Complete walkthrough for World 4-3 in Super Mario 3D Land, including all Star Coin locations and tips for navigating rotating blocks.
Walkthrough
- 1Move right onto the rotating blocks. Jump onto the next side when the corner between your current and destination side points directly up.
- 2Star Coin Alert! #1: Jump from the red rotating block onto the blue one. Run to the far side and grab the Star Coin, jumping to the next side as needed. Return to the closer side of the rotating block and jump to the next red one and onto the platform.
- 3Continue right, stomping the Paragoomba. Use the brick blocks ahead as a step to reach the platform above, hitting the two ? Blocks to get a Tanooki Leaf from the right one. Jump down and tail spin the last brick block on the far right corner for coins.
- 4Time your jump onto the long green rotating block as soon as you can jump on it. Run and jump to the next side when the corner points up. Jump off the right side, aiming for the rainbow note block. If you miss, wall jump off the back wall to reach it. Press 'A' on landing to shoot up.
- 5Star Coin Alert! #2: Run right, hit the ? Block for a Super Star. Sprint along the path, hitting the four Biddybuds and one Para-Biddybud while invincible to get a 1-Up. At the end of the path, jump at the edge to grab the Star Coin. Let yourself fall to skip a long green platform and a Paragoomba.
- 6When you land, grab coins and defeat the Coin Coffer by stomping it five times without touching the ground for a 1-Up. Grab its coins.
- 7Move under the ! Block, hit it four times, then jump on top and follow the platform blocks to the right to reach the platform with the Checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) Flag. Break the two brick blocks to your right.
- 8Look through the Binoculars up onto the castle-like wall and then right until you see the Blue Toad. Zoom in, let him throw the Star Coin, then zoom out and follow it to land.
- 9Star Coin Alert! #3: Move right and jump onto the red rotating block. Move north along it, jumping to change sides as needed, taking out the Paragoomba. Jump to the blue rotating block on your left and grab the Star Coin.
- 10Jump back onto the red block and move south until level with the yellow block. Jump onto it and through the red ring. Jump to the green block and follow it, collecting the red coins.
- 11Once all red coins are collected, a 1-Up will spawn moving south. Run after it. Move back to the far side of the green block and jump left onto the red one. Move to its far side, stomping the Paragoomba. Jump to the yellow block, taking out the Paragoomba. Jump north onto the last blue block, taking out the Paragoomba if needed. Jump right onto the red block, right again onto the yellow one, and right once more onto the long green one.
- 12Try to jump right at the peak of the green block's rotation for maximum height, using a run-up. If you have Tanooki Mario, you should reach the top of the Goal Pole. If you time the jump badly, land back on the right edge of the green block and try again.
Tips
- When navigating rotating blocks, jump when the corner between your current and destination side points directly up.
- If you miss the rainbow note block, wall jump off the back wall to reach it.
- If you hit all Biddybuds and the Para-Biddybud while invincible, you get a 1-Up.
- If you stomp the Coin Coffer five times without touching the ground, you get a 1-Up.
- Use the Binoculars to spot the Blue Toad for the third Star Coin.
- Collect the red coins on the green rotating block, then chase the spawned 1-Up.
- To reach the top of the Goal Pole, you will need Tanooki Mario and precise timing when jumping off the final green rotating block.
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