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'''Countdown to Drop Down''' is a [[Level|course]] in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. It is unlocked after clearing [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship]], and its own completion unlocks [[Break Time! Zip-Go-Round]]. This level houses two [[Wonder Seed]]s, and has a difficulty of three stars. It features [[Countdown Lift]]s, platforms that bear a number indicating how many times it can be stepped on, as its primary mechanic.
'''Countdown to Drop Down''' is a [[Level|course]] in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. It is unlocked after clearing [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship]], and its own completion unlocks [[Break Time! Zip-Go-Round]]. This level houses two [[Wonder Seed]]s, and has a difficulty of three stars. It features [[Dropdown Countdown Lift]]s, platforms that bear a number indicating how many times it can be stepped on, as its primary mechanic.
==Layout==
The level starts off with a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at three which has two [[? Block]]s above it and some [[Cloud Lift]]s and [[Cloud Block]]s below. After two large red blocks is two Dropdown Countdown Lifts with a [[Melon Piranha Plant]] below them, before a set of three lifts with a Melon Piranha Plant below each one, with the middle one having some [[coin]]s and a [[flower coin]] above it. Next is more Dropdown Countdown Lifts and some Shoot Blocks before a [[pipe]] that sends out green [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s. After a Dropdown Countdown Lift with a yellow pipe on the right is a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at ten. This lift is on a looped [[track]] with two [[Long ? Block]]s in the middle of the track, while the yellow pipe sends out more green Koopa Paratroopas. Three yellow pipes and a Melon Piranha Plant will take the player to the [[Checkpoint Flag]].


==Layout==
Next is a Melon Piranha Plant followed by a [[Roulette Block]] and two yellow pipes, which lead to a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at ten that goes along a track, above a large [[pit]]. This Dropdown Countdown Lift will carry the player for most of the remaining level. As the player jumps on the lift a [[Lakitu]] appears, which will throw [[Spiny|Spinies]] at the player for the duration of the ride if it isn't defeated. The lift takes the player past some ? Blocks, a horizontal yellow pipe that has the course's [[Wonder Flower]] below it, which can be reached by using a [[Lakitu's Cloud]]. Upon collecting it, the player starts freefalling, and [[Super Star]]s start appearing. This section consists of some coins, small flower coins, and [[Smogrin]]s. The [[Wonder Seed]] appears after some time, which starts moving left and right, and collecting it ends the effect and sends the player back to the top of the pipe where the Wonder Flower was located, with the Dropdown Countdown Lift to their right. The effect lasts for 30 seconds.
The level starts off with a long Countdown Lift starting at three which has two [[? Block]]s above it and some [[Cloud Lift]]s and [[Cloud Block]]s below. After two large red blocks is two Countdown Lifts with a [[Melon Piranha Plant]] below them, before a set of three lifts with a Melon Piranha Plant below each one, with the middle one having some [[coin]]s and a [[flower coin]] above it. Next is more Countdown Lifts and some Shoot Blocks before a [[pipe]] that sends out green [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s. After a Countdown Lift with a yellow pipe on the right is a long Countdown Lift starting at ten. This lift is on a looped [[track]] with two [[Long ? Block]]s in the middle of the track, while the yellow pipe sends out more green Koopa Paratroopas. Three yellow pipes and a Melon Piranha Plant will take the player to the [[Checkpoint Flag]].


