The walkthrough to Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the Special World. Here the most difficult levels of the game are waiting for you. We show you the locations of all 19 Wonder Seeds and all 10-Flower Coins and explain how to unlock all accesses to the Special World.
Overall, there are 10 levels in the Special World. The first seven you reach via hidden propeller flowers in the normal worlds. Then the semi-final test, the final test and finally the Final-Final Test are unlocked.
Level overview
- Pipe-Rock Plateau Special Bounce, Bounce, Bounce
- Fluff-Puff Peaks Special Climb to the Beat
- Shining Falls Special Triple Threat Deluge
- Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure
- Fungi Mines Special Dangerous Donut Ride
- Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller
- Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba
- The Semifinal Test Piranha Plant Reprise
- The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet
- The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon
How to find all accesses to the Special World
- Pipe-Rock Plateau: Find the secret exit in „Bulrush Express“. Complete “Sproings in the Twilight Forest”, “Cosmic Hoppos” and “Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run I”.
- Fluff-Puff Peaks: Create in Jump! Jump! Jump! the complete upper path and then Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet I.
- Shining Falls: Enter the Royal Seed Mansion a second time after receiving the royal seed. Master Poplin then opens the way to the propeller flower.
- Sunbaked Desert: Use the secret exit in “Secrets of Shova Mansion”. Complete “Flight of the Bloomps” and “Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I”.
- Fungi Mines: Complete Operation Poplin Rescue a second time after receiving the King’s Seed.
- Deep Magma Bog: Collect 25 Wonder Seeds and complete the trail via Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run II, Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility II and Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet II.
- Petal Isles: Wiggler Race: Wiggler Race Spelunking! Then the path to the propeller flower opens.
Pipe-Rock Plateau Special Bounce, Bounce, Bounce
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Unlock: Find the secret exit in “Bulrush Express”. Complete “Sproings in the Twilight Forest”, “Cosmic Hoppos” and “Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run I”.
- 10-Flower Coins
- While you roll through the level on the huge Hoppo, you keep yourself as low as possible. The first Flower Coin is located below the second tree.
- After the section with the ascending barbed platforms, you will find the second coin on a donut block below other spikes. Jump from the Hoppo at the right moment and return immediately.
- The third Flower Coin is located at the very end of the Wonder Effect directly below the first Wonder Seed. Stay as low as possible on the hoppo so you don’t skip it.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower is right at the beginning of the level. After their activation, a huge hoppo appears. Stay on his back and master the complete obstacle course. At the end, the first Wonder Seed is waiting.
- Then go through the tube and reach the goal pole. For the conclusion, you will receive the second Wonder Seed.
Fluff-Puff Peaks Special Climb to the Beat
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Unlock: Create Jump! Jump! Jump! over the complete upper path. After that, master the “Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet I”. Then the propeller flower appears for the Special World.
- 10-Flower Coins
- The first coin is on top of the blue block row. Climb in rhythm over the appearing blocks and jump to the coin in time.
- The second coin hovers above the yellow blocks. The platforms are disappearing faster and faster, so you should not stay too long.
- After a short Wall Jump section, you reach the violet blocks. On them is the third Flower Coin.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower starts the rhythm course. Continue climbing with wall jumps as the colored blocks appear and disappear to match the music. From below poison rises at the same time.
- If you create the complete course, you will find the first Wonder Seed shortly before the goal.
- Then touch the goal pole and you get the second Wonder Seed.
- Tip
- The three Flower Coins cost valuable time. If you have problems, finish the level first without collectibles and get the coins in a second pass.
Shining Falls Special Triple Threat Deluge
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Unlock: Return to the Royal Seed Mansion after Shining Falls and talk to Master Poplin again. It opens the way to the propeller flower on the world map.
- 10-Flower Coins
- At the beginning of the Wonder Effect, touch all three white flowers. After that, it rains Flower Coins from above and finally the first 10-Flower Coin falls down.
- The second coin is on the normal path. Pay special attention to the huge falling spine balls and do not move to the coin until the path is clear.
- The third Flower Coin is located behind a rotating fire roller. Wait for the right gap and walk through it quickly.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower is right at the beginning of the level. During the Wonder Effect, you will be transported to different background levels while three Lakitus constantly throw spine balls at you.
- Survive the complete obstacle course. Directly in front of the target area, the first Wonder Seed is waiting.
- Then touch the goal pole and you get the second Wonder Seed.
Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure
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Unlock: In the Sunbaked Desert, first repair the bridge for 50 Flower Coins. Find the secret exit in Secrets of Shova Mansion and then complete Flight of the Bloomps and Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I.
- 10-Flower Coins
- During the Wonder Effect, a rotating armad carries the first Flower Coin. Defeat it or touch the coin directly to collect it.
- The second coin hovers high up in the section with the deploying rods. Use the rods and a bloomp as a jumping aid. With the boosting spin jump, the jump becomes much easier.
- The third coin can be found in the second part of the course high up between several rods. Again, use the Balloinks as a trampoline and make sure they don’t blow you off the level.
- Wonder Seeds
- Right at the beginning there are several balloinks. Meet the special Bloomp with the Wonder Flower.
- During the Wonder Effect, long rods from the blocks appear everywhere. Spring from bar to bar and use the Balloinks as additional trampolines.
- At the top you reach the first Wonder Seed.
- At Goal Pole you get the second Wonder Seed.
Fungi Mines Special Dangerous Donut Ride
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Unlock: Complete the Fungi Mines and return to Operation Poplin Rescue. Play the section again until the end. The poplins then open the access to the Special World.
- 10-Flower Coins
- The first Flower Coin can already be found relatively at the beginning right above the falling donut blocks. Use the high opponent below as a trampoline.
- In the section where opponents fall out of the red tubes, you hold yourself on the right side. Drop down in a controlled manner and collect the second coin.
- The third Flower Coin is in free fall during the Wonder Effect. It floats between several black lumps of dark matter. Control your case carefully so that you catch the coin.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower blocks the further path during the descent and is hard to miss.
- After their activation, a long free fall begins. Avoid the gloom matter and the other obstacles and stay as far as possible in the middle of the safe areas.
- At the end of the Wonder Effect, the first Wonder Seed is waiting.
- For the subsequent conclusion at Goal Pole you get the second Wonder Seed.
Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller
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Unlock: Collect at least 25 Wonder Seeds in the Deep Magma Bog. Then master “Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run II”, “Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility II” and “Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet II”. Then the path to the propeller flower opens.
- 10-Flower Coins
- As you roll through the level as a spine ball, you reach an upward-facing bumper. Let yourself be hurled upwards and collect the first Flower Coin.
- The second coin is located far to the left above several disappearing platforms. Roll first up to the coin and then immediately to the right to the time block before the platforms disappear.
- Later you jump from one giant dragon fossil to the next. When jumping from the second to the third dragon, the third coin is practically right on your path.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower is at the beginning. You turn into a spine ball and then automatically roll through the level.
- Use the triangular trampolines and bumpers at the right angle and hit the blocks of time on the way so that the platforms do not disappear.
- At the end of the fast-paced course you will receive the first Wonder Seed.
- For reaching the target, there is the second Wonder Seed.
Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba
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Unlock: Win the “Wiggler Race: Wiggler Race Spelunking!” on the Petal Isles. After that, the Special World Propeller Flower appears on the world map.
- 10-Flower Coins
- As a Goomba, you can hardly jump. Therefore, stand on the barbed block or opponent that drives up, and let yourself be carried almost to the ceiling. From there you reach the first coin.
- The second Flower Coin is located on a movable hopping platform. Stand on the lower platform and let her transport you to the coin.
- In the later section, large soap bubbles appear. Run or jump on the bubbles to win enough height for the third Flower Coin. After that, immediately move back to a secure platform.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower is right at the beginning. You then turn into a Goomba.
- Because you can’t jump normally, you’ll need to use opponents, moving platforms, bubbles, and other level mechanics to overcome obstacles.
- Shortly before the goal, the first Wonder Seed waits and transforms you back.
- After that, touch the goal pole for the second Wonder Seed.
The Semifinal Test Piranha Plant Reprise
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Unlock: Collect a total of 6 Wonder Seeds in the Special World. Then the way opens to the semi-final test.
- 10-Flower Coins
- During the Wonder Effect, a first row of pink? blocks appears. Jump against the blocks until the last of them makes the first Flower Coin appear.
- Later, a second chain of? blocks follows. Meet them one after another before they disappear. The last block generates the second Flower Coin.
- The third coin floats between two large singing Piranha Plants. Use the music blocks below as a trampoline and jump to the coin in rhythm.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower is right at the beginning. After that, a much more difficult new edition of the Piranha Plants on Parade begins.
