- “Not gonna lie, I'm a little impressed you've made it all the way here. Impressed and GLAD! It means I get to hit you with the greatest show of all time... I mean that literally. I'm gonna hit you now. Get ready for the most amazing, groundbreaking show ever produced! It's time to get this KnuckleFest started! Gwahahaha!”
- —Castle Bowser, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
KnuckleFest Bowser's Blazing Beats is the penultimate level within Castle Bowser in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. This level is unlocked after clearing Evade the Seeker Bullet Bills!, and completion of this level unlocks The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage. This level has two Wonder Seeds.
The level starts with a row of Fire Knuckles smashing Iron Blocks above the player, showing them that they can destroy these kinds of blocks. Not far after that is a platform that moves when the player jumps on it, but moves faster if ground-pounded. There are then some Metal Gamboos, more Fire Knuckles and more Iron Blocks. Before the first checkpoint is a Bull's-Eye Blaster that fires Bull's-Eye Billet Trains that home in on the player.
After the first checkpoint are more Bull's-Eye Billet Trains, Bill Blasters that fire Bullet Bills and moving platforms powered by jumping. There is then a long line of Fire Knuckles that break Iron Blocks protecting moving platforms. After three more Fire Knuckles there is a pipe leading to the second checkpoint, but it is high up in the wall and the player needs the assistance of a moving platform to enter the pipe.
Beyond the second checkpoint is a Wow Bud that when activated causes the Wonder Flower to appear. Upon collecting the Wonder Flower, the player will strike a pose, and "Bowser's Blazing Beats" will play, causing all Gamboos to dance to the music. In addition, Bill Blasters, Bull's-Eye Blasters, pipes with coins and Fire Knuckles all follow the rhythm with their abilities. This is a long section where the music progresses with the player's progress. Along the way, there are also moving platforms that add xylophone-like sounds to the music as they move. There is eventually a dead end, and once it is reached, the music goes to conclusion and the green lava below will rise up. Fire Knuckles to the sides will break Iron Blocks to the music, and once the top is reached, the last seven Fire Knuckles will break the last six Iron Blocks in order and finally a cage containing a Wonder Seed, ending the music with a sound of audience applause. After the Wonder Seed is obtained, the level returns to normal. To the right is a pipe that will take the player to the goal. One final moving platform and Bull's-Eye Blaster will help support the player to make it to the top of the flagpole.
Hidden Character Blocks[edit]
- A Blue Toad Hidden Character Block can be found floating eleven blocks directly above the first Checkpoint Flag. To reach it, the player must bounce off of the Bull's-Eye Billet Train nearby. It contains a flower coin.
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Floating above green lava right before the first checkpoint. The player can bounce off of a Bull's-Eye Billet Train to get it safely.
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Floating high up above in the space between two sets of Fire Knuckles. The player can run quickly on Iron Blocks to jump to it easily.
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During the "Bowser's Blazing Beats" section, the coin can be found above a Bull's-Eye Blaster, below a platform.
