N64
There is an easy way to do this and a hard way. After falling in the lava looking for the way to the log in the first three takes, I found a simpler way to reach the Star. I long-jumped back from where we land and found a Wing Cap block. We use the Wing Cap to fly forward, past the start, to a large grate wall. We fly around it and see the log. We ran out of power and fell into the lava.
Take 5- We used the Wing Cap to fly to the log. Instead of log-rolling, we landed on the platform before the log, triple-jumped, and flew to the Star. You can log roll and risk falling in the lava if you want, but this is easier.
Star Get #54, 0 Coins, 4 Lives
Nintendo DS
As the method in the N64 version works on the DS, you may want to do this mission as Mario. We can get the ability to fly on the rock behind the start. We flew around the grate and landed on the stone ramp to the log, took off again and aimed directly for the Star, straight ahead. Easy.
Star Get #61, 0 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Hot-Foot-It Into the Volcano.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Lethal Lava Land - 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
N64
This time, the Red Coins are nicely and neatly contained in one area. They are all floating above the pieces of the Bowser puzzle. However, the Bowser puzzle pieces frequently shift, which could send Mario into the lava. You'll know which piece is about to move because it will be near the open lava square and will briefly jiggle before moving. You'll only notice the jiggle if you stand still and watch carefully. The puzzle is just past the Mr. I. Just run around the puzzle and collect the coins. I did this in one take and the Star appears in the upper right corner of the puzzle, which is made of stone and does not move.
Star Get #53, 26 Coins, 1 Life
Nintendo DS
The location of the puzzle is the same in the N64 version. If the puzzle solves itself (forms a picture of Bowser), the pieces will briefly stop moving and coins will appear on each tile. We fell in the lava once, collected all 8 Red Coins, and the Star appeared over the upper right corner piece made of stone.
Star Get #60, 32 Coins, 1 Life
The next Star is Red Hot Log Rolling.
This time, the Red Coins are nicely and neatly contained in one area. They are all floating above the pieces of the Bowser puzzle. However, the Bowser puzzle pieces frequently shift, which could send Mario into the lava. You'll know which piece is about to move because it will be near the open lava square and will briefly jiggle before moving. You'll only notice the jiggle if you stand still and watch carefully. The puzzle is just past the Mr. I. Just run around the puzzle and collect the coins. I did this in one take and the Star appears in the upper right corner of the puzzle, which is made of stone and does not move.
Star Get #53, 26 Coins, 1 Life
Nintendo DS
The location of the puzzle is the same in the N64 version. If the puzzle solves itself (forms a picture of Bowser), the pieces will briefly stop moving and coins will appear on each tile. We fell in the lava once, collected all 8 Red Coins, and the Star appeared over the upper right corner piece made of stone.
Star Get #60, 32 Coins, 1 Life
The next Star is Red Hot Log Rolling.
Lethal Lava Land - Bully the Bullies
N64
We land back in Lethal Lava Land and go past the Big Bully. He knocked us into the lava, but we got on the grate that moves between his platform and the platform of the three small Bullies. I unfortunately died in the lava.
Take 2- When you reach the platform with the three Bullies, you have to push all three of them into the lava. After you push one in, a coin pops out of the lava. I fell into the lava a few times, but there are coins so you can recover some health. After all three fall in, we hear a chime and the Big Bully appears. We have to knock him in the lava, as well. Unfortunately, we die from the lava.
Take 3- We defeated the bullies, but fell in the lava too many times.
Take 4- We finally defeat all three Bullies and the Big Bully, and the Star appears over the platform.
Star Get #52, 19 Coins, 1 Life
Nintendo DS
The Star is in the same place as the N64 version. I made it to the spinning fire bar, before i was knocked into the lava by a Bully, ran into the fire bar, and fell the lava twice more.
Take 2- I ran into a fire bar and fell into the lava. We got on the grate after falling in the lava again and reached the three Bullies. The Bullies will gang up on you, making your life difficult. It can be easier to separate one from the pack and take them out individually. I took out one before dying in the lava.
Take 3- I made it to the platform after taking lots of damage and healing with coins. One Bully was near the edge, so I easily pushed him off. I took out the second one similarly. I took out the last Bully and the chime sounds. The Big Bully appears. I died in the lava.
Take 4- I fell in the lava and took out all of the Bullies. They can run into each other and appear as one. You also have to punch or kick them before they are too close for it to work. The Big Bully appeared and I fell in just as I pushed him into the lava. The Star appeared and I landed back on the platform and got the Star.
