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Super Mario 3D Land |OT| Jump Into a New Dimension!
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Oni Link 666
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Is there a way to keep track of the levels I've beaten with Luigi?
For that last question, no, you just touch anywhere on the pole, but with both of them...AniHawk said:
Also, everyone should know the female Boom Boom is apparently named Pom Pom, according to the Mario Wiki. I'm guessing they got their name from a strategy guide or Nintendo PR.
The fight against
Boom Boom AND Pom Pom
Outtrigger888
Member
Just started the special world, this might be my favorite Mario of all time. Yes its that good and worth purchasing a 3ds to play this game.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Finished first run, on to second. Great final scenario/boss.
Had some more difficult sections in the later levels but only 2-3 that were really challenging, I don't really hold the easier difficulty in the early levels against it though as they are still a blast to play. Easy is only a problem when the gameplay feels completely peril-free but the levels here are lively and engaging, with plenty active/threatening obstacles like break-away/moving platforms and pits. Not may powerups in the game
, but they fit in very nicely.
This may very well be my GOTY.
Had some more difficult sections in the later levels but only 2-3 that were really challenging, I don't really hold the easier difficulty in the early levels against it though as they are still a blast to play. Easy is only a problem when the gameplay feels completely peril-free but the levels here are lively and engaging, with plenty active/threatening obstacles like break-away/moving platforms and pits. Not may powerups in the game
, what maybe 3? (Boomerang, Tanooki, Copter)
This may very well be my GOTY.
Anything like the Purple Coin Challenges in the second playthrough? Remixed levels/New levels sounds good, if I get another 8 worlds of that without any time challenge mini-levels I'll be very happy.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Am I the only one shaking the 3DS with regular Mario to do a spin in mid-air? Lol
2-4 is actually kinda hard :0
2-4 is actually kinda hard :0
shadyspace
Banned
Just got it. Yay.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
WOW @
. It is definitely one of the most freeform levels in the entire game. There are a lot of ways to get to the goal, and the Star Coins take some effort in locating. It wasn't hard by any means, but I wish there were more levels like it.
S6-1
Why would you do that?
Member
Yes, after playing New SMB Wii, I shook my DS when playing regular New SMB. Now I'm trying soooo hard not to shake my 3DS with the Propeller Blocks.
It sort of goes to show you that the shaking action can be very natural.
(It also happened when I played Kirby Wii and shook my controller during sucking, then playing as Kirby in Smash Bros. Brawl.)
It sort of goes to show you that the shaking action can be very natural.
(It also happened when I played Kirby Wii and shook my controller during sucking, then playing as Kirby in Smash Bros. Brawl.)
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Woah - played the first 3 levels, and I have got to say, this game is an absolute pleasure. I am seriously looking forward to playing this more.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I replayed Mario Galaxy 2 and then Donkey Kong Country Returns and when playing the latter, I initially would shake the remote to get a safety higher jump only to be rudely reminded at how differently the games contROLL.
As far as this game is concerned, I am on getting the Star Medals I missed in some earlier levels and I did a few Special levels and I wish the game wouldn't end but I can see myself coming back to this even after I get everything.
The style of the game is Mario but it has its own vibe and it just seems a near-perfect portable gaming experience.
As far as this game is concerned, I am on getting the Star Medals I missed in some earlier levels and I did a few Special levels and I wish the game wouldn't end but I can see myself coming back to this even after I get everything.
The style of the game is Mario but it has its own vibe and it just seems a near-perfect portable gaming experience.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
If I miss a star coin in one of those question mark box levels is there a way to get it back without street pass? Do you have to get those star coins to get 100%, or are there alternate methods? The game doesn't communicate these things very clearly. I got distracted by a phone call in the middle of doing one of those levels and missed the coin. Now I can't figure out how to replay it. Not cool Nintendo, not cool.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Where is the third coin in
, I'm just farming lives at this point.
Also, the text on my computer has been looking occasionally 3D after I started playing this game...
EDIT: Never mind, my trajectory is bad.
Special World 1-3
Also, the text on my computer has been looking occasionally 3D after I started playing this game...
EDIT: Never mind, my trajectory is bad.
