Time attack mode: Defeat the Bosses in any two Worlds.
Bonus board: Collect all 35 Stars to unlock a bonus board in Bowser's
Castle.
Alternate ending: Collect 30 Stars.
Hint: Easy stars: When entering a level you have not been to, have a
Thunder Bolt icon in your inventory. When the enemies appear,
press B to use it for an easily earned star.
Information in this section was contributed by Austin.
Hint: Collecting blue coins: To get blue coins, you must do a combo. This means
defeating two or more enemies between Mario hitting the flippers
(hit + kill 2 enemies + hit =1 blue coin on the board).
Information in this section was contributed by vernanonix.
Hint: Bosses: Use the following steps to reach the corresponding
Boss.
Information in this section was contributed by JerseyKid97.
The Plant: Go inside the windmill on the first level.
The Fish: Go on the ice level. Go into the second door and you
will see an iceberg. Knock it straight up to create a hole. Go
inside and there should be a ship. To open it, open the three
treasure chests.
The Sphinx: Go through the second door on the sand level. When
u go through, you will see the top of a pyramid. Hit the lions
on both sides to make it appear. Go inside, and there will be
three switches. The one to both left and right will have arrows.
Hit which ever one desired. Either hole will appear. Go inside
and you should see two switches again. Look for the arrows. If
done correctly, you will get to that Boss.
Big Boo: On the starting screen of where the fair is located,
you will see a house with closed doors. Get one star to enter
it. Inside, there is a door. You will need 10 stars to get into
it and reach Big Boo.
Bowser: For each Boss that you defeat, you will get a key. Deliver
the four keys to the mountain to enter it. You will need fifteen
stars to get to him.
Hint: Defeating Bowser: To defeat Bowser, circle around the area, hitting the
cranks. When a Thwomp has raised up all the way, hit the blue
exclamation-marked cap in the top-middle. When it drops, Bowser
will be stunned and you can make your move. Note: If you have
the lightning bolt, use it as soon as possible and hit him. Note:
If you have the giant, polka-dotted star egg (obtained by defeating
a Boss, going back to where the Boss was, and collecting all the
red coins in that world. Then go back to where the Boss was again
and hit the red block found where the Boss was after collecting
the red coins to get the egg), hit Bowser with it then hit him
with Mario. Note: Once you get that kind of egg and lose it, it
is gone. However, you may still be able to hurt Bowser by hitting
him with the egg last.
Information in this section was contributed by Ray Cannon Jr.
Hint: Stopping the ball from falling without
the pipe: When Mario is near the flippers and there is no pipe,
hold a flipper, depending on which side he is on, and he will
eventually stop. Note: To exit an area quickly, raise the flipper
on the opposite side of where Mario is and he will fall down easily.
Information in this section was contributed by Ray Cannon Jr.
