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[Regulus Tera]

The Tanuki suit is overpowered. I couldn't get past the balls of fire in the last stage by trying to play it normally. I stacked up on Tanuki suits and beat the level on my first try with Luigi. lol

Do I get anything from beating it as Mario too?

Did we play the same game?

I meant something along the lines of purple coin collecting. What we got is not the same thing.

 

[zigg]

I meant something along the lines of purple coin collecting. What we got is not the same thing.

I keep forgetting about those stages in SMG. I must be blacking them out.

Thankfully, not all the purple coin stages were atrocities!

 

[Agent Unknown]

I keep forgetting about those stages in SMG. I must be blacking them out.

Thankfully, not all the purple coin stages were atrocities!

Battlerock and Dreadnought purple coins were amazing missions to think of a few off the top of my head.

 

[zigg]

Battlerock and Dreadnought purple coins were amazing missions to think of a few off the top of my head.

Those were cool. I'm talking about BS like Honeyhive.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Beat it with Mario!


...now what?

 

[Agent Unknown]

Still need to beat World 8-Crown without Tanooki.

Those were cool. I'm talking about BS like Honeyhive.

Exactly.

Another purple coin mission that I really enjoyed was in the Sea Slide Galaxy. At first I thought, "Oh, open ended level with purple coins, this is gonna be dull." But the fact you have to get a lot of them by skillfully using the Bee Suit in between cloud hopping was really cool and actually expanded the level a bit.

Anyways, Green Stars in SMG 2 were such a huge improvement.

 

[Socreges]

Still need to beat World 8-Crown without Tanooki.

I want to repurchase 3DL just so I can do this again.

 

[zigg]

Beat it with Mario!

...now what?

Still need to beat World 8-Crown without Tanooki.

I still think it's easier without it. :lol

Another purple coin mission that I really enjoyed was in the Sea Slide Galaxy. At first I thought, "Oh, open ended level with purple coins, this is gonna be dull." But the fact you have to get a lot of them by skillfully using the Bee Suit in between cloud hopping was really cool and actually expanded the level a bit.

Having done that one a few times... I think that eventually, the pacing made it less than it could have been. It ended up somewhere in-between the searching-for-coins stars and the pure acrobatics stars.

 

[Regulus Tera]

http://i.imgur.com/z7Jqs.png

I beat it with Luigi first cause Luigi > Mario.

 

[Korosenai]

I just beat the game with five stars and beat the special level. What a blast.

Just wondering though, how do i get shiny stars? When i went back through with luigi, i beat all of the worlds without dying more than 4 times. Did i do something wrong?

 

[olimpia84]

I think you have to die less than 5 times with both Mario and Luigi

 

[Anteo]

Do not get a "Help box" (either the golden tanooki or the p-wing) in any stage before completing it at least once.

So, on your first run with mario, don't die more that 5 times in a given stage.

 

[Sleepy]

Running through the levels to get all the coins and yellow flags, but I have a few questions:

Do I have to get every coin in the secret world, too, or do I just need to hit all the regular levels?

Also, do I need to do every stage with Luigi? The reason I ask is that there is no confirmation on the world map that Luigi has completed the level.

Game is really great. I cannot wait until NSMB 2.

 

[Sagitario]

I beat it with Luigi first cause Luigi > Mario.

I beat it with Luigi first because it was harder.

 

[Anteo]

Running through the levels to get all the coins and yellow flags, but I have a few questions:

Do I have to get every coin in the secret world, too, or do I just need to hit all the regular levels?

Yes, every coin counts afaik.

Also, do I need to do every stage with Luigi? The reason I ask is that there is no confirmation on the world map that Luigi has completed the level.

Actually, there is, but I belive you have to beat all the secret levels and then beat bowser again in the regular worlds. After that, you will se a M and/or L in the screen. I can't remember where exactly in the screen but it was in a right down corner in one of the screens.

 

[Sleepy]

Actually, there is, but I belive you have to beat all the secret levels and then beat bowser again in the regular worlds. After that, you will se a M and/or L in the screen. I can't remember where exactly in the screen but it was in a right down corner in one of the screens.

I can see the "switch" button to change between Mario or Luigi (which you get for beating Bowser in the normal worlds), but it doesn't change when I scroll through the world, if I remember correctly. It's just weird to have it a condition of the game, but not let the player see all aspects of completion.

 

[radioheadrule83]

Also, do I need to do every stage with Luigi? The reason I ask is that there is no confirmation on the world map that Luigi has completed the level.

It appears on the top screen in the bottom right corner after you've beaten the game... I guess it might be after you get your second gold star or beat the

Spoiler

special worlds

, but I think I remember the icons being there almost immediately on beating world 8... see this image for help:

http://i.imgur.com/C6LuD.jpg

 

[BD1]

The final level is the first time in probably almost 10 years where I was ready to throw my 3DS across the room.

 

[Sleepy]

The final level is the first time in probably almost 10 years where I was ready to throw my 3DS across the room.

The 3DS hasn't been around for 10 years...

http://i.imgur.com/C6LuD.jpg

Thanks for the pic. Also, once you yellow flag with Mario, you don't have to yellow with Luigi, do you?

 

[radioheadrule83]

The 3DS hasn't been around for 10 years...

Thanks for the pic. Also, once you yellow flag with Mario, you don't have to yellow with Luigi, do you?

Nope, I've seen some people / sites say that you have to but you definitely don't, thankfully!

 

[Sleepy]

thankfully!

No shit...imagine the hell that would be...

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Cracked open this game three days ago, and today:

A few thoughts:

1) In a lot of ways, this was a better game to me than Galaxy. I loved that there were no bullshit objectives or anything -- it was just pure platforming. I wish Nintendo would do more of this sort of thing, actually.

