WORLD 6-1. HUNGRY LUMA´S HIDDEN PATH

MELTY MONSTER GALAXY

(GALAXIA MAGMA MONSTRUOSO)

THE MAGNIFICENT MAGMA SEA

(EL MAJESTUOSO MAR DE MAGMA)
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
The title reflects how the Galaxy is: Magma, magma, magma, and that is... Yeah, more magma. The main monsters are made of lava, and if you go to this Galaxy, you may probably end with a burned butt. The only thing you can do to get the Star is jumping, spinnning, using tornadoes,  and being really lucky, because the final phase is pure HELL! Just look at this image! You must advance through the rocks without being eaten by the Magma monsters.

However, this is one of my favourite missions. It is a good challenge, and it´s even more difficult that Bowser´s final Galaxy. 
ENEMIES
Ejem, ejem, magma, magma and more magma... Apart from the Octoombas, all the monsters are made of lava: Magmarghs, the ones from the Fleet Glide Galaxy) and Magmaws (the ones from the image above) are the main undefeatable enemies. 

THIS IS A MAGMARGH,                              AND THAT IS A MAGMAW

MY ADVICE
As I´ve said before, the last phase is the most difficult of the game. Don´t rush, because the Magmaws willburn you. Try to find a rock where you can stay and when there aren´t any enemies, start running. That planet is HELL! If you´re alive after that, congratulate you. 

A STROLL DOWN ROLLING LANE

(UNA PIEDRA EN EL CAMINO)
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
THIS IS THE WORST GALAXY IN THE WHOLE GAME!!!!! It is the greatest chellenge for Rock Mario. You will have to start rolling, and you will not stop until you get the Star... or you suicide (the second one is the most common thing...). Rock Mario advances really fast: the only thing you can do. Is to jump, and to move him.  I needed 39 minutes to complete this Galaxy. If you thought that the other Galaxy was bad, this is worse. Here you can get lots of Star Bits(until 9999, don´t ask me how I know that), you will get lots of 1-Ups, maybe to make up for all the times you will suicide. 

BREATH IN, MARIO. YOU´LL NEED IT...
ENEMIES
3 lonely Octoombas are trying to stop Rock Mario, but they will be smashed by the giant Rock... If you don´t suicide before reaching them. 

MY ADVICE
If you get the Star, celebrate it and don´t come back to this Galaxy again! No, just joking. Don´t move Rock Mario too much because he has gained a lot of speed. It is almost impossible to control Mario, and moving him a little bit can mean suiciding. 

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO! IT´S HILARIOUS!

THE CHIMP´S BOWLING CHALLENGE
(¡A POR PUNTOS! ¡BOLOS FUERA!) 
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
The Chimp´s back! And he has got a new challenge! This is the Chimp´s Bowling Alley. Now, instead of skating, you will need Rock Mario to destroy some enemies that seems like the bowls of the Alley. You must get 5000 points, and that´s difficult (due to the difficulty of controlling Rock Mario, and beacuse the perfect run is getting 5600 points!) I think this this is the most original Chimp´s Challenge. 

ENEMIES
The only enemies you´ll find are the Pinheads (they have a curious shape, don´t you think?) Each one you defeat will give you 100 points. You can only miss 6 of them if you want to get thte Star. 

PLEASE, DON´T STOMP MEEE!
MY ADVICE
You can´t step on the blue platforms. As in the previous Chip´s Challenges, you mustn´t rush because you can repeat the challenge all the times you want, but remeber that you can suicide yourself by falling on the dark zones. 

AN AWESOME GLITCH

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS!

FLASH BLACK GALAXY

(GALAXIA RUINAS Y CENTELLAS)

JUMPING AROUND IN THE DARK

(EL LABERINTO EN LA OSCURIDAD)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is a dark mansion. You will have to jump, walk and fly without knowing the path. Everything is in the darkness. You must walk in this dark maze with Yoshi. This mansion will be lightened from time to time by lightning that falls on the roof. That´s when you must go on if you don´t know the way. After collecting 5 Silver Stars in a dark planet, the Power Star will appear. 

