New Super Luigi U: Superstar Road-5 -- Under Construction

This level has blocks that appear and disappear over purple water. Get an item from the item blocks if you need it, then jump to the second set of brick blocks. The first Star Coin is here, surrounded by brick blocks. Break them to get the Star Coin and keep going. You'll soon see some Red Coins. Farther ahead is a set of brick blocks that you must wall jump up. Next to it is the second Star Coin over the purple water. Wall jump to get it. Ahead are some Boos floating around. Nearby are coins that form a square. They surround an invisible block with a vine. This will take you to a giant 8-bit Luigi from Super Mario World, with the third Star Coin on top. Drop down on the right side to reach the flag. Bowser Jr. is in the background.

New Super Luigi U: Soda Jungle-1 -- Giant Swing-Along

The enemies and blocks are gigantic here. The first brick block has a 1-up. Swing on the vines past the Piranha Plants. Use a shell to hit a brick block to make a vine and an 8-bit Luigi appear. The vine will take you to where the first Star Coin is. Use a shell to get it. Return to the main level and you'll see the second Star Coin, blocked off by brick blocks. As Super Luigi, ground pound the brick blocks to get the Star Coin. Ahead is a giant pipe. Stand on it and kick a shell ahead of you. Follow it so you can get the third Star Coin. Ahead is the flag.

New Super Luigi U: Layer-Cake Desert-6 -- Spinning Sandstones

This is a great level to collect coins for extra lives early in the game. There are rolling sandstone hills, some with lots of coins on them. Also in the level are Walking Piranha Plants and sand pillars. The first Star Coin is near a pipe where the Water Piranha Plants are. Jump over the Water Piranha Plants and go between the second and third Walking Piranha Plants. Jump up from the platform between them to find an invisible block with a vine. This will take you to an area with musical note blocks and the second Star Coin. Drop down to the main level and you'll see three statues, one of which looks like Luigi. The statues hide a hidden area with coins. Lakitu will appear when you step on the sandstone next to the statues. This Lakitu will throw Piranha Plants that will sprout when they land. There's a Red Coin Ring ahead with several sandstones spinning counter-clockwise. Collect the Red Coins if you like and you'll reach solid ground. There's a giant Piranha Plant and a Water Piranha Plant. Kill the giant Piranha Plant, then walk to the right to find the hidden third Star Coin. The sandstone to the right leads to the flagpole.

New Super Luigi U: Layer-Cake Desert-4 -- The Walls Have Eyes

The Easter Island statues with the moving eyes are here. They're on the ceiling and the floor and move to the left. Jump and run over them to go right. The first Star Coin is in the center of one statues. Pound the statue to make it drop into the ground, allowing you to reach the Star Coin. It will come back around if you miss it. To the right, you'll encounter Waddlewings. There are three statues near where the Waddlewings are. Pound the center statue to make it lower, then jump on it to find an invisible block with a vine in it. This will take you to the second Star Coin. Return to the main level and you'll see more statues, some of them on the ceiling. The third Star Coin is in this area, between two statues. Wall jump to get it. Keep going to the right and statues will appear so you can reach the regular goal. This opens the path to Layer-Cake Desert-6.

To reach the secret exit, go past where the vine in the invisible block is. There is solid ground to the right of the vine. Pound it to drop down to a pipe cannon. This will take you to the red goal. Statues will appear so you can reach it. This opens the path to Layer-Cake Desert- Fire Piranha.

New Super Mario Bros U: Meringue Clouds-4 -- Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs

Past the Parakoopas on the stairs are bouncy clouds, which move back and forth. You can get the Ice Flower here, which is helpful for dealing with enemies. Past the Piranha Plant are some clouds with Goombas bouncing on them. You'll soon see a set of four green pipes. The gap between two of them has the first Star Coin, shrouded by fog. Be careful, as there is a Boomerang Bro just ahead. It's standing on some blocks, one of which has a 1-up in it. Next is a line of item blocks and brick blocks. Parakoopas are bouncing around in the area and there are Piranha Plants and bouncy clouds below. Find a brick block you can break through to reach the clouds below. Around where the two clouds meet is a brick block with a vine. This leads to the second Star Coin. Use the POW Block to knock it out of the sky and it will bounce on the clouds below, where you can get it. Return to the main level using the green pipe. After that is a pipe making infinite Goombas, as well as a Red Coin Ring over bouncy clouds. Past the midpoint is another Boomerang Bro, with the third Star Coin nearby. There's a cannon hidden to the left of a low Piranha Plant next to a cliff. Next is a set of bouncy clouds with a couple of Goombas and some blocks. The brick block over the higher cloud has a Starman, so you can breeze past the Piranha Plants with ease. There's another Starman in the next item block if you still have the power. Just past the Piranha Plants is the flagpole. This opens the path to Meringue Clouds-6.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Rock-Candy Mines-2 -- Porcupuffer Falls

