Detailed walkthrough for Part 53 of Super Mario Land, covering World 8-5. Includes strategies for collecting all Star Coins and reaching the Goal Pole.
Walkthrough
- 1Start by collecting the first Star Coin on a platform that moves east. After grabbing the coin, jump to the other side to face a Giant Boo. Wait on the platform until it moves out of sight. The platform will drop, allowing you to collect coins if positioned correctly. Enter the purple door.
- 2Outside, jump onto a small floating platform. Stand on the south side; the platform will move up and around, leaving you on the west side. Run and jump east onto the Goal Pole before the platform moves back.
- 3Proceed up the path along the wall. Jump over cracked blocks to land on the correct panel of a Flip-Swap Panel (blue if red is up, or straight on if blue is up). Jump to the red panel, then north to the blue panel. Be cautious of Paragoombas, as jumping to stomp them flips the panels.
- 4Star Coin Alert! #1: Jump north to the next red panel, then to the next blue panel to grab the Star Coin. Jump to the red panel on your right and then onto the platform. Dodge Paragoombas.
- 5Hit the ? Block, then drop north down cracked blocks onto a thin platform. Jump north. Dodge Bullet Bills by jumping left or right to adjacent panels, ensuring you can always land on an upward-facing panel. Continue to the end, jump onto the blue panel, and then onto the pole to your left.
- 6Climb the pole, jump left onto a yellow platform, and ride it north. Jump to the platform on your left. Hit the right brick block for coins, the middle for one coin, and the left for a Boomerang Plant. Hit the two ? Blocks for single coins. Move left and hit the Checkpoint Flag.
- 7Move north and jump to ensure blue panels face up. Jump onto where the red panel will be, then north onto the blue panel, timing your jump to clear a Rocky Wrench's thrown wrench.
- 8Star Coin Alert! #2: Jump onto the Rocky Wrench to your north, stomp it, then jump up to grab the Star Coin. Ensure red panels are facing up (or jump to make them so), then jump south back to the blue panel.
- 9Move left through the red ring. Collect red coins by jumping from panel to panel, avoiding diagonal jumps (which land on the same color panel and make it disappear). Dodge flying wrenches. After the last red coin, grab the 1-Up (or Tanooki Leaf) and move to the platform north.
- 10Follow the platform and jump up cracked block steps. At the top, hit the Mystery Box.
- 11Star Coin Alert! #3: Inside the Mystery Box, wall jump off the right wall onto a flying platform, stomp the Rocky Wrench, and grab the Star Coin. Drop down, stomp the remaining two Rocky Wrenches while dodging thrown wrenches. You will reappear at the start of this section when time runs out.
- 12Jump onto upward-facing blue panels or jump to make them appear. Dodge Giant Bill Blasters by waiting for Bullet Bills to pass, then jump to the next column of panels. Run north on same-colored panels until you can jump to the next column. Repeat until the end, then jump onto the platform.
- 13Move up the platform. Jump onto the blue panel if it's facing up, or jump to make it appear. Jump to the red panel, then up to the next blue and last red panel. Be cautious of a Rocky Wrench at the end.
Tips
- When dealing with Flip-Swap Panels, always aim to land on a panel that will be facing up. Jumping to stomp enemies will flip the panels.
- Dodge Bullet Bills and Giant Bill Blasters by using the adjacent panels for cover.
- The red coins in the red ring section require precise jumps; avoid diagonal movements.
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