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Enemies and obstacles[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
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| Japanese |
ナックル フェスティバル ~King Beats You Up!~ Nakkuru Fesutibaru ~King Beats You Up!~ |
Knuckle Festival ~King Beats You Up!~ |
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| Chinese (Simplified) |
拳击庆典 ~King Beats You Up!~ Quánjī Qìngdiǎn ~King Beats You Up!~ (Mandarin) Kyùhn'gīk Hingdín ~King Beats You Up!~ (Cantonese) |
Boxing Festival ~King Beats You Up!~ |
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| Chinese (Traditional) |
拳擊慶典 ~King Beats You Up!~ Quánjī Qìngdiǎn ~King Beats You Up!~ (Mandarin) Kyùhn'gīk Hingdín ~King Beats You Up!~ (Cantonese) |
Boxing Festival ~King Beats You Up!~ |
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| Dutch |
Bowsers Vurige Vuistenfestival |
Bowser's Fiery Fist Festival |
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| French |
Festival des poings |
Festival of fists |
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| German |
Festival der Fäuste |
Festival of Fists |
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| Italian |
Festival dei pugni: Il ritmo del re! |
Fist festival: The king's rhythm! |
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| Korean |
너클 페스티벌 ~King Beats You Up!~ Neokeul Peseutibeol ~King Beats You Up!~ |
Knuckle Festival ~King Beats You Up!~ |
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| Polish |
Festiwal Pięści: Płonące pięści Bowsera |
Knuckle Fest: Bowser's blazing fists |
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| Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Festival de Socos: Rock in Rei! |
Punch Festival: Rock in King!; reference to Rock in Rio |
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| Portuguese (European) |
Festival dos Punhos: as batidas do rei! |
Festival of Fists: the king's beats! |
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| Russian |
Под огненный бит кулак вас победит! Pod ognennyy bit kulak vas pobedit! |
The fist will finish you under the fiery beat! |
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| Spanish |
Bowser Fest: Ritmo radical |
Bowser Fest: Radical rhythm |
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| Thai |
นัคเคิลเฟส จังหวะเพลิงนรกบาวเซอร์ Nákkə̀əlfèes Jang-wà Pləəng Nɔɔ-rá-gà Baaosəə |
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References[edit]
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park levels
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| Pipe-Rock Plateau |
Main courses
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Welcome to the Flower Kingdom! • Piranha Plants on Parade • Scram, Skedaddlers! • Bulrush Coming Through! • Here Come the Hoppos • Rolla Koopa Derby • Swamp Pipe Crawl • Angry Spikes and Sinkin' Pipes • Bulrush Express • Sproings in the Twilight Forest • Cosmic Hoppos • Pipe-Rock Plateau Palace
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Badge Challenge Parachute Cap I • Badge Challenge Wall-Climb Jump I • Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run I • Break Time! Hurry, Hurry • Break Time! Wonder Token Tunes • Break Time! Pop Up, Hoppo! • KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble • Wiggler Race Mountaineering! • Badge House in Pipe-Rock Plateau • Wendy's Showdown!*
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| Fluff-Puff Peaks |
Main courses
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Outmaway Valley • Pokipede Pass • Condarts Away! • Pole Block Passage • Up 'n' Down with Puffy Lifts • Jump! Jump! Jump! • Countdown to Drop Down • Cruising with Linking Lifts • Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship • Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace
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Badge Challenge Wall-Climb Jump II • Badge Challenge Floating High Jump I • Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet I • Break Time! Kick It, Outmaway • Break Time! Cloud Cover • Break Time! Zip-Go-Round • KO Arena Fluff-Puff Kerfuff • Search Party Puzzling Park • Fluff-Puff Peaks Cabin • Lemmy's Showdown!*
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| Shining Falls |
Main courses
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The Hoppycat Trial: Hop, Hop, and Awaaay • The Anglefish Trial: Ready, Aim, Fly! • The Midway Trial: Hop to It • The Sharp Trial: Launch to Victory • The Sugarstar Trial: Across the Night Sky • The Final Trial: Zip Track Dash
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| Other
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POOF! Badge Challenge Crouching High Jump I • Break Time! Unreachable Treasure? • Break Time! Watery Wonder Tokens • Break Time! Timer-Switch Climb • Break Time! Timer-Switch Dash • Search Party An Empty Park? • Master Poplin's House • Royal Seed Mansion • Larry's Showdown!*
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| Sunbaked Desert |
Main courses
