Have fun watching the intro, then, as soon as you gain control of mario, go
up the stairs and into the big door at the top.  Now go up the stairs on
your left or right, and go through the door at the top.  Follow the red
carpet and go through the door at the end of the hallway.  Proceed down
this hall until you meet Peach.  Watch the little sequence(its pretty cool).
Next thing you know you will be fighting Bowser.  It doesn't really matter
what you do, you will lose the battle.  Watch another sequence.
Prologue
Once you gain control of Mario again, leave the house and go outside.  Talk
to all of the Goombas twice.  Now go into the Goomba's home and talk to the
Grandma Goomba(Gooma) twice, then go out the back door and talk to Grandpa
Goomba(Goompa).  Go back out to the front area now, go talk to the dad Goomba
and watch the scene.  Now go back to where Goompa was, and you will fall down
after noticing the verdana is not there anymore.  Go talk to Goompa.  Now go left
one screen.  Check the bushes to find the hammer(it is in the one on the far
left side in the middle).  Now go around breaking blocks and hitting trees to get
stuff.  The block at the top of the screen on the ground has coins, and don't
miss the doll in the upper right tree(it is Goombaria's).  Go back to the screen
you came from and you will have to fight Jr. Troopa.  He is pretty easy, just keep
attacking.  Now you can proceed to the screen you came from.  Don't forget to
whack the block and the tree, then hit the big block with the hammer and go right.
Get the heart in the block, use the spring trampoline to get the fire flower, then
go to the next screen to the right.  You will have to fight enemies now, just
remember to jump on them or hit them with the hammer before the battle begins
to get the first attack.  Get the Star Piece on the ledge up top, then proceed
one screen to the right and you will be back outside the Goomba's home.  Give
the doll to Gombaria to get anotherr Star Piece(and a kiss).  Now you will get
the Power Jump Badge from Goompa, and Goombario will join your party.  Go rest
up in Toad's house, then go break the block blocking the gate, go one screen
to the right.  Examine the signs to get whatever picture is on it(a goomba will
pop out if there is a goomba picture, etc.).  Go another screen to the right.
Get the Close Call Badge in the red floating block.  Get the heart in the block
then go another screen to the right.  Now you will have to fight the Goomba
Bros.  No need to worry, they are pretty easy.  Use a Power Jump on each of them
then just use normal attacks.  Go back left a screen and get the heart in the
block again, go right, then save your game at the bottom of the screen.  Now
use the spring trampoline to get up the cliff and go right one screen.  Go
right another screen and you are at King Goomba's Castle.  When fighting King
Goomba and the Goomba Bros, start off by hitting the tree, this will kill both
Goomba Bros and deal 3 damage to King Goomba.  After beating them, check the
bright green bush at the bottom of the screen, then hit the Pow Button that
appears.  Before going through the castle and across the bridge, make sure to
hit the tree and get another Star Piece.  Now, cross the bridge and its onto
the next screen.  Whack the tree that is in front of the covered walkway and jump
on the spring trampoline up to the roof.  Open the treasure chest here to find the
Hammer Throw Badge.  Jump down from the covered walkway and go through it, onto
the next screen and you are in Toad Town.  There isnt much to do here, just talk
to everybody, stop by the item shop and pick up items if you want, or you can
use the pipe to go and pay Luigi a visit.  When you are done, go one screen to the
right.  Talk to more people, stop by the post office to pick up a letter to
Goombario, make sure to whack the tree next to the spinning building to get
another Star Piece, then go up.  Go talk to the guy, then go a screen to the right.
In this screen, do not go up the step/cliffs, instead stay toward the bottom of
the screen and go right one screen.  Enter the house here and you can either
have your fortune told, or you can go upstairs and trade some of those Star
Pieces for badges.  When you are done here, exit the house and go back left
one screen.  Now climb the step/cliffs and go right one screen.  Here, go to
the top of the screen and around the mountain to find another Star Piece.  Now
head on up the mountain and don't stop until you reach the top, talk to the Star
there.  Enjoy the sequence.  Once you gain control of Mario again, proceed back
to Toad Town, and you will be stopped by Twink after you cross the bridge on
your way.  Go through your action command training with Twink and Goombario,
then you will have to fight Magikoopa.  Magikoopa is easy, just use a couple
of Power Jumps and use the action command right, and he will be a goner.  Now
you can really return to Toad Town.  Go visit Merlon in the house with the
spinning top(you will need to try and open the door twice).  Once you are done
there, go over to the east exit and talk to the Toads there.  Now return to
Merlon and talk to him(don't pay him for a fortune telling, walk over to him
and talk to him actually).  Follow Merlon over to the Toads and you will have
the path cleared.
Chapter 1
Before moving on to the next area, take some time to do a few other things.  Go
all the way back to the goomba home, leveling up as much as possible as you go,
and talk to the caterpillar you find there.  He will give you a quiz question, and
when you answer it correctly he will give you a Star Piece.  Now return to Toad
Town, levelling up as you go, and stop by the Dojo, the entrance should now be
unblocked.  Talk to the Master to get fight the first opponent(an easy one), Chan.