To access this level, hit the red switch for the blocks that make a path to it. Take the pipe to part of the level which is underwater. The Porcupuffer will appear soon to make your life miserable. If you've got a Fire Flower, you can get rid of it for a few seconds. Swim up and get out of the water. There's a sign with an arrow pointing down. There's an invisble block on the right wall nearby. Use it to go up and over, and drop to the first Star Coin. Make sure the Porcupuffer's not directly below you. Go past the Cheep-Cheep and the pipes with currents. There's a Red Coin Ring before the midpoint. Between two red pipes are Urchins and the second Star Coin. Get it carefully. Above the random item block is an invisible block with a vine. It leads to some coins and allows you to drop down to the third Star Coin. The pipe nearby, at the end, will take you to the flagpole. This opens the path to the Fort and a set of two switches.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Soda Jungle -7 -- Wiggler Stampede

This level has lots of giant Wigglers splashing around in the purple water. They'll help you reach several places and are springy. Time your jumps well for an extra boost. Drop down to the second Wiggler you see for the first Star Coin. You can get the Acorn Mushroom in this level. One of the brick blocks nearby has a vine. The second Star Coin is high above, with other floating coins. There are a few sets of three item blocks. The middle block of each set has a vine so you can reach the Star Coin. Drop down from there to the midpoint. Next is a giant Wiggler running around in the water. There is a P-Switch above it, under the ledge. Hit it to turn the blocks containing the Wiggler into coins so it can move forward. Catch a ride on it and collect some Silver Coins. There's a second P-Switch on the way, which will be surrounded by brick blocks when the first P-Switch runs out. It's not necessary to hit the switch, but it makes things easier, because otherwise, there are several walls of brick blocks. Leave the Wiggler and bounce to the mushrooms. The Wiggler will continue forward, so keep up with it, but it will dive into the water. The third Star Coin is over the purple water. Bounce off the Wiggler to get it and get to safety, as it will dive immediately after that. Keep going to the right, bouncing on the Wiggler when you need to and it will take you to the flag. This opens the path to the castle.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Acorn Plains-2 -- Tilted Tunnel

It's time to go underground. There's a Fire Flower in the item block above the Piranha Plants. They can't hurt you. Take the pipe underground, where there's lots of moving crystals. The crystal platforms may move when you step on them. Take the floating platform moving left and right to a crystal slide with coins. Jump at the end of the slide for the first Star Coin. Soon after is the midpoint. There are two brick blocks next to a Piranha Plant in a pipe. Use a Koopa shell to hit the upper brick block to make a vine appear. It will take you to a pipe cannon, which will fire you to the second Star Coin. Nearby is an area with lots of pipes. Take the lower, left green pipe down to an area with Buzzy Beetles and a POW Block. The POW Block will make coins rain down from above. Once you return to the main level, go to the right and you'll see a Red Coin Ring over the pink crystal. Afterwards, there will be crystal with a sign pointing down. Pound that crystal to move it out of the way so you can access the pipe below. The third Star Coin is at the bottom of a crystal slide. Once you get it, the crystal will move. Return through the same pipe. The pipe to the flagpole is not too far away. This opens the path to the Mushroom House and the Fort.

After completing the level, we see that the flags on Peach's Castle now bear Bowser's emblem.

If we return to the level and go over the rocks onto the ceiling in the area of the Red Coin Ring, there's an area with coins above. Before you go too far, jump again to access a higher level. Run over the pipe to the flag and drop down on the right side to find a different pipe. This will lead to the Red Goal. This opens the path to Acorn Plains-Blooper.

