Secret Aquarium
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| The Secret Aquarium | |
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| Abbreviation | SA |
| Terrain | Water |
| Setting | Day |
| Water | All |
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| Coins | 56 (  ×40 •  ×8)
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| Enemy Coins | None |
| Stars |  ×1
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| Star Navigation | |
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| Overview | |
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The Secret Aquarium is a secret stage accessed by entering the hole in the wall on the right side of the Jolly Roger Bay room. It consists of a room fully filled with water; it contains 40 yellow coins that can be used to refresh Mario's air. There are also 8 red coins that must be collected to spawn a star. It is the only stage to have an (albeit implicit) time limit, as you cannot resurface and there are a limited amount of coins you can use to refresh your air.
A Presses
Although the stage itself does not require any A presses, as it can easily be done by swimming with the B button, entering the aquarium is a challenge on its own. The current strategy used is very complicated. Because the final text redirection is done using a door that requires 1 star, the whole strat has to be done without collecting a single star. We have to enter Bowser in the Dark World, get the basement key, and go to Shifting Sand Land. Once in there, the TAS creates a setup using various objects found in the course to make sure Mario gets the right angle and speed for the lobby movement.[1]
Other Challenges
This star cannot be collected in the CCC Challenge, No Buttons Allowed Challenge, or No Joystick Allowed Challenge.
Coins
| Location | Count |
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| 4 coin rings around 4 of the red coins | 32 |
| Another coin ring above the star marker | 8 |
| 8 red coins | 16 |
| Total | 56 |
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