As featured on World of GamingMario And Luigi: Superstar Saga
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Easy money
This trick should work after the Chucklehut Brothers teach Mario and Luigi their hammer techniques. Have Luigi use his hammer to shrink Mario. Then, perform their "high jump technique", but have mini Mario jump at Luigi before Luigi can land on Mario. You will gain one coin. Repeat this to get as many coins as desired. Note: This was done after getting to the university section of the game. Also, hitting Luigi for one coin will lower Luigi's HP by one point. He will only "yelp" when his HP reaches 1. However, you can still spend some of the bonus stats that you get at level up on the "Stach" stat (which discounts the items in the shops) and buy mushrooms at the castle town and recycle (i.e. use the "Easy money" trick then buy mushrooms to heal him and gradually generate money).
Easy Hee Beans
Hee Beans are easy to get when you know where to find them. You can get them in the following places. Note: These mini-games only work after the first time you play them.
Easy Woo Beans
You can get Woo Beans by defeating enemies west of Beanbean Castle.
Luigi surfboard
When you get the Ultra Hammer, go to the beach where the surfer is located and talk to him. He will say that you need something to pound into the slot. Switch Mario to the back and use your hammer over the slot to make Luigi fall in and pop out as a surfboard.
Easy dodge
Sometimes it is hard to dodge a monster's attack because you pressed the wrong button. If this keeps happening, try pressing A + B.
Battle options
During a battle, do not choose the option to run. This only takes away some of your coins and starts the battle from the beginning.
Finding items
Learn how to use the hammer technique. Then, hit Mario with a hammer and make him small. When Mario is small, an exclamation mark will appear over his head when he is over a buried item (and increase if he is directly over it). Without walking, switch places so that Luigi is in front then Mario hit him in the head with the hammer. Pop out and you will have your item. Also, you can find many items in flower circles or Xs in the ground.
Advance moves
When you do a Bros. attack for so long on level 3, Mario or Luigi will say "ADVANCE!". This indicates you can add more power to your attack:
Stats
The following list describes each stat:
Bean locations
Chuckle Beans: Always found by using the Luigi Dunk on the X in the O thing in the ground.
Picture discount at Beanbean Castle Town
In Beanbean town, you can find someone who will take your picture for 100 coins. This is useless unless you do not like the passport picture that you got on the Koopa Cruiser. When he asks you if you want your picture taken, say "No". He will drop the price down to 50 coins. No further discounts can be obtained.
Winking Beanbean at Bean Bean Castle Town
Enter Castle Town through the east gate. There will be a person leaning on a building. Walk in front of him and one eye will shut, as if he is winking at you.
Getting items at Beanbean Castle town
In the Starbeans Cafe at Beanbean Castle Town, try to make one of each drink. When you first brew a drink, Dr. E Gadd from Luigi's Mansion will give you an item. Note: You may have to wait until you complete the Repaired Koopa Kruiser part of the game (immediately after Joke's End.)
Free information at Beanbean Castle Town
Note: This trick requires at least 100 coins. Save your game and go to the information store in the Beanbean Town. Buy the information and read it. Then, restart your game. You will have your 100 coins back.
Easy way to complete breakable wall tunnel at Bowser's Castle
In the corridor with breakable walls in Bowser's Castle, you may think that you have to hammer them all. If you do this, however, you will never reach the end in time, even if you are very fast. Instead, hit the "!" block then immediately use Mario's Firehand technique on Luigi (the one that allows him to run really fast). You will run through all the walls and smash them, reaching the end with plenty of time.
Secret Scrolls at Northeast Beanbean
When you get your second and third hammers from the Hammerhead Bros. in NE Beanbean, go right. Keep going to find two areas blocked off by boulders. Inside each is a Thwomp who will play a game with you. The first one requires 200 coins, and the second one wants 500 coins. Three boulders will fall down. Smash one of them, and if you are lucky, you will get a secret scroll which basically gives you a new Bros. Attack. Secret Scroll 1 is for Mario, and Secret Scroll 2 is for Luigi. Also, secret scrolls have a secret Bros. attack in them. When you find the Hammer Bros. new underground cave, get the hammer and go to the bottom right corner. As you can see, there will be rocks. These rocks are blocking doors where you can get the scrolls. The first door can be broken with a super hammer, and the next with a ultra hammer. The doors each have a Thwomp in it. Talk to it and it will ask if you want to smash one of three rocks for 500 coins in the first door and 800 in the second, because you might get a special prize which is the scroll. Keep trying until you guess the correct rock. After two or three tries, you will start getting 300 coins from the first door game and 500 coins for the second door game so you can keep playing. Secret Scroll #1 is Mario's Swing Bros. attack. Secret Scroll #2 is Luigi's Cyclone Bros. attack.
Molten Jees at Oho Oasis
On Oho Oasis island, when you have mastered the Thunderhand and Firebrand techniques, go up to an Oho Jee and use the hand technique on them. Set the red ones on fire and shock the green ones to fight them. You will get Molten Jee Slacks for defeating them, after which they will return to normal and joke about it.
