89. GNARLY (Difficulty: Easy)
Just make your way up any way you can. Also, you can't use Yoshi
here and the blue Yoshi strategy doesn't work either. Boo hoo.
(Actually, some people are saying that the green shell on the
right side of the level works. You can eat it through the walls.
However, I tried this and it didn't work for me. If it works for
you, swell! But, if you got an early copy like me, then it might
not work!)
(Y1) There are four vines. Take the far right one up and you
will see it on top of a yellow block.
(Y2) Continue your journey up and you will see a flying red
Koopa. This one can be found to its right.
When you see the red flying Koopa, the left yellow block has a
POW inside. You have one of two choices: go for the 1-UP or save
it for a 3-UP later on. You'll should save it, but if you don't:
(UP) Hit the POW and climb up the newly solid blocks. When you
get to the top, you will find a 1-UP.
If you save the POW, then follow this strategy. Hold B so you
carry the POW. Then go to the top of the level and before you
make your way down, hit the POW. A few ? blocks will appear. Do
NOT try to destroy them. Jump down to your far right and you'll
land on a ? block in front of the pipe. Enter the pipe.
(Y3) To the left of the pipe.
(Y4) Next to Y3.
(Y5) Next to Y3.
(UP) When in this area, just run to the end (don't jump) and
three 1-UPs will go flying out. Get them.
If for some reason you don't want to do this, this is how you
get the Dragon Coins the other way. IF you have a feather, hold
A to make your life easier.
(Y3) The first one down will be on the right.
(Y4) The next one is to the left, in between two note blocks.
(Y5) The next one will be slightly to the right.
When you land, there will be a blue Koopa. Make sure you don't
carelessly get hit by it! Enter the pipe to continue.
This is where both routes merge. You will see three POWs, one
silver and two blue ones. Hit the blue one and carry the silver
one. A bridge will be formed to the right. Run and kill the
Hammer Bro. and get up. Eventually, Lakitu will come flying by.
(UP) Get Lakitu to drop a lot of spinys. Hit the silver POW
to transform them into silver coins.
Or, you can ignore him and run to the end. If you have the POW
in your hand, it will turn into a 1-UP. Either way, you win.
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