Showing posts with label Purple Coins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Purple Coins. Show all posts

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Super Mario 3D World: 6-4 -- Deep Jungle Drift

It's time for a river raft ride on purple water. If you happen to get stuck and your raft leaves without you, just wait for the next one. There are several grates you can climb as a cat, and the Super Bell is in this level. You'll have to complete this level twice to collect everything. Climb up onto the fences and stay up there. You'll find Fire Piranhas up here. There are some trapezes up here. Use two of them to reach the stamp. After a while, the fences will end, so dive to the midpoint. You'll find some Creeper Piranhas here, along with a Green Ring. Collect the coins for the second Green Star, then quickly get back on the raft or wait for the next one. Ahead is a waterfall.

When going down the waterfall, stand in the middle of the raft to collect the coins. At the end of the ride is a warp box. Quickly climb the wall above the warp box to reach the third Green Star, then quickly go through the pipe before the raft disappears under the wall. The warp box leads to the flag.

The first Green Star is near the stamp, but closer to the water. While riding the raft, you'll come across bees and a Red Coin Ring. Past the Creeper Piranha is a clear pipe with the first Green Star. Time your entry into the pipe because it lets out directly over the water. Make sure the raft will be at the other end of the pipe when you will.

The stamp is of Cat Toad napping.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Grand Finale Galaxy - The Star Festival

Now that we have 120 Stars, we land on the deck and Rosalina says, "We now have enough Star Power to go to another world. But before that, we must help your special one. Are you prepared to travel to the center of the universe?" We say "yes", because there's nothing else we need to do here. We go battle Bowser once more, taking four attempts with Mario and eight with Luigi. After the credits roll, we see Rosalina on the Gate planet, saying, "Thank you! I will watch over you from beyond the stars. She walks through one of the houses to the Observatory and it takes off. We see a white Luma waving from a wrecked Starshroom. When we play as Mario, we get a message: "You can now play as Luigi!", while we hear Luigi say, "Super Luigi Galaxy!" After collecting the same 120 Stars with Luigi and beating Bowser once again, we get a new message: "The Grand Finale Galaxy is now open!" We can play this mission as Mario and Luigi, by changing the character on the file, which now has two gold crowns. To access the galaxy, we go to the Trial Galaxies planet and go to the other side, where we find a fourth green Luma.

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land on our home planet on the night of the Star Festival, where we hear a lot about the "brave" Toad Brigade. We also meet characters from our adventures, like a Bee, who wants our autograph. There are Purple Coins to collect in a linear fashion. Only one coin is remotely hidden, on top of a Starshroom. This is a nice cool-down from some of the more intense missions. It is very difficult to die here, but it is possible. Some of the more interesting quotes include a Gearmo, who says, "Remember, good, clean fun is only good when it's clean!" and Yellow Toad, wearing a pack, who says, "I'm doing my best impression of the Toad Brigade captain! Not bad, eh?" We find a sign, that says, "Heyyy, it's me! Yeah, me, Bill Board! Your world is such a cool place! If only I weren't a... sign." On our way to the castle, Red Toad stops us, saying, "Mr. Maaario! You gotta hear this! We did such a good job, they're promoting us to Royal Guards! With me as the Royal Guard Commander, nobody will ever kidnap Princess Peach again! EVER! Koopas... Boos... Giant, overgrown moles... Whatever! Bring it on!" If only that were true. Blue Toad questions Red Toad's promotion, making us not the only ones to do so. Near the castle are some Star Bunnies, one of which who says, "STAR Festival? STAR Bunnies? Yes, I'm sensing a connection here. We know who the REAL heroes of this story are!" At the bridge to the castle, we find Pink Toad, who has one last letter for us. We can't go into the castle, or on the bridge, so we talk to him before we get the Star. He says, "Mario, there's a congratulations letter here for you! Do you want it?" We say "yes" and he says, "I sent a letter to the Wii Message Board so look out for it!" It's a picture of Mario and Peach at the Star Festival. We get the Star.
Star Get #121, Galaxy Complete!, 3 Coins, 3380 Star Bits, 4 Lives

