Stage 9
Dire, Dire Docks
Entrance
Behind the star gate in the basement. This star gate requires at least 30 stars to open.
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ONE |
Swim pass the underwater tunnel to the other side, find and press the ! switch. Then jumps onto the blocks appear to the top of the Bowser's submarine to get a star.
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TWO |
Open the 4 underwater chests surrounding the whirlpool in sequence. Take care when opening the last one as the current is pulling Mario into the whirlpool.
Collect 8 red coins. It is essential to finish Bowser in the Fire Sea to collect these 8 red coins. Swim pass the underwater tunnel to the other side, press the ! switch and climb up blocks appeared. Jump from moving post to moving post to collect all 8 red coins.
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FOUR |
Swim passes the underwater tunnel to the other side. Notice there are bubbles and rings coming up from it. A star will appear when Mario swim passes 5 rings. It is easy to do so by swimming from water surface down to it. Then use the green ! switch to turn Mario into Metal Mario and collect the star.
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FIVE |
There is a manta swimming in the whirlpool area. When Mario swim through 5 consecutive rings coming out from its tail, a star will appear.
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SIX |
Swim pass the underwater tunnel to the other side, hit the blue ! box, turn Mario transparent and swim into a cage underwater where there is a star.
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Max number of coins = 106 |
Mario will see the blue block when collecting 8 red coins for star 3.