Piranhas in the Dark

Piranhas in the Dark, or Layer-Cake Desert-3, is the third course of Layer-Cake Desert in New Super Luigi U. It is unlocked by completing Spike's Tumbling Desert, and its own completion unlocks Wind-Up Tower.

Layout
The level starts in a desert setting with a Warp Pipe that takes the player to the underground portion of the level. There is a Hidden Block containing a Super Star above the Warp Pipe. The underground section is dim, with spotlights lighting portions of the area. The area begins with a section of tilting platforms on tracks, as Big Piranha Plants on Warp Pipes. A Big Piranha Plant is found on one of the tilting platforms, and is followed by a section of the ground with a ? Block containing a Glowing Baby Yoshi. A section of tilting platforms on diagonal tracks follows, with Fire Bros. on some of them. After the Fire Bros., Big Venus Fire Traps are found on Warp Pipes. A Warp Pipe is found at the end of the area, which leads above ground to the area with the Goal Pole.

Star Coins

 * Star Coin 1: The first Star Coin is found above the first Piranha Plant.
 * Star Coin 2: The second Star Coin is below the Piranha Plant on the last platform before the second flat area.
 * Star Coin 3: A green Warp Pipe located near the end of the level has a Big Venus Fire Trap on it. It must be defeated with a Fire Flower or a Super Star, allowing the player to access the Warp Pipe. Alternatively, the player can pass through the enemy and enter the pipe if able to take the resultant damage. The third Star Coin is found above the exit Warp Pipe.

Luigi Sighting
If the Piranha Plant guarding the Warp Pipe leading to the third Star Coin is defeated, an 8-bit Luigi can be seen.

Enemies

 * Big Piranha Plants
 * Fire Bros.
 * Big Venus Fire Traps

Trivia

 * The Big Piranha Plants of this level are seen on top of pipes, but do not go in them as if they were on the ground. This also occurs near the beginning of Slippery Rope Ladders. This may be because the pipes themselves are normal-sized rather than huge.

Level map


Beleuchtung der Piranha-Höhle Piante Piranha al buio