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New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

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Jump into New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, a vibrant platformer for Nintendo Switch! This extensive guide offers 84 sections covering everything from getting started to uncovering hidden blocks and secret areas. Find strategies for challenging bosses, locate all collectibles, and master infinite 1-Up tricks to perfect your playthrough.

Controls

Master the controls in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe using the Wiimote or Wii U-pad, including button functions for movement, jumping, and special actions.

Wiimote Controls:

  • D-pad Left/Right: Move left or right, enter side pipes.
  • D-pad Up: Enter doors, climb vines, enter upper pipes during a jump.
  • D-pad Down: Enter pipes, crouch, ground pound during jump.
  • Button 1: Throw projectiles.
  • Button 2: Jump; hold to Glide or hover with Yoshi.
  • Plus button: Pause.
  • Shake Wiimote: Glide Jump, Spin Jump.

You can use the Wii U-pad to create platforms on the TV screen by tapping on the pad.

Wii U-pad Controls:

  • D-pad Left/Right: Move left or right, enter side pipes.
  • D-pad Up: Enter doors, climb vines, enter upper pipes during a jump.
  • D-pad Down: Enter pipes, crouch, ground pound during jump.
  • Button Y/X: Throw projectiles; hold to run or carry an item.
  • Button B/A: Jump; hold to Glide or hover with Yoshi.
  • Plus button: Pause, access the menu (map).
  • Button L: Access map view (map).
  • Button ZR: Glide Jump, Spin Jump, baby Yoshi use.

Acorn Plains

Complete walkthrough for Acorn Plains in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, including Acorn Plains-1, Acorn Plains-2, Acorn Plains-3, and Acorn Plains-Fortress with all Star Coins and secrets.

This guide covers the Acorn Plains levels in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, detailing how to find all Star Coins and secret exits.

  1. Acorn Plains-1: Acorn Plains Way

    Collect coins and defeat Goombas. Obtain the Flying Squirrel Suit from a Waddlewings to get Star Coin #1. Use the next pipe to enter a secret tunnel for Star Coin #2. After a moving platform, go right. Let the ground lower, jump on the platform, enter a hidden passage for coins, then go on top. Ground pound bricks with coins to find another hidden passage with more coins, leading to the checkpoint flag.

    Slide down a slope, avoiding Piranha Plants and a Waddlewings. Collect all red coins before the red ring to get a Super Acorn (or a 1-up mushroom if small/big Mario). A wave of coins teaches the glide jump (press ZR or shake Wiimote). Enter the upward pipe and glide through coins to get Star Coin #3, avoiding Waddlewings. Exit the area and proceed to the exit pole.

  2. Acorn Plains-2: Tilted Tunnel

    Grab a power-up; if Super Mario, you get a Fire Flower. Enter the pipe to an underground section with slanted pipes and Piranha Plants. Use fireballs to defeat them. Take the lower road for coins, then the high road. Crystal platforms shift when stepped on. A moving platform leads to an upper path. Slide down a slope to defeat Goombas. Collect falling coins. Jump along coins at the end of the slope for Star Coin #1. Ground stomping lower path coins makes upper path coins appear. Collect the checkpoint flag.

    Reach twin straight pipes; the left leads to a bonus area with a POW block and three fireproof Buzzy Beetles. A ? block has a Fire Flower if Super Mario. Don't kill the Red Koopa Troopa; use its shell to hit a brick below, making a vine rise to a secret sky area. Jump into the pipe, which tilts to fire you along coins for Star Coin #2. Step on a pink crystal platform to tilt it right. Slide down a slope. At a blue crystal with a 'down' arrow, it sinks, allowing access to a pipe on the left. Slide to coins, exit the pipe, and pass more pipes to reach the level exit.

    Secret Exit: Near the red ring, use the peak of a crystal platform to get over a wall, collect coins, and jump to reach the secret exit leading to Blooper's Secret Lair.

  3. Acorn Plains-Fortress: Crushing Cogs Tower

    Use a cog for a boost to a higher platform. Wait for a rising block to get Star Coin #1 via wall jumps. Go left, get the Ice Flower, and freeze Dry Bones. Lift and throw frozen Dry Bones. Work upwards past spinning cogs and Dry Bones. Star Coin #2 is in the upper left. Use a cog and touch the red ring to collect red coins as it spins. Reach the top, get the checkpoint flag. Carefully navigate cogs. Jump through a wall on the right of a cog to find Star Coin #3 and a pipe below, leading near Dry Bones. Avoid or freeze them and enter the door at the top.

