Rising Tides of Lava

This article is about Rising Tides of Lava, a level in New Super Mario Bros. U. For other uses, see Peach's Castle-3.

Level
Rising Tides of Lava
Level code	World 8-3
World	Peach's Castle
Game	New Super Mario Bros. U
Primary power-up	Fire Flower
Time limit	400 seconds
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Rising Tides of Lava, or Peach's Castle-3, is the third course of Peach's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U. It takes place in an underground volcano with rising lava.

Layout

The course constantly has lava rising from below to a certain point, and Big Buzzy Beetles can be used as platforms to navigate over the lava.

The player starts next to a ledge before a Big Buzzy Beetle, which is followed by a ? Block containing a Super Mushroom/Fire Flower, then by a Screwtop Shroom where the player has to turn the screw to get the platform to rise. After a group of Big Buzzy Beetles, the player will come to a group of Brick Blocks with a Koopa Troopa walking above them; Ground Pounding the column of Brick Blocks and kicking the Koopa into the pit will cause it to bounce between two Coin Blocks. By lowering the next mushroom platform, the player can reach a Roulette Block that can be hit with a nearby Koopa. In the second-from-the-left in the row of Brick Blocks afterward is a P Switch, which will cause two trails of Blue Coins to appear: One through small platforms and one through a group of Spike Tops, both of which merging back to a bridge of Coins turned into Brick Blocks if the P Switch is still active. By taking the top of the split path afterward, the player will reach the Checkpoint Flag.

After the flag is a ? Block with a powerup that can be reached by using a Big Buzzy Beetle as a platform. Next are two purple mushroom platforms, the second of which rises when the first lowers, followed by a small crevice with Coins and a Koopa Troopa above. Next is an area with Big Buzzy Beetles, followed by two purple mushroom platforms with the same set-up as the previous pair, though the second one is longer and has two ? Blocks above it. In the ? Block between rock platforms is a Super Mushroom/Fire Flower. Next is a group of three purple mushroom platforms, with the first and third lowering and the second rising. To enter the Warp Pipe, the player needs to use the Big Buzzy Beetle as a platform, which will take the player to the area with the Goal Pole.

Star Coins

Image	Location
	The first Star Coin is found near the beginning of the starting area, and must be reached by using the Big Buzzy Beetles below it as platforms.
	The second Star Coin is located under the Checkpoint Flag. The player has to run below the upper path in time with the rising lava.
	On the large Screwtop Shroom without a screw, Mario must hit between the two ? Blocks to make a Beanstalk appear. After scaling it, he arrives in an area with a Flame Chomp and the third Star Coin.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Big Buzzy Beetle	9
	Red Koopa Troopa	4
	Spike Top	6
	Flame Chomp	1

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ようがん波とネジ式キノコ[?] Yōgan Nami to Neji-Shiki Kinoko	Lava Waves and Screw-type Mushrooms
Chinese	熔岩浪及螺旋蘑菇[?] Róngyán Làng jí Luóxuán Mógū	Lava Tides and Screw-Spinning Mushrooms
Dutch	Vulkanische vloed[?]	Volcanic flood
French	Valse volcanique[?]	Volcanic waltz
German	Warm genug?[?]	Hot enough?
Italian	Su e giù per la lava[?]	Up and down the lava
Korean	용암 파도와 나사식버섯[?] Yong'am Padowa Nasasikbeoseot	Lava Wave And Screw-Type Mushroom
Portuguese	Torrente de Magma[?]	Magma Torrent
Russian	Прилив лавы[?] Priliv lavy	Lava rush
Spanish	¡Marea de lava![?]	Lava Tide!

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