Star Get #59, 27 Coins, 1 Life
The next Star is 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces.
We land back in Lethal Lava Land and go past the Big Bully. He knocked us into the lava, but we got on the grate that moves between his platform and the platform of the three small Bullies. I unfortunately died in the lava.
Take 2- When you reach the platform with the three Bullies, you have to push all three of them into the lava. After you push one in, a coin pops out of the lava. I fell into the lava a few times, but there are coins so you can recover some health. After all three fall in, we hear a chime and the Big Bully appears. We have to knock him in the lava, as well. Unfortunately, we die from the lava.
Take 3- We defeated the bullies, but fell in the lava too many times.
Take 4- We finally defeat all three Bullies and the Big Bully, and the Star appears over the platform.
Star Get #52, 19 Coins, 1 Life
Nintendo DS
The Star is in the same place as the N64 version. I made it to the spinning fire bar, before i was knocked into the lava by a Bully, ran into the fire bar, and fell the lava twice more.
Take 2- I ran into a fire bar and fell into the lava. We got on the grate after falling in the lava again and reached the three Bullies. The Bullies will gang up on you, making your life difficult. It can be easier to separate one from the pack and take them out individually. I took out one before dying in the lava.
Take 3- I made it to the platform after taking lots of damage and healing with coins. One Bully was near the edge, so I easily pushed him off. I took out the second one similarly. I took out the last Bully and the chime sounds. The Big Bully appears. I died in the lava.
Take 4- I fell in the lava and took out all of the Bullies. They can run into each other and appear as one. You also have to punch or kick them before they are too close for it to work. The Big Bully appeared and I fell in just as I pushed him into the lava. The Star appeared and I landed back on the platform and got the Star.
Star Get #59, 27 Coins, 1 Life
The next Star is 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Bunnies of the Castle Part 2
N64
After we collect 50 Power Stars, MIPS will reappear in the basement where we last found him. Once we catch him, he'll say "No, no, no! Not you again! I'm in a great hurry, can't you see? I've not time to squabble over Stars. Here, have it. I never meant to hide it from you... It's just that I'm in such a rush. That's it, that's all. Now, I must be off. Owww! Let me go!" The Star appears.
Star Get #51, 1 Life
This is the last we'll see of MIPS for the rest of the game.
Nintendo DS
After we collect 50 Power Stars, shiny white bunnies will appear. They will appear where one of the colorful bunnies should be. They will appear at random. To find them quickly, check out the three bunnies outside the castle as Yoshi. If one doesn't appear, just go into the castle and exit again until you see one. There are 8 bunnies like this. They will appear in place of a bunny you've already caught.
After a while, one finally appears. They are sparkly, just like a Star and have red eyes. When we catch him, he says "Aaargh! Don't eat me! I taste real bad! I bet my older brother tastes good! Eat him!" Once we spit him out, he says "Uuuugh... I thought I was a goner for sure! And I ain't even got nothin' to give ya! I can't believe you caught me! I'm the second fastest of my eight brothers, I tell ya! But don't even get any ideas about catching all of us, OK, bub? It's impossible!"
We get a message: "You caught a glowing rabbit! But you still have 7 more to catch! Would you like to save your progress? Yes / No" If we talk to him again, he'll say the same thing as if we caught a regular bunny.
If we catch a bunny as Mario, he says "Owowowowowow! Not so rough, OK? I don't have anything! It's true! Awww... I just can't believe I got caught... I mean, I'm the second fastest of my eight brothers! And we're ALL fast! Don't even think you're going to be able to catch all of us, you hear?" So they think they're both the second fastest. This should be interesting.
As Luigi, the rabbit says the same thing as he says to Mario.
We'll check back later when we get Wario.
After we collect 50 Power Stars, MIPS will reappear in the basement where we last found him. Once we catch him, he'll say "No, no, no! Not you again! I'm in a great hurry, can't you see? I've not time to squabble over Stars. Here, have it. I never meant to hide it from you... It's just that I'm in such a rush. That's it, that's all. Now, I must be off. Owww! Let me go!" The Star appears.
Star Get #51, 1 Life
This is the last we'll see of MIPS for the rest of the game.
Nintendo DS
After we collect 50 Power Stars, shiny white bunnies will appear. They will appear where one of the colorful bunnies should be. They will appear at random. To find them quickly, check out the three bunnies outside the castle as Yoshi. If one doesn't appear, just go into the castle and exit again until you see one. There are 8 bunnies like this. They will appear in place of a bunny you've already caught.
