Maybe.Does anyone have any tips on the final mystery house.I'm trying to play it with peach, but I keep on messing up because of the 10 second time limit to get each green star.
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Maybe.Does anyone have any tips on the final mystery house.I'm trying to play it with peach, but I keep on messing up because of the 10 second time limit to get each green star.
Any specific ones you're having trouble with?
Dead Man Typing
Member
After around 400 retries on the final level, I managed to get all
green stars.
What a game. It's a testament to its quality that I kept coming back again and again to keep trying. Total game time 34 hours 9 minutes. I need to complete the levels with every character now, but I'll do that over the coming months. Try to get some multiplayer going to speed up the process.
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What a game. It's a testament to its quality that I kept coming back again and again to keep trying. Total game time 34 hours 9 minutes. I need to complete the levels with every character now, but I'll do that over the coming months. Try to get some multiplayer going to speed up the process.
Not sure. Some people have said that you only have to do it once.
You can use that controller trick to avoid doing both of those levels four more times.
I don't remember what green star it was, but I'm having issues with the green star were you have to climb a bunch of moving coloured blocks to get to that green star. I rarely seem to get enough height to climb to the platform with the green star.
Oh, that one you just have to keep moving and jumping really. You might be a little low and the end, but you should be able to get enough jump to float or dive over to the star.
olimpia84
Member
Don't know if it is common knowledge, but I was amazed by the attention to detail in the game just now
Level 1-1 when first playing the game
level 1-1 after beating the game
didn't realize until now that the background of the first level is actually the world map
That's crazy, didn't notice that!
PorygonVandal
Member
I just got this from Toy's R Us using the 40% discount after buying Tropical Freeze 
By the way... I'm looking 6 or 8 panel comic taken from a video where a guy is playing Mario 3D World, pick ups the bell power up and in the final panel he is dressed as a cat
By the way... I'm looking 6 or 8 panel comic taken from a video where a guy is playing Mario 3D World, pick ups the bell power up and in the final panel he is dressed as a cat
Busta SMurk
Member
So apparently an 8-bit image of Luigi is hidden in every level of this game...?
Has anyone else heard this?
Easter eggs in EVERY LEVEL?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfvgm_nwBM
What is going on? Mind blown!!!
I noticed him in a couple places, and did some googling, and only found bits and pieces of info regarding his location. Then I found this video, which shows most of them. Even with the screen shots, some of them are hard to spot, kind of a Where's Waldo thing going on.
I haven't heard of this before, am I the only one?
Pretty cool secret!
Has anyone else heard this?
Easter eggs in EVERY LEVEL?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfvgm_nwBM
What is going on? Mind blown!!!
I noticed him in a couple places, and did some googling, and only found bits and pieces of info regarding his location. Then I found this video, which shows most of them. Even with the screen shots, some of them are hard to spot, kind of a Where's Waldo thing going on.
I haven't heard of this before, am I the only one?
Pretty cool secret!
Busta SMurk
Member
I had no idea, so when I saw this I was taken back a bit.
I didn't watch that video in full, because I'm still early on in the game, and didn't want any spoilers. So now that I know about this, I gotta keep an eye out for them, and try to spot them for myself. Awwww yisssss.
Yup. Year of Luigi. Lots of people have known that for a while. It's awesome.
Whew! That level is crazy, even with power ups. I died twice after getting 4 of the keys, and once after getting all 5 keys, yet the level itself was perfect because every death was my fault. Such a good feeling when I finally got to the "Thank You" tubes.
10/10 game for me and it's easily a top 3 Mario title.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Just started this today. Finished world 2 getting all the collectibles as I go. Enjoying it so far but I'm so used to DKC:TF (which I'm playing along side this) that I find myself rolling into enemies a lot thinking it'll kill them.
I find the 3D Land/3D World perspective a bit hard to play from. I'm finding it hard to judge depth. Using the 3D in 3D Land helped this a bit but it isn't an option here. Even the Galaxy games suffered from this at times but not like 3D World where it is an almost constant annoyance. It has gotten a bit better as I play more though. A closer camera directly behind the player would work better for 3D platforming.
