New Super Mario Bros. U: Difference between revisions

Unlike the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' titles, where the worlds are separated like in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' has a seamless world map with areas named after different foods and beverages, similar to ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the worlds include [[Toad House]]s and [[Enemy Course]]s that players encounter in the game, though only red and green Toad Houses return. The music changes instruments throughout the world map similar to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. Though, like the previous games, there are [[Tower]]s, [[Castle]]s, and [[Ghost House]]-related levels within each part of the world. Also like ''Super Mario World'', the worlds are connected jointly. This is also the first 2D ''Super Mario'' game to use completely unique names for each of its levels.

{|border="1"cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center"bgcolor=#B7BBD9 style="text-align:center;color:black"width=98%

!colspan=8 bgcolor=#ABC|<big>Worlds</big>

|-bgcolor=#B0BBD2

!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:limegreen"|World 1: {{Color-link|Acorn Plains|black}}

!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:orange"|World 2: {{Color-link|Layer-Cake Desert|Black}}

!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:cyan"|World 3: {{Color-link|Sparkling Waters|Black}}

!colspan=2 width=25% style="background:indigo"|{{Color|World 4:|White}} {{Color-link|Frosted Glacier|white}}

|colspan=2 align=center|A desert world with various desserts, such as melting ice creams, giant cakes, and a sea of sand with Moai-like statues called [[Stone-Eye]]s.

|colspan=2 align=center|A tropical world with multiple islands and bubbling water geysers, similar to [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. This world can be entirely skipped for Frosted Glacier.

|colspan=2 align=center|A snowy world that takes place at night filled with stars and constellations. This world can be entirely skipped for Sparkling Waters.

|-bgcolor=#B4BBD6

|colspan="2"|[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Main Map.png|250px]]<br>[[File:NSMBU Soda Jungle Haunted.png|250px]]

|colspan=2 align=center|A mountainous world with tall, pillar-like mountains, similar to [[Chocolate Island]] from ''Super Mario World'' or [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]] from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Several red and blue switches similar to [[! Switch]]es appear in this world, and pressing them activates [[Stretch Block]]s with their corresponding color.

|colspan=2 align=center|A grassland area, similar to [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] from the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, containing mushroom hills and the castle of the princess. It has been taken over by the [[Koopa Troop]] and is slowly transformed into Bowser's image until eventually being surrounded by a tornado. By the time the player reaches the castle grounds, it has been transformed into a lava-based area. Princess Peach's castle remains mostly unchanged on the outside but on the inside it is similar to [[Bowser's Castle]] from the previous installments. This world must be completed to beat the game.

|-bgcolor=#B4BBD6

|[[Switchback Hill]]

|[[File:NSMBW Tower Icon.png|x18px|Tower|link=Tower]]

|[[Firefall Cliffs]]

|colspan=4|[[File:NSMBU Superstar Road World Map Screenshot.png|250px]]

|colspan="4"|[[File:NSMBU Secret Island World Map.png|250px]]

|colspan=4 align=center|A secret world unlocked after beating Bowser's final battle. Its levels must be unlocked with the Star Coins collected from all the levels of the previous worlds.

|colspan=4 align=center|A small area between Acorn Plains and Sparkling Waters that houses a [[Toad House|Purple Toad House]]. It must be unlocked as the same way as Superstar Road.

!colspan="2"bgcolor=#B4BBD6 width=2%|#

!colspan="2"bgcolor=#B4BBD6 width="5%"|Level

!colspan="4"rowspan="10"|

|colspan="2"|1

|colspan="2"|[[Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster]]

|colspan="2"|2

|colspan="2"|[[Run for It]]

|colspan="2"|3

|colspan="2"|[[Swim for Your Life!]]

|colspan="2"|4

|colspan="2"|[[Hammerswing Caverns]]

|colspan="2"|5

|colspan="2"|[[Spinning Platforms of Doom]]

|colspan="2"|6

|colspan="2"|[[Fire Bar Cliffs]]

|colspan="2"|7

|colspan="2"|[[Lakitu! Lakitu! Lakitu!]]

|colspan="2"|8

|colspan="2"|[[Pendulum Castle]]

|colspan="2"|9

|colspan="2"|[[Follow That Shell!]]

!colspan=8 width="100%"style="background:silver"|{{Color-link|Coin Courses|black}}

|colspan=8 bgcolor=#B0BBD2|[[File:NSMBU Coin Courses Level Select.png|250px]]

|colspan="4"|{{world-link|coin|1|World Coin-1 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}}

|colspan="4"align:center|★