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World 3-3
Super Mario Bros. 2

World 3-3

Navigate World 3-3 in Super Mario Bros. 2, avoiding poisonous water and collecting all three Star Coins. Learn how to reach each secret.

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Navigate World 3-3 in Super Mario Bros. 2, avoiding poisonous water and collecting all three Star Coins. Learn how to reach each secret.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    In this stage, the water is poisonous and you will die instantly upon touching it.
  2. 2
    There are spiderwebs hanging all over the place; climb them by pressing Up. They disappear when you jump away but will reappear shortly afterward.
  3. 3
    Climb up the first web and hit the block to get a Leaf, then continue onward.
  4. 4
    Defeat the spider enemies you encounter by jumping on them.
  5. 5
    You will see three webs and a red ! switch hanging upside-down.
  6. 6
    Hang from the web directly below the switch, then jump upward to hit it, causing a red platform to appear.
  7. 7
    Run into the yellow pipe to the left.
  8. 8
    In that room, hit the blocks and trigger another red ! switch to make steps appear.
  9. 9
    Grab the coins and jump on the spider at the end when it moves downward to claim Star Coin #1.
  10. 10
    Quickly get back across and exit via the other pipe.
  11. 11
    Back outside, go right and jump across three spider enemies in a row to reach the Checkpoint (a save point).
  12. 12
    Above the flag, wall jump into the room above and trigger the red ring.
  13. 13
    Collect the eight red coins to make a Leaf appear. Grab it and continue along the webs below.
  14. 14
    There will be two spider enemies ahead; bounce off the second one to reach a yellow pipe on a high ledge.
  15. 15
    Enter that room and hit the ! switch to make red ledges appear.
  16. 16
    Hop to the top ledge and bounce on the spider to reach Star Coin #2 in the air to the left.
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    Leave the room and go right to find some more hanging webs.
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    Take the lower branch to reach Star Coin #3.
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    Jump and climb your way up the webs to find more coins.
  20. 20
    Continue directly upward and to the right along the webs, grabbing some extra coins and bouncing off a spider before reaching the flagpole.
Tips
  • The water in this stage is poisonous and will kill you instantly if touched.
  • Spiderwebs can be climbed by pressing Up and disappear when you jump away, but they reappear shortly after.
  • Defeat spiders by jumping on them.
  • To hit the red ! switch, hang from the web directly below it and jump upward.
  • After hitting the first red ! switch, a red platform will appear.
  • The first Star Coin is obtained in a room accessed by a yellow pipe to the left, after hitting a second red ! switch to make steps appear.
  • The Checkpoint is reached after jumping across three spider enemies in a row.
  • To reach the second Star Coin, wall jump above the flag to a room, trigger the red ring, collect eight red coins to make a Leaf appear, then bounce off the second spider enemy to reach a yellow pipe on a high ledge.
  • The third Star Coin is found by taking the lower branch of some hanging webs.

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