Level
Star World 3
Star World 3 from Super Mario World
Screenshot from Super Mario World
World Star World
Game Super Mario World
Time limit 200 seconds
Music track "Athletic BGM"
Music sample
Level progression
← Previous
Soda Lake
Star World 2 (secret)
Next →
Star World 4 (secret)
Super Mario World levels

Star World 3 is the third Star World level in Super Mario World. It is unlocked taking the Star Road south of the Twin Bridges, unlocked by clearing Soda Lake, or by clearing Star World 2's secret exit. As with other Star World levels, a secret exit is required to progress to Star World 4, with the regular exit unlocking nothing.

This level takes place in the sky and features a rare yellow-colored Baby Yoshi. It is the shortest level in the game.

LayoutEdit

 
Screenshot from Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

Star World 3 consists of one short screen, which the player has 200 seconds on the Timer to complete. It is made mostly out of Grab Blocks, and grabbing the wrong Grab Block could lead to losing a life. There is a Gray P Switch which can be used to change the Spinies the Lakitu throws at the player into Gray Coins, which can be collected to get many extra lives. Like all Star World levels, there are two ways to complete the level.

Placed behind the Giant Gate are three Dragon Coins in the remake only. They can be obtained by taking Lakitu's cloud and going up into the opening in the middle and over the right wall, allowing the player to go over and behind the Giant Gate.

Normal exitEdit

The Giant Gate is directly to the player's right at the start of the level.

Secret exitEdit

To find the Key and Keyhole, the player has to hit the Lakitu with a Grab Block (or a fireball if Fire Mario), then steal his Cloud. The player should use the cloud to float up through the opening in the Blocks in the middle, and then float to the left side. To get the Key, the player should hit the ? Block. After the Key has been obtained, the player should take it to the right side of the gap and put it in the Keyhole. Beating the level this way allows access to Star World 4, and to the Star Road that warps the player to just outside of the Forest of Illusion (though the player will not be able to go anywhere if they have not yet unlocked the secret exit in Forest of Illusion 4 and subsequently cleared Forest Secret Area and Forest Fortress).

It is also possible to fly through the opening as Caped Mario.

EnemiesEdit

Image Name Count
  Lakitu 1
  Spiny infinite

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネイティブスター コース3[?]
Neitibu Sutā Kōsu 3
Native Star Course 3
French Monde etoile 3[?] Star world 3
German Sternenwelt 3[?] Star World 3
Italian Via stella. Livello 3[1] Star world. Stage 3
Spanish Camino Estelar 3[?] Star Road 3

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 59.