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8-bit Mario
Go to Booster's Tower and step behind the curtained area. You will be transformed into 8-Bit Mario from the NES.
9999 HP hit with Geno
Put Geno in your party then in a battle use Geno Whirl. When the ring goes just out of the screen press "Y". You'll hear an explosion sound and Geno will have done 9,999 points of damage!
Note: This doesn't work on bosses or boss like creatures (eg., Jinx or Box Boy.)
Best Weapons and Items
Here's how to find the best weapons and items in the game:
Better Ending
For a better ending, buy as many fireworks as you can in Moleville, then beat the game. The more fireworks you bought, the better the ending.
Fight Culex
To fight Culex of the japanese version of Final Fantasy, buy the fireworks for 500 coins at Moleville, then trade it for a "Shiny Stone" at Moleville. Next go to Monstro Town and go to the "3" door and open it with the Shiny Stone.
Getting the Star Egg
The Star Egg...nice little toy, does 150 damage to everything and is NEVER,
I repeat, NEVER used up. To get this item, revisit Booster Tower and climb
up until you reach Knife Guy. He is juggling many balls. Talk to him and
play his game. I believe it's the yellow ball you must find. To get the
card to the Grate Guy's Casino you must win Knife Guy's game 12 straight
times. If you fail, say after 6 wins he still counts 5 in your favor, so
keep going until you have 12 wins. Then, go to Land's End. Down one of the
pipes in the area with the save point you should find one of those gold
colored Chomps. There is a hidden platform around there, you must jump
three times to make it show itself, then go up it and you'll be at Grate
Guy's Casino. Talk to Grate Guy over and over and over and...well, you get
the point. After a while Grate Guy will challenge you to play Look The
Other Way. this time don't worry about winning consecutively, just win 100
times and he'll give you the Star Egg.
Grate Guy's Casino
first go to Bean Valley. When you get to an area with five warp pipes and a shy away, try all the pipes until you find a Golden Chomp. Defeat it and jump up 3 times. A secret plaform will appear. Jump on it and then right. To exit to the map screen where the casino will be go to your left.
You need the "bright card" from knife guy at Booster's Tower.
Hidden Items
There are several hidden items in this awesome. Here's how to find a few of them. In these descriptions, the term "Search" means to jump around to reveal hidden boxes above your head.
Location: Starting Point
Directions: When you walk one screen from the
start you will see a wiggler. Stomp on its head ten times without falling off (but don't enter the battle screen).
Prize: Frog Coin
Location: Forest Maze
Directions: Search the left corner of the
screen near the entrance to the Forest Maze.
Prize: Kero Drink
Location: Yo'ster Island
Directions: Search to the left of the Save
Point.
Prize: Frog Coin
Location: Booster Pass
Directions: In the first area, search to
the left of the exit.
Prize: Rock Candy
Location: Marrymore
Directions: Go to the second floor of the
hotel. Search along the tops of the shelves.
Prize: Frog Coin
Location: Mushroom Castle
Directions: When you enter the Mushroom Castle for the first time, jump on Toad's head. When he gets to the first doorway, jump up on it. Jump around up there to find the hidden box!
Reward: Frog Coin
Hidden Red Essence
Go to the forest maze. When you get to the first save block, go beyond it a little and jump around the right side of the walkway. Keep jumping until you find the hidden treasure box with a red essence inside.
Honk Honk!
While riding "Moleville Mountain", push either one of the left/right buttons (The ones on the top of the controller). Mario will honk the cart's horn.
How to Beat Jonathan Jones
To avoid fighting John the shark one-one-one or two-on-one, leave at least one blue bandana guy alive and destroy the rest. This will prevent the one-on-one without letting Mario die. If this guy irritates you, use Toadstool's Sleepy Time on him and keep him under until you're finished with Jonathan Jones.
How to Beat Smithy
First, after beating the first three bosses before Smithy, go back through the level. If you didn't have the shiny stone, then make sure you have 500 coins, buy the fireworks in Moleville and give them to the girl with the pretend market.
Afterwards, go to Tadpole Pond and buy megalixers from the froggie bar with your Saprano Card or Tenor Card, if you don't have it, go to Toadofsky in the second or third turn.
Then, go to Monstro town and to the door with Culex in it. Defeat him with Mario, Geno, and Princess Toadstool. Use Toadstool's Group Hug, Geno's Blast and Mario's Ultra Hammer or his Ultra Jump.
After beating him, you will recieve a Quartz Charm and equip it on Mario for better defense at the boss. Go back to Smithy and make sure you have Mario, Geno, and Princess Toadstool and use the same stuff you used for Culex but, if everyone is almost dead and the next blow will be Smithy's, use a megalixer.
At the first part of Smithy, use Geno's Blast on both Smithy and the monster generator. Concentrate your firepower on the generator (not Smithy) with Mario's Ultra Hammer and use Princess Toadstool's Group Hug to heal the party. On the second half, just use regular attacks on Smithy.
How to get the Lambs Lure
To acquire the Lambs Lure, you have to use the "Mystery Egg" 10 times in
battle, and Princess has to be wearing the Bub "n" Tub ring. You can buy
the Mystery Egg where you buy the Frying Pan. The Lambs Lure attempts to make
bad guys like Goomba's and Troopa's flee from battle with it's fuzzy charm.
However, It won't work on bosses like Belome, Axem Rangers, or Chesters.
Infinite Coins
First go to Rose way. Then go to a room with Treasure Boxes then get the items and go out then come back then the Boxes are restored.
The second is at Bowser's Castle. First beat Magikoopa and he will give you a Gold Treasure Box that will never run out.
Link Cameo
Spend a night at the Rose Town Inn and you will find Link from Legend of Zelda for NES sleeping in one of the beds.
Marymore Suite
If you have at least 950 coins, you can go to the suite, and make a profit,
in the form of KEroKerocola's. Buying for 150, reselling for 200. You can
make a hefty profit. Also, they give you gifts for staying there every so
often.
Red Essence
If you have the Dream Pillow, sleep at the inn at Nimbus Land. Toad will appear in your dream and admits he is a monster. When you wake up, Toad is waiting for Mario to wake up, and he runs into a corner. Toad will give you three Red Essences!
Samus Cameo
After you beat Belome 2 and before you get to Nimbus Land, you can find Samus Iran of the Metroid Saga. Go to the Mushroom Village from the begining and go inside the castle. Go to the right from the hall into the next little room. Go up to the guest room and look at who is sleeping in the bed!!!!
Ship Password
The password needed in the ship is PEARLS.
Three Musty Fears' Flags
There are three monsters you find in Monstro Town when you sleep in a bed. They each will hide their own flag somewhere in the world. Here are their locations:
One flag is hidden behind the rose in Rosetown when you first enter. Another flag is hidden underneath Mario's green bed in Mario's Pad. And another is hidden behind the sign in Yo'ster Island.
Troopa Pin
To get the Troopa Pin, go to the big cliff at "Lands End". There you will find "Sgt. Flutter". After talking to him, climb the cliff by jumping on the troopa shells as quickly as possible. Do it in under (12:00:00) to get the troopa pin.
Yaridovich Mirage Attack Tip
When fighting Yaridovich in "Seaside", he will do a mirage attack (create a duplicate of himself.) Here's a trick to find the real one.
Yoshi Aid
To get the "Yoshi Aid" you first have to reach Smity's Factory. Once you've done this, do the following:
