Complete Part 70 and Special 3-2 in Super Mario 3D Land, including Star Coin locations and tips for navigating pendulums and rotating blocks.
Walkthrough
- 1From the pendulum, wait for it to swing right and jump onto the Donut Blocks.
- 2Try to hit all five Parabiddybuds ahead without touching the ground to receive a 1-Up.
- 3At the end of the Donut Blocks, take the north-east path.
- 4Jump onto the pendulum platform. When it moves down, jump up through the red ring and back onto the pendulum.
- 5Jump off at the other side and run along the path, collecting the five red coins.
- 6Grab the 1-Up (or Statue Leaf if you're normal/small Mario) that appears after collecting all red coins.
- 7Backtrack to the first two brick blocks. Hit the left one for a coin and stomp the blue Biddybud for another.
- 8Jump up to the next platform, stomp the two Biddybuds there, and hit the left brick block multiple times for coins.
- 9Continue right and jump off the platform to the Donut Blocks below.
- 10Collect the coin on the Donut Blocks, go south, and jump onto the rubber platform for another coin.
- 11Wait for the Donut Blocks to reappear, then jump back north and continue on.
- 12At the end of the path of Donut Blocks is a pendulum. Wait for it to swing to the left, then jump on.
- 13Grab the two coins on the left side, then let the pendulum swing right.
- 14Jump off the right side down onto a pendulum below.
- 15Let the pendulum swing right and jump onto the one it comes level with.
- 16Stand on the left side of the platform. When it reaches the right side, take a running jump off the right edge and onto the top of the Goal Pole for a 1-Up.
Special 3-2 Walkthrough:
- Run right and jump onto the rubber platform. Bounce up onto the first rotating block, staying on the uppermost face.
- When the next edge points directly up, move to the next face.
- Jump from the first block to the second one. Jump off this one and air-stomp one of the Paragoombas to reach the platform.
- Run right and hit the Flying ? Block for a coin, using it as a step to get to the platform above.
- Run right and roll, Tail Spin, or Statue Pound the Spiny.
- Run back and jump onto the ? Block, then jump from there onto the platform above.
- Hit the two ? Blocks. The left contains a coin; the right, a Statue Leaf.
- Run right and jump onto the red rotating block, then to the blue, then green. Run north along the green block, staying near the top.
- At the end, jump right onto the yellow block.
- Jump from the yellow block to the red one and onto the platform.
- Move right, underneath the yellow block. Wait for a face of the blue block to come up on the left side, then jump up onto it.
- From the blue block, jump up onto the yellow block and then onto the platform above.
- Move north and jump onto the blue rotating block, then to the red one.
- To get onto the green one, wait for its top face to be near flat, then quickly jump on and run right.
- Run to the edge and jump onto the platform.
- Grab the Checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) Flag here.
Star Coin Alert! #3 (Part 70):
- Let the pendulum you're currently on swing to the left. The Star Coin is above the pendulum below.
- Jump down toward the pendulum below, grab the Star Coin as you fall, and land on the pendulum platform.
Star Coin Alert! #1 (Special 3-2):
- The first Star Coin is on the blue block to your right.
- Jump onto the blue block, grab the Star Coin, and jump back to the yellow block, staying on the top.
Star Coin Alert! #2 (Special 3-2):
- The second Star Coin is to the right of the Checkpoint Flag.
- Jump onto the left side of the rubber platform to your right.
- Perform a large jump (pressing 'A' as you land on it) and jump to your left to grab the Star Coin and fall back to the platform.
Tips
- In Part 70, you can stall time by waiting on one Donut Block for as long as you can before needing to jump onto another.
- In Part 70, don't hover on pendulums for too long, or the one you're aiming for will swing away.
- In Special 3-2, remember the rule for rotating blocks: stay on the uppermost face to avoid falling.
- In Special 3-2, you can string air-stomps together to collect extra coins from Paragoombas.
- In Special 3-2, perform a small jump on the second pendulum to avoid it swinging away before you land.
- In Special 3-2, when jumping for the second Star Coin, make sure you're on the very edge of the rubber platform when you jump off it.
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