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Part 41
Super Mario Sunshine

Part 41

Guide to Super Mario Sunshine's Part 41, including navigating spike and fire platforms, expert boating, and defeating Bowser and Bowser Jr. in the final boss fight.

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Guide to Super Mario Sunshine's Part 41, including navigating spike and fire platforms, expert boating, and defeating Bowser and Bowser Jr. in the final boss fight.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Navigate the initial spike and fire platforms. Spike platforms have three phases: safe, spikes slightly out (avoid), and spikes fully out (fatal). Fire platforms can be temporarily extinguished by spraying them.
  2. 2
    Reach a safe spot with a 1-Up.
  3. 3
    Continue past more spike and fire platforms to a safe spot containing a blue coin.
  4. 4
    Navigate a maze of spiked and flaming platforms to reach a large safe spot.
  5. 5
    Refill your FLUDD with the sprinklers and ground pound the crate for another 1-Up.
  6. 6
    Board the wooden boat and use it to traverse the lava river to the final large, circular safe spot. For boating tips, refer to the 'Expert boating' section.
  7. 7
    Collect the Rocket Nozzle and save your game.
  8. 8
    Use the Rocket Nozzle to launch from cloud to cloud, passing through a dark and stormy cloud that warps you to a cutscene.

The Final Challenge:

This level features platforms with retracting spikes and platforms on fire, with only 6 safe spots. Spike platforms act like a traffic light: safe when no spikes are visible, avoid when slightly out, and fatal when fully extended. Flaming platforms can be temporarily doused with FLUDD's spray, allowing passage while hovering.

Proceed across the first spike platform, then the first flaming platform, to a safe spot with a 1-Up. Continue past two more platforms to a safe spot with a blue coin. Navigate the subsequent maze of spiked/flaming platforms to a large safe spot.

Refill FLUDD at the sprinklers and ground pound the crate for a 1-Up. Board the boat to cross the lava river to the final large, circular safe spot. Utilize the 'Expert boating' advice for assistance.

Acquire the Rocket Nozzle and save. Use it to rocket between clouds, passing through a stormy cloud that triggers a cutscene with Bowser, Bowser Jr., and Princess Peach.

Final Boss:

You face Bowser and Bowser Jr., but can only attack the arena. Bowser Jr. will launch Bullet Bills; spray them to destroy them, with blue ones yielding 1-Ups. Falling into the hot tub deals one damage and returns you to the platform.

Bowser's attacks vary: on the rim, he uses flame breath (run away). On the five comet-marked platforms, he tilts the tub, causing a wave of green water that acts like falling in.

Attack Strategy:

  1. Stand on one of the five comet-marked platforms.
  2. Charge and rocket upwards.
  3. At the peak of your jump, ground pound to perform a flaming ground pound.
  4. This causes the platform you are on to fall away.
  5. Quickly jump towards the rim to recover.
  6. Repeat this process on the remaining four platforms to win.
Tips
  • Expert boating: To turn, spray the opposite direction from the front half of the boat. Maintain minimal speed, tapping R lightly for control. Be aware of the boat's size. Spraying forward can achieve reverse, but it's risky. If desperate, jump and hover for a blue coin, even if it means 'suicide'.
  • Blue Coin: One blue coin is located on the third safe spot.
  • Spike Platforms: Wait for spikes to retract before standing on them. Slightly extended spikes indicate an imminent attack but are not yet harmful.
  • Flaming Platforms: Hover over them until the flame is extinguished. The flame will reappear.
  • Infinite Lives: The 1-Up obtained after the first spike and flaming platforms can provide infinite lives if you can consistently reach it.

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