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|game=''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|powerup=[[Fire Flower]]
|limit=100 seconds
|limit=100 seconds
|before_alt=[[The Walls Have Eyes|<<]]
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'''Spinning Sandstones''', or '''Layer-Cake Desert-6''', is the sixth level of [[Layer-Cake Desert]] in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. The level is unlocked by completing the main exit of [[The Walls Have Eyes]] or [[Stone Spike Conveyors]]. Completing this level will unlock [[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]. This level is based upon [[Blooming Lakitus]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. The level features several moving platforms, with [[Piranha Plant]]s being the most prominent enemy.
'''Spinning Sandstones''', or '''Layer-Cake Desert-6''', is the sixth level of [[Layer-Cake Desert]] in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. The level is unlocked by completing the main exit of [[The Walls Have Eyes]] or [[Stone Spike Conveyors]]. Completing this level will unlock [[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]. This level is based upon [[Blooming Lakitus]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. The level features several moving platforms, with [[Piranha Plant]]s being the most prominent enemy. This level is the location of the second [[Nabbit]] chase.


==Layout==
==Layout==
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*'''Star Coin 1:''' The player must jump over two Piranha Plants in order to get the first Star Coin.
*'''Star Coin 1:''' The player must jump over two Piranha Plants in order to get the first Star Coin.
*'''Star Coin 2:''' In the center of a square-shaped cutout in the background, a secret [[Beanstalk]] will take the player to an area with the second Star Coin.
*'''Star Coin 2:''' In the center of a square-shaped cutout in the background, a secret [[Beanstalk]] will take the player to an area with the second Star Coin.
*'''Star Coin 3:''' The player must defeat the Giant Piranha Plant, revealing a secret area with the third Star Coin.
*'''Star Coin 3:''' The player must defeat the Big Piranha Plant, revealing a secret area with the third Star Coin.


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
*[[Lakitu]]s
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*[[Piranha Pod]]s
|image1=[[File:NSMBU Lakitu Artwork.png|50px]]
*[[Piranha Plant]]s
|name1=[[Lakitu]]
*[[Big Piranha Plant]]s
|count1=(infinitely spawned)
*[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s
|image2=[[File:NSMBUD Piranha Pod model.png|50px]]
*[[River Piranha Plant]]s
|name2=[[Piranha Pod]]
|count2=(infinitely spawned<br>by Lakitu)
|image3=[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plant Cropped Artwork.png|50px]]
|name3=[[Piranha Plant]]
|count3=6<br>(excluding infinitely spawned ones)
|image4=[[File:NSMBU Big Piranha Plant.jpg|50px]]
|name4=[[Big Piranha Plant]]
|count4=1
|image5=[[File:NSMBW Stalking Piranha Plant Sprite.png|50px]]
|name5=[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]
|count5=9
|image6=[[File:NSMBU River Piranha Plant Render.png|50px]]
|name6=[[River Piranha Plant]]
|count6=7
}}


==[[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Luigi sightings]]==
==[[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Luigi sightings]]==

Revision as of 01:27, July 24, 2024

This article is about Spinning Sandstones, a level in New Super Luigi U. For other uses, see Layer-Cake Desert-6.
Level
Spinning Sandstones
New Super Luigi U level.
Level code World 2-6
World Layer-Cake Desert
Game New Super Luigi U
Primary power-up Fire Flower
Time limit 100 seconds
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Spinning Sandstones, or Layer-Cake Desert-6, is the sixth level of Layer-Cake Desert in New Super Luigi U. The level is unlocked by completing the main exit of The Walls Have Eyes or Stone Spike Conveyors. Completing this level will unlock Morton's Lava-Block Castle. This level is based upon Blooming Lakitus from New Super Mario Bros. U. The level features several moving platforms, with Piranha Plants being the most prominent enemy. This level is the location of the second Nabbit chase.

Layout

The player begins the level on a platform with a ? Block above it. A few rolling hills are then found. The player then encounters three Sand Geysers, two of which have Stalking Piranha Plants on them. More rolling hills are then found, along with River Piranha Plants on top of quicksand and Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes. A pit with five Sand Geysers is then found, along with three Stalking Piranha Plants. A few more rolling hills are encountered, and then a platform with three Brick Blocks and a ? Block above it. After another rolling hill, a Lakitu throwing Piranha Pods appears. More rolling hills, along with Stalking Piranha Plants and a Red Ring, are then encountered. A River Piranha Plant and a Big Piranha Plant are then found. After a rolling hill, the Goal Pole is found.

Star Coins

  • Star Coin 1: The player must jump over two Piranha Plants in order to get the first Star Coin.
  • Star Coin 2: In the center of a square-shaped cutout in the background, a secret Beanstalk will take the player to an area with the second Star Coin.
  • Star Coin 3: The player must defeat the Big Piranha Plant, revealing a secret area with the third Star Coin.

Enemies

Image Name Count
Lakitu in New Super Mario Bros. U Lakitu (infinitely spawned)
The Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Piranha Pod (infinitely spawned
by Lakitu)
Piranha Plant from NSMBU Piranha Plant 6
(excluding infinitely spawned ones)
A Big Piranha Plant from New Super Mario Bros. U Big Piranha Plant 1
NSMBW Stalking Piranha Plant Sprite.png Stalking Piranha Plant 9
Artwork of a River Piranha Plant from New Super Luigi U. River Piranha Plant 7

Luigi sightings

Halfway through the course, one of the Stone Eyes has Luigi's face on it and an "L" on its forehead. Coins are found behind them.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぐるぐる大地の パックンフラワー[?]
Guruguru Daichi no Pakkun Furawā
Piranha Plants of the Spinning Grounds
Chinese 旋转大地的吞食花 (Simplified)
旋轉大地的吞食花 (Traditional)
[?]

Xuánzhuàn Dàdì de Túnshí Huā
Piranha Plants of the Spinning Grounds
Dutch Doorgedraaide zandstenen[?] Literally "Turned On Sandstones" (as in continuing an action) meaning "Crazy Sandstones"
Italian Rotolando tra le sabbie[?] Rolling in the sands
Korean 빙글빙글 대지의 뻐끔플라워[?]
Binggeul-binggeul Daejiui Ppeokkeumpeullawo
Piranha Plant of Spinning Ground
Portuguese Pedras Giratórias na Areia[?] Spinning Stones in the Sand
Spanish El jardín giratorio de Lakitu[?] Lakitu's spinning garden

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