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Episode 1: Gooper Blooper Breaks Out: Ricco Harbor
Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Episode 1: Gooper Blooper Breaks Out: Ricco Harbor

Defeat Gooper Blooper in Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Ricco Harbor Episode 1. Learn how to pull its tentacles and spray its face to get the Shine Sprite.

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Defeat Gooper Blooper in Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Ricco Harbor Episode 1. Learn how to pull its tentacles and spray its face to get the Shine Sprite.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Access Ricco Harbor via the Rainbow M on the Boathouse in Delfino Plaza.
  2. 2
    Head up the ramp and onto the boat. Use the Y button to flip the gates to avoid the Blooper below.
  3. 3
    Climb to the top of the fence by pressing B when hanging underneath the top gate.
  4. 4
    From the top of the boat, wait for the rotating platform to approach and leap onto it.
  5. 5
    Once you reach the platform with the yellow fence, climb either side and cross to the top right area.
  6. 6
    Find another platform with a rotating platform passing by. Wait for it to arrive and jump on to reach the other side.
  7. 7
    Speak to the nearby Piantas to learn how to proceed.
  8. 8
    Use FLUDD to spray the propeller, causing a submarine and a Blue Coin to appear. Snag the Coin.
  9. 9
    Quickly cross the submarine before it descends, leaping to the other ground.
  10. 10
    Dispatch any Bloopers by spraying them and jumping on top when stunned.
  11. 11
    Wait for the platform to lower, leap to it, ride it up, and climb to street level.
  12. 12
    Run up the street to the cargo containers and grab the wiggling tentacle with the Y button to trigger the Gooper Blooper battle.

Gooper Blooper Boss Fight:

  1. Spray the ink on Gooper Blooper’s face to anger it.
  2. Evade its flinging tentacles; they will remain motionless, allowing you to use the Y button to pull on them before letting go, removing them.
  3. After dealing with two-four tentacles, spray Gooper Blooper’s face again.
  4. Pull on its mouth and let go to cause direct damage.
  5. Repeat this process. Gooper Blooper will shoot Ink Balls if you are too far away.
  6. Successfully striking Gooper Blooper’s mouth twice will cause it to fall back into the water and reward you with a Shine Sprite.
Tips
  • Consider flipping the top gate to avoid the Blooper on the ground.
  • Spray Bloopers and then jump on top of them once they’re stunned.

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