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Super Mario RPG GuideCONTENTS: What's New? Characters Walkthrough Experience Chart Battle Specials Secret Advisors Boss Strategies Monstro Town Strategies Bugs Menu Commands Items Special Items Accessories Weapons Armors Trivia Questions Miscellaneous Tips Other Stuff <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< W H A T ' S N E W >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Since the Mynock seems to be missing, I, The StarCreator, have decided to update this guide. Surprisingly, he missed a lot of things in the first version (awfully uncharacteristic of him), so I have added all that I know. Contact me with updates; my email address is at the end. New in version 1.11: - Renamed SHOWDOWN IN MONSTRO TOWN to MONSTRO TOWN STRATEGIES (silly name) - Added some ATTACK SCARF info - incomplete - Added information on Strider's Monster Chart at the end New in version 1.10: - Added HP values and thoughts for the bosses - Changed some of the boss strategies - Added a lot of secrets that The Mynock missed - Removed THE BAD GUYS section (if this is completed, it will be released in a separate file) - Added SECRET ADVISORS section - Added SHOWDOWN IN MONSTRO TOWN section (strategies for fighting Jagger, Jinx, and Culex) - Added BUGS section - Found a few new trivia questions - Found another cameo appearance (from Metroid) - Added/changed some timed attacks - Cleaned up a LOT of grammar and spelling mistakes (he really must have been in a hurry!) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< C H A R A C T E R S >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mario - the plump little plumber that everyone knows. As usual he is sent to save the princess from the clutches of King Bowser. SPECIALS: FPS Used: Description: Jump 3 Jump on the head of an enemy; Press "Y" when Mario lands on the head for more damage Fire Orb 5 Press "Y" rapidly to shoot fire Super Jump 7 Jump on the head of an enemy; Press "Y" when Mario lands on the head to jump again (timing is critical) Super Flame 9 Like Fire Orb only more powerful Ultra Jump 11 Like Super Jump except Mario will randomly jump on other enemy's heads, too, and it is stronger. Ultra Flame 14 Like the Super Flame except the fireballs will randomly hit other enemies and it is stronger. Mallow - a marshmallow guy who thinks he is a tadpole. He turns out to be the prince of Nimbus Land. SPECIALS: FPS Used: Description: Thunderbolt 2 Lightning hit enemies; press "Y" right at the end of the blast for a little more damage HP Rain 2 Heal an ally; hit "Y" just before it stops raining for added heal Psychopath 1 Tells enemy's remaining HPS; pressing "Y" at the right time can let you read their mind. Shocker 8 Like Thunderbolt except more powerful and hits one enemy. Snowy 12 Drop a snowman on the enemies; rotate control pad for more damage. Star Rain 14 Drop stars on enemies; press "Y" just before it hits for more damage. Geno - a guardian of the Star Road. He has possessed the body of a doll so that he could help Mario find the seven stars. SPECIALS: FPS Used: Description: Geno Beam 3 Burst of energy hits enemy; hold "Y" and release when there are 3 stars showing Geno Boost 4 Raise Attack power for an ally; press "Y" at the end of the spell to raise defense, too. Geno Whirl 8 Blast of energy hit enemy; press "Y" just before it hits for more damage. Geno Blast 12 Like the Geno Beam except more powerful and hits all enemies. Geno Flash 16 Like Geno Blast only more powerful Bowser - the King of the Koopas. He's actually helping Mario, instead of trying to stop him. Although if you ask him, Mario has joined him (not the other way around). SPECIALS: FPS Used: Description: Terrorize 6 Hurts and possibly scares enemies; rotate pad for more damage Poison Gas 10 Hurts and possibly poisons enemies; rotate pad for more damage Crusher 12 Damages enemy with giant spike; press "Y" just before contact for more damage Bowser Crush 16 A giant Mecha-koopa crushes all enemies; press "Y" rapidly for more damage Toadstool - princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Although not a great fighter, her healing abilities make her a good ally. (Besides, it's better to keep her with you so that Mario won't have to go rescue her, yet again :) SPECIALS: FPS Used: Description: Therapy 2 Heal a member and cures status; press "Y" at the end of the spell for more heal Group Hug 4 Heal all members and cures status; press "Y" at the end of the