Luigi
We wander through the Star Festival, talking to everyone and collecting Purple Coins. Everyone calls Luigi by his name. We are informed of the Toad Brigade's promotion and get the rest of the coins. Pink Toad's letter has a picture of Luigi, Rosalina, and the Toad Brigade at the Star Festival, even though Rosalina's nowhere to be found. We get the Star.
Star Get #121, Galaxy Complete!, 2814 Star Bits, 4 Lives

Well, that's the last time I'll be saying "Star Get" for a while. That's the last Star of Super Mario Galaxy! I've covered all of the Star-based Mario games available (Super Mario Sunshine has Shines). I had a great time playing this game and blogging about it. The next game I'm playing is Super Mario 3D Land. Stay tuned!

Melty Molten Galaxy - Red-Hot Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
The Purple Coins here are pretty visible, but the ones that are hidden are in and along the side of the volcano, which won't erupt, under bobbing platform, and under the rock where several steam vents are. The area is under the Sling Star. Avoid the lava and get the Life Shroom. There aren't many coins. This took me two attempts.
Star Get #120, Galaxy Complete!, 4 Coins, 3188 Star Bits, 16 Lives

Luigi
The coins are in the same locations and, once again, this took me two attempts.
Star Get #120, Galaxy Complete!, 2474 Star Bits, 30 Lives

Deep Dark Galaxy - Plunder the Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land in the area with the ship. There are several Purple Coins on the ship. Some of the coins are in the pool with the grate behind where we land. We can collect the coins by spinning in the water. You'll find some on the ledges. A few are over the water by the wall and some are just off the ship, on the sides and off the stern. Two are just under the crows nest, so we wall jump and spin to reach these otherwise frustrating coins. We reach one coin high off the ship by long jumping from the crow's nest. The Star appears on the deck.
Star Get #119, Galaxy Complete!, 5 Coins, 3112 Star Bits, 16 Lives

Luigi
The Purple Coins are in the same place and we get them all on our first try.
Star Get #119, Galaxy Complete!, 2399 Star Bits, 28 Lives

Freezeflame Galaxy - Purple Coins on the Summit

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
It's time for another exploration mission. This one takes place on the main ice planet of Freezeflame. We have to go to the summit and where Baron Brrr was. At the base of the slide, Pink Toad shivers, saying, "I l-l-looked in the water, but there were no P-P-Purple Coins. C-Can't... remove... s-s-snorkel... " Aww, thanks, Pink Toad. Poor guy, but at least we know not to bother looking in the water. Once we get the Ice Flower, we can get the Purple Coins over the rocks in the water and the ones on the slide overhead. We can reach them by skating to the Sling Star near the ? Coin. On our way to the summit, we should not sling immediately, as there is a Purple Coin there. At the summit, we find Red Toad, who says, "The summit. It is always the pure essence of challenge that burns in an adventurer's heart. Leaping from here will take all the boldness you possess. You better make sure it's a long jump." Great, another leap of faith. If we approach the edge, we'll see two small peaks below with Purple Coins. We line ourselves up and take a long jump leap of faith. We land successfully and jump normally to the second peak. There is a Sling Star that takes us to the base of the slide, where two coins are hiding. Once we get all the coins, we get the Star. This takes two attempts.
Star Get #118, Galaxy Complete!, 64 Coins, 3087 Star Bits, 15 Lives

Luigi
We get the coins at the base of the slide first, knowing where they are. We get all 100 coins and the Star.
Star Get #118, Galaxy Complete!, 50 Coins, 2385 Star Bits, 28 Lives

