Super Mario 64 DS - Strategy Guide (Page 04)

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To get this star, you need to be Luigi. If you start the level as a 
character besides Luigi, get the Luigi cap before you continue. The Luigi 
cap is in the very back room of the mansion. When you are ready to take on 
this challenge, go into the mansion. From there, head up to the second 
floor. Turn and head to the right wall, and go into the door that is there.

Run straight past the bookcase, but do not turn when you reach the end 
wall. Instead, head over to where the ? box is. Break open the ? box, and 
take the power flower. You will become invisible. Wait a few seconds for 
the block to reappear. Jump on the block, and then jump onto the platform 
that is at the top of the room. Go through the door that is there.

You will enter the attic. Run straight across the floor until you are at 
the opposite wall in the attic. You will see a large painting of a Boo. 
Since you are invisible, you can run through the painting into the room. An 
eye is there. Run in circles around the eye until it becomes dizzy and 
shrinks. It will die, and a power star will appear in the room. Take the 
power star to finish the level.

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Star 7: Switch Star in the Basement
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Recommended Character: Wario

For this star, you need to head down to the basement. Go into the mansion, 
and into the only door on the right wall. As soon as you are in the room, 
fall down the hole in the middle of the room. You will fall into a small 
pool in the basement. If you are not Wario, swim over to where his cap is. 
Once you have his cap on, get onto the regular ground. Follow it around (do 
not go in the doors) until you find a large block. It is made of black 
bricks. Punch it to break it open, and then run back to the water. Take 
either the Mario or Luigi cap.

With the Mario or Luigi cap on, head back to where you broke the block. On 
the ground, where the block used to be, is a star switch. Step on it to 
make the star appear. When it appears, run back around towards where the 
water is. Do long jumps, as these make you go faster. When you reach the 
water, turn so you do not run into it. Instead, keep running along the 
path. At the end of the path is a star inside a glass case. Jump into the 
case in order to get the star. If you were not fast enough the star will 
disappear, and you will have to go back to the star switch and try again.

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100 Coin Power Star
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Recommended Character: Luigi

Since there are so many ghosts in this level (and each of them has a blue 
coin), this power star is easy to get. When you start the level, go over to 
the jumping box. Grab onto it, and hang onto it until it breaks. Take the 
coins that come out of it. Also, go over to the spider that is in front of 
the house. Defeat it and take its yellow coins. If you are Wario, you can 
break open the black brick blocks that are next to the shed in order to get 
their coins, but this is not necessary to earn this power star.

Having cleared away the coins directly in front of the mansion, head into 
the shed that is next to the house. Inside of it you will find an eye. Run 
in circles around the eye until it gets dizzy and dies, giving you a blue 
coin. Once you have the blue coin, head out of the shed.

Before you make your way into the front door of the mansion, run to the 
back of the mansion. Two spiders are there as well as a ! box. Defeat the 
spiders and take their yellow coins, and then break open the ! box. Take 
the coins that are inside of it. Now, head into the small door that is in 
the back of the mansion. It leads to a small room where two ghosts are. 
Defeat the ghosts by punching them (or jumping above them and pounding 
them). They each have a single blue coin, which you can retrieve after you 
defeat them.

With the area around the mansion now clear of coins, head to the front of 
the mansion. Go into the front door. Inside the main room, head to the left 
door that is on the back wall. You will enter a room with a ghost and an 
eye in it. Defeat the ghost first to get it out of your way, and collect 
the blue coin it gives you. After that, run in circles around the eye until 
it dies, and take a blue coin.

Leave that room, and go into the next room that is on the back wall. Walk 
along the ledge until you come to the bridge made of falling blocks. Run 
quickly (but carefully) across the bridge so that you do not fall, and then 
defeat the ghost that is on the other side of the bridge. Take his blue 
coin, and go through the door that is there.

You will enter another room, and the only things you have to walk on are 
small ledges. Walk across the narrow ledges until you get to a wider ledge. 
A red coin rests there, along with a ghost. Defeat the ghost and take his 
blue coin, and then walk across the next narrow ledge. When you are past 
that ledge, go into the door that is there. It will take you to the main 
room of the first floor.