Still. Pretty enjoyable so far. I like the Ghost Miis running around the levels.
Oh and the visuals! Very colorful and pretty clean looking. The blurring of distant sections of levels usually looks nice but occasionally (Final level of World 2) it can look pretty bad. Foliage could use some work as grass and trees look more like they are made of foam.
I find the 3D Land/3D World perspective a bit hard to play from. I'm finding it hard to judge depth. Using the 3D in 3D Land helped this a bit but it isn't an option here. Even the Galaxy games suffered from this at times but not like 3D World where it is an almost constant annoyance. It has gotten a bit better as I play more though. A closer camera directly behind the player would work better for 3D platforming.
Still. Pretty enjoyable so far. I like the Ghost Miis running around the levels.
Oh and the visuals! Very colorful and pretty clean looking. The blurring of distant sections of levels usually looks nice but occasionally (Final level of World 2) it can look pretty bad. Foliage could use some work as grass and trees look more like they are made of foam.
AntiFacebook
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Is it possible to play this game to completion with the wiiU pro without ever using the UPad?
No, some stages require the Pad and you will get a message when trying to select them
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
Don't forget that you can access a Luigi brothers mini game from the start screen as well.
SoraanTribal
Member
This level can ruin friendships...
This is embarrassing, but in total (over three different days), my friend and I have tried to beat this fucking level for seriously about 8-10 hours (total, not per day lol). We really are not bad players, and both decently good at platformers, but... this level man... Thankfully, we just laugh at some of our deaths (because of how stupid they are), but I gotta admit, sometimes you just start going a little crazy after spending so much time on one level.
We have gotten to the
The absolute worst part of the level for me is
Next time we meet up and play, WE'RE GONNA BEAT THAT LEVEL. WE MUST.
This is embarrassing, but in total (over three different days), my friend and I have tried to beat this fucking level for seriously about 8-10 hours (total, not per day lol). We really are not bad players, and both decently good at platformers, but... this level man... Thankfully, we just laugh at some of our deaths (because of how stupid they are), but I gotta admit, sometimes you just start going a little crazy after spending so much time on one level.
We have gotten to the
"race"-ish part of the level where you have to collect the coins to open the box several times, but we always fuck at at the end of it (sometimes even prior to that lol). How close is that to the end? It feels like that should be the last part.
The absolute worst part of the level for me is
the stupid blocks that disappear every two seconds. I SUCK at this for some reason. I can do the first 2 with relative ease (well, the second one gets me sometimes if I am not focusing), but the final one is like... I dunno, there's a 80% chance I'll die on it. Thankfully, my friend uses Rosalina which is incredibly helpful with her in-air spin.
Next time we meet up and play, WE'RE GONNA BEAT THAT LEVEL. WE MUST.
That's the last part.
SoraanTribal
Member
Oh thank god. Just need a bit more practice with that part of the level. lol
Finally beat the
. I got lucky on my last try and managed to get the last couple of green stars without having to go through the whole level again.Now i just need to beat every single level with every single character. I will probably use the controller trick on some of the harder levels to do this.
mystery house marathon
RumblingRosco
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Going through the game now to get all stars, stamsp, and golden poles. Was having a hell of a time on Star World, Level 3... Until I tried it with a catsuit and realized you could entirely bypass using the rollers in the second half of the level with some creative climbing. Damn, that made it too easy.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Yes, but you need it for some optional stages and to be able to unlock the final world.
Tizoc
Member
I see thanks for the info.
POWERSPHERE
Banned
Yeah, i've haven't played this in ages, but think I should fire it up again. Once I finish Pikmin i'll get back into it.
gingerbeardman
Member
Just came back to this for the first time this year to mop up the last few green stars so I can see whatever they unlock.
Wasted about 30 lives in Boss Blitz, only to stupidly forget to pick up a green star after one of the bosses. So annoying.
