This level cannot be accessed until the player has obtained all five. This is the final level, and by far the most difficult to unlock. In order to access World Crown, you'll need to. W8-Castle REQUIRES 90 MEDALS A, B, cSuper Mario 3D World's final bonus level is also the game's most elusive unlockable. The warp route will have a total of just over 100 medals, this is to make alternative routes if you lose a certain powerup.įor example W2-3 (8-bit sprite stage) medals A & C are worth it if you have the Tanooki powerup to spin the wooden gears.Ī warpless route will have a different Star Medal route since you are not skipping the non-optional stages.Ĭurrent Any% with Warps route: Uses 1-2 Warp to World 2 and 4-2 Warp to World 5 W8-Final None needed, last stage REQUIRES 100 MEDALS W8-4 A, B, possibly C if the skip doesn't work W8-3 Optional Stage I skipped because I am near the end of the game. Get medal B, don't forget to LJ during the spiky boulder chase sequence. W7-3 optional stage, A, C use Long jump + flutter combo at Fire P PLant W7-2 A, B, C (collect fire flower for safe 2nd half to keep Tail) W6-4 A, B, C (Use regular flutter on C) Music beat stage. W5-2 A, C (B if you have Fire in reserve) Zelda Stage
W3-5 AUTOSCROLLER, Optional Course I skipped this one W3-4 A, LJ flutter shorcut Maybe C as it takes a while for the flying ? box to reach the s The Golden Flag doesn't affect the actual gameplay progress much compared to the Star Medals which are fully required to complete the game. The easiest way of calling it an 100% for this game is clearing S8-Castle then W8- Final Castle to show a picture of Peach wearing the Tanooki Suit. Some players think an 100% run on DKC R is clearing 9-1 and obtaining the Mirror Trophy. I still haven't got every single star medal so I do not think you get a star on the file for collecting every single one, remember Donkey Kong Country Returns: not only it had Mirror Mode to increase the % but also Time Attack. wow that nearly makes the game nearly as twice as long. Tanooki reduces the chances of screwing up the most important jumps.īut Luigi, required to clear every stage as well. The Gold Flag although is a small extra task, messing it up means re-doing the entire course again. The Mario/Luigi check appears after clearing W8-Castle the moment after the Tanooki Toads find a photo of Bowser kidnapping the princess again. But the number of required Star Medals to at least reach the ending is 100 (33 stages x 3 medals = 99) That's 34 stages minimum, not counting the Pink Mystery Box Stages, that is if you can reach World 8 just as fast as the past 2D games. There is a warp on one of the stages in World 4 that takes you to World 5. I will stick to regular jumping for SS runs and only use LJ if it's straight and safe. The Long Jump I rarely use because you cannot adjust the direction/position like in the past 3D games, and the increased speed compared to the Past 3D games is very little this time. The bosses have the 3 hit rule like New Super Mario Bros Wii making speed kills with Fireball spam not possible. The fireflower is underused in this game. The tail enables Mario to contact items, such as the star coin on 8-5 or 8-6 without having to wait for the platform to fall down. The Tanooki powerup is a must have in almost anywhere, longer long jumps, multiple wall jumps (look at W7-1) The game is very speed running friendly than SMG1/2 due to the fast paced stages.
But I'm here now since I've completed regular World 8 and just unlocked Luigi. I was avoiding this page to avoid spoilers.