Just use your jump attacks on him and he won't even get a hit off on you.  Talk to the
Master again to fight your second opponent, Lee.  He isn't very tough, just keep
pummelling him and you will win eventually.  Now, if you feel up to it, talk to the
Master again and he will fight you.  This guy is one tough cookie, and I suggest
being at least level 4 before fighting him.  When you are done with this, you can
leave Toad Town to the east.  Make sure to get the Dizzy Attack Badge, then continue
to the east another screen.  Whack the tree here to make a switch fall down, jump
on the switch to get a bridge to come up.  Continue east another screen.  Go down
and around the high ground, and you will find yourself in Koopa Village.  Help the
Koopas get their shells back and hit all the fuzzies with your hammer(twice) to
dispatch them.  A fuzzy has one shell, one shell is on top of a block, and a third
shell is in the tree.  Go a screen to the east and it is more fuzzies and shells.
Don't bother with shells and fuzzies here, just go into the middle house, the
one that is shacking, and then pursue the fuzzy with the blue shell.  Continue
following this guy east until he goes up into the trees.  You will have to figure
out which tree he is 3 times before he will give you the shell.  Once you have
the shell, Kooper should come along and join your party.  You can switch party
members by pressing right c.  Now you will have to fight four fuzzies, which is
no problem if you have Kooper in your party, just have him use his Power Shell
ability a few times.  Now, go back west one screen and get the HP Plus Badge
which is on top of the tree trunk which is too high too jump.  Just climb up
the trunks near it and use Kooper's ability to get it for you.  Now go back to
the village, and get the Star Piece which is up on the high block.  Simply move
the blue block beneath it to reach it.  Now go and talk to Chuck Quizmo(the
caterpillar) for another quiz, and another Star Piece.  Now head west two
screens and destroy the blocks at the top of the screen right where you enter.
You should get the Attack FX B Badge here.  Now climb up to the high ground and
go one screen west.  Go to about midscreen and go down on the path along the
water.  When you get to the end of the path and can see the Star Piece, use
Kooper's ability to get it.  Now go all the way back to Koopa Village, and go
to the house at the far end, to the right of Kooper's house.  Talk to the elder
here.  Now head over to the house to the left of Kooper's house and talk to the
lady koopa there until you get the book Koopa Legends from her.  Now head back
to the elder's house and give him the book.  Talk to him again to get another
errand.  Now you have to leave Koopa Village, go up to the high ground, go west
one screen, and behind one of the fences here you will find a Sleepy Sheep.
go and give this to the elder, in return he will give you a silver coin.  Now
it is time to get to wokr and head off to the Koopa Bros Fort.  Leave the town
and go up to the high ground, go east this time.  If you want the thunderbolt,
use Kooper's special ability to destroy the block.  Now go over to the water
and use Kooper's ability again to hit the switch to make a bridge, continue west
a screen.  Whack the tree here to get another Star Piece, continue to the
west and onto the next screen.  Enter the fort and defeat the enemies there
to get the Fortress Key.  Use the key to open the door.  Go straight through
this room and through the next door.  Go straight through this room and through
the door at the end.  Defeat the enemies here and a switch will fall, jump on
the switch and go down the stairs.  Go left, and defeat all the enemies here,
continue left.  Simply go around all the fire things here and get the key at
the end.  Now go back right two screens, up the stairs, and through the door
on your right, using the key to unlock it.  Go up the pathway and hit the block
at the top.  Talk to Bombette until she joins your party, blow up the wall
and leave the cell.  Leave the room and go up the stairs.  Go left and blow
up walls to get items here.  You should get a Fortress Key and a Power Bounce
Badge, then go back right two rooms.  Go up the pathway and open the door at
the top.  Unlock the door on the left side of the room and go through it.
Now you will need to put Kooper in your party, and scoot up near the ledge.
Use his ability to hit the switch, then go across two concrete slabs, then
use his ability to hit the switch again.  Go to the next ledge and do the
same thing again.  Finally, you should get to the door on the far side, go
through it.  Jump on the switch in this screen, then go down the stairs.
Use Bombette to blow open the wall, then go through the hole.  Get the key,
then go back up to the room where you hit the switch.  Unlock the door here
and proceed through it.  Go hit the switch here, then go up the stairs that
appear.  At the top of the stairs, follow the path upward, and keep going up
past the door and get the Smash Charge Badge.  Now go back down a little
bit and through the door you passed.  Walk as far as you can and a little
scene will happen.  When they launch their cannons at you, go about midscreen
until you can go down, out of harms way.  Use Bombette to blow up the rock
and get the maple syrup in the block.  Now go back up, and try to dodge as
many of the Bullet Bills as you can, but it is not big deal if you get caught,
they are easy enemies.  Just before the cannons, go down and heal yourself
and save your game.  Now go back up and jump on the cannons to get the first
strike in.  The Blaster Bills can be a pain in the butt, but if you use
Bombette's bomb attack on them, it will kill one of them instantly.  After
beating them, go back down, replentish yourself, and save your game.  When
you are ready, go back up and through the big doors.  You will first have
to fight a dummy of Bowser, it has a tough defense, but it doesn't do much
damage, he is overall an easy foe.  Once the dummy Bowser is gone, you will
have to fight the Koopa Bros.  These guys are no big problem, just use the
hammer on them to get them weak, then knock them over with another attack.