*shakes fist*
Still love it, though.
Wasted about 30 lives in Boss Blitz, only to stupidly forget to pick up a green star after one of the bosses. So annoying.
*shakes fist*
Still love it, though.
Your struggling to unlock only more struggling and fist shaking.
I'm exactly the opposite. I finished 3D World first so I could start playing Pikmin 3.
Unfortunaly, DKCTF got in the middle and my Pikmin 3 is still sealed
gingerbeardman
Member
I did it. Not sure I'll do any of those last few levels though!
Champion road is such an amazing level. It seemed so daunting at first, especially after reading about it, and it proved to be for a short while but after an two hours of blood, sweat and tears (with regular mario/no powerups to challenge myself), I was flowing through the level with ease after I'd learnt each section bit by bit. It's like poetry in motion. The music and the visuals just top it off.
I managed to get to the final part where I had only one more key to collect before I got nervous, lost composure and flopped off the edge. Having to play through the whole level from the start constantly can get tiring, but the I found it fun trying to find the optimal strategy in each of the earlier sections to improve my time.
One part I had to eventually look up on youtube as I could not pass it consistently which was right before the second star where you jump from the vanishing blue block onto ground where the star is. Jumping back, then going forward was a strategy that worked for me more consistently.
Next time, I'll be able to finish it.
I managed to get to the final part where I had only one more key to collect before I got nervous, lost composure and flopped off the edge. Having to play through the whole level from the start constantly can get tiring, but the I found it fun trying to find the optimal strategy in each of the earlier sections to improve my time.
One part I had to eventually look up on youtube as I could not pass it consistently which was right before the second star where you jump from the vanishing blue block onto ground where the star is. Jumping back, then going forward was a strategy that worked for me more consistently.
Next time, I'll be able to finish it.
Chezzymann
Member
I had to use the tanooki suit to make any meaningful progress in champions road. I guess I just suck at platformers but I couldn't get past the very last part of the beat blocks section (the part where theres two blocks in a row that switch) for days, yes, literally days. I looked up youtube videos, tried new strategies, listened to expert's tips, but no matter how much advice I got I just didn't have the amount of required hand-eye coordination to jump up that last part fast enough. So I copped out and used the tanooki suit. I feel bad.
Also, I couldn't get through the piranha plant part without using the tanooki suit. I just can't coordinate myself to do it without hovering in mid air for a bit. Ah well, can't be good at everything. Embrace the tanooki. Its better than endlessly trying to beat it and getting super frustrated I guess lol.
Also, I couldn't get through the piranha plant part without using the tanooki suit. I just can't coordinate myself to do it without hovering in mid air for a bit. Ah well, can't be good at everything. Embrace the tanooki. Its better than endlessly trying to beat it and getting super frustrated I guess lol.
SoraanTribal
Member
That part still gets me even now. I have the hardest time with it. The only way I can do it consistently is if I jump back and forth a few times and "prepare" for the final quick jump up there.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Piranha plant part was the easiest part, I think. I died a ton of times on it in total, but I think I could count the number of ties I died there on one hand. Same for the swimming part, that's just an annoying time waste more than a challenge.
Beat blocks and the boost section are what chewed through most of my lives. I got pretty good at the blocks after a while though.
Beat blocks and the boost section are what chewed through most of my lives. I got pretty good at the blocks after a while though.
I finally did it! Feels so satisfying to do it with regular mario using no pwerups. Tried a few times after with toad as a challenge but don't have much motivation for now. I looked up some speedrunning videos instead which were awesome to watch, this one with regular toad and even this one done in much quicker time that uses the cat suit in creative ways.
I'm finding it more challenging trying to complete mystery house marathon as it feels like a chore repeatedly going through ones I've already done. Then once I get to a new stage, (I'm not a quick thinker lol) by the time I figure out what to do, the timer's nearly over.
