To enter Bowser In the Dark World, you must have 8 stars (12 in the DS version). In the main room of the castle, go up the stairs and to the left. Go through the Star Door and run down the long hallway until you drop through a trap door, which leads to the Dark World. Upon it's completion Mario will earn the key to the basement. Show Reaching Bowser[edit]Mario will drop into the Dark World, and a message will appear from Bowser. (There is a space for the Metal Cap box, but at this point the box should not appear.) Begin by running or jumping over the narrow walkway, and then avoid the flames being shot over the purple switch. Avoid the switch for now, and jump onto one of the moving platforms ahead (or long jump across the whole gap), which will take you to the other side. Run up the incline ahead (on the right), avoid the flames, and run up the next ramp going the other way, collecting the coins as you go up. Wait until one of the moving platforms to become just below the level Mario is at, and then jump onto it. Ride it to the other side and jump off. Avoiding the Goombas, run up the small bridge to the green walkway. Stay clear of the Amps spinning around the crystals. When you reach the end of the walkway, wait until the orange platform sticks out enough to be able to jump on it. Jump onto it and then jump onto the center platform and collect the coins in the item box. Wait until the orange platform sticks out enough to reach the next gray platform, then jump onto it and then jump onto the grey platform. (An easier way is to just long jump from the center platform to the next gray one.) Jump onto a moving platform, then when it connect with the next pair of platforms, jump onto one of them. Ride the platform to the next gray platform with a Goomba on it. Jump onto the blue platform in front, and, making sure it doesn't tilt too far, do a double jump onto the next one. Run to the end of the next one and single jump onto the gray platform with the Goombas below. Run up to the pieces of wood on the right and single jump onto each of them to get up to the platform with the purple switch. Press the switch to make the checkered floor turn into stairs, then jump up the stairs and jump into the pipe on the top to get to Bowser. Red Coins[edit]
Switch Star (Nintendo DS)[edit]The Star Switch is located at the very end of the level, next to the pipe. Press it down, and the star will appear next to where the seventh red coin was. Run quickly, long jump over the platforms, break the Star Sphere and collect the star. No 100 Coins Star[edit]It is not possible to get 100 coins in this level; by the latest count there are only 80 coins to be found here. You can collect more using bowsers breath but it doesn’t give you a star. Defeating Bowser[edit]After Bowser gives his little speech, run around him in circles until he stops. Walk up to his tail and press to grab on. Rotate the control stick to swing him around. When you think he's aimed at a bomb, press to let go. If Bowser hits a bomb, you win, and you get the key to the basement! If not, repeat until he hits a bomb. How do you beat Bowser in Bowser in the Dark World?To defeat Bowser, Mario must grab him by his tail, twirl him around to build up momentum, and then throw him into one of the four mines available (eight in Super Mario 64 DS). Upon Mario doing so, Bowser admits defeat and disappears, leaving Mario with the Big Key to the Mushroom Castle's basement.
How do I get to Bowser in the Dark World?To enter the Dark World, you must have 8 stars. In the main room of the castle, go up the stairs and to the left. Go through the Star Door and run down the long hallway until you drop through a trap door, which leads to the Dark World.
Can you get 100 coins in Bowser in the Dark World?If the player manages to get 100 Coins (via Bowser's flames), another Power Star will not appear.
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