Dreadnought Galaxy - Battlestation's Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
This is like Purple Coins on the Battlerock, but less forgiving. The layout hasn't changed. You'll want the 1-up and Life Shroom. The platforms regenerate and you can rest by staying on a platform when it reaches the end of its line. It won't fall away until you transfer. There are coins above and below the Thwomp. Things get hectic around the barrage at the top of the Dreadnought: increased cannon fire and the coins aren't in a single line. We reach the last Purple Coin in flight from the Launch Star over the right laser. This took me 17 attempts. The Gearmo at the end, (talking to him will kill you if you don't have 100 Coins), says, "You did it! Wow, you really worked for it." Yes, yes we did.
Star Get #117, Galaxy Complete!, 3003 Star Bits, 13 Lives

Luigi
We get all 100 Purple Coin in 4 attempts. This was a little easier after the practice.
Star Get #117, Galaxy Complete!, 2335 Star Bits, 25 Lives

Gusty Garden Galaxy - Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land on the Puzzle Cube, which has 150 Purple Coins, and we have 2:30 to collect 100 of them. It's pretty easy to run out of time here. I go for the coins I can reach with little difficulty, avoiding the ones on the narrow planks. We also have to return to the fountain for the Star. This took me two attempts and I got the coins with 16 seconds left and 11 left when I got the Star.
Star Get #116, Galaxy Complete!, 3 Coins, 2957 Star Bits, 8 Lives

Luigi
This took me one attempt to get 100 coins, leaving 9 seconds to get the Star, which I got with 5 seconds to spare.
Star Get #116, Galaxy Complete!, 1 Coin, 2351 Star Bits, 23 Lives

Gold Leaf Galaxy - Purple Coins in the Woods

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We have 3:30 to collect all 100 Purple Coins along the path. The galaxy is set up the same way as in When It Rains, It Pours. There are four Purple Coins in the stump at the top of the first set of blocks. Bees along the way let you know how many coins you should have when you reach them. Before we go to the observation deck, we get coins near the spring. We go to the top of the observation deck, where we'll get the Star. I got all of the coins with 36 seconds left and got the Star in the center with 29 seconds to spare. If you fall off the platforms, just start over. It will take too much time to climb back up.
Star Get #115, Galaxy Complete!, 2955 Star Bits, 9 Lives

Luigi
I got all 100 coins without any problems and with 35 seconds to spare. I got the Star with 30 seconds left.
Star Get #115, Galaxy Complete!, 1 Coin, 2351 Star Bits, 23 Lives

Dusty Dune Galaxy - Purple Coins in the Desert

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land on the planet where we flip to the blue and yellow areas. Most of the Purple Coins are on the platforms, but some are high in the air, reachable by tornado. A few are over a Thwomp. We go through the area like before, and find some coins on the tower with the switch. We pound the switch so we can reach the coins on the other side using the tower. Take note that a few of the coins are at the base of the tower. One Purple Coin is near the hole where we can flip, but it is in the air, so backflip and spin to get it.
Star Get #114, Galaxy Complete!, 2952 Star Bits, 9 Lives

Luigi
This took me three attempts because I kept falling in the quicksand. Green Toad lets us know that there are no coins in the sand.
Star Get #114, Galaxy Complete!, 2348 Star Bits, 23 Lives

Toy Time Galaxy - Luigi's Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
It's now time for another of my least favorite Stars. We fly in around 8-bit Mario, and, as you may have guessed, there's an 8-bit Luigi on the other side. Instead of lava, some of the green parts are goop, so falling in means instant death. There are 150 Purple Coins and we have 3 minutes to collect 100. Some of the coins are clustered off the planet. To get those, we have to walk off and immediately spin back to safety. A large set of coins are clustered into four lines that we must long-jump over to reach. I don't long-jump under pressure very well, so getting these coins is difficult. For those who cannot long-jump under pressure, fear not! You don't need to long jump to complete this mission. It makes the mission easier, but it's still not easy. Don't run around a lot near the foot you land on: this will start yellow platforms flipping and make green tiles disappear. The Star will appear where you landed, so you need a way back. I go to the yellow flipping platforms and work my way towards the cap, then to the punching hand, where there's a 1-up, then to the buttons. During some of the long jumps, you may land on the buttons. I get the coins on the buttons to add to my total, and head for the foot with about 80 coins. This took me 47 attempts to get 100 Purple Coins. I got 100 coins with 28 seconds to spare and got the Star with 23 left.
Star Get #113, Galaxy Complete!, 2920 Star Bits, 12 Lives

