Spinning Sandstones

This article is about Spinning Sandstones, a level in New Super Luigi U. For its New Super Mario Bros. U counterpart, see Blooming Lakitus.

Level
Spinning Sandstones
Level code	World 2-6
World	Layer-Cake Desert
Game	New Super Luigi U
Primary power-up	Fire Flower
Time limit	100 seconds
Level progression ← Previous The Walls Have Eyes Stone Spike Conveyors Next → Morton's Lava-Block Castle New Super Luigi U levels

Spinning Sandstones, or Layer-Cake Desert-6, is the sixth level of Layer-Cake Desert in New Super Luigi U. The level is unlocked by completing the main exit of The Walls Have Eyes or Stone Spike Conveyors. Completing this level will unlock Morton's Lava-Block Castle. This level is based upon Blooming Lakitus from New Super Mario Bros. U. The level features several moving platforms, with Piranha Plants being the most prominent enemy. This level is the location of the second Nabbit chase, triggered upon completion of Huckit Beach Resort.

Layout

The player begins the level on a platform with a ? Block above it. A few rolling hills are then found. The player then encounters three Sand Geysers, two of which have Stalking Piranha Plants on them. More rolling hills are then found, along with River Piranha Plants on top of quicksand and Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes. A pit with five Sand Geysers is then found, along with three Stalking Piranha Plants. A few more rolling hills are encountered, and then a platform with three Brick Blocks and a ? Block above it. After another rolling hill, a Lakitu throwing Piranha Pods appears. More rolling hills, along with Stalking Piranha Plants and a Red Ring, are then encountered. A River Piranha Plant and a Big Piranha Plant are then found. After a rolling hill, the Goal Pole is found.

Luigi sighting

A Stone-Eye having Luigi's face and an "L" on its forehead

• Halfway through the course, one of the Stone Eyes has Luigi's face on it and an "L" on its forehead. Coins are found behind them.

Star Coins

Image	Location
	The player must jump over two Piranha Plants in order to get the first Star Coin.
	In the center of a square-shaped cutout in the background, a secret Beanstalk will take the player to an area with the second Star Coin.
	The player must defeat the Big Piranha Plant, revealing a secret area with the third Star Coin.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Lakitu	(infinitely spawned)
	Piranha Pod	(infinitely spawned by Lakitu)
	Piranha Plant	6 (excluding infinitely spawned ones)
	Big Piranha Plant	1
	Stalking Piranha Plant	9
	River Piranha Plant	7

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ぐるぐる大地の パックンフラワー[?] Guruguru Daichi no Pakkun Furawā	Piranha Plants of the Spinning Grounds
Chinese	旋转大地的吞食花 (Simplified) 旋轉大地的吞食花 (Traditional)[?] Xuánzhuàn Dàdì de Túnshí Huā	Piranha Plants of the Spinning Grounds
Dutch	Doorgedraaide zandstenen[?]	Literally "Turned On Sandstones" (as in continuing an action) meaning "Crazy Sandstones"
Italian	Rotolando tra le sabbie[?]	Rolling in the sands
Korean	빙글빙글 대지의 뻐끔플라워[?] Binggeul-binggeul Daeji-ui Ppeokkeum Peullawo	Piranha Plant of Spinning Ground
Portuguese	Pedras Giratórias na Areia[?]	Spinning Stones in the Sand
Spanish	El jardín giratorio de Lakitu[?]	Lakitu's spinning garden

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