WORLD 4-2. SPRING MARIO AND THE LAVA GAUNTLETS

STARSHINE BEACH GALAXY

(GALAXIA ARENAS BLANCAS) 

SURF, SAND, AND SILVER STARS

(SOL, PLAYA Y ESTRELLAS DE PLATA)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This reminds me a lot of Super Mario Sunshine. It is a huge beach where someone has hidden 5 Silver Stars. I think it is a Galaxy to have fun, because there are plenty of coins, secrets, and Yoshi´s Power-Ups (the only missing one is the Bulb Berry). This is one of the best Galaxies of the game. And you can take quite good photos...

Don´t you think so? Just relax, surf and don´t rush.

ENEMIES
Although this is a relaxing Galaxy, there are lots of enemies. Maybe they also want to have some holidays in these Galaxy. You will fine lots osf species, such as Petaris (hidden enemies), Lakitus and Spinies, Twirlips, Goombas, Skeeters, Bloopers (like Squidward), Urchins, Crabs, Cheep Cheeps, Gringills... (I think I should stop, no?) 

I´M A PETARI. SORRY, BUT IT´S ALL BOOKED IN THE STARSHINE BEACH GALAXY. PLEASE COME NEXT YEAR!
MY ADVICE
Explore. I know I may be repetitive, but do it. You will discover things you hadn´t imagine. This is a huge Galaxy. So, explore, try to find 1- Up mushrooms, and have fun. Becuse it has been difficult to make up to here. 

BUT REMEMBER TO COLLECT THE SILVER STARS!!!

CLIMBING THE CLOUDY TOWER
(¡SUBE A LA TORRE DE LAS NUBES!) 
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
This Galaxy is the same as the previous one. But there are some differences: Firstly, there are some creatures called the Piantas (Super Mario Sunshine). They can throw you away, because they are trying to get stronger. You must climb to a tower (well, the entrance is underwater) and make a Cloud Power- Up appear. With this Power-Up it will be much easier to get the Star that is over the second tower. 

ENEMIES
The enemies don´t want to leave this beach. Excapt the Lakitus and Spinies, they are the same enemies (well, and the Water Shooters) that in the first Star. The water is also an enemy, because it can make your Cloud Power-Up disappear.

But you can use this ships to move without losing your Cloud Power-Up.

MY ADVICE 
Use these green ships, because if not, it will be really difficult to get the Star. I needed 27 minutes... to know how to use that ships. However, you can do this:

CHOMPWORKS GALAXY

(GALAXIA FUNDICIÓN CHOMP) 

WHERE THE CHOMPS ARE MADE OF GOLD

(EL GUÍA DE LA FUNDICIÓN) 

HOW IS THIS GALAAXY

Well. After relaxing in the Super Mario Sunshine Beach, you will have to work with the Gearmos. 

Yes, that robots. What you will have to do is to guide the Chomps to the hole with the Chomp symbol. When one Chomp lands there a Star Ring will appear so you can go to the next phase. And why the Galaxy is titled like that? Because the last Chomp is made of gold. 

But don´t be as stupid as the Gearmo, who try to stop them by hitting against them!

ENEMIES

The Chomps are the main enemies! However, you´ll have to guide them to reach the next phase.  Appart from them, Octoombas, Goombeetles, they are the classic enemies. 

MY ADVICE

Don´t try to kill the Octoombas or the Goombeetles. It will be funnier if the Chomps do it instead of you. Appart from that, my advice is to do a Reverse Jump (Z and then A) to avoid hitting that huge Chomps. 

SPRING INTO THE CHOMPWORKS 
(CHOMP RODANDO Y MARIO BOTANDO)
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
NOOOOOO! The worst Mario Power-Up is back! Spring Mario will be the proagonist Power-Up of this Galaxy. You will have to bounce avoiding that freaking Chomps. The last phase looks like the Tower of World 1 (Every planet has its price), but now jumping is more difficult, because it´s incredibly difficult to control Spring Mario.