spell for more heal Sleepy Time 4 Put an enemy to sleep; rotate pad to increase success Come Back 2 Bring a member back to life with half their HPS; press "Y" somewhere near the end of the spell for full HPS Mute 3 Silence an enemy; rotate pad to increase success Psych Bomb 15 Blow away the enemies with bombs; rapidly press "Y" for more damage <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< W A L K T H R O U G H >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BOWSER'S KEEP -Surprise, surprise... Bowser has kidnapped Princess Toadstool... again. As usual, it's up to Mario to fight Bowser and save the Princess. -In the 2nd room of the Keep, you'll find several Terrapins. Since you don't get any experience or gold for fighting them, you might as well try to avoid them as much as possible. -Two rooms later, you'll find the Princess and Bowser. After defeating Bowser, a giant sword drops through the Star Road and crashes into the Keep. Mario is sent flying. Luckily he lands in his house. MARIO'S PAD -Mario can take a nap at any time by going over to the mushroom light on the desk and turning it off. This will restore HPS and FPS for free. Go outside and talk to Toad. Exit the area and go back to Bowser's Keep. BOWSER'S KEEP -The giant sword will destroy the bridge leading to the keep and Mario will be forced to retreat to Vista Hill. Back to Mario's Pad. MARIO'S PAD Items : Mushroom x4 -Inside the house you'll find Toad. Talk to him again. Follow him out of the house and then start to exit the area. Toad will come back and bump into Mario, causing his HPS to drop by 1. Toad will give you a MUSHROOM and ask if you know how to use it. If you say you don't, Toad will show you (which makes you use the Mushroom). -A Goomba will then enter and Toad will ask if you know about Timed Hits. Tell him "No" if you want to be a show, say "Yes" and you won't have to fight the Goomba. (You don't get experience or anything for saying "No".) -Finally, Toad will give you 3 more MUSHROOMS and tell you to go to the Mushroom Kingdom. Exit the area and go to the Mushroom Way. MUSHROOM WAY Items : Honey Syrup, Flower Tab, Hammer Boss : Hammer Bros. Chests: Coin Block x2, Flower, Recovery Mushroom -In the first section, battle your way over to save Toad from the Goomba. He'll give you a HONEY SYRUP for you trouble. Now go to the next section. -Take out the Sky Troopa holding Toad hostage to get a FLOWER TAB. Its now off to the next section. -In this section, Toad has gotten himself captured by the Hammer Bros. Don't fight them until you've leveled up one or two levels, you don't stand a chance at level 1. If you aren't at level 2 or 3 yet, just fight more monsters until you do. Defeating them will get you a HAMMER. Equip it, then exit the area and go to the Mushroom Kingdom. MUSHROOM KINGDOM Command: Map Character: Mallow joins Items : Mushroom, Pick Me Up Chests: Large Coin (worth 10 coins), Flower, Recovery Mushroom Hidden Chests: #1 - Frog Coin #2 - Flower #3 - Flower -Before entering the castle, try walking behind the house that is on your left when you enter. You'll find the first secret advisor here. -Go straight ahead and enter the castle (although it may be a good idea to save first). As you enter, jump on Toad's head. He'll start running towards the door. When he's almost there, jump and try to get above the door. Jump around up there to find the 1st of 39 hidden chests. If you miss, you can either reset and try again, or forget about the chest. Now follow Toad to the Chancellor. The Chancellor will give you the MAP to the world and ask you to save the Princess. He will also offer Toad's assistance in Equiping weapons if you haven't equipped the Hammer yet. -Go back 2 rooms and take the path on the upper left. This will lead to Toadstool's room. Examine the area around the chair to find Toadstool's ???. You'll get a MUSHROOM in exchange for it (whatever it may be). -Go back to the main hall and cross to the other side. In the next room talk to the vault guard and he'll allow you into the treasure room. Get the chests, then go out and exit the castle. You'll find Mallow chasing Croco, who stole Mallow's Frog coin. -Talk to Mallow and he'll join your party. Enter the Item Shop and talk to the shopkeeper. He'll give you a PICK ME UP. Try to jump on top of the shelves behind the shopkeeper :) Next, go down- stairs. Talk to the guy and do what he says to find the 2nd hidden chest. Now jump on the guys head and jump when he gets to the corner