You now have nearly all the coins on the first floor; head up the stairs to 
the second floor. At the second floor, go to the right door on the back 
wall. In the room you will enter is an eye. Run around the eye until it 
dies, and then you can retrieve its blue coin. With the eye gone, you can 
leave the room.

Next, go into the closest door on the right wall. Stand next to the 
bookcase until the flying book comes out. When it does, jump into the book 
to destroy it. When it disappears, it will leave a blue coin. After that, 
walk straight across the room until you come to the ? box. There is a ledge 
above you that leads into the attic. If you are Mario, open up the ? box, 
get the power flower, and float up to the attic. If you are Luigi, you can 
simply do a backward somersault to get onto the ledge. If you are Wario, 
you need to jump on top of the ? block, and then you have to jump to the 
ledge. Once you are on the ledge, go through the door that is there.

You will end up in the attic. On one side of the room is a wall, on the 
other side is a platform. A blue coin switch is in front of the platform. 
Pound the blue coin switch, and four blue coins will appear next to the 
platform. Collect them all. Once you have those blue coins, find the 
picture of a Boo. Stand a good distance away from it, and make sure you are 
not facing it. After a while, a ghost will come out of it. Defeat the ghost 
and take his blue coin.

Now, get onto the platform, and go through the door. You will enter Big 
Boo's Balcony. You are not here to pick a fight with Big Boo, so jump off 
of the balcony onto the ground. Pound the ground right before you land to 
eliminate damage. Head into the shed. There is an elevator inside the shed. 
Stand on it, and it will take you to the basement. When you reach the 
basement, go through the door that is there. After that, go across the wet 
hallway and through the next door.

You will enter the main room of the basement. Stay along the inner wall, 
and go into the first door that you find. Through the door is Big Boo's 
Merry-Go-Round. There is a total of five ghosts in the room, so wait for 
them to come out of the picture. When they do, defeat them and take the 
blue coin that they possess. By the time you defeat all five, you should 
have enough coins to finish the level. If you are still short on coins, 
remember to collect the red coins in the level, as they count as two yellow 
coins. Once you have one hundred coins, a power star will appear. Collect 
it to complete the level.

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F. Hazy Maze Cave - Course 6
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Requirement: Defeated First Bowser
This is a strange course with a strange entrance. When you enter the 
castle, go to either the left or right of the main staircase. You will find 
a wooden door on either side of the staircase. Go into one of the wooden 
doors. After that, head down the long staircase that is there. At the 
bottom of the stairs, there is a large door with a keyhole on it. Go 
through that door and you enter the basement. Inside the basement, head 
down the small staircase, and go through the metal hallway that is after 
the small staircase. When you come to a door, enter it. Turn right and go 
along the hallway. When the hallway turns, turn with it. After that, go 
straight until you reach the large painting of the fire bully. Next, turn 
right and go until you reach the small door with a star on it. Go into that 
door. In the room you enter, there is a large, circular, and dark pool. 
Jump into the pool to enter Hazy Maze Cave.

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Star 1: Swimming Beast in the Cavern
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Recommended Character: Wario

Despite its name, the beast is not really a beast at all. In fact, it is 
rather friendly. Anyway, you will see that for yourself when you make it to 
the cavern. When you start the level, there will be two paths for you to 
choose from. Go down the left route. Follow it as it goes, and do the long 
jump to get across the large gap. After the gap, you will see a door. Enter 
it.

Next, you will enter the black hole area. Follow the path there, and make 
your way around the hole. Keep going until you reach the solid ground that 
the rocks are rolling down. Once you are there, stick to the sides to 
minimize your chance of the rocks hitting you, and head up the hill. When 
you are at the top of the hill, head to the right, and go in the door 
there.

You will enter a room divided by a wire wall. There is an elevator in the 
room. Stand on the elevator, and ride it all the way down. Once it is at 
the bottom, leave the elevator. There will be a path that heads down to the 
water.

