You'll want to be Rosalina for this level. There are large cylinders in this level that roll along across large gaps. You have to propel them by standing on the edge of the direction you want to go. It's log rolling. Cross the first gap, go past the Goomba, and you'll see another cylinder. On the back wall are some brick blocks. In the second set of brick blocks, you'll find a Boomerang Flower. Roll the front cylinder to the right and you'll pass an alcove with a Mystery Box. Run around the inside of the cylinder to rotate it so you can reach the first Green Star. Transfer cylinders and roll pass the Conkdors. Kill them with the boomerang to make your life easier. The warp box is to the right.
The warp box takes you to the midpoint. Up ahead are Conkdors on cylinders. Spinning the cylinder will not make them fall off. On the wide cylinder to the right, move towards the screen to find a narrower cylinder with the second Green Star. Farther ahead is a large cylinder. Use the boomerang to clear out the pink wall enemies so you can walk around the obstacles. Roll the cylinder to the right so you can walk around the corner, then walk towards the screen. There's an invisible block with a Double Cherry. Roll the cylinder to the right a little more, then walk towards the screen to solid ground. You'll find some clocks as well as a button with a Grand Star symbol. Have Rosalina stand on it for the stamp. Follow the maze while rolling the log until you reach a two-person platform. This will take you to the third Green Star and a clock. Alternatively, you can reach it with a Super Bell if you have one. To the right is a roller to the flag.
The stamp is of small Rosalina spinning.
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Super Mario 3D World: Star-2 -- Super Galaxy
Now they're just teasing us about Super Mario 3D World not being the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy 2.
You'll want to bring a Super Bell into the level. There are rotating platforms we have to deal with here. The blue and pink platforms alternate, so that when one stops, the other starts. There are lots of Octoombas around here, and you must ground pound them to defeat them. They shoot cannonballs. Carefully follow the path ahead and you'll come to a long, straight section of pink rotating platforms. The first Green Star is on the right, over a brick block over some blue platforms. Stand on the brick block to reach it. You may want to kill the nearby Octoombas so they don't destroy the brick block. Up ahead is a Luma and a Galoomba. Around the corner is a long stretch of platforms. Wait at the edge of the platform, then be ready to run once the boost pads appear. You may have to jump at the end. Past that are blue platforms you'll have to jump across. There are coins to guide your jumping. You may want to adjust the camera angle. The warp box is on one side of the platform.
The warp box takes you to the midpoint. Climb the tower to the left of the Octoombas, then climb up the blue platforms when they form a wall to reach the stamp. Up ahead, the blue and pink platforms form a checkerboard pattern. The second Green Star is on a pink platform on the left. Farther ahead, the path splits. The lower blue path leads to the third Green Star. The upper path leads to a warp box. The Observatory is in the background. The warp box takes you to the flag, where Rosalina awaits. Once you reach the flag, she'll appear for the victory dance. You can now play as Rosalina, who has a spin attack.
The stamp is of Rosalina reading to the Lumas.
You'll want to bring a Super Bell into the level. There are rotating platforms we have to deal with here. The blue and pink platforms alternate, so that when one stops, the other starts. There are lots of Octoombas around here, and you must ground pound them to defeat them. They shoot cannonballs. Carefully follow the path ahead and you'll come to a long, straight section of pink rotating platforms. The first Green Star is on the right, over a brick block over some blue platforms. Stand on the brick block to reach it. You may want to kill the nearby Octoombas so they don't destroy the brick block. Up ahead is a Luma and a Galoomba. Around the corner is a long stretch of platforms. Wait at the edge of the platform, then be ready to run once the boost pads appear. You may have to jump at the end. Past that are blue platforms you'll have to jump across. There are coins to guide your jumping. You may want to adjust the camera angle. The warp box is on one side of the platform.
The warp box takes you to the midpoint. Climb the tower to the left of the Octoombas, then climb up the blue platforms when they form a wall to reach the stamp. Up ahead, the blue and pink platforms form a checkerboard pattern. The second Green Star is on a pink platform on the left. Farther ahead, the path splits. The lower blue path leads to the third Green Star. The upper path leads to a warp box. The Observatory is in the background. The warp box takes you to the flag, where Rosalina awaits. Once you reach the flag, she'll appear for the victory dance. You can now play as Rosalina, who has a spin attack.
