New Super Luigi U: Superstar Road-9 -- Flying Squirrel Ovation

If you thought this level was going to be a simple level where you could easily get the lives you lost back, you'd be wrong. There are several item blocks above you at the start. Hit them one at a time so you can get an Acorn. After a while, the brick blocks below will drop down onto separate paths. At a certain point, Waddlewings will appear and you'll have to glide on your own. You must avoid being hit so you don't fall to your death. The first Star Coin is in a ring of brick blocks that moves from right to left. Stand on the ring, then drop down for the first Star Coin, then start gliding again. The second Star Coin follows a path, so intercept it where you can. The third Star Coin is in a cloud that moves in a line. At the bottom are bouncy clouds and a pipe. The pipe will take you to a logo sign board with Luigi and Yoshi so Luigi can look out a hole and appear to be riding Yoshi. The timer is still counting down, so head for the flagpole.

And with that, we have completed all of the levels and collected all of the Star Coins in New Super Luigi U. It was a fun and challenging game, with new places to hide Star Coins and secret exits. I found quite a few of the hidden Luigis, but not all of them. What will I play next? Stay tuned to find out.

New Super Luigi U: Meringue Clouds- Airship -- Bowser Jr. Showdown

For this level, Luigi rides alongside the Airship on a moving cloud, meaning this level automatically scrolls. There are brick blocks in the way and the Para Bob-ombs can help clear the path and get in your way. Also getting in your way is the Airship's giant fist that will crash down periodically. Lead it to where you want it to punch through so you can get stuff and dodge it. The first Star Coin is surrounded by brick blocks. Let the Airship's fist punch through the blocks so you do not have to deal with Bob-ombs. The second Star Coin is in the clouds near the moving brick blocks where cannons that spew Bob-ombs. Get the Red Coins if you like, then go through the pipe. The pipe is a cannon that launches you aboard the Airship. There's a POW Block by the cannons. Hit it from below to make the third Star Coin drop down. At the end is a pipe and a crate. Pound the crate for an Acorn. The pipe will take you to Bowser Jr.

This battle hasn't changed from New Super Mario Bros. U. Bowser Jr. will fly around in his Clown Copter and will punch the floor and toss out Bob-ombs. When an arm punches the ground and stays there for a while, quickly run up the arm and stomp Bowser Jr. Do this three times. You can also stomp him when he's trying to punch the ground repeatedly. Once you win, the Airship crashes and Peach calls for Luigi. A bridge to the castle appears. You now have all of the Star Coins in Meringue Clouds.

New Super Luigi U: Meringue Clouds-6 -- Three-Headed Snake Block

As the title suggests, the snake block in this level will split into three early on. This is an automatic sidescroller. Beware of the Foos and the fog they create. You can spin to clear it up. Stay on the bottom snake block for the first Star Coin. Get an Acorn and you'll find the second Star Coin hidden in a cloud near the top past the Red Coins. The third Star Coin is nearby, towards the top. The snake blocks will take you to the flag.

New Super Luigi U: Meringue Clouds-3 -- Rainbow Skywalk

The floor in this level is rainbow-colored. Take the arrow platform up and dodge the Bullet Bills. The first Star Coin will be on the left side while you're going up. At the top, a Waddlewing will appear with an Acorn. Grab the Acorn, and get the Green Coins if you like. Take the arrow platform to the right, across the gap. Under the right ledge is a hidden pipe. This leads to an area with a narrow gap in the ceiling. Use the POW Block to drop the second Star Coin into the gap onto an arrow platform, making it rise. Quickly wall jump up to get it before it disappears at the top of the screen. Go through the pipe to return to the main level. There's a Silver Ring here above the arrow platform. Stand on it to make it rise, then activate the Silver Ring, waiting as long as you can. Silver Coins will appear and Waddlewings will fly in. Let at least one live so it can stand on the platform for you. You have to reach the top quickly as the Silver Ring also turns brick blocks into coins. This is the only way to reach the third Star Coin at the top, in an alcove. Take an arrow platform to the right and dodge Bullet Bills to reach the flag.

