Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 FAQ/Walkthrough For the GameBoy Advance system. Written by peach freak or [email protected] Copyright 2005 Tim Brastow. All Rights Reserved. Version .72 Welcome! This is a guide for Super Mario Advance 4, which is a remake of the best selling game Super Mario Bros. 3. If you have any questions, comments, or if I make a mistake, email me at [email protected]. Once (good) questions are asked, I will make an Asked Questions section. Also, this guide is protected by copyright. You cannot sell this, put this on your site without my permission, or any other violation of copyright law. You can, however, save this onto your computer in My Documents or somewhere else or print it out for LEGAL use. Table of Contents 1. Version History 2. Controls 3. Items 4. Characters 5. Obstacles 6. Walkthrough 7. Enemies 8. Credits =================== 1. Version History =================== Version .43, June 1, 2005: First version of this FAQ. All of the enemies are done and the Walkthrough goes up to World 5. Uploaded it. Version .47, June 3, 2005: Did a fix in the version number and worked on my Walkthrough. I did the first 3 levels of World 5, the Fortress, and the Sky Tower. 43 out of 90 levels done now. Version .53, June 7, 2005: Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've had a lot going around lately. Finished Worlds 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, and the 2nd fortress of World 5 in my guide. Version .56, June 8, 2005: Finished 3 more levels in my walkthrough, including the rest of World 5. I did World 5-8, 5-9, and the airship. Will start World 6 next update. Version .61, June 9, 2005: Finished 4 levels in my walkthrough. I did levels 6- 1, 6-2, 6-3, and the fortress. This means I started World 6. 55 out of 90 levels done now. Version .66, June 10, 2005: Finished 5 more levels in my Walkthrough. I did levels 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, and the 2nd Fortress of World 6. 60 out of 90 levels done now. Version .72, June 11, 2005: Did 5 more levels in the Walkthrough. I finished World 6, doing World 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, the 3rd Fortress of World 6, and the World 6 Airship. 65 out of 90 levels done now. ============ 2. Controls ============ There are many types of moves for Mario and Luigi in this game. Here they are: ------------ Basic Moves ------------ Move: To move, use left or right to move Mario/Luigi in that corresponding direction. Duck: This can only be done if you are at least Big Mario/Luigi. To duck, press and hold Down and your character will duck. This may be able to help them dodge attacks. Jump: To jump, press the A button. Mario/Luigi will jump into the air, but Luigi's jump is higher. You'll obviously need to jump to get on different platforms and to jump across gaps, and other stuff. Open Doors: This can be done by pressing the Up button when your character is directly in front of a door. Now you will be able to open it. Shoot Fireballs: This can only be done if you are Fire Mario/Luigi. Once you grab a Fire Flower, press B to shoot out a Fireball. You can shoot out as many as you can. Run: To run, move left or right while holding the B button. You will know you are running full speed if the red meter at the bottom of the screen is at full and blinking. If you are in the water, you'll be able to swim faster if you hold the B button. Go down a Pipe: If you see a pipe on the ground, you may be able to enter it. If you want to, get on top of it and if it's a pipe you can go down, press Down. You will head down the pipe if it leads somewhere. Go up a Pipe: Sometimes, there may be a pipe in the ceiling. If you want to head up if (if you are able to), get underneath the pipe, jump, and right when your head is under the pipe, press Up and you will be able to go into it. Slide: In some levels, there are steep slopes leading down or up. If you want to get down a slope quicker, get to the top of it and while heading down the slope, hold down. Mario/Luigi will slide down the slope fast and knock out any enemies in their paths. This is a fast way to get down the slopes. Swim: Of course, you'll have to be doing this in the water levels. This is just like jumping, except you can swim as high as you want and move at the same time. You can hold B to swim faster and use A to swim higher, and let go of A to sink lower into the water. As always, use the D-Pad to move around in the water. --------------- Advanced Moves --------------- Fly: To fly, you'll need to be Raccoon Mario/Luigi. Now, you'll also need to be running, which you do by holding the B button and running right or left. When the red meter at the bottom of the screen is full and blinking, jump and you will be in the air. Now, keep tapping the A button to stay in the air. You will be able to fly until the meter stops blinking. Float Down: Once you stop flying in the air or if you are in the air after jumping, you can float down slowly to land on a safe spot on the ground. If you are Raccoon or Tanooki Mario, you can keep pressing the A button to wiggle your tail and float down slowly. This is useful for avoiding death pits and other enemies. Crouch Slide: You will need to do this plenty of times in the Ice Land. Sometimes, there are openings that Big Mario/Luigi are too big to go through. You can get past them by doing the crouch slide. To do this, run and then when you are fast enough, hold the Down button and let go of B. This will have Mario or Luigi sliding when they are ducking, allowing you to slide under those small openings and do other things as well. Koopa Shell fun: When you see a Koopa, you can stomp on them and they will be stopped inside their Shell. You can pick up their Shell by holding the B button, carrying it around, and then when you see something, let go of the B button to fire the shell and have the shell attack what's there. Crouch Jump: This is like the crouch slide, except you jump while you are ducking. In some levels, there may be a power up coming out of a "?" block that may be too small for Mario/Luigi to get. To fit in the small opening, hold Down and jump. Now, you can fit inside a small opening in the air and get a power- up/go into a room. Gap Dash: In some levels, there are gaps that are 1 block wide from each other (1 block wide is the size of 1 "?" block). If you see this, you can run across the gap without jumping or anything, assuming there is no gap more than 1 block wide. This saves times and it is easy to do. Jet-Coaster Jump: In some levels there are steep slopes and then a gap at the bottom. Now, slide down the slope and at the bottom of it, jump off and you will be launched really high into the air, and then try to land on where you want to land. Diagonal Jump: Another obvious move in the game. When you jump, you can use the D-Pad to move left or right to try and land where you want. This is needed to get up staircases and such. Corner Jump: This is another technique you'll need in the later levels. Sometimes, there is a higher platform directly above you and there is only one way to get around it. Now, you'll need to get to the edge of the platform you're on, then jump and move right/left to get onto the platform you're on. Swimming Jump: Sometimes there are levels with water beneath you. If you happen to get caught in the water, get to the top and press A+Up to get out of the water and jump high into the air. You'll need to do this for levels with fast water currents and to hop around the levels as well. ----------------- On the World Map ----------------- L: Open up Item Inventory, and then use D-Pad to move around and A to select the item you want. R: Open up the E-Reader menu. If you are not in World-e, you can open this up to scan one of the E-reader cards that come in Series 1 and 2. Then, these can be put in your item inventory at anytime (except when you are in a level). Move around: Use the D-Pad to move from area to area on the world map. Where the coins are, those are not levels. Enter level: Press A on a tile that says "1, 2, 3, etc". This also includes, castles, fortresses, mushroom houses, 1-up games, etc. ========= 3. Items ========= Here is a list of items in the game. This includes items you can carry, and items you can't have for your item inventory. On your item inventory, you can hold up to 28 items maximum. ----------- Main Items ----------- Main items are items you can have in your item inventory. Mushroom: This is probably the main item in the game. These slide around the level when they come out of a "?" block. If you are little Mario, touching one of these will turn you into Big Mario. If you are Big Mario or something else, nothing will happen. Being at least Big Mario allows you to duck. Fire Flower: This will pop out of a "?" block if you are at least Big Mario. Grabbing one of these will turn you into Fire Mario, giving you some more abilities to do. You will have the ability to shoot out fireballs. To do so, press B, and it will damage/knock out most of the enemies it hits. When you are in the ice world, it will melt the ice blocks that are one block big when they hit, revealing an enemy or a coin. Feather: Once hit out of a "?" block, these will float down to the ground. Quickly grab one of these before it floats off the screen. Like a Fire Flower, you will have the ability to do extra stuff. Once the running meter at the bottom of the screen is full, you will have the chance to fly when you jump in the air. To do so, just keep tapping A to stay in the air for a short period of time. Also while you are in the air (it doesn't matter if you're flying or not), you can keep tapping the A button to glide down slow and float to safety so you won't land in someone's little death trap. P-Wing: If you can't get past a level, use one of these. This will turn you into Raccoon Mario/Luigi. But that's not all. It gives you another nice ability. As long as you don't get hit, your running meter will be full at all times. Yes, this means you can have unlimited flying time without running out and falling to the ground. You can stay in the air all you want by just keep pressing A. Be warned, if you get hit, you'll lose this ability, turn back to Big Mario, and getting another Feather on the map will not give you the ability back. Magic Whistle: There are only three of these in the game, so use them wisely. They are hidden in the World 1 fortress, World 1-3, and in a hidden area in the World 2 map being secured by a Fire Bros. These will warp you to another world, but you are limited. Depending on the world you are in, you will have the choice to pick one of the next upcoming 3 worlds (ex: if you are in World 2, you would get to pick World 3, 4, or 5 next). If you use 2 at the same time, you will have the chance to go to World 8, the final world of the game. But using these eliminates your chance of clearing all 90 levels. Invincibility Star: You can find these in levels and you can win these a lot in the N-Spade games. Getting one of these makes you invincible for a short amount of time. While invincible, you will be able to knock out almost any enemy you run into, but watch out. You can still die by falling in gaps and lava and such. If you knock out more than 8 enemies in a row while invincible, you will start getting 1-ups. So, these at least serve a purpose. Music Box: This item is really useless, and a waste of space in your item inventory, unless you are a really bad player at this game. Once you bust out this jack-in-the-box item, it starts playing the Super Mario Bros. theme on the map! Well, I'm not surprised. It plays it in a melody tune, putting all Hammer Bros. on the map to sleep. That means they are unable to move and being on the same space on them will not start a fight; you can just pass through them. This only last for 2 turns, so this ruins the fun. Lakitu's Cloud: Again, another useless item, unless you're really bad at this game and having trouble in a certain spot. On a world map, using one of these will put you in Lakitu's Cloud (and if you were Lakitu, what would you be doing right now?). Now, you can skip over a level you haven't finished and then the cloud will wear off. Only useful if you are struggling and want to move on. This item could've been more useful if you could use the cloud during the level and ride around in it. Hammer: Yep, Mario used to be a carpenter before he was a plumber. No, this isn't a Super Smash Bros. Hammer you can use in a level and smash up all the enemies. Instead, it serves a better use. On the World map, you will see boulders and rocks blocking Toad houses and secret paths to item areas. You can use the hammer to smash up the rock/boulder blocking the way. On World 2, a rock is blocking the magic whistle which a Fire Bros. holds. On World 3, you can use it to get to a boat and sail to two islands with 1-up and Toad houses in them. In World 4, it leads to a Toad House with a Tanooki Suit. Although there are only 3 secret areas with this, you only get 2 in this game, so it's up to you to think which 2 choices you want. Anchor: This item is rare and appears in only 3 Worlds, which are Worlds 2, 4, and 6. To get one of these, you'll need to unlock a Blue Mushroom house, and to do that, you'll need to get a certain amount of coins in a certain level. In World 2, you'll need to get at least 30 coins in World 2-2 to have this appear. In World 4, you'll need to get at least 24 coins in World 4-2. In World 6, you'll need at least 78 coins in World 6-7 to unlock this. Well, here is the use for this item: if you lose a life on an airship, it will slide to a different part of the map. The anchor will stop it in its place on the map so you don't have to chase it around, and it won't move anywhere else on the map. Useful if you lose lives a lot. Frog Suit: These are common in World 3, where you have to do a lot of swimming. Putting this on will turn Mario into a frog. If you are Frog Mario on land, you will be unable to run and you will still have the same jumping height. In the water these are obviously a lot more useful. Instead of having to press A to jump around, you can use the D-Pad to go wherever you want, and if bubbles are being blown out of a pipe, it will not move you, so those won't be annoying anymore. Use these for water levels. It also makes a good suit for your local school dance. Hammer Suit: I never knew Mario went this far into carpeting. It seems putting this on puts you into offense heaven. When you wear one of these, it's like being Fire Mario, except better. Instead of shooting out fireballs, you throw hammers! Someone's going to have a concussion. These aren't any ordinary hammers. These can knock out Boos and some of the flames too! Something a fireball can't do. Also, it can knock out Thwomps as well, so you'll be more on the safe side in the later levels. Also, when you duck, any fireballs a Piranha Plant shoots at you will not hurt you, giving you more protection. The only bad thing is that on Hammer Mario, you cannot slide down slopes, as you will only be able to duck. To shoot Tanooki Suit: Aww, Mario gets to be a bear. A dangerous bear. Being in a Tannoki Suit is just the same as being Raccoon Mario, except better. You still have a limited amount of flying time however when you run and stay in the air. But when you duck and press B, Mario will turn into a statue! This lasts for a few seconds, but while you're a statue, nothing can hit you, so this is good for areas with plenty of enemies. My favorite suit in the game. Plus if you have a little kid, this would make a great Halloween costume by being a fake statue in a yard or trick-or treating. ------------ Other Items ------------ These are items that you can't put in your item inventory. Jump block: These are red and white blocks with a music note on it. Too bad it didn't play music while hopping on them. You can use these to bounce high in the air and to get onto higher platforms. Sometimes there may be a hidden item in these if you stomp on them or hit them from below. To bounce high, keep pressing A when you land on the block. If you see a red version of these blocks, these will take you into coin heaven. All you have to do is bounce hard on them and you will be launched into the sky. But the thing is that these are hidden, so you'll have to look. Continuous Invincibility Star: Now, these appear in some of the levels. In some levels, there will be an Invincibility Star and if you grab it, one of the next few blocks may have an Invincibility Star in it too. But to get it, you must get to the block while you are invincible, otherwise you will get just 1 coin. These can become a good way to get 1-ups, like in World 7-3. But you'll have to be fast and not waste a lot of time. 1-up Mushroom: These are in e-reader cards, but they still won't pop up in your item inventory. These are green mushrooms that you can find in levels. These are rare but you can find them easily enough in most spots. Picking up one of these will give you an extra life as you guessed. It's always good to have a high amount of lives because you get a game over if you hit 0 lives. P-Switch: These are the round switches that have a P on them. Hitting them will turn coins into blocks and vice versa. This can also be important in many of the levels to get past walls of blocks or to use the blocks as bridges. You can also carry these around by just holding B and getting next to them. Then you can drop it by letting go of B. ============== 4. Characters ============== These are just the main characters, as enemies will have their own section. Mario = Of course, he is the main character of this game. In Super Mario Bros. 3, he is out to go rescue the 7 kings of the Mushroom Kingdom, who have been turned into animals by the Koopa Kids, who also stole their magic wands as well. In his 3rd debut (on the NES) of his Mario series, he rescued Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. and out to stop Bowser again. I also prefer Mario over Luigi because he runs faster, and he can stop faster, so you won't slip off a platform. Luigi = Mario's younger brother who has the option to join and help Mario at the beginning of them game (when you choose just Mario or Mario and Luigi). He was there to help Mario in the past and always will since 1985. Many people choose Luigi over Mario just because now he can jump higher than Mario in this Super Mario Bros. 3 remake. This makes the game easier for many people. But he is slower than Mario and flies slower. Another bad thing is that when trying to stop while running, he tends to skid around and he may slip off a platform. Also, you can be Luigi even if you do have 1 GBA. You can use him to have extra item storage or be able to work with different characters. Princess Peach = The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. It looks like Peach doesn't get kidnapped in this game while you are out there saving the Kings. Instead, she just writes letters to you giving you an item that may be in handy after clearing a castle. But, after you save all the kings she gets kidnapped, so you have to go out there and stop Bowser again. In earlier versions of this game, she would say "Thank you Mario, but our princess is in another castle" when you save her. Now whoever made her say that has an annoying mind. Anyway, her only use is having her give you items and tell you hints. Toads = These do a lot for you in the game. In the Mushroom houses, they are the host, telling you what to do. Also, in the 1-up games, he is also another host, telling you the rules of how to play and such. He is also another host in the N-Spade game, and last but not least, he jumps around like a girl saying the king has been transformed. Like the transformed king is really going to eat him... Bowser = The main enemy of the game. He likes to go out there and kidnap Princess Peach. He is a giant Koopa that breathes fire and does a lot of other things. You will see him at the end of the game to fight him and he is always the one causing trouble in all of the other Mario games. The Koopa Kids = Bowser's mischievous little children (if they are his kids, how were they born?). There are 7 of them, named Iggy, Morton, Wendy, Ludwig, Lemmy, Roy, and Larry. Each of them have their own special abilities, which I will mention during the Walkthrough. They are the ones sent out to turn the kings into animals and take over certain lands. My favorite is Ludwig as well. My favorite types of enemies in the game. ============= 5. Obstacles ============= These are things in the game not part of any other section in this FAQ. This also includes the stuff at the bottom of the screen when you play a level. Here is stuff at the bottom of your screen: Time: The amount of time you have left for the level. Some levels have higher time levels while some have lower. When your