The Hillside Cave Secret

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Episode
The Hillside Cave Secret
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Location Bianco Hills
Mission # 3
Game Super Mario Sunshine
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“Say... Do you know anything about the Hillside Cave? I was hanging out near the entrance the other day... Suddenly, this weird-looking guy ran after me! I took off quick! I saw him bust the cave gate open and vanish inside. Yikes!”
—Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine

The Hillside Cave Secret, also referred to as The Hillside Cave Mystery,[1][2][3] is the third episode of Bianco Hills in Super Mario Sunshine. The episode's objective is to collect the Shine Sprite at the end of the secret area.

Layout

The Hillside Cave entrance
The entrance to the Hillside Cave

In order to get to the cave, the player needs to enter the lake area once again. Before going through the large gate, the player can find a Pianta covered in goop. After cleaning him off with FLUDD, he will tell Mario that a mysterious person broke through the wall blocking the cave. After passing through the gate, the player has to take the ropes connecting the platforms, which start under the bridge leading to the windmill. To get to the last platform, the player has to use the Hover Nozzle, then simply jump onto the ledges leading to the cave entrance above.

Upon entering the cave, Shadow Mario will appear and take FLUDD away from Mario, then Mario will be brought to an area filled with moving platforms. The first set of platforms move side-to-side and are needed to reach the higher stationary platform. Next is a series of moving and stationary platforms, with the moving ones each moving in a different way. After traversing these platforms is a long bridge with four large, spinning cubes that slide across the bridge. Taking care not to be pushed off, the player has to cross the bridge to the next group of platforms, which are spinning star-shaped ones. Jumping between these and making it to the end will reward the player with the Shine Sprite.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese がけのうえの　どうくつの　ヒミツ
Gake no Ue no Dōkutsu no Himitsu
 The Secret of the Hilltop Cave

German Das Geheimnis der Hügel-Höhle
 The Secret of the Hill Cave
Italian Il mistero della Grotta dei Colli
 The mystery of the Hill Cave
Spanish (NOE) El secreto de la cueva
 The Secret of the Cave

References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 34.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 29.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 48.
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Super Mario Sunshine locations and episodes
Bianco Hills Road to the Big Windmill • Down with Petey Piranha! • The Hillside Cave Secret • Red Coins of Windmill Village • Petey Piranha Strikes Back • The Secret of the Dirty Lake • Shadow Mario on the Loose • The Red Coins of the Lake • Red Coins of the Hillside Cave • Red Coins of the Dirty Lake
Ricco Harbor Gooper Blooper Breaks Out • Blooper Surfing Safari • The Caged Shine Sprite • The Secret of Ricco Tower • Gooper Blooper Returns • Red Coins on the Water • Shadow Mario Revisited • Yoshi's Fruit Adventure • Red Coins in Ricco Tower • Blooper-Surfing Sequel
Gelato Beach Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret • Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! • Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead! • The Sand Bird is Born • Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint • Red Coins in the Coral Reef • It's Shadow Mario! After Him! • The Watermelon Festival • Red Coins in the Sand Castle • Sandy Shine Sprite
Pinna Park Mecha-Bowser Appears! • The Beach Cannon's Secret • Red Coins of the Pirate Ships • The Wilted Sunflowers • The Runaway Ferris Wheel • The Yoshi-Go-Round's Secret • Shadow Mario in the Park • Roller Coaster Balloons • Red Coins in the Cannon • Red Coins in the Yoshi-Go-Round
Sirena Beach The Manta Storm • The Hotel Lobby's Secret • Mysterious Hotel Delfino • The Secret of Casino Delfino • King Boo Down Below • Scrubbing Sirena Beach • Shadow Mario Checks In • Red Coins in the Hotel • Red Coins in Boo's Big Mouth • Red Coin Winnings in the Casino
Noki Bay Uncork the Waterfall • The Boss of Tricky Ruins • Red Coins in a Bottle • Eely-Mouth's Dentist • Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim • The Shell's Secret • Hold It, Shadow Mario! • The Red Coin Fish • A Golden Bird • Red Coins on the Half Shell
Pianta Village Chain Chomplets Unchained • Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb • The Goopy Inferno • Chain Chomp's Bath • Secret of the Village Underside • Piantas in Need • Shadow Mario Runs Wild • Fluff Festival Coin Hunt • Red Coin Chucksters • Soak the Sun
Corona Mountain Father and Son Shine!
Delfino Plaza Shine Sprite in the Sand • Boxing Clever 1 • Boxing Clever 2 • Clean the West Bell • Mario Toss • The Gold Bird • Turbo Dash! • Lighthouse Roof • Clean the East Bell • The Shine Gate Sparkle • Super Slide • Pachinko Game • Lily Pad Ride • Turbo Track • Red Coin Field
Delfino Airstrip Delfino Airstrip Dilemma • Red Coin Waterworks
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