
Past the abyss, the player will encounter many normal-sized Spiked Balls. The player can collect the coins as they jump across the abyss. The player will find a ? Block that contains a coin inside of it, right next to another abyss that has three more coins floating over it. The player can then safely jump across the first abyss, where they can grab three coins that are floating over the abyss. The Giant Spiked Ball rolls onto the next platform, and then falls into an abyss. A Giant Spiked Ball quickly destroys the bricks. must then activate the P Switch to make the rows switch places, then use the new rows to reach the third Star Coin high up to the right before the P Switch's effects wear off.The level starts out with the player standing beneath a shallow stairway of bricks. This leads to a small area with a P Switch, a row of coins over lava, and a row of bricks. should stay on the gear until they can access the green Warp Pipe directly below.



Star Coin 3: At the final gear, instead of getting off and heading toward the blue doors, Mario and co.should make the Thwomp fall to break the blocks, then collect the now-liberated Star Coin while the Thwomp is ascending. Star Coin 2: The second Star Coin is located under the first Big Thwomp, blocked off by blocks.can either jump to it from that gear or use the third gear to access a hidden platform and fall to it. Star Coin 1: The first Star Coin is floating above the fourth gear.As in the tower battle, it takes three hits to defeat Larry. The first, third, and fifth go the opposite way of the second and fourth. In this fight, Magikoopa animates five platforms, causing them to start moving up and down. Larry Koopa is fought again at the end of the level through the blue doors. A Red Ring is found before a row of Thwomps. Between the second and third Big Thwomps is a ledge with coins and an Invisible Block with a 1-Up Mushroom in the center. After the midway point, multiple Thwomps and Big Thwomps are encountered. If the players ride one of the gears upward, they can find a small area with coins, a Propeller Mushroom, and two 1-Up Mushrooms. The players must take shelter in the gears' gaps to avoid being crushed, as this causes them to lose a life. This castle is filled with lava and features many cogs.