Follow the path, defeating any Goombas that are in your way. Make your way 
down to the water, and begin to swim. You are now in the cavern, and the 
beast is nearby. If you are not Wario, swim around the cavern until you 
find the beast. It is swimming gently along. Go behind it, and get on its 
tail. From there, run onto its back. When you walk onto the back of the 
beast, the beast will then lower its head. With its head down, you are free 
to run up and take the cap.

Now you will be Wario. Jump off the beast, and swim to the circular island 
in the middle of the lake. There is a large boulder on it. Get onto the 
island, and punch the boulder. Since Wario is so powerful, he will break 
the boulder. You will discover that the power star was hidden inside the 
boulder. When the boulder is gone, the power star will appear.. All you 
have to do is take it and finish the level.

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Star 2: Elevate for 8 Red Coins
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Recommended Character: Mario

For this level, start off as any character besides Yoshi. When you begin, 
head down the path that is to the right. Run along the path, avoiding the 
bottomless pits and spiders that are on it. Near the end of the path, there 
is a gap with fire coming out of it. Wait until the fire goes down, and 
then jump across the gap. Go in the door that is there.

On the other side of the door, you will find yourself on a high platform in 
a large room. Jump down from the platform, and pound the ground just as you 
are about to land. After that, head to the right side of the room. You will 
find three large steps leading up to a higher area. Jump up the steps onto 
the higher area.

Once you are there, turn until you see a metal platform. The platform has 
arrows on it, pointing four different directions. Stand on the high area, 
and face the platform. Walk onto the middle of the metal platform, and do 
not turn. You will be facing forward on the metal platform, and a glass 
enclosure will be in front of you on another area. All of the directions 
will be given from this angle, so make a note of that. Directly in front of 
you is the forward button, to the left of you is the left button, to the 
right of you is the right behind, and the backward button is behind you.

Step on the forward button, and wait until the metal platform crashes into 
the high platform with the glass enclosure next to it. Then, step onto the 
right button. Go until the left side of the platform is past the area you 
crashed into, and then step on the forward button. Ride the platform 
forward until the back of the platform is lined up with the area you 
crashed into, and then step on the right button.

To the right there is a brick block in the air. Stand in the middle of the 
platform until you are next to the brick, and then punch it open. The first 
red coin is inside of it. Next, keep waiting until the platform crashes 
into the area with an eye on it. As soon as it crashes, step on the 
backward button.

Ride the platform until the right button's arrow is lined up with a brick 
block, and then step on the right button. Punch the block to break it open, 
and take the red coin that will come out of it. Ride the platform to the 
edge of the room. As soon as it reaches the end of the room, step onto the 
forward button. Wait until the platform reaches the small area of land with 
a red coin on it. Jump off the platform, onto the piece of land, and take 
the red coin.

Now, you no longer need to worry about the platform. Jump off the high 
piece of land, onto the ground. Run all the way to the opposite corner of 
the area, the corner where the steps leading to the metal platform are. 
When you reach the steps, go all the up them. Once you are on the high area 
of land, run onto and across the metal platform. At the end of the metal 
platform, do a long jump towards the glass enclosure. You will land on 
another piece of land.

On that piece of land there is a purple pole. Jump onto the pole, and climb 
to the top of it. Off to the side of it, there is a ledge without a wire 
wall on it. Jump to that ledge. When you are on the ledge, walk across the 
brick block that is on it, and go onto the platform.

Stand in the middle of the platform, facing the direction that the platform 
is going. Soon you will come to a brick block; punch it and take the red 
coin that will appear. Continue to ride the platform, and you will see a 
red coin floating in the air. Stand in the middle of the platform, and you 
will get the red coin.

Continue to ride the platform, and it will go under a small piece of land. 
Jump over the small piece of land, back onto the platform. Make sure you 
get the red coin as you jump over the piece of land.