The stamp is of Rosalina reading to the Lumas.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor - The Fate of the Universe
Now that we have all available Stars, it's time to challenge Bowser! (You can challenge him once you have 60 Stars and unlock the Engine Room Dome, but you'll still have to battle him once more to unlock the rest of the Stars for completion.) We talk to Rosalina, who says, "It's time. Do you want to go to the location of your special one at the Center of the Universe?" We say "yes" and she replies, "All right, then. Off we go!" Rosalina waves her wand and the Observatory reassembles into a spaceship with a shield. We take off, burning the Airships in our path to Peach's Castle. Rosalina says, "There is a warp field inside the castle! Go Mario! They are inside! Hurry!" A bridge forms to the castle.
Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land on the edge of some castle towers, where new music, Bowser's Galaxy Reactor plays. We see spotlights moving around. There are two Lumas nearby. One says, "Those spotlights have their own gravity. Try sticking to them!" The other says, "Mama says this fight isn't just for us, it's also about saving your special one. Please be careful! Whatever you do... DON'T FAIL!" With these words of encouragement, we move forward. We hop into a spotlight and follow it to other spotlights around the towers. We walk up the stairs to the first of many beams- blue lights that will transport us from planet to planet, instead of Launch Stars. In each beam are two rings of Star Bits, so collect them while going to the next planet. The next planet is a lava planet. We go over a rolling planet, then bobbing platforms, then rock that tilts away into the lava. We take a beam to an ice planet. There are blocks we can skate on that form a path ahead of us, like in Space Junk. They will fall away after a while. Below is ice so cold that we bounce off of it in pain, like lava. We stay to the left and reach the next beam to a planet covered in quicksand. We dodge fire bars and go right on the rolling path. This beam takes us to a 2D area with blocks that fly to make our path. We wall-jump for a 1-up and go up to an area with gravity arrows. We dodge fire bars and take the last beam to a lava tube. We have to dodge Bullet Bills and Banzai Bills while platforming through the lava tube. At the end of the lava tube is a Launch Star. It took me two attempts to reach the Launch Star.
We land at the base of green checked stairs. Bowser Jr. appears on an Airship, saying, "Looking for Princess Peach? Too bad! 'Cause she's with me!" We see Peach clinging to the mast, quietly calling, "Mario!" Mario puts on his angry face and the Airship flies behind Bowser at the top of the stairs. We start to climb up the stairs, when Jr.'s Airship starts firing meteors to destroy the stairs. We have to move quickly, especially if we want the 1-up and Life Shroom. I just get the Life Shroom and reach the top of the stairs. Bowser says, "Finally! You got here just in time to see the creation of my galaxy in the center of the universe! Watch and weep! From this galaxy, I'll rule a great galactic empire with Peach by my side. It will last forever! I will rule every pitiful corner of the universe. So, Mario, as you can see, I got big plans. And stomping you is at the top of my list!" He roars and we float off to a new planet. It's time for the final battle! A boulder forms around Bowser and he rolls around. We have to spin his face, which requires good timing. If we time it incorrectly, we'll take damage and he'll start the cycle all over again. After we hit him, he'll spin around the planet until we spin him again. That is one hit. We have to hit him twice. After the second hit, we float to another planet with sling plants. Spinning a sling plant into him will send him spinning again, so we spin him some more times for another hit. After two hits, we'll float again to another planet inside a hollow "sun" planet. This is the familiar battle: lure him to land on blue circles, where he'll burn himself, run around the planet in the opposite direction and spin him a few more times. We get in our last two hits here, for a grand total of six. Bowser falls into the "sun" planet and the Grand Star appears from a blue disc. We get it.
GRAND STAR GET #7!
Mario flies with the Grand Star and picks up Peach, who falls from the Airship. They land at the start of the galaxy. The planet breaks apart and starts flaring. Bowser walks over the crumbling planet, saying, "NOOOO! My galaxy! My empire! This can't be happening..." The planet expands, then collapses into a black hole, dragging everything in the area into it, including Airships, the castle, the Observatory, and everyone on board. Before Mario is drawn in, the Luma appears from his hat and waves goodbye, and dives into the black hole along with all the other Lumas. The black hole spins and twists, then explodes.
Mario floats in space and wakes up, seeing a giant Rosalina and hearing the sound of babies crying. She says, "Do you hear the baby stars? These newborns will grow up to become galaxies someday. When stars die, they turn to stardust and scatter across the cosmos. Eventually, that stardust reforms to create a new star... And so the cycle of life continues. But the cycles never repeats itself in quite the same way... So... you'll see."
A butterfly lands on Mario's cap as he sleeps on the grass. He wakes up to find himself back on his home planet, near the castle, with everyone dancing and celebrating. Peach and Bowser wake up. Mario looks up and hears Rosalina, who says, "Yes... All new life... Carries the essence of the stars... Even all of you..." Mario stands up and says, "Welcome! Welcome new galaxy!" As his voice echoes, so ends the most deus ex machina ending in all of Mario history. The credits roll.
