Vanilla Dome 1: Difference between revisions

|notes=This is the first [[Levels|level]] of [[Vanilla Dome]]. It has a secret exit only accessible by the red [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Block]]s or through jumping off a Yoshi. It is also the first level to feature [[Blargg]]s. (The blargg is rarely, if actually seen in Vanilla Dome 1, however). It is seen at the bottom of the falling platform room on ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''.

Mario begins the level near a staircase-like structure, where a [[Spike Top]] climbs the structure, forcing the hero to be careful when jumping down to the floor. [[Swooper]]s hang on the ceiling, waiting for Mario to attack, and they cover almost all the ceiling in this area. A [[Flying Question Block]] near a [[Buzzy Beetle]] can be found here, on a rocky platform. As Mario ventures through the cavern, he finds a large structure made of [[Turning Block]]s blocking the way. The only way to progress is passing underneath the Turning Blocks, in a strait platform with Buzzy Beetles trying to stop the hero. Mario can, however, find a variety of things among the blocks, including a [[Red Shell|Red]] and a [[Blue Shell]], some coins and the first [[Dragon Coin]] of the stage. When Mario finally finds his way through the Turning Block structure, he finds a [[Question Block]] in the floor, and a Buzzy Beetle. The hero can find a green [[Warp Pipe]] ahead of a [[Koopa Paratroopa]], which brings him to a long underground corridor with an extremely large yellow platform bobbing in the lava. Mario has to use a [[Star]] in a nearby ? Block to gain invincibility and defeat any enemy in his way, while running as fast as possible in the yellow platform before it sinks in the lava. A Dragon Coin can be found near the green pipe.  

This pipe brings him to the [[Midway Gate]] of the level, located on a platform in thin air. The plumber must follow the way infested with Buzzy Beetles, to a pair of Turning Blocks. By flipping this blocks, Mario gains access to a couple of strait paths with Spike Tops and a lone Buzzy Beetle. The upper path has a Dragon Coin on it, but it is so strait that it requires Mario to be [[Small Mario]] to access the coin. Mario eventually finds some pipes that he must use to cross an abyss. A [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] and a Koopa Paratroopa can be found here. If Mario pressed the Green ! Switch at [[Green Switch Palace]], he can collect a Dragon Coin above some green ! Blocks near the abyss. After this, Mario finds a maze-like structure filled with Buzzy Beetles, and Koopa Shells. The last Dragon Coin of the level can be found here. Near the Blue Shell, Mario can find the [[Goal Gate]], ending the level.  

This level has a secret exit which, when found, gives Mario access to Vanilla Secret 1. In order to find this secret exit, Mario can press the red [[Exclamation Mark Switch]] at the [[Red Switch Palace]], jump with [[Yoshi]] and dismount for extra height, or if he's quick enough, he can have a [[Yoshi]] eat a Blue Shell in the beginning of the Turning Block structure to fly to the exit.  

After the structure made of Turning Blocks, Mario can find a ? Block in the floor, along with a Buzzy Beetle. If Mario pressed the Red ! Switch, the red Dotted Line Blocks turn into ! Blocks, allowing him to reach the [[key]] and the [[keyhole]].