SPRING MARIO

Basically, it is Mario in a dock. It is not an original Power-Up, and it is impossible to control. The only thing that it can do is to bounce by pressing A. And it is easy to go out from the path. So remember, if you get the Spring Power-Up, you will probably end... UAAAAAAAH!

ENEMIES
Again, the freaking Chomps. NOOOOO! 


Ah, yeah and this guy.
I CAN DEFEAT MARIO. THE SPRING POWER-UP IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL!

MY ADVICE
Start pressing A every time you land. This will give you a good rhythm and it will be more difficult to go out from the path. 

YEAH.This Power-Up is unbelievable. Even for the Lumas. 
Thank you, Miyamoto, for not including it in more Galaxies.

BOWSER´S GRAVITY GAUNTLET

(FORTALEZA FULMINANTE DE BOWSER)

BREAKING INTO BOWSER´S CASTLE

(SANGRE FRÍA EN LA FORTALEZA DE FUEGO)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

For the Spanish readers, it will be easy to understand the title of the Galaxy. You must be calmed and do not rush. A bad jump or even one second can make Mario die. The gravity is crazy here. You must go up, down, underwater. This Galaxy, from my point of view, really deserves to be a Bowser´s Galaxy. It has everything, but the final boss isn´t really hard.

  

ENEMIES

As in the other Bowser´s Galaxy, there are tons of enemies. Whomps (in the upper photo), Magikoopas, Goombas, Dry Bones, and the worst one:

LAVA!!!!!!!

KAMEK/ MAGIKOOPA (THE BEST BOWSER´S MINION)

OK, the last image may be from Super Mario Galaxy, but Magikoopa is a great Bowser´s Minion, so he deserves a good death, and the best image of him in the Galactic saga in this blog.

BOWSER (BOSS)

What´s up, Bowser? Honestly, I expected more from this battle. Bowser keeps being so easy to killl, but he has new tricks, like his improved punch. his renewed meteorites and... Well, I thought he would have three things. It os not a very difficult boss, but it can plant a huge battle. 

MY ADVICE
Get a 6-point mushroom if you can. Bowser is not a difficult boss, but don´t let your guard down. Appart from that, be careful with the gravity: It is the worst enemy of the game. 

WORLD 2-2. SKATING, SWIMMING AND FLYING

HONEYBLOOM GALAXY 

(GALAXIA FLORIFLOR)

BUMBLE BEGINNINGS

(¡LAS MIELES DE MARIO!) 

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

You will unlock this Galaxy after feeding a Hungry Luma that will ask you for a lot of Star Bits.

When you arrive here, some bees will tell you that they are looking for a Star. You will have a new Power-Up to reach that Star: Bee Mario. You must keep flying to advance through the Galaxy, avoiding the enemies. There are only two Galaxies where you will need a Bee mushroom. This is one of them.

BEE MARIO

This is a new Power-Up, that will allow you to keep flying for a short period of time. Then, you will need to land or to get a coin to recover before starting flying again. This Power- Up disappears when you touch water or you get hit by an enemy.

 

ENEMIES

Do you remember that in the Hightail Falls and in the Wild Glide Galaxy there were not enemies? Well, here there are lots of them: from Fuzzies, classic black spots that have appeared in every Mario game, to Choppahs, flying monsters that are impossible to defeat by jumping on them or spining. There are Goombas and Venus Piranha plants, plants that will trap you if you spend too much time resting on them. 

CHOPPAH                                                                                                                       FUZZY

MY ADVICE

Wait until the Choppahs are down before jumping. If not, you can die because of them. 

There is one phases in which the are cherries that will give you more time to fly if you hit against them.

THE SECRET WALL JUMP

(LA ESCALADA SECRETA HACIA LA ESTRELLA)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is a hidden Star in the Honeybloom Galaxy. You must go up by jumping from one wall to another, until you reach a small lake with the Power Star. It does not take a great time to get this Star (I did it in 40 seconds).

ENEMIES

Before that wall, you will find two lonely Goombas, that will want to kill you.

MY ADVICE

Well, this Star is easy to get, but you will have to explore the Galaxy to discover that there is a Star in that place.

