Lethal Lava Land



Lethal Lava Land is the seventh course in Super Mario 64, and later Super Mario 64 DS. As the name suggests, it is a course filled with Lava. There are many traps in the course compared to most previous levels. The primary enemies in the stage are the Bullies. The boss, in fact, is a Big Bully that Mario must push into lava. They exist in this stage as an annoyance to push Mario into the lava of the course. Unlike most other Mario games, the lava does not immediately defeat Mario; instead, it depletes Mario's health by three and sends him flying around. Fortunately, there are no bottomless pits to instantly kill Mario.

Highlights of this stage include a sliding puzzle that forms a picture of Bowser, many tilting platforms which easily dip Mario into lava, and a rolling log along which Mario must run. In the DS version, Power Flowers can save Wario from taking damage in the lava in this stage. Instead, Metal Wario gradually sinks into the lava as he walks along it, and must continuously jump to keep on the surface, similar to parts of Shifting Sand Land.

The entrance to Letal Lava Land is a painting of what appears to be a fireball with an eerie face, and is located in the basement of Princess Peach's Castle.

Boil The Big Bully
After Mario enter the stage, Mario should see a large bully on a square platform across the area. Using a variaty of punches, kicks, and other attacks, Mario will be able to push the Big Bully of the areana and into the lava. The Star will appear atop another platform and a set of steps will apear leading the plumber to it.

Bully The Bullies
Mario should head to the right of the site of his battle with Big Bully. He'll see a larger platform with three regular Bullies. After defeating the trio, a Big Bully will drop down and fight Mario. After pushing it into the lava below, the Power Star will appear in the center of the platform.

8-Coin Puzzle With 15 Pieces
Heading left from the entrance platform, the red capped plumber should see platforms with a picture of Bowser on it. The pieces will shift and Mario will have to collect the 8 red coins above while avoiding falling into the lava. The power star will appear above the star marker on the nearby stone platform.

Red-Hot Log Rolling
From the stage entrance, Mario can see what appears to be a large fence or cage. Working his way around the stage, Mario will need to find his way to the other side. There he will find a large wooded log suspended over the lava. Standing on it will cause it to spin. Mario will need to keep his balace and cross the log to reach the Power star.

Trivia

 * A Blargg, in its Super Mario World appearance, was originally supposed to be in this level, or another lava-filled level. It was taken out for unknown reasons.