Complete walkthrough for Super Mario 3D Land Part 78 and Special 4-5, including Star Coin locations and time trial strategies.
Walkthrough
- 1Start Part 78 by falling onto a Goomba, gaining 10 Time.
- 2Run north, drop down a step, grab a coin, then jump onto the next Goomba.
- 3Run left for two coins, then continue forward.
- 4Stomp the Goomba on the blue chain platform.
- 5Run left and down the steps, collecting coins.
- 6Run right, drop down steps, and stomp the Goomba.
- 7Run north, stomp another Goomba, then run left down steps onto the Switchboard.
- 8Stand on the front half of the Switchboard to move forward. Collect coins by moving left and then to the right side as the Switchboard moves.
- 9Move onto the main platform after the Switchboard stops.
- 10Stomp the Goomba to your right and continue forward.
- 11Follow the small path north and stomp the Goomba at the end on the blue chain platform.
- 12Backtrack and continue right, down onto the wooden platform.
- 13Stomp the Goomba to your south.
- 14Hit the ? Block for a coin.
- 15Wait for a Cloud Platform to float over, jump on, and ride it to the right.
- 16Jump off the Cloud Platform, kick two rocks for a coin each, and stomp the Goomba for 10 Time.
- 17Move onto the blue chain platform to your north.
- 18Jump down to the platform far below, aiming to land on the Goomba.
- 19If you missed the Goomba, stomp it now.
- 20Run onto the Switchboard to your north and let it roll to the end, collecting coins.
- 21Jump down onto the platform of four blocks below.
- 22Star Coin Alert! #1: Run forward and grab the Star Coin at the bottom of the steps.
- 23Star Coin Alert! #2: Run right along the northern half of the platform. Jump onto the brick blocks and then again to grab the Star Coin. Drop down off the blocks.
- 24Star Coin Alert! #3: This coin can be obtained by either a running jump off the current platform towards the Star Coin, dropping onto it, and then dropping to the platform below, or by using Boomerang Mario to throw a boomerang at the Star Coin from the next platform.
- 25Clear the course.
Tips
- In Part 78, every Goomba you stomp increases your Time by 10.
- The layout of Part 78 is fairly basic with only Goombas as enemies.
- For Star Coin #3, if you don't use Boomerang Mario, you won't reach the top of the Goal Pole. You can redo the course to achieve this.
- If you miss coins on the Switchboard in Part 78, don't go back for them to save time.
- The second method for Star Coin #3 requires Boomerang Mario.
- If you get Star Coin #3 using the Boomerang Mario method, take a running jump north off the platform to grab the top of the Goal Pole for a 1-Up.
Walkthrough
- 1Run right and jump onto the first set of cracked blocks.
- 2Jump to the second set and move onto the platform.
- 3Stomp the Dry Bones there.
- 4Do not hit the ? Block, as it contains a Poison Mushroom.
- 5The left-most brick block and the brick block second from the right contain a single coin.
- 6Star Coin Alert! #1: Jump up onto the brick blocks and onto the platform behind them. Move north and drop down the steps to grab the Star Coin. Backtrack to where you were.
- 7Stomp the Dry Bones again to keep it at bay.
- 8Move right, onto the first cracked block.
- 9Perform a running jump from the first cracked block directly onto the Large ? Block.
Tips
- In Special 4-5, the ? Block contains a Poison Mushroom.
- The first Star Coin in Special 4-5 is behind the wall behind the ? Block and the line of brick blocks.
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