New Super Luigi U: Rock-Candy Mines-5 -- Rising Piranhas

Grab Blue Baby Yoshi outside the level to help you with the enemies. This level is filled with Piranha Plants on moving platforms, so having Blue Baby Yoshi is very helpful. The first Star Coin is in the center of the path of a moving yellow platform. The second Star Coin is hidden in the square rock above the three Walking Piranha Plants. Nearby is Luigi's silhouette in the rock. Just past a Piranha Plant on a vertically-moving yellow platform is a set of three blocks. The top block has an Acorn in it. Get the Acorn, then jump back across the gap to the side with the Luigi silhouette. Jump and boost into the rock near the top of the screen. This will take you to the red goal, which opens the path to the red switch.

Past the block with the Acorn are more Giant Piranha Plants. There's a loop of platforms with one in it, along with the third Star Coin. Kill the Giant Piranha Plant with a nearby Koopa shell or with Blue Baby Yoshi's bubbles and get the Star Coin. Keep going and you'll see the regular goal.

New Super Luigi U: Soda Jungle- Parabeetle -- Para-Beetle Parade

This level is an automatic side-scroller. There's a 1-up in the large item block at the start, with an Acorn and a P-Switch below it. The P-Switch makes Silver Coins appear over the Parabeetles in the air. Platform from Parabeetle to Parabeetle to stay alive. Keep hitting the P-Switches to keep the Silver Coins on screen. Some of the P-Switches are on the Parabeetles. They will show you how to jump. Collect them to get more lives. Be sure to dodge the Piranha Plants riding on the Parabeetles. The first Star Coin is on the left side, over a giant Piranha Plant. Hit the blocks under it to kill it. To the right, giant Banzai Bills will appear. There is a Red Coin Ring nearby. Follow the trail of Red Coins by gliding and they'll lead you to the second Star Coin. You'll need to boost to get it. Drop down before the giant Banzai Bill appears, and keep moving so the small Parabeetles do not rise into the giant Banzai Bill. You'll find an 8-bit Luigi here. Keep going and you'll see a trail of Silver Coins that lead down to the third Star Coin. Stand on a large Parabeetle to reach it. Stand on higher Parabeetles, then glide over the giant Banzai Bill to the flagpole. This opens the path into Meringue Clouds.

New Super Luigi U: Soda Jungle- Ghost House -- Boo's Favorite Haunt

This Ghost House is dark. There are several Boo rings here. The first Star Coin is over the second Boo ring. Get the Acorn and you come across Boos that fly all over the place. Further ahead are Boo rings that expand and contract. The second Star Coin is in one of those Boo rings. You'll come to some pendulum platforms, which will take you to a door in the darkness. Ignore that door and glide far to the right  for the third Star Coin and another door. This door leads to a portrait of Luigi from Super Mario 64 DS and the red goal. This unlocks the path to Soda Jungle- Parabeetle.

The door after the pendulums leads to the regular goal. This opens the path to Soda Jungle-4 and -5.

New Super Luigi U: Soda Jungle-2 -- Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp

The dancing blocks are blocks that dive into the purple water. They will appear soon after, but you must time your jumps. There are also parts of a beanstalk that will expand and curl back up, allowing you to reach new areas. The first Star Coin is over the first set of diving blocks. Either time your jump so that the blocks will come out of the water when you're ready to land, or use the Acorn to glide to it. Ahead you'll find solid ground and some beanstalk parts. One goes under a ledge so you can reach the second Star Coin. You can either walk to it, or use a shell to get it. Near the flagpole is a set of arching blocks. Either walk to it or use a shell to get it. The regular flagpole opens the path to the Fort.

There's a pipe somewhat hidden near the purple water to the right of the diving blocks. You can't glide to it. One of the diving block sets has an item block. Pound the item block to make a P-Switch appear. This will make brick blocks appear over the purple water so you can run to the pipe. The pipe is a cannon that will take you to the red goal, which opens the path to Soda Jungle-6 and -7.