near the stairs to find the 3rd hidden chest. -Outside the guard near the exit will have something to report. After Croco runs by, exit the area and go to Bandit's Way. BANDIT'S WAY Boss : Croco Items : Wallet Special Items: RareFrogCoin Chests: Recovery Mushroom x2, Invincibility Star, Flower Hidden Chests: #4 - KerokeroCola -Follow Croco to the 2nd section. -In this section, use the platforms to get coins. Once on the other side of the area, hop on the red revolving flower and jump towards the blue flower to reveal a hidden chest with a KEROKEROCOLA in it. Then go to the next section. -Follow Croco a few times making sure to stray from his path to fight a K-9 and get the chest he's guarding. It's then on to the next section. -Get the chest that Croco didn't get, to get an Invincibility Star. Take out as many K-9s as you can to gain some quick and easy experience. Now use the platforms to reach the second chest, then to on to the final section. -In this last section you need to sneak up on Croco a few times. You'll then have to fight him. After defeating Croco, you'll get the RAREFROGCOIN and a WALLET. A warp spring will also appear. Jump on it to be warped to the beginning of the Bandit's Way. Now exit and return to the Mushroom Kingdom. MUSHROOM KINGDOM Command: Star Pieces Items : 10 Coins, Flower Tab x3, Wake Up Pin Special Items: Cricket Pie Boss: Mack Star Piece #1 <---- -The whole place is being overrun with Shysters. Defeat the Shyster chasing the guard by the Item Shop to get 10 coins. Another guy will ask for his wallet back when you defeat the Shyster chasing him. Do it to get a FLOWER TAB. Get another FLOWER TAB by defeating all the Shysters in the house to the far left (the one with two floors). If you need to buy some things, go into the item shop to do that. When you're ready, enter the castle. -In the first room, defeat the Shyster that is chasing the Mushroom Retainer to find out that everyone is in the princess' room. Head left to get to her room. -In the next room, defeat the Shyster on the stairs so the Mushroom Retainer can get by, then follow him. In the next room, you'll need to kill a couple more Shysters to let the retainer get through the door. Finally, you'll reach the princess' room. -You'll get a FLOWER TAB here. The lady by the bed will restore your HPS and FPS, but she won't let you sleep in the princess' bed (darn :) Go back to the main hall and cross to the path on the other side. -In this room is another retainer trapped by Shysters. Defeat them if you want, then go up to the next room. Talk to the guy in the corner to get a WAKE UP PIN. Now go to the vault and re-take the chests inside. -Now go to the throne room where you'll have to fight Mack and his Bodyguards. After defeating them, you'll get the 1st Star Piece. Go out of the castle and then to the Item Shop. The shopkeeper will give you a CRICKET PIE in exchange for the RareFrogCoin. Now exit the Mushroom Kingdom and go to the Kero Sewers. KERO SEWERS Items : Trueform Pin Boss : Belome Chests: Flower, Invincibility Star, Recovery Mushroom, Coin Block (after defeating Pandorite) -Go down the pipe to enter the sewers. In the first room, enter the water and go down the pipe on the other side. -In the 2nd room, go left and down the pipe you come to. -In the 3rd room, go left again to yet another pipe. -In the 4th room, go all the way around, along the bottom of the room, to get a chest. The chest is really a monster though. Defeat the Pandorite (he's pretty tough, so you may want to wait until later in the game to come back and fight him) and you'll get a TRUEFORM PIN. Now go into a pipe then re-enter this room. The chest that had the Pandorite inside is now a coin block.) Now climb to the top of the room and enter the pipe. -In the next room, grab the star from the chest and take out the Rat Funks in the center of the room. Go down the pipe in the far left corner. -Stay out of the water in this room and go down the pipe on the left side. -You'll end up back in room 4. Go down the pipe to the right. -In this room you should go up and jump on the green switch. This will drain the water in the sewers. The warp spring will take you out of the sewers just in case you're low on anything. Go back down the pipe to room 4. -Jump in where the water used to be and go to the bottom corner of the room. Enter the pipe. -Get the one chest you can reach (you won't be able to get to the other one for a while), use the save block if you want, then go down