After a while, one finally appears. They are sparkly, just like a Star and have red eyes. When we catch him, he says "Aaargh! Don't eat me! I taste real bad! I bet my older brother tastes good! Eat him!" Once we spit him out, he says "Uuuugh... I thought I was a goner for sure! And I ain't even got nothin' to give ya! I can't believe you caught me! I'm the second fastest of my eight brothers, I tell ya! But don't even get any ideas about catching all of us, OK, bub? It's impossible!"
We get a message: "You caught a glowing rabbit! But you still have 7 more to catch! Would you like to save your progress? Yes / No" If we talk to him again, he'll say the same thing as if we caught a regular bunny.
If we catch a bunny as Mario, he says "Owowowowowow! Not so rough, OK? I don't have anything! It's true! Awww... I just can't believe I got caught... I mean, I'm the second fastest of my eight brothers! And we're ALL fast! Don't even think you're going to be able to catch all of us, you hear?" So they think they're both the second fastest. This should be interesting.
As Luigi, the rabbit says the same thing as he says to Mario.
We'll check back later when we get Wario.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Lethal Lava Land - Boil the Big Bully
Lethal Lava Land is the seventh course.
N64
As the course name suggests, there is lots of lethal lava. The lava will take three bars of health, so you can fall in the lava only twice without dying at full health. We get a message when we land: "Don't be a pushover! If anyone tries to shove you around, push back! It's one-on-one with a fiery finish for the loser!
The Shifting Sand Land music plays. I was knocked into the lava by a little bully, a black sphere with eyes and two horns about the size of a Bob-omb. I fell into the lava and died.
Take 2- We make it a lot farther this time. We jump across the lava to next platform and walk over the draw bridge. I fell in the lava and glitched through the grate. We go to a tilting platform and over a shifting panel Bowser puzzle with the 8 Red Coins. We'll get those later. After that is a spinning stone platform with two fire bars. We walk across some bobbing planks and another tilting platform to reach the platform with the Big Bully. He'll try to run into us and knock us into the lava. We can punch and kick him into the lava. Jump kicks work well, even if they don't really connect. Once you knock the Big Bully into the lava, the Star appears on the nearby platform and fallaway stairs appear. We run across them quickly and get the Star.
Star Get #50, 12 Coins, 1 Life
We get a message: "You've recovered 50 Power Stars! now you can open the Star Door on the third floor. Bowser's there, you know. Oh! You've found all of the Cap Switches, haven't you? Red, green, and blue? The Caps you get from the colored blocks are really helpful. Hurry along, now. The third floor is just ahead."
No, I haven't found all of the Cap Switches. Bowser can't been on the third floor yet; we haven't dealt with him in the basement. We'll take care of him later.
Nintendo DS
When we land, we get the same message as in the N64. I take a hit from a fire bar and make it to the Big Bully with ease. I was pushed to the edge and knocked off, but the Big Bully fell off, too, causing the Star to appear. The fallaway stairs appeared, and I dropped into the lava with them, springing up to the platform with the Star. Falling into the lava will cause the character to jump up, so you can steer them to safety. We got the Star.
Star Get #58, 20 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Bully the Bullies.
N64
As the course name suggests, there is lots of lethal lava. The lava will take three bars of health, so you can fall in the lava only twice without dying at full health. We get a message when we land: "Don't be a pushover! If anyone tries to shove you around, push back! It's one-on-one with a fiery finish for the loser!
The Shifting Sand Land music plays. I was knocked into the lava by a little bully, a black sphere with eyes and two horns about the size of a Bob-omb. I fell into the lava and died.
Take 2- We make it a lot farther this time. We jump across the lava to next platform and walk over the draw bridge. I fell in the lava and glitched through the grate. We go to a tilting platform and over a shifting panel Bowser puzzle with the 8 Red Coins. We'll get those later. After that is a spinning stone platform with two fire bars. We walk across some bobbing planks and another tilting platform to reach the platform with the Big Bully. He'll try to run into us and knock us into the lava. We can punch and kick him into the lava. Jump kicks work well, even if they don't really connect. Once you knock the Big Bully into the lava, the Star appears on the nearby platform and fallaway stairs appear. We run across them quickly and get the Star.
Star Get #50, 12 Coins, 1 Life
We get a message: "You've recovered 50 Power Stars! now you can open the Star Door on the third floor. Bowser's there, you know. Oh! You've found all of the Cap Switches, haven't you? Red, green, and blue? The Caps you get from the colored blocks are really helpful. Hurry along, now. The third floor is just ahead."
