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- Castle -- Ludwig's Block-Press Castle

This level is filled with large moving blocks on rails that can crush you. You can duck in the alcoves below or jump into alcoves near the walls at the top. You'll have to deal with fire bars and Dry Buzzies on the way. The first Star Coin is near the top on the right side with the first block-press. The second Star Coin is in the top left corner of the second block-press. Jump up above it to find an alcove to dodge the block-press. The third Star Coin is near the boss door. Use the Ice Flower to freeze a Dry Buzzy and throw it at the Star Coin, which is near the bottom. Go through the boss door and battle Ludwig, who flies up, splits into three, then drops down. The one that shoots three flames instead of two from his wand, and drops down last, is the real Ludwig. Try to stomp him as he gets out of his shell cycle to make the battle easier. One you defeat him, move forward in front of Peach's Castle.

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-5 -- Flame Chomp Ferris Wheel

This level involves dodging Fire Chomps by jumping from Ferris Wheel to Ferris Wheel. These Fire Chomps use up their entire tail to create a giant fireball, then will chase you until they explode. The first Star Coin is at the bottom part of a Ferris Wheel. Go past the giant Piranha Plant and the Luigi-shaped clouds and you'll see the second Star Coin as part of a Ferris Wheel with Piranha Plants. Kill them off, then get the Star Coin. Get the Red Coins if you like and keep going. The third Star Coin is in the air, near the flagpole.

New Super Luigi U: Meringue Clouds-4 -- Above the Bouncy Clouds

This level features pink bouncy clouds. You can get Yoshi from one of the early item blocks. There are Boomerang Bros in this level. There is one near the first Star Coin. Have Yoshi eat a boomerang and spit it out to get the Star Coin. The second Star Coin is between two pipes. Dismount from Yoshi and wall jump to get it. The third Star Coin is with the circling clouds. Be patient and control your bouncing to get it. Keep going to reach the flag.

New Super Luigi U: Meringue Clouds- Ghost House -- Vanishing Ghost House

In this Ghost House, the floor slowly disappears, piece by piece. There are fake item blocks here. The first Star Coin is over some real item blocks. Keep going and you'll come to a rotating floor. Transfer to another rotating floor, which will drop down. You'll find the second Star Coin over a real item block to the right. Keep going and you'll find a door. Drop down underneath the door from the left and you'll find the third Star Coin behind the hidden stairs. Go up the stairs, then walk through the wall to find a hidden door. This will take you to the flagpole.

New Super Luigi U: Mergingue Clouds- Fort -- Stonecrush Tower

This fort features moving stones that can crush you if you're not careful. The first Star Coin is near the start, on the right side in an alcove. Go to the right, dodging the fireballs of the Fire Bro between the moving stones. Climb up higher and walk to the left. You'll see some horizontally moving stones in front of a Fire Bro and a green pipe. The second Star Coin is behind one of the stones and comes into view when it moves. Drop down to get it and jump out quickly. Go through the pipe and the floor you're standing on will start to rise and the level will start to automatically scroll up. There are two pipes in the middle of the floor, which produce coins. As you rise, you'll pick up a couple of Fire Bros. Kill them quickly and coins will appear from the pipes. At the top are two sets of stones that come together. When they open, run through them quickly before they close. There's a Fire Bro at the end. Kill it and run past it, under the boss door, to find the hidden third Star Coin.

Kamek is the boss here. He'll create several blocks floating in the air that move horizontally. If his magic hits a block, it may turn into an enemy. The floor will turn into donut lifts. He'll keep disappearing and reappearing. Stay in the center or to one side and stomp him three times to win.

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: Meringue Clouds-2 -- Wiggler Rodeo

This level is filled with Nippers. To go over them, bounce off of the Wigglers walking around. Past the first patch of solid land is a Chomp. To the left of it is the first Star Coin behind brick blocks. Pound the Chomp's stake when it's facing to the left so it will break the bricks for you. In that area are more brick blocks, along with 8-bit Luigi. One of them has a Starman. Get it so you can run over the Nippers. You'll need it to get the first Star Coin, which is under a nearby mushroom, and the third one, which is farther ahead. Ignore the Red Coins so you can get both Star Coin. Keep going and you'll reach the flagpole.

