Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Cheats and Tips

Rosalina is an unlockable playable character in Super Mario 3D World who has a special spin attack. To unlock Rosalina you must beat Level 2 in the World Star. To unlock World Star and it's 9 courses you must beat World Bowser, which is the final level in the main game and take the rocket that appears in World 1. Level 3 in World Star is called 'Super Galaxy' which is a homage to Rosalina's game, Super Mario Galaxy. You will be able to find Rosalina at the end of the level.

Fury Blocks are a type of block that appear exclusively in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They are slightly larger, metallic versions of Rock Blocks with Bowser's emblem plastered in black on every side. The best way to smash open these blocks is to use Fury Bowser's fire breath beam that he spurts from his mouth. Take a look at the video below to see the location of every single Fury Block in Bowser's Fury.

There is a special modified version of the original Nintendo arcade game Mario Bros. Game called Luigi Bros., in this version of the game you play as two different versions of Luigi simultaneously. To unlock Luigi Bros. So it becomes an option on the menu screen of Super Mario 3D World you need to beat World 8.

Scattered throughout each of the islands are small collectables called Cat Shine shards. There are 100 Cat Shine shards in total and each time you collect 5 of them you will gain one Cat Shine. Once you have managed to collect 40 Cat Shines you will be able to challenge Fury Bowser at any of the three Giga Bells in Lake Lapcat. When Fury Bowser loses half of his health he will retreat. To finish the fight you will need to have obtained at least 50 Cat Shines. Take a look at the video below to see the locations of all the Cat Shine shards on the islands.

There is an exploit in World 1-2 of Bowser's Fury which you can take advantage of to get infinite lives (1-Ups). To perform the exploit you must pass the first Koopa and make your way to the area with a second Koopa and Goomba are on a slightly raised platform. Kill the Goomba, then jump on the green Koopa and steal it's shell. Carry his shell up to the platform between the two pipes jutting out of the ground and toss the shell, so it becomes trapped and bounces back and forth on the lip of the lower pipe. Now continuously jump down on to the shell until you get as many 1UPs as you want.

After you have completed the main story you will still be able to explore Lake Lapcat and continue collecting Cat Shined. In order to get the true final battle you need to collect all 100 Cat Shines in Lake Lapcat. When you then challenge Fury Bowser and defeat him you will earn a full five stars for your save file. When you return to Lake Lapcat in this cleared file you will now find Bowser Jr. Sporting a feline look, and Mario will retain his lion-like mane in the Cat Mario suit.

In order to unlock World Mushroom, so you can access it's collection of tricky courses you must first beat Cosmic Cannon Cluster which is the 9th and final course on Star World. World Mushroom features remixes of some of the courses you encountered during the main game, with them either being harder in some manner or you being under time pressure. In World Mushroom there are 7 courses and a Mystery House, there are no bosses or castles and the courses do not have any stamps in them. The courses do however still have green stars.

If you are playing Bowser's Fury in Solo mode you will be able to choose which character you can play. Each of the characters has an ability which you can take advantage of, Luigi for example is able to jump higher than the other characters. Without doubt though the best character to play is Peach whose strength is she has the ability to glide which means if you select her you will have no problem passing the stages that feature the pits of lava which tend to give Mario problems.

In total there are 85 Stamps hidden across the 12 different worlds in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. After completing all the worlds you will notice that you are five Stamps short, in order to get the final 5 Stamps you have to complete every level in the game with all five playable characters (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Rosalina). Upon completion of each run which includes all Blockades and Mystery Houses you will unlock that character's Stamp. One way to do this faster is with the help of multiplayer friends, you just need to make sure each character touches the flag pole to complete a course.

Take a look at the video below to see the locations of all the Green Stars and Stamps in each of the 12 worlds.

World Crown is the fourth and final bonus world in Super Mario 3D World and in order to get to it, you need to have collected every Green Power Star and Stamp from the previous eleven worlds. It is also required that you get the Gold Flag by reaching the top of the Goal Pole for every course. World Crown consists of only one course, a Captain Toad level, a Mystery House, and a Sprixie House. The final course is called Champions Road and is extremely difficult to complete.

World Flower is the 3rd bonus world in Super Mario 3D World and in order to get to it, you need to complete the 7th and final course in World Mushroom which is called Broken Blue Bully Belt. Mushroom World features 12 remixed courses from the main game which are not easy to complete due to some difficult Green Stars you need to collect.