Stay on the platform, and soon you will see another piece of land, off to 
the right. The platform will go right next to the piece of land. When it 
does, jump onto the piece of land and take the two red coins that are on 
it. Since you will have all eight red coins, the power star will appear on 
the ground in the middle of the room. Jump down to the ground (pound the 
ground right before you land) and collect the power star.

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Star 3: Metal-Head Wario Can Move
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Recommended Character: Wario

Since Wario is the only character that can turn into metal, you need to be 
him to beat this level. If you do not start out as him, head a short ways 
down the right route. A Goomba there should be wearing his cap. Take the 
cap from the Goomba to turn into Wario, and then head back to the beginning 
of the level.

When you are at the beginning of the level, there will be two paths for you 
to choose from. Go down the left route. Follow it as it goes, and do the 
long jump to get across the large gap. After the gap, you will see a door. 
Enter it.

Next, you will be in the black hole area. Follow the path there, and make 
your way around the hole. Keep going until you reach the solid ground that 
the rocks are rolling down. Once you are there, stick to the sides to 
minimize your chance of being hit, and head up the hill. When you are at 
the top of the hill, head to the right, and go in the door there.

You will enter into a room, divided by a wire wall. There is an elevator in 
the room. Stand on the elevator, and ride it all the way down. Once it is 
at the bottom, leave the elevator. There will be a path that heads down to 
the water.

There is a ? box next to the path. Before heading down the path, break open 
the ? box and take the power flower that is inside of it. Since you are 
Wario, you will turn into metal. Quickly run down the path, following it 
into the water. Keep following the path when you are in the water. 
Eventually, the path will end. A small slope is at the end of the path. A ! 
switch is at the top of the slope. Jump up the slope, and step on the 
switch.

The large, wire doors will open. Jump out of the water, onto the piece of 
land that is next to the switch. Run through the wire doors, and into the 
small wooden door. You will enter a long hallway with several large gaps in 
it. Run and do a long jump across the first gap. Land on the small piece of 
land, and then do another long jump across the second gap. You will land on 
a piece of land with a power star on it, and all you need to do is to take 
the power star.

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Star 4: Navigating the Toxic Maze
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Recommended Character: Luigi

There are sometimes several different ways to beat levels, and sometimes 
the way you are supposed to beat a level is not the easiest way. This is 
one of those levels. For the easiest way, start off as Luigi.

When you are at the beginning of the level, there will be two paths for you 
to choose from. Go down the left route. Follow it as it goes, and do the 
long jump to get across the large gap. After the gap, you will see a door. 
Enter it.

Next, you will be in the black hole area. Follow the path there, and make 
your way around the hole. Keep going until you reach the solid ground that 
the rocks are rolling down. Once you are there, stick to the sides to 
minimize your chance of being hit, and head up the hill. When you are at 
the top of the hill, head to the right, and go in the door there.

You will enter into a room that is divided by a wire wall. There is an 
elevator in the room. Stand on the elevator, and wait until it starts to go 
down. When the elevator is below the floor of the room you were in, jump 
off of it. You will fall to the ground, so you should pound the ground 
right before you land to eliminate damage.

Now that you are on the ground, go under the ? block that is there. Jump up 
and break it open. Next, move a short distance away from it, and allow the 
power flower to land on the ground. Leave the power flower on the ground 
for a short amount of time, and wait for the elevator to reach the ground. 
When it does, take the power flower and jump onto the elevator.

Ride the elevator all the way up. It will stop in the room divided by a 
wire wall. Leave the elevator as soon as you can, and run through the wire 
wall. Now you will be on the other side of the room. The power star is also 
on that side of the room; take it and finish the level.

That is the easiest way to beat the level, but you can also beat it with 
Wario. If you decide to beat it with Wario, start by heading down the route 
to the right. Avoid the spiders, Goombas, and pits, and make your way to 
the large pit that fire occasionally comes out of. Wait until the fire goes 
down, and then long jump across the pit. Go in the door on the other side 
of the pit.