Next is a Melon Piranha Plant followed by a [[Roulette Block]] and two yellow pipes, which lead to a long Countdown Lift starting at ten that goes along a track, above a large [[pit]]. This Countdown Lift will carry the player for most of the remaining level. As the player jumps on the lift a [[Lakitu]] appears, which will throw [[Spiny|Spinies]] at the player for the duration of the ride if it isn't defeated. The lift takes the player past some ? Blocks, a horizontal yellow pipe that has the course's [[Wonder Flower]] below it, a set of [[Brick Block]]s with a [[Wow Bud]] inside, a set of Shoot Blocks with a track carrying coins and a flower coin above it, a set of Countdown Lifts that each start at two with a Roulette Block above them, and finally a long horizontal yellow pipe that has many Melon Piranha Plants on it. Three yellow pipes follow, with a [[Hidden Character Block]] below the third one that only [[Mario]] can see, containing a flower coin. The third pipe houses a horizontal Melon Piranha Plant whose seeds help the player reach the top of the [[Goal Pole]].
As the Dropdown Countdown Lift continues, it takes the player past a set of [[Brick Block]]s with a [[Wow Bud]] inside, a set of Shoot Blocks with a track carrying coins and a flower coin above it, a set of Dropdown Countdown Lifts that each start at two with a Roulette Block above them, and finally a long horizontal yellow pipe that has many Melon Piranha Plants on it. Three yellow pipes follow, with a [[Hidden Character Block]] below the third one that only [[Mario]] can see, containing a flower coin. The third pipe houses a horizontal Melon Piranha Plant whose seeds help the player reach the top of the [[Goal Pole]].


==Wonder Flower==
===Hidden Character Blocks===
The Wonder Flower can be reached by using a [[Lakitu's Cloud]]. Upon collecting it, the player starts freefalling, and [[Super Star]]s start appearing. This section consists of some coins, small flower coins, and [[Smogrin]]s. The [[Wonder Seed]] appears after some time, which starts moving left and right, and collecting it ends the effect and sends the player back to the top of the pipe where the Wonder Flower was located, with the Countdown Lift to their right. The effect lasts for 30 seconds.
*A [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad]] [[Hidden Character Block]] can be found at the start of the stage. It is sticked to the right side of the fourth large red block of the level. It contains a [[flower coin]].
*A [[Mario]] Hidden Character Block can be found just before the Goal Pole of the level. It is attached to the inner corner of the yellow pipe where the last [[Melon Piranha Plant]] is. It contains a flower coin.


==10-flower coins==
==10-flower coins==
*'''[[10-flower coin]] 1''': Found in a sub-area that is accessed via two green pipes next to each other. Below the coin is a long [[Countdown Lift]] starting at one.
*'''[[10-flower coin]] 1''': Found in a sub-area that is accessed via two green pipes next to each other. Below the coin is a long [[Dropdown Countdown Lift]] starting at one.
*'''10-flower coin 2''': Found in a sub-area that is accessed via a green pipe after activating a Wow Bud that makes Cloud Blocks appear next to it. In the sub-area, the player must carry the [[Red POW Block]] and throw it upwards so that it breaks the Brick Blocks holding this 10-flower coin.
*'''10-flower coin 2''': Found in a sub-area that is accessed via a green pipe after activating a Wow Bud that makes Cloud Blocks appear next to it. In the sub-area, the player must carry the [[Red POW Block]] and throw it upwards so that it breaks the Brick Blocks holding this 10-flower coin.
*'''10-flower coin 3''': Found below the set of Countdown Lifts that start at two.
*'''10-flower coin 3''': Found below the set of Dropdown Countdown Lifts that start at two.
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SMBW Countdown to Drop Down first 10-flower coin.jpg|First 10-flower coin
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==[[Talking Flower]] quotes==
==[[Talking Flower]] quotes==
*"''Whoa—careful!''" (found to the right of the first Countdown Lift)
*"''Whoa—careful!''" (found to the right of the first Dropdown Countdown Lift)
**"''Watch your steps!''" (after falling)
**"''Watch your steps!''" (after falling)
*"''What'll it be?''" (found next to the first Roulette Block)
*"''What'll it be?''" (found next to the first Roulette Block)
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|JapM=Air travel with Dropdown Countdown Lifts
|Dut=De hemel bestormen op aftelplatformen
|DutM=Storming the sky on [[Dropdown Countdown Lift|countdown platforms]]
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|Ita=Conto alla rovescia ad alta quota
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|ItaM=Countdown at high altitude
|PorA=Saltos calculados!
|PorAM=Calculated jumps!
|PorE=Contagem para a queda
|PorEM=Countdown to the fall
|SpaE=Caídas por descontado
|SpaEM=Falls for ungranted
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Melon Piranha Plant]]s and [[Countdown Lift]]s, which are primarily featured in this level, both seem to reference ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. The Melon Piranha Plants spitting watermelon seeds is similar to a mechanic from that game where Yoshi, as well as certain enemies, can do the same thing after eating [[watermelon]]s, while the Countdown Lifts strongly resemble [[Countdown Platform]]s from said game.
*This is the only level in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' to not have a black gradient indicating a bottomless [[pit]]. This is likely due to the Wonder Effect scrolling the screen down.
*The way the Countdown Lift is used during the long track section of the level with the [[Lakitu]] is somewhat reminiscent of [[Limited Lift]]s from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', with the player needing to prevent oncoming enemies from touching the lift and decreasing the counter so that it can continue carrying them through the level.
*[[Melon Piranha Plant]]s and [[Dropdown Countdown Lift]]s, which are primarily featured in this level, both seem to reference ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. The Melon Piranha Plants spitting watermelon seeds is similar to a mechanic from that game where Yoshi, as well as certain enemies, can do the same thing after eating [[watermelon]]s, while the Dropdown Countdown Lifts strongly resemble [[Countdown Platform]]s from that game.
 
