Meteor Moat

This article is about Meteor Moat, a level in New Super Mario Bros. U. For other uses, see Peach's Castle-1.

Level
Meteor Moat
Level code	World 8-1
World	Peach's Castle
Game	New Super Mario Bros. U
Primary power-up	Ice Flower
Time limit	400 seconds
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Meteor Moat, or Peach's Castle-1, is the first course of Peach's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is unlocked via completion of Boarding the Airship and its own completion unlocks Magma-River Cruise, while the secret exit unlocks Firefall Cliffs.

Layout

Like World 8-1 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, raining debris is found throughout the level. The level begins underneath a platform, along with a ? Block containing a power-up. The player can jump onto a ledge and go left to find a Hidden Block containing a 1-Up Mushroom. There is a large section of ground that moves up, down, left, and right, along with multiple Brick Block structures and Koopa Troopas. More moving block structures and sections of the ground are found, with some becoming submerged in lava briefly. The Checkpoint Flag can then be found on a stationary part of the ground. Lava Geysers are found, along with more moving platforms, with a Bony Beetle on one of them. A stationary platform with Bony Beetles on it is found. A long section of moving ground with Bony Beetles on it is found, and it occasionally becomes submerged in the lava. The Goal Pole is found at the end of the area.

Star Coins

• Star Coin 1: In plain sight, the first Star Coin is under a few Brick Blocks and over a portion of ground that sinks into the lava.
• Star Coin 2: The player must use Super Mario or the meteors to break Brick Blocks blocking the second Star Coin.
• Star Coin 3: After the P Switch, the third Star Coin is inside a pit directly over lava. The player needs to freeze a Bony Beetle and throw it at the Star Coin.

Secret exit

The player needs to hit the P Switch before the third Star Coin and dash across the Coins-turned-Brick Blocks to reach a Warp Pipe in the air, which leads to the secret Goal Pole to Firefall Cliffs.

It is also possible to reach said pipe with unorthodox solutions:

• Two players can reach it by bouncing on each other's heads if one of them has a Super Acorn; the player with the Acorn must be on top to use the air-boost to reach the pipe.
• Three players can reach it by bouncing on each other's heads with no power-up requirement.
• A P-Acorn will allow its user to air-boost infinitely and consequently reach the pipe.
• Peachette's superior air boost enables her to reach the pipe on her own with a running start.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Red Koopa Troopa	6
	Bony Beetle	13
	Meteor	(infinitely spawned)
	Lava Geyser	3

Level map

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	マグマとほのおで足もとグラグラ[?] Maguma to Honō de Ashimoto Guragura	Footstep is Rumbling by Magma and Flames
Chinese	岩浆火焰令脚下晃动不已 (Simplified) 岩漿火焰令腳下晃動不已 (Traditional)[?] Yánjiāng Huǒyàn Lìng Jiǎoxià Huǎngdòng Búyǐ	Footstep is Nonstop-Rumbling by Lava Flames
Dutch	Stomende slotgracht[?]	Steamy moat
French	Ciel de cendres[?]	Sky of ashes
German	Magma und Meteoriten[?]	Magma and Meteorites
Italian	Fossato vulcanico[?]	Volcanic moat
Korean	마그마와 불꽃으로 발바닥은 이글이글[?] Mageuma-wa Bulkkoseuro Balbadageun Igeurigeul	Foot Sole Is Burned By Magma And Flame
Portuguese	Chuva de Meteoros[?]	Meteor Shower
Russian	Магма и метеориты[?] Magma i meteority	Magma and meteorites
Spanish	Llueve sobre quemado[?]	Raining on Burnt Terrain (pun on the expression llover sobre mojado, which translates to "raining over wet" and means that nothing new is contributed, like a fireball rain in a lava-filled course)