New Super Luigi U: Meringue Clouds-1 -- Frozen Fuzzies

This level features Ice Bros and Fuzzies. The Fuzzies are on looped tracks. The Ice Bros will freeze them so you can use them as platforms. Grab the Penguin Suit so you can freeze Fuzzies on your own. In a long loop of Fuzzies, you'll find the first Star Coin hidden in a cloud. The second Star Coin is in a loop of Fuzzies. Freeze them yourself and use them to reach it. The third Star Coin is in the loop with the Ice Bro in the middle. Kill the Ice Bro, then pound through the ground to reach the Star Coin. There is a loop of Fuzzies to freeze to reach the flagpole.

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- Castle -- Ludwig's Clockwork Castle

This castle has lots of platforms moving back and forth on tracks. These platforms can crush you, so be careful. Go past the Spike Beetles and Fire Bro and you'll see a gap with coins in it. Wall jump in the gap for the first Star Coin. Some of the moving platforms are hard to go past, so stand on their tracks, then jump over them. You'll come across a Sumo Bro with the second Star Coin above it. Use the POW Block or freeze the Sumo Bro with an Ice Flower and stand on top of the ice block to get it. Be careful if you use the POW Block because the moving platform below will push it into the void. The midpoint is nearby. Past it is an Amp and some more moving platforms. In between the next two platforms is a Red Coin Ring under a Sumo Bro. Use the alcoves in the ceiling to get past the platforms. You'll soon come to a pit with a giant Dry Bones and donut lifts. The yellow pipe in the ceiling leads to a room with a ? Switch where coins will drop from the ceiling, but not the third Star Coin. Just to the right of the donut lift pit is another platform with Amps and a Sumo Bro. The third Star Coin is on the right side of the platform, towards the center. Drop down the right side and run for the Star Coin when the platform moves to the right, then quickly get out of there, wall jumping if necessary. Just to the right is the boss door. There's an invisible block with a power-up on the right wall.

The cannon will launch you to Ludwig's Airship. Ludwig will fly into the air and split into three of himself. Each of them will make blue fireballs, but only the real one will make three fireballs (the others make 2). They will then drop to the floor, with the real one being the last to drop. Now you can stomp him. To prevent him from flying away, if the real Ludwig is on the right or in the middle, he'll end his shell cycle on the left side and will end the cycle on the right side if he's on the left. Three stomps will defeat him. This opens the path to a spot in front of the tornado surrounding the castle. It's another level with Bowser's Airship.

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-5 -- A Quick Dip in the Sky

This is a vertical level featuring floating water bubbles. Mario can swim in these to reach new places. The first Star Coin is circling three giant Piranha Plants. The easiest way to get it is to kill the Piranha Plants with fireballs, then jump to get it. Go up and you'll reach the midpoint. If you need a power-up, there's a Red Coin Ring nearby. Swim up between two Piranha Plants and go right of a water bubble with a Fuzzy in it. There's a hidden area with a pipe cannon that will take you to the second Star Coin. The third Star Coin is in a water bubble with two Fuzzies circling it. At the top is the pipe to the flagpole. This opens the path to Meringue Clouds-6.