More monsters to battle at Stardust Fields
In the Stardust Fields (Beanbean Side), you will encounter a Boss that demands 100 coins to free Bowser. You can find these coins in boxes or by battling the monsters. When you cannot find any more monsters to battle for coins, return to the Boss with only the coins you have. He will revive all the monsters you have already defeated, giving you more opportunities to battle monsters for more coins.
Two moles at Teehee Vally
Go to the Beanbean entrance to Teehee Valley, but do not go in. Go left until you see a cave. Once you are inside, have Luigi shrink Mario. Once Mario is in the hole, he will have to go through an obstacle course. Once you get to the end, do not talk to the mole. Instead, jump onto the two platforms that are going up and down near him. Stay on the one closer to the mole. You should see a little ledge at the top of the screen. Jump onto it, and then jump to the right. Mario should not be onscreen. Keep moving right until you see another mole and a green pipe. Note: You will have to go through it again to get to the first mole that you you saw.
Golden mushroom at West Beanbean
Go in to West Beanbean (on the map, go to the left directly next to the castle). When there, you will see a hole in the cliff. Go down and left until you see a big fence. Hit Luigi with any hammer and make him go under the fence. Go into the cave and get through the "mini-level". Then, talk to Monty Mole. He will give you a unique Golden Mushroom which refills all of your HP and BP.
Statue puzzle at Woohoo Hooniversity
There is a room with a group of statues with either blue or red balls in the center. You have to hit the statues in the following order. Note: B indicates a blue statue and R indicates a red statue.
Viruses at Woohoo Hooniversity
In Woohoo Hooniversity, you will face the viruses from Dr. Mario as common enemies. There is an easy way to defeat them -- get them all the same color. To do this, hit them to change them to the next color. Hit blue to change it to yellow, hit red to change it to blue, and hit yellow to change it to red. Once all the viruses on the screen are the same color, they will explode and be defeated.
Easy coins at Woohoo Village
Once in Woohoo Village, go to the very southeast end. When you see a fountain of water, have Mario get in front of it and drink the water. Then, go south then west and you will see a cannon. Go up to it. By now you will have High Jump. Make Luigi High Jump on Mario and he will spray water in the cannon. A coin will pop out. Repeat this as many times as desired.
Defeating Bowletta
Have Mario equipped with the Casual Slacks, Tank Bade, and Greed Wallet; and Luigi with the Queen B. Jeans, Muscle Badge, and Bonus Ring. There are two rounds with Bowletta. The first is actually the easiest. Bowletta starts the round with a flame attack that you can only avoid if you hit blocks above Mario's and Luigi's head and then jump at the correct moment. Bowletta may do an attack where she charges by chomping her jaws then spits out a number of fireballs. Note: Not all of the fireballs will be aimed at Mario and Luigi. Three of the fireballs will stay on the floor. Try to destroy these as soon as possible as Bowletta will absorb them and gain health. When you get close to defeating her, she will change color and a emit a group of stars. They will launch at Mario and Luigi. Note: You only have to use the mallets on the green and red stars; the purple ones can be avoided. When you defeat her, an intermission sequence will start. When Mario and Luigi do their victory dance, a Bomb-Om will appear behind them and wipe them out. Bowletta will then suck them up in her belly What follows is the difficult part of the battle. You will find Cackletta's true form. It starts out very difficultly, as you start out at 1 HP. Cackletta will start with a lot of different attacks. Her arms have two attacks. In the first, her hands will get very close to Mario and Luigi. This is very easy to counterattack because you have plenty of time to use the mallets. In the second attack, she pulls her arms out to her sides then has them rotate around her. You must watch how they are positioned as they will go high and low. Her head has about five attacks. The first attack is when she charges up an energy ball and launches it at Mario and Luigi. This one of the more interesting attacks because you have to hit it with a mallet four times to destroy it. The second attack is an electric ball that appears in front of Mario or Luigi. You must hit it with a mallet, then it will go for the other brother and you have hit it again. As you progress in the battle the number of times you must hit it increases. The third attack features two fireballs will start spinning around Mario and Luigi. You must have both brothers jump at the same time to dodge it. The pattern is random and it starts spinning more as you progress. The fourth attack only appears when you are getting close to winning. This is the most annoying attack. Her eyes will start moving around, and when they stop time will freeze and she shoots two lasers. The only way to dodge this is when her eyes are moving it shows which direction to jump to before the time freezes. In the fifth type of attack she just heals one of her limbs. The only way to injury her is to destroy the arms and heads. Then, her heart will be revealed. You must attack her heart to do any damage. Note: She will regenerate her head and arms. You can still hurt her as long as her heart is exposed. The heart will do ah attack that either regenerates any limbs you destroyed or heal them. Note: The heart does this to all body parts at the same time. If you manage to avoid most attacks and heal when necessary, you will be victorious.
