World 8-Tower

Climb up the left side at Point 2 so that when you reach the top, you can jump from left to right, following the long spinning fire bar. If you go up the right side, you’ll need to leap from right to left, against the column’s spin, which is much harder.

Go through the secret door at Point 3 to find a small room with a Roulette Block!

As you climb up Point 4, use the gaps in the shifting wall segments to avoid getting crushed. Jump up each level. Then quickly duck into the missing section of the wall to wait safely as the wall shifts back into place.

Boss Battle

Rather than facing another Koopaling at the World 8-Tower, when you reach the top, you’re greeted by Magikoopa! The menacing magician zooms by above you and doses the uneven platforms with magic dust from his wand. When he does, the platforms begin to move slowly from right to left.

Stay near the center of the room, jumping from platform to platform, and wait for Magikoopa to appear and fire off a magic blast from his wand. If it hits you, you’ll take damage. If it hits a platform, it’ll transform the platform into enemies or make it disappear.

The platform could also turn into a power-up or several coins. As soon as he appears, rush Magikoopa and get the jump on him! He might appear and disappear two times before he finally uses his wand, so watch him carefully.

If he hits the platform you’re standing on, move immediately or it’ll give way under your feet and send you plummeting to your death. Pounce on his head three times to defeat him.