ENEMIES

In this dark maze, there are Jack O´Goombas (Goombas with a pumpkin), Paragoombas, Flaptacks and... of course, Octoombas.

TRICK OR TREAT? DIE, MARIO, DIE!!

MY ADVICE

Before you start to run, wait for the lightning to make the path appear. Otherwise, you´ll fall to... Eh, somewhere,  I can´t see what it is because of the darkness. There is an interesting glitch. By doing this, you can arrive at the roof of the mansion. 

SLIMY SPRING GALAXY

(GALAXIA GRUTA ACUÁTICA)

THE DEEP SHELL WELL

(¡UN CHAPUZÓN CON UN CAPARAZÓN!)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is one of the worst Galaxies of the game (for me). I needed 1 hour to complete it. What you must do is swimming, and getting a shell to swim faster. You must get coins before you run out of air, and you die. I didn´t know what to do, so I failed in this mission lots of times. You can defeat the enemies to get coins, because there are no bubbles to recover air here. In the end. You must open a barrel, where Captain Toad is. He will give you this Power Star.

ENEMIES

There are lots of enemies: from Gringills, who can´t touch you, to Boos that die with the light from the shell. There are also enemies called Snoodles, and some Urchins, spiny enemies that will be chasing you. 

SNOODLE                                                                                                             BOO 

MY ADVICE

Don´t stop to kill the enemies oir you´ll run out of air. And over all, don´t thorw the shell away. It will make you swim faster, and you´ll need it to open the barrel where Captain Toad is. 

LUIGI CAN ALSO DO IT!!! ALTHOUGH THERE ARE BOOS, HE´S COMING HERE!

THE CHIMP´S COIN CHALLENGE

(¡A POR PUNTOS! ¡UN CHAPUZÓN CON CAPARAZÓN!)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is the Chimp´s last Galaxy (YES!!) He has a new challenge. What you must do is clearing the Galaxy again, but you must obtain 10000 points by defeating enemies. Each coin and each enemy will give you 100 points and the coins will help you to recover your air. The 1-Up mushrooms will give you 1000 points, and the Star Bits will give you only 10 points. This is the easiest Chimp´s challenge, although you still lose lifes if you don´t get that points in 120 seconds.

ENEMIES

The same as in the previous mission: Snoodles, Boos, a Paragoomba, and that Urchins. 

URCHIN

MY ADVICE

Before using the Star Ring to access to the second phase, you can fall to a solid surface, get a 1-Up mushroom (1000 points and keep going). You can press Z to stop moving, so it´s easier to kill the enemies. Do you want to know the highscore for this level?

 

WORLD 5-2. THE DEADLY BOSS TRIO

FLEET GLIDE GALAXY

(GALAXIA DESCENSO TORTUOSO) 

FLUZZARD´S WILD BATTLEFIELD GLIDE

(SOBREVOLANDO EL CAMPO DE BATALLA)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

Fluzzard´s back!!! And after feeding a really Hungry Luma with thousands of Star Bits, we´re arriving at a Galaxy with plenty of monsters, but with really good graphs. Mario must glide before all the battlefield crashes. It is a freaking difficult Galaxy, because Fluzzard´s controls are really difficult. It is easy to kill yourself by stomping on the walls, so the 6-Energy mushroom is useless.

ENEMIES

Whoaaaa... Bill Banzais, Magmarghs, Thwomps... A lot of huge, difficult and undefeatable enemies.

MY ADVICE

Don´t rush, and go through the Star Bits path. I think it is important to try some times, because it is impossible to clear this the first time and collecting the Comet Medal. However, there are some stupid fails. 

FASTEST FEATHERS IN THE GALAXY

(EL GUACAPLANO MÁS RÁPIDO DE LA GALAXIA)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

Another Fluzzard´s race. This time there is only one bird to beat, but this bird is extremely fast. The Galaxy is the same as the previous one, but now you have to run, run and glide to the goal!!

