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Part 108
Super Mario 3D Land

Part 108

Unlock and conquer Special 8-Crown, the hardest level in Super Mario 3D Land. Learn unlock requirements and strategies using Luigi and Statue Leaves.

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Unlock and conquer Special 8-Crown, the hardest level in Super Mario 3D Land. Learn unlock requirements and strategies using Luigi and Statue Leaves.

  1. Collect all Star Coins from every course.
  2. Achieve a Golden Flag (reach the top of the Goal Pole) in each course.
  3. Complete every course with both Mario and Luigi.
Walkthrough
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    Once all prerequisites are met, Special 8-Crown will unlock on the next visit to Special World 8, replacing the first Warp Pipe tile. Enter it to begin.
  2. 2
    Special 8-Crown is the most difficult level in Super Mario 3D Land.
  3. 3
    Use Luigi for his extra jump hang time.
  4. 4
    Go to Special World 8-1 and collect two Statue Leaves (one to wear, one spare). You must finish the course to keep them. If you take damage, you'll need to re-collect them until you have two.
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    Before entering Special World 8-Crown, Save and Quit in front of it. This ensures you respawn (return to the game after dying) in front of the level when you re-enter your Save File.
  6. 6
    To avoid returning to Special World 8-1 to re-collect Statue Leaves after dying, quit to the main menu after restarting. Re-enter your Save File, and you will appear in front of Special World 8-Crown as Statue Tanooki Mario with a spare Statue Leaf.
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    This level is long; approach it with care and patience. Complacency leads to death.
  8. 8
    If you lose your first Statue Leaf and need to use the Statue Tanooki Suit, use the spare Statue Leaf from your inventory. Save the spare for when you are Small Luigi or need to use the Statue Tanooki Suit.
  9. 9
    There are no Star Coins in this course.
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    There is no Checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) Flag (a marker that saves your progress within a level). If you die near the Goal Pole, you must restart the course from the very beginning. Be extremely careful.
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    This walkthrough assumes you have a Statue Tanooki Suit available at all times.
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    Move north-east and jump onto the first block. Take the left blue block without the Hammer Bro.
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    Take a running jump and hover past the second Hammer Bro.
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    A Boomerang Bro. will appear on the blue block north-north-east; take the yellow block to your right instead.
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    Follow the blocks around to the end platform and enter the first Warp Box.
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    After warping, jump north onto the block and stomp the Goomba.
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    Take a running jump off the north edge and hover to the next block, dropping onto the Goomba and stomping it.
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    Jump and hover to the next platform and stomp the Goomba on the used blocks.
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    Take a running jump off the end of the used blocks jutting from the blue block. Jump and hover as far as possible, landing on a used block.
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    Continue running and immediately jump off the used block, hovering at the top of the jump to reach the used blocks along the north wall.
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    Land on the north wall blocks, run right, and move until you reach the first Paragoomba.
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    Jump and hover to the Paragoomba, perform a large jump off it while stomping to gain extra height.
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    Hover to the next Paragoomba, stomp it with the gained height, and perform a large jump off it, hovering right to the blue platform with the Blokkablok.
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    Defeat the Blokkablok by hitting its constituent brick and ? Blocks. Avoid hitting its front or back.
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    Stand on the used block with the coin where the Blokkablok was circling and jump onto the used block to your north.
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    Jump and hover to the set of two used blocks, then to the next set.
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    Keep hovering until a Stingby moves underneath, then drop onto it to defeat it.
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    Jump and hover to the next block, ensuring you are above it before dropping.
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    Jump and hover to the larger wooden block.
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    Jump and hover until you are above the Toad, then drop onto it.
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    Perform a large jump upon landing, as if stomping an enemy, to gain extra height.
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    Hover over and onto the used blocks jutting out from the platform.
Tips
  • Use Luigi for his extra hang time.
  • Collect two Statue Leaves from Special World 8-1 and finish the course to keep them.
  • Save and Quit in front of Special World 8-Crown to respawn there after dying.
  • If you die, quit to the main menu instead of restarting to keep your Statue Leaf.
  • Be patient and careful; the level is long and unforgiving.
  • Save your spare Statue Leaf for when you are Small Luigi or need to use the Statue Tanooki Suit.
  • Do not look for Star Coins; they are not present in this course.
  • Be extremely careful due to the lack of a Checkpoint Flag.

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