    Boss: Boom Boom Freeze Boom Boom briefly to slow him. He recovers after being stomped three times.

  4. Acorn Plains-3: Yoshi Hill

    Slide down rolling hills, avoiding Monty Moles popping from walls. Before Star Coin #1, hit a middle brick to meet Yoshi. Use Yoshi to eat Monty Moles and Berries; filling the Berry Meter gives a power-up or 1-up. Ground pound two bricks embedded in the ground to enter a hidden area with a red pipe and Piranha Plants.

Layer-Cake Desert

Navigate Layer-Cake Desert in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Find Star Coins, power-ups, and secrets in Stone-Eye Zone, Perilous Pokey Cave, Fire Snake Cavern, and Stoneslide Tower.

Layer-Cake Desert-1: Stone-Eye Zone

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    If you are Super Mario already, the power up you see will be a Fire Flower but jump on the palm trees to the left and get on the Stone Head and jump up and hit an invisible block containing an acorn and glide along the row of coins.
  2. 2
    Avoid the Waddlewings and if you hit the ? switch, coins will rain down upon you for you to collect.
  3. 3
    Jump on the Koopa Troopa and kick its shell to the right to get points and eventually get some 1-ups if you can knock some Paratroopas below.
  4. 4
    Stay on the high road to get Star Coin #1 and when you see coins over the quicksand, do a Ground Pound (a downward ground attack) to lower the stone head to gather them if you want them.
  5. 5
    Shame you don't have a Tail Attack so you will need the Koopa Shell to get the 1-up inside the ? block at the end of the slope.
  6. 6
    Before you get the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) flag (a flag marking your progress), do a Ground Pound on the stone head before it and coins will erupt from the ground.
  7. 7
    Just past the first stone head going up and down is a spot for you to glide jump onto the top of the palm tree and go inside the pipe.
  8. 8
    Step on the P-Switch to turn the bricks to coins and get Star Coin #2 easier then get out once you collect all coins or P-switch timer runs out.
  9. 9
    Sand Geysers will occasionally spout on and off. You can jump off of them at their peak.
  10. 10
    Make a couple careful jumps as the stone heads will sway back and forth.
  11. 11
    To get Star Coin #3, use the glide or wait for the geyser to go away then jump and get it but time it to where you snag it just as the geyser spouts again to avoid falling to your death.
  12. 12
    Head for the goal but watch out as the stone heads will sink in different directions and make your jumps tricky.

Layer-Cake Desert-2: Perilous Pokey Cave

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Once again the tail attack is missed when taking on the Pokeys but if you got Fire Mario, you can attack its head to kill it outright.
  2. 2
    For now just go down the pipe past the Pokey.
  3. 3
    While underground, you can also use the Koopa shell on its head to get rid of it.
  4. 4
    This area is full of sand geysers that you can use to get over tall Pokeys but they can also get a boost from them too.
  5. 5
    One geyser will boost you to Star Coin #1.
  6. 6
    Ride on the moving ? block and at the end of the ride, get on the sand geyser between the Pokeys and jump up to reveal a hidden coin block then do a couple wall jumps to get on space above the ceiling.
  7. 7
    There is a set of coins that lead to Star Coin #2.
  8. 8
    Drop down to touch the checkpoint flag.
  9. 9
    You will reach a dead end. There is a Yoshi (a friendly dinosaur character) in the top block.
  10. 10
    Go down the lower left pipe.
  11. 11
    It is a dark place here with only a little light for visibility. The Pokeys have light around them too so you can see them.
  12. 12
    You can only the eyes of the Swoopers (bat-like enemies) so it's tricky trying to get past them without taking a hit.
  13. 13
    There is a coinfest in the upper area that can be accessed easily by stomping on a Swooper and do a hover jump with Yoshi.
  14. 14
    Get the coins and drop down.
  15. 15
    You can eat the segments of the Pokeys if you want more points but eating the head and the body falls apart.
  16. 16
    You may see a yellow pipe but don't bother trying to get in because that is the exit pipe.
  17. 17
    The entry pipe leading to Star Coin #3 is to the left.
  18. 18
    Use a hover jump to get in.
  19. 19
    Take care of those Pokeys first then perform a jump off Yoshi temporarily to get the coin and that sucker moves.
  20. 20
    Exit out the yellow pipe then head for the green pipe at the end on the right.
  21. 21
    This leads to another green pipe and then the exit is guarded by Pokeys.
  22. 22
    Jump over them carefully if you lack Yoshi or the Flying Squirrel suit at this point.

