World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)

World 5-3 is the third level in World 5 of New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Gameplay

This place includes lots of slopes, and Mario can use Koopa Shells and Gold Rings to take advantage of the level's rather peculiar architecture. The level ends once the player reaches the flagpole.

Layout

When you go here, you'll find a Cannon Pipe at the beginning, but there are spikes surrounding the ground, so you must use the pipe. You'll bump a ? Block once you get to ground. It contains a Fire Flower. You'll also find a Gold Ring here. Now you see red Koopa Troopa on the slope. Where the slope ends, there's a pipe you can't enter. Just jump to the next ground. There's another Gold Ring and another slope, but this one has Goombas as well as a red Koopa Troopa. The end of the slope makes you fall to more ground with another slope with a Goomba. There's three of these slopes, they're not connected, and the second slope has two Goombas. When you fall from the last slope, you'll find a checkpoint flag! Now there are three Cannon Pipes. The left one sends you to slanted ground. You'll also see a Star Coin(see Star Coin 1), but you can't get to it with this pipe. The middle pipe shoots you straight up. You'll see a single ? Block, but there are some hidden ones. The above block contains a Mini Mushroom that's used for the second Star Coin. There's also some small Goombas here. Just jump on the small pipes and jump off the normal one (It's a cannon, but it's not of much use if you're not Mini size. You may hit ground or spikes. If you land on ground, you'll find another Cannon Pipe that shoots you over the spikes. But the thing is, There's an orange platform. A Cannon Pipe below sends you through it. Another Cannon Pipe to the left of it sends you through a Red Ring. Taking the left or right Cannon pipes at the checkpoint flag will send you to these pipes. Now there's some bricks and a ? Block that a red Koopa Troopa's walking around on. And there's a Gold Ring. A slope is also here. Slide down it, and there's another slope you fall to. This one has some Goombas. You also fall to a third and final slope, and here's where you find some Paratroopas and five pipes. The first two you can't enter, the middle takes you backwardsm the far left takes you to ground, where you climb stone steps to find the Goal Pole! The middle left shoots you to the top of the Goal Pole. Course Clear!

Star Coins

• Star Coin 1: At the checkpoint flag, the player should notice three Warp Pipes. The player should enter the Warp Pipe on the right to be launched into the Star Coin.
• Star Coin 2: At the checkpoint flag, the player should notice three Warp Pipes. The player should enter the Warp Pipe in the middle to be launched up to a secret area. The player should stand on the ? Block and jump up to reveal a hidden ? block containing a Mini Mushroom. The player should use the Mini Mushroom to jump across the Mini Pipes to reach a Cannon Pipe. The player should then enter the Cannon Pipe to be launched to the Star Coin.
• Star Coin 3: Before the end of the level, the player has to jump across five Warp Pipes to reach the Flagpole. If the player enters the middle Warp Pipe, they will be launched to the third Star Coin. Raccoon Mario can also fly up to get the coin.

Enemies

• Koopa Troopas
• Goombas
• Micro Goombas
• Koopa Paratroopas