After that, you will enter the large room where you collect the eight red 
coins. Jump off of the piece of land that you start on. Pound the ground 
right before you land to eliminate damage. Immediately to your left, in the 
corner of the level, there is a path. That is not the path you need to 
take, so go forward until you reach the path that is immediately after 
that. It is directly after the map of the level and the sign. Go down that 
path, and follow the path as it slopes upward and lead to a door. Enter the 
door.

You will enter a room with a small hole in one corner of the room. Run over 
to the hole and fall in it. As soon as you fall through the hole, run up 
onto regular ground so that you do not take damage from the poisonous gas.

Run straight across the solid ground, over to where the ? box is. Break 
open the ? box, and take the power flower that is inside of it to become 
metal. When you are metal, do not head back to the regular ground. Instead, 
run through the toxic maze until you come to the regular ground with a 
single mole on it. Run over that piece of ground and continue to run 
through the toxic maze. Immediately after the mole there is an indentation 
high in the wall with a door in it. That is not the place that you need to 
go.

Keep running until you come to the second indentation high in the wall with 
a door in it. A small pit is under the indentation. Stand in the pit, and 
face away from the wall. Perform a backward somersault to get up to the 
indentation. You can get into the indentation with any character, but you 
will receive a small amount of damage from the toxic maze if you are not 
using Wario's metal power. When you are in the indentation, go through the 
door that is there. You will enter a hallway.

Head through the hallway until you come to the elevator. Jump onto the 
elevator, and ride it all the way to the top. You will enter the large room 
that is divided by a wire wall. This time, however, you are on the side of 
the wall with the power star. Take the power star to finish the level.

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Star 5: A-Maze-ing Emergency Exit
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Recommended Character: Wario

This level is easiest to beat with Wario. As Wario, start by heading down 
the route to the right. Avoid the spiders, Goombas, and pits, and make your 
way to the large pit that fire occasionally comes out of. Wait until the 
fire goes down, and then long jump across the pit. Go in the door on the 
other side of the pit.

After that, you will enter the large room where you collect the eight red 
coins. Jump off of the piece of land that you start on. Pound the ground 
right before you land to eliminate damage. Immediately to your left, in the 
corner of the level, there is a path. That is not the path you need to 
take, so go forward until you reach the path that is immediately after 
that. It is directly after the map of the level and the sign. Go down that 
path, and follow the path as it slopes upward and lead to a door. Enter the 
door.

You will enter a room with a small hole in one corner of the room. Run over 
to the hole and fall in it. As soon as you fall through the hole, run up 
onto regular ground so that you do not take damage from the poisonous gas.

Run straight across the solid ground, over to where the ? box is. Break 
open the ? box, and take the power flower that is inside of it to become 
metal. When you are metal, do not head back to the regular ground. Instead, 
run through the toxic maze until you come to the regular ground with a 
single mole on it. Run over that piece of ground and continue to run 
through the toxic maze. Immediately after the mole there is an indentation 
high in the wall with a door in it. Face away from the wall with the 
indentation, and do a backward somersault into the indentation. You can get 
into the indentation with any character using this method, but they will 
take damage from the toxic maze. If you use Mario's floating ability, it is 
possible to make it to the indentation before he stops floating.

Inside the indentation, go into the door. You will enter a long hallway 
without any enemies in it. Run through the hallway until you come to the 
elevator, and then jump onto the elevator. Ride it to the top, and then get 
off of it. Go through the door that is next to the elevator.

Through the door is the top part of the black hole room. Run onto the wire 
ground, and then do a backward somersault up to the wire netting at the top 
of the room. Hold onto the wire netting, and head to the power star. When 
you are above the platform with the power star, drop down and collect the 
power star.

You can also do this level without going into the toxic maze. You can do 
this with either Luigi or Mario. The first way is using Luigi. When you are 
at the beginning of the level, there will be two paths for you to choose 
from. Go down the left route. Follow it as it goes, and do the long jump to 
get across the large gap. After the gap, you will see a door. Enter it.

Next, you will be in the black hole area. Start off by heading to the 
right, and killing the spider that is there. Notice that the wire walkway 
that you are on becomes narrow for a short distance. Start out at the door 
you came in from, and go until you reach the part of the walkway that is 
more narrow than the part of the walkway you started out on. Walk a short 
distance on the narrow walkway, and stay in the middle of the walkway.

