How I did it: I finished this game and I was damn proud of myself, I love nintendo and all the mario games but there are a few tricks & secrets hidden in each level which will help you later on.

One thing that I found (although my cousin counts it as cheating) when you are on the "big world" after stage 5 or 6 there are 2 or 3 of those red bird things walking back and forth, one of them has a wing. After you beat him and get the wing, pause the game and click on "save and quit". When you restart the game you'll be in big world again, you'll have to start from stage one again but when you get up to the bird thing repeat the save n quit technique, you can do this as many times as you like, and when u get to world 8 just use all your wings to fly through all the hard levels!

BTW when u have enough wings, restart the game and in the game menu u can select which world u want to go to, to get back to world 8! Just make sure u keep one wing for the final battle with bowser and u will "fly" right through it!

Lessons & tips: Whenever you find a raccoon tail, do a little run up until you hear a tinkle noise and then fly as high as you can, they are usually coin blocks and other goodies hidden up there!

Also, if u see one of those bouncy white clouds with the coin blocks jump on it and press upwards and u will be tossed up into the clouds to collect coins.

World 1 stage 3, towards the end of the level there are white clouds u can stand on. Jump up there and hold down, like u are ducking, mario will fall down and will be able to run behind everything, run to the end of the level and behind the black screen and u will find a magic whistle which u can use to go to other worlds.

Another hidden whistle is in world 1, 1st mini castle. You will need the raccoon tail for this. Run through the stage until u get to the door. DO NOT ENTER THE DOOR. Instead, crush the skeleton guy and do a run up and fly upwards to the right and press to the right, mario can walk across the top of the screen and then fall down into a hidden room containing the whistle.

If you have any froggy suits, save them for world 3 (and onwards) there are certain levels where u have to swim underwater and there are pipes with bubbles coming out but they won't let u pass through. If u are wearing a froggy suit u can swim straight through, where u will find hidden coins and other items.

There is so much more . . .

Resources: My genius cousin who has the most agile mind, infinite patience and an answer for everything, he also completed the legend of zelda when he was 6 years old!

Dec 13, 2008, 10:11PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer