickly jump out of the pipe with the key, and go into the rightmost
door with the lock on it.
You should now find yourself in a darkish room with a Snifit shooting at
you and three cherries hanging. Get the three cherries to get a star. There
are several plants on the ground, most of which are bombs. Use the bombs to
blow up the crumbled walls.
There is a potion ontop of the ladder to the right. Dont get it until the
crumbled wall on the end is completely gone, because the mushroom is at the
bottom and if you throw the potion too early, you wont be able to get the
mushroom.
When you finally get past the crumbled walls, jump on the ninjas heads to get
up onto the platform with the door. Go in the door to get back outside.
Once back outside, jump onto the top platform and pick up the plant, it is a
potion. Throw the potion on the lower platform near the real grassy area. Go
into mirror land and pick up as many plants as you can before your time runs
out. Continue to the right and enter the door to fight Birdo.
World 1-3
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Before you start this level, I want you to know that there is a warp in this
level that leads to world 4. If you want to use it, visit the warp worlds
section of this guide.
Jump on the hawk\'s head to get to the platform and get some cherries. The
second tuff of grass is the potion. Get it and place it where you\'re standing
to get the mushroom.
Advance as far as you can, dodging flying fish and jumping platforms. When
you get to the door at the end, you will find yourself in a dark, gloomish
place. While avoiding sparks, make your way to the top and into the door.
Steal the key from the Phanto, then with the key in your hand, quickly make
your way down toward the very bottom of the place you are in. When you get
really far down, you will begin to fall. This is okay, just be sure to stay
to the right, because when you finally come to solid ground, there are spikes
on the left side.
Make your way into the locked door using the key, and you will find yourself
in another room. Make your way to the very right by jumping on the platforms
while still avoiding the enemies in the way. When you get to the end, grab
the crystal and enter hawkmouth. Get ready to face the World 1 boss, Mouser!
The plants in the ground contain bombs. Use them to blow up the wall in
your way. When you finally confront mouser, you will learn that he is just
a crazy mouse that throws bombs excessively. Although he is the boss, he is
really easy to defeat. To kill him you must grab the bombs that he throws
and throw them back at him. Hit him three times and he is history.
World 2-1
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You will start the level in what looks like Egypt because of the desert and
pyramids. As you continue, watch out for the Cobrats that randomly pop out
of the ground. When you get to a bunch of blocks with grass ontop of them,
grab the leftmost tuft of grass and throw it where your standing for a
mushroom and three coins. Continue on until you reach another set of blocks
with a Panser ontop of it shooting flames. Dodge Panser\'s flames and go over
the quicksand. Keep Going a bit and enter the door leading into the pyramid
You will now find yourself in a room with a bunch of sand that you must dig
through. It is hard at first, but make you way to the bottom avoiding all
enemies that will get in your way. Go down the ladder at the bottom and enter
the door to fight the birdo.
World 2-2
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Jump out of the cave and into the desert. Jump over the few cactuses
sitting there and onto the next platform. Pick up the next tuft of grass to
get the potion. Walk right a little bit and then throw the potion. Walk in
the door and get the mushroom.
Jump over the very tall pipe with the Cobrat in it and kill the next Cobrat
in the next pipe. Up ahead there is a different kind of quicksand that sinks
twice as fast as normal quicksand. If you fall in, you will most likely
lose a life. Jump on the log and to the end of the fastsinking quicksand.
Enter the door underneath the fastsinking quicksand. If you want a 1-Up,
grab the plant at the very bottom. Grab one of the other plants on the next
ledge up to grab a bomb. Quickly powerjump up onto the top ledge and drop
the bomb next to the crumbled wall to blow it up. Enter the new room you
just created and grab the tuft of grass in the center to get a potion. drop
it where you are standing and grab the mushroom and all the coins you can
gather. Now make your way out the door of the cave.
Jump over all the cobrats and the lone Pokey, under the Pansers, and down
the vine at the end of the mess. More sand which means more digging.
When the path your digging in splits in two, take the the right path. head
all the way down it and into the door. Finish off the Birdo, grab his
crystal, walk in the hawk\'s mouth, and it\'s onto world 2-3.
World 2-3
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Climb out of the cave and into the desert again. Pick up the first plant to
your right and throw next to the only plant left of the ladder for a
mushroom. As you continue on right of the ladder, you will notice a door on
a ledge that is too high to jump to. To get to the door, stand on the lone
cactus to the right of the door and wait for a Beezo to come along that is
heading left. Jump on the beezo and ride him to the platform. When you
finally get onto the platform, go in the door and uproot the first plant on
your right for a potion. Throw it and grab as many coins as you can grab in
the time limit.
Leave the room and continue to your right, dodging Beezos, Pokeys, Cobrats,
and the quicksand. When you get to the end, enter the pyramid. In the
pyramid, fall to the left and grab as many cherries as you can on the way
down. Fall down past the Phantos and to the sand. Start digging to the
bottom, when you get to the fork, go either way, it doesn\'t matter, the door
is in the center. Enter the door, steal the key from the Phantos, and exit.
With the key in your hand, jump back to the top through the sand and into
the locked door.
In the next room, dig through the sand once again and get 5 cherries to get
a star. Once you have the star, run through the level as fast as you can
until you come across the crystal at the end of the level. Pick up the
crystal and enter hawkmouth to duel the boss of World 2.
Within seconds of fighting TriClyde, you will learn that he is an oversized,
fire shooting, three headed snake from hell. To kill him, simply hit him
with three of the six quarks sitting there. A good strategy is to pile up
some of the quarks that can be used to shield you from TriClydes raging fire.
When you kill TriClyde, he will fall off the screen and a door will magically
appear that leads to World 3.
World 3-1
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In this world, there is a warp that leads to world 5. If you want it, take
a scroll through the warp worlds section of this guide.
Jump over the waterfall and into the door. Jump from cloud to cloud until you
make it to the top and meet a Pidgit. Pull the Pidgit off his rug and ride
him to the top. When you get to the vine, jump off of Pidgit\'s carpet and to
the top of the vine.
Kill all the Pansers in your way with the quarks sitting there. When you see
the two plants sitting on the ledge, grab the one on the left and drop it where
you\'re standing. Enter mirror land and grab the mushroom.
As you advance farther, you will need to kill the Panser with the quark. When
you see the Panser that moves and shoots fire, kill him with the lone lost
Shyguy wandering around. Go down the ladder and pick up the first plant on
your right, you will pick up a potion. Drop the potion just left of the
ladder. When you go in mirror land, you will have to be quick, because the
mushroom is on the other side of the wall. To get the mushroom, you will have
to climb up the ladder and grab the mushroom in the short amount of time
given. Now the moving Panser will be back, kill him with the Shyguy again.
Now race forward into the door to fight the shyguy again. Now kill the Birdo
at the end and it\'s on to World 3-2
World 3-2
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You will start out this level with an Ostro coming toward you with a shy guy
onnhis back. Just avoid it by jumping over it. When you get to the Panser,
just jump over it like you did with the Ostro. While still on the top
surface, go as far to the right as you can, until you come to a green ledge.
Jump on the green ledge and pick up the leftmost plant. It is a potion. Now
just drop it where you are and get the mushroom. Now pick up the plants on
the ground and bomb your way to the lower surface. Go left a bit and down
the ladder.
In this cave, there is a lot of crumbled walls, and not many bombs to break
them with, so use bombs wisely. Take a bomb from the above surface and use
it to blow up the first wall on the lower surface. Below you will see two
plants. When you uproot them, you will get bombs. Don\'t uproot them yet,
instead use the bombs on the top surface to blow up the bottom walls. When
you run out of bombs on the top, use the two on the bottom to blow up the
remaining walls. Ahead are three Tweeters. Dodge or kill them and make your
way up the ladder.
You should now be outside. Make your way down the left ladder, but be sure
to avoid the fire from the Panser. Once down the ladder, you will now be in
the cave. Jump on the platforms like skipping stones and then go up the
ladder.
Move farther left and then down the ladder once again. Pick up a bomb from
the ground and drop it down the ledge at just the right time so that it blows
a hole in the wall. Go through the wall and onto the ladder. If you don\'t
want a mushroom, go straight up the ladder. If you do want the mushroom, go
farther
left. To get the mushroom, pick up the second from the left to get a bomb.
Use it to blow up the the right crumbled surface. Now find the potion and
pick it up and throw it near the hole you just made. Enter the door and
collect your mushroom. Now go back to the ladder to get back outside. Enter
the door and defeat the Birdo to advance to world 3-3.
World 3-3
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You will start out this level in a cave. Exit the cave so that you are outside
again. Avoid the Albatrosses, and enter the door on the very right. You will see
four plants next to you. Pick up the plant second from the left to get a potion.
Throw it in between the locked door and the unlocked door. Climb up the ladder
to get a mushroom. Now climb up the ladder again, and make your way to the right
jumping from each brick ledge in your path. Now enter the door on the last brick
ledge. You should come to another room of the same type, with plenty of pots
overflowing with Shyguys. Make your way to the very top and enter the door
there. Grab the key in the room and exit before the Phanto has time to respond.
