Follow this detailed walkthrough for Special 4-1 in Super Mario 3D Land, including tips for collecting all three Star Coins and navigating the moving platforms and enemies.
Walkthrough
- 1Hit the Roulette Block and grab the item. Move onto the giant yellow platform. Wait for Goombas to appear on your left, then right, then further back left, and stomp them.
- 2Three Tanooki Goombas will appear to your north. Dodge their tail spins and stomp them. Move to the south side of the platform; it will begin moving right.
- 3Jump onto the brick platform and hit the ? Block at the bottom for coins. Jump right back onto the yellow platform, staying towards the south side.
- 4When the platform moves up again, a Koopa Troopa and two two-high Goomba stacks will appear. You can hit them for coins. Jump onto the next brick platform. Avoid the ? Block as it contains a Poison Mushroom. Drop off the right side back onto the yellow platform.
- 5When the platform moves back up, a Coin Coffer will appear. Stomp it for coins. Be aware that parts of the yellow platform will fall away as you ascend.
- 6After sections fall away, you will be in range of three Venus Fire Traps. Dodge their shots.
- 7Move to the south or north edge. Three Bob-Ombs will appear in the center. Stomp them to stop them chasing, then move out of range of their explosion.
- 8More sections of the platform will fall away. Two Spiked Balls will appear and roll south. Wait at the center of the south edge for them to roll to the sides, then wait for two more.
- 9Touch the Spikeboards. Two Prongos will appear to your north. Lure them into diving, then move away and hit their undersides when they land. Two more will appear and can be dealt with similarly.
- 10Star Coin Alert! #1: The first Star Coin is on the top Spikeboard to your right. Jump over the Prongos (if not defeated), onto the spikeboard, grab the coin, and jump back to the yellow platform before it moves too far.
- 11More sections of the platform will fall away.
- 12Star Coin Alert! #2: Stay on the sections that won't fall away. Jump left onto the rubber platform, then up to grab the second Star Coin. Jump back to the yellow platform.
- 13Dodge the Magikoopas' bolts. They will teleport further up. Dodge their next set of bolts and they will teleport again. Dodge a third set of bolts, then hit the Warp Box.
- 14Star Coin Alert! #3: You will warp to the final area. Jump from one moving platform to the next, up to the top one. The last Star Coin is on the large building behind you. Take a running jump from the north edge of the top platform onto the building. Run to the right side, stand under the small rectangular shadow, and jump up to grab the Star Coin.
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