Luigi
With as much practice as I got, this was a bit easier. I didn't use long-jumps and it took me 19 attempts.
Star Get #113, Galaxy Complete!, 2256 Star Bits, 24 Lives

Beach Bowl Galaxy - Beachcombing for Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
The Purple Coins are scattered all over the main planet; underwater, in the air, and on top of the planet. Check the tops of all of the palm trees; some of the less obvious coins are there. We can reach some coins using the swing and the vine. In the middle of the water is a rock with a Purple Coin, so we wall-jump and spin to reach it. There's a Spring Shroom on the planet, so we can reach the coin high behind the waterfall and spring to the top parts of the planet for more coins. There is a white circular rock with coins high above it. We need to spring to reach them. There are more Purple Coins at the very top of the planet. The Star appears by the coach.
Star Get #112, Galaxy Complete!, 2189 Star Bits, 15 Lives

Luigi
We search high and low over the planet and find all 100 coins in the same locations.
Star Get #112, Galaxy Complete!, 2143 Star Bits, 25 Lives

Sea Slide Galaxy - Purple Coins by the Seaside

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We have no time limit in Sea Slide, so it's exploration time! The Toads tell us that there aren't any Purple Coin in the water, nor the center island, so our lives are a little easier. We get a Bee Suit so we can collect the coins in the air and over the clouds. You'll find coins everywhere else, on tops of trees, the tower, and on Starshrooms. I recommend going in one direction around the planet. The Star appears over the flagpole on the tower, so we'll need the Bee Suit to reach it.
Star Get #111, Galaxy Complete!, 2180 Star Bits, 15 Lives

Luigi
This took me three attempts, as I ran out of flight power at inopportune times and fell off the planet.
Star Get #111, Galaxy Complete!, 2140 Star Bits, 25 Lives

Ghostly Galaxy - Purple Coins in the Bone Pen

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land in the Bone Pen, which is filled with Purple Coins we must get using Pull Stars. There are pieces of meat which are obstacles that will bounce us around. There are 150 Purple Coins available, but we only need 100 for the Star. We have 1 minute to get the coins and the Star. The Star will appear in the center, so we'll want to be in that area when we get close to 100 coins and time starts to run out. On one attempt, I got 100 coins, with only 1 second left, so I died from failure. I finally got 100 coins on my 15th attempt and got the Star with 5 seconds to spare. There is a Life Shroom and a 1-up in the Bone Pen as well. I recommend getting them both.
Star Get #110, Galaxy Complete!, 2076 Star Bits, 13 Lives

Luigi
I found this mission a little easier with Luigi, after having so much practice. I got the Star in two attempts, with 6 seconds to spare.
Star Get #110, Galaxy Complete!, 2046 Star Bits, 26 Lives

Battlerock Galaxy - Purple Coins on the Battlerock

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
This is one of the missions with an implicit time limit. (All missions with some sort of time limit have the Purple Coin music.) We land on the saucer, which starts moving through the path of the cannons. The Purple Coins are all reachable from the saucer. Some are under the saucer, as well as a Life Shroom. Some are over the electric fences, which we can backflip for. If we miss a couple, we can try to jump for them, knowing the saucer's gravity will keep us from dying. We get them all and the Star appears on the next saucer. We have until the saucer passes out of reach to collect the coins. If we don't get them all, the Gearmo will tell us, and we'll die from failure. If you can't reach them all, just leave so you won't lose lives.
Star Get #109, Galaxy Complete!, 2045 Star Bits, 13 Lives