With the key, fall down to the door on the bottom that you came in from and
enter it. Use The key in your hands to enter the locked door.
Make your way up to the top, avoiding Sparks. Enter the door at the top. Avoid
the Tweeters and the Shyguys. When you get to the Pansers, you will need to
avoid them by climbing on the chain, jumping chain to chain as Tarzan would
if he were playing. When you get to the chain on the very right, climb it to the
top and enter the door there.
In this next room, there are a lot of Sparks, so be very careful. Dodge all of
them as you make your way to the door on the very top. Enter it the door to get
to the next room. Make your way to the right until you find the crystal ball.
Pick it up, and enter the hawkmouth to fight the world 3 boss.
The boss is Robirdo, a giant mechanical Birdo. Like a normal size Birdo, she
shoots eggs at you which is basically bait for you to throw back at her.
Unlike a normal Birdo, she will ocasionally jump up in the air. If you are on
solid ground when she lands, you will be stunned for a few seconds. When she
does the jump attack, just jump up and grab a hold of one of the hanging
chains and stay there until she has finished. Wait for Robirdo to shoot an
egg. Grab it, but be careful, because unless you are Toad, it will take a
long time to pick it up, because it is so big. After hitting Robirdo three
times, she will become remarkibly faster, making it much harder to hit her.
When you hit Robirdo five times, she will crumble. A door will then appear
which will lead to World 4. Keep in mind that there are 4 recovery hearts
hanging around this room. If your health is low during battle, get one or
two to replentish your health.
World 4-1
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While slipping on the ice, carefully navigate yourself to the right as far as
you can go. Avoid Flurries and Trouters as you make your way. When you see two
ice ledges and a single plant on the bottom ledge, jump on the top ledge and
wait there. You need to get the plant on the bottom, it is a potion. Wait for
all the Flurries to fall down the small hole, and when it is safe grab the
potion and drop it on the top ledge. Enter the door and get the mushroom.
Keep going right. When you get to the snow platform, you should see four plants.
Uproot the leftmost plant on the top snow platform and drop it to get a
mushroom.
Now you will need to get the plant on the bottom. To do this, drop down but
be careful you don\'t fall in the water and lose a life. Grab the plant. It will
turn into a rocket and blast you off to the next area.
Make it past the group of Flurries, Shyguys, and Autobombs. Autobombs can shoot
fire so watch out. Make your way to the crystal at the end. Pick up the crystal
and enter hawkmouth.
World 4-2
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Before I begin, I\'d like to tell you that there is a warp oppurtunity if you
want it. It will warp you to World 7. If you want it, visit the Warp Worlds
section of this guide.
Climb up the vine toward your right. You will need to get to the door at the
very end, but a rather large group of Beezos and Flurries block your path. Get
ready to do some crazy jumping and dodging, because there is a crazy amount of
incoming enemies to dodge. When finally do dodge the amount of enemies charging
you, enter the door. In the new door, you are in an ocean, and whales are all
around for you to jump on. To get a mushroom, hop on the leftmost whale and
pick up the leftmost plant, it is a potion. Throw the potion where you are
standing. Enter parallel land and grab the mushroom on the whales foot.
Go right until you get to three rock ledges. The rightmost plant on the highest
up rock ledge is a potion. Use it to get a large coin oppurtunity. Set the
potion down next to you and go into mirror land. Grab all the plants for coins
on the slot machine.
If you chose the coin opportunity, get yourself to the metal ledge at the very
right of the screen. Get the plant in the middle to blast off to the next area.
Strip the Shyguy from his Autobomb and throw the Shyguy on the ground. Now
uproot the plant nearest to the edge, it is a potion. With the potion in your
hand, ride the Shyguy across the spikes. Throw the potion on the ledge on the
other side of the spikes to get your second mushroom of the level. Enter the
other door to fight Birdo. Beat Birdo the usual way, and get to World 4-3.
World 4-3
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Climb up the ladder and go outside. You should see a Birdo, but do not kill it,
this is a good Birdo. First get the potion on the lowest ice ledge. Take it
all the way to the left to get a mushroom.
To get across the large sea of water, ride on one of Birdos eggs to the other
side. Jump onto the snow platform to the thin red ledge. Enter the lone door
on the red ledge. Make your way to the top, avoiding all Flurries that may
get in your way. Once you are outside, uproot the plant closest to the door
you just came out of, it is a potion. Take the potion up the clouds on your
left, and to the end of the right-most building. Drop it somewhere on the
right building. Enter to door to mirror land and grab the mushroom. Now
fall down to the lower deck and enter the door on the right.
In this room, you will need to fall to the bottom. To do this without getting
hurt, you will need to ride on the red Shyguy. Get on the red Shyguy and ride
him down the spikes. Just stay on the red Shyguy until you get near a door.
Jump off the Shyguy and enter the door. In this room, there is a Phanto
with his key. Steal Phantos key and run out the door. Now drop even farther
down the room until you get to the locked door at the bottom. Open it with the
key in your hands.
Now that you are outside again, enter the door to the very right. You will now
be in a room with a crystal and hawkmouth, so prepair to fight the boss. When
you are ready, grab the crystal and enter hawkmouth.
Fryguy isn\'t that hard of a boss, the trick is just learning his technique. To
hurt him, just grab a block from the ground and throw it at him. Hit him three
times and he will vanish and four small fry guys will appear. To hurt the small
Fryguys, just hit them once with a mushroom block. When you kill a mini Fryguy,
the others become faster, more furious, and harder to deal with, so be careful.
When you kill all four small Fryguys, a door will appear that leads to World 5.
World 5-1
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Take the Shyguy off the Ostro and use him to kill the red Panser ahead. Fall
down to the lower platforms, and enter the door there.
Don\'t pick up the plant closest to the door you just entered. It is a Bombomb
and will explode as soon as you pick it up. There is a potion on the tip of the
ledge, so pick it up and throw it on the ground. There is no mushroom for this
potion, just a coin opportunity.
This is the hard part, you will need to leap the logs to get to the other side.
So leap the logs, not too hard right? At the next platform, you will need to
leap on the fish. Leap fish to fish to get to the other side. After you cross
the second row of fish, you will see a remote platform with two lone plants
on it. The one on the left is a 1-up and the one on the right is a potion.
Get the 1-up and then get the potion. Take the potion down to the lower
platform and drop it. Enter mirror land and grab the mushroom.
During the next set of logs, when you are on the last log, jump up over the wall
in your way (you can not see the top because the top of the screen blacks your
view). Now pick up the mushroom block on the right. Throw it down when you hit
the bottom row. Pick up the potion. It is the one all the way to the left. Enter
mirror land. If done correctly, a mushroom should fall down the hole that you
just unplugged.
Now enter the door next to you. It will lead to a grey Birdo that only shoots
fire. To kill it all you have to do is hit him with the mushroom block
three times. Be careful, because he is much harder than all other Birdos.
World 5-2
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Go left a little and up the ladder until you reach the outside. Jump up past the
higher platforms that are guarded by the Hoopstars. Do this twice until you get
to a pipe. Go down the pipe and bomb the crumbled ground with the bomb provided.
Go down to the second basement, and pick up the plant on the right, it is a
potion. Do not throw it in the pipe though, because it will disappear and you
will be out of luck. Carry the potion from the pipe and throw it to the right of
the pipe, but not to the lower platform. Enter mirror land, grab the coins you
can and before time expires, jump to the lower platform and seize that mushroom.
Now, in real land, jump down to the bottom platform. Avoid the Porcupos, Shyguys
and Ostros. Now make your way to all the Hoopstars. Do not pick up the plant
next to the Hoopstars ledge at the very bottom ledge. It is a Bombomb and will
explode as soon as you pick it up. Jump on the Hoopstars heads if you need extra
height. Make your way to the vine at the very end and climb up it.
Using the vine, climb all the way to the door at the top, but be careful. These
vines have Hoopstars crawling on them. You will need to hop from vine to vine
to get to the top.
Now that you are in the door, pick up the pow block as you begin to fall. As
you fall, there will be sections with spikes that you must avoid. Avoid these
until you get to the bottom. Now dodge the flying fish and enter the door at
the right of the room. Defeat the Birdo and enter Hawkmouth to play in World
5-3
World 5-3
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There is a warp in this level that leads to World 7. If you want the warp,
look in the warp worlds section of this guide, it will tell you there.
Head east until you come across brick walls. Prepare for a massive air attack
with Albatrosses dropping Bombombs from every direction. You can either risk
your life and dodge the Bombombs on the ground, or you can wait for an Albatross
to come around low enough to ride on. I prefer the the second option, but
either one is okay. The first blade of grass you come across after the
brick walls is a potion. Pick it up and throw it near the last crumbled wall
to get a mushroom. Keep heading east until you come to another crumbled wall.