Cheesemeister
Member
Skiesofwonder said:
You know, you can use X to run and Y to attack, or vice-versa. On Super Mario World, I'd always use X to run, Y to attack, and B to jump. I used the exact same buttons in this game.
Cheesemeister said:
Say what? Am I wrong here, but wasn't Super Mario World's button set up like this:
Y and X-- Run/Hold item
B--Jump
A-Spin Jump
Either way, both 3D Land and World allow you to use Y to run and B to jump. The button that's different is A, which in SMW was spin jump, and in 3D Land it is just a second Jump button.
Cheesemeister
Member
Pyrokai said:
Yeah, that's what I said.
Pureauthor
Member
I'm honestly surprised Nintendo took as long as they did to hybridize 2D Marios with 3D gameplay like this.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm only on World 3-1 so far but the one thing I'm really amazed by is how Nintendo made this feel totally unlike any other previous Mario game. It's quite amazing.
Still finding the game incredibly easy but reading impressions on here it appears that will change.
Still finding the game incredibly easy but reading impressions on here it appears that will change.
evilromero
Member
Finally got the game today and got through world 1 and a few levels in world 2. My initial impressions are that I DON'T like the circle pad on the 3DS. This is my first time to really play the system and so far I can't stand the thing. It feels strange and awkward. On top of that I don't like how Mario controls because of that. It's not very accurate and I feel that sometimes he's not moving in the direction I want him to.
The game is pretty but man it doesn't conjure a lot of imagination. Just seems like what a fan remix of Mario 3 would be. Not bad of course. But not holding my attention very well either. I felt kind of like I was just playing to see if it got any better but ultimate got kind of bored and just put it down (also didn't like fussing with the 3D slider not knowing if it was at an optimal setting).
The game is pretty but man it doesn't conjure a lot of imagination. Just seems like what a fan remix of Mario 3 would be. Not bad of course. But not holding my attention very well either. I felt kind of like I was just playing to see if it got any better but ultimate got kind of bored and just put it down (also didn't like fussing with the 3D slider not knowing if it was at an optimal setting).
Cheesemeister said:
I guess I'm just dumb. I don't know what the distinction is between Y for run and X for attack when I thought they just allowed for running/holding an item. Unless you mean for fireballs or something. Yeah, that's probably what you meant. I'm stupid.
If so, let me just say: Wow. I don't know how you do it! When I play a Mario game with a run button, I have to make sure it's directly to the left (or diagonally up and to the left) of the button I'm using to jump. I could never use X to run and B to jump. It would have to be Yrun/Bjump or Xrun/Bjump. So if I used X to run in SMW, I could only use A to jump (which, in SMW's case, would be the spin-attack-jump). Just the way I wired my brain for Mario platformers.
Just beat the normal game and I have some questions about the stars on the save file.
1) Getting through the main game without seeing the white tanooki leaf was pretty easy, but what is the trigger to remove the sparkling effect? Is it not seeing the leaf or is it noy dying more than 5 times per level? If it's the former, does that mean I could potentially die more than 5 times in the special worlds and still keep the sparkling effect?
2) I remember something about rainbow stars. Was that just supposed to be the sparkling effect or is there a even more strict condition for it?
1) Getting through the main game without seeing the white tanooki leaf was pretty easy, but what is the trigger to remove the sparkling effect? Is it not seeing the leaf or is it noy dying more than 5 times per level? If it's the former, does that mean I could potentially die more than 5 times in the special worlds and still keep the sparkling effect?
2) I remember something about rainbow stars. Was that just supposed to be the sparkling effect or is there a even more strict condition for it?
UncleSporky
Member
It's probably not worth asking at this point as nobody really knows. Lots of people saying they did nothing wrong and don't have shiny stars, but others say they have shiny stars so it's definitely something that happens. Who knows.
This game has got me hooked in a way even the galaxy games didn't. I find myself going back to get all the star coins and I've never been a loot collecting kind of gamer. I think it has to do with being a portable game, the shorter levels, how easy it is to jump into a level and play without having to navigate any kind of hub world, and just how fun all the levels are. I've replayed a few just because they're so fun.