When they are separate, they are pretty much just a normal koopa.  I recommend
knocking them over and using Power Bounce on them, this should kill them
if you are good with the action command.  Once the battle is over, go up and
touch the card.  End Chapter 1
Intermission(1-2)
You will gain control of princess and be in search of the hidden passage
out, check behind the picture on the right side of the fire place, then go
through the passage in the fire place that appears.  Push the button at the
end of the hall and you will be in a new room.  Go to the left side of the
room and read Bowser's diary until you find out about Dry Dry Ruins.  Now a
scene will happen, Mario will get the Recover Star Spirit Power which enables
him to recover 5 HP and 5 FP with only one Star Energy.  You will also get
the Focus Star Spirit Power which recovers a little Star Energy.  Once you
are in control of Mario, go left one screen and blow up the weak point in the
wall there and go down the pipe.  Here you will get the FP Plus Badge.  You
will not be able to go back down the pipe as it is too high, so fall of the
ledge at the bottom.  Now return to Koopa Village and go talk to the Elder.
He will ask you to get the tape from Goompa, so go all the way back to the
Goomba home and talk to Goompa to get the tape, then go all the way back to
Koopa Village and give it to the Elder.  However, just before you get to Toad
Town, you will have to fight Jr. Troopa again.  Jr. Troopa is tough to
damage when he is hiding in his shell, so use Bombette's Bomb attack to beat
him fairly easily.  Now proceed into Toad Town and you will talk to Twink.
If you havn't beaten the Master yet, you can try now, but he is still one
tough cookie.  Now continue the rest of the errand uninterupted, and brink
the elder koopa his tape back.  Now you need to do another errand for him,
the first thing you need to do is get a Koopa Leaf, they are in the bushes
around the village, now head over to Toad Town, by the way, if you see
Chuck Quizmo around, take his quiz again.  Another thing you can do in Toad
Town is buy badges from the new Badge Shop.  Go to the south part of town
and talk to Tayce T. in her house.  Have her cook something with the Koopa
Leaf, and you will get the Koopa Tea.  Before leaving town, get the magical
seed from the Bub-ulb thing in the bottom right corner of town and give it
to the girl in the flower garden.  Feel free to wander around the rest of
the town, but don't upgrade your stats with the guy who offers to, he will
upgrade one and drop the other two down.  Now head back to the elder in Koopa
Village and give him the tea.  He will give you in return 3 Star Pieces.
Now he has yet another errrand for you, he wants Luigi's autograph.  Just
go back to Toad Town, go through the pipe, talk to Luigi, and bring the
autograph back to the elder.  He is finally satisfied now, so we can actually
get on to more important things.  Return to Toad Town and head as far south
as possible until you reach the train tracks.  Blow up the rock blocking the
train, then board the train.
Chapter 2
Start off by making your way up Mt. Rugged, and talk to Parakarry at the top
of the first screen.  After he tells you of his lost letter, proceed one
screen to the right.  If you want the coins on the slide, you have to come
down it, you can't go up the slide.  When the path splits, go down, get the
sleepy sheep in the block if you want, then go left.  Destroy the big yellow
block, then go and hit Whacka to get his bump.  Now go back to the split in
the road and continue to the right on the high ground, and go to the next
screen.  Go up on the ledge across from the letter, and use Kooper's ability
to get the letter.  Now go back to where Parakarry was and give him the letter.
Now you need to go find the two other letters that he lost.  Now go right three
screens.  Now go to the top of this screen and go left one screen.  Go down
the slide and you will make a jump and be in a new screen.  Go into the cave
here and go to the left, its hard to see but there is a little passage there,
get the Damage Dodge Badge at the end of the short passage, then go back down.
Now use the spring/trampoline thing to get to the top of this screen, then take
the slide when you see it.  Get the letter here then drop down.  Go back to
Parakarry and give him the letter you got, then its on to the last one.  Now
go four screens to the right and drop down, get the letter here and return
it to Parakarry.  Parakarry will now join your party.  Go two screens to the
right and use Parakarry's ability to fly across the gaps and get the Quake
Hammer Badge.  Go right another screen, then go up the first two steps, then
around the high ground, use Parakarry's ability to cross the gap, get the magical
seed from the Bub-ulb, then go back.  Head to the top of the screen, then go
left a screen.  Take the slide then go to the next left screen.  Go to the
far left of this screen, then use Parakarry to cross the gap and get the Star
Piece.  Now go right three screens, use Parakarry to cross the gap, go across
the bridge, and you will be stopped by Buzzar, who you will now have to fight.
Don't let his high HP fool you, he is pretty easy, just know how to mash that
A Button.  Mario's Power Bounce and Parakarry's Shell shot do good damage on him.
After the battle, proceed down the mountain and to the right a screen.  Go
another screen to the right and you are in Dry Dry Desert.  Talk to Kolorado
and give him his letter to get a Star Piece.  Now keep going east until you
get to Dry Dry Outpost.  Talk to the people around the outpost, give the information
trader three items, then ask him about what his favorite food is.  Feel free
to get a spell cast on you if you have the coin to do that.  Also, make sure
to talk to the guy that gives away the free info.  Now leave the town, and hit
the first tree on the bottom that you see, you will get a letter.  Now go left
three screens and you should see a stone cactus.  Now go three screens down and
two screens left.  Stand up on top of the rock and jump to get the Attack FX
C Badge.  Now back track your way back to Dry Dry Outpost, store up your HP
and FP, save your game, then leave the town and head south one screen.  Here,
jump on top of the block and jump to get a Life Giving Shroom, a very nice
item to have.  Go south one more screen and you will come across the Oasis.
