Donut Secret 1

Level
Donut Secret 1
Mario on Yoshi swimming
Level code	2-A
World	Donut Plains
Game	Super Mario World
Primary power-up	Fire Flower
Time limit	300 seconds
Music track	Underwater BGM
Music sample
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Donut Secret 1 is the first underwater level in the game Super Mario World. This level is a secret level, accessible when the Mario Bros. find the Key and the Keyhole of Donut Plains 1. Donut Secret 1 also has a secret exit. The regular exit leads to the Donut Ghost House, while the secret exit leads to the Donut Secret House. There are seven Dragon Coins to be found. This is the first level of the game to feature the Power Balloon.

Overview

This underwater level consists of one long underwater screen and an above ground room. The player has 300 seconds on the Timer to complete the level.

The underwater screen has many Rip Van Fish, Cheep Cheeps, and Blurps, while the underground area has Koopa Paratroopas. To get into the area, the player must enter the first blue Pipe. Right before the Pipe are ? Blocks, and above them is the first Dragon Coin. There are two ? Blocks in the area which contain Power Balloons. There is another ? Block that contains a Super Mushroom or a Fire Flower. The player must use the Power Balloons to float up, and if either top corners of the room are reached, the player finds a Dragon Coin. Next to the exit Pipe from the underground area, there is another Dragon Coin. In the Game Boy Advance remake, there is a Midway Gate after the Pipe and near the Switch Block. Around that same area is a Dragon Coin, in between two Grab Blocks. To the left of the Keyhole is another Dragon Coin. The last Dragon Coin can be found before the Giant Gate, hidden above a wall. The Giant Gate can be found on the right edge of the screen, a little ways past the Keyhole.

Secret exit

The secret exit can be difficult to find, as the key requires strategic use of the Switch Block. To find the key, the player needs to carry the Switch Block to the row of Empty Blocks, and then stomp on it. This changes some Empty Blocks into coins, giving access to a ? Block. Before the Switch Block time runs out, the player has to collect some of the coins and hit the ? block for the Key to pop out. The Keyhole is just right of the key.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Rip Van Fish	9
	Cheep Cheep	12
	Blurp	8
	Koopa Paratroopa (red)	10

Items

Dragon Coins

1. Above the row of four Prize Blocks.
2. In the top left of the cave sub-area, reachable via Power Balloon.
3. In the top right of the cave sub-area, reachable via Power Balloon.
4. In a small trench in the ground below the exit pipe leading from the sub-area.
5. Between two Grab Blocks in a narrow passage, guarded by a Rip Van Fish.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ドーナツへいや　ひみつのコース１[?] Dōnatsu Heiya Himitsu no Kōsu 1	Doughnut Plains Secret Course 1
French	Secret Beignet 1[?]	Donut Secret 1
German	Donut-Rätsel[?]	Donut Secret
Italian	Pianura Ciambella segreto 1[?]	Donut Plain secret 1
Spanish	Secreto del Donut 1[?]	Donut Secret 1