Stage BasicsTo reach the end of this stage, you must negotiate some fairly precarious footholds. Be wary of platforms attached to propellers or resting on clouds—these platforms can only support your weight for a short time. Agitated clouds, on the other hand, can lift you into the air. Use these pockets of rising vapor to reach distant platforms or items. Toward the end of the stage, you’ll encounter some rocket-propelled platforms. Jump and duck to avoid any obstacles in your path, and be prepared to abandon each platform as its rocket explodes. |
As you approach the large cloud at point 1, look for the trail of bananas floating in the vapor. Jump through the first banana, then adjust your position to follow the trail as the cloud carries you to the top of the area.
If you collect all of the bananas from the cloud, a Puzzle Piece appears above the next platform.
When you reach the platform at point 2, look for the Hot Hootzes floating to the right. Barrel Roll Jump onto the nearest Hot Hootz, bop the enemy, and then drop through the Puzzle Piece and bop the Puffton below you.
As you approach point 3, the cloud supporting your platform vanishes. Just before this happens, Barrel Roll Jump through the small gap just above the Hootz to the right.
After you land, perform a Ground Pound to release a cluster of bananas from the nearby container. Collect all of the bananas before they vanish to reveal a Puzzle Piece.
When you reach the container at point 4, perform a Ground Pound to reveal a Puzzle Piece. Move quickly to grab the Puzzle Piece; abandon the platform before it drops out of the area.
As you ride the rocket-propelled platforms toward the end of the map, look for the Puzzle Piece floating at point 5. Duck to avoid the nearby spikes, then pop up just long enough to collect the Puzzle Piece. Once you have the item, duck back down to slip under the next set of spikes.