Prickly Goombas!

Prickly Goombas!, or , is the third level of Frosted Glacier in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is unlocked via completion of Freezing-Rain Tower, and its own completion opens the path to Scaling the Mountainside and Icicle Caverns, both of which are sometimes blocked by a Cooligan enemy course. This level is where Nabbit appears again.

Layout
The player begins the level on a ground entirely out of ice, nearby two Fire Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes. A ? Block is found above a regular Piranha Plant, containing a Super Mushroom or a Fire Flower, depending on the player's form. Another Piranha Plant is found, along with a Prickly Goomba found next to a Fire Piranha Plant. Some rolling hills, Prickly Goombas, and Fire Piranha Plants are found. A Fire Piranha Plant is found in a Warp Pipe, followed by a ledge with a Prickly Goomba and three regular Goombas on it. The Checkpoint Flag is found, along with another ? Block. A rolling hill with a Goomba on is found, and a ? Block containing a Yoshi Egg is hidden behind a wall at the end of the hill. A Fire Bro is found, followed by a rolling hill with Prickly Goombas on it. Mario then arrives at a ? Block and a Fire Piranha Plant. A group of Prickly Goombas is found below a platform, with a Fire Bro burning their shells open. Another Prickly Goomba is found with a Fire Bro, followed by a rolling hill and a row of Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes. A group of rolling hills, Fire Piranha Plants, and regular Piranha Plants are found, with the Goal Pole at the end of the area.

Star Coins

 * Star Coin 1: Through a pipe reached by a platform. The player must first clear out the Goombas on that said platform.
 * Star Coin 2: After the Midway Point, through a pipe reachable only by a hidden Yoshi.
 * Star Coin 3: In the air after the second Star Coin.

Enemies

 * Fire Piranha Plants
 * Piranha Plants
 * Prickly Goombas
 * Goombas
 * Fire Bros.

Level map


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