timer hits 0, you lose a life and need to start the level again. Score: Shows your current total score. Getting a million points gives you a star at the game selection screen. Also, your score is required to be a certain number to get aboard the white airships. Lives: Shows how many extra lives you have. You can have up to 999 lives maximum. Once your lives hit 0, you will get a game over and need to start bac at the last location you saved. ------------ Other Stuff ------------ "?" Blocks: These are found in pretty much all of the levels. Inside of these has something in them. Could be a useless coin, a Mushroom, Fire Flower, Leaf, maybe a P-Switch or a suit for Mario. Sometimes these contain power-ups if they are all by themselves. Hit these and try to memorize which blocks give out which. Coins: These can be anywhere in the game. In the air, in blocks, you name it. Collecting coins also gives you a chance to get onto the white airship when it depends on your score (see my unlockables and secrets section in this guide). Also, collecting 100 of these give you a 1-up, so if you see an area with a lot of coins, try to collect as many as you can. Coins are also needed for the mini games in World-e. Yellow Bricks: These are also scattered around many levels. You need to be at least Big Mario if you want to break these, otherwise they can't be destroyed. You will need to destroy these to get past certain areas when these block your path, and to get onto higher ledges. Another use is that some blocks have something hidden in them when you hit them. Sometimes multiple coins or a 1-up Mushroom. Blue Bricks: These are different from the yellow bricks. Instead of being able to break them open, you can pick these up and kick them at any enemy you want. You will need to do this to get to some areas in the later level, and it will knock out pretty much almost any enemy. Most of these blocks are common in the Ice World. Vines: These mostly come out of "?" blocks and come at different colors. These usually lead to secret levels or to higher platforms. When you see one of these, don't worry. Just get in front of them and hold Up to climb them. These may be found hidden sometimes. Hidden Blocks: Maybe you'll find one of these jumping out of nowhere. Maybe you'll find one of these to solve a puzzle. Whatever it is, these do serve a big use in the game. Sometimes you'll find 1-ups, coins, or whatever. But in some levels, you'll need to use hidden blocks as bridges to get from 1 place to another, like you'll see in one of the World 7 levels if you mess up. =============== 6. Walkthrough =============== Here is some stuff you can do during the game or before playing it: Before starting the game you'll get 3 files to choose from. You can save on any of them after beating a fortress or an airship, and you can get back to it any time as many times as you want. You'll also have the option to Save and Quit and load back up from the level you were previously at. Beware however that you can only use this once and then you'll have to Save and Quit. Now, on with the Walkthrough. Here is the story first: It was a rainy day in the Mushroom Kingdom. An airship was sent out to each world in the game. In each was a Koopa Kid, Bowser's mischievous children. They stole the wands from the kings and transformed them into something weird, and are out to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. One of the Toads writes a letter to Princess Peach, and then she reads it to Mario and Luigi. Now it is up to them to save the Mushroom Kingdom. Now, before starting the game, you can select if you want to play as just Mario or Mario and Luigi, where you control them every other turn. <><><><><><><><><><><> World 1: Grass Land <><><><><><><><><><><> Your quest starts here. Star by moving northeast to the 1 tile, and press A to start it. ---------- World 1-1 ---------- Ah, time to start the level. First, let's open it up by giving the Goomba a nice surprise and stomping him. From there, continue right until you get to 4 "?" blocks. The 4th one has a Mushroom, so use the higher platforms to hit it and get the Mushroom. Now jump over the pipe to your right and you will get to a Koopa on a green platform. Stun him and kick his shell at the "?" block to your right and a Leaf will pop out if you are still Big Mario. Grab it and continue all the way right until you get to a gap, dodging all of the enemies you see. Once you get to the gap, jump over it. Now, head right and you will get to two "?" blocks. The second one has a Mushroom/Leaf, so pick it up and head right. Jump over the next gap you see. Over here, head right up the stairs and continue all the way right until you get to an opening in between two pipes. Watch out for the small gap, jump into the opening and you will be fine. From here, run right to the end of the level and hit the tile. If you hit it while running, you should get a Star out of it. WORLD MAP From here, head east to the number 2 tile on the map. ---------- World 1-2 ---------- Another easy level. Of course, it's World 1. Start the level by heading up a slope. At the top, head right until you get to two "?" blocks. Hit the second one for a Mushroom/Leaf and then get on top of these "?" blocks. Use them to jump over the pipe to your right. Now head right up the slope before loads of Goombas come out of the pipes. At the top, jump over the pipe and you will get to two bricks. Hit them if you're little Mario and the coins around you will turn to bricks. Use them to get to the pipe and enter it. In here, collect the coins and enter the pipe to leave this room. Back out here, head all the way right up and down the slopes until you get to two music blocks. The second music block will have a Mushroom/Leaf in it, so pop it and grab the power-up you get. From here, head all the way right, jump over the pipe and you will get to three music blocks. The third one has an Invincibility star, so hit the block and pick it up. From here, run all the way right over the final pipe to the exit, and then hit the tile at the end of the level. On the world map, you have an option to go east or so south and get to the fortress without doing the levels. But this walkthrough will go in level order so I will list them here. Head east and take the next level. ---------- World 1-3 ---------- New enemies are in this level. The first new enemy you'll find is right next to you at the start of the level, which is a Boomerang Brother. Dodge its boomerangs and continue right until you get to a music block. Use it to get onto the bricks above you. On here, head right and drop back down to the ground below you. Down here, head right and you will see 4 blocks stacked on each other. Hop over them and you will get to 3 blocks stacked on each other. Hold right against them and jump and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out of it, so grab it. From here, head right and jump over the next pillar and the small gap. From here, run all the way right until you get to the exit, dodging all of the Boomerang Brothers, Koopas, and Goombas you see. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile and you will get at least a 1-up for collecting three tiles. WORLD MAP Now, on the world map, enter the Toad House. Pick any chest and you will get an item. Now let's go onto the fourth level. ---------- World 1-4 ---------- Welcome to the first challenge of the game, and it is the first auto-scrolling level as well. Start this level by hopping onto the bricks next to you. Use them to get onto the sliding platform to the right. Before it falls, get on the bricks to your right. On here, get the coins while waiting for the screen to scroll. Use the next two platforms to get onto the lower of two platforms next to you. On here, hit the third brick and a 1-up Mushroom will pop out. If it slides to the right, grab it, otherwise leave it alone. From here, get on the platform to your right. On here, get the coins and hop to the next L-Shaped platform. On here, get to the platform below you. Down here, hit the brick to your left and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. From here, get back onto the higher platform and head onto the sliding platform to the right. On here, get to the backward L-shaped platform to the right. See that brick on top of the other? Whack it with your tail (if you are Raccoon Mario/Luigi), and a 1-up Mushroom will pop out, so pick it up. From here, get onto the sliding platform and use it to get onto the platform to the right. On here, get on the sliding platform to your right. Wait for it to fall and when the timing is right, jump into the opening between the two bricks. On here, jump onto the sliding platform to your right. Use the next few sliding platform to get onto the next platform of bricks. On here, jump over the Koopa to your right and enter the pipe. In here, run straight to the exit, hit the tile, and you're done. WORLD MAP Now, head southwest to the spade game to play for 1-ups. Now, after that, head west to the first fortress. ----------------- World 1 Fortress ----------------- Don't worry, it isn't that bad. Only the second half can annoy you if you're not quick. Start the first fortress by heading up the stairs to your right. At the top, head right and jump right from platform to platform over the lava until you get to a "?" block. Once you get to it, hit it and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will come out. Get the Fire Flower if you prefer it over the Leaf and jump over the pit to your right. From here, head all the way right up and down the stairs until you stop at lava, dodging the circles of fire swirling around. Once you get to the lava pit, jump over it and jump from platform to platform until you get to another "?" block. Hit it for a Mushroom/Leaf, and then open the door to your right. Watch out! The ceiling full of spikes is falling above you, so get in the small opening you see in between the spikes and you'll be fine. Once that passed through, head right and jump over this platform until you get to the other end of the room. Once you get over here, the spikes won't touch you and wait for them to rise to the ceiling. This will show another door, so open it. In here, head right until you get to the first boss fight of the game. ****************** Boss: Boom Boom Difficulty: 1.5/5 ****************** This fight is really easy, and you'll be fighting a lot of these. First, the wall will close in so you won't be going anywhere. When you start the fight with Boom-Boom, hit him on the head and get to his left. While he is stunned, wait for him to jump in the air and hit him again, otherwise try to hit him when he's sliding around. After the second hit he will run crazy around the room. Once you get the chance, hit him on the head for a third time and you're done. He will explode, releasing an orb. Collect it and you're done with this fortress. Now it will explode, also getting rid of a lock on the map to get around the world easier. WORLD MAP Save your game, and head southwest to the 5th level. ---------- World 1-5 ---------- You'll start this level by sliding down a slope, knocking out all of the enemies in your path. After that is done, get out of the water and head up the slope to your right. At the top, get past the pipe. From here, head right and you will see higher and lower ground. Get on the higher path and head right until you see an opening above you. On the left wall of this opening is a hidden musical block right here: _____ ____________ | | |B | ______________/ | X / --------------------/ Say the X is you. The B is where the hidden block is. Get next to the left wall and jump until you hit a music block. Once you find it, bounce on it and it will send you into coin heaven. Up here, get all the coins possible, and once you're all done, head down the pipe at the end of the level. Down here, go right and get on the higher platform. At the top, slide down the slope to your right, and you will knock out all the enemies in your path. At the bottom, fall down the pit to your right. Down here, jump over the pipes and watch out for the Piranha Plants. Once you do that, head right to the end of the room and jump through the pipe in the ceiling. Out here, head right to the exit and hit the tile. WORLD MAP Now, head east to the 6th level. ---------- World 1-6 ---------- This level is just like World 1-4 with all the platforms, except this is easier and the screen doesn't scroll. Now, head right and jump from platform to platform until you get to a platform with a "?" block on it. On here, get rid of the Koopa and hit the "?" block for a Mushroom or a Leaf. Now, hop on the platform to your right. On here, get on the moving platform to your right and use it to hop onto the music blocks. On here, hop onto the platform to your right. On here, hop on the platform to your right. On here, there will be 4 bricks above you. Hit the second one to the left and it will create a hole. Now hit the second one from the right and a 1-up Mushroom will pop out, so quickly grab it. From here, get onto the high platform to the right. On here, you will see a small gap in the platform, so fall on it and you will land on a block. Use it to get on the platform to your right and it will start moving, so ride it until you see another platform made of blocks, and then get on it. On here, get on the moving platform to your right and use it to get onto the platform to your right and it will start moving up and down. Use this platform to hop on the platform to the right. On here, run right and you will get to the exit, so hit the tile. ******************************************************************************* WORLD MAP: By this time there should be a Hammer Bros. walking around near you. Get to it and you will start a fight. Knock it out and a chest will appear, so pick it up for an Invincibility Star. Now, get your random item from the Toad House to the left. After you do all that, head to the castle where Toad is screaming for help. ******************************************************************************* ---------------- World 1 Airship ---------------- Before you aboard the airship, you'll see the king has been transformed into a snake from Super Mario Bros. 2. Now, you will head to the airship and get aboard it, find the magic wand, and defeat Larry. All airships are auto-scrolling levels. Start this level by heading right, seeing your first sets of cannons in the game. Get past them and dodge their cannonballs, which are pretty easy to dodge. Get past them and head right, jumping over each cannon and pillar. From here, continue right until you get to a "?" block. Hit it for a Mushroom/Fire Flower and get it. Now, head right until you get to a staircase, dodging all of the cannonballs, cannons, and the ones on the ceilings too. Once you get to a ceiling, head up it. At the top, enter the white pipe. ****************** Boss: Larry Koopa Difficulty: 1.5/5 ****************** This is your first official boss of the game, and he is pretty easy. Don't worry, all Koopa Brothers do this. They fire a magic blast from the wand at the start, and it shouldn't hit you if you jump. From there, Larry will try to jump at you, so dodge him. Now hit him on the head when you can, he and will be stunned and then jump into the air. Dodging his magic blasts are easy, and hit him a second time. When trying to hit him a third time, he will go faster and fire the wand more often, but Larry is easy and shouldn't be a problem. After the third hit, he will surrender the wand, so pick it up and turn the king back to normal. Now the king lives you a letter from Princess Peach: "Greetings, If you see any ghosts, be careful. They will give chase if you turn away. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you. Princess Toadstool" The item she gives to you is a P-Wing. If you did all the levels, you will get a World 1 Perfect Clear. Otherwise, save your game. Onto the next world! <><><><><><><><><><><><> World 2: Desert World <><><><><><><><><><><><> On the world map, head northeast to the first level of World 2. Time for some hot, hot times in the desert. ---------- World 2-1 ---------- Welcome to the desert, and the first level of this world is quite fun. Start this level by heading right and you will get to a set of bricks. If you look really carefully, you will see some darker blocks. These blocks like to jump around, so watch out. But they can be fun to play around with by hopping on all of them in the area. Anyway, you will see a "?" block in these bricks, so hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf and then grab it. Once you do that, get past the bricks to your right. From here, head right, jumping over all of the bricks until you get to two "?" blocks. The second one has an Invincibility Star, so hit the block and grab it. Now run all the way right until you get to two music blocks. Bounce on them to get onto the purple platform above you. On here, head right and you will see a gap with two wooden blocks in them. Use them to jump over the gaps and get onto the other purple platform. On here, run right until you get to the edge of the platform. Once you get to it, drop down to the ground below you. Down here, head right until you get to a set of bricks and two orange pipes. Watch out for the Piranha Plants and the jumping blocks. From here, run all the way right and you will get to the exit. Now hit the tile, watching out for the hoping brick. WORLD MAP On the world map, head north and you will see a spade icon to the left and the 2nd level to the right. Play the 1-up game on the left and after that, head to the next level. ---------- World 2-2 ---------- This level is pretty pointless and all you do is ride a platform across the water. So I just call this the "oasis". Anyway, start the level by heading right and jumping over the sand pit. Watch out for the Piranha Plant shooting fireballs at you. From here, head right and you will see a block on the ground. Bump into it and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. From here, jump over the orange pipe and the gap to your right. Now, jump over the sand pit to your right and then continue right to get to a really pointless part in the level. You will see a platform above the water, so get on it and it will start sliding to the right. On here, ride this moving platform all the way to the end of this water pit, jumping over all of the blocks you see, collecting all of the coins in your path, and knocking out any flying Koopas that get in your way. At the end of the ride, get on the ground to your right and enter the orange pipe. In here, run right to the exit and hit the tile when you see it. WORLD MAP Now, on the world map, head south to the fortress. ----------------- World 2 Fortress ----------------- Pretty boring fortress if you ask me. Once you start the level, head down the stairs next to you. At the bottom, head right until you see a Thwomp on the ceiling. Get close to it and it will pound to the ground, and when it rises, run under it so it won't hit you. From here, head up the stairs to your right. At the top, head down the stairs in front of you. From here, continue right until you see another Thwomp in the ceiling. Get close to it so it falls and rises, and then run under it. From here, head right up the stairs and you will see a green pipe hanging from the ceiling, so enter it. Up here, walk right and you will see a brown platform and a spike pit. Carefully jump over the spike pit to get onto the platform. On here, wait for the Thwomp to fall and then get past it. Now jump over the rest of the spike pit and get onto the platform to your right. On here, RUN all the way right until you get to a door, and all of the Thwomps you see should fall and miss you, ignoring the Boos too. Once you get to the door, open it and go through it. In here is a platform falling and rising with spikes on them. When they are high in the air, run under them. After you run under the first 4 spike platforms, you should see a door rising and falling. When it rises, open it and go through it. In here, run right into the boss room. ****************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty 1.5/5 ****************** Just like the first fight, Boom-Boom is easy. Once the fight starts, try to hit him on the head. Now, he will be stunned and jump into the air, then try to run like crazy around the room. The trick is to get next to him while he is stunned, and then to hit him in the air when he jumps, otherwise you'll have to hit him a different way. After two hits, he will run around the room faster, so watch out trying to hit him a third time. After three hits, he will explode so collect the orb and you're done with this Fortress. WORLD MAP On the world map, the lock next to the pipe will be removed, allowing you to get to the pipe and a