No, I haven't found all of the Cap Switches. Bowser can't been on the third floor yet; we haven't dealt with him in the basement. We'll take care of him later.
Nintendo DS
When we land, we get the same message as in the N64. I take a hit from a fire bar and make it to the Big Bully with ease. I was pushed to the edge and knocked off, but the Big Bully fell off, too, causing the Star to appear. The fallaway stairs appeared, and I dropped into the lava with them, springing up to the platform with the Star. Falling into the lava will cause the character to jump up, so you can steer them to safety. We got the Star.
Star Get #58, 20 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Bully the Bullies.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Hazy Maze Cave - Underground Switch Star
This mission is unique to the Nintendo DS.
We get Wario's Cap and go to the left. We got a 1-up and went into the underground cavern. We took a hit from a Goomba and exited the cave without finding anything. We went to the room with the Red Coins and found a Star Sphere. We took a hit from Mr. I and found a large black brick block. The sign in front of it says "The very hard-looking block in front of you really IS hard. Hitting it is not advised. But if you're shaped like a rock--and have rocks for brains--you'll probably do it anyway." As we are Wario, we have a lot of power, enough to send Goombas flying. We punch the block for a chime and the Star Switch is revealed. We missed the Star on the first try, so we lose the cap to a spider so we can move faster. We climb up the stair formation and long-jump from the arrow platform to the Star Sphere.
Star Get #56, 22 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Boil the Big Bully.
We get Wario's Cap and go to the left. We got a 1-up and went into the underground cavern. We took a hit from a Goomba and exited the cave without finding anything. We went to the room with the Red Coins and found a Star Sphere. We took a hit from Mr. I and found a large black brick block. The sign in front of it says "The very hard-looking block in front of you really IS hard. Hitting it is not advised. But if you're shaped like a rock--and have rocks for brains--you'll probably do it anyway." As we are Wario, we have a lot of power, enough to send Goombas flying. We punch the block for a chime and the Star Switch is revealed. We missed the Star on the first try, so we lose the cap to a spider so we can move faster. We climb up the stair formation and long-jump from the arrow platform to the Star Sphere.
Star Get #56, 22 Coins, 4 Lives
The next Star is Boil the Big Bully.
Hazy Maze Cave - Watch for Rolling Rocks
N64
We went to the left for the rolling rocks. I tried punching the rocks, but took damage twice. I went near the door to the elevator to the underground pool and wall-jumped up to the ledges near the door. The one closest to the hole has the Star.
Star Get #48, 5 Coins, 3 Lives
Nintendo DS
Before going to the area with the rolling rocks, we get Wario's Cap. This is much different from the N64 version, because the Star appears in one of the rolling rocks. We have to watch the Touch Screen to see when it appears. It's okay if you miss it; it will come back soon, about every 5th rock. We lost the cap when we tried to punch the rock and had to back track to get it. We took a hit from a spider and got the cap back from the Goomba. We lost it to another spider and were knocked into the void.
Take 2- We took a hit from a spider. We got Wario's Cap and used the Power Flower at the start to get Metal Wario. Unfortunately, the power didn't last long enough, so we have to get the Star without it. We took one hit from a rock and punched the rock with the Star from the side. We waited in the alcove with the Heart until it appeared. The Star flies over the small ramp where the rocks land, near the door. Rocks will keep rolling, even after you get the Star.
Star Get #55, 8 Coins, 3 Lives
The next Star is Underground Switch Star.
We went to the left for the rolling rocks. I tried punching the rocks, but took damage twice. I went near the door to the elevator to the underground pool and wall-jumped up to the ledges near the door. The one closest to the hole has the Star.
Star Get #48, 5 Coins, 3 Lives
Nintendo DS
Before going to the area with the rolling rocks, we get Wario's Cap. This is much different from the N64 version, because the Star appears in one of the rolling rocks. We have to watch the Touch Screen to see when it appears. It's okay if you miss it; it will come back soon, about every 5th rock. We lost the cap when we tried to punch the rock and had to back track to get it. We took a hit from a spider and got the cap back from the Goomba. We lost it to another spider and were knocked into the void.
Take 2- We took a hit from a spider. We got Wario's Cap and used the Power Flower at the start to get Metal Wario. Unfortunately, the power didn't last long enough, so we have to get the Star without it. We took one hit from a rock and punched the rock with the Star from the side. We waited in the alcove with the Heart until it appeared. The Star flies over the small ramp where the rocks land, near the door. Rocks will keep rolling, even after you get the Star.
Star Get #55, 8 Coins, 3 Lives
The next Star is Underground Switch Star.
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