- Stay in rhythm with the singing plants and survive the complete musical course. At the end you will receive the first Wonder Seed.
- In the finish you get the second Wonder Seed.
The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet
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Unlock: Collect 16 Wonder Seeds in the Special World. After that, the final test becomes accessible.
- 10-Flower Coins
- The first coin is initially blocked by a tube and a wall. Touch the glowing flower nearby. This moves the tube down and you can jump from the moving platform to the coin.
- In the section with the Elastis or springy opponents, the second Flower Coin is below the normal path. Let yourself fall down carefully. With the drill mushroom you can then get back to safety particularly easily.
- Later you reach a section with sloping platforms and Koopa Troopas. Keep yourself as high as possible on the sloping surfaces. There is the third Flower Coin.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Wonder Flower is right at the start. This is followed by a long course of numerous known Wonder Effects.
- Among other things, you will have to survive changing speeds, poison swamps, bubbles, gloom matter, running platforms, unusual opponents and other wonders from the previous worlds.
- If you create the complete Wonder Effect, you will receive the first Wonder Seed.
- Then reach the Goal Pole to receive the second Wonder Seed.
- Tip
- The drill mushroom is especially useful in several sections because you can retreat into the floor or ceiling and avoid difficult obstacles.
The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon
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Unlock: The Final-Final Test is the final and most difficult challenge of the game. For this you have to:
- The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet
- “The Final Battle!” Bowser’s Rage Stage,
- have all Wonder Seeds available until then,
- have collected all 10-Flower Coins and
- at all previous levels have reached the golden flag or tip of the target pole.
- 10-Flower Coins
- 1. Coin: In the Dolphin Kick section you swim through the circle with the electric blocks. The Flower Coin is at the bottom of this circle. Wait for the power breaks and use the Dolphin kick to get to the coin in time.
- 2. Coin: In the later climbing section, the coin is to the right of a raised platform. Use the seeds of the Melon Piranha Plants as a trampoline or drop to the coin from a higher platform.
- 3. Coin: The last Flower Coin waits in the invisibility section far above an abyss. Use the Bloomp or the floating helps and orient yourself against the clouds and opponents, as you can not see your character.
- Wonder Seeds
- The Superfinal test is the only level of the Special World has no Wonder Effect.
- Instead, you have to master an extremely long course in which your badge is automatically changed over and over again.
- When you reach the end and the goal pole, you get the only Wonder Seeds of this level.
- Order of badges
- Parachute Cap
- Floating High Jump
- Dolphin Kick
- Checkpoint
- Crouching High Jump
- Wall-Climb Jump
- Spring Feet
- Checkpoint
- Jet Run
- Boosting Spin Jump
- Grappling Vine
- Invisibility
- Golden flag
- At the last target, you must also reach the top of the target. Use the bloomp in front of the target and hold the jump button when jumping so that you are catapulted as high as possible.
WONDER?
Once you have completed The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon, collected all three 10-flower coins and reached the top of the target, the last Poplin house will be unlocked.
- Rewards
- Enter the Poplin house WONDER? and open the treasure chest.
- Inside is the last expert badge “Sound Off?”
- The badge changes the sounds or voices in the game and serves above all as a special final reward.
Captain Toad in the Special World
In the Special World itself, there is no Captain Toad. In total, there are five Captain Toad sites in the game. These can be reached via hidden tubes in the Pipe-Rock Plateau and the Sunbaked Desert. The tubes lead to remote areas of other worlds.
Are there secret exits in the Special World?
The ten levels of the Special World have no additional secret Goal Poles. The real secrets are the seven hidden entrances to the Special World in the normal worlds.
Especially important are the secret exits in “Bulrush Express” and “Secrets of Shova Mansion”, as they unlock a complete hidden level chain.
Special World Completed 100%
In the Special World, there are a total of 19 Wonder Seeds. The first nine levels each have two Wonder Seeds. The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon has only one seed.
In addition, you will find three 10-flower coins in each of the ten levels – a total of 30 10-flower coins. For complete completion, you should also reach the top of the target post at each level.
The Superfinal test will not be unlocked until you defeat Bowser and collect all previous Wonder Seeds, 10-Flower Coins and gold Goal Poles. If you then collect all three coins in the Final-Final Test and get the golden flag, the last poplin house with the expert badge “Sound Off?” opens.