Mushroom House. Enter the Mushroom house and get your random item, and then proceed to the third level of this map. ---------- World 2-3 ---------- Coming here as at least Big Mario is pretty useful. The first few parts of this map has pyramids made up of platforms. At the start of the level, get to the top platform on the pyramid next to you. At the top you will see a brick under both "?" blocks. Break the brick on the right and hit the block and then a Mushroom/Leaf will come out, so pick it up. From here, hop onto the next pyramid to the right. On here, get to the top and you will see two "?" blocks on top of bricks. On here, break the brick on the right side and hit the block and an Invincibility Star will pop out, so pick it up. From here, get to the bottom of the pyramid. Down here, jump over the gap to the right. Instead of getting on top of this pyramid, just ignore it and get to the right of it. From here, head right and now you will get to pyramids made of bricks. Jump over them and watch out for the bricks that jump high into the air. Once you get past these pyramids, head right and you will get to a staircase, watching out for all of the jumping bricks. Once you get to the staircase, head up it. At the top, fall in the pit to your right. Down here, stun the Koopa and kick the shell. Now quickly get out of this pit so you won't be killed by the shell. Now watch the shell get rid of all the bricks, uncovering an orange pipe. Once all of the bricks are clear and the Koopa Shell is below the orange pipe, go back down into the pit and enter the pipe. Out here, head right and you will get to the exit. Hit it. WORLD MAP Now, on the world map you may be fighting a Boomerang Brother if one is on the map. If so, one gives out a Hammer and the other gives out a Music Box. Once you get to these on the map, fight them. ----------------------- World 2 Quicksand Area ----------------------- One of the most annoying levels in the early parts of this game. You have plenty of sand pits in the beginning, the tornado, and an Angry Sun. Coming here in at least Big Mario is highly recommended. Start this level by heading right. Jump over the first sand pit. Now, the second one will have a Piranha Plant spitting fire at you. Jump over it and now jump over the third pit. This pit has two Piranha Plants spitting at you, so when they duck into the quicksand, jump over them. Now you will be in a flat land. Get rid of the Koopa and RUN right at full speed. You will see a white tornado. If you are running to it at full speed, jump into it and you should be able to fly past it. Otherwise, you'll get thrown back near the quicksand and then try again. Once you get past the tornado, continue right. As you progress through the level, the sun in the air will start to move and dive down at you, so when you see it move, stay where you are and jump when it dies. Once it starts attacking, continue right until you see a Koopa. Stun it and pick up the shell. Wait for the sun to dive down and when it is right next to you, kick it at the sun and he will be gone. Now, continue right past the bricks and Koopas until you get to the exit, dodging the sun if you didn't kill it (wouldn't this place be dark now)? Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. So much for this level. WORLD MAP On the world map, you will have a choice to head north or south. Head north, get the item in the Mushroom house, and go to the 4th level. If there is a Boomerang Bro in your way, knock it out. Make sure you fight both and you will have a Hammer and a Music block. ---------- World 2-4 ---------- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coming here as Big Mario is highly recommended again if you want to take a shortcut in this level. One you start the level, head right and you will see a Red Koopa on a platform. Stun it and get on the ground below you, which is to the left of a small pit. In this pit is a "?" block. Kick the shell at the block and a Leaf will come out, so pick it up. Now go back to the start of the level until you hit a wall. Above you is a brick. Run around to power up your meter and then fly and hit the bricks. Once you get all through of them you will be in a secret area. In here are plenty of coins and a P-Switch to have plenty of fun. Just head right until you get to the edge of this platform, and then drop down. Down here, head right and hit the exit tile. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, you want to be a man and take the level the hard way. So it doesn't matter which Mario you are entering the level. Start the level by heading right until you see a pole with a Koopa on it. Stun it and drop down to the ground below you. To your right should be a "?" block in a gap. Kick the shell into the gap and it should hit the block and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. From here, jump over the gap and get on the ground to your right. On here, head right and you will see another Koopa on a platform. Stun it and pick up the shell. Holding the shell, jump over the gap to the right. On here, kick the shell and hit will hit a "?" block, revealing a Mushroom/Leaf. Pick it up and get rid of the Boomerang Brother to the right. From here, head right until you get to a "?" block, jumping over all of the gaps and platforms you see. Once you get to the "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. Now get on the higher platform above you. On here, jump over the orange pipe and continue right until you get to the exit, knocking out all the Boomerang Brothers and Koopas you see, and collecting all of the coins as well. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP Now, on the world map, get to the 5th level which is to your southwest. ---------- World 2-5 ---------- Another fun level. This level also introduces the Chain Chomp enemy, so be careful. Start this level by dodging and jumping over the first Chain Chomp you see. Now continue right until you see another Chain Chomp. Use the higher platforms to get past him. Now, head right and you will get to a gap. Jump over the gap and continue right. You will see another Chain Chomp, and use the higher platforms to dodge him again. From here, head all the way right until you see another higher platform above you, so jump onto it. On here, head right and you will see a Koopa. To your left should be a pit with 5 bricks. Stun the Koopa and kick it into the bricks. It should hit the lower bricks and one of them should have a vine popping out of the brick. Climb the vine to the top and you will see platforms made of clouds, so get on them. On here, head left and hop from cloud to cloud until you get to a pipe, collecting all of the coins as well. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. In here, collect all the coins and you will see a set of bricks in this room. Hit the one in the lower middle and a P-Switch should come out of it. Destroy the bricks around it and then hit the P-Switch, and this will turn all the bricks to coins. Collect them all and then enter the pipe to leave this room. Back out here, head onto the platform above you and you should see 4 "?" blocks. The first three blocks have coins, and the fourth one has a Mushroom/Leaf, so pick it up. Now, drop down to the floor below you. Down here, run all the way right until you get to the end of the level. Once you get to the exit, dodge the Chain Chomp and get the exit tile. WORLD MAP On the world map, play the 1-up game near you and then head to the pyramid. ---------------- World 2 Pyramid ---------------- Like most levels, coming here in at least Big Mario is suggested. Try to best come in here as Raccoon Mario/Luigi. Anyway, you'll start the level next to a big pyramid. If you notice, there is a different colored platform next to a door. You can walk through that platform, so head up the stairs, enter the door and you'll be in the pyramid. In here, head up the stairs to your right. At the top you will see a "?" block. If you are already Raccoon Mario, ignore it. Otherwise, get rid of the Buzzy Beetle and hit the block for the Mushroom/Leaf. Now, head right down the slope. Stun a Buzzy Beetle and pick it up, and then get on the middle platform heading down the slope. Over here, kick the shell at the bricks and they will break, or you can whack them with your tail to get rid of them. Once you get past the bricks, head right to the blue pipe. Get on it and get on the platform to the left. Up here, head left and get on the platform to your right. On here, use the Buzzy Beetle shell to get rid of the bricks to your right, or you can tail whack them. Once you get past the bricks, head right and you will see a pipe and a platform above you. Jump around to the right of the platform until you find a hidden block. Use this to get to the pipe and then enter it. In this secret room, break one of the bricks above you, and then get on one of the bricks. Up here, collect all the coins. Now break a brick above you and get on the platform above you. On here, collect all the coins and then hit the P-Switch on the bottom of this room. This will turn the rest of the bricks into coins, so collect them all and leave this room by entering the pipe. Back in here, head right until you stop at a wall of bricks. Either tail whack them to get rid of them or have a Buzzy Beetle Shell get rid of them. Once you do that, head all the way right until you see a pipe in the ceiling. Once you see the pipe, enter it. Out here, you will be on the other side of the pyramid. Get rid of the Boomerang Brother and head left up the pyramid stairs. You will see a P-Switch, so hit it and blue coins will appear. Collect them all and then head right to the exit. Now hit the tile. WORLD MAP On the map, you should already have a hammer from the Boomerang Brother. If now, fight it. Now, get to the extreme northeast corner of this map. You should see a rock next to a tree, so break that rock using the hammer, and it will make a new pathway. On this pathway is a Fire Bros. and a Toad House. Enter the Toad House for a free Frog Suit and fight the Fire Bros. for a whistle (bringing a Fire Flower is suggested). Once that's over with, head to the castle. ---------------- World 2 Airship ---------------- Well, it seems in the castle, Morton Koopa has transformed the king into the ladybug from Super Mario Bros. 2. Time to go save the Desert Land by boarding the Airship. Start this airship by heading right. Dodge the first two cannons and watch out for the Bullet Bills. Now get onto the higher platform above you. On here, head right and watch out for the cannon below you. On the other edge of this platform, drop down to the ground below you. Down here, jump over the 4 sets of cannons of all sizes, watching out for the Bullet Bills. Past the cannons is a higher platform. Get on it and dodge the rest of the Bullet Bills. On here, hit the "?" block for a Mushroom/Fire Flower. Pick it up and head right. You will see crates below you, so get to them. Dodge the Bullet Bills and get to the ground below you. Down here, head right. You will get to another pair of cannons and Bullet Bills, so carefully dodge them. Now, use the crates to get back onto the platform above you. On here, head right and fall into the small pit. Down here, you will see yellow tips coming out of the ground. These are a new enemy, the Rocky Wrench. They come out of the ground and throw wrenches at you. Knock out each of them without getting hit by the wrenches or the Bullet Bills. Head right, get past the 2 sets of cannons, and then enter the silver pipe. ******************* Boss: Morton Koopa Difficulty: 2/5 ******************* Morton is just as easy as Larry Koopa. At the start of the fight he will fire a magic blast at you. If you don't move, it shouldn't hit you. The only difference with Morton is that the floor is a little bit more bumpy and that Morton fires a bit more often than Larry. Stomp him on the head and he will retreat to his shell, going into the air. When he comes out, try to hit him again for the second time. After two hits, he will become a bit faster and fire the wand more often, but it shouldn't be much of a problem getting that third hit in. After 3 hits, he will surrender the wand so pick it up. The king of the Desert World has been saved and he looks like a king for sure this time. Of course, he gives you a letter from Princess Peach. "Greetings, The White Block contains magic powers that will help you defeat your enemies. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you. Princess Toadstool" The white block she is talking about is that pointless music box. Her gift is the Lakitu cloud that lets you get past levels without playing them. Sweet. If you did all World 2 levels, you will get a World 2 Perfect Clear. Save your game, and then let's head to the next world. After this hot, hot desert, Mario is about to take a nice swim into the water. <><><><><><><><><><><> World 3: Water World <><><><><><><><><><><> On the map, there is a boulder next to you blocking a 1-up game. If you didn't use your hammer the last world, you can use it here. Otherwise, ignore the pipe and head up to the first level. ---------- World 3-1 ---------- As always, life begins in the water. Come here in at least Big Mario. When you start the level, you will sink to the ground. After that, fall down the gap to the left. Down here, hit the "?" block for a Mushroom/Fire Flower because you'll really need it. Many people ignore this area as well. Now, head back up through the opening to the level's starting point. Back over here, swim all the way to the right until you get to a large pit, dodging all of the Bloopers you see and swimming over the pipes blowing you up into the air. Once you get to a large gap, step into it. Down here, swim right and collect the 8 coins, watching out for the flower shooting out mines. From here, swim right past the pipe. Now, swim right and you will get to two "?" blocks. There is also a flower spitting mines below them, so be careful. Hit the left block for a Mushroom/Fire Flower, grab it, and collect as many coins as you can. Now, get to the wall on the right and start swimming upwards. You will get to another opening, so head into it. From here, swim all the way right until you stop at a wall, swimming through all of the platforms and dodging all of the Blooper Nannies. If you see one, fry it with your new Fire Flower. Once you stop at a wall, there should be a pipe on the ceiling above you. Swim up to it and enter it. Out here, head right to the exit, and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head north to level 2, and play the N-Spade game if it pops up. ---------- World 3-2 ---------- This is a really fun map. Start this level by getting onto the platform moving up and down to your right. From here, get on the moving platform to the right and then use this to get onto the platform to your right. On here, hit the "?" block and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will pop out, so pick it up. Now get on the platform to your right. Once you get on it, it will start moving, so ride this platform until you see an L-Shaped platform made of wooden blocks. Once you see it, bump into one of the blocks on the left and then hop onto the platform. A star will come out of the left block you bumped into, so pick it up. Before the moving platform gets away from you, hop back on it. On here, ride this platform, skipping the first "?" block. If you are still invincible when you get to the second "?" block, hit it for another star and then grab it to stay invincible. Now ride this platform until you get to the end of it and then hop on the platform to the right. On here, hit the "?" block if you are still invincible for another star, and then head on the platform to the right. This platform will start moving, so ride this platform until get to the end of it. At the end of the ride, get onto the platform above you. On here, there will be a pipe to your right. There is a Piranha Plant shooting fire at you, so dodge it and wait for it to go back into the pipe. Now enter the pipe. Out here, you will be in the exit area. Head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head northwest to the mushroom. Pick any of the 3 chests for a Frog Suit, and then head east to the third level on the map. ---------- World 3-3 ---------- A really annoying level in this game. Watch out for Big Boss, and please enter this level being Fire Mario. Start this level by heading right and jumping over the gap. Also watch out because the platforms rise and fall as well. If Big Boss jumps at you, fry them with your Fire Flower. Now, head right over the small gaps and you'll get to a platform made of bricks. Cross the platform to the edge and then head on the platform below you. From here, head right and jump from platform to platform until you get to a spinning red platform, dodging Big Bertha. From here, get on the red platform when it stops spinning and use it to get onto the platform to your right. On here, hit the brick for a Mushroom/Fire Flower and then pick it up. Now head right and hop on the bricks in the air. On here, hop on the next set of bricks to your right. From here, hop from brick to brick until you get to the last brick, and when that happens, drop down to the normal platform below you. Down here, watch out for a Big Boss or a Cheep-Cheep, and then hop from platform to platform until you see another platform made of bricks, dodging all of the Cheep-Cheep and a Big Boss. Once you see the bricks, get on them and hop across them until you get to a red spinning platform. Get on it when it stops spinning and then use it to get onto the pipe to your right. Enter the pipe. Out here, head right to the exit, and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head south to the Fortress, fighting any Hammer Bros. in your way. -------------------- World 3 Fortress #1 -------------------- This fortress is really easy. It has 9 doors, and most of them lead to the basement of water where you swim just back to a door. When you start this level, head right and count the doors, dodging all of the Boos and Thwomps in your way. Count the doors until you get to the 6th door. When you get to it, open it and go through it. This is the real door. In here, use the platforms to get onto the platform above you. On here, open the door and go through it. In here, head right and you will get to Boom-Boom. ****************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 2.5/5 ****************** Ok, you're fighting Boom-Boom again. Easy this time, right? Not. Well, when the fight starts, try to hit him on the head when he starts moving around. After the first hit, get next to him while he's stunned. When he jumps up into the air, hit him. Otherwise, Boom-Boom will grow a pair of wings and he will start to fly around the room. Now, wait for him to swoop down on you and when the timing is right, hit him on the head. After 2 hits, he will lose his wings so try to hit him a third time before he moves around really fast and jumps like crazy. After 3 hits, he will explode, so jump up and pick up the orb he leaves behind. So much for this rip off castle. WORLD MAP: Play the 1-up game to your left. Save your game. Head east and you will have the choice to play either level 4 or 5. Since this guide is going in order, do level 4 first. Also, fight any Hammer Bros. you see. Once has a Hammer you'll need. ---------- World 3-4 ---------- This is a fun level. Start this level by heading right and sliding down the hill to knock out the two Goombas. From here, head right and jump over the two pipes and you will get to a "?" block. Hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. Now use this block to get onto the hill above you. On here, slide down the hill to your right and knock out all the Goombas. At the bottom, jump off the hill and you should go really high into the air, high enough to get onto the platform to the right. If not, you will fall into the water. Get next to the wall on your right and jump. A hidden block should be found, so use this block to get onto the platform above you. Up here, slide down the hill to the right. At the bottom, hit the "?" blocks for coins and continue right until you see a "?" block on top of a wooden block. Hit it for a Mushroom/Fire Flower, and grab the Fire Flower if you prefer it over a leaf. From here, continue until you get to a bridge made of 5 bricks. Get under them and hit the second one to the left and a 1-up Mushroom will pop out. Pick it up and then watch out. This will be the first level you meet Lakitu in. Watch out and dodge all of his Spinies. Continue all the way right until you get to the exit, dodging Lakitu and his Spinies, and jumping from platform to platform. Once you get to the exit, quickly hit the tile before Lakitu causes more problems. WORLD MAP: If you notice above you, there are bridges deploying up and down leading to a Mushroom House. To make the bridges go up or down, you must play a level and die/beat it. You then can get to the Mushroom House for a free Frog Suit. Anyway, head south to the 5th level. ---------- World 3-5 ---------- A frog suit would be nice hear because you have a lot of enemies and obstacles in your way. So, if you have one, wear it. Now, start the level by diving into the water to your right. From here, continue right under the "?" blocks, dodging all of the Cheep-Cheeps and Big Berthas out there. From here, stay low in the water to avoid the worst enemies. Now, continue to swim right until you see a pipe next to a gap, collecting all of the coins and dodging all of the enemies you see. Once you see a pipe next to a gap, enter it. You can only do this if you are Frog Mario. In the pipe, HOLD RIGHT WHILE FALLING to get into the opening to the right. If not, enter the pipe, go back left, and try again. Hit this giant "?" block for 3 1-up Mushrooms and collect them all. Now leave this place. Back in the water, swim left and you will see a pipe hanging from the ceiling. Try to swim up to it and you should find a hidden block containing a 1-up Mushroom. Here is an ASCII to help. | | |____| 1 X Say the X is you. You see the pipe above you and the 1 is a 1-up Mushroom. Try to swim up to the pipe right around there to find the hidden block. From here, swim all the way right until you get to a pipe, dodging all of the Bloopers, Jellyfish, and Big Berthas. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Out here, jump around over the water until you find another hidden block with a 1-up Mushroom. Use this ASCII to help: --------| | | --------| 1 ----------- ________________________________________ X Say the X is you. The long line of underscores (where the X is below) is the water) and the line of dashes is a platform. The 1 is where the hidden block is, just next to the pipe. Jump around in this area until you find it. Once you find it, head right and swim out of the water. From here, head right until you get to the exit pipe, and then hit it. WORLD MAP: Ok, hopefully you still have that Hammer you got from the Hammer Bros. in this world. If so, head southeast and use the hammer to smash the boulder. Now head right to the dock, and then hop on the boat. Use the boat to get onto the island on the right. On here, play the two 1-up games and get the Frog Suits from both Mushroom houses. Now swim right to the next island which only has 1 Mushroom House. Enter it and claim the item in any chest. Now swim back to the World Map, and head north up to the 6th level. ---------- World 3-6 ---------- I really hope you aren't afraid of heights for this level. This level is also an auto scroller. Start the level by heading onto the donut platform to the right. Hit the "?" block for a Mushroom/Fire Flower and then get onto the platform to your right. On here, use the red spinning platform to get onto the wooden platform to the right. On here, stun the red Koopa and then kick its shell to the right and it will fall to the platform below, hitting the bricks for multiple coins. Once that is done, head onto the next wooden platform to the right. On here, head right and use this platform to get on the smaller platform to the right of here, dodging all of the Koopas. On here, kick the Koopa off this platform and then before you get on the next platform, you will see a higher and a lower platform. Get on the lower platform and you will see three ice blocks. Pick one up and toss it on the brick to your right. It will reveal a P-Switch, so hit it and all of the bricks will turn to coins. You'll notice one brick will not turn into a coin. Hit that and a 1-up Mushroom will pop up, so get it when it slides to the right. Now grab all of the coins. Once that is done, try to get onto the platform above you. On here, head on the donut platforms to the right. Use these to hop onto the red spinning platform, and then use this platform to jump onto the pipe to your right (or you can jump over the red platform). Now enter the pipe. From here, jump from platform to platform until you get to the exit, and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head east to level number 7 on this map. ---------- World 3-7 ---------- This level is pretty fun if you have a Fire Flower. Start this level by hitting the "?" block above you for a coin. Now drop down to the ground below you. Down here, head right and jump over the gap. From here, head right until you get to a set of bricks. Dodge all of the enemies throwing spiked balls at you as well. When you get to a set of bricks, hit all of them until you can get to the top row. The second to left brick on the top row has 1-up Mushroom, so hit that brick and get the 1-up. From here, head right and jump over the gap you see. On here, get rid of the Koopa and the Spike enemies. Now jump over the small gap to your right. From here, jump over the green pipe and then jump over the small gap. Now, to your right are two u-shaped platforms made of bricks. Get on top of the bigger one. Above you is the smaller u-shaped platform. Now, the top left brick has a vine. This is the one to hit: V--Vine _ _ |_|___|_| |_|_|_|_| X Say the X is you. The brick below the V is the one to hit. Shatter the brick below it and hit that brick. A vine will pop out, so climb it. At the top, head left and jump from cloud to cloud until you get to a brick, collecting all of the coins you see. Once you get to a brick, hit it and a P-Switch will pop out. Hit it and then drop back down to the ground below you. Down here, head right and collect all of the coins while they are still here. From here, head right and you will get to a green pipe. Jump over it and you will see a higher platform. Jump on it. On here, jump onto the next higher platform. Bump into the wooden block to your left and a Fire Flower will pop out, so pick it up. Now, head right until you get to the exit, dodging all of the Spikes in your way. Once you get to the exit, get rid of the Spike and hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head southeast to get to the second fortress of this world. -------------------- World 3 Fortress #2 -------------------- A Frog Suit isn't really necessary here, but it's not 100% needed. But come here in Fire Flower form. Once you start this level, enter the pipe to your right. In this room, swim up to the higher platform above you. Up here, swim right until you get to a "?" block, dodging the Roto-Disc and Cheep-Cheep you see. Once you get to the "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will pop out of it, so pick it up. From here, swim right past the next Roto-Disc and then enter the pipe to the right. In this area, there is a set of white platforms and Boos sliding on them, and they can hurt you. The best way you can avoid them is to swim underneath them where they won't be able to touch you. Now you will get to a lone platform with Boos on it. The best way to get through this one is to swim over it. Now to the right of this is a set of platforms with Boos sliding on them. To get past this one, swim right in the middle of them without going too high or too low. After that, swim right to the pipe. In here, head right and you will get to Boom-Boom. ********************** Boss Fight: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 2.5/5 ********************** This is just like the last fight you had with him, except this room has two blocks on the air, which may get in your way or something. The fight starts out as always. Hit Boom-Boom on the head. Now, while he is stunned, get right next to him. When he jumps up in the air, try to hit him again before you get to the worst part of the fight. Boom-Boom will grow a pair of wings and fly around the room and then swoop down at you. When that happens, try to hit him. After two hits, he will go around the room fast and jump around, so try to hit him on the head as best as you can. After three hits, pick up the orb he leaves behind. WORLD MAP: Play the 1-up game to the left, and then head west to the 8th level. ---------- World 3-8 ---------- Why must we see Big Bertha again? WHY? Bring a Fire Flower with you to this level because Big Bertha is after you again. Make sure you don't become his lunch. At the start of the level, fry him with a fireball. Also, the platforms you're on will rise and drop to the water. Another thing is if you collect 44 coins here, you get the Blue Mushroom house. So let's make this level worth it. Start the level by hopping on the platform next to you. On here, hop onto the next platform. Kick the Koopa at the brick and a vine will come out. Climb this vine to avoid Big Bertha when the platforms sink low. From here, hop onto the next platform. On here should be two ice blocks and a brick. Kick the ice blocks out and keep hitting the bricks for multiple coins. Once that is over, hop onto the next platform. On here, make a long jump for the next platform. Get the 3 coins on here and then hop onto the next platform. On here, collect all of the coins and then kick the Koopa shell at the next brick for a vine. Use this to stay away from Big Bertha. When the platforms are high again, hop onto the next platform. On here, get the 3 coins and then hop onto the next platform. Get on the brick to avoid Big Bertha and then get the 4 coins above you. From here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, head right and get on the pillar. Below you should be another platform and a wooden platform. Use the wooden platform to get to the platform below you. Down here, collect the 6 coins and you will get to a P-Switch. Hit it and the coins to your right will turn to bricks. Run and then duck to slide beneath you, and then get the coins above you. Up here, get the coins and then hit the brick and a 1-up Mushroom will pop out, so pick it up. When the P-switch music stops, get the coins below you, and then run for the hills to get to the pipe on your right, and then enter it. In here, run to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head southeast over the bridge to the last level of this world. If you got 44 coins from World 3-8, a Blue Mushroom will appear on the map. Get to it, enter it, and get a P-wing. ---------- World 3-9 ---------- Yay, we get to end World 3 with a fun level. Start this level by dropping down to the ground below you. Down here, head right and run under the pipe. From here, head right and jump over the cannon, watching out for the Goomba above you. From here, head right until you stop at another cannon. Once you do, use the platforms next to you to get onto the platform above you. On here, head right and you will get to the edge of the platform. At the end of the platform, drop down to the ground below you. Down here, head right and you will see 3 music blocks surrounded by ice blocks. Get rid of the ice blocks and then hit the middle music block for a Mushroom/Fire Flower, and then pick it up. From here, head right and you will get to another set of ice blocks. Get rid of them and then get rid of the Koopa. In here, break the ice blocks to your right and then hit the brick above you. A 1-up Mushroom will come out of it, so pick it up. From here, head right and you will get to another set of ice blocks. Get rid of them so you will be able to enter the pipe. Once you get rid of them, enter the pipe. You will now be in the water. In here, swim right until you get to a pipe, dodging the Cheep-Cheep you see. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Back out here, head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Enter the pipe to your right. In here, enter the pipe to your right. Back on the world map, enter the castle to your left. ---------------- World 3 Airship ---------------- Jeeze, can't Nintendo think of something else to transform these enemies? All of them are from other games. This king has been transformed to an Albino Rhino. Time to board the airship once again. Try to bring a Fire Flower with you as well. At the start of the airship, jump over the pillar to your right. From here, jump into the pit to your right. Down here, watch out for the Rocky Wrenches popping up from the ground. Get rid of them and then jump over the cannon to your right. From here, head right onto the higher platform and then drop down to the ground below you, dodging all of the cannons firing at you. Down here, head right and get onto the platform above you. Up here is a "?" block. If you are Big or Fire Mario, a Leaf will pop out. DO NOT GRAB IT IF YOU ARE FIRE MARIO, OTHERWISE PICK IT UP. From here, get right and get past all the cannons aimed at your head. Now get onto the platform above you. Up here you'll see a screw on the wire. To get to the other end of the wire, keep jumping on it so you won't fall off. You'll need to do this in the later levels. At the end of the wire, head right and you will see a platform above you. Get to it. Up here, head right and you will get to the pipe. Before entering it, there is a "?" block to the right. Hit it only if you are Big or Little Mario, and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop up. You'll really need a Fire Flower, and now enter the pipe. ********************* Boss: Wendy 'O Koopa Difficulty: 4/5 ********************* This is the worst boss out of all of them. Even worse than Bowser. Wendy does not use her wand in this fight, but she uses something else. When the fight starts, Wendy will toss out a ring flying around the room that will hurt you if it hits you. As the fight goes on, she will also throw out two more rings in the air. If you have a Fire Flower, keep firing at her until she is knocked out, and then she will surrender her wand. Otherwise, you'll have to stomp on here head. After the first hit, she will toss out the second ring and then jump high into the air, so try to run under her. When she is away from the rings, hit her on the head before she causes more trouble. After two hits, there will be 3 rings in the air, and try to hit her even if you do need to take a hit. Collect the wand and transform the king back. Wow, he really looks like Mario's grandfather. The king has really let it go this time. As usual, he will give you the letter from Peach. "Greetings, You can stomp on your enemies using Goomba's shoe. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you. Princess Toadstool" That item she gives you this time is that no good music block. Just use it first thing in World 4. What she means in Goomba's shoe doesn't matter right now, just wait until world 5. Also, if you did all of the levels, you will get your World 3 perfect clear. <><><><><><><><><><><> World 4: Giant Land <><><><><><><><><><><> Ah, giant land. Nice music, sweet levels. On the world map, enter the pipe to your right. In here, enter the pipe to your right. You will be on the other side of the map. If you still have a hammer with you, smash the boulder to your left for a Toad House. In that Toad House is an awesome Tanooki Suit. Great way to start this world. Now head north to the first level. ---------- World 4-1 ---------- World 4 opens up in a nice, giant way. Start this level by jumping over the two giant pipes you see. Now, squish the giant Goomba you will see to the right of the pipes. Now you will see a Red Koopa to the right. Stun it and pick its shell up. Now kick the shell at the brick to your right. You will now be able to get the "?" block, so hit it for a Mushroom/Leaf. Aw, I was really expecting a giant mushroom out of that giant block. Anyway, head right, jump over the Koopa and swim past the waterfall. From here, head right and you will see a giant "?" block on top of a normal brick. Get on the brick and hit the block. A Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. Now, get through the giant bricks to your right and head right until you get to a giant pipe. Get on the pipe and hop onto the giant clouds to the right. On here, head right and hop from platform to platform until you get to another giant pipe. On here, jump onto the next pipe when the Piranha Plant goes back into the pipe. From here, drop down to the ground to your right. Down here, avoid the Koopa and enter the pipe. Out here, everything will be returned to normal size. Head right to the exit and hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head north to the next level. ---------- World 4-2 ---------- You can get a Blue Mushroom house on the map if you collect 24 coins. Even though the platforms here rise and sink, there are no Big Berthas. And if there was a giant one in this world, you'll be having nightmares about him. Start this level by heading right and hopping from pipe to pipe until you get to a pipe with ice blocks on it. On here, pick up an ice block and toss it at the "?" block to your right. A Mushroom/Leaf will come out of it, so pick it up. Now head right to the edge of the platform and you will see a pipe to your right. Jump on it. On here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, you will see a P-Switch. Do not hit it yet. Instead, head onto the next platform and collect all of the coins. Make sure you do not break any bricks. Once you have all the coins, go back and hit the P-Switch. All of the remaining bricks will be turned to coins, so get all the coins until they turn back to bricks, and that should be enough for the Blue Mushroom. Once that is done, head right and you will see a pipe sticking out, so enter it. Out here, run right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Get your item in the Mushroom House to the south, and then head to the next level to the west. ---------- World 4-3 ---------- Come here at least invincible, Big, or in Fire Flower form. Head right and try your best to get past the giant Hammer Bros. Now, head right and you will get to another one. Use the cloud above you to jump over him, and head into the pipe. Most of this level is pretty much underground. Down here, head right until you get to a gap, dodging all of the Buzzy Beetles in your way. Once you get to a gap, jump onto the platform in the gap. On here, get rid of the Buzzy Beetles and then hit the 4 "?" blocks for coins. Now, get on the platform to your right. On here, watch out for the Buzzy Beetle falling from the ceiling and then head right to the edge of this platform. Over here, jump onto the small platform in the gap. On here, hit the lone "?" block for a Mushroom/Leaf, and then jump to the platform to your right. On here, head right and you will get to a gap. Use the Koopa to get over it or you can simply jump over it. On this sloped platform, head right to the other side of this slope. Over here, jump over the gap to your right. On this platform, head right until you see 3 bricks above you, dodging all of the Spinies and Buzzy Beetles. Once you see the 3 bricks, hit the one on the left and a 1-up Mushroom will pop up. Quickly head right to get it before it slides into the gap. Once you grab it, head right and jump over the gaps. Now head right and hop from platform to platform until you see a pipe on the ceiling. Once you see the pipe, enter it. Out here, head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Fight any Hammer Bros. in your way, and then head left to the fortress. -------------------- World 4 Fortress #1 -------------------- Another fun fortress. Start this level by heading up the stairs in front of you. At the top, head right to the other edge of this platform, watching out for the two Hot Feet coming from the candles. At the edge of this platform, fall to the ground below you, watching out for the Thwomp as you fall. At the bottom, head right and you will get to another Thwomp. Wait for it to pass by and then get to the platform above you. Up here, get past the four gray pipes, watching out for the Hot Feet. From here, head right and you will see a higher ground with a Thwomp above you. Wait for the Thwomp to clear out of your way and then get to the platform above you. Up here, RUN right and duck to get under the opening since it is too small. Now drop down to the floor below you. Down here, watch out for the two Hot Feet and then get past the Thwomp. From here, head right and you will get to a higher platform, so then jump up to it. At the top, hit the "?" block and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. Now head right, wait for the Thwomp to pass by, and then jump over the gray pipe. From here, drop down to the floor below you. Down here, run all the way right and you will have another showdown with Boom-Boom. **************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 2/5 **************** Ok, there is only one problem with this Boom-Boom. There are three blocks in the dead middle of the room, which he can jump on and it may block you from hitting him. If you are fire Mario, drill him to death with your fireballs until he is gone. Otherwise, hit him on the head, and then he will be stunned. When he jumps up in the air, he will not grow wings this time. Try to hit him on the head right after he jumps, otherwise you'll have to chase him around the room. After two hits, he will run around the place like crazy and jump a lot. Hit him on the head when you have the chance, and then pick up his orb. WORLD MAP: Save your game, fight any Hammer Bros. in your way, and then head southeast to play the 1-up game. Now, head southwest to a pointless level. ---------- World 4-4 ---------- This level is pretty pointless. This is the only "giant" water level. Start this level by jumping into the water below you, watching out for the Lakitu. Head right and you will get to a "?" block, and then hit it. A Mushroom/Fire Flower will pop out, so pick it up. Now jump over the pillar to your right. From here, sink down to the water below until you see an opening to your right, watching out for the gap. Once you see the opening, go through it. In here, Lakitu will still be tossing Spinies, so the best way to avoid them is to stay low while swimming. From here, swim all the way right until you stop at a wall, dodging all of the Spinies, swimming over the gaps, seaweeds, and pipes. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Out here, head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head south to the Mushroom House and get your item. Now head west and fight any giant Hammer Bros. still on the map. From here, you will have the option for level 5 or 6. Take level 5 as we go in order. ---------- World 4-5 ---------- You can get a free Tanooki Suit in this level. Start the level by jumping over the gap to the right. From here, get to the top of the pyramid made of giant blocks. At the top, get to the bottom of the pyramid to the right. From here, stun one of the Koopas and kick it at the brick blocking the "?" block. Now, hit the "?" block and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. From here, jump over the green pipe to the right. From here, head right and jump over the first two cannons you see. Now you will get to three "?" blocks. The middle one has a Mushroom/Fire Flower, so hit it and it will pop out, so pick it up. Now head right, jumping over all of the cannons until you get to a large gap. Use the platforms in the gap to get over it. Once you do that, head right and you will see a brick above a cannon. Hit it and a vine will pop out. To get to that vine, wait for a cannon to shoot out a Bullet Bill and when one pops out, jump on it while holding A to get an extra boost in the air to get to the vine. Now climb the vine. At the top, enter the pipe above you. In here, hit the giant "?" block and a Tanooki Suit will come out. Yay! Grab it while it jumps around the room and then leave this room. Back out here, drop down to the ground below you, carefully watching out for all of the Bullet Bills. Once you hit the ground, go all the way right until you get to a pipe, dodging all of the Bullet Bills you see and jumping over the cannons and pipes. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Out here, head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head left and play the 1-up game, and then start Level 6 to the north, even though you can get to the fortress anyway. ---------- World 4-6 ---------- In this level, there are a few doors that you can enter if you want to switch the area to either normal size or giant size. I prefer the giant size as it is more fun. If you don't know, you'll get what I mean with the doors. Start the level by heading right until you get to a gap, dodging the Koopas in your way. Once you get to a gap, collect the 4 coins and jump over it. From here, jump over the pipe. Over here, you will see a door below you. Enter it if you want the enemies changed to their normal size, just like in Tiny-Huge Island from Mario 64. Either way, head right and jump over the next pipe you see. From here, head right until you get to a higher platform of bricks, and then get on them. On here, drop down to the ground below you. Down here, head right and you will get to a pipe. Get on top of it and then drop into the pit to your right. Down here, get rid of the Koopa and jump around the pipe on the right until you find 3 hidden blocks. One of them has a 1-up Mushroom, so pick it up and then get on the pipe to your right. On here, head right and you will see a door to change from big/small and vice versa. Do that if you want to and then head right until you get to another pipe. From here, get on the platform of bricks to your right. On here, get rid of the two Koopas and then head onto the next platform made of bricks. On here, get on the ground to your right and run right until you get to the exit, dodging the Parakoopa. Hit the exit tile. WORLD MAP: Get your free Tanooki Suit from the Mushroom House to the left, and then head southeast towards the fortress. -------------------- World 4 Fortress #2 -------------------- One of my favorite fortresses in the game. Start the level by heading up the stairs in front of you. At the top, head right and drop down to the donut platforms below you. Now this is the part where you really need to be quick. From here, head right and RUN FROM DONUT PLATFORM TO DONUT PLATFORM UNTIL YOU GET TO AN OPENING. Donut platforms will fall into the lava if you stand on them for a few seconds. Once you get to the opening, go through it. In here, head all the way right until you stop at a wall, knocking out all the Dry Bones in your way. Once you stop at a wall, hit the brick above you and a P-Switch will come out. Hit the P-Switch and you will notice blue coins appearing to the left. If you notice, they are forming a border of a door. Get in between the blue coins and then press Up and you will be taken to a secret room. In here, get on the platform with an Up Arrow on it. It will take you upward, so when you see a platform to your right, get on it. On here, get on the "?" platform to the right. These platforms will change directions in which way they go when you jump on them, and you'll be using a lot of these in World 7. Now, once you are over the pipe, jump on the platform to make it go left. You will see a platform leading upward, so get on it. Up here, get on the long pipe sticking out and you will notice two pipes above you. Enter the one on the left and it will take you to two more pipes. Enter the one on the ceiling above you and this will take you to a higher part of this room. From here, you will see a "!" platform to your right. Get on it and then jump on it to make it turn left. When you are directly under the pipe opening, jump to make it go up again and then go through the opening in between the two pipes, dodging the Piranha Plants. Now, jump to make it go right and jump again to make it go up so you can get through the opening. Up here, enter the pipe. In here, enter the pipe to your right. In this room, hit the giant "?" block and three 1-up Mushrooms will come out, so grab all of them! Now enter the pipe to the right. Back in the castle, head right until you get to Boom-Boom's area, watching out for the Dry Bones. **************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 2/5 **************** Well, this fight may be a little tricky because of all the blocks scattered around the room. If you can use them right, they can be used as protection while fighting Boom-Boom. Once the fight starts, try to run up to him and deck him on the head. After that, try to stay next to him while he is stunned, and then try to hit him when he jumps into the air. Otherwise, you'll need to hit him when he is jumping and running around the room, and the blocks could get to your way as well. After two hits, he will run and jump like crazy, so hit him as early as you can. Collect his orb. WORLD MAP: Save your game and a bridge will be created. Use this bridge to get to the castle to the west. ---------------- World 4 Airship ---------------- Well, it looks like the king of Giant World has been transformed into Donkey Kong. He's nothing, so let's ditch this place! It seems Donkey Kong is still desperate for appearances on these popular Mario games. But no, we still need to go get the want. Start the airship by heading right. You will see a weird cannon that shoots out a line of fire and then the fire goes back in. Just get on top of these cannons and you should be fine. From here, collect the coins to your right and then jump over the second cannon you see. After that, drop into the pit below you. Down here, get the 8 coins to your right and then head right. Over here are three vertical cannons shooting out fire. When they stop shooting fire, quickly jump over all of them. From here, head right and you will get to another set of 3 cannons. If you still have your Tanooki Suit, now would be a good time to turn into a statue and avoid the fire. Otherwise, you'll have to carefully get by them when they are not shooting fire. From here, head right and get onto the platform above you. On here, head right and get back down to the platform below you. Down here, head right and avoid all of the cannons shooting fire at you. Some hang from the ceiling, so carefully get past those. Once you get past all the cannons, head right and you will get to another set. Carefully get past these and head up the small set of stairs. Before you get to the top, jump through the cannons when both of them are not spitting fire. At the top, head right and you will get to a silver pipe. To the right of the pipe is a "?" block. Hit it for a Mushroom/Leaf, grab it, and then enter the pipe. ****************** Boss: Iggy Koopa Difficulty: 2.5/5 ****************** Iggy Koopa may look easy, but he is pretty tricky as well. A difference from the first two Koopa Kids is that Iggy is pretty fast. Another thing is that he will not fire the wand the second you enter the room. He will run and jump around the room so try to finish him off quickly. Hit him on the head for the first hit before he starts causing trouble. After the first hit, he will jump high in the air and land down, and then fire the wand. After that, hit him on the head when he is on the ground instead of in the air. After 2 hits, he will run and jump crazy around the room, as well as firing the wand more often. Hit him at the right time and then collect the wand. It looks like the king has been transformed back into a Pharaoh. Then shouldn't he be the king of World 2? Strange. All he does is thank you and give you Peach's letter. "Greetings, The thief who stole the whistle has escaped to the east side of the sand dunes. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you. Princess Toadstool" She will give you a sweet P-Wing. What she is talking about is the Fire Bros. in World 2 with the whistle. Too late for that, unless you already got the whistle. Get over it and move on with the game. You will get your World 4 perfect clear if you did all the levels. Now save your game. <><><><><><><><><> World 5: The Sky <><><><><><><><><> Not really a sky. The first half of the world is on the ground, and you head up to the sky on the second half. Hope you aren't afraid of heights and you have good jumping skills. Head north to the first level in this world. ---------- World 5-1 ---------- Life here in the Sky World begins tough doesn't it. Start the level by heading right and jumping over the Spike enemy. From here, head right and jump over the first Chain Chomp to get onto the platform above you. Up here, head right and jump over the next Chain Chomp, getting onto the higher platform. On here, head right and you will get to a pit, so jump over it. From here, keep heading up these stairs until you get to the top, watching out for all the Nip-Nip plants. At the top, head right and you will get to 6 "?" blocks. Hit the 3rd one to the right and an Invincibility Star will pop out. Pick it up and head right, running past the Chain Chomp. After that, head right and fall down to the ground below you. Down here, run all the way right to the exit, knocking out all of the Nip-Nip plants in your way. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head northeast to map 2. ---------- World 5-2 ---------- Once you start the level, head up the slope to your right. At the top, head down the pipe next to you. Once you head down a pipe, you will fall into a big room. You will land on a music block if you don't move, but just move over until you dive into water, watching out for the Koopa that may fall with you. Once you hit the bottom of the water, you will see three pipes. Enter the one to the middle. Now you will fall down a waterfall and land into more water. From here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, head right and dodge the blue block the Spike enemy will throw at you. Once you get past that, continue right until you get to a steep slope, heading under the pipes you will see. Once you get to a slope, head to the bottom of it. Down here, jump over the blue block and make sure the Spike enemy won't throw it at you. From here, head right until you get to a group of ice blocks, dodging all of the pipes, Piranha Plants, and Spike enemies you see. Once you get to the group, toss one ice block at the Spike to your right to get rid of it. On the platform above you is a Spike enemy on top of a brick. Hit him from under the brick to get rid of him. From here, head all the way right until you stop at a wall, heading under the pipes and dodging the Piranha Plants. Once you stop at a wall, there will be a pipe above you. Enter it. Out here, head right and you will get to the exit. Hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Get the free Tanooki Suit from the Mushroom House to your right. Enter the pipe. In here, enter the other pipe and you will appear on the other half of the world map. Over here, head northeast to the to the 3rd level. Fight any Hammer Bros. that will pop up in your way. ---------- World 5-3 ---------- One of my favorite levels in the whole game. You can also get a Kuribo's Shoe here. Start this level by entering the pipe to your right. Down here, head left and you will get to a pipe. Jump over it. Over here, jump over the pipe to your left. You will see a platform of bricks. Head left and you will see a Goomba in a Kuribo's shoe. Have him hop on the platform of bricks and then deck him from below. Now you can get into his shoe! From here, head all the way left until you get to a pip of Nip-Nips, dodging all of the Piranha Plants and jumping over the pipes you see. Once you get to the pit of Nip-Nips, jump over it if you are not in a Kuribo's Shoe. If you are in a Kuribo's Shoe, jump into the pit and there will be 5 bricks over you. Hit the 2nd one to the left and a 1-up Mushroom will pop out, so grab it. From here, head all the way left until you stop at a pipe, dodging all of the Piranha Plants and jumping over all of the other pipes. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Down here, you will see another Goomba with the Kuribo's Shoe. Get rid of the ice blocks and deck him from below to get it. From here, head all the way right until you get to 3 "?" blocks. The middle one has a Mushroom/Fire Flower, so pick it up. Now, on the pipe to your right is a Piranha Plant shooting fire at you. Wait until it goes back into the pipe and then jump over it. From here, head all the way right until you stop at a pipe, dodging all of the Nip-Nip plants, Piranha Plants, and Spinies you see. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Out here, head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Fight any Hammer Bros. in your way and then play the 1-up game to your south. Now enter the fortress on the west part. -------------------- World 5 Fortress #1 -------------------- This castle may be tricky and annoying if you don't know what you are doing. Start this level by heading down the stairs and jumping over the lava pit to your right, watching out for the spinning fire. From here, head right until you get to a staircase, dodging the Thwomps and Roto-Discs in your way. Once you get to the stairs, head up them. At the top, head right and you will get to a Thwomp in between two bricks. Hit the one on the left and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out so pick it up. From here, head down the stairs to your right. Down here, head right and you will get to a Thwomp. When that and the Roto-Disc is out of the way, run past them. From here, head right and you will get to a Boo, Thwomp, and another Roto-Disc. Get the Boo out of your way and wait for the Thwomp to rise up from the ground, and then jump past it. From here, you will see a lava pit to your right. Jump over it and you will get to another pit and a platform. A Thwomp is hanging from this platform. Wait for him to fall and rise, jump over the platform and head up the stairs to your right. At the top, open the door to your right. In here, head right and you will get to Boom-Boom. **************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 2/5 **************** This is the same old Boom-Boom you fought before, so don't worry. The room you are in doesn't have any blocks or platforms so you should be fine. Start the fight by hitting Boom-Boom on the head. Now, when he jumps up in the air he will not grow a pair of wings. Hit him on the head after he is stunned before he runs and jumps around the room. After two hits, he will run around the room like crazy, making him hard to hit. Try as best as you can to get that third hit in. He will explode, so get his orb. WORLD MAP: Save your game and then a bridge will be created to your left. Head right to get to the Sky Tower and enter it. You will need to do this to get to the sky. ---------- Sky Tower ---------- The purpose of the Sky Tower is to get to the second half of this world. There are pretty much no obstacles here but I will guide you anyway. Start this level by heading all the way right until you get to the end of this room, dodging all of the Roto-Discs you see. Once you get to the end of the room, head up the pipe above you. Up here, head all the way left until you get to the end of the room, dodging the two Thwomps you see. Once you get to the end of the room, enter the pipe above you, and now you will be outside. Out here, jump across the towers made of bricks and you will get to a pipe, so enter it. Back in here, head right and you will get to a pipe at the other end of the room, jumping over the spike pits, dodging the Thwomps and Roto-Discs. Once you get to the pipe, enter it. Up here, head up the stairs and enter the pipe above your head. Out here, jump over the gap to your right and you will get onto a cloud with 3 "?" blocks and a brick. Hit the brick and a vine will pop out, so climb it to the top. Up here, get on the cloud above you and then enter the pipe above you. WORLD MAP: You will now be high in the sky. Save your game and then head southeast to the 4th level. ---------- World 5-4 ---------- This is a pretty fun level if you can jump carefully. Start this level by hitting the "?" block to your right for a Mushroom/Leaf, and then pick it up. From here, hop onto the cloud to your right. On here, get onto the next cloud to your right, watching out for the red spinning platform. From here, you will see a red platform to your right that is not spinning. Jump onto it and then quickly get off of it and get onto the red platform to your right when IT IS NOT SPINNING. After that, hop onto the red platform to your right, and then use it to get onto the cloud to the right. On here, jump over the red spinning platform to get onto the platform to your right. On here, jump over the waterfall and then get onto the higher platform above you. On here, jump over the fast waterfall to your right. If you fall into either 2 of these waterfalls, you'll need to tap A pretty fast to get past them. From here, get onto the next red platform to your right. On here, get onto the red platform to your right when it is not spinning. Now get onto the next two red platforms and use them to get onto the cloud to your right. On here, enter the pipe to your right. Now, this is the big concern of these sky levels in World 5. At the end of each sky level, there will be a Lakitu waiting for you in many of the levels. Run to the exit right now to get to the tile, dodging the Spinies. Once you get to the tile, hit it. WORLD MAP: Head northeast to the 5th level. ---------- World 5-5 ---------- You should enter this level in at least Big or Raccoon Mario. This whole level is made up of donut platforms that fall after you stand on them for a few seconds. Thankfully there is a shortcut, and you can also use it to get the Blue Mushroom in this level. Start this map by heading right until you get on top of a pipe, dodging the Goomba in the air and the Koopas in your way. Once you get on top of the pipe, continue right until you get to 4 "?" blocks. Hit the first one for a Mushroom/Leaf and then pick it up. Now hit the other 3 for 3 coins. From here, head right and you will get to a row of coins. Collect all of them. Now see the coins below you? Stand on a donut platform and so it will fall, allowing you to get the coins. Once you do that, quickly jump onto a higher platform until you have all the coins below the donut platforms. Once you have that, head left back to the pipes that are blocked by two bricks. If you are Raccoon Mario, whack your tail at the bricks to get rid of them on the right pipe. Otherwise, take a Koopa Shell, and then kick it at the bricks to get rid of them. Now enter the pipe. In here, don't move and you will collect all of the coins while you are falling. Once you hit the ground, hit the big "?" block for a Tanooki Suit, and then get it. Now enter the pipe to get out of here. Back out here, run right until you get to the exit, watching out for the Piranha Plants shooting fire at you. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head north to the Mushroom House and grab your random item. Head south, play the 1-up game, and then head south to the 6th level. ---------- World 5-6 ---------- Another fun level in this world. Start this level by heading right and jumping over the gap. Now head right and you will see Para Beetles flying across the sky. You will need to use these red beetles to get to a music block, so get on one of them and hop from beetle to beetle until you get to a music block. Once you get to the music block, hop on it to get onto the platform above you. Up here, head right and you will get to a bridge of bricks, collecting all of the coins that you see. Once you get to a bridge of bricks, get below them and hit the 2nd brick to the right. A P-Switch will pop out of the brick, so hit it and it will turn the bricks into coins to your right and vice versa. Even though you don't need to hit the P-Switch, it makes it easier to get across these platforms. Cross these small platforms until you get to a long platform, watching out for the Fire Chomp. Once you get to the long platform, get on it. On here, enter the pipe to your right. In here, head right and you will get to the exit, and watch out for the Lakitu above you. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Enter the Mushroom House to your left and get the random item. Now, head north to the 7th level. ---------- World 5-7 ---------- This level is also pretty fun. Start this level by heading right until you get to a set of pillars made of bricks. Jump over them and you will get to 3 "?" blocks. All of them have coins so they don't really matter. Now you will see a brown block to your right. Bump into it and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will pop out so pick it up. Now, hit the next 3 "?" blocks for coins, watching out for the bricks that are trying to jump from the ground to get you. From here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, run right across the gap and you will see another platform below you, so jump down it. Down here, Lakitu will appear and start throwing Spinies at you. Run like hell until you get to a pipe, dodging Lakitu, the Spinies, the cannons, Bullet Bills, and the jumping bricks that get in your way. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. In here, Lakitu will continue to stalk you, tossing Spinies at you. Before they cause any trouble, head right to the exit and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head left to the fortress and get rid of the Hammer Bros. if he is in your way. -------------------- World 5 Fortress #2 -------------------- This fortress can be really tricky if you are not careful. Start this fortress by jumping onto the pipe to your right, making sure you don't fall into the lava below you. Now head down the pipe. In this room, head right and jump from platform to platform until you get to a platform with 6 "?" blocks on it, dodging the fireballs shooting out from the lava. Once you get to the platform, hit the block on the right and an Invincibility Star will come out, so pick it up before it hops into the lava. Now run right and head from platform to platform until you get to another platform with 2 "?" blocks on them. Once you get to hit, hit one block for a coin and the other for a Mushroom/Leaf, and then pick it up. Also watch out for the fireballs and Boos in your way. From here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, get to the other side of this bridge, watching out for the shooting fireballs. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. In here, head right to fight Boom-Boom. ****************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 2.5/5 ****************** Another standard fight with Boom-Boom starts right now. The room you are fighting him in is empty, so there is nothing that should get in your way. Start the fight by heading to him and stomping on his head. After his first hit, he will grow a pair of wings and fly around the room so try to hit him when he jumps into the air after he is stunned, otherwise he will be annoying in the air. After two hits, he will run around the room like crazy and jump around a lot as well. Once you get the third hit in, collect the orb and the castle will explode. WORLD MAP: Save your game and then head west to play the 1-up game. Now go southeast to the 8th level of this world. ---------- World 5-8 ---------- This is one of the worst levels ever created. Pretty much most of this level is having you being annoyed by Lakitu. Enter this level using an Invincibility Star if you have one. Start this level by jumping onto the cloud to your right. On here are 4 "?" blocks above you. The second one to the right has a Mushroom/Leaf, so hit the block and get the power-up. Now head right and hop from cloud to cloud until you get to Lakitu. Wait until he throws a Spiny and then start running right, hopping from cloud to cloud you see. When you are on a high cloud, try to take a hit and then stomp Lakitu. From here, keep running from cloud to cloud until you get to a "?" block. If Lakitu is not on your screen, hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so get it. If Lakitu is on your screen, ignore the block and keep running like hell until you get to a pipe. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. Out here, Lakitu continues you follow you. Just ignore him, run right, and then hit the exit. WORLD MAP: Head left to the 9th level. Like we will get any relief out of this level. ---------- World 5-9 ---------- Great, another level that may annoy you to death. This level is an auto- scroller that will annoy you with all of the Fire Chomps chasing you. Start this level by getting onto the cloud to your right. On here, you will see platforms moving up and down, left and right to your right. This is how you cross the level. Get on one of the platforms moving up and down and use them until you get to a cloud. Also watch out for all the Fire Chomps flying around and shooting fire at you. If they come near you, stomp on their head or shoot them with a fireball if you are Fire Mario. Once you see a cloud platform, get on it. On here, enter the pipe above you. Out here, run right to the exit, dodging the Lakitu above you. Now, get to the tile and hit it. This is the last level where Lakitu will be waiting for you, as this is the last level for the Sky World. But you must face Roy Koopa to test your real self. WORLD MAP: Well, that is finally it for all of the World 5 levels. Head left to the castle and then to the airship. ---------------- World 5 Airship ---------------- This time, it looks like the king has been turned into an Albatoss from Super Mario Bros 2. You know, those red birds that would fly around. Whatever, birds fly in the sky world, so a bird would be a great king here. Ok, let's head to the airship. Start this level by head right until you get to a "?" block, watching out for the cannon shooting at you and the cannon spitting out fire. Once you get to the "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will come out, so pick it up. From here, head right and you will get to a cannon shooting out Bullet Bills. Head right and you will get to another set of cannons on the gray walls. You can jump on top of these cannons, so jump over them to easily get past them without being hit by a cannonball. From here, head right and you will get to another set of cannons firing at you. Try your best to jump over them and dodge all of the cannons as best as you can. From here, head right and you will see 4 cannons above you and 4 cannons below you. The cannons below won't hurt if you walk right on top of them. You can dodge the cannons above you easily by walking on the ground and just stopping in front of the cannonballs when they get in front of you. When you get past the cannons, head right and you will get to the silver pipe. Once you get to it, enter it. ********************** Boss Fight: Roy Koopa Difficulty: 4/5 ********************** I like Roy, but he is a total pain in the ass. He will start the fight by shooting his wand at you. Once the fight starts, jump over the magic blast and hit the pink Koopa with the sunglasses in the head. Now here is the hard part about Roy. After you hit him or whenever he jumps, he will pound the ground when he hits it. This will stun you if you are on the ground, so jump before he hits the ground. If you are stunned, he will quickly try to go over to you and hit you. Dodge his magic blasts, his ground pounding and then try to hit him a second time. After two hits he will jump around, be faster, and fire his wand more often. Try to finish him off when he is on the ground before he jumps. Now collect the wand. The king has been turned back into Santa Claus with his beard of such. Looks like we will have Christmas this year. His present is another worthless piece of paper letter from Peach. "Greetings, Before careful in the ice world. The creatures trapped in the ice will come to life if warmed. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you. Princess Toadstool" Finally a good warning from Peach. If you hit an ice cube one block wide and something is trapped in it with a fireball, the ice will melt, allowing the enemy inside to trap you or allowing you to get the coin trapped in the ice. Your item from Peach will be the Lakitu Cloud if you need it. Now, if you did all of the levels, you will get a World 5 Perfect Clear. Save your game and now it is on to the ice world. <><><><><><><><><><> World 6: Ice World <><><><><><><><><><> After our adventure from the sky, we head back down to the ground to the frozen ground. The ice is pretty slippery so you may bump into an enemy or something else if you are unlucky. But it can be fun heading from the slippery platforms, especially if you are in the fortresses. Enter Ice World, a Tanooki Suit will keep him nice and cozy from the cold air. Start the world by heading right to the first level. ---------- World 6-1 ---------- This is a pretty fun level to start off the Ice World. Try to enter this level being in Fire Flower form. Start this level by getting on the ice platform to your right. On the top, hit the "?" block to your right and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will pop out, so pick it up. In this level are many Piranha Plants tossing spikes in the air and catching them. They are on both pipes and the ground. This is why your Fire Flower is useful here. Anyway, jump over the blue pipe to the right. Down here, head right and you will get to another pipe. Watch out for the Piranha Plant tossing the spike on the ground. Once you get to another pipe, jump over it. From here, hit the "?" block to your right for a coin and then head right to another pipe. Jump over it. On this side, head right and you will get to another pipe. Jump over it and you will see an ice platform above you, so get on it. On here, hit the "?" block above you for a Mushroom/Leaf. If you want the Leaf over the Fire Flower, get it, otherwise leave it alone because the Fire Flower is useful in this level. Now jump back down to the ground below you. Down here, head right until you get to a pipe, dodging the spike spitting Piranha Plants in your way. Once you get to a pipe, jump over it. From here, head right until you get to the exit. Now hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head east and play the 1-up game. Now head northeast to the 2nd level. ---------- World 6-2 ---------- If you are not so good at jumping, try to enter this level being Raccoon or Tanooki Mario. This level is also an auto-scroller as well. Start this level by getting onto the platform to your right. On here, you will see clouds moving to your right. Get on them and hop from cloud to cloud until you get to an ice platform. Once you see it, get on it. On here, collect the coins and then jump onto the ice platform below you to your right. Down here, pick up the ice block and then toss it at the "?" block. A Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so grab it. From here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, the pillar of bricks next to you is too tall for you to jump over, so use one of the moving clouds to jump over it. From here, head right and you will see platforms made of ice. Jump over them and use them to get onto the wooden platforms. On here, continue to jump from platform to platform until you get to a huge pillar made of wooden blocks. Use the moving clouds to hop over them. Once you do that, get on the ice platform to your right. On here, hop onto the wooden platform to your right. On here, get rid of the two ice blocks so you can hit the wooden block for multiple coins. After you do that, head right and drop down to the ice platform below you. Down here, head right onto the wooden platform. On here, head right and hop from cloud to cloud until you get to a pipe. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. In this area, head right until you get to the exit. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Get your free Hammer Suit from the Mushroom House to the north, and then head south to the third level, watching out for the Hammer Bros. ---------- World 6-3 ---------- It would be a good idea that you didn't use your new Hammer Suit yet because you can get a free Tanooki Suit in this level. Start this level by getting onto the music blocks to your right. On here, use them to get onto the moving platform to the right. On here, duck if you are Big Mario so you can get past the ice pillar that is too low for Big Mario or better. Now get onto the ice platform above you. On here, stun the Red Koopa and then pick up his shell. Now carry it to the next platform and toss it at the "?" block. It will reveal a Mushroom/Leaf, so pick it up. From here, you will notice gaps that are one block wide in between the ice pillars. These are wide enough for you to run across, so run through them. At the end, jump over the ice pillar to your right. On here, you will see bricks to your right. The one on the left has a vine. It is pretty tricky to hit it. You can whack it with your tail if you are Raccoon Mario, but if not, take the Koopa and stun him, and then jump and kick his shell at the brick and a vine will pop out. If you miss, leave this area and come back and he should be back. Once you hit the brick, the vine will pop out so climb it to the top. Now enter the pipe above you. In here, hit the giant "?" block for your free Tanooki Suit! Yay! Now leave this room. Back out here, drop down to the platforms below you. Down here, continue right until you get to a moving platform, hopping across all of the ice platforms in your path. Once you get to the moving platform, use it to jump over the pillar to your right. Now jump over the next pillar and get on the platform to your right. On here, get onto the ground to your right, using the Flying Koopas if you need to. Now, head right until you get to the exit, and then hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Fight the Hammer Bros. if you haven't and then cross the bridge to your north to get to the fortress. -------------------- World 6 Fortress #1 -------------------- This fortress can be really tough if you are bad at dodging. If so, use your statue form from the new Tanooki Suit or use an Invincibility Star at the start of the level. Now start this level by heading down the stairs in front of you. Down here, you will see a platform on the wire. Get on it and ride it until you see an opening to the right, watching out for all of the lava and roto-discs that get in your way. Once you see an opening to your right, go through it. In here, open the door to your right and go through it. In this room, jump over the pillar, watching out for the roto-discs. From here, head right until you get to an opening. This opening has a few "?" blocks and two roto-discs. Hit the first block and an Invincibility Star will come out of it, so pick it up. From here, you will see an opening to your right. It is too small for Big Mario to get through, so run and duck while running to get under it. From here, jump over the spike pit to your right. On here, head right and you will get to a door, so open it and go through it. In here, head right and you will get to Booom-Boom. **************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 3/5 **************** Ok, those two blocks in the center of the room may become annoying during the fight. Start this fight by walking up to Boom-Boom and then hitting him on the head. After the first hit, he will grow a pair of wings and start flying around the room. To get out of the trouble, hit him when he jumps into the air after he is stunned. After two hits, he will lose the wings and start running around like crazy on the ground, jumping over the blocks that might get in your way. After three hits, he will explode, so collect his orb. WORLD MAP: Save your game and head east to the new path. Play the 1-up game and then head southeast to the next level. ---------- World 6-4 ---------- This level is pretty straightforward. Start this level by jumping over the gap and getting onto the platform to your right. On here, you will see a red spinning platform to your right. Get on it when it's not spinning and use it to get onto the giant ice block. On here, head right, jumping over the gaps until you see a brick below you. Once you see the brick, get on the platform below it and hit the brick. A 1-up Mushroom will come out, so pick it up before it falls in the gap. Now get on the higher platform to the right. On here, head right and you will see a wooden platform on a wire. Now get on it and it will start moving, so ride it until you see a moving platform. You will also see a "?" block. Hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. To your right below you should be a moving platform, so get on it. On here, get onto the platform to your right. On here, you will see two platforms moving in a parallelogram shape. Get on them and use them to get onto the pillar made of giant ice blocks. On here, you will see a P-Switch to your right. Hit it and the bricks below you will turn to coins, so you will fall and collect all of them. Now get on the platform to your right. On here, run all the way right until you get to the edge of the platform, jumping over all of the spinning platforms and collecting all of the coins. Once you get to the edge of this platform, jump over the gap. Now head right to the exit and hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head east and fight any Hammer Bros. in your path. Now get the free Hammer Suit in the Mushroom House to your east. To your southeast is the 5th level. Try to enter the level being Raccoon Mario or Tanooki because you'll need it. ---------- World 6-5 ---------- This is a really annoying level. You should enter this level being Raccoon or Tanooki Mario. Start this level by jumping over the ice and entering the pipe to your right. In here, head right until you get to a "?" block, dodging all of the Buster Beetle enemies throwing ice blocks at you. Once you get to a "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will come out, so get it. You need to be Raccoon Mario. If you get hit, you can go to the other end of the room, enter the pipe, and hit the lone "?" block for a power-up. It will be always there. Now, for the hardest part of the level. Head right until you get to an area where there are bricks, a Green Koopa, and ice blocks. Before doing anything with the Koopa, use your tail to get rid of all the bricks and get rid of all the ice blocks. Make sure the Koopa doesn't get off your screen and make sure the Buster Beetle enemies don't get in your way. Now, stun the Koopa. Run left. Run right. This will power up your running meter so it's full. Now take the Koopa shell and fly in the air. You will see