New Super Luigi U: Frosted Glacier- Ghost House -- Peek-a-Boo Ghost House

This is a tricky ghost house. When you start, the floor will disappear. Grab some coins on the way down. Go to the right and jump on a floating crate. Grab an Acorn from the item block. You'll approach a wall that will disappear when you get close. Ahead is a Boo ring with the second Star Coin. Boost over the Boo ring to get it. From the platform above the Boo ring, jump left and run until you drop down. This will take you to a hidden door. The door leads to the first Star Coin, which is high up, near the red goal. Boost to get the Star Coin. The red goal opens the path to Frosted Glacier- Fliprus.

To reach the regular goal, continue to the right from the second Star Coin. Wall jump up when you can to dodge Big Boo and get some items. There's another Boo ring ahead. Stand on a floating crate through the Boo ring to reach the third Star Coin. It's hidden in the platform surrounded by the Boo ring, and the only way to reach it is to jump from a crate when you pass through the platform. Stay on the crates and you'll see Luigi in a web. At the end is a door to the regular goal. This opens the path to the castle.

New Super Luigi U: Frosted Glacier-4 -- Weighty Waddlewings

At the beginning of the level is a Toad made out of snow. There are Banzai Bills here, as well as balances. Waddlewings will fly in and land on the balances, which will make them drop. The first Star Coin is under a balance. Stand on the balance to make it drop to the Star Coin, then wall jump to safety. The second Star Coin is over the balances. Jump carefully to get it. Ahead is a slope. Slide down it to get an Acorn from a Waddlewing. The third Star Coin is over a gap. Drop down and boost to get it. You need the Acorn for this. Near the flag, bounce off of a Waddlewing and dodge or bounce off three Banzai Bills to reach the flagpole. At the end of the level are snow sculptures of Peach and Toad.

New Super Luigi U: Acorn Plains- 4 -- Piranha Heights

Before entering the level, have Pink Baby Yoshi follow you. This level has pipes and moving mushroom platforms with Piranha Plants. The first Star Coin is above and to the right of the first set of pipes. To the right is a long platform above a mushroom. You'll find an Acorn Mushroom over the mushroom. The second Star Coin is above the second set of pipes. There will be two pipes near the top that have coins between them. Fly between those pipes to reach a pipe to an 8-bit Luigi and the third Star Coin. The pipe on the right will take you to the flagpole.

New Super Luigi U: Acorn Plains-2 -- Crooked Cavern

It's time to go underground. Drop down to the level of the Piranha Plants and walk to the left past them. You'll find a hidden area with the first Star Coin. Go through the middle pipe where there's moving crystal. Wall jump between the two left pipes to find a hidden block with a Starman. Go to the right and wait so you can safely jump to the next crystal. You'll see a couple of Koopas. Stomp one and pick up it's shell and throw it into the brick blocks to get the second Star Coin. Walk right, then drop down to a lower crystal when the coins between the crystals are visible. This way, you'll land on the brick blocks below. Jump onto the higher brick blocks, then go right, where you'll find some Koopas and Piranha Plants. To the right is a pipe with an arrow. This will take you to the flagpole. There's a hidden 8-bit Luigi in the brick block stairs. This will open the path to Acorn Plains- Fort.

Get an Acorn Mushroom to get the third Star Coin. You'll have to pick it up elsewhere; you can't find them in this level. Jump from the platform below the pipe to the flagpole and glide to the right. The third Star Coin is here. A little to the left of the third Star Coin are some hidden brick blocks in the ground. Pound them to drop down, then walk to the right, where there's a yellow pipe to the red goal. This opens the path to Acorn Plains- Cheep Cheep.

New Super Luigi U: Acorn Plains-1 -- Waddlewing Warning!