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Armads on the Roll • The Desert Mystery • Rolling-Ball Hall • Ninji Jump Party • Bloomps of the Desert Skies • Valley Fulla Snootles • Color-Switch Dungeon • Secrets of Shova Mansion • Flight of the Bloomps • Sunbaked Desert Palace
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Badge Challenge Parachute Cap II • Badge Challenge Crouching High Jump II • Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I • Break Time! Treasure Vault • Break Time! Raise the Stage • Break Time! Revver Run • Break Time! Floating Wonder Tokens • Break Time! Bouncy Tunes • Break Time! Lights Out • KO Arena Sunbaked Skirmish • Search Party Pipe Park • Sunbaked Desert House • Roy's Showdown!*
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| Fungi Mines |
Main courses
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Upshroom Downshroom • Taily's Toxic Pond • Light-Switch Mansion • Beware of the Rifts • An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins • Another Uncharted Area: Swaying Ruins • A Final Uncharted Area: Poison Ruins
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Grappling Vine I • Break Time! Tumble House • Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants • KO Arena Fungi Funk • Loyal Poplin's House • Operation Poplin Rescue • Iggy's Showdown!*
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| Deep Magma Bog |
Main courses
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Where the Rrrumbas Rule • Raarghs in the Ruins • Pull, Turn, Burn • Hot-Hot Hot! • Wavy Ride through the Magma Tube • Dragon Boneyard • Deep Magma Bog Flying Battleship • Deep Magma Bog Palace
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Floating High Jump II • Badge Challenge Boosting Spin Jump II • Badge Challenge Grappling Vine II • Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run II • Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility II • Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet II • Break Time! Hot-Hot Rocks • KO Arena Magma Flare-Up • Search Party Item Park • Deep Magma Bog Observatory (#1 · #2 · #3 · #4) • Morton's Showdown!*
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| Petal Isles |
Main courses
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Leaping Smackerel • Robbird Cove • Blewbird Roost • Downpour Uproar • Jewel-Block Cave • Gnawsher Lair • Maw-Maw Mouthful • Muncher Fields • Petal Isles Flying Battleship • Missile Meg Mayhem • High-Voltage Gauntlet • Evade the Seeker Bullet Bills! • KnuckleFest Bowser's Blazing Beats • The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick I • Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick II • Badge Challenge Boosting Spin Jump I • KO Arena Petal Meddle • Wiggler Race Swimming! • Wiggler Race Spelunking! • Angler Poplin's House
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| Special World |
Main courses
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Pipe-Rock Plateau Special Bounce, Bounce, Bounce • Fluff-Puff Peaks Special Climb to the Beat • Shining Falls Special Triple Threat Deluge • Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure • Fungi Mines Special Dangerous Donut Ride • Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller • Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba • The Semifinal Test Piranha Plant Reprise • The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet • The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon
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| Other
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WONDER?
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| Bellabel Park* |
Attractions
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Fast Cash: Tip-Tap's Coin Spree • Think Fast: Boo's Coin Spree • Lucky Break: Sparkling Coin Spree • Knock 'em Back: Bubble Blaster • Shocking! Zap Frenzy • Battle Royale: Survival Challenge • Baby Yoshi's Feeding Time • Get Gobbling: Yoshi's Buffet • Run, Hide! Phanto Tag (Talking Flower Garden · Coin-Drip Goo Room · Talking Flower's Cloud Factory · Bouncy-Bouncy Coins · Coin Dash Zip Track · Blocks Down Below · Masked Hall Chase · Downpour Clouds Cloud Cover · Timer Switch Frenzy · Secret Vine Tangle · Squeezy Wall Ball) • Decisive Battle: Shuffle Arena • Look Out! Bob-omb Relay • Build Away: Donut Block Maker • Teamwork Time: Coin Count • Teamwork Time: Jump Count • Sinking! Puffy Jump • Pumped Up: 1, 2, 3, Jump! • Fly Free, Captain Toad! • Soaring! Propeller Flower Race • Whoosh! Flap Jet Race • Rip-Roar! Roller Skate Race • Boing-Boing! Bouncy Ball Race • Mysterious! Maze Race (Dizzy Dash Sprint · Dizzy Dash Down)
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| Other
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Ludwig's Showdown! • Toad Brigade Training Camp • Attraction Tour
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| Bonus
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Bonus: Coins Galore!
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