Blow this crumbled wall up with a Bombomb, but don\'t go in just yet. Instead,
jump onto the top platform and grab the middle plant, it is a potion. Take
it back down to the bottom for a mushroom. The plant nearest to the crumbled
wall you just blew up is a normal bomb. It will allow you to blow up the other
crumbled wall and go down the ladder.
Ignore the crumbled wall at your feet. Just keep going west until you get to
the red Panser. Jump over it and go in the door.
Avoid the Sparks as you make your way to the bottom. You will need to take the
mushroom blocks and throw them over the potholes to stop the Shyguys from
overflowing. When you get to the bottom, go up the left side to the very top.
Avoid the Bomb-Ombs and blue moving Pansers. Now, enter the door at the very
top.
Move left until you come to the Pidgit. Pull him off his carpet and make it to
the other side. Now jump across the clouds until you come to the red Birdo. Kill
the Birdo and enter Hawkmouth to face the boss of World 5.
Clawgrip is probably the hardest boss in the game, except for the final boss.
Clawgrip will keep throwing rocks at you until either you or him dies. You will
have to pick up the rocks that he throws at you and then throw them back at him.
Once you hit him 5 times, he will die and you will be on your way to World 6. A
good strategy for this boss is to stand somewhere away from Clawgrip\'s rock
span and wait for Clawgrip to roll the rock instead of throwing it, because
they are easier to pick up without getting hit.
World 6-1
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Make your way into the first pipe. Pick up the potion plant at the bottom and
bring it back up to the top. Throw the potion onto the spring at the top. Now,
you will have to be quick to get the mushroom. If you are not quick, the
mushroom will sink in the sand, and you will be out of luck.
Run ahead until you come to a higher up ledge that you need to jump up to. On
this
platform, there should be tons of cactuses, two Pokeys, and two plants. Avoid or
kill the Pokeys and then uproot the plant on the right, it is a potion. Now take
the potion past the Panser and throw it ontop of the small building. Get the
mushroom and now enter the door sitting there.
Inside this door, there are dozens of pipes, some guarded by Cobrats. In one of
these pipes is a key that is needed to get past the door at the end of this
room.
Now, enter the pipe third from the left with the mushroom block ontop of it.
Take the mushroom block from where it is sitting and enter the pipe. In this
pipe there is sand that you will need to dig through to the bottom. At the
bottom of this pipe, there is no key. Instead there is four plants, and the
one on the left is a 1-up.
After you have gotten the 1-up, go in the pipe that is 5th from the right. Make
your way to the bottom of the sand pile and steal the Phantos key. Now you will
need to take the key back out of the pipe and to the door on the right side of
the room. Use the key to unlock the door and enter it.
The Birdo in this door is one of the hard ones. He shoots noting but fire. Kill
him with the three mushroom blocks provided and enter the hawkmouth to get into
World 6-2
World 6-2
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Exit the cave. You should now see a very large, almost endless pit. To get
across, ride on the Albatrosses. Try to ride on a high up Albatross that is
heading east.
As you continue east, dodge the fire shooting Panser and then duck until you
are flashing. I say this because the next ledge you are about to pass is too
far up to normally jump, and once you realize that it will be too late to
superjump, and you will most likely lose a life. Superjump onto the platform.
On this platform, there are two plants. The one on the left is a potion. Drop
the potion right where you are and enter mirror land to get the nearby
mushroom.
After you have gotten the mushroom, ride an Albatross back to the beginning of
the level. The only reason why you have to do this is because there are no
Albatrosses that will fly to the right until you go back to the beginning. So
head west until you get to the very beginning of the level. Now, catch another
Albatross that is heading east. From here on, you will have to dodge every wall,
Beezo, and Albatross that gets in your way. When you reach the door at the end
of the level, enter it to fight the Birdo.
The Birdo is a green one, which means he only shoots fire. Kill him to claim
your
crystal and enter Hawkmouth to play in World 6-3.
World 6-3
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Uproot the plant at the top of the ladder, it is a potion. Take it to the
two lone cacti sitting in the quicksand. Now throw in on one of the two lone
cacti to get a mushroom. Be sure not to fall in this quicksand, it sinks very
fast. Make it to the door at the very end, killing Cobrats, Pokeys, and
Shyguys if necessary. Now enter the big door into the next room.
Make your way past all the Bombombs until you get to a crumbled wall with some
Ninjas on the other side. Bomb this wall with the bombs provided. Now, jump over
the Ninjas and Shyguys until you come to another destructible wall. Bomb this
the
same way you bombed the last one. The next plant is a potion, but don\'t get it
just yet, unless you don\'t plan to get the mushroom.
To get the mushroom, bomb past the next wall and before you go down the ladder,
you should see a hole plugged up by two crumbled bricks. Get rid of the crumbled
bricks with the two bombs there. Now, uproot the potion plant that you passed
earlier on, and Drop it down the hole you just made. Go in the door and
finally grab your mushroom. Now that you have the mushroom, take a climb up the
vine at the end.
Now that you are at the vine part, just make your way to the very top, using the
vines to climb on. This part is very easy, very long, and very fun. So just
climb
your way to the top. Be sure to avoid all Hoopstars and Snifits.
Once at the top go to the right a little bit and into the pyramid. Once in the
pyramid, fight the easy Birdo. Once Birdo is defeated, grab the crystal, and
go into Hawkmouth and fight the boss of World 6.
Mouser is the boss of World 6. He is just like the one from World 1, you even
kill him the same way. Grab the bombs that he is throwing at you and throw
them back at him. There are two differences between this Mouser and the Mouser
from World 1. The first difference is that there is a spark in the room that
you must avoid. You can kill the spark with a bomb, but you will have to have
good timing. The second difference is that the ledge that Mouser is on is much
higher up. You throw a bomb on his ledge, you will have to super jump. This
means that once you get a bomb, you\'ll have to hurry unless you want it to
blow up in your hands. Once you hit him 5 times, he will die, revealing a door
to World 7.
World 7-1
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Climb onto the clouds and up the ladder. To get the potion, go all the way to
the pillar before the pipe with shyguys coming out of it. Now, pull up the
plant that\'s there to get a potion. Take it to the green ledge with the three
plants on it. Drop it there and enter mirror land to get a mushroom.
To get another mushroom, go in the door all the way to the right, grab the
plant third from the right, it is a potion. Now throw it down nearby to get
another mushroom and six possible coins.
Now, hop onboard an Albatross and stay on him until you get to the leftmost
tuft of grass in this area. You will need to jump over pillars and clouds.
Pick up the leftmost plant, it is a rocket. It will take you to the next part
of the level.
Make your way to the right, and kill the two Snifits shooting pellets at you.
Now you will need to go up a ladder, but uh oh. A giant pillar stands in your
way. To get past it, you will need to go under it. To do this, you will need
to go through the clouds. Make sure you don\'t get caught by some of those red
Shyguys that are overflowing the pot. When you get under the platform, dodge
the Snifit and jump up through the cloud to get to the ladder.
Now, simply head north, avoiding all the Sparks, until you come to a Spark
trapped in a cage of mushroom blocks. For this, you will need to kill the Spark
outside of the cage, and then let the other Spark out of his cage by picking up
a mushroom block. Make sure your timing is good, though so you don\'t get shocked
by the Spark. Once the second Spark is loose, kill him by throwing a mushroom
block at him.
With the remains of the mushroom block cage, pile up about 5 of the mushroom
blocks ontop of each other so that they make a platform that you can jump on
to get to the next layer of clouds.
You should now see a few ladders and two Hoopstars patrolling them. While
avoiding
the Hoopstars, climb up the ladder and past the Snifit. Keep heading north until
you see a small building. Go in it and fight the Birdo. When Birdo is killed,
grab his crystal, and enter the Hawkmouth to get to World 7-2.
World 7-2
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Kill or dodge the three Snifits and go into the door at the right. You will now
find yourself on a conveyor belt pulling yourself to the right. Climb up the
chain at the end of this room, dodging all Shyguys, Ninjas, Pansers, and
Bombombs
as necessary. Now you must go to the left, so dodge the small amount of Sparks
and go up the next chain.
Climb up yet another chain sitting there. Climb up the chain on the left side,
and here you will see two chains above four more Sparks. Take the chain on your
left, and enter the door at the top.
Now fall down to the very bottom, but do not land in the center, because a
Panser
is there. Go down another ladder that leads underground. Now pick up the plant
on the right, it is a potion. Now go back up the long ladder and back from where
you came from.
As you make your way to the top, dodge all Sparks. Once at the top, climb up
the chain.
Pick up the Pow block and throw it to knock out all of the Sparks in the room.
Using the chain, climb onto the conveyor belt. Head east ducking for an
ocasional
Spark until you get to a chain at the end. Go down it, and you will be face to
face with Birdo. Notice the Phanto in the background. Kill the Birdo to get the
Phanto\'s key. Take this key in the door. You should start hearing different
music.