Star Get #105, 10 Coins, 1868 Star Bits, 30 Lives
Interlude
A new chapter has been added to the Story Book and the Purple Comet has appeared.
Luigi
We tell Rosalina that we want to go to the center of the universe, so the Observatory morphs into a spaceship and we fly to the castle. Rosalina sends us off with a "Go, Luigi!" and we land in the galaxy. On our third attempt, we reach Bowser. He and Peach call Luigi by his name and the battle starts. It's the same battle: six hits, two on each planet for the Grand Star.
GRAND STAR GET #7!
The planet collapses into a black hole and the Lumas sacrifice themselves to save everyone. Luigi wakes up on the home planet and says, "Welcome! Welcome new galaxy!" The credits roll.
Star Get #105, 1930 Star Bits, 53 Lives
Interlude
A new chapter has been added to the story book and the Purple Comet has appeared.
Welcome to the Galaxy!
Mario
We land on the edge of some castle towers, where new music, Bowser's Galaxy Reactor plays. We see spotlights moving around. There are two Lumas nearby. One says, "Those spotlights have their own gravity. Try sticking to them!" The other says, "Mama says this fight isn't just for us, it's also about saving your special one. Please be careful! Whatever you do... DON'T FAIL!" With these words of encouragement, we move forward. We hop into a spotlight and follow it to other spotlights around the towers. We walk up the stairs to the first of many beams- blue lights that will transport us from planet to planet, instead of Launch Stars. In each beam are two rings of Star Bits, so collect them while going to the next planet. The next planet is a lava planet. We go over a rolling planet, then bobbing platforms, then rock that tilts away into the lava. We take a beam to an ice planet. There are blocks we can skate on that form a path ahead of us, like in Space Junk. They will fall away after a while. Below is ice so cold that we bounce off of it in pain, like lava. We stay to the left and reach the next beam to a planet covered in quicksand. We dodge fire bars and go right on the rolling path. This beam takes us to a 2D area with blocks that fly to make our path. We wall-jump for a 1-up and go up to an area with gravity arrows. We dodge fire bars and take the last beam to a lava tube. We have to dodge Bullet Bills and Banzai Bills while platforming through the lava tube. At the end of the lava tube is a Launch Star. It took me two attempts to reach the Launch Star.
We land at the base of green checked stairs. Bowser Jr. appears on an Airship, saying, "Looking for Princess Peach? Too bad! 'Cause she's with me!" We see Peach clinging to the mast, quietly calling, "Mario!" Mario puts on his angry face and the Airship flies behind Bowser at the top of the stairs. We start to climb up the stairs, when Jr.'s Airship starts firing meteors to destroy the stairs. We have to move quickly, especially if we want the 1-up and Life Shroom. I just get the Life Shroom and reach the top of the stairs. Bowser says, "Finally! You got here just in time to see the creation of my galaxy in the center of the universe! Watch and weep! From this galaxy, I'll rule a great galactic empire with Peach by my side. It will last forever! I will rule every pitiful corner of the universe. So, Mario, as you can see, I got big plans. And stomping you is at the top of my list!" He roars and we float off to a new planet. It's time for the final battle! A boulder forms around Bowser and he rolls around. We have to spin his face, which requires good timing. If we time it incorrectly, we'll take damage and he'll start the cycle all over again. After we hit him, he'll spin around the planet until we spin him again. That is one hit. We have to hit him twice. After the second hit, we float to another planet with sling plants. Spinning a sling plant into him will send him spinning again, so we spin him some more times for another hit. After two hits, we'll float again to another planet inside a hollow "sun" planet. This is the familiar battle: lure him to land on blue circles, where he'll burn himself, run around the planet in the opposite direction and spin him a few more times. We get in our last two hits here, for a grand total of six. Bowser falls into the "sun" planet and the Grand Star appears from a blue disc. We get it.
GRAND STAR GET #7!
Mario flies with the Grand Star and picks up Peach, who falls from the Airship. They land at the start of the galaxy. The planet breaks apart and starts flaring. Bowser walks over the crumbling planet, saying, "NOOOO! My galaxy! My empire! This can't be happening..." The planet expands, then collapses into a black hole, dragging everything in the area into it, including Airships, the castle, the Observatory, and everyone on board. Before Mario is drawn in, the Luma appears from his hat and waves goodbye, and dives into the black hole along with all the other Lumas. The black hole spins and twists, then explodes.
