Saturday, May 18, 2013

Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga -- Part 12: Surfing to the End of the World

When you have all four pieces, return to Beanbean Castle. The Beanstar revives and becomes whole again. Bowletta has a message on another Game Boy Advance. She wants the bros to bring the Beanstar to her at Joke's End to the northwest. They can't reach it by walking underwater. Queen Bean thinks Bowletta's up to something other than awakening the Beanstar with Peach's voice. Prince Peasley gives the bros a fake Beanstar as a decoy. Toadsworth gives the bros Peach's extra dress so she'll have a change of clothes if she ruined the dress she's currently wearing. Prince Peasley says the bros may find a way to cross the ocean's surface on the beach, as there was a surfing spot there. He gives the bros the prize money of 99,999,999,999,999,999 Mushroom coins, which comes to 99 Beanbean coins at the current exchange rate. We should've asked him to hold the coins for the trip home.

Go visit the Hammerhead Bros. first. They'll reforge the hammers into Ultra Hammers, which can break any rock. You can go anywhere now. Go to the right and play another game with the Thwomp. Try to get Secret Scroll 2, which will teach Luigi the Bros. Attack called Cyclone Bros.

The surfing spot is just to the right of the yellow pipe that takes you underwater. There's a slot in the ground. Have Mario hit Luigi with his hammer into the slot to make Luigi a surfboard. Surf's up! There's lots to explore in the ocean. To the southeast are a pair of islands that hold a surfing game. Hit the balloons on the course in the least amount of time. You'll get beans, including Hoo Beans, and other prizes. While surfing, avoid whirlpools. North of Oho Oasis is another island. Go north of it and enter the whirlpool. You'll go underwater near a yellow pipe. Take it aboveground to the island for a 1-Up Super. Go back underwater to get off the island. The path underwater will take you near the S.S. Chuckola. In Gwarhar Lagoon, go to the southeast and break the rocks to meet Spangle. He wants a stage, like a festive tree. Take him to Hermie. He will stand atop Hermie's shell. Hermie will give you the Soulful Bros. badge.

When you're ready to go to Joke's End, surf as far to the northeast as you can go, mostly in the north direction. It is due north of Oho Oasis. The fun music gives way to something creepier. Break the rocks and go immediately to the left to reach the green pipe. Go up the stairs to meet a girl holding a bundle. Her name is Jojora. The palace of Joke's End is their playground. Jojora hasn't heard of Bowletta or Peach. She says the path ahead will be more challenging than what the bros have faced before. Light the torch ahead and go inside.

To the left is a moving tornado. Re-enter it to reach a mole with a Red Pepper and Green Pepper. To the right is a vat. Jojora floats to the upper right, wondering if the bros can make it to where she is. Break the cracked doorway to go north, up the stairs. Go right again and Spin Jump to the next doorway. Use the Thunderhand to get past two sets of rollers and reach a ! Block which opens the door in the room with the vat. Go through the doorway. Go right and down the stairs. You'll see some wood in a stove. Light it on fire to make the liquid in the vat boil. Return to the vat, stand on the grate above it, and Spin Jump to create a tornado. Go upstairs and Spin Jump into the tornado to cross the large gap.

Jojora says things will get more challenging from here on out and that the bros should give up. Go under the gate and hit the ! Block to open the door. Have Mario go through the door and up the stairs. Go through the doorway in the back. Go left, then south to reach a Simu-Block. Have Luigi go to the right, up the stairs, south, left, and north to reach the other Simu-Block. Hit the blocks to lower the gate for Mario. Have Luigi go south, then left. Have Mario follow the path and hit the ! Block to make a barrel appear. Luigi must be in the room when you hit the block. Have Luigi hit the switch, which opens the door for Mario. Both bros should walk through the doors to reach two more Simu-Blocks. Hit them and Jojora appears again. She's impressed with the bros' tenacity and will have them play a little game. They must hit the blocks that appear. If they hit 30 blocks in 25 seconds, she'll open the doors ahead.

Both bros go inside, but are still split up. Luigi goes north. Mario goes several flights of stairs and lights four candles. This moves a platform. Have Mario return to the room where the platform moved. Have Mario stand on the yellow platform and Luigi stand under the yellow platform. While controlling Mario, have Luigi jump so Mario can get over a higher platform. Both bros should go south to Simu-Blocks. Hit them to lower the gate. Both bros should go south again. Position Mario under the ! Block and control Luigi. Hit the ! Block and move Luigi under the shadow of the falling barrel. Have Luigi walk to the north and step on the panel. This will make a bridge appear outside so the bros can regroup. Go back south and right to a room with a Save Book. Go through the doorway and up the stairs. You'll be in the room with the four candles. Ignore them for now and go to the northeast. The stairs will lead you into another room with a vat and Jojora. She doesn't like the bros' annoying persistence.

Follow Jojora to the right. Drop down the stairs and go left to another fireplace. Light it to create some vapor. Spin the vapor into a tornado, which rises up to the candles. Go back to the room with the candles. Have Mario drink some water, stand in front of the tornado, and have Luigi hit Mario with his hammer to extinguish all four flames simultaneously. This opens the door to the north. Go upstairs to a room with a barrel and Save Book. Go up the stairs and hit the ! Block after putting Luigi in front and selecting Mario's Firebrand. Hit the block to make some platforms appear in the gap temporarily. Quickly line the bros up on the lower white line and use the Firebrand to move quickly. This may take a few tries.

Jojora's in the next room, welcoming the bros as the first people to make it up here. She tells them to have a seat and relax. She's going to invite one of her friends and the bros get to pick: Chucklissa, Oholina, Hoohoolia, and Teeheena. They're all the same, so pick one that strikes your fancy. Her friend is a giant snow monster. You have to battle them both. Jojora will approach the bros and try to use her wand. Swat it away with your hammer. She'll fly off for a few turns, so you can deal with her friend. If you hit her friend while Jojora is around, she'll attack the bros and heal her friend. Deal with Jojora when she's around and leave her friend alone. Jojora has really high defense and each attack will only do 1 HP of damage, so attacks like Chopper Bros. are your best friend in this fight. Her friend will wonder if one of the bros likes her. She'll change her hair color from blonde to pink. With blonde hair, she's susceptible to fire attack, but susceptible to electric attacks when her hair is pink. She'll roll into a snowball at a bro, which can be blocked with a hammer. She'll also try to pick a bro up, so stomp on her hands. Jojora will whip up a snowstorm. The bros should keep jumping from being buried alive. Once you defeat her friend, Jojora will be upset and flee the battle. You'll get the Sledge Heart badge if you have the Game Boy Horror SP equipped. According to Jojora, play time is over. Light the two unlit torches in the room to go forward. You'll want to save before you go.

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