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Shifting Sand Land- In the basement; take a left at the fire painting and follow the hallway to a dead-end. The course is in the wall.
1. In the Talons of the Big Bird- Make a left at the grayish stone structure and jump your way across the platforms with the giant blocks rolling around. Once on the other side of the quicksand pit, get on top of the red pillar that's closest to the water. Once the vulture flies closer, jump on him and the star will be easily accessed.
2. Shining Atop the Pyramid- Once again, go back to the area that went to for the 1st star and this time go to the pyramid entrance. Turn right at it and go up and around as the ledge gets thinner all the way to the end where the star is sitting.
3. Inside the Ancient Pyramid- This time go inside the pyramid. All you have to do is climb to the very top and star is there.
4. Stand Tall on the Four Pillars- Your objective here is just to stand on each of the 4 pillars surrounding the pyramid. You can use either the Wing Cap or the shell to do this. When you stand on the last pillar, the top of the pyramid should explode. Use the warp under the tree near the water to warp to the platform where the cannon is. Get the Wing Cap and jump into the cannon. Shoot yourself towards the sun, and fly towards the pyramid. As soon as your shadow appears on the hole in the roof of the pyramid, press Z to land. When you land inside the pyramid, an elevator will start descending. It will stop right in front of a hole in a wall. Go inside and follow the passage into a big room. Jump on the bricks and they should turn into hand monsters. To defeat them, just hit them when they open their eyes. When they're beaten, the star will appear on the stone shrine.
5. Free Flying for 8 Red Coins-
1. First turn around at the starting point and run in that direction. The path gets thinner and thinner as the hill and the quicksand come closer together, but the 1st red coin should be at the very end.
2. Inside the breakable box in the gray stone monument.
3. At the edge of an ornate path where the giant rolling blocks are.
4. In the water.
5,6,7+8. Get the Wing Cap 1st, and then shoot yourself out of the cannon. The red coins are floating near all 4 corners of the pyramid.
6. Pyramid Puzzle- Go inside the pyramid and go all the way to the 2nd platform from the top. Once there, jump off the ledge to the right, and you should land on a small platform and get a gold coin. A number should appear when you get it, then jump off to the left and get the next coin, and then jump off to the right for the 3rd one. Then, jump off into the river of quicksand and follow it downstream for the next 2 coins. At the end of the river should be where the star appears.

Dire, Dire Docks- Located in the wall of water in the big star door in the basement entryway.
1. Board Bowser's Sub- Swim towards the bottom of the pool and locate a passage in the wall in the pool. Swim through that passage and you'll end up in another big area. Swim up to the surface and jump onto the platform lining the wall. Step on the ! button and climb up the block steps onto the submarine. Make a right and you'll find the star at the end of the submarine.
2. Chests in the Current- Swim to the bottom of the pool and open the treasure chest nearest to the clam. Then open the other 2 by going counter-clockwise from the 1st one. The last one is near the whirlpool. Once you open that one, the star will appear nearby.
3. Pole-Jumping for Red Coins-
1. Swim to the 2nd pool area, and jump onto the platform against the wall. Step on the ! Switch and turn around. There should be some steps out of blocks. Climb up to the platform above and get the 1st red coin.
2+3. Jump onto the pole on the right and get the 2 red coins.
4. The coin is at the end of the end platform of that pole.
5. Head back to the starting point and jump onto the other pole to get to the blue star shadow platform. Then jump onto the pole on the left and then get off on the platform with the blue coin block. Jump onto the platform towards the front and get the red coin on the corner platform.
6. Go back to the star shadow platform and jump onto the front pole. From there, jump onto the pole to the left and ride it to the end for the next red coin.
7+8. Jump onto the other pole towards the front that's behind the red bars and get the last 2 red coins.
4. Through the Jet Stream- Swim to the 2nd pool area and set yourself right in the center of the bubbles coming out of the floor. Sit still and let 5 consecutive air rings pass through you. After the 5th ring, the star should appear at the bottom of the bubbles. You'll need the Metal Cap on the platform lining the walls to get the star.
5. The Manta Ray's Reward- In the 1st pool area, find the manta ray swimming around. (In case you don't know what a manta ray or stingray is, it's the blue thing that has a wing-like body with a long tail.) Swim behind it and through the 5 consecutive air rings it leaves behind. Then the star should appear right above the whirlpool.
6. Collect the Caps... Go to the 2nd pool area and get onto the platform lining the wall. Go to the left all the way to the end where the Vanish and Metal Caps are. Get both caps (yes, at the same time!) and jump into the water. On the other side of the bubbles, there should be a star barred in near the wall. You can walk through it with your Vanish Cap and get it.