Layer-Cake Desert-3: Fire Snake Cavern

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Go down the pipe.
  2. 2
    This level will darken soon. Until you reach the Yellow Yoshi, you will rely on the lights on the ends of the swaying platforms as well as the enemies for light.
  3. 3
    Enemies include Fire Snakes that swell up momentarily then retract.
  4. 4
    If you have the Flying Squirrel suit, you can get Star Coin #1 easier as you can use the glide jump to reach it on top.
  5. 5
    Drop down at the end and the next ? block has a yellow Yoshi that lights up the area.
  6. 6
    Use the ZR button or shake the Wiimote to send out light sonars that brithen the area and make the Piranha Plant family retreat back into their pipes when close.
  7. 7
    Use this Yoshi to eat up enemies as well. Its mouth just has to touch the enemy to eat it.
  8. 8
    There is a hidden ice flower above the next pipe.
  9. 9
    Beware of the fireballs that the Fire Bros. toss.
  10. 10
    There is a 1-up you can get by going to the top level and going left afterwards.
  11. 11
    Get it then go right and hit the checkpoint flag.
  12. 12
    Go down on the ground and enter the pipe if you want. There is nothing special here except to make Yoshi eat the Piranha Plants.
  13. 13
    When you get to the swaying platforms, get rid of the Firesnake and put Yoshi down as you Ground Pound the brick above the pipe.
  14. 14
    Grab Yoshi again and enter the pipe.
  15. 15
    Eat the Firesnakes and hit the P-switch to reach Star Coin #2.
  16. 16
    Exit out the right pipe and go right.
  17. 17
    Get the red ring and gather all red coins to get a 1-up or powerup.
  18. 18
    Avoid the Fire Bros. fireballs and make it to the top and enter the pipe.
  19. 19
    Star Coin #3 is here.
  20. 20
    Exit through the same pipe and enter the pipe on the right and exit stage right.

Layer-Cake Desert-Fortress: Stoneslide Tower

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Use the Spin Jump on the screw to make it spin reveal Star Coin #1 and make the platform move down to reach the pipe.
  2. 2
    You'll be using the Spin Jump on all screws to make platforms move and that's the key to completing this level.
  3. 3
    You can use the platforms to crush and kill Dry Bones (skeletal Koopa Troopas).
  4. 4
    After you kill the first set of Dry Bones, quickly do a wall jump (jumping off a wall) on the returning platform to go up the left side and get Star Coin #2.
  5. 5
    You can quickly make it to the top by spinning on the next screw and do a wall jump up the right side off the returning platform.
  6. 6
    At the top, Spin Jump on another screw to put it in place to quickly reach the next pipe and get the checkpoint flag once inside.
  7. 7
    Don't bother using the screw here.
  8. 8
    There is a hidden wall on the very right you can go through as a shortcut.

Frosted Glacier

Guide to Frosted Glacier levels in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, including walkthroughs for Frosted Glacier-1, Frosted Glacier-2, Frosted Glacier-Fortress, Frosted Glacier-3, Frosted Glacier-4, and Frosted Glacier-5.

Frosted Glacier-1: Spinning Star Sky

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Step on the star; it will shift depending on which side you are on. Avoid the invincible Munchers below.
  2. 2
    Use the Flying Squirrel suit to easily obtain Star Coin #1.
  3. 3
    If you get the power-up in the block after Star Coin #1, you can access a hidden area with many coins by going underneath it.
  4. 4
    You will need the Super Acorn to reach the brick from underneath, as it summons a vine that leads to the top of the stars, making it easier to get Star Coin #2 and coins underneath it.
  5. 5
    Stay above the Munchers and reach the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) flag.
  6. 6
    Obtain the green ring and coins at your own risk, as it is difficult to get them without falling into the Munchers.
  7. 7
    Glide down to the two coins you see below and enter the false wall.
  8. 8
    Inside the false wall is a brick containing an Invincibility Star. Use this to run across the Munchers and get Star Coin #3.
  9. 9
    Carefully run along the top of the stars to reach the exit.