New Super Mario Bros. 2: Star-3

This level features ghosts, Whomps, Fishbones, and a strong current in the water to the left. Trigger the Whomps to fall to reveal coins. You'll want to stay out of the water, except to go down the first gap, where you'll find the first Moon Coin between currents and ghosts. The pipe will lead you to the midpoint. There is a random item block behind the giant Whomp to the right. The second Moon Coin is at the top of the tall tower. Go to the right, near the circling ghosts, to make a coin trail and brick blocks appear so you can reach the top platform. Next is a Red Coin Ring behind the giant Whomp, making Red Coins circle the smaller Whomps to its sides. You'll see a giant Whomp on a high platform. Jump off it to reach the higher platform next to it, then go left to two lower towers. The left one has an invisible block with a vine that leads to the third Moon Coin.There is an invisble block over the item blocks with a 1-up. The Moon Coin is behind the giant Whomp. Keep going right and avoid ghosts for the flagpole.

Coin Total: 66,208

New Super Mario Bros. 2: Flower-2

This level takes place in the jungle, with a Porcu-Puffer in purple water. Swing from the vine to reach the other side, then pound the brick block for a Gold Block. You'll get lots of coins with a Gold Block while swinging on a vine. Hit the invisible block above it for a Starman. Swing from another vine and bounce off the four spiders for the first Star Coin. Time your jump to the next vine and you'll reach the midpoint. Take the paddle wheel in the water to the other side. The next brick block can become a Gold Block. Swing from the vine to the next paddle wheel. Take the paddle wheel past the spider to get the second Star Coin. Swing from the next vine to get some Red Coins. The next brick block has a P-Switch that makes Silver Coins in the paths of the next two vines. The second vine has you bounce off several spiders, where you can get the third Star Coin near the water. Before you reach land, land on the yellow pipe to the left. Bounce off the spiders to reach two random coin blocks. Go through the green pipe and bounce off two spider to reach a vine to the flagpole.

Coint Total: 62,478

New Super Mario Bros. 2: Mushroom-B

This level features a lot of vines. Either climb the vines or hop up the mushroom platforms to reach the green pipe. The level will start automatically scrolling up. There is a Chomp to the left. Hop up the mushrooms and hit the POW blocks to make vines appear. Climb up the vines past the circling coins. Stay to the right to climb the vine to the next mushroom platform. There are two brick blocks to the left. Jump on them for the first Star Coin. Above the Chomp is a POW block that makes four vines appear. To the right is the second Star Coin. Just above it is the midpoint. Hit the POW blocks for vines and you can get some Red Coins. Kick the Koopa shells between the brick blocks and activate the Gold Ring for coins. The brick blocks have vines in them. The third Star Coin is between the middle two vines. Carefully climb up the next set of vines towards the middle to avoid the Chomps. Hit the block over the Chomp on the left near the green pipe for a vine through the gap in the ceiling. It allows you to bounce off a Parakoopa before landing on the flagpole. This opens the path to the cannon.

Coin Total: 55,922

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 6-4

We get a break from the lava in this level. Go left of where you started for the first Star Coin. More coins will appear when you get it. This level features the platforms carried by ghosts. There are also Boos and crows. There is a rotating item block guarded by a Boo and a crow. Lead the Boo away and jump on the rotating block, then jump up to hit an invisible block. It's a little to the right. It contains a vine that leads to the second Star Coin. The stones you have to jump from are rotating, so be careful. You'll drop down a short distance from the midpoint. Red Coins are nearby. Soon, you'll reach a ring of circling ghosts. In the center of their ring is the third Star Coin, in the gap. Drop down when there's a gap in the ring and wall jump back up. There is a large platform carried by a ghost along a path. Dodge crows and other ghosts, then transfer to one of two platforms. Both will take you to the flagpole.

Coin Total: 46,824
I found the second Star Coin after defeating the final boss.

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 6-B

This level requires five Star Coins to unlock. You'll see yellow platforms at the start. Jump on them to make arrows appear. The platforms will move in this direction until you hit them again or they run into something, and the arrows will change directions. The third one you encounter will move diagonally. Take this platform to the lower right for the first Star Coin, getting off when it gets near a rock. There are Fire Chomps in this level, so be careful. Stay low and you'll approach a green pipe. From here, you can reach the other floating rocks. Nearby and above is a set of two item blocks. Jump on them and hit the invisible block over the item block to the right. It will make a vine appear. It will take you to another platform. You'll find the second Star Coin here between two walls. You'll drop to the midpoint. In this part of the level, there are Bullet Bills and Banzai Bills. There are also Gold Rings for a lot of coin potential. Take the platform to the upper right, past the Red Coins. Near the highest Banzai Blaster is the third Star Coin. To the right is the flagpole.