Now you should be in position to finish the level. Turn around so that you 
are facing the door you came in from. Crouch and do a backward somersault. 
In the air, head backwards and grab onto the platform that is there. Pull 
yourself up. Getting up to this platform can sometimes require multiple 
attempts, as you need to get into the right position. Keep trying and soon 
you will be able to make it.

Anyway, once you are on the platform, find the other platform that has the 
power star on it. Once you have found it, go to a place that does not have 
wire netting above it. Turn so that your back is to the power star. Crouch, 
do a backward somersault, and steer yourself to the power star. Land on the 
power star to finish the level.

You can also do this with Mario. Head into the black hole area, and walk 
along the wire walkways until you are right next to the piece of land that 
boulders come down. Face the black brick block, and then turn so that you 
are facing a little to the right of the black brick block. Run forward and 
do the triple jump, timing it so that you will hit the wall at the highest 
part of the third jump. As soon as you hit the wall, do a wall kick and 
jump to the platform with the star on it. Again, this may take some 
practice but it is worth it once you accomplish it.

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Star 6: Watch for Rolling Rocks
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Recommended Character: Wario

You will need to be Wario to beat this level. If you do not start out as 
him, head a short ways down the right route. A Goomba there should be 
wearing his cap. Defeat the Goomba and take the cap to turn into Wario. 
Now, head back to where you started the level.

At the beginning of the level, there are two paths for you to choose from. 
Go down the left route. Follow it until you reach the large gap, and do the 
long jump to get across the gap. After the gap, you will see a door. Enter 
it.

Next, you will enter in the black hole area. Follow the path there, and 
make your way around the hole. Keep going until you reach the solid ground 
that the rocks are rolling down. The rocks may look tough, but Wario is 
tougher. Stand in the middle of the path, and punch the rocks as they come 
near you.

Since Wario is so strong, a simple punch will destroy the large rocks. 
Stand there, and punch every rock that comes down. Every once in a while, a 
rock will come down that has the power star in it. If you break the rock 
with the power star in it, the power star will come out of the rock. The 
power star will land above the ledge that is on the hill. Go over to the 
power star, and take it to finish the level.

There is also another way to finish this level that is much easier. You 
must be Wario to beat it the second way. When you reach the black hole 
area, go to where the black brick block is. Break it open, and a mushroom 
will come out. Take the mushroom, and you will
become much larger. Since you are so big, you only need to walk into the 
rocks in order to destroy them. Stand in the middle of the path until you 
destroy the rock with the power star in it, and then take the power star to 
finish the level.

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Star 7: Underground Switch Star
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Recommended Character: Wario

Muscle is needed for this level, so start out as Wario. When you begin, 
head down the path that is to the right. Run along the path, avoiding the 
bottomless pits and spiders that are on it. Near the end of the path, there 
is a gap with fire coming out of it. Wait until the fire goes down, and 
then do the long jump (Wario has a pathetic normal jump so the long jump is 
safest) across the gap. Go in the door that is there.

On the other side of the door, you will find yourself on a high platform in 
a large room. Jump down from the platform, and pound the ground just as you 
are about to land. After that, head to the right side of the room. Once you 
are at the right side of the room from where you entered, turn left and 
head straight along the wall.

Soon you will come to a black brick block. Punch the block to break it 
open. It will reveal a star switch. Before you step on the switch, note 
that there should be other character caps in the room. We recommend finding 
another character cap before you step on the switch, since other characters 
are faster.

Anyway, when you are ready to step on the switch, turn and face the wall 
that the door you came in from is on. Step on the switch, and run straight 
towards the wall (not the door). You will come to a set of large stairs. 
Jump up the stairs, onto the platform that they lead up to.

When you are on top of that platform, turn and head to the platform with 
four arrows on it. Run straight towards the platform, and run straight 
across it. When you are at the end of the metal platform, do a long jump 
across the gap between it and the next platform. You will find the power 
star on that platform; run into it to finish the level.