the other pipe, which will bring you to Belome. -After defeating Belome, a flood will sweep you down the Midas River. MIDAS RIVER Items : NokNok Shell, Flower Tab x2, Frog Coin x5 -Try collecting as many coins as you can as you're being swept down the river. The best way to gain coins in this section is to skip the caves and just come back for them later. Here is a rudimentary diagram of the first section of the river: c - regular coin f = frog coin #s = caves | | | c | | c | | f | | c | | c | | c 1 c | -This cave leads to nothing. / c \ / c c \ / c /\ c \ / f / \ \ / c / \ \ / c | | 3 \ -This cave leads to coin stealer / 2 c | \ \ -This cave leads to a FLOWER TAB / c | \ \ | c / \ \ / c / \ \ / c / \ \ / f / \ \ / c | | \ / 5 | | \ -This cave leads to a FROG / c | | \ COIN / c \ | \ / c \ | \ / c \ | \ | c\ | \ | c /---\ \ /-\ | \ / c / \ f \/ \ | \ / | | c \ | /--\ \ / | | c / | / \ | \ \ / c / / \ | | \ \---/ c /---/ \ / 4 | -This cave leads to a \ c \--/ | FLOWER TAB -In the second of the course you can follow a simple pattern to get the most possible coins. Bump into the first barrel, at the 2nd barrel you should jump, jump again at the 3rd barrel, bump into the next two, jump 2, bump 2, and so forth (so the pattern is Bump, Jump, Jump, Bump, Bump, Jump, Jump, etc.). -At the end of the course you'll be able to trade in the coins you collected on the river for Frog Coins. As a first time bonus you can trade 60 of the coins for 1 Frog Coin. You'll also get a NOKNOK SHELL. For 30 regular coins you can use the spring to try the Midas River again. After the 1st time, it'll cost you so many coins depending on how many you were able to get on the way down the river: Get 100 coins = 50 for 1 Frog Coin 90 coins = 60 80 coins = 70 70 coins = 75 below 70 coins = 80 for 1 Frog Coin -When you're ready to go on, exit the area and go on to the next. TADPOLE POND Items : Froggie Stick Special Items: Alto Card -Go straight ahead and step on the grey rock. Use the tadpoles to get across the water and talk to Frogfucius. After he's finished talking, talk to him again. He'll give you a FROGGIE STICK for the Cricket Pie you got in the Mushroom Kingdom. (If you didn't get it just go back to get it now.) -Cross the tadpole bridge again to get back to the other side. To the left you'll find 2 tadpoles. One is the "Frog Coin" Emporium, where you can trade Frog Coins for stuff. The other is The Juice Bar, where you can also buy stuff, buy you need a membership card to get anything besides FroggieDrinks. -For now it'd probably be a good idea to save your Frog Coins for later when you can buy better stuff. To the right is a tadpole that'll give you hints about the songs that Toadofsky likes. From there go down to Melody Bay. -Step on the grey rock and then jump on the tadpoles to stop them in the appropriate spot. The first song you need to play is "Frogfucius' Suite #18": ------------------------------- O -------------O-------O-------O- O O ------------------------------- O -O----------------------------- ------------------------------- You'll get the ALTO CARD from Toadofsky for helping him with the tune. Now, if you return to the Juice Bar, you get a better choice of items to buy. When you're ready, exit Tadpole Pond and go to Rose Way. ROSE WAY Items : Recovery Mushroom x2, Flower Chests: Frog Coin, Coin Block x4, Recovery Mushroom -Hop on the yellow block as you enter (you can read the note first if you'd like). When it stops, jump over to the 2nd block. This will take you to a RECOVERY MUSHROOM, then on to a 3rd block. Hop on the 3rd block and ride it until you reach a FLOWER. Grab it, then ride back and jump on the 4th block. When it stops the first time, jump off and go to the next section. -Battle the Shy Guys to get them off the blocks. Then jump on the 1st block and carefully time your jump to land on the 2nd block. Now you can get the chest by jumping from the 2nd block. Now return to the first section. -Jump on the block and ride it to the other side of the pond (collecting a coin along the way), then go to the 3rd section. -Here you'll find a fishing Lakitu with Shy Guys as bait. Take the bait and fight the Shy Guy. Lakitu will send down another. Fight the Shy Guy 4 times and Lakitu will reward you with a RECOVERY MUSHROOM, then he'll fly off. Continue along the path and you'll end up going back to the 1st section (just in a different spot). -Hop on the block and stay on it until it stops the 2nd time. Jump up to collect the coin, then