Coin Total: 46,694
I completed this level after beating the final boss.

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 6-1

This level takes place outside an erupting volcano. Volcanic rock will rain down and destroy blocks in its path. Hit the POW blocks for coins and items. The first Star Coin is high on a ledge. Go to the right, then up and left to reach it. There are Red Coins over stones that can be destroyed by the volcanic rock. Past them is the midpoint. Hop on some large rocks on the level. Hit the ? Switch to make a stone path ahead. The rock you're standing on will start sinking. The second Star Coin is encased in the stones, so let some volcanic rock destroy some of the stones. There is a gap in the stones right before the stairs. Before you reach the flagpole, drop immediately to the right of the stairs and jump to hit an invisible block with a vine. It leads to the third Star Coin and will drop you directly on top of the flagpole. Free 1-up!

Coin Total: 45,321
I found the third Star Coin after defeating the final boss.

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 5-A

This level is an automatic sidescroller that takes place on a gold ship similar to the Coin Ship of Super Mario 3. There are several Gold Rings throughout the level, so this is a great level to get tons of coins. Send a Koopa shell on the ship and activate the Gold Ring. As long as the ring is activated, the shell will make coins and collect them for you. To add more coins to your total, stomp on Parakoopas to turn them into regular Koopas and let them wander into the shell's path. Do not kick more shells in the shell's path or you'll have to send another shell to get more coins. The first Star Coin is high in the air, so bounce off a Parakoopa to get it. You'll also need to bounce off of Parakoopas to activate some Gold Rings. The midpoint is nearby and there's a Gold Ring above it. You'll come across a spring as you go along. Pick it up and put it on the ship's top deck, but keep an eye on it, as parts of the level will push it off. It will also allow you to reach things in the sky. The second Star Coin is on a pillar. Either wall jump off the pillars or use the spring to reach it. Use the spring or bounce off a Parakoopa for the third Star Coin. It's in the sky with lots of coins. The ship will stop next to two brick blocks. The flag is nearby. This opens the path to 5-5. Alternatively, using the spring, hit the right brick block from below. This will make a vine appear. Spring to reach it. It leads to Coin Heaven. Follow the coin trail to the Red Goal to a 1-up Mushroom House and the castle.

Coin Total: 52,160
I completed this level after beating the final boss.

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 5-1

This level is filled with tightropes. Time your jumps for extra height. You'll also need to time your jumps to reach blocks and coins circling the tightropes. Jump up above the second tightrope, circled by blocks, to reach another tightrope below a brick block that can become a Gold Block. To the right are Parakoopas circling a tightrope, then another tightrope with blocks circling overhead. They surround the first Star Coin, so jump onto the brick blocks when they're low. At the top of the circle is an invisible block surrounded by coins. It has a 1-up. Just below and to the right is a Gold Ring. Activate it and kick the Koopa shell on the tightrope for lots of coins. It won't leave the boundaries of the tightrope. Next to that tightrope is the midpoint. There are three tightropes in a triangle formation surrounding the second Star Coin. The best way to get it is to just stand still on the top tightrope. Mario will fall through shortly. You can also slide in from the sides. Jump up and right to the next tightrope. Jump in the center of it for a vine to an new area. Above the brick block, which can become a Gold Block, is an invisible block with a 1-up. The third Star Coin is here, circling around with lots of Parakoopas. Jump over the circle to the next tightrope and try to get it while bouncing off. If you fall, you'll drop back to the main level. Backtrack to the left to try again, but this can be time consuming. Drop back down and you'll find a Red Coin Ring and a Gold Ring near the flag. This will open the path to 5-2. If, while you're in the area to get the third Star Coin, you jump up in the center of the tightrope, you'll hit an invisible block with a vine so you can go right. It will lead to more circling Parakoopas, but there are fewer than in the ring before. Time your jump carefully and bounce off them to reach the Red Goal to the Ghost House.

