Forest Secret Area

Level
Forest Secret Area
Screenshot from Super Mario World
World	Forest of Illusion
Game	Super Mario World
Primary power-up	Cape Feather
Time limit	300 seconds
Music track	"Athletic BGM"
Music sample
Level progression ← Previous Forest of Illusion 4 (secret) Next → Forest Fortress Super Mario World levels

The Forest Secret Area is a secret level found in the Forest of Illusion in Super Mario World, accessed through Forest of Illusion 4's secret exit. Completion of the level gains access to the Forest Fortress.

Layout

Screenshot from Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

The level is a large pit that can be crossed over by two Flying Platforms; jumping on either platform triggers the level to scroll, including the background to resemble fast flying, and both platforms ascend and descend alternately. Koopa Paratroopas roam the sky and congregate in flocks, guarding various intermittent power-ups and Dragon Coins. About halfway through the ride, the player comes to a small island of Blue Blocks where an extra life can be earned inside a Rotating Block. Shortly after, just beyond the Giant Gate rest three 1-Up Mushrooms, which can be collected through a number of methods. The player can fly over the Giant Gate with a Cape Feather or Blue Yoshi, jump off Yoshi when one of the Flying Platforms reaches the highest point at the goal, or pan the camera to the left before stepping through the goal to prevent the 1-Up Mushrooms from being turned into coins.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Koopa Paratroopa (Green)	14
	Koopa Paratroopa (Red)	6

Items

Dragon Coins

1. On the lower half of the level, below the first group of three Green Koopa Paratroopas.
2. On the upper half of the level, above the first Prize Block.
3. On the upper half of the level, above the second group of three Green Koopa Paratroopas.
4. On the upper half of the level, directly above the third Prize Block.
5. On the upper half of the level, shortly before the Giant Gate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	まよいのもり　ひみつのコース１ Mayoi no Mori Himitsu no Kōsu 1	Forest of Illusion Secret Course 1	SNES
	まよいのもり　ひみつのコース Mayoi no Mori Himitsu no Kōsu	Forest of Illusion Secret Course	GBA
	まよいの森の秘密コース１ Mayoi no Mori no Himitsu Kōsu 1	Forest of Illusion Secret Course 1	Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World
French	Secret Forêt	Forest Secret
German	Wald-Geheimnis	Forest Secret
Italian	Foresta delle illusioni. Livello segreto	Forest of Illusions. Secret stage	Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition)
	Area segreta della foresta	Forest secret area	Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (second edition)
Spanish	Secreto del Bosque	Forest Secret