*The way the Dropdown Countdown Lift is used during the long track section of the level with the [[Lakitu]] is somewhat reminiscent of [[Limited Lift]]s from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', with the player needing to prevent oncoming enemies from touching the lift and decreasing the counter so that it can continue carrying them through the level.
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Latest revision as of 10:54, November 28, 2024

Level
Countdown to Drop Down
Elephant Mario in the level Countdown to Drop Down in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
World Fluff-Puff Peaks
Game Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Difficulty ★★★
Primary power-up Elephant Fruit
Wonder Effect Sends the player freefalling
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Countdown to Drop Down is a course in Fluff-Puff Peaks in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It is unlocked after clearing Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship, and its own completion unlocks Break Time! Zip-Go-Round. This level houses two Wonder Seeds, and has a difficulty of three stars. It features Dropdown Countdown Lifts, platforms that bear a number indicating how many times it can be stepped on, as its primary mechanic.

Layout[edit]

The level starts off with a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at three which has two ? Blocks above it and some Cloud Lifts and Cloud Blocks below. After two large red blocks is two Dropdown Countdown Lifts with a Melon Piranha Plant below them, before a set of three lifts with a Melon Piranha Plant below each one, with the middle one having some coins and a flower coin above it. Next is more Dropdown Countdown Lifts and some Shoot Blocks before a pipe that sends out green Koopa Paratroopas. After a Dropdown Countdown Lift with a yellow pipe on the right is a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at ten. This lift is on a looped track with two Long ? Blocks in the middle of the track, while the yellow pipe sends out more green Koopa Paratroopas. Three yellow pipes and a Melon Piranha Plant will take the player to the Checkpoint Flag.

Next is a Melon Piranha Plant followed by a Roulette Block and two yellow pipes, which lead to a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at ten that goes along a track, above a large pit. This Dropdown Countdown Lift will carry the player for most of the remaining level. As the player jumps on the lift a Lakitu appears, which will throw Spinies at the player for the duration of the ride if it isn't defeated. The lift takes the player past some ? Blocks, a horizontal yellow pipe that has the course's Wonder Flower below it, which can be reached by using a Lakitu's Cloud. Upon collecting it, the player starts freefalling, and Super Stars start appearing. This section consists of some coins, small flower coins, and Smogrins. The Wonder Seed appears after some time, which starts moving left and right, and collecting it ends the effect and sends the player back to the top of the pipe where the Wonder Flower was located, with the Dropdown Countdown Lift to their right. The effect lasts for 30 seconds.

