Showing posts with label Cataquack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cataquack. Show all posts

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Gold Leaf Galaxy - Cataquack to the Skies

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We use the Cataquack to reach the Sling Star to the other half of the planet. We get the Bee Suit and use another Cataquack to reach the area where Wiggler would be. We go up to the slide nearby with the switch. We move back to the left side of the planet where a Launch Star is. We land on a spherical planet with Wigglers and more Cataquacks. We land in a pool of water, so our Bee Suit is gone. As we can't fly, we need Cataquacks to boost us around. We must get them to follow us, not so closely that they'll throw us up in the air every few seconds, but not so far away that they lose interest and wander off. We need to lead them to wooden panels with Cataquack symbols. If they boost us from here, we'll go where we need to.
The Cataquack will boost us to a planet that resembles the Puzzle Cube. We find a sleeping Cataquack and lead it on the wooden path to the next symbol. A boost will take us to a rectangular prism planet with three Cataquacks. Lead one over to where the Launch Star is so you can get a boost. We land on the planet with the Star, which floats over purple flowers. On the planet are Monty Moles, a Jenga tower, Wigglers, Cataquacks, and a Bee Shroom. We lead a Cataquack to the Bee Shroom so we can reach it. We get a boost up to the tower with the Wigglers so we can reach the purple flowers and the Star.
Star Get #67, 7 Coins, 2595 Star Bits, 11 Lives

Luigi
We get a boost from the Cataquack to the Sling Star and get the Bee Suit. We use Cataquacks to reach the switch and slide down to the Launch Star. We lose the Bee Suit in the water. We lead the Cataquacks to the symbols to reach other planets. On the last planet, we get the Bee Suit with the help of a Cataquack and reach the top of the tower with a boost. We hop and fly over the flowers to reach the Star.
Star Get #67, 5 Coins, 2980 Star Bits, 45 Lives

Gold Leaf Galaxy - The Bell on the Big Tree

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land in the galaxy, where we find some Cataquacks roaming around. We go up the slope and find a Catacquack fenced in. We let him boost us to the Sling Star above, which takes us to the other side of the planet where the big tree is. We walk around the tree and find a bubble maker. We hop in the bubble (if you miss it, just walk around and another one will appear) and use our Star Cursor to blow the bubble around. About halfway up the tree is a platform and a bell. We use the Star Cursor to ring the bell, which makes musical notes appear around the tree. They play the underwater theme from Super Mario Bros. The musical notes will disappear after a time, so we have to be quick and careful to get them all while floating in the bubble. Getting them all makes the Star appear. We use the bubble to reach the Star.
Star Get #66, 2 Coins, 2470 Star Bits, 9 Lives

Luigi
We land in the galaxy and get the Cataquack to boost us to the Sling Star. We hop in the bubble, ring the bell with our Star Cursor, and collect the musical notes for the Star.
Star Get #66, 2 Coins, 2888 Star Bits, 44 Lives

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Beach Bowl Galaxy - Wall Jumping up Waterfalls

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
It's time to get the hidden Star! We dive underwater and grab a shell. We go to the other side of the waterfall (the side we didn't land on) and surface. There is a lone chest here, which we open. It contains a Launch Star and we launch to another planet. We land on a planet with lots of waterfalls, where Super Mario 3 music plays. There's nothing underwater here. I fell off the planet.
Take 2- There is a ? Coin that floats out of reach. If we follow the path, we soon find Cataquacks, first seen in Super Mario Sunshine. We lead one back to the ? Coin, and let it boost us to the ? Coin, which makes an Ice Flower appear. We get it and turn a crystal blue all over. We get a message: "You transformed into Ice Mario! Shake the Wiimote to skate! You can walk on water, too!" This new power-up allows us to temporarily freeze water and even lava. We can't fall into water and lava. However, we can't throw ice balls. We skate on the water and go over to the waterfalls. We can wall-jump up the waterfalls with this power, but we must move quickly. We ran out of power at the Sling Star and kill a Purple Piranha for another Ice Flower. We sling to the top where the Star floats high above a small platform in a pool of water. Despite the ice theme of the area, the water isn't freezing. We use our ice power to create a path to area with a Cataquack, then lead it to the Star so it can boost us up. There are a couple of spiky icebergs floating in the water. They will break up the ice path we create, so time your crossing carefully. The icebergs won't hurt you, but they can make the Cataquack fall in the water, which will kill it. It will reappear on the land where you found it. Just be patient.
Star Get #30, 2 Coins, 1445 Star Bits, 12 Lives

Luigi
As we did before, we get the shell and launch. We lead the Cataquack to the ? Coin and make the Ice Flower appear. We get a message: "You transformed into Ice Luigi! Shake the Wiimote to skate! You can walk on water, too!" We climb the waterfalls with one Ice Flower. We lead the Cataquack to the Star.
Star Get #30, 1 Coin, 1286 Star Bits, 30 Lives