Here there is a Super Block which will level up one of your party members,
I recommend Bombette, but it is your choice.  Hit the big tree on the left
side of the Oasis with your hammer and get the lemon, now return to Dry
Dry Outpost.  Give the lemon to the information trader and ask him how
to see Moustafa.  Now go to the item store and buy the dried shroom then
the dusty hammer.  Now, go back to where the information trader was, and
go through the door, you will come out the right side, climb up the boxes
and get onto the roof.  Keep going right, get the letter, go a little more
to the right, make a jump, then go in the door.  Talk to Moustafa and get
the pulse stone.  Leave the town and go left two screens and give the mouse
his letter and you will get a Star Piece.  Now head as far north as you can,
then go left until you find a boulder in the middle of the screen, go and
use the pulse stone on it.  Now that the ruins have surfaced, head on in.
Go right one screen and get the Spike Shield Badge in the second coffin.
Go down the steps and right another screen.  Get the key, go back a screen,
unlock the door up top, then go through it.  Jump on the block in the upper
right corner of the room, then leave the room, go down the stairs, and
through the door at the bottom.  Go through the door on the right side,
then climb the stairs there.  Use Parakarry's ability to cross the gap and
Bombette's ability to open the wall up.  Go through the opening, jump
on the pink block in the upper right corner, get the Star Piece, then leave
the room.  Go down a flight of stairs and through the doorway on the right.
Get the key here, then go back a room, and go all the way down.  Unlock
the door and proceed through it.  Go all the way to the end of this room,
jump onto the pink switch, then kill all the enemies to get a key.  Use
the key to unlock the door.  Drop down to the bottom of this room, bomb
through the wall, drop to the bottom of that room, and there is another
Super Block.  Don't bother with the wall on the left or the door to the
right, just go back up on the trampoline, and through the wall.  Climb
to the top of this room and use Parakarry to cross the gap, go through
the door.  The puzzle here is pretty simple, climb the stairs, hit the
switch, climb the stairs, hit the switch, etc.  Eventually, you will
get into the room on the right, stay along the ledge you drop onto, do not
drop down to the bottom yet.  Go to the far bottom of the ledge and into
the hidden room to the left.  Open the treasure chest to get the Slow Go
Badge.  Now go back to the main room and drop down, opent he big treasure
chest here to get...the Super Hammer!  Now, destroy the grey block, and
go right a screen.  Go through the door on the right side, then in this
screen, go up the stairs, hit the switch, then go destroy the grey block
and get the artifact.  Now go through the door on the right side.  Go up
the first set of stairs and through the door on the right, destroy the
grey block and go get the Pyramid Stone.  Defeat the Stone Chomps and leave
the room.  Now go back down the stairs and through the door on the left,
another screen to the left, then down and through the hole you made earlier.
Now drop down and make a hole in the left wall, go through it, destroy the
grey block, beat the Stone Chomps, and get the Diamond Stone.  Go back
through the hole in the wall and go through the door on the right side.
Go all the way down the hall and through the door on the right.  Now break
the grey block and step on the switch to make stairs appear.  Get the key,
then go back through the door on the left, all the way down the hall to
the next screen, up the trampoline, through the hole in the wall, and through
the door on the left(not up the stairs).  Go all the way to the right
and unlock the upper door, go through it.  Hit the switch at the far
side, then go back a room to the left.  Put the Diamond in the far
left statue, and Pyramid in the middle statue, then go through the
bottom door on the right.  Go across the room, through the door, break
the block, get the Lunar Stone, beat the Stone Chomps, then go back
to the room with the statues.  Put the Lunar in the far right statue.
Go down the stairs all the way, then into the room on the right.  Save
your game, then go through the door on your right.  You will now have
to fight Tutankoopa.  When Tutankoopa summons Chomp, I wouldnt worry
about it until Tutankoopa is down on the ground, then dispatch Chomp.
This fight starts out tough, but once you get your momentum rolling,
it is pretty easy.  End Chapter 2.
Intermission(2-3)
You will be in control of Princess again, go up to the picture to the
right of the fireplace and hit the switch behind it, go through the
secret passage.  Hit the switch at the end of the passage, then go
through the door on the right.  Avoid the guards and lights here, and
go to the door on the far right side just before the stairs.  In here,
get the Deep Focus Badge.  Now head over to the door under the one you
came from originally.  Avoid the guards in here and get the Power Rush
Badge, then leave the room.  Go to the room on the far right and put
the badges you found into the magical treasure chest.  Return to the
library, go all the way to the left and eavesdrop.  Now you will
be Mario, and your Star Energy will be increased, and can now use the
Lullaby Star Ability.  Go down two screens and left two screens and talk
to Kolorado, give him the artifact and you will get a Star Piece.  Now
go all the way back to the bottom of the mountain on the other side,
near the bottom there is a grey block, destroy it and go past it to
get another Super Block.  Now head to the train station and board a
train.  In Toad Town there are several things to do, beat the Master
if you have not done so yet, give the girl in the garden the magical
seed, deliver a letter to Merlon(get a Star Piece).  I don't recommend
fighting the Master a second time, but give it a try if you wish.  Once
you are done here, proceed to Koopa Village and deliver a letter to Mort
to get another Star Piece. Then, talk to the elder and agree to help him
find his wallet, it is in the bushes outside of the house he describes.
