Sparkling Waters Walkthrough
Welcome to World 3: Sparkling Waters in New Super Mario Bros. U — a tropical island world filled with water-based challenges, underwater caves, and dangerous sea creatures.
This guide covers all levels, including Waterspout Beach, Tropical Refresher, Haunted Shipwreck, and Larry’s Torpedo Castle. Each level includes all Star Coin locations, secret exits, and strategies to help you complete the world efficiently.
Ideal for players aiming for 100% completion or searching for hidden secrets.
Waterspout Beach
- Star Coin 1: Jump on the water spout to reach the coin on the right.
- Star Coin 2: Use the Super Acorn to glide. Alternatively, freeze the fish below with an Ice Flower.
- Star Coin 3: Use the POW Block when all water spouts are active to drop the coin.
Tropical Refresher
- Star Coin 1: Easy to spot.
- Star Coin 2: Activate hidden switch near Cheep Cheeps after checkpoint.
- Star Coin 3: Follow pipe path using invincibility stars.
Giant Skewer Tower
- Star Coin 1: Swim up and enter hidden wall after spike pillar retracts.
- Star Coin 2: Use note blocks to reach it.
- Star Coin 3: Avoid spike pillar and collect.
Haunted Shipwreck
- Star Coin 1: Near hidden door in first room.
- Star Coin 2: Jump out of water over Boo ring.
- Star Coin 3: Hidden upper-left alcove in puzzle room.
- Secret Exit: Find hidden ceiling path in invisible maze room.
Above the Cheep Cheep Seas
- Star Coin 1: Use Yoshi and move quickly across falling platforms.
- Star Coin 2: Time jumps between water spouts carefully.
- Star Coin 3: Find hidden pipe and use POW Block quickly.
Urchin Shoals
- Star Coin 1: Use Mini Mushroom to run across water.
- Star Coin 2: Enter narrow pipe using Mini form.
- Star Coin 3: Clear fish using shell and proceed through pipe.
Dragoneel’s Undersea Grotto
- Star Coin 1: Easy to collect.
- Star Coin 2: Break blocks while powered up.
- Star Coin 3: Enter red pipe quickly before eels block the path.
Larry’s Torpedo Castle
- Star Coin 1: Time jump between firebars.
- Star Coin 2: Follow Bullet Bill underwater path.
- Star Coin 3: Hidden above ceiling near coin trail.
Secret Level: Skyward Stalk
Unlocked via the secret exit in Haunted Shipwreck.
- Star Coin 1: Easy to collect.
- Star Coin 2: Hidden behind cloud platform.
- Star Coin 3: Glide using Super Acorn to reach far right.