Frosted Glacier-2: Cooligan Fields

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Stomp on Cooligans twice to defeat them; the first hit removes their glasses.
  2. 2
    Wait for an opportunity to get Star Coin #1 when it is clear.
  3. 3
    Avoid flocks of Cooligans and reach the checkpoint flag.
  4. 4
    Get the red ring and coins, being wary of Cooligans emerging from pipes. Staying close to the wall allows them to sail over your head.
  5. 5
    Star Coin #2 is located shortly after a slope. A Cooligan slides back and forth over bricks; knock them loose to defeat the Cooligan and wall jump off the pipe to get the Star Coin.
  6. 6
    Eventually, you will encounter flocks of Cooligans. Use them for leverage to reach higher platforms and obtain Star Coin #3.
  7. 7
    Head for the exit.

Frosted Glacier-Fortress: Freezing Rain Tower

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Avoid falling icicles, both small ones that shatter and large ones that can be used as platforms.
  2. 2
    Make your way upwards and defeat Dry Bones if you have ice power.
  3. 3
    Early giant icicles fall only when you reach the wall and will not harm you.
  4. 4
    Two giant icicles stack to reach a tilting platform.
  5. 5
    Another giant icicle is stopped by a blue block, allowing you to safely get Star Coin #1. Run back carefully as icicles fall.
  6. 6
    Hit the checkpoint flag.
  7. 7
    Get on the rising platform and stay ahead of it to obtain Star Coin #2.
  8. 8
    Use ice powers on Dry Bones.
  9. 9
    Ignore the coins leading right and wall jump into the hidden wall on the left to find Star Coin #3.
  10. 10
    The rising platform will fill with Dry Bones. Use the POW Block to defeat them all, then enter the door.
  11. 11
    Defeat Boom Boom by hitting him three times. He hops, performs an air spin attack, and adds more hops before spinning.

Frosted Glacier-3: Prickly Goombas

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Some Goombas are protected by thorn suits that can be burned away. Fire Mario is not strictly necessary; VFTs and Fire Bros. can burn off the armor.
  2. 2
    Remember this when you need to access the upside-down pipe leading to Star Coin #1.
  3. 3
    Blue Yoshi can blow bubbles that turn captured enemies into coins.
  4. 4
    Hit the checkpoint flag after exiting the pipe.
  5. 5
    Run along the ice wheel and into the hidden wall where a Yoshi is in a '?' block.
  6. 6
    Yoshi can stand on the thorns of Prickly Goombas without taking damage. This is useful for reaching Star Coin #2, located in the green pipe above the next rolling ice wheel.
  7. 7
    Enter the golden pipe to exit the area.
  8. 8
    Once outside, use Yoshi's hover jump to get Star Coin #3, pass the ice wheels, Piranha Plants, and Fire Bros., and head for the exit.

Frosted Glacier-4: Scaling the Mountainside

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Navigate past Koopa Troopas, Waddlewings, and Bullet Bills.
  2. 2
    A pit may appear to be a secret spot, but it is not. Grab onto the wall in the pit and wall jump out, as appearing bricks will create a staircase effect.
  3. 3
    Jump up to get the Acorn in the '?' block if you need it, then glide jump left into a secret spot with many coins and a 1-up.
  4. 4
    Return right, use the left scale to raise the right one, then get on the right scale and glide jump to obtain Star Coin #1.
  5. 5
    Star Coin #2 is located shortly ahead to the right and is unmissable.
  6. 6
    Continue right to the checkpoint flag.
  7. 7
    A hidden 1-up is located at the top of a wall pocket if you stay low.
  8. 8
    There are two methods to reach Star Coin #3, hidden to the left of two visible coins. Either get on top of the cliff to the right and glide left, or use Bullet Bills for leverage.
  9. 9
    Get the red ring and manipulate the scales to collect all red rings.
  10. 10
    Pass the Banzai Bills and hit the exit pole.

Frosted Glacier-5: Icicle Caverns

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Beware of a giant icicle descending on your way to the pipe; go down it.
  2. 2
    You will encounter Buzzy Beetles and icicles.
  3. 3
    Past two rising and falling platforms, you will see a giant icicle. Do not jump to the next cliff; run through the wall to find Star Coin #1.
  4. 4
    Gather the coins.

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