2) Luigi is bullshit. Fucking bastard is just Mario, but harder to control. So, so stupid. Dunno why I played through the entire game again as him, but I did.

3) The game is sweeeet. I remember seeing the E3 demonstration of it last year and thought it'd be a pile of shit. I'm glad I was wrong.

 

[Tyeforce]

So a few weeks ago I discovered that there's a limit to the amount of Star Coins you can get via StreetPass, and that limit is...

Has anyone else here managed to reach 999 Star Coins yet? lol

 

[ghibli99]

2) Luigi is bullshit. Fucking bastard is just Mario, but harder to control. So, so stupid. Dunno why I played through the entire game again as him, but I did.

It took a stage or two to get used to him, just like the Galaxy games, but I thought he was fine. I didn't have any star coins to collect on my Luigi playthrough, so it was all just about getting to the end, and picking up the gold flags that I'd missed with Mario. I flew through the game pretty fast with Luigi!

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

It took a stage or two to get used to him, just like the Galaxy games, but I thought he was fine. I didn't have any star coins to collect on my Luigi playthrough, so it was all just about getting to the end, and picking up the gold flags that I'd missed with Mario. I flew through the game pretty fast with Luigi!

Same situation for me. But it just felt utterly unnecessary. It was just a clumsier way to play through the game, basically.

Despite that, I still enjoyed playing through the game again even under those circumstances.

 

[zigg]

Has anyone else here managed to reach 999 Star Coins yet? lol

I was shooting for that, but unfortunately, my copy's gone, so I have to start over...

 

[ghibli99]

Same situation for me. But it just felt utterly unnecessary. It was just a clumsier way to play through the game, basically.

Despite that, I still enjoyed playing through the game again even under those circumstances.

Yeah, I agree. I've said this before, but it sure would've been nice to have a different set of star medals to collect with Luigi. Maybe for SM3DL2.

 

[Christine]

So in 50+ tries at Special 8-Crown I managed to get to the second segment a grand total of three times. The third time, I manage to pass the second segment--I've already taken a hit, so I'm small Mario & I have no backup items. So I assume I'm gonna die and I just want to see as much of the level as possible on this run, but much to my surprise, I fly through the third and fourth segments like some sort of untouchable tiny demigod in overalls.

 

[Davey Cakes]

Luigi jumped higher than Mario, which made him different enough for me. Definitely helped in guaranteeing the gold flags that I'd missed.

 

[zroid]

haha yeah, Luigi is easy mode for gold flags. (easy mode for most things, actually)

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Luigi's just awesome period.

 

[Naeval]

I was impressed by Super Mario 3d Land. Better in everything to Super Mario Galaxy, and as inspired as Super Mario Galaxy 2, but now portable. One of the best games of the past year, but, being a portable games makes it invisible to win "Game of the Year" awards -_-

 

[jgkspsx]

This did a lot more for me than Galaxy, yeah. The press is bigoted against handhelds.

 

[the_painted_bird]

If this game gets a sequel then my life will be complete

 

[Darryl]

Wow, I had no idea that Luigi controlled differently. I was just randomly picking between the two.

 

[dock]

The street pass star coins are the worst. I thought I'd just 100%ed it, and I have 311, but a handful of those were street pass. :/ Makes the number somewhat worthless.

Looks like I need to unlock 8-crown next. There's a lot of crap I need to do to unlock that.

Okay, this can wait another few months

In all, this is possibly my favourite Mario game of all time. o_o; Never thought I'd say that.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

I really want to play the final level but don't want to put in the time to unlock it Is it worth it?

 

[ghibli99]

I really want to play the final level but don't want to put in the time to unlock it Is it worth it?

Totally. If you got all the star coins on your Mario playthrough, the Luigi one is a breeze.

 

[GimMick]

Me and my brother collected all the star coins in the game within 5 minutes of each other :lol (he won)

However I have one more star coin than him (310 vs 309).

Next, going for all the gold flags and all levels completion with both characters.

Great game definitely, better than I initially expected (even though the post-game is more like a hard-mode version of the first levels rather than new content). Wouldn't mind a sequel at all.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Is there anything after the S stages?

 

[ghibli99]

Is there anything after the S stages?

If you beat S8-Crown, you've seen it all.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

If you beat S8-Crown, you've seen it all.

Cool, thanks!

 

[Anteo]

Yesterday I was playing this game at home (I just got it back from a friend).
I missed it so much, I can't belive how replayable it is. I was playing like one hour before stopping, and I still have not beaten S8-Crown =/

 

[zigg]

I'm playing it again from the start myself, since I lost my first copy.

I still hate 3-1. :lol But the rest of the game is so much fun.

 

[DjRoomba]

I actually think final level is a little easier with luigi, due to his jumping ability. Have yet to finish it with Mario..

 

[Gambit]

If you beat S8-Crown, you've seen it all.

Sadly. This is one game where I would welcome new DLC-stages.

(Of course, a sequel would be even better)

 

[Kokonoe]

They should put this game as a digital download eventually. I'd rebuy it that way.

 

[ghibli99]

You guys are making me want to do another playthrough! I think I just might have to.

Sadly. This is one game where I would welcome new DLC-stages.

(Of course, a sequel would be even better)

Yeah, a sequel would be wonderful. I'm sure the team had a ton of other ideas that didn't make it into the final product. Gives me hope, anyway.

 

[watershed]

I just started playing this game again start to finish. It really is amazing. It might be my favorite mario game since 64. The galaxy games have a greater sense of spectacle but this game is just pure platforming goodness.

 

[Nocturnowl]

I was replaying this last month, I feel as if I could alternatively title the game Moreish Mario because it's so addicting with a "just one more stage" approach, there's something so inherently enjoyable about the game.