jump on the other clock which will allow you to collect 2 more coins (actually 20 more coins because each one is worth 10). Now jump back on the first block and stay on it until you get back to the block you passed up. Jump on it. When it stops, get off to get the coins, then get back on and let it take you to the entrance to the next section. -In this section you'll find 5 chests with Shy Guys on top. Four of the chests are coin blocks, the 5th is a RECOVERY MUSHROOM. Collect the coins out of each chest, then, if you want more easy money, exit the section and then re-enter. The chests have reset. You can keep getting them over and over as many times as you want. This is a good spot to return to if you're ever in the need of some quick cash. When you're ready go to the next section. -Here you'll find Bowser and his troops of Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Magikoopas. Mario and Mallow hide until the Koopa Troop leaves. Following them will bring you back to the world map. It's time to go to Rose Town. ROSE TOWN Items : Flower Tab Chests: Flower x3 (or Flower, Coin Block x2) Hidden Chests: #5 - Frog Coin #6 - Frog Coin -In the Inn you'll find a little kid playing with Mario, Bowser, and Toadstool dolls. He asks Mario to play with him. Gaz (the little kid) will bring out a new doll (Geno) and he'll end up knocking Mario out with it. While Mario is sleeping, a star will enter the room and bring the Geno doll to life. Geno will then leave. -When Mario wakes up, go down stairs where you'll learn that Geno walked into the forest. Exit the Inn and then re-enter. Talk to the Innkeeper and she'll let you stay for free. When you wake up, Toad will be there. Talk to him and he'll give you a FLOWER TAB. Talk to the people outside the Inn and work your way over to the Item Shop. Instead of entering through the door, climb up the crates and use the chimney (enter it just like you would enter a pipe. Get the chest then go over to the other corner of the same wall. Jump to reveal a hidden chest (#5). Now do your shopping (the shopkeeper with the blue hat sells items, and the one in pink sells armor and accessories). -In the top corner of the town there is a house you can't jump to without jumping on the red capped guy. Do so, and enter the house. Get the 2 chests for a couple FLOWERS (if you wait until later they'll only be coin blocks). Go upstairs and jump on the bed to reveal and get the 6th hidden chest. Now hop on the switch and go back outside. Stairs have appeared allowing the guy to get to his house. He tells you a secret that you can use later if you tell him the truth about his treasures (keep talking to him if you give the wrong response). Go behind the guy's house and examine it while walking downwards to find the second secret advisor (which isn't really as helpful as the first). Go behind the house to the right of the stairs and you'll find someone who tells you about two kinds of mushrooms (this isn't really a secret advisor because she sometimes leaves her cover behind the house and gets hit by an arrow). Now exit the town and go to the Forest Maze. FOREST MAZE Items : Mushrooms galore Chests: Frog Coin, Recovery Mushroom x3, Flower (may vary) Hidden Chests: #7 - KerokeroCola #8 - Frog Coin #9 - Flower #10- empty #11- KerokeroCola #12- Red Essence Character: Geno Joins Boss : Bowyer Star Piece #2 <---- -MUSHROOMS (the kind that goes in your item list, not the recovery kind) are scattered all over the forest, just touch them to pick them up (but be careful because some are really monsters). You'll also find Wigglers in this forest. Hop on their backs to get a coin. Do it 10 times in a row to get a FROG COIN. -Before moving to the 2nd section, go to the left side of the 1st section and jump to reveal a hidden chest (#7). Then go to the 2nd section. -You'll meet your first Wiggler here. Use the tree stump like a pipe when you're ready. -In the underground section the stump takes you to, all you have to do is reach the other end and jump on the spring. -Slightly to the left and up a tad from the tree stump, you'll find a hidden chest (#8) if you jump. Then go on to the next section. -All but 2 of the stumps will take you to basically the same underground section (i.e. nothing but monsters). Enter the stump on the far right. -In this section there is a hidden chest (#9). It is in the center of the biggest light spot (just jump up to reveal it). Then use the spring to get back out. -You're now back in the area with 7 