There is also another way to finish this level. Before you step on the star 
switch, change to Mario. Then, step on the star switch. Run to the stairs, 
but do not jump up them. Go to the right of them, and you will find a small 
indentation in the platform to the right of the
stairs. Use Mario to wall kick up the indentation. When you are at the top, 
wall kick one final time onto the platform with the star on it. If you are 
going to jump too far, quickly pound the ground to stop your jump. When you 
are there, take the power star.

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100 Coin Power Star
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Recommended Character: Wario

Since this maze is so complicated, we are not going to do a full 
walkthrough for this power star. Instead, we will give you the names of 
several rooms, and we will tell you where several coins are in each of 
those rooms. Each new paragraph gives the coin locations of a different 
room.

There are several coins in the room you start out in. Defeat the two 
Goombas and the two spiders for their yellow coins, and destroy the small 
box in order to take its yellow coins. Several coins are also located on a 
ledge in the right path.

In the large room connected to the area you start out in (not the black 
hole room), you can find several coins. Defeat the two spiders and the two 
Goombas in the room to get their yellow coins. Also, break open the black 
brick block to get the three coins it has. On the second floor of the room, 
there is an eye on a piece of land. Walk around it several times to make it 
die so that you can take its blue coin. One of the brick blocks also has 
several yellow coins. Also, all eight red coins are in that room should you 
desire to collect them.

In the room the holds the entrance to the toxic maze, there is a line of 
yellow coins.

The largest stash of coins is in the toxic maze. Defeat the floating 
enemies and bats in order to get their yellow coins. A blue coin switch is 
also housed in the toxic maze. Once you pound it in, it produces seven blue 
coins, enough to equal thirty-five yellow coins.

The black hole room also has several coins. Defeat the spider and the bat 
if you want their yellow coins. There is also a line of coins on one side 
of the hill that the rocks roll down. On the top area of the room, you will 
find a row of coins just below the wire netting.

In the room that is after the black hole room, which is divided by a wire 
wall, there are several coins. The coins are around a ! box in the room, so 
be sure to retrieve them. 

The underground cavern holds a few coins as well. Defeat the three Goombas 
in order to get their coins. Several coins are also scattered around the 
large boulder in the middle of the cavern; collect them if you need to. By 
this time you should have at least one hundred coins, and you can claim the 
power star.

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G. Lethal Lava Land - Course 7
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Requirements: Defeated First Bowser
When you enter the castle, go to either the left or right of the main 
staircase. You will find a wooden door on either side of the staircase. Go 
into one of the wooden doors. After that, head down the long staircase that 
is there. At the bottom of the stairs, there is a large door with a keyhole 
on it. Go through that door, and you will enter the basement. Inside the 
basement, head down the small staircase that is there, and go through the 
metal hallway that is after the small staircase. When you come to a door, 
enter it. Turn right and go along the hallway. When the hallway turns, turn 
with it. After that, go straight until you reach the large painting of a 
lava world. Jump into that painting to enter Lethal Lava Land.

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Star 1: Boil the Big Bully
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Recommended Character: Mario

The easiest way to get this star requires you to play as Mario and have all 
the ? boxes turned solid. When you begin the level, turn around so that you 
are facing opposite direction. You will see a small island, and it has a ? 
box on it. Run towards the island, and do a long jump to it.

Once you are on the island, break open the ? box. It will have the feather 
in it. Take the feather, and do the triple jump so that you start to fly. 
Fly straight across the level, heading to the middle of the far wall. There 
you will see a platform with a large bully on it. Pound the ground to land 
on the platform, and the battle will begin.

To beat the bully, go over to one of the edges of the platform. Stand 
there, and crouch. When the bully runs at you, do a backward somersault. 
The bully will run to the edge, and you will land safely on the platform. 
Now, all you need to do is to run up and punch the bully before he can 
recover. He will fall into the lava. Also, if you want, you can jump on top 
of the bully to push him. If you do it that way, you will not have to use 
the backward somersault. When he is dead, a star will appear on the 
platform next to the one you are on. A bridge will also appear, leading you 
to the next platform. Jump quickly across the bridge, jump onto the next 
platform, and take the power star.