two openings above you, but fly into the one on the left, holding onto the Koopa Shell. At the top, get on the platform and kick the Koopa into the pit to your right. The shell will get rid of the Nip-Nips and bricks so you can get to the pipe. Use your tail to get rid of the remaining bricks and then enter the pipe. Out here, head right and you will get to the exit, so hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head north to the 6th level, and be sure to knock out any Hammer Bros. on the map. ---------- World 6-6 ---------- Even though this is an alternative to the 5th level, you can come here instead. But I'm doing all of the levels in order, so here we are. Start this level by jumping over the ice and heading into the pipe to your right. In here, head down the stairs to your right. Down here, jump over the little gaps of water. At the end, get rid of the Spike enemy in front of you and then get on the higher platform to your right. On here, head right and you will get to a pool of water, dodging the Piranha Plant spitting fire at you. Once you get to the water, enter it. In here, swim all the way right until you get out of the water, dodging all of the Cheep-Cheeps and Piranha Plants you see. As you are in the water, swim over the blocks and pillars you see as well. At the end of the water, drop down to the ground below you. Down here, get rid of all the Spike enemies and head all the way right until you get to a pipe, heading up the slope. Once you get to a pipe, head up it. Out here, head right and you will get to the exit, so hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head southeast and play the 1-up game. Now go northeast to the 7th level to the map. ---------- World 6-7 ---------- If you want to get the Blue Mushroom House from this level, come here in a Fire Flower, otherwise don't bother. This level is an auto-scroller with donut platforms that fall when you step on them, so you risk losing plenty of lines. Another thing is that you will need 78 coins for the Blue Mushroom House. So start this level by getting onto the donut platforms to the right. On here, get on the donut platforms to the right. On here, get on the third donut platform and let it fall so you can collect the three coins (one is off the screen, but jump when you hear the sound of it being collected so you won't kill yourself), and then get onto the platform to the right. On here, hit the "?" block for a Mushroom/Leaf and then pick it up. From here, get onto the platform above you. Up here, step on the donut platform to your right so it will fall, allowing you to get to more of the level. Now, get onto the 4 donut platforms to the right. On here, get in between the 3rd and 4th donut platforms and let them fall so you can get the 6 coins below you. Now get onto the ice platforms to your right. On here, get on the donut to your right and let it fall so you can get the 3 coins. Now get onto the ice platform to your right and collect the 3 coins. From here, get onto the four donut platforms to your right. On here, stand on the 4th one and let it fall to collect the coins. Now jump and get onto the next platform. On here, head right and hop from donut platform to donut platform until you get to a "?" block, collecting all of the coins you see. Once you get to a "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will come out, so pick it up. Now you will see two donut platforms to your right, so get on them and they will fall. From here, get onto the donut platforms to your right. On here, the screen will now scroll north. Head up all the donut platforms until you get to a real platform, collecting all of the coins you see. On here, get onto the donut platform to your right and make it fall so you can get onto the music block to your right. On here, enter the pipe to the right. Out here, you will see frozen coins to your right. If you can Fire Mario, use your fireballs to unfreeze them so you can collect all of them, otherwise ignore them. Head right to the exit and hit the tile. If you got all the coins a Blue Mushroom House is waiting for you. WORLD MAP: Head northwest to the second fortress. -------------------- World 6 Fortress #2 -------------------- This is a really cool fortress. It is built of ice blocks. They must have some hi-tech ice architects here! Start this level by heading right until you get to a gap, dodging the Boo and Thwomp you see. Once you get to the gap, head down it. Down here, head right and you will get to a "?" block. Hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will pop out, so pick it up. From here, get onto the platform above you. Up here, watch out for the Thwomp and head right to a gap. Before falling down it, make the Thwomp move so it is out of your way. Now drop down to the gap below you. Down here, head right and you will see another Thwomp above you. Dodge the Thwomp and head right to a small opening. It is too small for Big Mario, so duck and slide under it. Now, head right and jump over the gap to your right. From here, head right and you will see another Thwomp above you. Get past it and then slide over the small opening, ducking. From here, make the Thwomp below you move and then jump down to the gap below you. Down here, head right until you get to another Thwomp. Jump over it and open the door to your right. In here, head right and you will get to Boom-Boom. ********************** Boss fight: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 3/5 ********************** This level can be a little hard because of the blocks and platforms in your way and then slippery floor. Start this fight by letting Boom-Boom slide off his platform. When he hits the floor, hit him on the head. When he is stunned, he will not grow a pair of wings this time, so try to hit him before you end up slipping into him and he jumps all over the place. After two hits, he will run around like crazy, so hit him quickly before he causes you anymore trouble. Now collect this orb and the castle will explode. WORLD MAP: Save your game and then head northeast to the 8th level. ---------- World 6-8 ---------- I have no idea why this level is in this world, but it's in this world, and it has no ice in it. Start this level by taking one of the ice blocks next to you and then toss it at the "?" block to your right. A Mushroom/Leaf will come out of it, so pick it up. From here, jump over the pipe to your right. Now, stun the Koopa next to you and then kick it at the Nip-Nips to your right. It should hit and get rid of all of them. Now head all the way right until you see a "?" block surrounded by ice blocks. Get rid of the ice blocks and the Buster Beetles, and then hit the ice blocks. A Mushroom/Leaf will come out of them, so pick it up. From here, head right until you see ice blocks forming an H. Get rid of them and toss one on the Nip-Nips to your right to get rid of them. From here, head right until you get to the exit, dodging all of the Buster Beetles you see. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Head east and you can get to levels 9 and 10. You can pick either one, but let's start with 9. Before entering this level, be sure to enter with a Frog Suit or in Fire Flower form. ---------- World 6-9 ---------- This is a water level with a lot of obstacles, so try to enter the level with a Fire Flower or wearing a Frog Suit. Start the level by entering the pipe to your right. In here, you will be falling into the water. In here, swim all the way right until you stop at the right wall, getting out of the water. You will know you are at the edge of the water if you are on a slope leading into the water. Once you get over here, there should be a pipe above you. Get onto it. On here, there should be a pipe over you, so jump into it. Out here, run right and you will get to the exit, so hit the tile. WORLD MAP: Pull out your item inventory and get a Fire Flower because you'll need it. Now, head southeast to the 10th level of the ice world. ----------- World 6-10 ----------- This level is pretty easy and you also have the chance to get a free Hammer Suit, so I'll guide you to it. The best way is to enter this level with a Fire Flower. Now start this level by heading right until you get to a "?" block, jumping over the ice blocks and dodging the Koopas you see. Once you get to a "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will come out, so pick it up. From here, head right and you will get to 6 ice blocks below bricks. Get rid of all of them and get rid of the Buster Beetle as well. Now, head right and you will see 3 "?" blocks, so hit the third one and a Mushroom/Fire Flower will pop out, so pick it up. DO NOT LOSE YOUR FIRE FORM. From here, head all the way right until you see 4 Nip-Nips frozen above a pipe. Use your fireballs to melt the ice they are on, and make sure all 4 Nip-Nips aren't frozen anymore. Now, remember where the 3 "?" blocks where? Head back to them and then head left. You will see 2 ice blocks beneath two bricks. Get rid of the ice block on the right. Now slide under the brick and hit it and a vine will pop out, so climb the vine. At the top, get onto the platform to your right. On here, hit the left block and a P-Switch will come out. Before hitting it, remember where the pipe is that had frozen Nip-Nips on it that you un- froze? Hit the P-Switch and RUN to that pipe while the P-Switch is in effect. If you get to that pipe in time, the Nip-Nips will now be coins so collect them all (and now they can't turn back to Nip-Nips). Now you can enter the pipe, so do so. In here, get into the opening to your left and hit the giant "?" block. The Hammer Suit will pop out, so grab it. Now head down the slope and enter the pipe at the end. Back out here, head right and you will get to a gap, so jump over it. From here, head right and use all of the ice blocks to get rid of the Buster Beetles. At the end of this platform, get onto the ice pillar to your right. On here, get across the red spinning platforms onto the ice pillars. From here, get past the ice pillars and then to the exit. Once you get to the exit, hit the tile. WORLD MAP: That is all for normal Ice World levels. Head northwest to the 3rd fortress of this world. -------------------- World 6 Fortress #3 -------------------- This can be a really annoying fortress if you are not prepared. Try to enter this level in a Hammer Suit if you can. Start this level by heading right until you get to a pillar. Once you get to a pillar, get onto it. On here, get on the conveyor belt to your right and use this to get onto the platform to your right. On here, jump across the spike pit on your right. On here you will see a Stretch with Boos on them. Since you don't have to get on it, try jumping over it at best. On here, jump over the next Stretch you see or use your hammers if you need to. From here, head right until you get to a "?" block. Once you get to a "?" block, hit it and a Mushroom/Leaf will come out of it, so pick it up. Now, head right and you will get to a conveyor belt, so get on it. On here, head right and you will get to another conveyor belt. Watch out for the Thwomp you see as well. Now once you see the next conveyor belt, get on it. On here, head right and you will get to another Stretch. Get on it and try your best to avoid the Boos. From here, get onto the white platform and watch out for the Roto-Discs as well. Now get onto the next platform to your right. On here, open the door to your right. In here, you will be falling to the ground. Try your best to avoid the Boos in the air as well. Once you hit the ground, you will notice the background is falling. A black opening is also falling with it, so once you see that opening to the right, enter it. In here, head right and you will get to Boom-Boom. **************** Boss: Boom-Boom Difficulty: 3/5 ***************** This Boom-Boom fight can be really easy or hard. If you came in here with a Hammer Suit, it only takes 1 hammer to get rid of him. Otherwise, you may have a problem fighting him because there are plenty of bocks in this room that may get in your way. But you can use the higher blocks as protection from Boom- Boom. When the fight starts, try to hit him on the head. After his first hit, he will not grow a pair of wings, so try to hit him again. After two hits, he will run and jump around like crazy, so try to hit him before he becomes a problem. Now collect his orb. WORLD MAP: Save your game and head east to the castle. ---------------- World 6 Airship ---------------- This time it looks like the king has been transformed into a Monty Mole from Super Mario World. Looks like we have to head to the airship once again. Start the airship by heading right. You should get to a wire with a screw on it. To get across the wire, keep jumping on the screw and it will move to the right. Make sure you don't fall over it. Otherwise the gap it's in is small enough for you to jump over, so you can do that instead. From here, head right and you will get to two sets of screws and wires. Get on the second set and keep jumping on the screw until you get to the edge of the wire. Once you do that, head right to the ground below you, watching out for the cannons shooting fire. Down here, jump over the small gap and head right you get to a higher platform, watching out for all of the cannons shooting fire. Once you do all of that, get onto the higher platform above you. Next to you should be two "?" blocks. One has a coin and the other has a Mushroom/Leaf, so pick it up. Now get onto the platform to your right. On here, head all the way right until you get to a silver pipe. Once you get to a pipe, enter it. ****************** Boss: Lemmy Koopa Difficulty: 4/5 ****************** If not for Wendy Koopa, this could've been your hardest boss of the game. Lemmy is just like Wendy, except he is clown-like and rides around on a circus ball being a circus master. The room you are in is flat as well. The fight starts with Lemmy shooting a ball up in the air. These balls will hurt you if you touch them, but if you jump on them they won't. Now, Lemmy will move around the room and try to charge at you. Try to hit him. After, he should shoot out another circus ball, making the fight harder. Sooner or later, there will be 3 circus balls in the room and they can be hard to dodge. If they are bouncing high in the air, run under them. If they are low near the ground, jump over them. After three hits, Lemmy will lose the wand so pick it up. Ok, just picture this. Think of the king as if what a Monty Mole would look like if it was human. That is my only thing I can picture him as. Now he gives you a letter from Peach. "Greetings, I am well. Please retrieve the Magic Whistle hidden in the darkness at the end of the third goal in the first world. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you. Princess Toadstool" Well, she is talking about the hidden whistle in World 1-3. Of course, it is too late to get it now if you didn't. Her item this time is a P-Wing. Woo. If you beat all levels, you will get a World 6 Perfect Clear. Save your game and then it's onto the next world. <><><><><><><><><><> World 7: Pipe Land <><><><><><><><><><> Well, I hope you have a good memory because you'll be going through plenty of mazes in the Pipe Land. But Mario has that skill to do so being a plumber. Plus, with the Nip-Nips around, it'll be weed-whacking time. Head south to the first level. ---------- World 7-1 ---------- Coming Soon! =========== 7. Enemies =========== Here is a list of all the enemies in the game. Yeah, there are plenty of them, but if it's an enemy, you can find it here. Angry Sun: Yeah, a nice sun with a mad face on it. Thank god you only face it twice. Well, in each of the two levels, the sun will swoop down at you and try to hit you. If that happens, stay where you are and jump when it attacks. A nice Koopa shell will get rid of him. If the sun tries to attack, wouldn't it burn up the Earth? Baby Cheep: These are little red fish you can find in the water. They just swim left and right and don't do anything. Like always, you will get hurt if you bump into them. The only way to get rid of these is to have a Fire Flower and shoot a fireball at them. Big Bertha: A giant fish you can find swimming around in the water. They won't hurt unless you bump into them. The only thing these fish do is spit out a little fish, and after a few seconds that baby fish goes back into his mouth. If these get in your way or give you any problems, fry them up with a Fireball. Blooper: These enemies are octopus like enemies that move around in the water. These enemies can become VERY annoying. They move up and down and all around trying to get to you and annoy you. This is why you should enter a water level in at least Fire Mario. Roasting this enemy with a fireball is a way to go. Blooper Nanny: Though the Bloopers were bad enough? These are pretty much worse. Same blooper, same size, new problem. The difference is that if you notice, these have little baby bloopers on their tails following them everywhere you go. Some time or another, the nanny will stop and release the baby bloopers in all sorts of different directions. Just hope you're not in one of them, and you can't kill the babies. Just fry the nanny with a fireball and make the babies homeless. Bob-omb: If you notice from the names, these are blue bombs that walk around on the ground. After walking for a few seconds, these enemies will stop and explode. If you're in its exploding range, you'll be hurt, otherwise you're fine. Stepping on these will stun them and then they will explode. You can pick them up and kick them around to get them out of your way. If you use these correctly, you can have these explode on other enemies too. Boo: Don't worry, I didn't mean to scare you. If you notice, these are small white ghosts that can float around in the air. If you look at them, they will close their eyes and they will not attack. If you turn your back on them, they will open their eyes and start to float towards you and try to hit you. Since they are ghosts, the only way to get rid of these enemies is to get a hammer suit and chuck a hammer at them. Boomerang Bros: One of the members of the Bros. trio. There is a Boomerang Brother, Fire, and Hammer. For this enemy, they are pretty easy to get rid of and fun to dodge. The best way to get rid of this enemy is to wait for it to throw a boomerang, jump over it and stomp on the Brother. Another easy way is to toss a fireball at is or take the risk and tail whack it. These appear common in many of the early levels. Boss Bass: One of the most annoying enemies in the game, and you'll see this enemy a few times in World 3. In some levels there will be water below you. In that water may be a Boss Bass in there. It is a giant fish that likes to go stalk you. If you are near the water, it may jump out and eat you, losing a life. Try to avoid these as best as you can because they annoy the hell out of me. Using a fireball on them is the way to get rid of them, but no, a new Boss Bass takes their place a few seconds later. Bullet Bill: These are cannonballs with a face on them. You will be fine as long as you don't touch them because they just go in a straight line from left to right or right to left. These are fired out of cannons, which you can't get rid of. These enemies are mostly found in airships, and they shouldn't be too much of a problem. Stomping on these bullet bills are the way to get rid of then. Buster Beetle: Blue enemies that walk on the ground. You'll notice these easily as they are small and walk on two feet standing up. If there are blue blocks near them, they will pick them up with their muscles and try to throw them at you. Of course, you can fight back by stomping on them, chucking a blue block on them, cape whacking them or using a fireball. A fun enemy to fight. Buzzy Beetle: Most of the time you will find these enemies underground, either on the ground or on the ceiling. If they are on the floor, flip them over by stomping on them and then kick them out. If they are on the ceiling, they will fall over and try to attack you when they see you. Either way, these enemies are completely fireproof so a Fire Flower won't help. Kicking one of these into another Buzzy Beetle will get rid of the other ones too. Chain Chomp: Think of these enemies as your attack dog in your backyard leashed onto something. This enemy is a nice black enemy leashed onto a wooden block urging to take a bite at you like an attack dog. It moves left and right until you come near it, and then it charges at you, trying to bit and hurt you. I've heard rumors if you get near these for 120 seconds, it will break free off of the block and get you. I do not know if that is true or not. There is no way of getting rid of this, as trying to jump onto it will hurt you. Nothing else works either. Cheep-Cheep: Thank god these