Agree to do another favor and he asks you to get him a Tasty Tonic.  Go
buy a Tasty Tonic in Toad Town and give it to the elder.  Agree to
do another favor for him, go to Star Summit and talk to the fortune
teller there, and she will tell you to go visit her sister in Dry
Dry Outpost.  Before leaving the house, open the magical treasure chest
to get the badges you put into it from Peach' castle.  Now, go to Dry
Dry Outpost, talk to the fortune teller's sister, she is located back
behind the buildings, you have to go down an alley in the
second screen jump on a box, and go around the back to talk to her.
Get the cryrstal ball and bring it back to the fortune teller.  After
you get the autograph, bring it back to the elder and you will get
three Star Pieces.  Now head over to the Goomba's home and deliver
the letter to Goompa and you will get a new letter to deliver.  Head
back to Toad Town and go to where the Castle used to be, give Muss
T. his letter and you will get another letter.  Now go back to Koopa
Village and give the letter to Koover to get another letter.  Now
go back to Toad Town and give the letter to Fishmael who is in the
southwest corner of town and you will get another letter.  Go give
the letter to Koover in Koopa Village and you will get ANOTHER letter.
Take this letter to Dry Dry Outpost and give it to Mr. E outside of
the Toad House and you will get another letter.  Deliver this letter
to Miss T. in Toad Town and you will get another letter to take to
Dry Dry Oupost.  Deliver the letter to the owner of the shop and get
another letter, one that you can't deliver yet.  While in the desert,
mine as well get a few badges and a letter.  Go to the stone cactus,
go two screens south and one screen west, enter the tornado here and
you will be right next to the Spin Attack Badge.  Next go where
Kolorado's camp used to be and hit the tree that was blocked by the
tent before to get a letter addressed to Goompa, deliver it at your
leisured, now back to the badges.  Now go to where the traveler is and
go north a screen.  Go into the center of the three trees and jump,
you should get the Runaway Pay Badge. Now go back to Toad Town and
take the pipe that goes down into the sewers.  Go left, break the
grey block, and go into the next room to the left.  Beat the Blooper
then hit the switch that comes down.  Now go down each pipe just so
you know where they all lead to, then go the next screen to the
left(breaking the block).  Take the pipe at the far left end of
the screen, then go through the door to the left when you come out.
Break the block with the spring trampoline on top of it and jump up
to get the Power Smash Badge.  Now go back a room to the right and jump
across the raising and lowering platforms to go through the door
on the right side.  Use Parakarry's ability here to get a Star Piece,
then go back to the first sewer screen, and go right two screens and
you will have to fight another Blooper.  Beat the Blooper, get the
Shrink Stomp Badge, then leave the sewers.  Now, across from the pipe
there is a bridge, cross the bridge and you will find a ghost tormenting
the guard toad.  Follow the ghost into the forest and talk to him.
Chapter 3
Go into the forest, then keep going in circles until you come across
a shaking bush, then go down to the next screen.  Talk to the guy here
and he will let you pass.  Keep going around the circle until you see
flashing red eyes in a tree, then go down to the next screen.  Here,
keep walking around in a circle until you can go up, go up and talk to
the guy there.  Now go back and continue walking the circle and pressing
A on the bushes to make them make a noise, the bushes that make the
different noise is the marker, when you are at them go down to the
next screen.  Keep walking around this screen until you can go up,
go up and get a seed from the Bub-ulb, then go back down and continue
around the circle until you come across the marker, a tree with eyes
and a mouth, then go down to the next screen.  Keep walking the circle
and pressing A on the mushrooms, when there are a whole bunch of them
that light up multiple times, thats the marker, don't go down to the
next screen yet.  Go to the opposite exit(two exits in either direction)
and there should be a honeycome there.  Walk around in circles here
until you can go into a clearing in the middle and get an HP Plus Badge.
Go back to where the honeycomb was, take that exit, go back to where
all the mushrooms lit up, and take that exit. Keep walking this circle
and pressing A on the flowers until you come across the ones that don't
fall off, go down to the next screen.  Keep walking this circle until you
can press A on the boulder and a mouth and eyes appear on it, go down to
the next screen here.  Walk this circle until you can go up, go up and
get the FP Plus Badge, then go back down and walk the circle until you
find a bush where you can press A and flowers appear, go down to the next
screen here.  Keep walking the circle here until you come across a sign,
go down to the next screen there.  Go through the gates and you will be
told to go to the third floor, enter the mansion.  Go up the first flight
of stairs, then into the second door.  Open the middle cupboard on the
left side, and you will have to gues which Boo has the record, watch
carefully then hit the boo you think has it with your hammer.  Get the
record and leave the room.  Go left and enter the first door you come to.
Use the record on the phonograph and keep hitting A, try to keep it at the
OK marker, then once the boo is over dancing, stop the record and go open
the treaure chest he was guarding.  Now leave the room and go downstairs
and jump on the orange couch.  Use the weight to hold down the chandelier
and go through the door.  Go down the stairs and through the door at the
bottom, then go through the door to the right.  Open the  treasure chest
and you will have to pick the right boo again, this time you will get
the Super Boots.  Now pound the patched up wood and hit the switch you
find in this room.  Hit the next switch that appears, then climb the chair,
jump to the stack of stuff, then jump to the switch and pound it to make
stairs appear, climb the stairs.  Go through the door to the north and
up the stairs, then through the door at the bottom.  Go into the other
room on the first floor and pound the patched up wood.  Use Parakarry's
ability to cross the gap between bookshelves and get Boo's Portrait.