Coin Total: 50,078
I found the secret goal after beating the final boss.

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 4-4

This level features mushroom platforming in the snow. Fortunately, there isn't much slipping and sliding. Past the first few mushrooms are some balancing platforms. Over the left part of the balance with a lot of coins is the first Star Coin. Stand on the right side to raise the left side, then jump up from the left side to get it. The platforms will reappear shortly if they fall. Climb up the mushrooms for a Gold Ring. Next to it is a Koopa and below it is a brick block. Hit the brick block with the shell to make a vine appear. There are some rocking pink mushrooms, three stationary mushrooms, and the second Star Coin above them. You'll drop back down near the midpoint. There are some Red Coins over the next set of mushrooms. Past the Red Coins are two sets of balances. Raise the platform on one side of the lower balance to reach the higher balance. Jump from the right side of the higher balance for the third Star Coin. Soon after is the flag.

Coin Total: 24,638

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 3-4

There's more purple water in this level. There are a few Wigglers in this level, as well as crates that bob in the purple water. Don't stand on them for too long or they'll sink. Get some Red Coins and the first Star Coin over a Wiggler on a crate. Jump from the ledge to the right to get it. There's a ? Switch overhead that makes coins appear from the green pipe to the right. Go through the red pipe. This will take you to the midpoint. Here's where things get tricky. The purple water will periodically rise here, to the level marked on the side of the rocks. You'll be jumping on and from boxes. When the water lowers, quickly run to the right under a ledge for the second Star Coin and run back the way you came. The purple water will come through there. Immediately, you'll see two item blocks. Between them is an invisible block with a vine to Coin Heaven. Climb up the platforms, activate the Gold Ring and send the Koopa shell down the path for lots of coins and an item. It drops you back down where the vine is. To the right, up in an alcove, is the third Star Coin. Get it and go left and over the ledge for coins. Soon, you'll reach the green pipe to the flag. There's a Wiggler there. This leads to the Ghost House. Under the ledge with the green pipe to the flag is a red pipe blocked by brick blocks. Break them with a Raccoon Tail or Koopa shell. There's a Gold Block. Jump off the crate to reach the stairs to the Red Goal to 3-B.

Coin Total: 16,455

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 2-Ghost House

This is a tricky Ghost House. There are Boos, as always, and some of the item blocks will move if you try to hit them or go near them. Go below the door for some coins. Go through the door and down the stairs, and a giant, goofy-looking Boo named Boolossus will appear. He behaves like other Boos: following you when your back is turned and freezing when you face him. However, if you face him for too long, he will inch closer. He is able to squish you. This makes the level somewhat of an automatic sidescroller. Run up the stairs and jump left for the first Star Coin. The second Star Coin is blocked by the floor, so stand on the floor panel in front of it. It will lower so you can reach it. There are Red Coins over the purple tilting platform. The third Star Coin is floating high in the air. The floor is actually diamond bouncy blocks, so you can reach it easily. Towards the end, you'll come across a door. It leads to fake doors, so stand on the raised floor panel to lower it, revealing the true door to the goal. There are ghosts near the flagpole. This opens the path to 2-4. After a great deal of searching (and giving up and moving on), I found the secret exit. Just after the second Star Coin, go down two levels of platforms. Hug the wall immediately to your left and jump for an invisible block with a vine to a door. This leads to the Red Goal. This opens the path to a Mushroom House and 2-B.

Coin Total: 48,542

New Super Mario Bros. 2: 1-4

It's a mushroom platforming level! The first Star Coin is over the yellow mushroom near the Gold Ring. The Gold Ring will turn enemies golden temporarily, allowing you to get coins for defeating them. If you defeat them in series, such as by combo-stomping or using a Koopa shell, you can get up to 50 coins per enemy. Throwing shells will also leave a trail of coins. We take the blue pipe up and find the second Star Coin at the end. We drop back down to the main level near the midpoint. There's a Red Coin Ring nearby, with the last Red Coin appearing with a parachute. There are some invisible blocks near some regular blocks. The one in the middle has a vine. It takes you to a P-Switch that makes Silver Coins. Hop up for the third Star Coin. We drop back down near the vine. There's another Gold Ring before the flag.

Coin Total: 2461