04. Mushroom Kingdom

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Outside

• • Head to the far right of the map and enter the item shop (the building with the spinning mushrooms over the door).

Item Shop

• • Head right and go down the stairs to the basement.

  • Jump on top of the old lady's head, then jump again to find a hidden chest with a flower.

  • Head back upstairs and talk to the shop keeper.

  • SHOPPING (do all of this within the shop menu to save time):

  • SELL:

    • • Flower Jar

  • BUY:

    • • Honey Syrup x 6

      • Pick Me Up x 7

      • Able Juice x 2

      • Shirt

      • Pants

      • Jump Shoes

  • EQUIP Mario:

    • • Hammer

      • Shirt

      • Jump Shoes

  • Leave the item shop, head north and enter the castle, and get ready to react quickly.

• SAFETY STRATS: You can save at the inn before entering the castle in case you mess up the next part.

Castle

• • As soon as Toad is finished talking, he will start walking towards the throne room.  You need to immediately jump up-right and land on top of his head while he is walking.  You have enough time to make a couple attempts at this before he reaches the door.

    • TIP: If you jump too far, you can actually land in front of him and block him from walking forward.  If you get in this situation, it's an easy setup to jump on his head by jumping up-right without holding the run button.  He should walk faster than you jump and end up directly underneath you.

  • Once you get on his head, wait until he gets to the door and pauses to open it, then jump off his head to land on top of the doorway in what appears to be a quasi out of bounds area.  Jump directly up to find a hidden chest with a frog coin, the only opportunity that you have to grab it being right now.