stumps. Go down the left stump in the 2nd row from the bottom. -To reveal hidden chest #10, go up from the spring and then to the left a little (jump around until you find it). Unfortunately, the chest is empty. Return to the area with 7 stumps and enter the leftmost one. -Here you'll find a sleeping Wiggler. Jump up right behind the Wiggler to reveal hidden chest #11. Then hop on the Wiggler's back. You'll end up back in the section with 7 stumps, but you can now go on to the next section through the newly opened path. -Hop into the stump. The sleeping Wiggler is here now and he's sleeping like a baby (and won't wake up for anything). Go to the end of the path and go on to the next section. -In this section of the underground all you need to do is get to the spring and launch yourself to the surface. -Here you'll find a save block and the path to the actual maze portion of the Forest Maze. Before going into the maze, go below the exit of this section and jump to reveal the 12th hidden chest. -Now that you're in the maze you can use the secret that the guy in Rose Town told you about. The directions you take are meant for the way Mario is facing when he enters each section. First, go to Mario's left (top left exit). Now go to Mario's left again (bottom left exit). Go straight (bottom left exit). And finally, go to Mario's right (top left exit). -Hop down the stump you reach and collect the contents of the 5 chests inside. Three of the chests contain RECOVERY MUSHROOMS, and the other 2 have a FROG COIN and a FLOWER. (These contents may be different depending on what order you collect the chests.) Now return to the maze and use the bottom left exit to return to the spot where the save block is. -Return to the maze and follow Geno to get through it (if you get lost the correct way through the maze is to use the exits in the following order: bottom right, top right, top right, bottom right, top right, top left). Geno will lead you to Bowyer (who you'll have to fight, but you'll have Geno on your team by then). After defeating Bowyer, Geno will explain about the Star Road. You'll then get the 2nd Star Piece. Now use the exit on the left side to get back to the world map. Return to Rose Town. ROSE TOWN Items : Finger Shot -Go to the Inn and talk to Gaz. He'll give you the FINGER SHOT for Geno. Exit the Inn, then re-enter. Talk to the Innkeeper and stay the night. When you wake up, look who's in the other bed. It's Link from the Zelda games! He won't say anything or do anything, but if you try to talk to him it'll play a tune from the original Zelda (the one that plays when you find something secret). Outside, the one who told you about the mushrooms is to the right of the wooden "Welcome" sign in the shape of a flower. Check with the secret advisor and he'll tell you how to get to Yo'ster Isle. Now exit the town and go to the Pipe Vault. PIPE VAULT Items : Flower Chests: Flower x2, Coin Block Hidden Chests: #13- Frog Coin #14- Frog Coin -You can skip this if you want but you won't be able to get to Yo'ster Isle if you do (no big deal, you'll just miss out on a few items now and later). -After going down the pipe you'll be in the 1st section of the vault. You just have to jump from stone to stone to get to the other side. If you hit the fireballs you'll have to fight Sparky. Fall in the lava and you'll end up at the beginning and will have to jump the stones again. -In the 2nd section fight (or jump over) the Goombas, run past the Thwomp trap, and enter the 2nd pipe. -You'll end up in a room with 6 pipes. The 1st will take you back the way you came. The 2nd and 4th will take you to a treasure room of sorts. The 5th will take you to the Goomba thumping game. And the 6th pipe will take you to next section. Take the 2nd pipe first. -Grab the 5 coins. Then back up so that you're in front of the ledge. Jump to reveal a hidden block. Use it to get on top of the ledge. The top is divided into squares. Jump at the 4th square to reveal hidden chest #13, then jump again at square 8 to reveal hidden chest #14. Now get the visible chest for a FLOWER. Back up until you're on the lower floor. Get a running start towards the FROG COIN. When you're about to hit the wall, press down to duck under the wall and get the coin. Use the spring to get back up to the room with 6 pipes (you'll come out of pipe #4). -Enter the 5th pipe (the one to your right) and talk to the mole. For 10 coins you can play the Goomba thumping game. Stomp as many Goombas as you