Just by exploring the Galaxy, (although this may bring some terrible deaths).

COSMIC COVE GALAXY 

(GALAXIA GRUTA GÉLIDA)

TWIN FALLS HIDEAWAY

(EL MISTERIO DE LAS CASCADAS GEMELAS)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

You will face a penguin that also appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, and he tells you that everyone is swimming. You will have to enter in the water and to keep going without losing all your air, until you arrive to a Tower that has a button that can freeze all the planet. You must do the wall jump in two freezed walls to reach the Star.

                        

This are all the type of penguins that you can find in this Galaxy.

ENEMIES

In this Galaxy you will find 1 Koopa, some fishes called Cheep Cheeps, some Skeeters and 1 Porcu-Puffer. There are a lot of underwater enemies.

SKEETER                                                                                     PORCU PUFFER

MY ADVICE

After defeating the Koopa that is in the beach, don´t throw his shell away. Grab it and get into the water with it. It will help you to go faster underwater, and it will kill some enemies, too. 

EXPLORING THE COSMIC CAVERN

(EXPEDICIÓN EN LA GRUTA GÉLIDA)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

When you arrive you see that a Luma is trapped and you must find the key to free him. You must keep going over the ice and underwater , without losing your air, until you find the key to free him. He will seand you to a planet full of enemies that you must defeat, so the planet gets covered by the water and you can get the Star, that is over the water.

ENEMIES

Here you will find mines, that you can destroy by throwing Star Bits to them, Goombas, Lil´Brs(they can freeze you  if you touch them) and huge monsters called Gringills, they can make you lose 1 HP.

GRINGILL                                                                                                                 LIL ´BR

MY ADVICE

Get all the coins you can, because if you lose your air you die. You can also get bubbles to recover. Spin to swim faster. That is something that will surely help. 

CATCH THAT STAR BUNNY

(¡ATRAPA AL CONEJO ESTELAR!) 

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is a hidden Star in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy. You will have to give 15 coins to a Hungry Luma (what I call Thieve Lumas), to unlock this planet. It has a black hole in the center, so it´s better to avoid falling there. Here you will have to chase a Star Bunny until you trap him, so he gives you that hidden Power Star. 

ENEMIES

To stop you and to make more difficult to catch the Star Bunny, there are many Skeeters throughout the planet, BUT you can freeze them so they don´t disturb you anymore.

MY ADVICE

When you arrive at the planet, there is a blue button that can freeze the planet. The Skeeters will not disturb you for a short period of time. Start skating (you will go faster) and catch that fast Bunny. He will give you that Power Star. But be careful. If you go extremely fast, you will suicide.

BOWSER´S LAVA LAIR

(CIUDADELA CALDERA DE BOWSER)

BOWSER´S BIG LAVA POWER PARTY

(LA GUARIDA DE LAVA DE BOWSER)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is the first Bowser´s battle of the game. You will have to keep going through this Galaxy, with plenty of enemies, and to open huge doors by doing Bomb jumps on meteorites. It is a very good Galaxy, where you can find a wide variety of enemies, and also the Toad Brigade. Advance through this crazy Galaxy full of dangers, enemies, and, of course, lava. 

ENEMIES

Dry Bones, Hammer Bros (special tutles that throw hammers), Whomps (they can kill you by smashing you), Bowser´s electric statues, that throw electric radiation, flames ... They are only some of the enemies that are waiting for you here. 

 

BOWSER 1 (BOSS)

He is the final boss of World 2. You get to him after destroying a locker with meteorites. You must avoid Bowser´s punch and  flame and hit him with meteorites, that fall on the planet,  4 times to defeat him. You only have one opportunity of hitting him, before the self-destruction of the meteorites. After defeating Bowser, he will escape and you will have a Maxi Star.

He is not really difficult to defeat, but you will have to battle him again in another Galaxy.

MY ADVICE

Avoid to be smashed by the Whomps, and practise doing BOMB JUMPS on the meteorites. You will have to learn it for the final battle.