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#3 Lemmy's Castle
Super Mario World

#3 Lemmy's Castle

Complete walkthrough for Lemmy's Castle (#3) in Super Mario World, including tips for beating Lemmy and finding secrets.

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Complete walkthrough for Lemmy's Castle (#3) in Super Mario World, including tips for beating Lemmy and finding secrets.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Run right immediately to avoid the magician's magic.
  2. 2
    When the magician fires from underneath blocks, a gap is created, revealing a yellow Koopa. Use this gap to proceed. If you are Big Mario and use a spinning jump, you will break blocks below and die, so let the magician create the gap.
  3. 3
    Grab the Koopa's shell and throw it at the magician, or jump on his head to defeat him temporarily.
  4. 4
    Go right and hit the block for a power-up.
  5. 5
    Use the yellow blocks or panels over the water to cross.
  6. 6
    Reach the P-Switch on a block above. Stand on the blocks below it, hit the block beneath the P-Switch, and activate it.
  7. 7
    Quickly use the higher blocks to the right to enter the door. This is difficult as the magician may destroy blocks, making jumps hard, especially as Small Mario.
  8. 8
    Alternatively, before activating the P-Switch, break some side coins to make reaching the door easier.
  9. 9
    If you enter the door, you reach a midway checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) and an extra life. Continue the walkthrough from the next paragraph.
  10. 10
    If you do not make it through the door, continue past several lava pools and up to the next door.
  11. 11
    Go right and drop down when a rock rises from the lava, then proceed right as it sinks.
  12. 12
    Jump on a skeleton to stop it briefly, then go right onto the next ledge when it rises sufficiently.
  13. 13
    Continue onward, judging when to proceed based on the rising and sinking blocks, and jump on the skeletons.
  14. 14
    At the end, if the green ! block was activated at the green switch palace, it contains a feather.
  15. 15
    Enter the red boss door to face Lemmy.

BOSS: LEMMY

  1. You are in an area with pipes.
  2. Every few seconds, Lemmy and two fakes emerge from the pipes simultaneously.
  3. Hitting Lemmy hurts him; hitting a fake causes it to re-enter the pipe and reappear elsewhere.
  4. Hitting Lemmy three times defeats him, and he falls into the lava below.
  5. Watch out for a bouncing fireball that moves around the area; keep an eye on it while looking for Lemmy.
Tips
  • Let the magician create the gap for you to avoid dying as Big Mario.
  • If you miss the door after the P-Switch, you can still proceed by going over lava pools and up to the next door.
  • The skeleton platforms require careful timing to cross.
  • The green ! block only contains a feather if it was activated at the green switch palace.
  • Focus on the bouncing fireball during the Lemmy fight to avoid taking damage.

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