Mini Castle World 7

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Super Mario Bros 3: I cannot figure out how to pass level seven's mini castle. I have jumped on the "p" and entered the white door that appears, but I just keep going around in circles until time runs out. Can someone help me?

[[N]eto]

Would this be Fortress #1 or Fortress #2?

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I am talking about the castle which has a bunch of bricks, right after you pass level four.

[[N]eto]

If you have a Raccoon Leaf in your inventory, I recommend using it prior to starting this level. Doing so will save you much time.

This is one of the hardest levels of the game, and you may be reading my guide just for this single level. Before I begin explaining how to beat this level, you must know that you will need to be able to fly. I highly recommend using either a Raccoon Leaf, Tanooki Suit, or a P-Wing prior to entering the level. If you do not have one of those items, relax; there is a Tanooki suit that you can get within the level. The paragraph below will explain how to get the Tanooki Suit. If, and only if you are Raccoon Mario, Tanooki Mario, or P-Wing Mario, then skip the paragraph below.

To get the Tanooki suit, you must be able to break bricks, so therefore, you must be big. If you are not big, then you can get a powerup by doing this: [to get the powerup, go right down the brick staircase, go a little farther, and up another brick staircase. Go in the doorway, then go to right into another staircase. To the right, jump over the lava pit, and land on the platform with the question mark blocks above. Jump on top of the question mark blocks, then jump to the left into the caged area with the single question mark block. Hit the single question mark block for the powerup. Get the powerup, then reverse your steps so that you end up where you begun. You should now be big, and able to break bricks. If you are not already there (you should be), then get into the room made completely of bricks. In the middle of this room, there is a 5×3 brick formation with two blocks to the left of it. In the 5×3 brick area, there is a hidden P-Switch in the fourth brick of the top row. So, stand underneath the fourth row, and jump up three times to reveal the P-Switch. Jump up so that you are standing next to the P-Switch. As soon as you hit the P-Switch, all the bricks that make up the walls, ground, and ceiling will turn into coins; in fact, everything will turn into coins except for the two blocks to the left, and the block that contained the P-Switch. Now, hit the P-Switch, but don't drop down for the coins! Instead, jump to the right onto the set of two blocks, and go into the door that will appear due to the P-Switch. Now, go to the right and go into the veritcal pipe sticking out of the ground. You'll drop down and get 11 coins. Hit the giant P-Switch, and grab the Tanooki Suit. Now go into the pipe at the right, and then go into the horizontal pipe. Drop to the bottom right of this next room, and go in the doorway. Now go to the right, and go into the first doorway that you'll come across.

Now that you have the ability to fly (either a Tanooki Suit, Raccoon Leaf, or P-Wing), go to the right and go in the doorway at the right side of the screen (this will seem redundant if you followed the second paragraph). I the new room, go to the left past a white stretch. Little do you know, there is a pipe hanging down from the ceiling of this room. To get to this pipe, get a running start and fly up in the air, then go into the pipe by pressing up.

Go to the right, and (finally) you will be faced with Boom-Boom. Defeat Boom-Boom by bashing him on the head three times. When he is defeated, he will drop a Question Mark Ball. Touch the Question Mark Ball to finish the level.

[Nick Hyral]

Okay.. I love Mario Bros three so here is what you do. When you hit that "P" switch in the room with all the blocks. They will become coins. If you look above on the stone blocks that are beside the "P" switch a door that is hard to see will appear. Enter it and go down the pipe you will get the Tanooki suit. Now take the pipe down and you will be in the room with the lava. Take it to get to the long hall way. Run left to get a good amount of speed going so you can fly. Fly up and to your left to find a pipe leading to the mini koopa guarding the sphere at the castle's end.

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Thanks for your help! I was going a little crazy trying to figure this out!

[[N]eto]

To the right is a descending staircase followed by a lava pit and a huge pipe. Don't drop down the staircase. Instead, on the flat surface, get a running start and leap onto the pipe when the Pirahna isn't sticking out. Jump over another lava pit and land on another, much smaller, pipe. A Boo Diddly is above you, so avoid him. Watch out for the Rotodisc that rotates. Jump over the lava pit onto a skinny pillar, then over yet another lava pit onto another pipe. You should notice two bricks to the right. Stand on the right edge of the floor and jump up to hit the left brick. If done correctly, a Starman will appear. Grab the Starman. Use the remaining brick to jump across the lava pit and onto the pipe. Use the pipe that you are on now to jump onto a very tall pipe to the right. Jump over the next lava pit and land on a very tiny pipe. This part is very hard: the safe thing to do is just jump onto the pipe and let the Thwomp piledrive you, but the way to not get hurt is to jump and land on the left edge of the pipe. However you do it, get past the Thwomp and jump across another lava pit onto a high pipe. Drop onto the floor and advance ontop of another pipe. A Boo Diddly awaits, so look at him as often as you can to make him immobile. Now jump across the lava gap, and land on the set of five pipes. Avoid the two Pirahnas that'll rise from the middle and leftmost pipes, then walk onto the rightmost pipe. Jump across another pit of lava. This next part is also pretty hard: you will have to wait for the right time to jump in between the two pipes, or the Pirahnas will get you. Once past the Pirahnas, jump over two more pits of lava and hit the question mark block to reveal a powerup. Grab the powerup, then jump over another huge lava pit. This next part isn't too hard: To get past the Thwomp, quickly jump through his "pile drive lane." If you do it fast enough, the Thwomp will miss you. To get onto the large pipe, you will have to use the pipe that the Thwomp slams onto. Once ontop of the large pipe, a Boo Diddly will come at you, so look at him as often as you can. Jump over another pit, and you'll see another Boo Diddly to the right. Now jump over another lava pit and land on the tile blocks. You will now have to get into the pipe below you. To do it, jump to the right side of the tile blocks, and quickly hold left to sway back onto the pipe. Now, go into the pipe.

In the new room, head right and you will come to a low hanging steel wall guarded by two Dry Bones, and a Rotodisc. Wait for the Dry Bones to walk far enough to the left, then run under the low haning steel wall, you'll have to duckslide if you are currently big. This next part I find very hard: there is another low hanging steel wall guarded by a Rotodisc and a Thwomp. Press yourself against the steel wall to lure the Thwomp down for an attack. As the Thwomp takes time to reset, go underneath the steel wall. Once past the second steel wall, climb the staircase, and advance to the right. When the platform ends, drop down for the fight with Boom-Boom.

Bash Boom-Boom on the head 3 times, or blast him with 5 fireballs, or smack him with 1 hammer to kill him. Once he is dead, grab the Question Mark Ball that he will drop. This action will end the level.

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No problem. Nick and I are here to help. :)