Snowman's Land- Located in the room with the mirrors. In the room, turn left and you'll see a blank wall in the center. In the mirror, it should have a snowman painting in its place. The course is in that wall.
1. Snowman's Big Head- Head for the small hill behind the sign and walk right over it until you land on a frozen pond. Keep going straight until you reach a lake. If you fall in this lake, your energy level gradually decreases. Jump onto the platform with the peahats and head left while dodging the ice blocks shooting out of the hole. Jump onto the upper platform and follow the path all the way to the top. Once there, wait for the penguin to come toward you and jump onto its head. Be patient, and let it take you to the other end of the ice bridge. (Without the penguin, you would've been blown off the mountain by the giant snowman's breath!) On the other side of the ice bridge, follow the coins to a gray block of ice and jump on top of it, then jump on top of the snowman's head and walk carefully towards the right to the star.
2. Chill with the Bully- Make a right at the beginning and keep going that way until you reach a big open area. Take a left and go onto the ice platform with the Ice Bully. Take him down just like you did with the lava bullies before and you'll be rewarded with a star.
3. In the Deep Freeze- Make a left from the beginning and you'll see an ice maze structure. Enter from one of the sides and stand at dead center. Jump up towards the next ice block and then jump to the right and onto the top of the structure. Then jump into the hole on the top and you'll land on the star!
4. Whirl from the Freezing Pond- Go back to the lake that drains your energy gradually and this time go forward to the end of the platform instead of the path with the shooting ice blocks. You should see a peahat partially submerged underwater. Jump right on top of him and you should go flying. Maneuver yourself forward and onto the platform. Go down the slope and hit the box on the left for the star.
5. Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins-
1+2. Make a right at the beginning and keep the mountainside to your right and you'll find the 1st two red coins near the frozen pond.
3,4,5+6. Go back to the place where you got the previous Power Star by jumping onto the peahat and this time hit the yellow box on the right and hop on the shell that comes out. Follow the ridge and get the other coins.
7+8. These coins are in the frozen lake under the Ice Bully platform.
The star appears near the starting point.
6. Into the Igloo- Go back and get the shell and turn around and head back to the lake that drains your energy. There should be an ice slope with a line of coins along the big snowman mountain. Go up the slope and over the fence and into the igloo. (You can't just walk in the igloo, you have to crawl in.) Once inside, go straight ahead until you're just past the wooden platform with the star on it. Take a right, and just before the walls with the 1-up and bunches of coins, take a left. Go straight ahead, and jump over the ice wall and get the Vanish Cap. Head back to the wooden platform and jump up onto it and jump onto it through the ice and get the star!

Tall, Tall Mountain- Located in the Kinoko Mushroom painting in the 2nd entryway.
1. Scale the Mountain- This is self-explanatory. Just climb all the way to the top while avoiding pits, enemies and other obstacles and the star is waiting for you just under the summit.
2. Mystery of the Monkey Cage- Go back to the very top of the mountain and you'll see a little monkey running around. Use this method to pick him up: When he gets trapped in a corner and keeps running but is stuck. Get a little closer to him and then stay in place and start punching. Eventually, your punching will move you towards him and pick him up. When he struggles, free him and follow him down the mountain. Talk to him again, and then he jumps onto the caged star. Follow him where he falls and the cage breaks and you are able to get the star!
3. Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins-
1,2,3+4. Get these coins scattered on the group of Kinoko Mushrooms between the long-jump-over-the-2-pits area and where the moles are.
5,6,7+8. Advance to the mole area turn left towards the mountain. There are a series of platform you have to have to jump on to get the last 4 red coins.
The star should appear on the Kinoko Mushroom just off the platform with the moles. Long jump onto it and get the star.
4. Mysterious Mountainside- Climb up to the part where the cloud-face is floating near the mountain. Just past him, make a left towards the face of the mountain and you should see a square indentation in the mountain. Jump into it and you'll appear in the Super Slider. Go forward and slide down the slide for the star at the very end. (Make sure you make a right at the fork on the path around the middle of the slide or you'll fall to your doom!)
5. Breathtaking View from Bridge- Climb to the part near the top where the ! Switch is. Step on it, and go to the edge of the platform near the narrow bridge. Jump down to the left towards the waterfall, and land on the big yellow block. Then just go inside the little hole, and there's the star!
6. Blast to the Lonely Mushroom- Get on the Kinoko Mushroom with the blue star shadow on it, and from there, look around and you should see a platform under the mole area. Long jump towards it and then follow the narrow path down to where the cannon is. Hop in and try to aim for the star floating just above the Kinoko Mushroom.

Tiny-Huge Island- Located in the room that contains 3 Goomba paintings. The painting on the corridor to the left leads you to the tiny world, and the painting on the corridor to the right leads to the huge world. They're both fairly the same in content, but the size of the stage varies.
1. Pluck the Piranha Flower- Enter the tiny world 1st, and then perform 2 long jumps across the water onto the green platform with the pipe. Enter the pipe, and re-emerge into the big world. Tread along the edge of the island, while killing the Piranhas one by one. After the last one is gone, you'll get the star!
2. The Tip Top of the Huge Island- Enter this world big or small; it doesn't matter, but your goal here is just to climb all the way to the top of the mountain where a yellow ! box is. The star is inside.
3. Rematch with Koopa the Quick- Enter the small world, make your way to place where the Piranha garden was, but stay big for a little longer. To the right of the pipe, just off the edge of the island, is a small platform with a ! button. Step on it, and then follow the yellow path it forms, and jump onto the platform with the tiny cannon balls rolling down. Hop into the pipe just above, and then run past the cannon ball hole, down the path, until you reach a fenced area. Just outside the fence to the right is Noco Noco. Talk to him and start the race. He's much faster this time, so use long jumps to cover more ground when you're racing. The path you have to take is back up the slope, past the cannon ball hole, past the pipe, down the hill where the cannon balls roll down, across the wooden bridge, and then take a left once you reach the platform with the pipe and giant Goombas on it. Run to the flag and claim your star!
4. Five Itty Bitty Secrets- Your objective here is to touch specific spots on the island that trigger a number. When your trigger 5 numbers, the star appears. The secrets only work if you're in the small world.
1. On the very top of the mountain, where the shallow water is.
2. The cannon ball hole.
3. The "mouse hole" near the beginning. (You have to be on the side with the big lake with the cylindrical platform.
4. The cannon hole near the pink Bob-omb.
5. The tiny entrance to the red coin cave on the side of the central hill.
Once you complete these tasks, activate the ! switch near the Piranha garden, and follow the yellow path. This time take a left and follow it to the floating green island for the star.
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