ENEMIES

Magmarghs, Thwomps and Bill Banazis... Oh, yes. And the walls that will kill Fluzzard. 

MY ADVICE

Did I say RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN!!!!? This bird is extremely difficult. To be sure that you beat him, you must reach the goal with 1 minute and no more than 10 seconds. This reminds me to the races against the Boos in Super Mario Galaxy. But that was easier. You didn´t have that fragile Fluzzard with you. 

NOW YOU MISS ME, MARIO?? 

SLIPSAND GALAXY

(GALAXIA ARENAS ARRIESGADAS)

SQUIZZARD´S SANDY SINKHOLE

(LAS ARENAS DE LA PERDICIÓN)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

Welcome to the desert, where the sand will be pushing you, so you won´t have chance to move. You must try not to be smashed, in fact, thaere are lots of ways to die like this. One block smash, double block smash, dodged smash... Ok, sorry for discouraging you. The last phase before the boss is worst than the worse Galaxy of the game. Do you remember the slide in Tall Trunk Galaxy?

Well, this is worst. You must avoid the rocks while going down without seeeing anyhing.That rocks can smash you. Somebody helps me?

ENEMIES

That rocks are called Rhomps, and they can smash you like the Whomps, or the Thwomps. There are also monsters called Pokeys, and some flying monsters called Cluckbooms.

POKEY                                                                                                                        CLUCKBOOM

SQUIZZARD (BOSS)

This sand monster is the boss of this Galaxy. He will be throwing you some spiny balls that will make you lose 1 HP if you touch them. You must throw many fireballs (because Fire Mario is essential for this fight, altough the Power-Up disappears in 20 seconds) into his mouth when he opens it. When you hit it twice he will have some cannons to help him killing you. And if you are too slow in the fireballs, he will cover his mouth and you will have to start all over again.

MY ADVICE

Destoy the cannons before hitting Squizzard the last time. And move, becaues if you don´t do it, the sand will throw you to this mouth and you´ll lose 1 HP.

SAILING THE SANDY SEAS
(CRUCERO PELIGROSO POR EL MAR ARENOSO)
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
The challenge continues. Now you must sail though a dangerous sea on a sandy fragile boat. This boat will be disappearing every time you face an obstacle. So you must move through the boat to avoid sinking... But the real trouble are the enemies. 

MARIO, GET READY. THIS IS GONNA BE TOUGH!
ENEMIES
Before reaching the ship, you must walk through lots of fireballs.
The Kameks, or Magikoopas, can make part of the ship disappear by throwing fireballs to it. And the last enemy, the Chomp, will be rolling though the screen, and he won´t stop until he kills you. He keeps there when the ship sinks. He´s really STUBBORN!

JUST LOOK AT HIS EYES. THIS ENEMY IS PURE EVIL!!!
MY ADVICE
There are coins and Star Bits telling you where to place. So follow the game´s instructions. Another advice: wait until the Kameks are on the ship to spin and kill them so they don´t disturb anymore.

HOWEVER, I PREFER TO ATTACK MARIO FROM VERY FAR AWAY, SO HE CAN´T KILL ME. KE, JE, JE!!

SHIVERBURN GALAXY

(GALAXIA LLAMAS ESCALOFRIANTES)

PRINCE PIKANTE´S PEPPERY MOOD

(EL ESCALOFRIANTE CHIQUIPULPO)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is a fire and ice Galaxy. You will have to advance through lava planets, full of lava lakes, dangerous volcanoes, and some ice will appear if you press a button. You must keep going and kill the numerous Octoombas that appear in this Galaxy. One curiosity: there are aliens here... You´ll find out more if you keep reading. 

ENEMIES

There are lots of Octoombas, and some enemies called Octopuses (they are great Octoombas who throw you lava balls and coconuts).  There are also some generators that create electricity, that can buzz you. As it may seem, Octoombas are the main enemies in this Galaxy. And the final boss proves that theory...