With the key in you hand, start heading west. You will come in contact with
several Sparks. You can use your key as ammo to throw at them, but be sure to
get it back, because you need it to get into the locked door. Head west until
you come to a locked door. Enter the door, and head east a little bit until
you see a crystal and a Hawkmouth. Pickup the crystal, and watch out. The
Hawkmouth will actually come to life and attack you! Hit him three times with
the mushroom blocks in the room and he will open his mouth. Go in his mouth
and get ready for the showdown between yourself and the final boss of the
game, Wart.
To kill Wart, you will have to hit him six times with the vegetables that he
hates. Watch out, Wart shoots bubbles out of his mouth every time he sees a
vegetable. That means, when you are going to grab a vegetable, be cautious,
because you could get hit by bubbles. When you get a vegetable, you can throw
it at him, but it will only cause damage if his mouth is open. However, Wart
only opens his mouth to shoot out bubbles, and if the vegetable hits bubbles,
it will dissappear. See the dilemma? You will have to aim pretty darn well to
throw the veggie in Wart\'s mouth, but not hit the bubbles. And you will have
to hit him 6 times, which makes it even harder. Once you hit him 6 times, he
will fall off the screen and you will be victorious.
Here is and easier (and cheaper) method to kill Wart:
1- Grab a vegetable.
2- With the vegetable in my hands, I run behind Wart. He will not shoot at
you if you are behind him. He will only shoot forwards.
3- Wait for Wart to open his mouth and throw the vegetable at him.
4- Now repeat this process 5 more times, until he is dead.
When you finally beat Wart, and enter the door, you will get a final movie.
In the final movie, you will free a large family of Subcons, which is what the
whole game is about. Now you will get to watch a cool little movie where the
Subcons beat up Warts dead body and honor the Mario Brothers. Then it turns
into a cloud bubble and it all turns out to be one of Mario\'s dreams. Then,
the cast of the game is displayed and the game will be over.
Good job, I sure hope your proud of yourself. Give yourself a pat on the
back. Now, go outside and get some fresh air, you need some if you just
spent the whole day beating Super Mario Advance.
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-= 12. Shortcuts -=-=-
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World 1-1
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You need to be Princess or Luigi for this one. Right after the second POW
block, you will see a lone platform just sorta sitting there. Jump on the
right edge of it and hold down until you are flashing for a super jump.
Jump as far as you can in the right direction. If you jump far enough, you
can make it to that platform and eliminate the cave.
World 1-1
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When you are in the top of the cave, head west across the waterfall. You will
come in contact with a Shyguy, three plants ontop of a platform, and a crumbled
wall. Jump to the top platform, and throw the Shyguy somewhere, just out of
your way. Now obtain a bomb by picking up one of the plants sitting there.
You will have to drop the bomb at the exact right time so that the bomb explods
next to the crumbled wall. This may take a few tries. If you run out of bombs,
exit and enter the cave, and they will be back. Once the wall in blown up,
enter the door. In this door, you will have to super jump to the next platform
and then keep jumping onto the highest up platform. The highest up platform,
you will not be able to see, because the edge of the screen will get in the
way. Jump on the highest up platform and head west until you see Birdo and
a Hawkmouth. You have just skipped half the level.
World 1-2
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After stealing the Pidgit\'s carpet, take it as far east as you can go before
it disappears. Just before it disappears, jump off of it onto the platform.
If you did not make the platform, you did not go east fast enough. This
shortcut will skip the Phanto, the locked door, and the cave.
World 1-2
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You must be Luigi for this shortcut. After you make it across the pit, take
a Ninja and throw it under the top ledge. Jump on the Ninjas head and hold
down until you are flashing for the super jump. Jump when the Ninja is at
the peak of his jump. If done correctly, you should have had enough air to
make it to the top platform which will eliminate a lot of this level.
World 1-2
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This shortcut will require a little skill, because if done incorrectly, it
is likely that you will lose a life. After clearing the huge pit, stay toward
the left edge and wait for a Beezo to swoop down that is relatively high up.
If you see one that isn\'t very high in the air, don\'t get it. When you have
chosen your Beezo, jump on it\'s head and ride it to the end of the level.
you will have to keep tapping foward for this, though, because if you try to
jump on Beezo and not hold foward, you will fall.
World 3-1
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You must be Princess for this shortcut. After you climb up the first vine,
head west. You will see an edge, that if you fall off, you will lose a life.
Get a running start and run as fast as you can in the direction of the edge.
Before you fall off, jump and glide as far as you can to the left. You will
not fall to your death, instead, you will land on a small platform with a
door on it. Go in the door. You will see a crumbled wall to your left, and
two plants that are bombs. Blow up the crumbled wall with the two bombs that
are provided. Now, go west a bit and jump on the top of the other two
crumbled blocks sitting there that you have not bombed. Hold down until you
flash for a super jump. Jump as high as you can and hold left and you will
start to head left. Keep going left until you come in contact with the Birdo.
You have just skipped the harder half of this level.
World 3-2
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You must be Princess for this shortcut. When you get to the two POW blocks,
pick one up to create a hole. Jump down the hole. To your left, you will
see a huge hole. If you jump as far as you can, you can make it to the other
side. You will have to run as fast as you can, and use as much glide as you
can. Doing this will skip a small portion of the level.
World 4-3
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You must be Luigi or Princess for this shortcut. After you cross the giant water
pit by traveling on Birdo\'s egg, keep heading east until you see a door. Do
not go in this door. Instead, get a running start and run to the right edge.
Right before you run off the edge, jump as far as you can to the right. You
may think you are just going to land in water and die, but another platform
will be on the other side that you will land on. Doing this will skip a large
amount of the level.
World 6-3
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Exit the cave and look toward your left. You will see a wall with quicksand
flowing underneath it. Walk into the quicksand and start holding left. When
your body is almost completely covered in quicksand, the screen will begin
to move to the left. When it does this, start jumping while still holding
left. What you are doing is moving underneath the wall. When you finally
rise from the quicksand on the other side of the wall, you will see a door.
Go in it. You should be on a cloud. Jump to the left from cloud to cloud
until you see a pyramid for you to enter. Using this shortcut is extremely
useful, and it will cut off almost all of the level.
World 7-1
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Either Princess or Luigi is needed for this shortcut. When you start the level,
go up the first ladder, and stand on the column to your left. Charge for a
super jump, and wait for an Albatross to come along. Jump on the Albatross,
and over the other columns and into the rocked to your very west. Doing this
will skip a small portion of World 7-1.
World 7-1
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You will need to be Princess for this shortcut. After you ride the Albatross
and blast off using the rocket, you will come to a new screen. After the two
Snifits, there will be a large platform blocking your path to the ladder.
Normally, you will have to go under the platform, but this shortcut will let
you go over it. Jump on the Snifits head, and hold down for a power jump. Jump
as high up as you can and then hover to the right to actually get over the
platform. Go up the ladder. You have just skipped the hardest part of this
level.
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-= 13. Secrets/Glitches =-=-=
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99 Lives Trick 1: In World 3-3, head east until you find a door. Go in the
door. Now, head west until you come across a ladder. Climb
the ladder to the top and jump the platforms to the right
until you see a door. Go in the door. In this next room,
you will see many pots that are shooting out endless
amounts of Shyguys. Jump to the top of this room. When you
get to the top you will see a door and a plant to the left
of this door. Grab the plant, it is a turtle shell. Throw
the turtle shell in any direction and quickly jump on it
so that you are riding it. Ride it to the bottom. As you
do this, you will kill every shyguy in your path racking
up more and more points for each Shyguy. Once you exceed
8000 points for each Shyguy, you will get an extra life.
So, just ride the turtle shell to the bottom. When it
finally reaches the bottom, it will bounce back and forth
repeadidly. Shyguys will come purting out of the pot above
you and eventually fall and get hit by the turtle shell,
giving you an extra life for every time a Shyguy gets hit.
Just keep letting the turtle shell hit the Shyguys until
you get 99 lives, which is the maximum that you can get.
99 Lives Trick 2: In World 5-3, exit the cave that you start out in. The
first plant sitting on the ground to the right of you is
a red turtle shell. Pick it up and throw it. Quickly, jump
on it and ride it. Many Albatross birds will come along
and drop Bombombs on the ground. This is good. When your
turtle shell hits a Bombomb, you will get several points.
For every Bombomb that hits your turtle shell you will
get double points of what you got last time. When you get
8000 points, you will get the maximum amount of points
possible. For every Bombomb that hits your turtle shell
after 8000 points, you will be rewarded with an extra life.
The best part about this is that there is no limit to how
many lives you can get, because the Albatross birds just
keep on dropping Bombombs. Also, if you get hurt, you can
just grab a heart because a heart will appear every time
your turtle shell hits a Bombomb.