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Star 2: Bully the Bullies
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Recommended Character: Mario

In order to be able to get this star as easily as possible, we recommend 
that you play as Mario. You should also have ? boxes unlocked. When you 
begin the level, turn around so that you are facing opposite direction. You 
will see a small island, and it has a ? box on it. Run towards the island, 
and do a long jump to it.

Once you are on the island, break open the ? box. It will have the feather 
in it. Take the feather, and do the triple jump so that you start to fly. 
Fly straight across the level, heading to the corner opposite of the one 
you were on (the corner furthest away from you). There you will see a 
platform with a three bullies on it. Pound the ground to land on the 
platform.

To beat the bullies, jump on top of them. When you land on them, you will 
push them. Keep jumping on them until you knock all three of them into the 
lava. You can also punch them, but jumping on them is much easier. When 
they are all dead, a big bully will appear on the platform.

To beat the bully, go over to one of the edges of the platform. Stand 
there, and crouch. When the bully runs at you, do a backward somersault. 
The bully will run to the edge, and you will land safely on the platform. 
Now, all you need to do is to run up and punch the bully before he can 
recover. He will fall into the lava. Also, if you want, you can jump on top 
of the bully to push him. If you do it that way, you will not have to use 
the backward somersault. When he is dead, a star will appear on the 
platform you are on. Take the power star, and proclaim your victory over 
the second bully.

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Star 3: 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
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Recommended Character: Mario

To beat this level, you need to take on another red coin challenge. As 
Mario, turn completely around when you begin the level. You will see an 
island in the lava. Run and do a long jump over to the island.

There is a ? block on the island. Go under it, and face away from the 
level's walls as well as the place where you started out. Break open the 
box, and take the feather that is inside of it. Do a stationary triple jump 
to start flying, and fly straight until you see a large puzzle.

The puzzle is Bowser, all mixed up. The pieces are constantly shifting. 
When you are above the puzzle, pound the ground to land on it. Run around 
the puzzle, collecting the eight red coins that are on it. Beware of 
shifting puzzle pieces, as they reveal small sections of lava. Also, if you 
are standing on a puzzle piece when it moves, you will not move with it. It 
will come out from under you, dropping you into the lava.

Stay steady, and collect all eight red coins. They are all on the puzzle, 
so it is not that hard to get them. When you have all eight of them, a 
power star will appear on a solid platform. The platform is in the upper 
right section of the puzzle. Run over to it, and take the power star.

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Star 4: Red-Hot Log Rolling
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Recommended Character: Mario

This challenge has both an easy and difficult way to accomplish it. This 
guide will cover the easy way. Begin the level as Mario. Turn completely 
around as soon as you begin, and face the island in the lava. Run and 
perform a long jump in order to get to the island.

On the island, go to the ? box and break it. The feather will appear. Take 
the feather, and do the triple jump in order to start flying. Fly towards 
the platform you started out on, and go past it. You will see an arch, 
leading to another platform. Fly above the arch. Pound the ground so that 
when you land, you land on the top, flat area of the arch.

Once you are there, face the large, wire wall. Jump straight up three times 
to start flying, and fly towards the wire wall. Since you started off the 
top of the arch, you will have enough height to make it over the wire wall. 
Inside the walled in area, fly to the corner where the edge of the level 
and the wire wall meet. When you are there, pound the ground. You will drop 
onto a small platform, and the power star will be right next to you. Take 
the power star and finish the level.

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Star 5: Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
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Recommended Character: None

Instead of long jumping to the island behind where you start off, as you 
usually do in levels, begin this level by running and long jumping across 
the gap directly in front of you. Keep running straight across the 
platform, and do not turn. Soon you will arrive at a circular platform. 
There is a ! box above the circular platform. Break it open, and jump onto 
the Koopa shell that comes out of it.