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Cool, Cool Mountain Walkthrough

Star One- Slip Slidin' Away

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Getting this first star might be simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy. Follow the game's instructions and hop into the cottage that's just ahead of you (jump up and drop into the chimney). You'll drop into a room with a long slide that you'll have to fly down without falling off the edges.

As you start, slow down to make it around the first corner. If you fall off the first corner you can still save yourself by holding hard to the right and directing your character onto the lower part of the slide. Follow the slide through the ice cavern, but don't get too comfortable yet—as you exit the cavern, the slide leads to a super-narrow row of ice blocks. Stay in the center of the slide to make it over the ice blocks and cross the finish line. Once you go through the door at the end the first gold star will appear

Star Two - Li'l Penguin Lost

Jump up on top of the cabin to the left but don't drop down the chimney. Instead, jump up to the level above that where you'll find a baby penguin wandering around. Pick up the penguin and carry it back down to where you began the level. To the left is a slope that gets so steep you'll have to slide down—be careful with the penguin as you slide down to the bottom.

When you reach the bottom, head right towards the narrow wooden bridge. Make your way across it slowly, and wait for the snowmen to jump towards you before you try to run underneath them. Just past that is another wooden walkway that leads down to a snow platform below. Once you reach the snow, turn left to make your way to the mother penguin. Give her the child to earn the second star.

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Star Three — Big Penguin Race

Drop into the chimney of the cabin and talk to the penguin that's waiting at the top of the slide. Agree to take on the race challenge and immediately run onto the slide to begin the race.

If you take any shortcuts on this race you'll be disqualified and won't earn the star. Stick to fair racing and hold up on the controller at all times to maximize speed. You don't have much room for being slow and careful, but be cautious around the turns. In most cases, it's safest to stay on the outsides of the turns and cut inward as they get sharper. There are a few parts of the race where the penguin will pass you up no matter what you do, but don't get discouraged. As long as you're steady and fast, you'll win the race and earn the star.

Star Four — Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins

You'll want to pick Yoshi in order to get all eight red coins in this level. First, hop on top of the chimney to reach the level with the baby penguin you rescued earlier. Just to the left is a small fire that Yoshi can hold in his mouth (use your tongue) and carry up to the large ice block. Breath the fire out to melt the ice away and grab the first coin inside.

Drop back down to the level where you start and head right a bit to the edge of a broken bridge. Stand there for a bit until you get transported to another part of the level where you'll find the second red coin. As you walk off the wooden platforms and into the snowfield, turn left and run by a few goombas. Just around the corner to the left is a third red coin, sitting in plain view.

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Turn around and backtrack a bit until you see the big mama penguin from earlier. Just past her is a tree you can climb to reach the fourth red coin at the top. Just to the left is a lift that'll carry you up to the fifth red coin and another snowfield. But first, while on your ride on the lift, jump off to the small platform with the star and a bob-omb buddy. Talk to him and he'll ready the cannons for you. Jump back towards the level below you (a gust of wind will carry you) to land back where you got the fourth coin, and hop back on the lift to get the fifth.

Jump up to the next level and run left up the hill, away from the giant snowman head. You'll see the sixth red coin along the right wall (next to a buddy bob-omb). Turn around and head back towards the snowman's head.

Backtrack to the top of the lift (where you got the fifth coin) and hop in the cannon that's ready for you. Aim just a tad to the right and you'll see the next red coin atop a platform in the distance. Aim in that direction and aim high above it. Launch yourself at the coin and you'll land on the platform. Swallow some fire and melt the ice block to get the coin, and drop down to the right to grab the eighth coin at the edge of the broken bridge. When the gold star appears, use a long jump to span the gap and grab the star.

Star Five — Snowman's Lost His Head

Jump up to the level with the baby penguin (just above the chimney) and drop to the platform to your left. You'll see a wooden platform with a large snowball that says he's missing a snowman head. As soon as the conversation ends, turn right and drop onto the snow slide!

You need to stay ahead of the rolling snowball at all times to ensure it follows you back to the head. Slide all the way down the hill until you reach the bottom and then quickly run to the snowman's head. If you've got time, run behind the snowman's head so that when the snowball comes towards you it hits the head instead. When the body and head are together you'll earn a gold star.

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Star Six — Mario's Super Wall Kick

You'll need Mario's wall kick ability to earn this star, so either choose to play as Mario or grab the Mario cap item that a goomba is wearing down near the mama penguin.

First, get down to the cabin where the mama penguin is crying. The easiest way to get there is to use the teleport that activates when you stand on the broken bridge ledge just to the right of where you start. From there, run across the bridges and turn right to run past the mama penguin and the cabin. You'll see the bottom of the lift to your left, and a tree with the owl to the right. You need to use the cannon that's between them, though if you haven't activated the cannon yet you'll have to do that (ride the lift upwards and hop onto the platform you see halfway across—talk to the bob-omb buddy to activate the cannons and then jump back to the cannon, using the gusts of wind to carry you).

Once you're in the cannon, aim low and a little to the left to see a platform with a tree. Aim in the direction of the tree and very high above it (pointing at about the middle of the rock formation above it). Launch yourself and you should land on the tree, reaching a new platform you previously couldn't reach. From here, run around the narrow ledge to the left avoiding the twirling enemies.

You'll reach a dead-end as the path starts heading upwards in the opposite direction. Run up the path past the rotating heart and use a wall kick to jump off the wall at the end and onto the platform above you. Run in the opposite direction and use a triple jump, giving you enough height to reach an area of the wall to the left off of which you can wall kick. Once on this platform, head right across the icy walkway to collect the star.

Star Seven — Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain

Go into the Cool, Cool Mountain course as Wario and run right up the path. Step to the edge of the broken bridge to be warped down to the bottom of the mountain. Run past the crying mama penguin and hop on the lift to the left.

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As you ride the lift up, turn Wario so that he's facing away from the upcoming platform. Perform a back jump onto the platform (otherwise it's difficult to stop sliding) and step on the star switch that's next to the buddy bob-omb. Quickly jump off the platform back towards the mama penguin and use the gust of wind to fly over to the small frozen pond. Perform a ground pound on the pond to shatter it and collect the power star.