Two 1-Ups Trick: This trick can be done by any character, but it is easiest
to do with Toad. Okay, get to the room with all of the vases
sitting on the ground. Enter the 7th vase to the left (the
one slightly higher than all the others with the Cobrat in
it.) In the vase, dig your way to the very bottom. You will
see four plants. Pick up the middle two and throw them away.
Now this is the part where you will have to be quick. Stand
on the right edge of the left plant. Pick it up and quickly
run to the right plant and pick it up. If you can pick up
the right plant before the left 1-Up vanishes, you will be
rewarded with a second 1-Up.
Pokey Glitch: In World 6-1, play as any character. Head east until you see
a Pokey (cactus bad guy). Jump on right edge of Pokey\'s head
so that the right side of your body is hanging off Pokey\'s
head, and the left side of your body is still on Pokey\'s head.
This will cause the Pokey to head in the east direction.
Stay on Pokey\'s head as long as you can. You will have to dodge
an ocasional pellet shot by a Cobrat to do this. When the Pokey
that you are riding gets to a wall, instead of stopping or
changing direction, Pokey will actually go through the wall.
Just make sure you stay on the right side of Pokey the whole
time. If you go on the left side, Pokey will go the opposite
direction.
Bald Birdo: When you fight a green or red Birdo, jump on Birdo\'s head,
pick up her bow, and throw it away. Birdo will now have a
bald head. This will not work with every birdo, just the green
or the red ones.
Extra POW Block: To get another POW block, just find a potion and throw it
somewhere near a POW block. Enter mirror land, and grab the
POW block. Do not drop the block, but wait until your time
in mirror land runs out. When you return from mirror land,
you will have a POW block in your hand and the POW block
that you picked up in mirror land will be returned into its
original position.
Coin Trick 1: If you are in mirror land where there is possible coins, and a
ledge to die at. Get the coins and then jump off the ledge to your
death. On your next life, you will be able to get the same coins
again.
Coin Trick 2: Go into mirror land to a place where there are possible coins.
Enter mirror land, and don\'t get the coins. Now, go in any door
and come back out to make the potion appear again. Grab the potion
and set it in about the same spot you put it in last time, this
time get the coins. Now, make the potion appear again by going
in and out of any door. Get the potion and set it where you set
it last time. In mirror land, you will be able to get the coins
a second time. Normally you\'d only be able to get the coins once,
but you are cheating and getting them twice.
1-Up Location Switch: In World 1-1, if you forget to get the 1-Up sitting by
the 2nd POW block, you can still get it by doing the
following instructions. Go in the cave, up the vine, and
out the door right of the waterfall. Head as far west
as you can go before you get to a ledge. You should see
three plants, grab the middle plant, it should be a
1-Up. However, if you get the 1-Up sitting by the POW
block , all three plants on the ledge will be sprouts.
Kill Birdo with a Star: In World 4-2, after you get done blasting off from the
part with all the whales, you will see a Shyguy riding
on an autobomb. Pull the Shyguy off of his Autobomb,
and wait for the Autobomb to roll away. Now, throw the
Shyguy anywhere on the ground, and wait for him to fall
on the spikes to your right. Now that the Shyguy is
on the spikes, jump on his head and ride him across
the pit. Be sure to get all of the cherries to make
a star appear. Grab the star and quickly rush as fast
as you can, past the porcupos, and into the door that
Birdo is in. You will have to super jump over the
ledge, and simply touch Birdo to kill him. You will
have to be fast, because if you wimper around, your
star power will run out.
Throw and Catch an Item: As any character, pick up any plant and keep the B
button held down. Get a running start and charge an
enemy and throw the item at him. When the item bounces
off the enemy, you can run under the item and catch it!
Don\'t let go of the B button.
Cheap way to beat Wart: This secret will expose an extremely way to beat the
final boss of the game. As Princess or Luigi, grab a
veggie and jump behind Wart. You will be safe from
Wart, as long as you are behind him. Wait for his
mouth to open and throw the veggie at him to easily
hurt him without dealing with trying to dodge the
bubbles! Repeat this process 5 more time until he
is dead.
Sleep Mode: At any time during the game, you can press Select and R buttons
at the same time and your GBA will go into sleep mode. To get
out of sleep mode, just press Select and L buttons at the same
time. Note: This works with any game for the GBA, not just
Mario Advance.
Instant Reset: At any time during the game, you can trigger the games built
in reset switch. Just press Select + Start + A + B at the
same time and the game will be reset.
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As you may already know, the Yoshi Challenge is a challenge that unlocks only
after you beat the game in a given file. When you unlock the Yoshi Challenge,
the sky on the title screen will turn from a blue color to a red color. Also,
on the title screen, you will see a Yoshi Egg will sitting on a green
platform There is not really a point in the Yoshi Challenge, just another
component to the game. In the Yoshi Challenge, you must collect giant Yoshi
eggs that can only be found in mirror world. There are two eggs per level,
40 eggs in the game. The eggs can be hard to find because sometimes you will
have to take a potion to a place that is not very easy to get to. Also, if
you have collected a Yoshi egg and lose a life, you will also lose the Yoshi
egg. To save your Yoshi eggs, all you have to do is grab a crystal and enter
Hawkmouth. When you get all of the Yoshi eggs, the egg on the title screen
will be turned to a Yoshi. That\'s it. There was a rumor a while ago that you
could play as Yoshi when you finished the Yoshi Challenge, but unfortinately,
this is just a rumor. For a detailed description of where all the Yoshi eggs
are and how to get them, just look below.
World 1-1
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Egg 1: After you fall out of the sky, and enter the first door of the game,
head east just a short bit until you come to a high pillar with four
plants on it and a vine to the right side of it. Climb the vine to
the top and grab the rightmost plant for a potion. Take this potion
to the short wooden pole to the right of the pillar with all of the
Shyguys and Tweeters hopping next to it. Throw the potion down near
this wooden pole and enter mirror land. Now, grab the very first
Yoshi egg of the game.
Egg 2: Go into the first cave of the game. In this cave, scale your way to
the top and exit using the door to the right. Once back outside, head
east a little more until you come to a vine that is being patrolled by
a Hoopstar. Carefully, climb this vine. Jump up a little bit more until
you see a small vase on the left half of the screen. Jump in the vase,
you should see a ferris wheel type thing. Pull the left plant sitting
there and take the potion you just grabbed out of the vase and up two
platforms. Throw the potion down and enter the door to obtain the
second Yoshi egg of World 1-1.
World 1-2
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Egg 1: After you pull the Pidgit\'s head off his carpet and use it to fly
across the huge pit, you will see two vases. On the left of the
leftmost vase is a plant containing a potion. Grab the potion and
throw it to the right of the rightmost vase, but left of the two Ninjas
hopping there. Enter mirror land and grab the first potion of World
1-2.
Egg 2: After you entered the locked door by stealing Phanto\'s key, you will
see a crumbled wall with a Snifit shooting pellets on the other side
of it. Blow up the crumbled wall with a bomb that is provided in the
ground. Enter the wall you just blasted and go up the ladder. The first
plant to the right of the ladder on the top ledge is a potion. Pick up
the potion and throw it at your feet. In mirror land, you will need to
quickly descend from the ladder and grab the Yoshi egg.
World 1-3
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Egg 1: After jumping over a few water pits, you will come to a long wooden
log that can be used as a bridge between two platforms. The bridge
will have a massive amount of Ninjas jumping underneath. To the left
of this bridge you should see two plants just sitting there. The right
plant is a potion. Bring the potion to one of the two platforms under
the bridge to where all the Ninjas are jumping repeadedly. Throw the
potion somewhere near the water pit. Go in the door and you will see
a large yellow Yoshi egg which you should now get.
Egg 2: If you go on a little bit into the level, you will come across a door.
Once you enter the door, you will be in a cave/warehouse type place.
Once in the warehouse, head north. Climb up chains and dodge Sparks as
necessary. Before you reach the door at the top, you should see a vase
to the right of you. Go in this vase and grab the plant on the left to
get a potion. Use the ferris wheel thing to get out of the vase. Once
back into the warehouse type place, throw the potion on the middle,
lower platform that has the Spark surrounding it. Go in the door you
just made and the Yoshi egg will be sitting right next to you.
World 2-1
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Egg 1: Head east until you jump over two different vases that have Cobrats
inside them. Just after the second vase, you will see a structure made
out of blocks with a few plants on top of it. The leftmost plant is a
potion. Throw the potion to the right of the block structure but not
into the quicksand. Enter mirror land. You have to be somewhat quick,
because the Yoshi egg will fall from the sky into the quicksand and
if you are too slow, the quicksand will consume the Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Head east to the very end of desert. You should see a pyramid with a
door leading into it which will lead you to the next room. Keep heading
east, past this pyramid so that you are pressed against the edge of
the screen. You should notice a potion at your feet by now. Pick up
the potion and bring it to the west of the pyramid until you see a
structure made of blocks with the Panser shooting fire ontop of it.
Drop the potion somewhere near the block structure. When you enter
mirror land, the Yoshi egg will appear on the very top of the block
structure.
