Showing posts with label Snowman's Head. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snowman's Head. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Snowman's Land - Snowman's Big Head

This is the 10th course.
N64
In the room with the mirrors, on the left wall is the entrance to Snowman's Land. The entrance is on the wall, where the painting of Cool, Cool Mountain is reflected. The Cool, Cool Mountain music plays. In the center of the course is a giant snowman, which is where we find our first Star. We go over the snow to the snowman's left, passing a frozen lake and come to a lake that will deplete Mario's health. In the lake is a snow-covered platform. Towards the snowman is an infinite series of snow drifts that will try to push you into the lake. With a triple jump, Mario can reach the ledge behind the snow drifts. We follow the path up the snowman to the level of about his neck. There is an ice bridge in front of the snowman with a penguin walking across it. Once Mario touches the bridge, the snowman says "Hey! Who's there? What's climbing on me? Is it an ice ant? A snow flea? Whatever it is, it's bugging me! I think I'll blow it away!" Wind comes out of his mouth, and it will blow Mario away and separate him from his cap. His cap will be near where you land. We must use the penguin to protect us, as he stays on the bridge. I was blown off a couple of times. Without his hat, Mario takes massive amounts of damage. This Star took me four takes to get, because I kept falling off the bridge and taking lots of damage without Mario's hat. On Take 4, I used the penguin as a shield, because I couldn't jump onto the penguin's head. I then backflipped to the top of snowman's head (or you can walk around) and the Star is there.
Star Get #76, 11 Coins, 10 Lives

Nintendo DS
We take the same path up the snowman. The snowman gives the same speech. After several attempts, I jumped on the penguin's head and let him walk to the other side of the bridge. The penguin periodically backs up, so don't jump off until he reaches the other side. At the top is the Star, as well as a block with the Wing Cap feather.
Star Get #96, 13 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Chill with the Bully.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Cool, Cool Mountain - Snowman's Lost His Head

N64
Just past the cabing on a wooden platform near a Spindrift is a body of a snowman. It says "I need a good head on my shoulders. Do you know of anybody in need of a good body? Please! I'll follow you if you do!" After talking to us, the body will immediately start rolling down the mountain, snowballing as it goes. We have to slide in front of it so we can guide it to the head at the end of the mountain slide. We go up to the head who says "Ooooo Nooooo! Talk about out-of-body experiences -- my body has melted away!Have you run into any head hunters lately?? I could sure use a new body! Brrr! My face might freeze like this!"
His face isn't very expressive, but it still seems sad. Soon after, the body rolled down the mountain and missed the head. We crossed the snowman bridge, taking three hits, and warped back to the top of the mountain where the body regenerated. I missed again, but got it on my third try. I slid toward the head when I got off the mountain slide. The body rolled under the head and propped it up. We heard a chime and the head said "Perfect! What a great new body! Here -- this is a present for you. It's sure to warm you up." The head's expression doesn't change much.
The Star appears out of the head and lands nearby.
Star Get #27, 16 Coins, 5 Lives

Nintendo DS
We go up to the body, in the same location as in the N64 version. It gives the same speech and starts rolling. We miss the first time because we kept running into the body and fell behind. The head gives the same speech as well, but has a more distinct frown. We take three hits from the snowmen and warp to the top. We take some fall damage and start the body rolling again. We slid off the mountain.
Take 2- We accidently enter the cabin and get three 1-ups from the slide. We warp back to the top. We slid right into the snowman head's stand and waited for the body. This time was successful and it ran into the head and propped it up. The chime sounds and the snowman smiles. It gives the same speech and the Star appears.
Star Get #31, 31 Coins, 6 Lives
The next Star is Mario's Super Wall Kick.