Welcome to the Galaxy!
We land on a twisting path, while a remix from Super Mario 64's Road to Bowser plays. A Luma tells us that he can sense a Grand Star nearby, but this place is filled with traps and tricks. There is a 1-up in crystal on the path. Don't worry about the gravity on the twisting path: as long as you stay on the path, you'll be fine. We pass some fire blasters and Thwomp and hop on a green platform that rotates 180 degrees. We then enter a 2D area, where, if you try to steer Mario into the wall and into the screen in quick succession, you might be able to get him to spin quickly. A nearby Luma informs us, "The gravity here is all out of whack! Check the arrows!"
The arrows will tell us which way is "down": which wall Mario will stand on. It is very important to pay attention to the arrows, because they will tell you where to stand on platforms to avoid being sucked into black holes or falling into dark matter. Unfortunately, I fell in a black hole.
Take 2- We land in front of the Thwomp and make it into the gravity maze. We jump down when we're over the platform to land on it. I reached the yellow platform, which rotates to an area with a cross fire bar. We get another 1-up and pass more fire blasters and a Thwomp, taking a hit from the fire blasters. There are more fire bars after that. We finally reach some green and white checkered floors that surround a tower. Bowser appears and shoots meteors into the floor. We have to climb quickly before the floor is destroyed and falls away, possibly taking us with it. We get a Life Shroom and make it to the top of the tower.
Bowser says, "BWAHAHAHA! You finally made it! Just in time for me to stomp you into space bits!" Mario looks angry and Bowser roars, making them both float to another planet. This planet is clear with blue circular panels. Bowser breathes fire and jumps to send shockwaves over the planet. He will briefly run, then jump up high and land with a shock wave. At this point, you want to guide him into landing on a blue panel. When he does, the panel will break, revealing lava, which burns him. (It will burn you, too, if you fall in it.) This will send him running around the planet with his tail on fire. Chase him in the opposite direction. When you find him, he will stop and turn around. Spin his tail to send him spinning around the planet on his shell. Go in the opposite direction and spin when he approaches you, which counts as a hit. It's okay to miss him, but don't do it for too long, or he'll recover and you'll have to make him land on another blue panel (the panels reform, so you can use the same ones.) Do this three times to win, but the number of times you have to spin him increases when you try to get in the third hit. With the last hit, Mario and Bowser are both knocked off the planet back to the tower.
Bowser says, "WHAT?! How... Foolish Mario... My plan is too far along now! You really think you can stop me?! Bwahahaha!" Bowser spins and disappears, like in Galaxy 2. The Grand Star appears from the floor.
GRAND STAR GET #3!
Star Get #27, Galaxy Complete!, 13 Coins, 1331 Star Bits, 10 Lives
Interlude
The Grand Star and Mario fly back to the Observatory. The Grand Star flies into the beacon, making it larger and a blue-green color. The Kitchen dome opens, with 4 new galaxies available to us.
Rosalina says, "Ah! You rescued another Grand Star, and power has returned to another dome in the back of the Observatory! Hmmm, but I still don't think we have the Star Power we need to fly to the Observatory through the universe. Ohh... The villain who kidnapped your special one took her far from here, to the center of the universe. Once our Star Power is restored, the observatory will be able to go there. Then you can reunite with your special one...
Luigi
I reached Bowser in two attempts. The dialogue is the same, but he calls Luigi "Luigi" for once. Even with the Life Shroom, I defeated Bowser with 1 bar of health left.
GRAND STAR GET #3!
Star Get #27, Galaxy Complete!, 4 Coins, 1204 Star Bits, 28 Lives
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