You’re not done with World 3 just yet! As you try to leave the world through the Clear Pipe, you end up on a small island and are ambushed by a carnival-like structure falling from the sky! In this place, you have to do battle with Hisstocrat before you can finally reach World Four.
Before you climb the stairs to take the gondola down to the arena, hit the ? Block nearby to retrieve a Super Bell. You want the capabilities of the Cat Power-Up for this upcoming boss battle. Be careful that you don’t jump off the gondola as it’s moving, or you’ll be flung into the abyss.
Boss Battle:Hisstocrat
Hisstocrat is large, and in charge of an army of smaller serpents, as you will soon see.
The goal for this fight is to get three good stomps on Hisstocrat. But even with the Cat Power-Up, you can’t simply climb him. While you wait for a solution to present itself, Hisstocrat will summon boulders to fall from the sky.
Eventually, smaller snakes will burst out from the ground near Hisstocrat, some with plates on their heads that you can stand on. You can tell where they are about to appear by the swelling sand., Before you run over to stand in place, however, make sure that you can’t see their eyes peaking out of the sand. That means they don’t have a plate, and are about to execute a bite attack that will hurt you.
Note that standing on the plates that are already cracked will cause them to break eventually, and the snake holding up the plate will then try to bite you. You can’t afford to mess around!
You can climb up the sides of these smaller snakes with the Cat Power-Up, and perform a dive attack on Hisstocrat’s head (just steer clear of his mouth if he’s biting at the air). A successful stomp causes all of the smaller snakes to retreat, and when Hisstocrat recovers, he summons another boulder shower.
Score three successful hits on the giant serpent to win the battle and collect a Green Star. Then take the pipe that appears to reach the Goal Pole area to put this level to an end. Finally, you can now reach World 4!