Luigi
This is more difficult with Luigi, as he slides around on the saucer. It may lead us to miss coins and slide into hazards. We got them all on our fourth attempt. If turning off the sound helps you concentrate, go for it.
Star Get #109, Galaxy Complete!, 2013 Star Bits, 25 Lives

Honeyhive Galaxy - The Honeyhive's Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
It's time for an exploratory Purple Coin mission! We have to go all over the main planet. One coin is one the ledge near where we'd normally find a 1-up. Some of these will be easy to find, so I'll just describe the hidden ones. Near the swing set is a ledge we can hop over. There's a coin on the ledge and a few more behind it. Near the waterfall is a tall stack of rocks with a Purple Coin behind it. There are coins around the largest tree, which we can reach using a vine. Near the tree is Purple Coin high above a block. We have to use the spring, springing from the edge and spin to the block. Two more coins are behind the tree Luigi was clinging to. We pound the switch so we can reach the top of the planet. There are a few coins on the ledges. On the back edge, toward the Queen Bee's castle, are a couple of blocks on the other side of the ledge. We hop down and get the coins, finding more coins behind the waterfall. There are more coins on the slide below the stump and along the honey path. Once we get all 100, the Star appears near where we started, so proceed carefully back.
Star Get #108, Galaxy Complete!, 4 Coins, 2027 Star Bits, 13 Lives

Luigi
This takes us two attempts as we fell off with 90 Purple Coins, which is extremely frustrating. We get all 100 Purple Coins, which are in the same location.
Star Get #108, Galaxy Complete!, 3 Coins, 2002 Star Bits, 24 Lives

Space Junk Galaxy - Purple Coin Spacewalk

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land at the start of the path where we got the Silver Stars earlier. This is our first instance of the Purple Coin music, a remix of Gusty Garden's music. This means that we have some sort of time limit, explicit or implicit. We have 2 minutes to collect all of the Purple Coins and the Star. The Purple Coins are clustered in groups of then, so visualize a path and go for it. The path is not continuous, so don't rush and be prepared for leaps of faith. You can't adjust the camera. I went to the back of the path from one side and work my way back to the front. The Star will appear where you started. I got all 100 Coins with 43 seconds and got the Star with 28 seconds to spare.
Star Get #107, Galaxy Complete!, 10 Lives

Luigi
This may be a little more difficult as Luigi, as precision is something we need to keep from falling off. Jump to stop if the sliding is too much. This took me three attempts. I got all the coins with 53 seconds left and the Star with 38.
Star Get #107, Galaxy Complete!, 22 Lives

Good Egg Galaxy - Purple Coin Omelet

We arrive back on the Observatory, with a gold crown on our file. Rosalina greets us, "Welcome back! I knew you would return eventually. Please look down at your feet." We see the number 15. "This number you see represents the number of Power Stars you need to access another world. Whether you succeed or fail, just attempting the challenge will show something about your character." Looking at the map, we see a purple comet marker on the map. We head out to the Good Egg Galaxy.

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
The Purple Coin Comet is in orbit. We land on one of the planets surrounding the pill-shaped planet. A sign nearby says, "Collect 100 Purple Coins to make something neat happen!" So, the comet makes Purple Coins appear. There are two main types of Purple Coin missions: ones that make you explore the galaxy more thoroughly and see things that you may have missed and ones that give you a time limit to collect them, which are usually located on one planet. This is a very simple mission: follow the trail of coins to the Launch Star. While in flight, you'll pick up some more. This is the area where you'll fly through another Launch Star mid-flight. To activate these Launch Stars, start shaking the Wiimote as you approach it. It's too late if you start shaking when you pass through it. There are some coins on the path of the mid-flight Launch Stars, bringing our total to 100. The Star appears on the planet we started on.
Star Get #106, Galaxy Complete!, 1 Coin, 1927 Star Bits, 10 Lives
Now the last few galaxies will get Galaxy Complete markers.

