Drybake Desert

Level
Drybake Desert
Mario, at the edge of sand
Level code	W2-1
World	World 2
Game	Paper Mario: Sticker Star
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Drybake Desert is level 2-1 in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. It comprises of a vast desert filled with quicksand and an underground area.

Layout

The pyramid.

The level starts in a grassy area where a Goomba can be found guarding the Sticker inside the block. This is not a requirement though. When the player continues on, a huge gate blocking the way to the desert. Using Paperize, a Jump, Hammer, Mushroom, Poison Mushroom, Fire or Ice Flower and Spike Helmet stickers must be placed in the gate to open it. The gate opens to reveal a short cave area inhabited by Swoops and a single Buzzy Beetle that can make the First Strike if it sees Mario. The cave exits to the desert itself, where a Save Block and Heart Block can be found, along with a Sombrero Guy. Traversing over the hill will reveal the Traveling Toad being attacked by a gang of Paragoombas. Once saved, the grateful Toad will give a Shiny Mushroom sticker as a reward.

The next area is an area with a few quicksand flows and a hollow cave with coins. Pokeys are first found here. After that, there is a vast quicksand hill with Pokeys following the current. The Soda item is located at the downhill section, and south of that is a sandfall with two striped cacti, which indicate the hidden cave area is nearby. Sinking into the quicksand between the cacti will take Mario to a cave area with one of three Tablet Piece scraps. Nearby is a sand geyser that will take Mario back up to the divide of the sand flow. The flow then descends to the pyramid, where an HP-Up Heart can be found, along with the Comet Piece.

Secret Door

The Secret Door is located behind the sole Sombrero Guy on the pyramid. It contains the Car Battery.

Sticker upgrade spots

1. After the first slope in the third map.
2. Above a Sombrero Guy behind rocks in the third map.
3. After the quicksand hill in the fifth map are two brick blocks with a gap in the middle. The gap contains the upgrade spot.
4. In the cave with the Tablet Piece, to the bottom right of the leftmost ? Block.
5. On the pyramid near the area with a Green Pokey and a Worn-Out Jump Sticker.

Area Tattle

Outside the Doorway

• Where's this desert supposed to be? Think it's on the other side?
• It's relatively cool over here, but it's definitely hot on the other side of these doors. (after entering the desert for the first time)

Inside the Doorway

• What's on the other side of this tunnel? More desert?

In the Desert

• It's too hot! My glue's going to dry out.

Quicksand Areas

• The sand is really flowing around here. Be careful!

Underground Area

• So this is what it's like underground... Lovely. Try not to get washed away by the sand!

Pyramid

• Nice! This is what you call a pyramid?

Enemies

• 5-Fold Paragoombas
• Buzzy Beetles
• Paragoombas
• Pokeys (yellow)
• Pokeys (green)
• Sombrero Guys
• Spinies
• Swoops

Things

• Soda
• Car Battery (Secret Door)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	カラカラ砂漠[?] Kara Kara Sabaku	Dry Desert, kara kara being an expression meaning "dried-up". Shares a name with both Dry Dry Desert and Kalimari Desert.
Chinese	干旱沙漠 (Simplified) 乾旱沙漠 (Traditional)[?] Gānhàn Shāmò	Dry Desert
French (NOA)	Désert Cuire-au-Sec[?]	Cook-to-Dry Desert
French (NOE)	Désert Archisec[?]	"Very dry" Desert
German	Nimmerfeuchte Wüste[?]	Neverwet Desert
Italian	Deserto al Forno[?]	Baked Desert
Spanish	Desierto Lodoseco[?]	"Drymud" Desert