There are several new Powerups that didn't appear in the original game: Two stars come from fighting the Goomba Bros, and one from collecting a coconut for Yoshi.Ĭontains levels 6-10, Gloomy Ambience, Drybone Desert, Secret Aquarium, Above the Clouds 2 and 3, and Shadow Factory,Ĭontains levels 11-15, Luna Park and Rashay's Moon Cellar, as well as the secret ' Cut Out Content' level. The star here will not count towards your total.Ĭontains levels 1-5, Above the Clouds 1, Minigame House, Bowser's Fiery Castle, and Underground Depths. It can only be accessed with a backward-long-jump glitch or with a well-timed wall kick near the entrance to Colossal Circuits that allows you to glitch behind the wall ( here). This is a secret level which was not intended to be part of the game. The third 'Bowser stage', leads to Rashay, the final boss. Also contains the rainbow coin challenge to unlock the 5th game in the Minigame House. The second key is held by Dark Mario, instead of Bowser.Įntered by train on the third overworld. Also serves as a path to the third overworld. The second 'Bowser stage' and the location of the second key. There are two secret levels accessible through this stage - the Secret Aquarium and one of the Above the Clouds levels.Įntered through a well in Drybone Desert.

It is located through the barred-off pipe in the second overworld, Mario can use the Flat Mushroom hidden behind a boulder to get through the bars. One is inside a desk, in the cellar of the first house, and the other is through a mysterious black orb in one of the doorways. There are 2 levels called 'Gloomy Ambience', both in the second overworld. The first Bowser stage, and the location of the first key.Īccessible from the bridge leading to Bowser's Fiery Castle. The first two minigames will already be unlocked, while the other three are unlocked by completing the Rainbow Coin Challenges in Super Sweet Sugarland, Sky-High Islands, and Luna Park. One is accessible from the yellow stand in the first overworld, one from Drybone Desert, and one from Sky-High Islands.Ī small outlined house in the first overworld. There are 3 levels called 'Above the Clouds,' all of which feature the Cloud Cap.

Mario must collect many more stars, and after reaching eighty, he gains access to Rashay's Moon Cellar, where, with the help of the colored Goombas, he defeats Rashay and rescues Princess Peach, and they all have dinner outside of Peach's Castle.Īll the stars you collect in these secret levels will count towards your Hidden Stars count. With rescuing Princess Peach and stopping Rashay now being the objective, Mario continues onward into the Shadow Factory, fights Shadow Mario, and then uses the key he obtains to reach the rocket ship, which he uses to go to the moon. He continues on, collecting more stars, and eventually, Rashay appears, revealing himself as the problem on the moon, and kidnaps Princess Peach, he then escapes, as the colored Goombas appear again, much stronger this time, and Mario once again defeats them. Still worried about the moon, he continues collecting stars, with the next objective being to get into the Shadow Factory, after he collects enough, colored Goombas appear to fight him and are defeated. The game starts out with two tiny meteors crashing down and becoming Prickly Piranha Plants that threaten Princess Peach, Mario goes over to defeat them, then Princess Peach warns Mario of danger coming and the moon.įrom here, Mario collects stars in various worlds, unlocking more with the number of stars he collects, and eventually defeating Bowser.

In conclusion, the difficulty curve is about as steep as in Mario 64, it starts a bit higher and oscillates more though.' Plot In one of Kaze's YouTube videos, a user by the name of Thirteen 1355 asked about the difficulty and Kaze replied with: 'i want to get a good balance between difficulty and exploration factor - i want the player to be able to beat the game with a low amount of struggle, but i also want to make the player work hard to get all stars there are.

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