Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret

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Mission Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret Location Gelato Beach Mission # 1 Game Super Mario Sunshine << List of missions >> “Have you ever heard of the Sand Portal? It's a sand castle that appears, then crumbles away quickly. I guess it must not have a very good foundation...” —Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret is the first episode of Gelato Beach in Super Mario Sunshine. The episode's objective is to collect the Shine Sprite at the end of a secret course. Layout The Sand Portal In order to enter the secret course, the player must first reveal it. By spraying a Dune Bud directly in front of the beach's peninsula, a large sand castle gate known as the Sand Portal will appear out of the sand, with a rotating red arrow guiding the player to the arched doorway as the sand castle gradually crumbles away. The player needs to run or dive into the gate before it crumbles completely, in which case the player has to spray the Dune Bud again. Though the doorway appears to lead straight through the Sand Portal to the other side of the castle, when Mario enters it, he will be instantly transported to a secret level (though he can enter the Sand Portal from the other side of the doorway as well). Upon entering the secret level, Shadow Mario will take F.L.U.D.D. away as usual. The player will start on a square platform facing a path of Sand Blocks. The player needs to cross the Sand Blocks to reach the next platform, but the Sand Blocks will start to fall once Mario stands on them, so the player has to move quickly. Beyond the next platform is a longer path of Sand Blocks, though the path also bends slightly. Crossing this path will take the player to a large sand castle made out of Sand and Hard Blocks. At the top of the sand castle is the Shine Sprite. Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese ふしぎの きのめと すなのしろ Fushigi no Kinome to Suna no Shiro Mysterious Leaf Buds and Sand Castle Spanish (NOE) El secreto de la planta Arenosa The Secret of the Sandy Plant French (NOE) Le secret des Fleurs des Sables The Secret of the Sand Flowers German Dünenwurzeln bauen Sandburgen Dune Roots Build Sand Castles Italian Il Mistero dei Fiori di Duna The Mystery of the Sand Flower Trivia While the Sand Portal is created via a Dune Bud, it is different from the other sandy structures that are created by Dune Buds because it gradually sinks back down into the sand once raised, as opposed to sinking back down immediately, and also because it appears far away from the Dune Bud that creates it, as opposed to appearing directly under it. [Edit] Super Mario Sunshine levels and episodes Bianco Hills Road to the Big Windmill • Down with Petey Piranha! • The Hillside Cave Secret • Red Coins of Windmill Village • Petey Piranha Strikes Back • The Secret of the Dirty Lake • Shadow Mario on the Loose • The Red Coins of the Lake • Red Coins of the Hillside Cave • Red Coins of the Dirty Lake Ricco Harbor Gooper Blooper Breaks Out • Blooper Surfing Safari • The Caged Shine Sprite • The Secret of Ricco Tower • Gooper Blooper Returns • Red Coins on the Water • Shadow Mario Revisited • Yoshi's Fruit Adventure • Red Coins in Ricco Tower • Blooper-Surfing Sequel Gelato Beach Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret • Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! • Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead! • The Sand Bird is Born • Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint • Red Coins in the Coral Reef • It's Shadow Mario! After Him! • The Watermelon Festival • Red Coins in the Sand Castle • Sandy Shine Sprite Pinna Park Mecha-Bowser Appears! • The Beach Cannon's Secret • Red Coins of the Pirate Ships • The Wilted Sunflowers • The Runaway Ferris Wheel • The Yoshi-Go-Round's Secret • Shadow Mario in the Park • Roller Coaster Balloons • Red Coins in the Cannon • Red Coins in the Yoshi-Go-Round Sirena Beach The Manta Storm • The Hotel Lobby's Secret • Mysterious Hotel Delfino • The Secret of Casino Delfino • King Boo Down Below • Scrubbing Sirena Beach • Shadow Mario Checks In • Red Coins in the Hotel • Red Coins in Boo's Big Mouth • Red Coin Winnings in the Casino Noki Bay Uncork the Waterfall • The Boss of Tricky Ruins • Red Coins in a Bottle • Eely-Mouth's Dentist • Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim • The Shell's Secret • Hold It, Shadow Mario! • The Red Coin Fish • A Golden Bird • Red Coins on the Half Shell Pianta Village Chain Chomplets Unchained • Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb • The Goopy Inferno • Chain Chomp's Bath • Secret of the Village Underside • Piantas in Need • Shadow Mario Runs Wild • Fluff Festival Coin Hunt • Red Coin Chucksters • Soak the Sun Corona Mountain Father and Son Shine! Delfino Plaza Shine Sprite in the Sand • Boxing Clever 1 • Boxing Clever 2 • Clean the West Bell • Mario Toss • The Gold Bird • Turbo Dash! • Lighthouse Roof • Clean the East Bell • The Shine Gate Sparkle • Super Slide • Pachinko Game • Lily Pad Ride • Turbo Track • Red Coin Field Delfino Airstrip Delfino Airstrip Dilemma • Red Coins of the Airstrip