Luigi
Time for more Purple Coins. We double launch, collecting the coins in the air and on land. We get the Star.
Star Get #106, Galaxy Complete!, 1933 Star Bits, 4 Lives

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Gateway Galaxy - Gateway's Purple Coins

Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We find ourselves on the Gate planet, where we woke up at the beginning of our adventure. Rosalina, once again, is on the tower. She says, "This planet... It's very dear to me. I looked forward to visiting this planet with the Lumas every one hundred years... The Luma that's traveling with you may also grow up to become a star someday. Some Lumas become planets... some become comets... and a few become Power Stars. I'm traveling with them while they look for a place to be reborn... But I never thought all this would happen..." The red Luma nearby says, "Wow... Mama must really trust you. Well, how about this?" Purple Coins appear. "If you grav all 100 Purple Coins here, then you'll earn my trust, too." A Red Star appears. "This is a Red Star. It holds the Power of the Red Lumas. But the really amazing part about it is, it allows you to fly after you spin in midair. Yes, FLY! While pressing (A), you can pick the direction you want to fly with the Control Stick. If you can collect 100 Purple Coins, I'll let you use my power somewhere else."
This is our first Purple Coin mission, which is like collecting 100 Coins in Super Mario 64. I decided to get the coins on the ground first. I accidentally ran into a Red Star and got the message: "You transformed into Flying Mario! Spin when jumping to fly!" Mario's hat and overalls turn black and his hands glow red, leaving a trail of light in our wake. We get most of the coins circling the planet in one pass. The Red Star music plays while we have the power. While flying, we can spin to collect nearby coins. Once it runs out, we get more coins on the ground. Once we have all of those, we pick up the last two coins in the air we missed. Once we collect all 100 Purple Coins, a Red Power Star appears on the tower.
Red Star Get #1!
Star Get #83, Galaxy Complete!, 2 Coins, 2532 Star Bits, 8 Lives

Interlude
We find the red Luma above the Library near Bedroom Dome. There is a Red Star here. The Observatory is where we get to use this awesome power. We can now fly around the Observatory, collecting the 1-ups hidden around here that are out of reach.

Luigi
We find ourselves on the Gate and talk to Rosalina and the red Luma. The Purple Coins and Red Star appear. We get the coins on the ground first, before transforming into Flying Luigi and get thePurple Coins in the area. We get all of the Purple Coins and the Red Star.
Red Star Get #1!
Star Get #83, Galaxy Complete!, 12 Coins, 2717 Star Bits, 25 Lives