aren't like the other Cheep-Cheeps in other Mario games. But they had to put some kind of fish into the water, didn't they? These enemies are found in water levels obviously. They won't bother you because all they do is swim back and fourth, not even caring about you. Touching these enemies do hurt you, and the best way to get rid of them is by using a fireball. Watch out if they jump out of the water, they can be annoying. Colossal Koopa Paratroopa: Found in World 4 only. These are giant Green Koopa Troopas who jump around and fly in the air. I do not know how something this big can fly, but it's possible. Just like all of the other enemies in World 4, these are just as weak as a normal Koopa Troopa. Fry them to get rid of them for good. Stomp on them to have them lose their wings, and stomp on them again to stun them, or tail whack them to stun them. After that, you can pick up a shell and toss it around. Dry Bones: Ok, think of what happens to a Koopa when you leave it out in the sun and it is 200 degrees outside. They burn up and turn gray. These are burned up Koopas who are all dry and that they walk around in fortresses as well. These don't try to attack you but they can be annoying at times. There is no way to get rid of these enemies except to stomp on them. This will make them break into bones of all kind, but they somehow recover and come back to life to be annoying again. How can it do that itself? Fire Bros.: The second in the trio of the Bros. family. Like the Boomerang Bros., these guys spit fire like a Fire Flower at you. Sometimes the fireballs can be annoying and tricky to dodge if there are multiple Fire Bros. around you. Try to jump frequently around these guys. If a fireball hits you, jump on their head while they are flashing so you won't be hurt for a few seconds. You will need to knock out two of these if you want a warp whistle in World 2. Fire Chomp: Chain Chomp is breaking on the loose! Yeah, somehow the Chain Chomps have gotten off their leashes and instead of a leash on their back, they have a line of fire behind them as they fly around the sky. These enemies can get pretty annoying in World 5, and dodging them may be really tricky. When this enemy sees you, it will shoot its fireballs at you, so jump around to try and dodge them. Once these enemies are out of fireballs, they will leave and come back with a new set of fire. Using your own fireballs will get rid of these enemies, but you can stomp on their head as well. Fire Snake: Yep, snakes are now on fire. You don't see these enemies often, but mostly in World 2. These snakes like to jump around trying to get to you. They don't jump too high, but stepping on these will hurt you, as they are on fire. To get rid of these, use a nearby Koopa Shell or whack them with your tail if you are Raccoon Mario. The best way to get rid of these enemies is to charge right into them while you are invincible, but you must hit their head first. Goomba: Your most basic enemy in the game who has decided to join Bowser's army. You will find these a lot in the early levels and they are pretty stupid. All they do is walk around doing nothing, trying to bump into you, which obviously hurts you. It is your choice of how to knock them out. Either stomp on them, fry them, tail whack them, hammer them, or run into them being invincible. They are that weak. Grand Goomba: An oversized giant Goomba you will only find in World 4, which is the Giant Land. They may look like a big problem, but they really are not. You will be hurt if you bump into them but the way you want to knock them out is your choice again. Either stomp on them, fry them, hammer them, tail whack them, or run into you while you are invincible. They are as weak as a normal Goomba. Green Gargantua Koopa Troopa: Ok, this is the giant flying Koopa Troopa in World 4 without the wings, so it walks around the ground left and right, doing nothing. Like all other giant enemies in World 4, they are just as weak as their smaller versions. One fireball will knock them out for good and stomping or tail whacking them will stun them inside their shell. After that, you can pick up their shell and toss it around. Even Mario can still pick up these giant enemies! Green Koopa Paratroopa: You will see these a lot in many of the levels. Sometimes they can get a pit annoying. These Koopas are on wings but they can't really fly. They just jump up and down around in the air. To dodge these, either jump over them or run under them if they are high enough in the air. Otherwise, stomp on them once to get rid of their wings, twice to stun them, or one fireball to get rid of them. Like all Koopas, you can pick up their Koopa shell and have fun. Green Koopa Troopa: The same Koopa, except without the wings. They walk around on the ground doing nothing. There are also Red Koopas out there, and there is a big difference between a red and a green Koopa. When Green Koopas walk, they will fall off the edge of a platform into a gap/pit/etc. These are more of a danger to killing themselves than being a danger to you. Stomp on them and use their shell. Now have fun. Hammer Bros: The third of the 3 in the Bros. series. These are your basic enemies and they have been there ever since the first Super Mario Bros. These are less annoying than the earlier versions. A Hammer Bros. tries to chuck hammers at you when you fight one of these on the world map. After chucking hammers at you, they will stop for a few seconds and jump onto another platform. The way of getting rid of these enemies is your choice. Stomp on them, deck them from a brick, burn them with a fireball, cape whack them, or whatever you want. After fights on the world map, these will give out a good item. Hanging Piranha Plant: Yep, you can see Piranha Plants coming out from a pipe anywhere. These hang from pipes on the ceiling and try to reach out and bite you. If you bump into these, you will be hurt. These are found a lot in levels with pipes and there are plenty of them in World 7. To get rid of these, do anything but jump into them. That includes cape whacking, using a fireball on them, running into them while invincible, and so on. Hot Foot: Just like the Boos, except these flames walk on the ground. If you look at these, it will not do anything and just stay where it is. Once you turn your back to it, it will start chasing you, so try your best to dodge these, especially if they are in groups. There is only one way to also get rid of these enemies. If you are wearing a hammer suit, you can chuck a hammer at them to knock them out. These are found in the later fortresses, but they still shouldn't be a problem. Jelectro: Another annoying enemy you will find in the water. These can be found in many of the water levels in World 3. These jellyfish stay where they are and do nothing. If you see one of these enemies, they will most likely be in a huge group. If so, try your best to swim through these jellyfish without trying to touch them. There is no way of knocking out these enemies, so don't waste your time to do so. It may let the Bloopers get to you and annoy you even more. Kuribo's Goomba: One of the most coolest enemies in the game. Sadly, you can only find them in one level in World 5. This has a little Goomba inside a green shoe. They bounce around all over the place trying to get to you. If they land on a platform of bricks, you can deck them from below and this will knock out the Goomba, but it will NOT get rid of the shoe. After that, you can jump into the shoe and have FUN. You can bounce all over the place, go over spike pits, stomp on any enemy, and you can have a shoe until the end of the level. Just enjoy these while you can. Lakitu: Another really enemy you don't want to be in the middle of. World 5 is your death pit to finding these enemies. They fly around in the air trying to annoy the hell out of you, making your life hard. The worst thing they do is toss as many Spinies as they want to the ground so they can get in your way and try to bump into you. If you see one of these Lakitus, either run like crazy, get on a high platform, or just do something to get away from it. But no, another Lakitu will come back and take its place. Lava Lotus: Something else that makes World 3 a pain down in the deep blue sea. These stay on the ground and don't move, and these are shaped like a flower too. An evil flower. Once you see these, they will start to spit out 4 mines into the water, but they won't be very high. You can avoid them by simply swimming high, and they travel out slow. After the mines disappear, he will spit another set of mines. There is no way of getting rid of these enemies, so just don't waste your time with these either. Missile Bill: Just like the Bullet Bills, these shouldn't be enough to annoy you either. The only difference is that these bills are in a flashing color different from the Bullet Bills. The other thing is that they fly around in the air and move from left to right once they are fired out from a cannon. You can mostly find these in World 4, but their good thing is that you can stomp on these and use them to get to a higher platform. Dodging them shouldn't be a problem either. Mugger-Micro Goomba: Try your best to dodge these in World 5, otherwise you're in for a world of pain. These are tiny, tiny Goombas that may be dropped down by other flying Goombas. If one of these gets onto you, then good luck. They will slow you down, make it harder for you to jump and you will jump a lot lower. This may make you hit an enemy or even fall into a gap. They will go away after a few seconds, and you can thank god that they will. Munchers: Well, something had to fill those pits in during World 6. These are sometimes in between pipes or Wooden blocks during World 6, but they are annoying. They have their mouths opened ready to take a munch at you, but you can easily jump over them. If you fall onto them, you will be hurt. There is only 1 unusual way of getting rid of these enemies. If there is a P-Switch nearby, the P-switch will turn these into coins when you hit it! Yeah, real break there. Collect those coins so they'll never come back again. Nipper Plant: The complete opposite of a muncher. The difference is that there don't stay where they are. They move around the level as well. If you try to jump over them, they will try to jump up in the air and hit you. If you try to jump on them, you will be hurt. Unlike Munchers, these can be knocked out. Use a fireball on them, cape whack them, run into them while they are invincible, and so on. Just don't hump on them. Para-Beetle: The next thing to go out there and annoy you. Thankfully these are only found in one level during World 5. These enemies are red Buzzy Beetles that fly around in the air and you can also use them as "stepping stones". If you stay on one flying beetle, it will start to fly higher into the air, so you'll need to be quick hopping from beetle to beetle. To have these fly lower, you will need to keep jumping on them to push them lower in the air. There is no way to kill these so don't bother. Para-Goomba: These are red Goombas on wings. All they do is jump and fly around the air. Like the normal Goombas, these shouldn't be a threat. When they are low on the ground, you just need to stomp on them to get rid of their wings. Or you can just tail whack or use a fire flower to knock it out in one hit. Just like the Goomba, you will be seeing these plenty of times. Para-Goomba & Micro-Goombas: Well, think of a Para-Goomba dropping tiny, tiny Goombas on you. There you go. These Goombas like to fly around dropping the Mugger Goombas on you. If they get onto Mario/Luigi, it will slow you down, make you jump lower, making it more likely you would fall into a gap or bump into an enemy. If you don't want these Para-Goombas to annoy you, stomp on them to destroy their wings. They won't be dropping any Mugger-Goombas now. Or just knock them in one hit with a Fire-Flower or tail whacking. Pile Driver Micro-Goomba: Yep, remember those blocks that liked to bounce around all over the place in World 2? These are what cause it. There are Mugger Goombas beneath them moving the blocks all over the place. To tell these different from the real bricks, they are darker and a tad smaller. Now, when you see one of these ready to bounce, stomp on the back of them to get rid of them and they shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise, the best way to dodge them is to run under them or hope they land on a different platform. Piranha Plant: As you know, this also came from the earlier versions of Super Mario Bros. as well. You may see these enemies in levels with a lot of pipes and they may come out as a surprise. They will not come out of the pipe if you are on top of the pipe. Watch out for these, and stomping on them will hurt you as well. You will see plenty of these earlier in the game, and a LOT of them during the pipe levels in World 7. To get rid of them, use a fireball, tail whack them, hammer suit them, or run into them while you are invincible. They still shouldn't be a problem. Podoboo: These are only found in fortresses, where there is lava. If you see a lava pit, there may be a flame coming out of it. This is what they are. In some fortresses, these may be even coming out of the ceiling as well. When they go back into the lava, that is the best time to jump over the lava pit before they come out again. There is only two ways of getting rid of these fireballs, as jumping on them will hurt you and fireballs/cape whacking won't work either. You can get rid of these by chucking a hammer at them with your hammer suit or running into them while you are invincible. Ptooie: Just think of a Piranha Plant being able to escape out of a pipe and walk around on the ground. That's what these plants do, and you'll find them mostly in World 6. They walk around the ground, minding their own business playing catch with a spike. They toss it in the air and it comes back down to them. They won't bother you, but touching them anywhere will hurt you, but you can tail whack them and fry them with a fireball if they do get really annoying. Red Giant Koopa Troopa: Like always, bigger is never better, especially in World 4. They are the giant versions of their normal Koopa Troopas. They will do no harm to you and walk around. The difference from the Green Koopas is that when they walk around on platforms, they will not walk off, instead they turn back around and walk the other direction. Of course, you can take advantage of that by stunning them, picking their shell up and using it as a weapon. Wonder how Mario can still pick up giant enemies. Red Koopa Paratroopa: Same as red Koopas, except these have wings. But of course, they don't take advantage of having them. Instead of walking, they hop around in their wings. Stomp on them to get rid of the wings, stomp on them again to stun them so you can pick up their shell. Of course, if you use a fireball on them, you can knock them out in one him. Or tail whacking can still stun them as well. Sometimes you can dodge them by running under them as well. Red Koopa Troopa: Almost the complete opposite of a Green Koopa. Just like the Green Koopa, you can stomp on them to stun them and then pick up their shell and toss it at something. You can knock them out completely using a fireball. The difference from the Green Koopa is that when these walk on platforms, they will not fall off onto a lower platform/gap/etc, instead they will turn around and walk the other direction. Shouldn't matter anyway, but in levels with a lot of gaps, these can get in your way on some of the platforms. Rocket Engines: The next new thing installed on the airships. Instead of shooting out Bullet Bills, they spit out fire for a few seconds and then the fire goes back into the cannon. Pretty easy to dodge, just get on top of the cannon. There is no way of getting rid of the cannon or the fire, so don't try because you'll just get yourself hurt. If the fire gets you while you are in statue form as a Tanooki Suit, the fire will diminish. Rocky Wrench: Another new thing about the airships. They like to stay hidden underground and wait for you. You'll know they're there when you see a yellow lid pop out from the ground. You can stomp on that led to get rid of it before it attacks or you can use a fireball. Once it pops out of the ground, it will toss a wrench at you, which is pretty easy to dodge. Just duck or jump over it. Roto-Disc: In the fortresses, you will see this disc of fire rotating counter clockwise or clockwise. They are pretty easy to get past them, but not if they are in groups. If you touch them in any way, you will be hurt. The only way of getting rid of these is to take a Tanooki Suit, turn into a statue and have the disc hit you. It will go away. Otherwise, just walk past them. Sledge Bros: Ok, maybe this is a fourth member of the Bros. family, but I don't think so. They are only found in World 4, but I consider them to be a bigger version of the Hammer Bros. This is the only case for the enemies where "bigger is better". They are giant Hammer Bros. tossing hammers at you. Try to jump over them or run under them, and when he jumps, you will be stunned for a few seconds and he will try to attack. Hit him on the head and jump when he jumps. Also, try to see one of these when you are Fire Mario and it won't be a problem. Spike: Looks like they are not really spikes. You will see these a lot in the underground levels of World 6. They are blue enemies who walk left and right. If they see you, they may hurl a gray spike at you and toss it. It can be easily dodged by jumping over it or ducking, as it shouldn't hit you. Just use a fireball, tail whack, or stomp on them to get rid of them. If you hit them while they are about to release a spike, you won't be hurt. Fun little enemies to deal with. Spiny: A nice annoying enemy for your delight in most of the level. They walk around and they have spikes on their back. If you stomp on them, you will be hurt. Use a fireball or tail whack them to get rid of them. Sometimes they may be walking on the ceiling as well. If they do, they will drop and spin at you. You can stomp on them and pick their shell up like a Koopa if they drop from the ceiling. These can be really annoying if they are in groups too. Spiny Eggs: These are the Spinies that are dropped down from a Laktiu. Once they hit the ground, they will start rolling at you and try to attack you before they uncurl. If you try to stomp on them, you will be hurt. Use a fireball or tail whack them to get rid of them. A difference is that these eggs are green instead of red. Spiny Cheep-Cheep: Just when you thought you were done with those sea enemies. Well, not quite. This Cheep-Cheep is blue with spikes on their back and they float around in the water, ignoring you and not doing anything. If you bump into them, you will be hurt. You can best get past these by swimming under or over them. To get rid of them, the only method is to use a fireball on them. Stretch: Always wondered what those white platforms were in the fortress? Those are what these day. They are thin white platforms. That's not all. Boos on both sides of the platform will pop out and move around the platform. You will be ok as long as you don't hit the Boos, otherwise you will be hurt. Try your best to avoid them when you have to walk on these platforms. The only way you can get rid of these enemies is to get a Hammer Suit and chuck a hammer at the Boos. Even if you only hit one Boo, the other one will go away as well. Thwomp: These are the common gray stone blocks you will find during the fortresses. They will hang for the ceiling and wait for you to come near them. When you get next to them, they will fall to the ground and try to hit you. But you have enough time to get out of the way, and when they go back up to the ceiling you can run under them. Do not waste your time attacking these as you will just get hurt. If you have a hammer suit, you can chuck a hammer at these and they will be gone. Venus Fire Trap: Another type of the Piranha Plant. They hide in the pipes and wait for you to come by. Once they come out of the pipe, they will shoot fireballs in the air that can easily miss you if you don't move. Sometimes the fireballs won't even come close to hitting you. Bumping into these will hurt you, but the way of getting rid of these enemies is to use a fireball or tail whack them. =========== 8. Credits =========== My mom = She got me the Mario Advance 4 Bundle pack. One of the best gifts ever. Me = I wrote this guide. You = You read this guide, and liked it (hopefully). CJayC = The administrator of the best site in the world (GameFAQs) posted this guide. Nintendo = They made Mario Advance 4, all of my favorite Nintendo systems and the GameBoy Advance SP.
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