Master Super Mario Sunshine Part 38 with our comprehensive guide. Learn how to find the Red Bird of Happiness and collect all red coins in the Airstrip and Plaza.
Walkthrough
- 1Part 38: The Red Bird of Happiness
Requirements: Rocket Nozzle (recommended).
From Bianco Square, get the Rocket Nozzle. Go to the cannon and look for a tree growing out of the wall near the ocean. Jump into the ocean, position yourself under the tree, charge the Rocket Nozzle, and rocket straight up to land on the tree. Use spin jumps or the Rocket Nozzle to navigate between treetops until you reach a ledge with a pipe. Enter the pipe to access a bonus stage. - 2Bonus Stage: Search for the Red Bird of Happiness
This stage features tall grass and 8 red coins.- Find a yellow Pianta with a burning backpack. Spray him until the fire is extinguished, then talk to him to receive a red coin.
- 3Defeat two single-segmented blue Pokeys. Spray them from a distance, then jump or slide onto them. Each Pokey yields a red coin.
- 4Defeat two single-segmented Pokeys (not blue). Jump or slide onto them to defeat them. Avoid spraying them, as they might be pushed off the stage. Each Pokey yields a red coin.
- 5Locate a brown block separate from the others. Backflip onto it, then jump to reach the red coin.
- 6Find a pit near the edge of the stage containing a watermelon block. Fall into this pit to find a red coin. Wall jump out of the pit.
- 7Find the second character, who wears glasses and a white hat. He is searching for the red bird of happiness. The red bird is actually a red coin in disguise, flying near four trees and three block archways. It may perch on one of the block archways. Spray it until it transforms into a red coin.
Requirements: Must have entered Corona Mountain at least once.
This shine counts towards Delfino Airstrip's total.
After the flood recedes, find a boat at the docks with a boathouse. Next to the boat are three Piantas: a brown male, a female, and the boat captain from Delfino Airstrip. Talk to the captain. He will take you to Delfino Airstrip for 10 coins. Obtain 10 coins (easily found in the sewers) and agree to go to the airstrip.
Obtain the Turbo Nozzle. Ground pound the red switch to reveal 8 red coins and a 2-minute time limit.
- Use the Turbo Nozzle to boost through the coin trail on land and into the building. Continue through the building and out the other side, maintaining the turbo boost.
- Continue boosting straight into the ocean. Follow the coin trail, jumping over two boats in the middle of the trail. Collect a red coin above each boat mid-jump.
- Follow the coin trail near two fish to find another red coin.
- When you reach the floating green and yellow structures, the trail zigzags. Stay to the right to collect a red coin.
- The coin trail continues under the bridge near the boat you arrived in. Collect a red coin here.
- Continue following the coin trail past the boat and back onto land. Jump at the step and collect two red coins in the long straight section of the coin trail.
Requirements: Varies; entering Corona Mountain at least once is recommended if going to the airstrip.
It is convenient to collect 100 coins after the previous shine, as you will have many coins. The coin path at the airstrip and swimming can yield enough coins. Coins persist after collecting a Delfino Plaza shine, allowing accumulation up to 999. This guide details obtaining coins without relying on the airstrip or excessive swimming.
- Sewers: From the main section of the sewers, ground pound the manhole cover closest to the boathouse (not on a rooftop). Turn left to enter a coin trail of 9 coins, leading to a square area with 1 coin surrounded by 8 others. Turning left again from this area leads to another duplicate square area and then a blue coin.
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