The Cave Of The Lakitus
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| Level code | 4-2 | ||
| Game | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | ||
| Music track | Above Ground Underground | ||
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The Cave Of The Lakitus is a cavern level in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. It is the second level of the fourth world. Enemies found in the level include Shy-Guys, Wild Piranhas, Koopa Troopas, Tap-Taps, Wall Lakitus, Fly Guys, Fangs, Lantern Ghosts, and Baron von Zeppelins. The Cave Of The Lakitus is named after the Wall Lakitus that lurk in the caverns. This level's playable Yoshi is the Pink Yoshi.
Overview[edit]
When the level starts, Pink Yoshi finds himself in a forest area, where he can find many pipes, some of them with Wild Piranhas on top of them. Pink Yoshi must enter the very first pipe, which will lead him to the cavern, with a yellow Egg Block, and a pink cloud with an arrow in it, constantly spinning. If the dinosaur hits this cloud with an egg, it will cause it to hit a Red Shell, defeating several Koopa Troopas in a small section of the cavern, earning Pink Yoshi a 1-UP. After getting past a pair of flippers, he encounters some rocky platforms with waterfalls, and Koopa Troopas serving as common foes in this area. Pink Yoshi can also find some stairs here, where he stumbles upon some Red Coins floating above the stairs. As Pink Yoshi walks through the cavern, he finds several Lakitus, hiding in holes in the wall. Pink Yoshi can defeat the many foes in this area by simply hitting a nearby POW Block. Right ahead of this area, a Spring Ball can help Pink Yoshi reach a tall platform, where some Wild Piranhas are encountered. There is a small corridor in the middle of the wall, where Pink Yoshi can push a crate to a small room with a Winged Cloud in it.
Pink Yoshi can find a ! Switch above a waterfall near some Wild Piranhas. By pressing it, Pink Yoshi encounters a hidden entrance in the waterfall, indicated by a red arrow. This hidden entrance leads him to a vertical section, where he must Flutter Jump down to the bottom while collecting a few Red Coins hidden amongst normal coins. Once he reaches the bottom, he enters a Warp Pipe, leading him back to the previous area. Next, Pink Yoshi will notice a Koopa Troopa walking on a tall platform, and a Special Flower to the right of it. This flower can be collected if Pink Yoshi hits the Koopa with an egg, causing it to dash around in its shell, hitting the flower. Wild Piranhas are also found in the area, although Pink Yoshi can simply hit them with an egg.
Next, Pink Yoshi can use a Red Shell to defeat enemies in his way, such as Lantern Ghosts and Koopa Troopas. Pink Yoshi occasionally finds a locked door, and, to find its key, he must enter a pipe located near a pit, leading the hero to a very small room with a Fly Guy holding a Red Coin, as well as a Baron von Zeppelin holding the key. The dinosaur can play the minigame "Throwing Balloons" once he enters this door. A Middle Ring can be found ahead of the door, as well as some Fangs flying in Yoshi's direction. Using some Flatbed Ferries, Pink Yoshi must head to the bottom of the cave, while dodging Spiny Eggs thrown by Lakitus in the cave. At the very bottom, two Special Flowers can be collected: One by using PInk Yoshi's Flutter Jump ability to hover over spikes, and the other by shooting eggs at clouds with arrows on them, causing the eggs to hit the flower. The Goal Ring is located ahead of a pair of flippers, where some Lakitus still try to harm the hero by throwing Spiny Eggs at him.
Enemies[edit]
Shy-Guy (red)
Shy-Guy (green)
Koopa Troopa (green)
Koopa Troopa (red)
Beach Koopa (red)
Beach Koopa (green)
Tap-Tap (gray)
Lantern Ghost (gray)
Lantern Ghost (orange)
Baron von Zeppelin (color random)
Bonus Game shack Mini Battle[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Level icon from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Level icon from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | かべあなジュゲムの ちか[?] Kabeana Jugemu no Chika |
The Wall Lakitus' Underground | |
| Chinese | 壁洞朱盖木的地下世界[?] Bì dòng Zhūgàimù de dìxià shìjiè |
Underground World of the Wall-Hole Lakitus | |
| French | Billolotos Souterrains.[?] | Underground Lakitus. | |
| German | Niagara-Höhle[?] | Niagara Cave | |
| Italian | La grotta dei Lakitu[?] | The cave of the Lakitus | |
| Spanish | Cueva de los Lakitus[?] | Cave of the Lakitus |