Mario floats in space and wakes up, seeing a giant Rosalina and hearing the sound of babies crying. She says, "Do you hear the baby stars? These newborns will grow up to become galaxies someday. When stars die, they turn to stardust and scatter across the cosmos. Eventually, that stardust reforms to create a new star... And so the cycle of life continues. But the cycles never repeats itself in quite the same way... So... you'll see."
A butterfly lands on Mario's cap as he sleeps on the grass. He wakes up to find himself back on his home planet, near the castle, with everyone dancing and celebrating. Peach and Bowser wake up. Mario looks up and hears Rosalina, who says, "Yes... All new life... Carries the essence of the stars... Even all of you..." Mario stands up and says, "Welcome! Welcome new galaxy!" As his voice echoes, so ends the most deus ex machina ending in all of Mario history. The credits roll.
Star Get #105, 10 Coins, 1868 Star Bits, 30 Lives
Interlude
A new chapter has been added to the Story Book and the Purple Comet has appeared.
Luigi
We tell Rosalina that we want to go to the center of the universe, so the Observatory morphs into a spaceship and we fly to the castle. Rosalina sends us off with a "Go, Luigi!" and we land in the galaxy. On our third attempt, we reach Bowser. He and Peach call Luigi by his name and the battle starts. It's the same battle: six hits, two on each planet for the Grand Star.
GRAND STAR GET #7!
The planet collapses into a black hole and the Lumas sacrifice themselves to save everyone. Luigi wakes up on the home planet and says, "Welcome! Welcome new galaxy!" The credits roll.
Star Get #105, 1930 Star Bits, 53 Lives
Interlude
A new chapter has been added to the story book and the Purple Comet has appeared.
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.
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.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Grandmaster Galaxy - The Perfect Run
The master computer is monitoring all elements of the launch. Roll that beautiful footage! Luma multiplayer go! - Transmission 5
Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
Welcome Back to the Galaxy!
This is it! The last Star! It is also my worst performance. It's a Daredevil Run of The Ultimate Test. Personally, I would have preferred a Green Star, Purple Coin, or Cosmic Clone mission over a Daredevil mission. There are a few changes from The Ultimate Test:
- Goombas in the first planet are now green birds, so you can't touch them.
- No midgates.
- There is one 1-up where the Comet Medal was.
- There is Galaxy music playing throughout- Gusty Garden in areas 1-3, 4-5 has Good Egg, and the 6 has Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
I died 332 times during the mission. The worst part is that you have to start the level all over again. Cosmic Rosalina does not show up. Trust me, I played this level over 100 times in one session and she didn't show up once. After about 150 tries, I had to ignore my pride, and take on a Co-Star. After seeing what a Co-Star can do, I realized I should have taken one on earlier to make my life easier. They don't make this mission extremely easy, because I kept dying over 100 more times. I used about 8 Co-Stars, coopting Archive staff members Doug and Joe, as well as other visitors to the Archive who were waiting to play videogames. I ultimately got the Star with John as my Co-Star. With his help, I got it in 10 tries. Thanks to everyone who helped me.
Co-Stars are invaluable in the 6th area, because they can knock down the Hammer and Boomerang Bros. If the enemies are near the edge, they can knock them off the platforms and you don't have to deal with them. After taking out the Boomerang Bros., the Star does not appear, but a Launch Star does. When you launch you launch to the connection the Gate planet from Galaxy. The Observatory music plays. Rosalina stands on the planet, and near her, the Star hovers. You can't go into the house. After all I went through to get this Star, I didn't want to risk falling and dying by checking the underside of the planet. Rosalina says "Mario... So you were the one who collected all of the scattered stars... I want to thank you... Your deeds will live on in the memory of the cosmos... May the stars shine down on you..." I jumped to get the last Star.
Star Get #242, Galaxy Complete!, 953 Star Bits, 11 Lives
A message has been sent to the Wii Message Board.
Interlude
Mario lands back on the deck of the S.S. Mario.
Lubba- "Chee?" Well, I'll be... All your hard work has brought the lady of the shooting stars right to our own little ship! "Chee?" Feels like forever since we've seen each other. But she hasn't changed!
Lubba draws our attention to Rosalina standing next to him on the green patch on the deck.
Rosalina- "Oh!" I want to give you my thanks.
That's it. She doesn't give you anything but her thanks. This is another violation of the reward principle. Oh, well. It's over! It's finally over! Thanks to everyone who helped me. After defeating the Boomerang Bros. I shook John's hand vigorously and he says I nearly broke it, which is untrue. I was extremely happy that I beat this game. What shall I play next?
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