can in 30 seconds. The first time you'll get a FLOWER TAB if you stomp 20 or more Goombas. The easiest way I've found is to stand on one pipe and jump if a Goomba appears (either stand still or jump to a different pipe if a Spikey appears). Talk to the mole to receive your prize (if you stomped enough) and again if you want to play again. Every time you beat the required number, the new required number will be 2 more than the amount you stomped that game. Win the second time for a FLOWER JAR. Every win after that will get you a FROG COIN. -When you're ready, use the spring to launch yourself back to the room with 6 pipes. Enter the final pipe. -In this section just work yourself over to the green pipe and go down it. -This section is short, but avoid the Chompweed (the white flowers) because they'll take away coins if you hit them. -In the final section of the Pipe Vault you just have to get to the other side and go down the pipe. Make sure to get the 2 chests on your way. Once you've gone down the pipe you'll be at Yo'ster Isle. YO'STER ISLE Items : Yoshi Cookie x3 Hidden Chest: #15- Frog Coin -The first thing you'll probably want to do is save your game. Then jump in the little space next to the save block to reveal a hidden chest (#15). -In the next section, find Yoshi (you can't talk to the others without him). Talk to one of the pink Yoshis and you'll get cookies to race with. Talk to Boshi now (the blue Yoshi with shades). -Toad will come out and tell you how to race. If you lose the race talk to the pink Yoshi to get more cookies, then talk to Boshi again to start the race. -Beat Boshi and Yoshi will give you 3 YOSHI COOKIES. If you can't carry all the cookies, the pink Yoshi that is standing still will hold any cookies you can't carry (that includes any cookies you win by racing again later). -To race again just talk to Boshi. You can either control Yoshi or let Yoshi race by himself. You then bet your cookies (up to the number you're carrying or 10 if you have more than 10). Win the race and you'll get your bet times whatever the odds against you were. If at any time you have no more cookies in your inventory (and none are in storage), just talk to the other Yoshis; one of the pink ones (The one nearest the one that stores cookies for you) will give you 3 more. -When you're ready go back to the world map (by exiting through the left path) and go to Moleville (it's west of the Pipe Vault). MOLEVILLE Items : Flower Tab x3, Lucky Jewel, Fireworks, Shiny Stone, Carbo Cookie Special Item: Bambino Bomb Boss : Croco, Punchinello Chests : Invincibility Star, Coin Block, Recovery Mushroom, Flower Star Piece #3 <---- -The town is pretty empty because most of the citizens are in the mines trying to rescue Dyna and Mite. You will, however, see Bowser and his (dwindling) troops. When you're ready enter the mines. -After the moles quit blabbin', use them as steps to get to the door to the next section, which you just have to go through to the other side and on to the next section. -In this section you'll find a guy who talks about a rare treasure. Later, he'll be in the item shop of Moleville and he'll sell you rare items as he finds them. On to the next section. -Jump on the spring. You'll hit the ceiling and get knocked out. While you're unconscious, Croco will steal all your coins. When you come to, follow Croco. -In the next section Croco will use a bomb to get through the wall. Continue to follow him. Keep following him from section to section until you reach a spot where Croco keeps running but there is a Crook hiding behind a crate. Defeat the Crook and you'll get a FLOWER TAB. Go to the next section and you'll find another Crook behind the knock-out spring. He also gives a FLOWER TAB. The next section has the third and last Crook hiding behind a few crates. Get yet another FLOWER TAB when you beat him. You can then either continue to chase Croco, stay in one spot and let Croco come to you, or go in the opposite direction and try to head Croco off. When you finally catch him, you'll have to fight him. When you beat Croco you'll get all your stuff back plus you'll get a BAMBINO BOMB. -Now from where ever you caught Croco, go through the upper left exit if possible (generally keep going left) and you should eventually find a mole miner who needs a bomb. He'll blow a hole in the wall with the bomb you found. Enter at will. -In this section there are two exits (a top one and a bottom one) on the same wall. Enter the bottom one