Now drop down and blow open a whole with Bombette in the left side
of the room.  Go through the hole, up the stairs, through the door at
bottom, and go upstairs.  Go all the way to the right and use the Boo's
Portrait on the empty picture frame.  Now jump into the portrait and
you will be on the third floor.  Go through the door and you will be
talking to Bow and her butler.  Bow will now join your party.  Before
leaving the mansion, deliver the letter to Franky who is on the first
floor and you will get another letter.  You might also want to stop by
the item shop on the bottom most floor.  Once you are ready, leave the
mansion and take the path to the right of it.  The gate will open for,
then go two screens to the right.  Talk to the boos here and go a screen
to the right, talk to the boos here and then watch Tubba Blubba eat
a boo.  Go another screen to the right and use Kooper's ability to
get the Dizy Dial if you want and don't forget to pick up the letter
here.  Go another screen to the right, use Parakarry's ability to cross
the gap then go another screen to the right.  Open the door here and
enter the building.  You have to use Bow's ability here to stop the
guards from getting you, then go through the door on the left.  Go all
the way down the hall, avoiding the Clubba's as best you can, then enter
the door at the top of the end of the hallway, climb up to get a Star
Piece.  Now leave this room and go through the door on the left.  Go
through the door in the upper left corner, go all the way down the stairs
avoiding the Clubba's, and pound the patched wood at the bottom.  Go
down the hole and get the key from the chest.  Drop down, talk to the boo,
get the heart block, then go through the door to the left.  Get the Super
Block and go all the way up the stairs.  Go through the door to the
right and make your way back to the first room you were in in this
castle.  Now go through the door to the right(unlock it first).  Go
all the way up the stairs and through the door on the left.  Go down
the hall and go through the door on the left, wake up the sleeping Clubba
here, then bomb the wall behind him, pound the upper right patched up
wood and you will land in the room below, use Parakarry's ability to
cross the gap, then get the D-Down Jump Badge.  Now go back to the place
where you bombed the wall, and instead, go all the way down the hall and
through the door in the upper left.  Cross the spikes using Bow's ability
and get the key in the chest.  Leave the room and go through the door
on the left.  Go around the blank area in the middle and drop down through
the hole in the guard rail.  Get the Star Piece then make your way back
to the place you dropped down from.  Once you are back, unlock the door
to the left and go through it.  Go up the stairs and through the door,
avoid Tubba Lubba using Bow's ability, and go through the door to the
upper right corner of the hall.  Get the key then leave the room, unlock
the door to the right and go through it.  Use the heart block and save
your game, then proceed through the door to the right.  Go all the way
across then go through the door at the other side.  Go to the far right
and as soon as you can open the chest.  Once you get the key get out
of the place as fast as you can.  Now make your way back to the windmill
you saw on the way to the castle, its not too far away and shouldn't take
you more than a minute to get to.  Unlock the door and head on in.  Pound
the wood to go down the well, then go through the door to the right.
Keep going down the halls until you get to Tubba's Heart where you will
have to fight it.  This guy isnt too hard, just make sure to hide when
he is about to do his special attack.  Once he is almost beaten, he will
run away.  Chase him outside of the windmill and you will have to face
Tubba Blubba.  This guy is so easy its ridiculous, just beat him up,
he only has 10 HP.  After the little scene, you will get the next Star.
End Chapter
Intermission(3-4)
You will now be in control of the Princess, just do the same old thing
you always do to escape the room.  When you are talking to Bowser, tell
him Mushrooms then Thunder Rage then Super Soda.  Now you will be back
with Mario, he will get his Star Energy increased and will get the Star
Storm Spirit Power.  Go back into Tubba Blubba's Castle and go to the
2nd floor.  Go two screens west of the bridge, and move the clock at the
top left of the screen and go through the hidden passage.  Open a drawer
in the right dresser then climb up the drawers and use Parakarry to get
to the bed.  Climb the bookshelves and go down and left until you go into
a hidden room and get the Mega Rush Badge.  Start heading back to Toad
Town and you will encounter Jr. Troopa again, he isn't too hard, but don't
underestimate him, he can prove to be quite a pain.  Once you get back to
town, you will se a Shy Guy run off with a toad's frying pan.  Go left a
screen and you will talk to Twink.  Now to do our errands.  Deliver Fice
T.'s letter, the toad outside the entrance to Forever Forest and you will
get a Star Piece.  Head down to the train station and hit the shy guy on
the tracks with your hammer to get him to leave.  Then deliver the letter
to Dane T.,  who will give you a letter that you can't deliver yet.  Now
go talk to Merlon who is outside of his house and he will tell you about
walking around a red palm tree.  Give your magical seed to the girl in the
garden, then head down into the sewers.  Pound the patched up wood that is in
the first screen and drop down.  Go through the door to the left and
defeat all the Dark Koopas here, then hit the switch that falls.  Now
go through the pipe to see where it goes, then return.  Now go through
the door to the left, move the blue block on bottom to the center area,
jump on top of it and jump up to reveal a hidden block.  Now use Parakarry's
ability to cross the gaps and get a Super Block.  Now all your party members
should have had a level up.  Now head to Dry Dry Outpost.  Go walk around
the red palm tree several times until a guy stops you and talks to you,
telling you to spin jump three times in a house with a spinning roof,
return to Toad Town.  Go into Merlon's house and do the spin jump(pound)
three times and you will get the Quick Change Badge.  Now go over to the
part of town where the second item shop is and talk to poeple.  Go into
the house everyone tells you the Shy Guys went in.  Use Bow's ability and
just stay invisible for a bit and the secret entrance will be revealed for
you.  Go through the secret entrance, jump on the spring/trampoline.
