Complete Super Mario Land Special World 2 and Special World 3-1, including Star Coin locations and strategies for Donut Blocks and spikeboards.
Walkthrough
- 1Continue past the second set of spikeboards and wait for the next set to retract their spikes before proceeding.
- 2When halfway across this set, follow the path leading south off-screen and drop to the platform below.
- 3Move right to find Star Coin #3 sitting on a spikeboard. Wait for its spikes to retract, quickly jump onto the board, grab the Star Coin, and jump back to the platform.
- 4Return to the main path, wait for the spikeboards to retract, and continue right.
- 5After the third set of spikeboards, prepare for a large number of Donut Blocks with Bullet Bills flying past every few seconds.
- 6Begin jumping across the Donut Blocks as soon as the first Bullet Bill clears them.
- 7At the end, you'll reach a spikeboard. If its spikes are up, wait until you must jump, as they should retract before you land.
- 8Hit the Warp Box.
- 9After warping, run up the steps to your left.
- 10Run out onto the piece of wood protruding from the front of the ship.
- 11At the end, Ground Pound the fake 1-Up to reveal and collect a real 1-Up.
- 12Return to the main part of the ship and jump up the steps, waiting on the left side of each step to avoid spikeboards.
- 13At the final step, wait on the left side for the spikeboard to retract its spikes.
- 14Run up and jump off the right edge of the platform to grab the top of the Goal Pole for a 1-Up.
- 15Proceed to Special World 3-1.
- 16Jump on the first pendulum platform and let it swing to the right.
- 17Jump off at the top onto two Donut Blocks, grab the coins, and jump to the next pendulum platform to your right.
- 18Jump up just before it begins moving and let it move away beneath you.
- 19Fall to the pendulum platform below to collect three coins.
- 20Swing to the other side and jump onto the next platform.
- 21Run right and jump onto the next pendulum platform, grabbing coins as you go.
- 22To get Star Coin #1, jump off the right side of this pendulum when below and to the left of it, so you jump up into the Star Coin and fall to the next pendulum.
- 23Swing to the other side and jump onto the platform with the Checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) Flag.
- 24Continue right and jump off the platform with coins, grabbing them as you go.
- 25Time your jump to land on the next pendulum platform as it swings to the left.
- 26Let it swing to the right and jump onto the rubber platform.
- 27Bounce on the rubber platform until the pendulum above swings to the left.
- 28Bounce up onto this pendulum.
- 29To get Star Coin #2, let the pendulum swing to either the far left or right. When it reaches the far side, jump toward the center of the pendulum where the Star Coin is. Grab it and fall onto the ? Block.
Tips
- When navigating spikeboards, wait for them to retract their spikes before attempting to cross.
- For the Donut Blocks with Bullet Bills, start jumping as soon as the first Bullet Bill clears the blocks.
- When collecting Star Coin #3 in Special World 2, time your jump onto the spikeboard carefully after its spikes retract.
- To obtain Star Coin #1 in Special World 3-1, you need to time your jump from the pendulum platform precisely to swing into the coin.
- For Star Coin #2 in Special World 3-1, wait for the pendulum to reach its furthest point before jumping towards the coin in the center.
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