That's what I did and got passed it almost 100% after that. Even if I missed landing safely on the ledge, I would just slide down the wall, then jump back as the blue block reappeared. It's possible to jump normally through that part in quick, short jumps successively like in the toad speedrun vid, but obviously the timing is stricter and you'd just need confident about it, to do it successfully (It might be easier with toad though, I'm not sure).
I think the boost section people find tough because they don't a chance to practice it much compared to the earlier parts of the level which they do constantly before dying. If there was a checkpoint about halfway, people would be able to learn a strategy for that later sections much quicker, though a checkpoint would make champion road less challenging overall. It's mostly just reacting quick by ground-pounding when you sense danger.
What I like about it despite it being so challenging is that there's no random factor or luck based aspects. It's all player skill, reactions, timing, consistency etc. You have to be on point and fully concentrate on certain parts like the beat blocks and boost section in particular where there's a lot going on.
The swimming part is definitely a patience tester, and it's a dramatic change of pace compared to the rest of the level while allowing me to relax a little (or dread thinking about the next section), but I still have to be on my toes.
I'm finding it more challenging trying to complete mystery house marathon as it feels like a chore repeatedly going through ones I've already done. Then once I get to a new stage, (I'm not a quick thinker lol) by the time I figure out what to do, the timer's nearly over.
That's what I did and got passed it almost 100% after that. Even if I missed landing safely on the ledge, I would just slide down the wall, then jump back as the blue block reappeared. It's possible to jump normally through that part in quick, short jumps successively like in the toad speedrun vid, but obviously the timing is stricter and you'd just need confident about it, to do it successfully (It might be easier with toad though, I'm not sure).
I think the boost section people find tough because they don't a chance to practice it much compared to the earlier parts of the level which they do constantly before dying. If there was a checkpoint about halfway, people would be able to learn a strategy for that later sections much quicker, though a checkpoint would make champion road less challenging overall. It's mostly just reacting quick by ground-pounding when you sense danger.
What I like about it despite it being so challenging is that there's no random factor or luck based aspects. It's all player skill, reactions, timing, consistency etc. You have to be on point and fully concentrate on certain parts like the beat blocks and boost section in particular where there's a lot going on.
The swimming part is definitely a patience tester, and it's a dramatic change of pace compared to the rest of the level while allowing me to relax a little (or dread thinking about the next section), but I still have to be on my toes.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
There aren't any "random" factors but the boost section does throw one big wrench at you in the bottom corner. I had the rest of the keys and just needed that one, dodged the beams... but didn't know that one from the previous section overlapped with that corner. So I ran face first into that and it was enough to throw me off and kill me.
I actually found the Mystery House Marathon easy once I got it down. Did Mario and Luigi first, they took quite a few tries, but by the time I did it with the last few characters I didn't have much trouble at all. IIRC I beat it on my first try with Toad and second with Peach.
I actually found the Mystery House Marathon easy once I got it down. Did Mario and Luigi first, they took quite a few tries, but by the time I did it with the last few characters I didn't have much trouble at all. IIRC I beat it on my first try with Toad and second with Peach.
SoraanTribal
Member
I mean, the run button does seem kind of useless to me because like Deku Tree said, I had it held down the entire time I was playing anyways. It added nothing to the game tbh. And it often ended causing me to throw my friends off of one of those moving platforms when I would let go of the run button for a second then pressing it again as the platform got closer to where we were going, lol. The same button should not be used for Run, using powers, and picking up other players. D: I just don't see the point in the run button when you use it 99% of the time, anyways.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
The run button allows for parity between controllers. The remote by itself would be pretty gimped without it.
That isn't the case for 3D Land, though.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
No argument there.
I dislike the circle pad so much that I feel it would be irritating to control no matter what, though.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Man, Star World 1 is kicking my ass. I spent 30 minutes this morning trying to get all 3 stars and forget about it. That last section with the swings and the rotating platforms is fucking bullshit.
I do too, but what would be the problem implementing it into a game like 64/Sunshine/Galaxy?
Keep the analog setup, but introduce the button for people who want that extra speed.