It's time for Luigi's first solo platforming mission! There are lots of Waddlewings here, the flying squirrels. Each of them carries an Acorn Mushroom, so there are plenty of opportunities to power up. At the start, there's an 8-bit Luigi with a sort of "title screen". There are hidden 8-bit Luigis throughout the game. As with all levels, you have only 100 seconds to complete the level, not leaving a lot of time to explore. The first brick block has a 1-up in it. The first Star Coin is nearby. Follow the first trail of coins up by boosting as Flying Squirrel Luigi to get it. There are a few Piranha Plants in lower parts of the level. The second Star Coin is below one of the moving pieces of land. Glide from the right to get it, then boost to safety. Follow another trail of coins and glide past some flying Waddlewings, then boost to get the third Star Coin and reach the flag. This will open the path to Acorn Plains-2.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Superstar Road-5 --Spinning Platforms of Doom

It's another Starry Night level. You can get the Acorn Mushroom here. The "spinning platforms of doom" are stones that rotate over the purple water, some of which are on paths. The first set of stones are in a group of four. Once you reach the end, swing on a vine and take the lower path by flying over the water. This will allow you to reach the first Star Coin, which is in a ring of Boos. The second Star Coin is nearby, in between two rotating stones on a path, in a ring of Boos. Drop down between the two stones and wall jump if necessary to get the Star Coin. Soon, you'll come to some land. In front of the blue pipe with the Piranha Plant is a brick block with a vine. Pound the brick block so that the vine goes into the purple water. Use the vine to reach the area under the pipe, where another blue pipe is hidden. There's a set of two stones in the water that don't rotate. Wall jump between the two stones as they move. Jump up in the alcove for the third Start Coin, then go back between the two stones until you reach the pipe. Next are a set of rotating stones that can be a little crazy. They will take you to the flagpole. This opens the path to a Mushroom House.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Superstar Road-4 -- Hammerswing Caverns

Hammerswing Caverns are filled with ice, so navigating is a little challenging. Take the pipe into the caverns and trigger the large icicle to fall. The level is filled with several large hammers that rotate. These will serve as some of the platforms. Watch them so you don't fall off. There's a platform just under the second hammer. It has an Acorn Mushroom to make your life easier. There are some Koopas ahead on the ice. If you time it well, you can use a shell to get a 1-up. Drop down to a set of three hammers that connect to form a path. Over the gap over the second and third hammers of this set is a gap where you can just barely see some coins. Wall jump up for the coins and the first Star Coin. Keep going to the right and you'll see a hammer on a path. Once you land on it, it will move to the right, swinging all the while. There's a pipe nearby on the lower right. Time your activation of the P-Switch with the swinging of the hammer to reach the second Star Coin in the upper right, then return to the main level. There's a Green Ring ahead. Soon, you'll find the third Star Coin over a hammer near the pipe at the end. Either use the hammer or fly and boost to get it. There's a hammer in front of the flagpole to make it easier to reach. This opens up the path to a Mushroom House.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Peach's Castle-4 -- Firefall Cliffs

More meteors rain down in this automatic sidescrolling level. Mario must climb up the rock walls as quickly as possible to avoid the meteors. We get the Acorn Mushroom in this level. The first Star Coin is out of reach, so use the POW Block to make it drop out of the sky. There's a Starman just before the midpoint, and you can get a short chain going, as an item block has one ahead. Next, you'll have to climb up the rock walls. You'll find the second Star Coin here, within reach. The path will briefly split so you can reach a Green Ring below. The coins will appear on the path above, which is where you should go. Avoid the lava. You'll jump and climb up some more rocks while dodging meteors, and the path will split ahead, heading towards the top. The third Star Coin is on the path on the right, which is more difficult as the path is only wide enough for a meteor. Use the alcoves and climb quickly to avoid taking damage. The third Star Coin will be at the top, with the pipe to the flagpole. This opens the path to the castle.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Meringue Clouds- Airship -- Boarding the Airship