Defeating Chuckola Cola
The Chuckola Cola Boss shoots a gun of Chuckola Cola at Mario and Luigi. Use this trick to learn who is going to be shot at. He points his gun forward to shoot Mario, and aims downward to shoot at Luigi. You need to break his shield with your hammer. You can then hit him with your hammer to give him more damage.
Defeating Ghost Cackletta
When you are fighting Ghost Cackletta, dodge her first attacks no matter what. They are either a ball of energy that falls on you; deflect it four times with your hammer, or she will swing both arms around and you must jump over them. Her eyes will show if her arms will be up or down. She will try to flick you with both hands or will flick an electricity ball at you. You must hit it between the brothers until it goes out. One hit will kill you. You only have 1 HP; take your next turn to use a Max Nut to heal both brothers. Then, attack her arms with attacks that will do more than 60 points of damage. The arms only have 60 HP. The head has about 200 HP; attack her with good attacks. When you defeat the head, her heart will appear. Use your best moves (level 3 Normal Splash Bros. and level 3 Advanced Knockback Bros.) at her heart and avoid anything else until the heart closes. Repeat until she is defeated. You can tell the fight is almost over when she starts shooting energy balls that are color coded on who they will they hit (red for Mario, green for Luigi). If you hit them with your hammer, they will be deflected back.
Defeating Koopalings
First, make sure Luigi is faster than Mario. Then, use the complete Thunder Hand Bros. attack. This will decrease their defense. Finally, pelt them with a assault of Bros.attacks.
Defeating Queen Bean
When the fight begins, start by making Mario jump on her right arm. Her arms are her weak spot. Meanwhile, have Luigi pulverize her with his hammer so that she gets knocked back. Do not let her get too close. After your turn is over, Queen Bean will start sending shockwaves your way. Dodge them and repeat. After her right arm shrinks (usually requires six hits), go for the left arm. Her shockwaves will be weaker, but faster. After her left arm is toasted, her crown will fall off. At this point, she will start shooting lima beans at you. Barrage her with jump attacks, and when her arms get their strength back and her crown is back on her head, repeat the process to defeat her. After you deflate Queen Bean's hands, she will start to shoot beans at you. She will wiggle her hands to show who she is going to throw the bean at. Try to jump over them. However, if you accidentally jump on one, it becomes a Bean Monster. Do not kill it. Simply leave it there and dodge its attacks while continuing to hit Queen Bean. When Queen Bean's hand re-inflate, she will use her electric lightning attack. This attack will kill the Bean Monsters. Also, Queen Bean has 100 HP. Her main attack is hitting the ground with her fists and sending what looks like small bolts of lightning on the ground at you. You can jump over them. It is possible to defeat her with Mario at level 9 and Luigi at level 10. You should be able to do 3 or 4 points of damage to her. Luigi's Brother Attack is the best one to use.
Defeating Yo Bro
Yo Bro has two yo-yos. One is green and the other is red. If he swings the red one, he is attacking Mario. If he swings the green one, he is attacking Luigi.
Defeating Bosses
At the start of a Boss battle, use Luigi's Thunder Bros. attack to lower the defense of the Boss. To finish off the Boss, use Mario's Splash Bros. and Luigi's Bounce Bros. attacks, and heal when needed. Note: This helps when you are at Bowser's castle and are fighting one of the Koopalings with a time bomb. Also, use Luigi's Thunder Bros. attack, then use Mario's Chopper Bros. attack. This works well with Bosses.
Donkey Kong reference
At the skeleton ship, when you play the barrel mini-game, the skeleton is actually in the shape of Donkey Kong.
Legend Of Zelda reference
One of the items that Professor E. Gadd gives you is an item called "Great Force", which actually looks like a Triforce piece.
Luigi's Mansion reference
Go to the cafe in Beanbean Castle Village. Then, talk to the man at the stand. He will let you select a blend. Choose HooHoo Blend. Soon after, a ghost will appear, then Professor E. Gadd will show up. Note: You will need to use beans.
STAFY reference
In the Yoshi Theater, there is a poster that refers to a Japanese game called STAFY.
Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars reference
Go to the arcade in Little FungiTown and play the mini-game there. Geno can be seen in the corner.
Super Mario Bros. reference
At Bowser's Castle, there is a part where a paper Bowser is hanging on strings. There is also a little axe is next to it. Also, inside the border house were you play the border game, on the back wall is a picture of the ending of a level in Super Mario Bros.
Other Mario game references
In the Whoohoo Hooniversity, there is a room containing the blocks from many previous Mario games such as Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Bros.
Kirby appearance
At the Yoshi theater, a Kirby poster can be seen hanging on the wall.
Wario appearance
At the Yoshi theater, a Wario poster can be seen hanging on the wall.
Misspelling
When you are looking for the four pieces of the Beanstar, go to the desert-like area and talk to the first skeleton in the ship. He will say "Lissen up! This'll shock you!" instead of "Listen up!"
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