Complete Part 104 and Special 8-Bowser's Castle walkthrough for Super Mario 3D Land, including Star Coin locations and unlock requirements.
Walkthrough
- 1Move east and jump onto the next cog.
- 2Jump along each cog, staying towards the center, until you reach the final cog.
- 3Jump off the very edge of the final cog at high speed towards the platform to your right.
- 4Run along the brick block path to your north and follow it around to reach Star Coin #2. Grab it and jump south back to the platform.
- 5Jump right onto the rubber platform.
- 6Perform a large jump onto the cog to your right. If you fail, slide down the cog's side, wall jump from the bottom back to the rubber platform, and attempt again.
- 7Once on the cog, run right, jumping from cog to cog towards the center until you reach the next ship.
- 8Run along the ship to the right, jump up the steps at the end, and hop onto the ship's top.
- 9Move onto the purple block supporting the cog to your north and then jump onto the cog itself.
- 10Follow the cogs around, jumping from one to the next. For fast-spinning cogs, jump towards the center. Continue until you are at the north-west corner of the cog path.
- 11Jump directly to Star Coin #3 on this cog. Grab it and move right, staying towards the center.
- 12Once you reach the end of the cog, jump right to the next cog and continue following the path of cogs to the ship.
- 13Hop up the steps to the left side of the ship.
- 14Run onto the piece of wood jutting from the ship's left side, run to the end, and grab the Super Star.
- 15Use the Super Star to defeat the Cosmic Clone temporarily.
- 16Run back to the main part of the ship and jump up the rest of the stairs to the top step.
- 17Take a running jump off the right side of the top step onto the top of the Goal Pole.
Walkthrough
- 1Stomp the first Hammer Bro. to gain an extra 10 seconds.
- 2Move forward, dodging hammers, and stomp both Hammer Bros.
- 3Stomp the P-Switch and run along the appearing chain platform. Break the middle brick block for a coin if desired.
- 4Continue to the next platform and stomp the Hammer Bro. there.
- 5Jump onto the next chain platform.
- 6As a Magmaargh appears, quickly hit the ? Block above for coins and jump to the next platform, dodging hammers from the Hammer Bro. there. Stomp him.
- 7When you reach the next Hammer Bro., be ready to stomp him before he throws hammers.
- 8Jump into the Warp Box above the lava, being careful of lava geysers by jumping more vertically if they are active.
- 9After warping, run left and stomp the Hammer Bro. there.
- 10Jump up onto the first ledge, then right to the next, hitting the two brick blocks for coins.
- 11Continue right and jump to the next ledge.
- 12Jump from this ledge onto the Switchboard and begin moving it right.
- 13As Magmaarghs appear, continue moving the Switchboard right.
- 14Grab the Blue Clock as you move past it and stop the Switchboard just before the Large ? Block.
- 15Take a running jump off the Switchboard onto the Large ? Block to grab Star Coin #1 above. Be careful of the Magmaargh moving underneath; jump as it passes.
- 16Once the Magmaargh is past, jump back down to the Switchboard.
- 17Continue right, hitting the Large ? Block for coins if desired.
- 18Grab the next Blue Clock. You may need to wait for the two Magmaarghs to pass before moving right, or attempt to jump through the small gap between them with good timing.
Tips
- For Star Coin #2, make sure to jump off the very edge of the final cog at high speed.
- When attempting the large jump to the cog after the rubber platform, if you fail, use the slide and wall jump technique to return.
- For fast-spinning cogs, jump towards their center to avoid falling off.
- To defeat the Cosmic Clone temporarily for the Goal Pole, grab the Super Star on the jutting piece of wood.
- In Special 8-Bowser's Castle, be careful not to attempt stomping Hammer Bros. as they jump, as you may take damage.
- When dealing with Magmaarghs on the Switchboard, time your jumps carefully to avoid them or pass through the gaps.
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