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Part 78
Super Mario 3D Land

Part 78

Complete walkthrough for Super Mario 3D Land Part 78 and Special 4-5, including Star Coin locations and time trial strategies.

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Complete walkthrough for Super Mario 3D Land Part 78 and Special 4-5, including Star Coin locations and time trial strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start Part 78 by falling onto a Goomba, gaining 10 Time.
  2. 2
    Run north, drop down a step, grab a coin, then jump onto the next Goomba.
  3. 3
    Run left for two coins, then continue forward.
  4. 4
    Stomp the Goomba on the blue chain platform.
  5. 5
    Run left and down the steps, collecting coins.
  6. 6
    Run right, drop down steps, and stomp the Goomba.
  7. 7
    Run north, stomp another Goomba, then run left down steps onto the Switchboard.
  8. 8
    Stand on the front half of the Switchboard to move forward. Collect coins by moving left and then to the right side as the Switchboard moves.
  9. 9
    Move onto the main platform after the Switchboard stops.
  10. 10
    Stomp the Goomba to your right and continue forward.
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    Follow the small path north and stomp the Goomba at the end on the blue chain platform.
  12. 12
    Backtrack and continue right, down onto the wooden platform.
  13. 13
    Stomp the Goomba to your south.
  14. 14
    Hit the ? Block for a coin.
  15. 15
    Wait for a Cloud Platform to float over, jump on, and ride it to the right.
  16. 16
    Jump off the Cloud Platform, kick two rocks for a coin each, and stomp the Goomba for 10 Time.
  17. 17
    Move onto the blue chain platform to your north.
  18. 18
    Jump down to the platform far below, aiming to land on the Goomba.
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    If you missed the Goomba, stomp it now.
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    Run onto the Switchboard to your north and let it roll to the end, collecting coins.
  21. 21
    Jump down onto the platform of four blocks below.
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    Star Coin Alert! #1: Run forward and grab the Star Coin at the bottom of the steps.
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    Star Coin Alert! #2: Run right along the northern half of the platform. Jump onto the brick blocks and then again to grab the Star Coin. Drop down off the blocks.
  24. 24
    Star Coin Alert! #3: This coin can be obtained by either a running jump off the current platform towards the Star Coin, dropping onto it, and then dropping to the platform below, or by using Boomerang Mario to throw a boomerang at the Star Coin from the next platform.
  25. 25
    Clear the course.
Tips
  • In Part 78, every Goomba you stomp increases your Time by 10.
  • The layout of Part 78 is fairly basic with only Goombas as enemies.
  • For Star Coin #3, if you don't use Boomerang Mario, you won't reach the top of the Goal Pole. You can redo the course to achieve this.
  • If you miss coins on the Switchboard in Part 78, don't go back for them to save time.
  • The second method for Star Coin #3 requires Boomerang Mario.
  • If you get Star Coin #3 using the Boomerang Mario method, take a running jump north off the platform to grab the top of the Goal Pole for a 1-Up.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Run right and jump onto the first set of cracked blocks.
  2. 2
    Jump to the second set and move onto the platform.
  3. 3
    Stomp the Dry Bones there.
  4. 4
    Do not hit the ? Block, as it contains a Poison Mushroom.
  5. 5
    The left-most brick block and the brick block second from the right contain a single coin.
  6. 6
    Star Coin Alert! #1: Jump up onto the brick blocks and onto the platform behind them. Move north and drop down the steps to grab the Star Coin. Backtrack to where you were.
  7. 7
    Stomp the Dry Bones again to keep it at bay.
  8. 8
    Move right, onto the first cracked block.
  9. 9
    Perform a running jump from the first cracked block directly onto the Large ? Block.
Tips
  • In Special 4-5, the ? Block contains a Poison Mushroom.
  • The first Star Coin in Special 4-5 is behind the wall behind the ? Block and the line of brick blocks.

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