Friday, August 23, 2013

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team -- Part 14: Seadric's Strange Siblings

The bros have left Peach in the dream world while they go search for Seadric the Seadring's siblings. There are enemies in Driftwood Shore, including Fly Guys and Goombas. They'll team up for their attacks, like Fly Guys dropping Goombas on the bros, or flying over head while the Goombas attack from the ground.

Go east via the middle path. Dreambert spots another pool lounger Dreampoint. Stand on the blue elevator, then, at mid height, Side Drill through the rock. Break the rock so you can move more easily.  You'll encounter new enemies called Durapurls. They'll launch from their shells after closing them three times. Counter with the hammer. They'll also leave their shells and roll around. Counter by jumping. To reach the orange ! Block, walk to the south and Spin Jump from the blue elevator to an orange platform that moves. Transfer to the other orange platform. This will go around in a circle. Pick up the Attack Piece, while you're at it. The ! Block will activate another blue elevator. From this elevator, Side Drill through the rock, then smash the rock just to the south. Hit the switch to make the bridge appear. Go to the dream world.

Go east, then go through the pipe to find the Luiginary Work. Hover Jump over the spikes and spin the nuts and bolts. Go to the upper left to find the Seadring Seabelle. She has a Dream Egg prepared for them, but her false eyelash slipped and it will take her about an hour to redo her makeup. She runs off, but Mario brings her back and explains they need the Dream Egg. She says once she redoes her makeup, she'll be an aquatic supermodel. The bros don't want to wait and she interprets this as her looking like a supermodel as she is now. Dreambert mumbles about whether Seabelle is serious and she demands that he say, "Seabelle is a total supermodel even with a janky false eyelash and no makeup!" He complies, quietly. She wants him to say it louder. He yells. She's not sure if he was sincere, but he makes up for it in enthusiasm, so she hands over a Dream Egg. Rather, she spits it out. Her suggestion to meet up when she's wearing makeup is met with silence. She calls Dreambert an ice cube, then says she has a dream about a knight on a white horse coming for her and he's the opposite of the phony cushion prince, known also as Dreambert. She says she can tell the bros find her annoying. Mario denies this while Luigi pleads the fifth. She doesn't care and is going clubbing. She leaves. Take the pipe on the left back to the portal.

Go west and you'll find an Attack Piece and a pillow. There are Lakitus and Spinies here in the dream world. Using a hammer attack will flip the Spinies over. Jump on them to do critical damage. A Spiny will walk over to Mario with others in a line that may move. Hammer the Spiny twice to send it into the other Spinies. You can change directions with this counter. If you miss one, it will attack from the sides. Lakitu will fly into range solely to attack. He'll either throw Mushrooms or Spinies. Counter with a hammer to damage him. In the real world, go west.

Go on the wooden docks to the south to reach a warp pipe. Side Drill to the north to reach an Attack Piece. Use the blue elevator to reach the taller rock, then break the rock on it. Send Mini Mario through to hit the camera block. Side Drill to the right, then walk south and jump to reach the switch to make a bridge appear. Spin Jump from the rock in front of the bridge and go east. Spin Jump from there to reach an Attack Piece. Return and go west.

Dreambert notices a Dreampoint in the southern part of the area. Go approach the Shelltop on the dock, who's happy to see people. He set up a business, thinking it was a hot spot, but hasn't seen anyone in a long time. Mario says they want to cross the bridge and the Shelltop thinks it's a money-making opportunity. Before letting the bros cross, they'll have to play a game called Mole Hunt. The bros will hunt crabs while digging around like a mole. He wants to charge ten coins, but the bros play hardball. He makes a nice deal of an Attack Piece if the bros clear the game. The game still costs 10 coins. Dig underground, then pop up under the rustling sand to catch a crab. There are three different types of crabs, each worth different amounts of points. 10 points for a brown one, 20 for silver, and 40 for gold. The bros need to get 230 points in the time limit of one minute. If you see an orange block, hit it to blast nearby crabs out of the sand. Once you beat the game, he'll give you use of the bridge and the Attack Piece. He's going to revamp the game, so it will be open later. Grab the other Attack Piece in the area, then cross the bridge to the Dreampoint. If you go east of the Dreampoint, you can reach another Attack Piece and clear some rocks.

At the Dreampoint, enter the dream world and go west through the pipe. There's a new Luiginary Work. It has an arrow on it. The pool lounger Luigi's lying on also has arrows. Use the stylus to rotate the lounger, which changes the gravity in the dream world to flip 180 degrees. Go through the pipe on the ceiling. Walk on the floor, then walk on the right wall by rotating 90 degrees and hit the orange ! Block. This makes the pipe on the ceiling accessible. Go through it. Go through the pipe on the floor to reach the Seadring called Seatoon.

He recognizes them, calling them the superheroes, the Super Seadrings. He watches their show every week. The characters are Red Seadring, Green Seadring, and Orange Seadring, who likes to snack on cheese. Seatoon wants them to transform into their super forms. Dreambert decides it is best to humor him and play along. He says they need the Dream Eggs to defeat the evil Biggidy-Bowser. Seatoon buys it hook, line, and sinker. But he still wants them to transform before he hands over the Dream Egg. Dreambert says they still have to play along. Mario strikes a pose, but it's wrong, being Green Seadring's pose for after his special move. Both bros try and fail. The poses were wrong, unsynchronized, and without transformation. Seatoon starts to think they're imposters. Mario explains that they're the ones Seadric called about. Seatoon assumed due to the description that they'd be the Super Seadrings. He does appreciate the bros tried to make him happy and calls them nice. For being nice to him, he spits up a Dream Egg. He says it's just like the Super Seadrings to protect a damsel in distress, to the point it's a line in the theme song. The bros try posing again, but Seatoon tells them to stop. He says he's got some new heroes to root for. Go through the pipe on the left to return to the portal.

Go back east and cross the bridge you formed earlier. Dreambert says there's another Dreampoint nearby. Go to the west side and hop on the blue elevator, then go to the orange platform. Hit the orange ! Block to activate another blue elevator. Transfer to the orange platform and Side Drill through the rock on the right. Hit the switch to make the bridge appear. Walk up the rock you just Side Drilled through and destroy a rock. Send Mini Mario to get the Attack Piece. Use the Dreampoint.

In this part of the dream world, you'll find Dreamcap Rs and Dreamcap Captain Rs. They'll stack up and charge at Mario. Hit each stack with the hammer. They'll also attack in lines from the background. Counter or dodge with a jump. Go west. To the upper right is an orange ! Block that raises a stone so the bros can go further west.

The last of Seadric's siblings is here, Seabury. He mentions food, including berries and mushrooms. He says he got them seats in the Porridge Parlor, because it's a mush room. He thinks he's a comedian. He also explains that they're called Seadrings because you can "see 'd' rings". Luigi chuckles. Before he can crack another joke, Mario asks for the Dream Egg and he spits it up. Dreambert says to return to Peach. Seadring makes one last joke that falls flat, then says the bros and Dreambert need to loosen up and live a little, as they're in the dream world. Go west to the pipe and return to the real world.

Go east and get the last Attack Piece by Spin Jumping. This Bros. Attack is called Bomb Derby and is initiated by Mario. Luigi tosses bombs at Mario with the Circle Pad, then Mario hits them at the enemies with his hammer using (A). Toss the bombs quickly or they will explode while Luigi holds them. When you're ready, return to Seadric's Dreampoint. Seadric activates the Dream Egg and Mario jumps on his head three times. Seadric spews forth more of the dream world, creating a background the bros can enter. Seadric also add coins and other presents to the new area. Peach will stay put while the bros explore further.

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