Quick Start Guide

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With a Wing Cap on,
Mario is able to fly.
• You can bounce back off
enemies.
• You won’t be damaged
when you touch flames.
• You won’t be affected by
water or toxic gases.
• You will be able to walk on
the sea floor; but you won’t
be able to swim.
• You won’t be damaged by
flames.
• You can pass through
an enemy’s body without
being damaged.
• You can walk through wire
nets or special walls.
Somewhere hidden in the castle are red, green and blue Cap Switches. If you step on
these switches, all the semi-visible blocks of that color in all courses will fill in. Jump at
the blocks to break them open and reveal the caps hidden inside. With these caps on,
Mario will gain a power for a certain period of time. You can save the game after
stepping on a switch.
Three Switches and Three Caps
Sometimes an enemy will steal Mario’s regular cap, or
Mario might drop and lose it. When Mario is not wearing
his cap, he takes more damage than usual. You can always
find a cap Mario lost in the course where he lost it, so
retrieve it as soon as you can.
When you lose your cap . . .
Red Block
Wing Cap
Green Block
Metal Cap
Blue Block
Vanish Cap
Mario’s camera operators are the Lakitu Bros. When you switch
the camera angle (or viewpoint) during the game, you do it
by controlling the Lakitu Bros. Throughout the game, they’ll
follow Mario’s every move. You control the Lakitus using
the C Buttons.
By looking up or around, you might discover something. Exploring
your surroundings can be useful as you search for the Power Stars.
Get Close To Mario
In this viewpoint, move the Control
Stick to see wherever Mario can
look. To return movement control,
press any of the A, B or C Buttons
(except ).
Pull away from MarioCircle left and right around
Mario. When you cannot go any
further, you will hear a buzz.
Camera Options
One of the tricks to this game is to use the camera
skillfully. You are not just the player, but the cinemato-
grapher, too!