World 2-2
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Egg 1: Exit the cave that you start out in. Head east a while until you pass
the super sinking quicksand. You should see a door to the right of the
super sinking quicksand. Enter it and you will find youself in a cave
with a crumbled wall to your left. If you head down a platform, you
will see three plants just sitting there which are all bombs. Use
those three bombs to blow up the crumbled wall to your left. Now, head
left past the crumbled wall that you just blasted until you see a
block structure with 5 blue Shyguys roaming it. The plant containing
the potion is the middle plant on the top row. Grab the potion and
take it back to where you started. Drop it where you found the three
bombs that you used to blow up the crumbled wall. Enter the door
leading to mirror land and you will see the Yoshi egg which is what you
were looking for.
Egg 2: Exit the cave that you start in. Head as far east as possible. You
should see a vine. Descend from the vine into the next room. In this
room you should see a giant Ninja, lots of sand, and a red Shyguy.
Dig your way to the bottom of the enormous sand pit until you come
to a platform which divides the sand pits in half. When you get to the
fork, dig your way to the left of it. Now dig as deep as you can until
you get to the very bottom. You should see a vase, and two plants
surrounding it. Grab the leftwards plant and you will obtain a potion.
With the potion in your hands, carry it to the very top of this sand
pit and drop it where you saw the huge Ninja. Enter mirror land and
collect egg number 2 of World 2-2.
World 2-3
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Egg 1: Climb the ladder to exit the cave that you start in. Once out of the
cave, you should see a three plants to the right of the ladder. Grab
the leftmost plant and you will get a potion. Throw the potion on the
three brown blocks to the right of the ladder that are higher than the
other blocks. Enter mirror land and claim your Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Climb up the ladder to exit the cave that you start in. Start heading
east and you will be ambushed by a massive sky attack of Subcons. Keep
heading east past the ambush past the large amount of cacti, past the
quicksand, and past the two Pokeys until you find a pyriamid with a
door. Enter the door, and you will find yourself in a new room. Fall
down the right cliff and hold left. When you land, you should be on a
platform with two plants. The plant on the left is a potion, pick it
up. Drop the potion at your feet and enter mirror land. In mirror land,
the Yoshi egg will be on the platform that you are standing on, just
grab it to obtain the second Yoshi egg of World 2-3.
World 3-1
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Egg 1: Jump over the small waterfall pit and into the first door. In the next
room you will see three clouds and a waterfall. Fall down the
waterfall. You will not die, instead you will fall a great distance
onto a small platform in the center of the screen. Make sure you land
in the middle though, because if you land too far east or west, you
will not land on a platform and lose a life. Now enter the door on the
small platform. You should now be in a cave area. In the cave, head
east until you see a nice garden composed of 15 plants. Grab the 10th
plant in, it is a potion. Take the potion to the vase at the end of
this tunnel and throw it down there. Enter the door leading into mirror
land and collect your Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Jump over the small waterfall pit and into the first door. In the next
room you should see three clouds and a waterfall. Using the clouds,
jump as high up as you can possibly go. When you run out of clouds to
jump on, you should see a Pidgit. Jump on his head and pull him off of
his carpet. Ride his carpet as far north as you can get. When you reach
a vine, just jump off the carpet and grab a hold of the vine. Climb
up the vine to the next area. You should see a giant blue Shyguy
walking toward you. Head east past the fire shooting Panser and onto
the green platform sitting there with two plants on it. Pick up the
plant to the left, it is a potion. Take the potion to the cloud above
you. You will probably need to superjump to get to it. Drop the potion
at your feet and collect egg number 2.
World 3-2
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Egg 1: Head as far east as you possibly can. When you can\'t go any farther,
you will see a green platform with a Snifit under it. The leftmost
plant on the green platform is a potion. Throw it near the crumbled
ground. Enter mirror land and grab the blue egg which will fall on the
crumbled ground.
Egg 2: Head as far east as you possibly can. When you can\'t go any farther,
you will see a green platform with a crumbled ground to the left of it.
To the left of the crumbled ground is two plants, both of which are
bombs. Use one to blast away the crumbled ground. Fall down the hole
you just made and descend from the ladder which is west of where you
just fell from. In this next cave, you will have to get passed all of
the crumbled walls to the west of you. As you can see, there are many
plants in the ground, most of which are bombs. Use the bombs to blast
your way to the ladder west of this cave. Once you can reach the ladder,
just go up it. Now you should see two Shyguys next to you and a Panser
above you. Avoid all of these enemies and head down the ladder which
is located west of you. Jump to the left, using the huge rock pillars
as stepping stones. When you get to another ladder, climb up it. You
should now be back outside once again. Head west a bit more and down
the ladder you will find. Now, you should see a crumbled wall and
three plants which are all bombs. Grab a bomb and stand on the left
edge. Right before the bomb explodes, drop it down the pit. If you
have timed it properly, the bomb will have exploded in midair and part
of the crumbled wall will be destroyed. This may take a few tries,
so don\'t get frusterated. Once you have successfully blasted the
crumbled wall, jump left to the ladder by going through the wall you
just blasted. Now, head as far to the left as you can until you get
to a room with four Porcupos and four plants. The leftmost plant is
a bomb. Use the bomb to blast the left crumbled ground. Now grab the
rightmost plant to get a potion. Throw the potion somewhere near the
crumbled ground that you just blasted. Enter the door and collect the
light blue Yoshi egg.
World 3-3
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Egg 1: Exit the cave that you start in. Head east and jump over the three
wooden poles. You should see a POW block with four plants to the right
of it. The rightmost plant is a potion. Grab the potion and throw it
on the highest up wooden pole to the left of the POW block. Enter
mirror land and you should see a yellow Yoshi egg resting on the
tallest wooden pole. Grab it to obtain the first Yoshi egg of World
3-3.
Egg 2: Exit the cave that you start in. Head east until you come to a
building with a door in it. Enter the door into the next room. In the
next room, head west until you come across a ladder. Go up the ladder
and start heading east while being careful not to fall to the lower
level, or get hit by a Spark. When you get to the door, go in it. In
this next room, go north as high as you can go until you reach a door
which you should now go in. In this new room you will see Panto\'s key.
Steal it and bring it out the door to the room that you were previously
in. Take the key to the door at the very bottom while making sure the
Phanto doesn\'t hurt you or you don\'t get hit by a Shyguy. Once at the
door at the bottom of this room, go in it and you\'ll notice that you
are now in the room that you were previoulsy in. With the key, jump to
the lower level and into the locked door to the left half of this room.
Start heading north by jumping on the plus sign shaped platforms that
all the Sparks are on. Keep going north until you come to a door. Don\'t
go in the door, instead, keep going upwards. When you get to two
ladders, climb up the right ladder. When at the top, pick up the right
most plant to get a potion. Jump back down to the base of the ladder
and throw the potion on one of the many blue blocks sitting there.
Enter the door into mirror land and sitting right next to you should
be the second Yoshi egg of World 3-3.
World 4-1
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Egg 1: Start running to the east. Keep an eye out for a heart high in the
air. When you see this heart, you should also see two ice platforms,
the bottom of which will have a lone plant on it. This plant is a
potion. While cautioning the Flurries, grab the potion and throw it
a little bit to the right where the fish is jumping. Enter mirror
land and a blue Yoshi egg will fall from the sky which you should
now grab.
Egg 2: Start running east. Run as far east as you can until you get to an ice
wall. You should now see four plants; two on a top platform, one on
a bottom platform, and one below three ice blocks. Grab the leftmost
plant on the top platform. Throw it down on one of the three ice
blocks. Enter the door you just made to mirror land and you will see
the red Yoshi egg on the platform below you. You will have to fall
down a level to get this. Be careful though, because you can still
die in mirror land.
World 4-2
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Egg 1: Jump over the giant POW block, over the Porcupos, and up the vine.
From here, head east. You will have to dodge a massive attack of Beezos
and some Flurries. Once you have dodged this sky attack and have
reached the door on the very east of the area, enter the door. In this
area, you will see several whales in the water below you. On the left
most whale is three plants. The leftmost plant is the potion. Pick it
up and throw it on the left side of the whale to the right of you.
Enter mirror land and collect your Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Jump over the giant POW block, over the Porcupos, and up the vine.
From here, head east. You will have to dodge a massive attack of Beezos
and some Flurries. Once you have dodged this sky attack and have
reached the door on the very east of the area, enter the door. In this
area, you will see several whales in the water below you. Start heading
east until you see three consecuitive pillars sticking out of the water,
each of which has three plants on it. Pick up the rightmost plant on
the highest pillar, it is a potion. Drop the potion on the ice cube
staircase to the right of the highest pillar. Enter mirror land and
claim your potion.
World 4-3
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Egg 1: Exit the cave that you start out in. Above the door that you just came
out of you will see three plants. Grab the one on the left, it is a
potion. Take the potion to your left until you see a strange structure
of three ice pillars. Throw the potion so that it lands on the middle
ice pillar. Enter the door to mirror land and collect your Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Exit the cave you start out in. You will see a Birdo there. Do not kill
him, instead ride on one of his eggs across the huge water pit to the
right. Now enter the door which is a little to your right. In this next
room, start heading north. Jump on the ice pillars as high as you can
go while avoiding an ocasional Flurry which falls from above. When you
finally reach the door at the top, go in it. You will find yourself
back outside with two plants and a door to your right. Pick up the
plant to your left. Take the potion left until you see clouds. Jump
on the first cloud, then superjump onto the higher cloud. Drop the
potion on the higher up cloud. Now, enter mirror land. Now pick up the
pink Yoshi egg on the top of the building next to you.
World 5-1
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Egg 1: Head east, jump over the Panser whom is shooting fire, drop down a
level, start heading left, and go in the door which leads to a cave.
You should see two plants on the platform you are on right now. Grab
the rightmost plant, it is a potion. Carry the potion east until you
come across one lone log. The platform after that is where you drop
the potion. Drop the potion on this platform, enter mirror land, and
collect your egg.
Egg 2: Head east, jump over the Panser whom is shooting fire, drop down a
level, start heading left, and go in the door which leads to a cave.
Head east until you come to the last two logs of the cave. Jump on
the rightmost log and you will see a wall to your right. You have to
jump ontop of this wall, however the top of the wall is cutoff by the
top of the screen, but it is still there. So jump ontop of this wall
and pick up the first mushroom block. Now fall down to the bottom
floor with all the plants in the ground. pick up the left most plant,
it is a potion. Throw the potion on the ground. Your egg should fall
from the sky and land right next to you. Pick it up to obtain egg
number two of World 5-1.
World 5-2
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Egg 1: Exit the cave that you start in. Head east until you come across a
vase while dodging Hoopstars, Ostros, and ocasional Shyguys as
necessary. When you get to this vase, go down it. Pick up the potion
at the bottom and blast the crumbled ground at your feet. Now, drop
down to the new room with two Porcupos patrolling the bottom row.
You should see two plants on the platform that the Porcupos are
patrolling. Grab the rightmost plant, it is a potion. Take the potion
out of the vase and take it to the right. Keep taking it right until
you see the Panser plant spitting fire in the air. When you see the
Panser, throw the potion on the first platform to the left of him.
Enter mirror land and collect your Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Exit the cave that you start in. Head to the very east of this screen
until you reach a gaint wall and see a vine above you. Climb the vine
until you see two Snifits shooting pellets at you. The potion is
underneath the Snifit on the right. Fall off the vine onto him and
pick him up and throw him. Now, get the potion. With the potion in your
hands, jump onto the cloud that the left vine grows from (The base
of the left vine). Now wait for a Hoopstar to climb down close enough
to you that you\'ll be able to jump on his head and use him as an
elevator. Jump on Hoopstar\'s head and ride him up the vine to the very
top. When you see the cloud at the top of the vine, throw the potion
onto it. Now, enter mirror land and collect your Yoshi egg.
World 5-3
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Egg 1: Climb out of the cave that you start out in. Head east just a short
bit until you come to a cluster of three plants in the ground. The
Leftmost plant is a potion. Grab it. Take the potion east until you
see a cluster of 6 plants in the ground on a platform elevated
slightly higher than the rest of the ground. Throw the potion to the
left of this, but before the T shaped log structure slightly to the
right. Enter mirror land and grab your Yoshi egg.
Egg 2: Climb out of the cave that you start out in. Head east until the
Albatross birds stop dropping Bombombs. Eventually, you should come to
a crumbled wall. Super jump on top of it and start heading east again.
When you start walking on the wooden log, just head east until you
get to the end. Drop down below the log and start heading west until
you come across a ladder. Go down the ladder into a cave. In this cave,
you should see a pot covered by a mushroom block and a huge Shyguy
walking back and forth to the right of it. Uncover the pot and Bombombs
will start piling out. Lure them ontop of the crumbled ground so that
they blow up the crumbled ground. Once you have done this, use the
mushroom block to cover up the pot so the Bombombs stop luring out.
Now, drop down through the crumbled ground you just blasted. If you
look left, you should see several evenly spaced plants in the ground.
The rightmost plant is the potion. Pick it up and jump to the top
level where the huge Shyguy is walking on. Throw the potion just to
the left of the crumbled wall you blasted. Enter mirror land and grab
your Yoshi egg.
World 6-1
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Egg 1: Head east until you come across a vase with a Cobrat in it. Get rid
of the Cobrat and go into the vase. The only plant in this vase is a
Potion. Take the potion out of the vase and throw it on the old
ribcage thing just right of the vase. Enter mirror land. In mirror
land, the Yoshi egg will drop into quicksand. Quickly grab it or it
will sink.
Egg 2: Head east until you pass three vases, all of which will have Cobrats
in them. To the right, you will see two Cobrats peeking their heads
out of the sand waiting for you to come by so that they can strike.
To the right of them you will see a platform that is higher than all
of the other platforms that has cacti on it. Jump on that platform and
start heading east. Jump over the two Pokeys, and the moving Panser
shooting fire. You will see a door. Go in it. In this next room, you
will see many vases on the ground. In this room, head to the very
east until you see a locked door with two plant above it. The plant
on the right is the potion. Take the potion back to all of the vases.
Throw it in the middle next to the mushroom block. Enter mirror land
and grab your Yoshi egg.
World 6-2
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Egg 1: Exit the cave you start out in. Jump on the first Albatross bird
heading east that is somewhat high in the air. Just stay on him, and
use his back for transportation. Eventually you will see three Beezos
flying toward you. Just jump over them. Eventually you will come to
a tall pillar with two plants on it. Jump on this pillar and grab the
plant to the left, it is a potion. Throw the potion at your feet. Enter
mirror land and you should see the Yoshi egg sitting at your feet.
Egg 2: Exit the cave you start out in. Jump on the first Albatross bird
heading east that is somewhat high in the air. Just stay on him, and
use his back for transportation. Eventually you will see three Beezos
flying toward you. Just jump over them. Eventually you will come to a
tall pillar with two plants on it. When you see this, quickly jump
of your Albatross, grab the plant in the middle to get a potion, and
jump back on your Albatross. If you are too slow, you have to start
over. Now, you should have a potion in your hands, and be riding an
Albatross that is heading east. Ride the Albatross until you come to
another pillar with only one plant on it. Throw the potion on this
platform. Enter mirror land and collect your Yoshi egg.
World 6-3
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Egg 1: Exit the cave you start out in. The first plant to the right of the
ladder is a potion. Carry the potion east. Drop the potion on top of
the cactus to the right of the first shyguy. Enter mirror land. Now,
you will need to be extremely quick to grab the Yoshi egg because it
will fall and land in quick sinking quicksand and if you spare any
time, the Yoshi egg will be lost.
Egg 2: Exit the cave you start in. Start heading right while being careful
not to fall in any quicksand. When you get to the huge door, enter it
into the next room. Start heading east jumping over all of the
Bombombs, and over all the pots until you come to a crumbled wall
with sand to the left of it. Use the sand to jump to the higher level
and you will see another crumbled wall. The two plants before it are
bombs. Use them to blow up the crumbled wall. Start heading east
again until you come to another crumbled wall. Again, the two plants
infront of it are bombs, use them to blow the wall up. Head east until
you see another crumbled wall. Again, the two plants in front of it
are bombs, use them to blow up the wall. Now head east until you see a
ladder. Go down the ladder, to the east, and up the vine. You will
now find yourself outside. In this area, you will find many clouds
and many vines. Just start climbing up. Eventually you will come across
a vase that is on the right half of the screen. Go in it and grab the
plant on the bottom to get a potion. Take the potion out of the vase
and throw it on the cloud left of the cloud that the vase is on.
Now enter mirror land and grab your Yoshi egg.
World 7-1
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Egg 1: Jump out of the area you start out in by jumping cloud to cloud until
you get to the ladder, then go up the ladder. Now, travel as far east
as you can go until you see a pot with Shyguys gushing out of it.
Look to the left of that and you should see a pillar with a plant on
it. Pick it up, it is a potion. Throw it in the middle of the crumbled
ground to the left. Enter mirror land and grab your potion.
Egg 2: Jump out of the area you start out in by jumping cloud to cloud until
you get to the ladder, then go up the ladder. Now, travel as far east
as you can go. You should come across a small hut with a plant on top.
Jump ontop and wait for an Albatross bird to come heading west. When
you see one, jump on it and ride it all the way to the extreme west
of the screen. In between two huge pillars, you will see a lone plant.