THESE OCTOPUSES (AND THE ELECTRIC GENERATORS) WILL BE BACK IN THE GREATEST CHALLENGE OF THIS GAME!

PRINCE PIKANTE (BOSS)

This is the Supreme Boss of Octoombas, and he is always in his vehicle. You must try not to be hit by the wheels, and hit him with the coconuts he´s throwing to you, but you can give them back to him, like with the Octopuses. He can throw lava balls, make lava lakes around you, but if you hit him 3 times, you defeat the Octoomba Prince. 

MY ADVICE
Be careful when you spin to hit the coconuts: As the ground is made of ice, you can start skating and suiciding, even if you tried to hit and Octopus.

THE ALIENS
When you land at Shiverburn Galaxy, use the camera to look around. You´ll see that there are some aliens over a cliff. 
 
There they are. They are watching Mario, so if you feel you´re being observed is because of them. I think it was a good idea to include this kind of details, There are lots of hypothesis about how the aliens have reached this Galaxy, and it is an interesting debate, just like Luigi´s Suicide in Luigi´s Mansion. 

Have you seen that shadow? It´s Luigi´s body!

THE CHIMP´S ULTIMATE SKATING CHALLENGE
(¡A MÁS INFLONES, MÁS PATADONES)
HOW IS THIS GALAXY
This is a hidden Star in the Prince Pikante´s mission. After freezing the first planet by pressing a button, you´ll find a green pipe near a Star Ring. Get into the Pipe and the Chimp will tell you to do the Skating Challenge again (do you remember the Freezy Flake Galaxy in World 3?), but now it will be even more difficult. You have 40 seconds to get 600 points. I still don´t know how could I get through that horrendous challenge, and get the Star. 
 
ENEMIES
The Octoombas will try to stop you before you reach the pipe. In the challenge, you´ll face many Gummits (hitting the green ones will give you 10 points, the golden ones have a value of 50 points, and the Spiky Gummits will stop you).

MY ADVICE
Try, try and try. The only advice I can give you is to try hard until you get it. I got 600 points exactly, so I was pleased about it. However, you can learn where are the Gummits you need to hit, because the sequence is repeated every time you try this challenge. 

BOWSER JR´S BOOM BUNKER

(TORRETA ATRONADORA DE BOWSY)

BOWSER JR´S BOOMSDAY MACHINE

(EL BASTIÓN BOMBARDERO DE BOWSY)

HOW IS THIS GALAXY

This is the final battle against Bowser Jr. Mario must defeat him if he wants to reach Bowser and save the world (again). You arrive at a planet where you can see the remains from Megahammer. You must use the cannons to advance through this Galaxy, but remeber to be accurate. In the last phase, you will get a Cloud Power-Up, that is needed to defeat Bowser Jr´s last toy. 

ENEMIES
Megahammer can still throw Bullet Bills to detroy you. There are also Mines and 2 stubborn Boomerang Brothers.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? YOU CAN AVOID OUR BOOMERANGS BY BENDING YOURSLEF! DON´T TELL MARIO!

BOWSER JR´S BOOMSDAY MACHINE (BOSS)
This is the last Bowser Jr´s toy. It is a tower that can throw electric balls to you. It can attract Mario´s clouds and it has fire chains next to it. To destroy the tower, use the clouds to climb to the cabine and do a Bomb Jump. Do it again and Bowser Jr´s will use his last trick: THE TOWER WILL TURN INTO A TANK! Now it will be more difficult, because the tank will be moving. But if you believe you can do it, you will hit the cabine again and you will throw Bowser Jr away, and you´ll have access to Bowser´s World.

MY ADVICE
Remember that there are clouds in the battle, so don´t be sad if you lose your Cloud Power-Up. Be accurate with the cannons, because 1 cm can mean DEATH! But Bowser Jr isn´t relly hard... NOW. 

THIS ISN´T OVER, MARIO!! THE COMET WILL BE YOUR EEEEEEND!!!
And he´s right, but we will talk about that another day.