As the Dropdown Countdown Lift continues, it takes the player past a set of Brick Blocks with a Wow Bud inside, a set of Shoot Blocks with a track carrying coins and a flower coin above it, a set of Dropdown Countdown Lifts that each start at two with a Roulette Block above them, and finally a long horizontal yellow pipe that has many Melon Piranha Plants on it. Three yellow pipes follow, with a Hidden Character Block below the third one that only Mario can see, containing a flower coin. The third pipe houses a horizontal Melon Piranha Plant whose seeds help the player reach the top of the Goal Pole.

Hidden Character Blocks[edit]

  • A Yellow Toad Hidden Character Block can be found at the start of the stage. It is sticked to the right side of the fourth large red block of the level. It contains a flower coin.
  • A Mario Hidden Character Block can be found just before the Goal Pole of the level. It is attached to the inner corner of the yellow pipe where the last Melon Piranha Plant is. It contains a flower coin.

10-flower coins[edit]

  • 10-flower coin 1: Found in a sub-area that is accessed via two green pipes next to each other. Below the coin is a long Dropdown Countdown Lift starting at one.
  • 10-flower coin 2: Found in a sub-area that is accessed via a green pipe after activating a Wow Bud that makes Cloud Blocks appear next to it. In the sub-area, the player must carry the Red POW Block and throw it upwards so that it breaks the Brick Blocks holding this 10-flower coin.
  • 10-flower coin 3: Found below the set of Dropdown Countdown Lifts that start at two.
  • First 10-flower coin

    First 10-flower coin

  • Second 10-flower coin

    Second 10-flower coin

  • Third 10-flower coin

    Third 10-flower coin

Enemies[edit]

Talking Flower quotes[edit]

  • "Whoa—careful!" (found to the right of the first Dropdown Countdown Lift)
    • "Watch your steps!" (after falling)
  • "What'll it be?" (found next to the first Roulette Block)
    • "Ahaha!" (after hitting the block)
  • "Be careful!" (found above the Wonder Flower)
    • "And don't fall!"
    • "Not that I mind the company..."
    • "but shouldn't you be going?"
    • "Hi, again!" (after collecting the Wonder Seed)
    • "So, you survived."
  • "Bye-bye!" (found near the Goal Pole)
    • "So long!" (if the Wonder Flower is avoided)

Gallery[edit]

  • The course's thumbnail

    The course's thumbnail

  • The course's Wonder Effect

    The course's Wonder Effect

  • SMBWLakitu.jpg

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カウントダウンリフトで空そらの旅たび[?]
Kauntodaun Rifutu de sora no tabi 		Air travel with Dropdown Countdown Lifts
Dutch De hemel bestormen op aftelplatformen[?] Storming the sky on countdown platforms
French Décompte céleste[?] Celestial countdown
German Countdown am Himmel[?] Countdown in the sky
Italian Conto alla rovescia ad alta quota[?] Countdown at high altitude
Portuguese (NOA) Saltos calculados![?] Calculated jumps!
Portuguese (NOE) Contagem para a queda[?] Countdown to the fall
Spanish (NOE) Caídas por descontado[?] Falls for ungranted

Trivia[edit]

  • This is the only level in Super Mario Bros. Wonder to not have a black gradient indicating a bottomless pit. This is likely due to the Wonder Effect scrolling the screen down.
  • Melon Piranha Plants and Dropdown Countdown Lifts, which are primarily featured in this level, both seem to reference Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The Melon Piranha Plants spitting watermelon seeds is similar to a mechanic from that game where Yoshi, as well as certain enemies, can do the same thing after eating watermelons, while the Dropdown Countdown Lifts strongly resemble Countdown Platforms from that game.
  • The way the Dropdown Countdown Lift is used during the long track section of the level with the Lakitu is somewhat reminiscent of Limited Lifts from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U, with the player needing to prevent oncoming enemies from touching the lift and decreasing the counter so that it can continue carrying them through the level.
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