Chapter 7

Interlude

When the introductions are over with, head to Flopside 2F Outskirts, then start proceeding down the pipes until you reach the Flopside B1 Outskirts. You can use Luigi to jump over the stones here, which will let you reach another Heart Pillar. Place the heart into it to open the path to the last Pure Heart. Note that the top of the stone wall corresponds to a gap in the background; jump onto it with Luigi, then move through it with Mario and drop down behind the Heart Pillar to find a Piccolo Card.

Chapter 7–1: Subterrenean Vacation

Return to Queen Jaydes here and she’ll ask you to escort her daughter to the Overthere. Agree to her terms, and you’ll soon reach the end of the subchapter.

Chapter 7–2: The Sealed Doors Three

First Screen

Luvbi will take off on her own here. Don’t worry, she won’t be too far ahead of you.

Second Screen

Start making your way up through the jumps, doing your best to see what’s what’s coming in front of you. When you reach the door at the top of the room, use Tippi to examine it, and you’ll reveal that it’s actually alive. He’ll quiz you before letting you move on. The answers are: Queen Jaydes, Dorguy the First, and Six Times.

Third Screen

Save your game and talk to the D-Men who are guarding the door to the right. Head through to take on Bowser. Although he’s difficult to attack, he’s not too difficult to beat. Simply lay down Boomer while staying away from Bowser, wait for the latter to run on top of the former, and hit the switch to deal damage to Bowser. You can’t stomp him, so wait for him to jump and run underneath him if you want to switch positions, or simply try to jump over him. You might clear him, especially if you’re using Luigi, but if not, you’ll only take two damage.

When Bowser joins up, return to the third screen and head through the locked door there.

Fourth Screen

Bowser will illuminate the path onwards.

Use Bowser to light the torches near the door here, then start climbing up to the top of the room. There’s a pipe that leads to a large number of coins, but most of them will disappear, apparently permanently, when you move into the room. Sadface! Move up to Dorguy the Second for another quiz, this one much tougher than the ones before. The answers are sometimes randomized, but the same questions will always appear in the same order. Those are:

• How many red objects were there? (Usually 3)
• How many triangles were there?
• What color were the moving objects? (Blue)
• What number question is this? (always 4)
• What shape was the most plentiful?

Knowing the questions ahead of time should let you get the information you need from the screen as the clues show up.

Fifth Screen

Head through the pink doorway here and speak to the first hag. She’ll send you off to retrieve a book from one of the D-Men in the dungeon. She’ll instantly warp you there, but you’ll have to walk all the way back to her room, which isn’t fun. Still, she’ll give you the Door Key you need to move on. The other two hags both have quests for you; the middle one will tell you a hint about your next boss fight, but the third hag has nothing to offer you but thanks. Return outside the room and use the key on the door to move on.

Sixth Screen

A troubling mixture of darkness and rolling traps. Use Bowser to light your way, Luigi to jump up onto the upper platforms to let you move on, and Mario to shift into 3D to avoid the rolling traps. Eventually you’ll come to Dorguy the Third. Before speaking to him, be sure that you’re fully healed up, and be sure that Bowser is your active character.

Apparently Piccolo can put these guys to sleep, but we didn't have her before this fight.

The boss fight with Underchomp isn’t too bad if you head in with Bowser as your main character, but can be confusing if you’ve never played an old-school Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior game before. Each of the three heads of Underchomp will deal 3 damage a turn, assuming that you don’t manage to dodge it. Bowser can attack for 12 damage a turn (although we were at level 13; your mileage may vary), and will require two attacks to kill a head, again assuming that no one dodges anything. If you came in with Mario or Luigi as your active character, use Cudge or Boomer on the enemies instead of switching to Bowser. You want to concentrate on one head (doesn’t matter which one), kill it, then repeat the process on the other two heads until the whole thing goes down in flames. If you get a string of bad luck and take more damage than you anticipated, quickly use a healing item from the Items menu and get back on your feet before resuming the attack.

The next screen beyond Dorguy the Third will contain the Star Block.

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