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Vanilla Secret 1
Super Mario World

Vanilla Secret 1

Find the secret exit in Vanilla Secret 1 in Super Mario World to unlock Star Road 2. Includes Dragon Coin locations and tips.

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Find the secret exit in Vanilla Secret 1 in Super Mario World to unlock Star Road 2. Includes Dragon Coin locations and tips.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head upward, taking ledges to the right, then left onto an airborne rock.
  2. 2
    Jump left again to a set of ledges with two ? blocks; the left contains a coin, the right a cape feather.
  3. 3
    Jump on the flying Koopa to the right and bounce off it to reach springy beams.
  4. 4
    Use the springy beams to reach the top, then jump up ledges above.
  5. 5
    Hit the block several times to collect coins.
  6. 6
    Drop down to the right to collect the first Dragon Coin.
  7. 7
    Jump onto the pipe and defeat the Koopa.
  8. 8
    Hit the middle block and climb the vine that appears.
  9. 9
    Avoid the flying Koopa on the way up.
  10. 10
    Jump off to the right to get the second Dragon Coin.
  11. 11
    Climb back up onto the left ledge.
  12. 12
    Defeat the flying Koopa, hit the block, and go up the vine.
  13. 13
    Jump off to the left, carry on left, jump over the gap, and jump down left to collect the third Dragon Coin.
  14. 14
    Use the springy beams to get back up.
  15. 15
    Go right over the gap and up the ledges in the center to the top.
  16. 16
    Ignore the springboard for now and jump to the blocks on the right to get two coins and a cape feather.
  17. 17
    Return to the springboard. Jump up when a gap appears in the Koopas.
  18. 18
    If you have trouble with the Koopas, try moving the springboard to a side; when the Koopas move to the other side, they leave a gap for a few seconds.
  19. 19
    Grab the springboard to the right and carry up the ledges to the left.
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    Go right at the pipe and on the midair rock, use the springboard to get the fourth Dragon Coin in the air.
  21. 21
    Take it further right to a lower ledge for the fifth and final Dragon Coin above.
  22. 22
    Go back to the pipe, using the springy beams upward and right into the pipe.
  23. 23
    Run right quickly to avoid the Charging Chuck (a type of enemy) and enter the exit.

Secret Exit:

  1. Follow the walkthrough until you reach the springboard.
  2. Method 1 (Requires Blue ! Blocks): Unlock the blue ! blocks (available after activating them in the Forest of Illusion). This changes the empty blocks to the left of the springboard into blue ! blocks. Take the springboard on top of these and use it to reach the pipe above.
  3. Method 2 (Requires Cape Feather): This can be done before activating the blue switch palace. Be in your caped form, run across under the set of ledges where the springboard is, and fly up to the top right corner.
  4. Enter the pipe. Head up and right, dodge the Chuck and its football fire, and head into the goal.
Tips
  • The level requires you to head upward rather than always to the right.
  • Collect all five Dragon Coins for potential rewards.
  • The blue ! blocks must be activated in the Forest of Illusion to enable the primary secret exit method.
  • A cape feather is useful for the alternative secret exit method.

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