Interlude
The Red Star appears above the Library near the Bedroom Dome.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Mario Squared Galaxy - Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
No! NOOOOO! It can't be! It's BAAAAACK! I thought that Flip'n' Sprint was a poor successor to Luigi's Purple Coins, but I didn't think they'd bring it back! We land on the flipside of the planet, designed to look like 8-bit Luigi. The Purple Coin music plays. There are a few changes from Galaxy: 2 minute time limit, no rotating yellow platforms, 100 Purple Coins, and...
COSMIC CLONES!
The sign says that we have to get all 100 coins, so we can't skip any, unlike in Galaxy. As soon as we step off the Star Block, Cosmic Clones appear. Harder than Luigi's Purple Coins? I don't know. I think the designers tried to balance the difficulty. I know I had a difficult time with this mission. On my first try, I got 77 coins but fell in the goop. Not too bad for my first try.
Take 2- I only got 30, but I took hits from a Clone and fell in the goop. I gave up here to pursue other Stars.
Take 3- 23 coins, took 2 hits from Clones and was knocked off the planet.
Take 4- 22 coins, but died from a bad long jump into the goop.
Take 5- 88 coins. Getting closer! I took 2 hits and fell in the goop.
Take 6- 61 coins, but I died from Clones. Purple Coins do not have healing properties and there are no yellow coins in the planet.
Take 7- 61 coins again. I fell off the planet and gave up.
Take 8- I revisited the mission after getting more lives and trying to get another Star. I got 80 coins, and died from Clones.
Take 9- I got 15 and fell through.
Take 10- 11 and I fell through. I don't like where this trend is going.
Take 11- She's baack! Super Guide again takes human form as Cosmic Rosalina. I'm still going to ignore her. I got 81 coins and fell in the goop because I failed to long jump. I'm heading in the right direction again!
Take 12- 72 coins and I fell off.
Take 13- I got less than 20 and was knocked off.
Take 14- 79 and I fell in the goop.
Take 15- 20 coins and I fell off.
Take 16- 74 coins and I failed a long jump.
Take 17- 91 coins. So close! I fell in the goop. I needed more lives, so I gave up.
Take 18- 41 coins. I walked into the goop.
Take 19- 58 coins and I fell through.
Take 20- 92 coins and I fell into the goop. Almost there!
Take 21- 41 coins and I fell into the goop.
Take 22- 49 coins and I fell through.
Take 23- 19 coins and I fell in the goop.
Taek 24- 92 coins and I died from Clones. This level would be so much easier without them following me around.
Take 25- 87 coins and I fell in the goop.
Take 26- I got a 100 Star Bit 1-up, which is the best news from the mission. I got 44 coins and died from Clones.
Take 27- 87 coins and I was knocked into the goop.
Take 28- 80 coins, 100 Star Bit 1-up, and I fell in the goop.
Take 29- 62 coins and I fell off.
Take 30- 63 coins and I died from Clones.
Take 31- 16 coins, 100 Star Bit 1-up, and I died from Clones.
Take 33- 87 coins and I fell in the goop.
Take 34- I finally got all 100 and I took hits from the Clones. I found out that it's a very bad idea to go "scorched earth" on Luigi. The Clones will go everywhere you go and do everything you do. Even though the green platforms will disappear from under your feet, the Clones will not fall through. They will go wherever you have gone, regardless of whether the platform exists. I tried to take out the first two following me, so there would be a bigger gap between me and the next Clone. That didn't work, because I needed all of the health I could get. Executing long jumps is essential due to a large chunk of the coins are over a gap of goop a regular jump can't clear. I think I had an easier time with this one than Luigi's Purple Coins, but I never kept track of how many tries it took. I know it took several. I don't want to do this mission again.
Star Get #115, Galaxy Complete!, 2822 Star Bits, 9 Lives

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Rolling Coaster Galaxy - Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road

Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
It's time for another Purple Coin mission! This time, we have to roll our way through the galaxy, picking up at least 100 of the 110 coins along the way. Also, there's a 2 minute time limit. There is a Purple Coin in the ball, so you at least get one if you reach the end. This mission is very unforgiving, as we can only miss 10 coins, and the galaxy is modified to include only the expert path. Yellow Toad, in continuing his tradition of bad puns, asks us "COIN you get them all?!" I couldn't on my first try, only getting 56. I gave up to pursue other Stars.
Take 2- I got 37 coins and rolled off.
Take 3- 38, rolled off.
Take 4- 35, rolled off.
Take 5- I got a 1-up, 53 coins, and rolled off.
Take 6- 52, rolled off.
Take 7- I got 84 coins, reached the end, but ran out of time.
Take 8- 56 coins, 1-up, fell off.
Take 9- 88 coins, 1-up, rolled off.
Take 10-57, 1-up, rolled off. This isn't good.
Take 11- Super Guide appears. 56 coins, 1-up, fell off.
Take 12- I got 102. Yes! I also got a 1-up. At the end, a green Gearmo gives us the Star.
Star Get #109, Galaxy Complete!, 3187 Star Bits, 7 Lives