Grab it, it is a rocket and will blast you to the next area. Now head
east until you come to a huge pillar blocking you path with a ladder
to the right of it. Get past this by running through the clouds. Get
to the last cloud and jump onto the cloud with the ladder on it. Now
climb up the ladder and onto the next area. Now, jump on the cloud and
then to the other cloud, and then up yet another cloud, and then up
the ladder. You will now see two sparks, one of which is trapped
inside a cage of mushroom blocks. Set him free and then kill both
Sparks. Pile the mushroom blocks ontop of each other and super jump
onto the next platform with the ladders. Climb up the ladders up high
until you see a Snifit shooting pellets at you. He is on a pillar.
Opposite of him is another pillar with a plant on it. Grab it, it is
a plant. Throw it on the cloud that the Snifit is on. Enter mirror
land and reclaim your red Yoshi egg.
World 7-2
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Egg 1: Head east, jumping over Snifits on pillars. When you get to a door,
go in it. In this room will be a lot of conveyorbelts. Just follow
them to the very east of the level, then go up the chain. Avoid the
Sparks. Head left and go up the chain again. Now, head east and go
up the chain again. Avoid the Sparks, head left and up the up the
chain. In this room you will see many Sparks, and two different
chains that will split up your path. Climb the left chain and go in
the door to get outside. While outside, fall all the way down to the
bottom. When you get to the very bottom, go down yet another ladder
and in the door at the bottom. In this next room, you will see two
plants. Pick up the potion on the right, it is a potion. Throw the
potion down somewhere in that room. Your Yoshi egg will appear on the
tallest pillar to the right side of the room.
Egg 2: Head east, jumping over Snifits on pillars. When you get to a door,
go in it. In this room will be a lot of conveyorbelts. About halfway
through the level you will see a chain leading south. Climb it down
to the next room. In this room you will see many, many mushroom
blocks and some Sparks. Pick up the mushroom blocks to get to the
bottom and then enter the door at the bottom that leads into the next
room. In this next room is many Sparks and some chains. In about the
middle of this room is a door go in it to the next room. In this next
room, go to the left and you will see two potions and four pillars.
The leftmost plant is the potion. Grab it. Throw it on the edge to
the left of where you came in this door from. Enter mirror land and
get your egg.
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-= 15. Bonus Chance =-=-=
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After every stage, you will get a Bonus Chance to win extra lives. The Bonus
Chance is the slot machine thing. There are some techniques to winning, but
not very many. Like an actual slot machine, most of it is just luck.
In Super Mario Advance, you can bet a number of coins for each bet. For
example, if you wagered three coins and got a 1-Up, you will get 3-Up. However,
if you wagered one coin and got a 1-Up, you will only get one Up.
There are different combonations for different prizes. They are listed below.
Winning Combonations
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Veggie, Veggie, Veggie.......1-Up
Snifit, Snifit, Snifit.......1-Up
Star, Star, Star.............1-Up
Cherry, Veggie, Snifit.......1-Up
Cherry, Veggie, Star.........1-Up
Cherry, Veggie, Cherry.......1-Up
Cherry, Veggie, Veggie.......1-Up
Cherry, Veggie, Lucky 7......1-Up
Cherry, Star, Snifit.........1-Up
Cherry, Star, Veggie.........1-Up
Cherry, Star, Cherry.........1-Up
Cherry, Star, Star...........1-Up
Cherry, Star, Lucky 7........1-Up
Cherry, Snifit, Star.........1-Up
Cherry, Snifit, Veggie.......1-Up
Cherry, Snifit, Cherry.......1-Up
Cherry, Snifit, Snifit.......1-Up
Cherry, Snifit, Lucky 7......1-Up
Cherry, Lucky 7, Star........1-Up
Cherry, Lucky 7, Veggie......1-Up
Cherry, Lucky 7, Cherry......1-Up
Cherry, Lucky 7, Snifit......1-Up
Cherry, Lucky 7, Lucky 7.....1-Up
Cherry, Cherry, Star.........2-Up
Cherry, Cherry, Veggie.......2-Up
Cherry, Cherry, Snifit.......2-Up
Cherry, Cherry, Cherry.......3-Up
Lucky 7, Lucky 7, Lucky 7....5-Up
To get more chances at the Bonus Chance, you will have to collect coins
throughout the Worlds. To get a coin, you need to go into mirror land and
pick up a plant. For every plant you pick up in mirror land, a coin will
appear. The more plants you pick up, the more coins will appear, giving you
more tries at the Bonus Chance.
There are two useful tricks that I know that will allow you to get a large
amount of coins. Lucky for you, I am willing to share them with you.
Coin Trick 1
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For this trick, you need about 10 lives, because the more times you die,
the more coins you\'ll get. This trick can be used in any level with a large
amount of plants sitting somewhere next to a cliff. Find the potion and
throw it somewhere near the cliff so that you can grab the coins and fall
off the cliff. Now enter the door into mirror land. Grab as many coins as
you can, and before you time in mirror land expires, jump off the cliff.
Keep repeating this process until you don\'t have many lives. Then finish
the level to get to the Bonus Chance. In Bonus Chance, you will have many,
many tries, and if you have enough tries you can get the largest amount of
lives possible, which is 254, which will display as P4.
Coin Trick 2
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This coin trick is not as effective as the first coin trick, but it is much
easier to understand. In any World, grab a potion and throw it near a large
amount of plants. Enter mirror land, and collect as many coins as you can
before time runs out. Find a door, enter it, and exit it. Go back to where
the potion was and you\'ll find that it reappeared. Grab the potion and throw
it near the large amount of potions again, and enter mirror land. In mirror
land, you\'ll be able to grab the coins a second time! If you try this trick
a third time, it will not work. It only works twice. When you take your
coins to Bonus Chance, you\'ll have twice the amount of coins that you\'d have
if you didn\'t do the trick.
There is also a technique I know when you are at the Bonus Chance.
Bonus Chance Technique
----------------------
The only way to actually learn this technique is by experience of playing the
game. Tap the A button to stop and wait and even amount of time in between
each time you tap A again. For example, when you press A, wait exactly a
second, press A, wait exactly a second, and press A. Doing this is not 100%
effective, but I\'ve found my success to be nearly twice as good by using this.
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-= 16. Mario Brothers Classic =-=-=
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Although the main part of Mario Advance is Super Mario 2, you can also play
in Mario Brothers Classic. The object of Mario Brothers Classic is to defeat
every enemy in the screen. Once you have done this, you will beat the Phase
and continue to the next phase. I don\'t know how many phases there are, I
can get to the 42nd phase. If someone would email me and tell me how many
phases there are, that would be great.
Controls of Mario Brothers Classic
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Left: Moves Mario Left.
Right: Moves Mario Right.
Up: Looks Up. Toggle through pause menu options
Down: Makes Mario Croutch. Hold down to charge for a super jump. Also, it
toggles through pause meny options.
Start: Pauses the game.
Select: Toggle options when paused.
A: Jump.
B: Pick up item, throw item. Hold to run faster.
L: Scroll camera up or down.
R: Hold to run faster.
Enemies
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Spike: Spike guy. He walks around and has an extremely pointy back. He is
what Lakitu drops from the clouds in Super Mario 1, if you are familar
with that game. He is easy to kill, and only takes one hit to stun.
Crabby: The crab guy. He walks around a little faster than a Spike, and he
is a little more challenging too. It takes two hits to stun him.
After you hit him once, he becomes much faster and much more angry.
Flysect: The hopping insect. He will hop around throughout the screen. It
only takes one hit to stun him, but it is hard to hit him because
you have to hit him when he is on the ground, and since he hops,
you will have to have good timing.
Freezy: Appears in later phases of the game. He will walk around and when
he stops, he will spray the platform that he is on with ice, causing
that platform to be icy, causing you to slide when you walk on it.
This is extremely bothersome, so eliminate him when you get the
chance.
Mario Brothers Classic Items
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POW block: Hitting the POW block will stun every enemy on the screen. It
will eliminate all fireballs, kill all Freezys, and vanish all
icicles. Only hit this when you truly need it, because it is
really important.
Coin: After you kill an enemy, a coin will appear out of the pipes at the
top of the screen. Coins give you points.
Fireball: This is a bad item, because if it is touched, you will automatically
lose a life. There are two different types; red and green. A red
fireball shoots diagonally and will change direction every time
it touches a platform. A green fireball will bounce repeadidly up
and down but will mostly head horizontally. Both are dangerous.
Icicle: This is also a bad item, because if it is touched, you will
automatically lose a life. It appears in the later levels of the game,
when ice is involved in the levels. An icicle will hang from a
platform for a while, but eventually it will fall. If you get hit by
it when it falls, you will lose a life.
Mario Brothers Classic Bonus Game
---------------------------------
In Mario Brothers Classic, everytime you beat a few phases, you will play
in a bonus game. In the bonus game, several coins will appear across the
screen. The more coins you get, the more points you will receive. If you get
all the coins before time runs out, you will be rewarded with 5000 points
for finishing PERFECT and you will also be rewarded with an extra life. It
is extremely important to get the extra life, because it will come in handy
later on in the game where the phases get extremely hard.
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Questions section of this guide. It is likely that your question was already
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Ways to Contact Me
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