World 5-1: Sunshine Seaside

This level is different from others you’ve experienced so far. Five Key Coins must be collected before you can press on to the end of the level, and you have 500 game seconds on the clock to do that. Of course, first-time players will also want to find the three Green Stars and the Stamp hidden throughout the level.

Key Coin #1 is close to your starting position, on a small dock protected by Biddybuds.

Key Coin #2 requires you to use a T-shaped Clear Pipe to launch up to a set of invisible cloud platforms. The Key Coin is suspended atop one of those platforms. One platform has a Sprixie with binoculars nearby, so you can observe much of the level.

Key Coin #3 is in a tunnel underneath a hill next to the pipe that takes you to the second Key Coin. Enter the tunnel from the water to reach the Key Coin.

Key Coin #4 is surrounded by a group of Chargin’ Chucks, next to a large sand statue of Bowser.

Key Coin #5 is on top of a palm tree on the shoreline that happens to be facing the Warp Box that opens as soon as all five Key Coins are in your possession. The Warp Box warps you to an island in the distance with a pipe that will drop you in the second section of the level.

Green Star #1

You can find this Green Star inside a sand statue of a Goomba.

Green Star #2

Out in the ocean, there’s a pipe inside a large hole in the sea floor. Enter it to reach a bonus room that requires you to light up all the color panels before the second Green Star appears.

Green Star #3

To the right of the Bowser statue is a small passage on the wall. You can reach it either with the Cat Power-Up or by doing a spin jump. Inside, Captain Toad flees from a pack of Biddybuds. Save him from the enemies, and he’ll hand you the third Green Star.

Stamp

The final challenge in this level is to ride Plessie down a waterway filled with gaps, Splounders, and moving bridges. As you near the end, you’ll spot a series of wood platforms on the right side of the waterway. Jump across these platforms to reach the Stamp, then jump back to the waterway and finish the ride. The Goal Pole is just beyond the pipe at the end!