Chapter 4
Head to the southeast screen, then go as right until you see a greenish
yellowish block, get the Star Piece hidden behind it.(you can jump
on top of the boxes and hit them with your hammer to get them to shoot you
upwards).  Now go into the building with an open door, and when you get to
the roof, go to the roof to the left to get another Star Piece, then go back
two roofs to the right and drop down.  Get the mushroom and open the treasure
chest to get a key.  Now make your way back to the train station area and
go to the southwest screen.  Ignore the shuy guy guarding the treasure chest,
and proceed a screen to the left.  Here, you can feel free to beat up all the
shy guys, but it isnt necessary.  Do, however, make sure to beat the one with
the calculator.  Now go back a screen to the right and fight Anti Guy(the guy
guarding the treasure chest).  He is one tough cookie, so beat him as fast as
you possibly can, no messing around here.  Beat him and you will get the Power
Plus Badge from the treasure chest.  Now return to the train area, jump on the
spring to go back to Toad Town.  Go to the Badge Shop and give the owner back
his calculator and you will get the I Spy Badge.  Now return the Store Room
Key to the owner of the second item shop in town, and he will give you access
to his store room.  Make sure to get the toy here, and pick up anything else
you want, then go back to the Toy Box, but do not go in it yet.  First go
up to it and put the Toy Train into it, then jump on the spring into the Toy
Box.  If you have the I Spy Badge, equip it and find a hidden Star Piece under
the floor(you have to pound the floor).  Now hit the barrel with the purple
arrow pointing right, then talk to the train conductor and go to Pink Station.
Here, there is anoter hidden Star Piece.  Open the treasure chest on the right
to get the Mail Bag, now go to the screen to the southeast.  Go to the right
in this screen until you are on the upper part.  Here go left to the treasure
chest and open it to get the Defend Plus Badge, then continue to the right.
To get into the building, wait until a shy guy goes through the secret door
and run through while it is turning.   Open the treasure chest to get the
Ice Power Badge, then continue going to the right.  Now get the Frying Pan
from the other treasure chest, and head back to the train station.  Take
the train back to blue station and head back to Toad Town.  Go over near the
entrance to the evil woods and get the hidden Star Piece here.  Give Taste
T. her frying pan back and she will cook you something good, a cake.  Now go
and give the mail bag to the post office and you will get a Star Piece.  Now
go back into the Toy Box, take the train to Pink Station, and take the path
that goes to the left along the tracks.  Go two screens to the left and talk
to Gourmet Guy.  Give Gourmet Guy the cake and the path will be cleared, you
will also get the Cookbook.  Cross the tracks and go two screens to the right,
hit the switch, then return to the train station.  Hit the barrel with the
green arrows pointing right, then take the train to Green Station.  Hit the
blocks with your hammer here in the following order: yellow, green, red, blue.
Now, get the hidden Star Piece here, then go to the southeast.  To get through
the screens use Bow's ability.  Fight the Shy Guy to get the Mystery Note.
Continue to the east, and on the last set of blocks get onto the top right
one and when it goes all the way down, go right into the building to get a
Star Piece.  Now go back to the elevator blocks and go up.  Open the treasure
chest and you will find the dictionary.  Hit the barrel with the red arrows
pointing right, board the train and head for Red Station.  Get the hidden
Star Piece here, then head to the screen to the southwest.  Continue to the
left in this screen using the elevators to get around obstacles, then go to
the next screen to the left.  You have to fight Big Lantern Ghost here, he
isnt too strong, but he is very annoying.  You have to hit his lantern until
he is clearly in the light, then you are able to do damage to him.  Once he
is defeated, hit the lantern with your hammer and Watt will join your party.
Go back to the left a screen and go up as far as you can to get a Power Block,
level up Watt here.  On the bottom floor there is a hidden block that you
can see using Watt's ability that contains the Deep Focus Badge.  Now return
to the train station area.  Now go a room to the southeast. Blow open a hole
in the wall, then head to the right.  In between  the big green block and the
brick block with the "star" on top of it, there is a hidden block.  Once revealed
jump on top of the block and use Kooper's ability to break the brick block
and get the shooting star.  Now go a screen to the right and use Watt's ability,
then proceed another screen to the right and you will have to fight the
Shy Squad.  These guys are really easy, just deal damage FAST so that they
can't do as much damage back to you.  Now you will have to fight to Stilt Guys.
They too are easy, just hit them both so they fall off of their stilts, then
they are just normal shy guys.  Now you have to fight two Shy Stacks.  These
guys arn't too bad, but they will deal you some damage.  Finally it is time
to fight General Guy.  This guy is plain hard.  Start off by breaking his
light bulb with Mario, and have Watts attacking the actual tank.  The only
things that damage the tank is Watts's attacks and electrical damage items.
