- Not to be confused withSecret Course 03.
Secret Course 3[1] is the secret level of theMacro Zone inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It is unlocked by finding the secret exit inThe Ant Monsters. Beating the level unlocks a shortcut toFinal Boss: One Mighty Mouse!. It is the only secret level in the game to lead to a different level, and the only one to not force the player to find the secret exit leading to it again when it is cleared or failed before allowing the player to retry it.
The level is an autoscrolling level that starts on severalEmpty Blocks. After that platform there is a gap in between a set of two Empty Blocks followed by another set of two Empty Blocks and a set of three Empty Blocks with a? Block containing either aFire Flower or aMushroom above the last Empty Block. After the three Empty Blocks there is a set of four Empty Blocks, aFlimsy Lift, three Empty Blocks, two Flimsy Lifts, four Empty Blocks, and eightbricks that lead to a staircase of Empty Blocks. On the top of the staircase there is a row of horizontal Empty Blocks with a one-block gap that is in between a staircase of Empty Blocks leading downwards. Before the row of horizontal Empty Blocks there is a row of bricks that lead to a small room with a large amount ofcoins when the bricks are broken with aSpin Jump. Above this room the downwards staircase leads to a line of Empty Blocks followed by an upwards staircase of Empty Blocks that leads to a line of Empty Blocks with a brick. There is a set of five Empty Blocks with a ? Block containing a Fire Flower above the middle Empty Block. There is a set of four Empty Blocks that leads to a large platform of Empty Blocks. In the platform there are twofiery blocks that lead to a room with a ? Block that contains a1-Up Heart and several more of the blocks. Above this room is a line of Empty Blocks. After the platform there is a fiery block in midair. After that block the autoscrolling stops and a wooden platform with theGoal door appears.
Level map[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|
| Japanese | ひみつのコース3[2] Himitsu no Kōsu 3 | Secret Course 3 | |
| German | Geheimes Level 3[?] | Secret Level 3 | |
| Italian | Livello segreto 3[3][4] | Secret level 3 | |
References[edit]
- ^October 23, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years.Dark Horse Books (English). ISBN978-1-50670-897-3. Page 77.
- ^December 20, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-102413-0. Page 100.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 77.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 77.