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: Meringue Clouds- Ghost House -- Spinning Spirit House

This Ghost House is yet another maze. First, go through the door at the top before the Boos approach you. This leads to a room with three levels and several doors. This is where the maze begins. You can go through some of the walls, but not others. If you go to the right, you can reach the item block with a power-up. Hidden behind the wall you just passed through is a door. It leads to a room that's a spinning square. It will move to the right, past Boos and doors. The first door you'll come across is fake. The second door will return you to the same room with many doors. This time, you can go through different walls, but you cannot reach the item block any more. You can now access the door on the second level, on the left. It leads to a room with a descending floor and a Broozer. Let the Broozer live, because it can break open crates for coins. Keep it on the right side of the room so it can destroy the stones guarding the first Star Coin. The door at the bottom returns you to the room with many doors. On the second level, behind the middle wall is a spring to the third level. That door take you to a room with poles and fake item blocks that will attack you. Go through the door in the upper right corner. This will take you back to the room with many doors. You can now go to the right door on the third level. This room has a rising, tilting floor with a ring of Boos. The coins on the sides will move to the other side, where you can get them. The second Star Coin starts on the right side, but will move to the left side if you try to get it. Make the Star Coin move to the left side, then go to the left side to get it. The door at the top will return you to the room with many doors. From where you are, go down the stairs (which are hidden) and to the left for another door. This will lead to another spinning room with fake item blocks and Boos. The room will drop past a Big Boo and stop at a door. This will take you to the regular goal. This opens the path to Meringue Clouds-4, -5, and -6.

To get the third Star Coin, follow the path above until you exit the room with the poles. Go to the right, down the stairs, and to the left. On the far left wall, wall jump up to a hidden door. This leads to a room with hidden areas in the floor. Go to the far right first to access the hidden area, then hit the P-Switch on the left wall. A trail of Silver Coins will lead you to the third Star Coin. Use the spring to get it. The door leads to the red goal, which opens the path to the castle.

To reach Meringue Clouds-4, -5, or -6, approach the clouds in the gap between the Ghost House and those levels. Rainbows will appear, as well as an item block and Fuzzies. Memorize the path you want to take (probably to the item block) and step on the cloud at the start of that path. Once you move forward, Mario will run ahead and you can't steer. Meringue Clouds -4 is the level near the back, -5 is near the front, and -6 is in the middle.

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-3 -- Switchback Hill

The switchbacks in the level are platforms with arrows on them. If you stand on them, they move in the direction of the arrow. If you jump off them, they go in the opposite direction back to where they started. The first Star Coin is under a ledge next to a Bill Blaster. Go a little to the right and you'll see two switchbacks. Take the one going left to the Star Coin. Be sure to duck to avoid the Bullet Bills. Keep going right and you'll see a bit of a puzzle. There's a tall Bill Blaster in your path. To reach it, you'll have to transfer switchbacks going first to the left, then to the right. Past the tall Bill Blaster, you'll see a large switchback that moves vertically. Let it drop down a little, then immediately go to the right and wall jump up into the alcove for a hidden pipe. This leads to an area with a path to the second Star Coin. Return to the main level and the midpoint is nearby. There's a switchback moving down. Trip it to get it moving and go down and right for a hidden area. There's a POW Block. Using it will make the third Star Coin fall onto a switchback and make it move to the right. You'll have to follow it below on lower switchbacks unless you can fly to get it. Before you reach the flagpole, the switchback will go into a wall and let the Star Coin drop into the void. Be there to catch it to get it. Go past some Parakoopas on the stairs to reach the flagpole. This opens the path to the Fort.

New Super Mario Bros. U: Meringue Clouds-2 -- Seesaw Shrooms

The mushrooms here tilt when you stand on them. To deal with the Fuzzies, grab Yoshi from an item block. With Yoshi, glide from the mushroom where you found him to the mushroom with the first Star Coin. Past the Paragoombas and Piranha Plants is the midpoint. Beyond the midpoint, Lakitus appear and throw Spinies. Take Lakitu's cloud and fly above to a ring of coins with the second Star Coin. Soon, you'll find some pink expanding mushrooms. There's a pipe over a Fuzzy. Have Yoshi bounce off the Fuzzy to reach the pipe. The third Star Coin is here, high in the sky. Jump with Yoshi, then jump from Yoshi in midair to reach it. You'll soon reach the flagpole. This opens the path to the Fort.

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.