Defeat him and you will get your next star.  End Chapter.
Intermission(4-5)
You will now be in control of Peach.  Follow the same path as always to escape
the room.  Exit the room you come out in to the right.  Now go into the room in
the bottom right corner of this room and talk to Gourmet Guy.  He will give you
a key.  Leave the room and unlock the door to the immediate left.  Go through the
door, go down the stairs, and go into the room on the FAR right.  Open the chest
to get the Last Stand Badge.  Open the closet to reveal a toad.  Talk to the toad
then leave the room.  Now go into the room that is closet to the one you just left,
it should be the kitchen.  Follow all the steps Twink gives you, and you should
have a nice cake, leave the room.  Next thing you know you will be in control of
Mario again.  Mario will have his Star Energy increased and will learn the Star
Spirit Power Chill Out.  Now go give Taste T. the Cookbook and she can now combine
ingredients.  Also give Russ T. his dictionary to get a Star Piece.  Then give Russ
T. the Mystery Note if you want, it is a bit outdated.  Head out to Star Summit now,
you will find two hidden Star Pieces along the way, and get the badges from the
magical chest in the fortune teller's house.  From here on out I will no longer
point out every Star Piece to get, as they are hidden everywhere, I will only
point out the ones that are in your direct path.  Now head back to Toad Town and
go to the port area.  Climb onto the whale there and do the jump smash on him.
Head into the whale's stomach and use Watts' ability to see.  You will now have
to fight Fuzzipede who is really easy to beat.  Now talk to the whale and you will
be on your way to Lavalava Island.
Chapter 5
Go a screen to the southeast, and fight the fuzzy beating up Kolorado.  After
the fight, get the letter up on the rocks, then hit the trees with your hammer,
one of them has a Star Piece.  Go another screen to the east and you are in
Yoshi Village.  Talk to all the Yoshis here and go another screen to the east.
Talk to all the Yoshis here and then jump on the spring in the tree trunk.
Talk to all the Ravens here then drop off the edge of the tree.  Head east a
screen and defeat the Spear Guys harassing Kolorado.  Continue going east and
talk to Kolorado.  Now go back west a screen and talk to the Yoshis.  Now head
to the northwest screen.  Inspect the bushes to the north and they will part
so you can pass them.  Now head east a screen.  Hit the tree Sushi is stuck in
with your hammer to get her down, hit a few times actually.  Now Sushi will join
your party.  Continue to the east in this screen and go out on the dock you find.
Use Sushi's ability to ride her, then press C down again to dive, allowing you to
go under the bridges.  Get the Star Piece, and on the same island as the Star Piece,
hit the tree with your hammer to get a letter.  Now go back onto the main land
and head back west a screen.  Go out on the dock here and use Sushi's ability to
ride her in the water.  Go over to the dock on the left side of the island and
get off of her there.  Defeat the spear guys then get the Power Quake Badge from
the red block.  Go back out onto the dock and ride Sushi a screen to the west.
Here, go to the dock in the southwest corner, shake the bushes to make your way
north on the island until you get near the top of it, there is a bush there that
is hiding a Yoshi.  That is the first Yoshi.  Now head over to the other dock
in this screen.  Head west then south here to get a Power Block, level up Sushi
then head north a screen.  Check the bushes to the north to clear them, then get
out on the water with Sushi.  Go to the only dock and get off.  Use the spinny
flower thing to get up onto the high ground(jump onto the flower and press Z),
then clear the bushes and go into the pipe.  Use Watts here and find your second
Yoshi.  Now go back through the pipe, drop down from the high ground, get out
on the water with Sushi, and head west a screen.  Go to the far right on Sushi
and dive to get a Star Piece.  Now go get out on the island here and hit the stump
with your hammer to make a bridge.  Cross the bridge and you will find your third
Yoshi.  Now get back out on the water and head east a screen.  Get out on the
land and go east another screen.  Go east and hit the stump to make a bridge.
Get out on the water with Sushi and get off on the dock to the south.  Head a
screen south and hit the tree with the sleeping Yoshi with your hammer and you
will have your fourth Yoshi.  Head back north a screen and get into the water
with Sushi.  Get off on the central dock and go east a screen. You will now
have to fight two Putrid Piranhas.  These guys are pretty easy, you can defeat
with one Power Bounce each.  Once you beat them, you will have your fifth Yoshi.
Now head back to the screen that is one west of the main village area and talk
to the Village Leader there.  After getting the Jade Raven, go a screen to the
east, then go a screen to the northwest.  Go up through the bushes and out on
the water with Sushi, go a screen to the west.  Get out onto land and head a
screen to the north.  Go up past the bushes and go one screen to the east.  Get
out on the water with Sushi and head to the dock in the north.  Get off and put
the Jade Raven in the statue, go a screen to the north.  Clear the bushes in
the upper right area and go another screen to the north.  Keep moving the blue
blocks onto the water spouts until the rock in the upper area is cleared.  Move
a blue block onto that spout then proceed another screen to the north.  The
secret here is to jump on the yellow vine on the tree to the immediate right of
the obviously clearable bushes(in the upper right area), then proceed another
screen north.  Find the hidden Star Piece here, then go to the far right of
the screen and you will have to fight three Putrid Piranhas and a W Magikoopa.