first. A Shy Guy in a mine cart will plow you down, but he'll drop a FROG COIN for you. Now use the top exit to get a chest with an Invincibility Star in it, then continue, wiping out enemies along the way. -Continue through a few sections and you'll reach a chest. Beyond that you'll find a save block and another couple chests. -In the next room you'll see the boss. Approach him from behind (otherwise you'll be thrown backwards). You now get to fight Punchinello. After defeating him you'll get the 3rd star piece. Now continue along the tracks. -In the next room you'll find Dyna and Mite. You'll then get to ride the mine cart. The best way to do it is to press the breaks on sharp turns and save the mushrooms for the sideview portions and long straight tracks. Make sure to jump to collect the mushrooms. At the end of the track you'll go sailing into the roof of a house in Moleville (coincidentally, the one where Dyna and Mite live). -When you exit the house you'll see Snifits chasing a beetle. After they leave, explore the town again. In one house you can trade mushrooms and syrups for points. For 100 points you can get a Fright Bomb, a Fire Bomb or an Ice Bomb. Here is the number of points you get for certain items: Mushroom 2 Mid Mushroom 10 Energizer 20 Honey Syrup 4 Maple Syrup 12 Yoshi-Ade 40 Red Essence 50 Pick Me Up 2 KerokeroCola 40 Max Mushroom 30 -The shopkeeper in the Item Shop will sell you the same stuff as before, but talk to the guy with the blue hat. For 100 coins he'll sell you a LUCKY JEWEL. He'll have other stuff to sell you later. -If you go to the Inn, the innkeeper will tell you that someone named Toad something or other was looking for you. (She means Toadofsky.) Rest if you need to (you probably don't). -Next, go to the house just above the item shop. A mole inside will sell you FIREWORKS for 500 coins. To the right of this house you'll see a child mole with a pink ribbon. She'll give you a SHINY STONE for the Fireworks you just bought. -Take the Shiny Stone to the Item Ship and talk to the little girl there. Give her the stone for a CARBO COOKIE. Before doing anything with the cookie go to the top of the mountain (above the mine entrance). Here you'll find a hold that leads directly to the mine cart ride. Talk to the mole next to it if you want to ride again. It's only 10 coins to ride, but if you wager 30 coins and beat your previous time, you'll win 50 coins. (The trick here is to go really slow the first time and then just barely beat your time anytime you ride after that, you'll not only get the extra 20 coins for beating your time but also the coins you pick up on the ride). -When you're ready, take the Carbo Cookie and talk to the little girl sitting on the bucket in the far left corner of the town. Give her the cookie then hop in the bucket (like a pipe). You'll end up at the Midas River. MIDAS RIVER -Nothing new here. Just ride the river like you did before. The guy that's normally at the end of the ride isn't there so you get to keep all the coins you pick up. Now go to the Tadpole Pond. TADPOLE POND Special Items: Tenor Card -Once here go to the Melody Bay to play the next tune. Here is the song to play: Moleville Miner's Song ------------------------------- O -----------------O------------- O O O -------------------------O----- O ---------O--------------------- ------------------------------- -After playing this song, Toadofsky will give you the TENOR CARD. The Juice Bar will now sell you Megalixirs for 90 coins, plus you'll get discounts on the other items there. If you have 500 more coins you can get a Frog Coin by returning to Moleville. Otherwise go to Booster Pass. MOLEVILLE Items : Fireworks, Shiny Stone, Carbo Cookie, Frog Coin -Go to the guy who sells FIREWORKS and buy some for 500 coins. Trade the Fireworks for a SHINY STONE like you did before. Then trade the stone for a CARBO COOKIE in the item shop. Give the cookie to the girl on the bucket (like before) and she'll give you a FROG COIN. (If you don't have 500 coins now you can always come back later for the Frog Coin or you can not worry about it at all [it is a pretty expensive Frog Coin after all]). Go to Booster Pass next. BOOSTER PASS Items : Flower Hidden Chests: #16- Flower #17- Rock Candy -First thing to do is go over to the top left corner of the section. Get on top of the plant then jump straight up to reveal a hidden chest (#16). The exit to the next section is in the top right corner. Before going through it though, go&n | ||