Special 8
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| Game | Super Mario 3D Land | ||||||
| Number of levels | 7 | ||||||
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Special 8 is the eighth and final special world that appears inSuper Mario 3D Land, and the sixteenth and final world overall. It features seven levels and aToad House. ExceptSpecial 8-
Crown, all levels in Special 8 must be unlocked by collecting a certain amount ofStar Medals, with the amount growing by ten with each level (exceptSpecial 8-
Bowser's Castle, where it instead goes up by twenty). Instead of an arrangement ofWorld 8's music, Special 8 instead rearrangesthe Mario Drawing Song. When Special 8-Crown is unlocked, that music is remixed, featuring more bass. Special 8 takes place in a light yellow meadow that highly resemblesGrass Land fromSuper Mario Bros. 3, with large blocks, the same ground texture, and small hills highly resembling the ones found inSuper Mario Bros. 3, as well asBrick Blocks,coins andWarp Pipes in the background. What sets this apart from the other Special Worlds is that while the others have all the levels available to begin with, the player must clear each level to access the next one (not unlike the progression of the regular worlds). Special 8 is the only special world to not imitate its regular numbered counterpart, in this case, World 8.
Levels[edit]
| Image | Name | Description |
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 | Special 8-1 | A harder version ofWorld 1-2 with the time set to 30 seconds and aCosmic Clone; the player also starts near the exit and goes backwards. Requires 230Star Medals to be unlocked. |
 | Special 8-2 | A harder version ofWorld 8-3 with faster spinning platforms. Requires 240Star Medals to be unlocked. |
 | Special 8-3 | A harder version ofWorld 5- Castle andSpecial 5-Castle with the time set to 30 seconds and a massiveCosmic Clone. Requires 250Star Medals to be unlocked. |
 | Special 8-4 | A harder version ofWorld 8-6 with the time set to 30 seconds. The castle music played in 8-6 is replaced with the final castle theme. Requires 260Star Medals to be unlocked. |
 | Special 8-5 | A harder version ofWorld 7- Airship with a massiveCosmic Clone. There is no boss. Requires 270Star Medals to be unlocked. |
 | Special 8-Bowser's Castle | A harder version ofWorld 8-Bowser's Castle with the time set to 30 seconds. Defeating Hammer Bros. awards the player with an additional 10 seconds. Requires 290Star Medals to be unlocked. |
 | Special 8-Crown | The true final stage and the hardest level in the game. When unlocked, this stage replaces the pipe going between Special 8 and World 8; as a result, the pipe in World 8 disappears. To unlock this course, the player must have five stars on their profile. This is the only stage to have no Star Medals. |
Gallery[edit]
Overworld view after fully completing the world
Special 8 - Theme