When you approach Peach's Castle from outside the tornado, Bowser's Airship appears and tries to pick up Mario. The level starts outside the Airship. The level automatically sidescrolls. Grab the Acorn Mushroom and go to the right, where the hand from the Airship will try to pound you into the ground. You can dodge the hand in some alcoves. After a point, the hand will try to punch Mario into the ground, destroying the ground in the process. You can guide the hand to where you want it to go and get out of the way. The first Star Coin is under a ledge. Get it quickly before the hand can get you. The midpoint is soon after. You'll soon board the Airship, which has several Rocky Wrenches. There's a tilting platform that moves on a path. Tilt the controller in the direction you'd like to go. The second Star Coin is close by over some jet engines, some of which can rotate. Next is a Green Ring. The third Star Coin is near a Rocky Wrench. Fly up to get it. Soon after is the pipe to another midpoint. Pound the crate for a Fire Flower. The pipe is a cannon that will take you to Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. is in the Clown Copter, which has boxing gloves. He'll swoop down and use the gloves to break up the floor, which will regenerate. He'll also drop some Bob-ombs. Periodically, he'll extend the punching gloves to the floor and let Bob-ombs walk down it. You can walk up the arms and either throw a Bob-omb at him or stomp him. Three hits will defeat him. The floor drops out and Mario falls to the Airship. Bowser Jr. commands the Airship's hand to pound Mario, but he dodges and the hand punches through the Airship. The Airship explodes and crashes near the tornado. Bowser Jr. gets upset and flies into the tornado. We follow him into the area of Peach's Castle. We now have all Star Coins in Meringue Clouds.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Meringue Clouds-6 -- Snaking Above Mist Valley

This is an automatically sidescrolling level with few enemies. Activate the snake block to get going and you'll pass some Foos, clouds that produce fog. You can spin to clear it or kill them with a stomp or a shell. You can get the Acorn Mushroom here. The first Star Coin is under a piece of land on your path with a P-Switch. You can either go under the piece of land with the snake block or go up and over the land, then double back to the left. The snake blocks will move straight up so you can get the second Star Coin. After a while, you'll arrive at a pipe, which takes you to the midpoint. There's another snake block, with a Fire Bro nearby. Near the next piece of land is a Green Ring. The third Star Coin is floating over the void past some Parakoopas. Use a shell before the snake block blocks you to get it. At the end is a pipe to the flagpole. This opens the path to the castle and a Mushroom House.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Meringue Clouds- Fort -- Slide Lift Tower

In the first room, you'll have to dodge the fireballs of a Fire Bro while getting an Acorn Mushroom. The circling platforms will allow you to reach the pipe to the main level. There are more circling platforms here, as well as more Fire Bros. The first Star Coin is guarded by brick blocks and a Fire Bro. You can fly to break the brick blocks. At the top is a pipe to the midpoint. This part of the level has fire bars. Go past the Fire Bro and go to the right before the arrow sign. Go into the higher alcove for a hidden pipe. This will take you to the second Star Coin. Return to the main level and go directly up for invisible blocks that let you reach a hidden pipe. This leads to a room with challenging platforms. If you make it to the top, you can get the third Star Coin. The pipe at the top takes you to the boss door. There's an invisible item block on the wall with a power-up. Kamek is the boss of this tower. He makes a lot of blocks floating in the air, some of them with enemies. He'll disappear twice, then use his magic to make the blocks disappear, freeing the enemies inside. Climb on the blocks to stomp him. He'll then shoot fireballs which will turn the floor into donut lifts and the cycle repeats itself. This may be a time-consuming battle. Stomp him three times to win. This opens the path to the Ghost House and the Mushroom House.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Meringue Clouds-1 -- Land of Flying Blocks

This is a unique level. Parts of the level move around, but the ground does not move with it. You can get the Acorn Mushroom here. Dodge the flying squirrels and go through the red pipe in a cluster of pipes with Piranha Plants. It will take you to an area where you must run across brick blocks that appear out of midair for the first Star Coin. Return to the main level and find a set of three blocks that go as follows: brick block, item block, brick block. Stand on top of them to make brick blocks appear to the second Star Coin. Next are some mushroom platforms with a pipe that takes you to the midpoint. This part has moving clouds for platforms, which Mario can easily stand on. Past the Red Coin Ring is the third Star Coin surrounded by brick blocks. Pound the brick blocks to break them and get out of the area. There are giant Piranha Plants all over the rest of the level. A series of brick blocks will take you to the flagpole. This opens the path to Meringue Clouds-2 and -3, as well as a Mushroom House.