Top Secret Area
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| Top Secret Area | |||||||
 Mario jumping up to the block holding Yoshi | |||||||
| World | Donut Plains | ||||||
| Game | Super Mario World | ||||||
| Time limit | Unlimited (SNES) 200 seconds (GBA) | ||||||
| Music track | "Ground BGM" | ||||||
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The Top Secret Area is a hidden area filled with power-ups that Mario and Luigi can use in Super Mario World. The area is situated behind the Donut Ghost House, and it is unlocked by finding the secret exit in that Ghost House. This level functions similarly to the Toad Houses, and leaving it will not end the player's turn in two-player mode. The Top Secret Area has a yellow space on the world map, but in the remake, a smiling, blushing green hill is shown instead.
Layout[edit]
The level consists of a single area with five Prize Blocks. The two Prize Blocks on the left hold Fire Flowers, and the two on the right hold Cape Feathers. If hit by Small Mario (or Small Luigi), these four blocks will instead yield Super Mushrooms. A Yoshi Egg will appear when the center Prize Block is hit (a 1-Up Mushroom appears if the player already has a Yoshi). This level contains no enemies, and it can be accessed an infinite number of times, allowing Mario and Luigi to acquire the maximum number of extra lives. In the original version, the Top Secret Area has no time limit, but in the Game Boy Advance remake, there is a time limit of 200 seconds. All Yoshi colors are available in the remake except in the Japanese version, depending on the specific power-up Mario or Luigi has. The player can leave the area through either the left or the right exit.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドーナツへいやのうらみち[?] Dōnatsu Heiya no Uramichi |
Donut Plains Back Street | |
| ドーナツ平野の裏道[1] Dōnatsu Heiya no Uramichi |
Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) | 甜圈平原小街[?] Tiánquān Píngyuán Xiǎojiē |
Donut Plains Small Street | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 多那滋平原的密道[2] Duōnàzī Píngyuán de Mìdào |
Donut Plains Secret Path | |
| French | Zone Top Secrète[?] | Top Secret Area | World map |
| Zone Top Secret[?] | Status screen | ||
| German | Top Secret Ebene[?] | Top Secret level | |
| Italian | Top Secret Area[3][4] | - | |
| Area top secret[5] | Top secret area | Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale | |
| Sentiero nascosto[6] | Hidden pathway | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Área supersecreta[?] | Super Secret Area |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo Koushiki Guidebook Series: Super Mario World
- ^ 華泰超任攻略本全集 32本
- ^ Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1994). "Tips & Tricks" in Club Nintendo, vol. 1. Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 26.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (July 2004). Game Boy Advance: La Rivista Ufficiale 3 (Allegato) - Tutti i trucchi GBA dalla A alla Z. Milan: Future Media Italy (Italian). Page 59.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (June 2002). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 1. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 82.
- ^ 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 63.
