Raphael The Raven's Castle
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| Raphael The Raven's Castle | |||
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| Level code | 5-8 | ||
| Game | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | ||
| Boss | Raphael the Raven | ||
| Music track | Castle & Fortress | ||
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| << Directory of levels >> E5 | |||
Raphael The Raven's Castle is the castle of World 5 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, where Raphael the Raven is fought. This level's playable Yoshi is the Blue Yoshi.
Overview[edit]
Blue Yoshi starts on a log bridge. The player has to start walking to the right. Blue Yoshi will come across five stone pillars. The player has to go across, but the player should not stand on the last pillar for too long, because the rolling rock at the top collapses, potentially causing Blue Yoshi to fall into a pit. Once across, the player will find a red moving platform that moves upward. When Blue Yoshi reaches the top, he will find more red platforms ready to rise upward. The player has to quickly jump onto one of the platforms, as the first one will start falling. When Yoshi reaches his way to the top, he will be confronted by a Goonie and two Blow Hards. The player has to go up the stairs and enter the door.
Blue Yoshi will then be in the castle proper. As he starts his upward descent, Blue Yoshi will come across a Warp Pipe that spawns yellow Shy-Guys to his right. As he progresses, he will find two Mace Guys. Halfway at the top, he will find a blue watermelon. As he progresses to the right, he will come across three Blow Hards, two hanging on the ceiling, one perched on the wall under the peg platforms Blue Yoshi's walking on. After Blue Yoshi makes it through the Blow Hards, he will find a Winged Cloud containing five Stars. The player will have to continue to the right. Blue Yoshi will find two Shy-Guys and a Bouncing Bullet Bill cannon. To the left of the cannon is a Special Flower. After grabbing the flower (or skipping it), Blue Yoshi will jump on a trampoline bubble. If he quickly strifes to his left, he will grab a couple of Red Coins and another Special Flower. There is another blue watermelon hanging above a Warp Pipe. The player has to continue upward, and dodge the Bullet Bills fired by out-of-reach Turtle Cannons. Blue Yoshi will then go to the left, avoiding a Mace Guy and two Kaboombas.
However, Blue Yoshi can avoid the Kaboombas and find a Middle Ring, plus yet another Special Flower, by taking the upper route. However, if the player goes through the lower route, the player will have to guide the Train in the room to get a Special Flower and some Red Coins. After, the player has to go through the flippers and wait for the transformation time to run out since there is no Yoshi Block. Finally, after ascending, Blue Yoshi will find some Goonies and a couple of Bowling Goonies. The player will reach the boss door, where the player will fight Raphael the Raven himself. However, this boss fight takes place on the moon, far away from Yoshi's Island. After Raphael is defeated, the player will get a key that leads to the final world in the game.
Enemies[edit]
Needlenose (yellow)
Shy-Guy (yellow)
Turtle Cannon (yellow)
Turtle Cannon (green)
Cloud Drop (horizontal)
Raphael the Raven (boss)
Shockwave
Transformations[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Level icon from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Level icon from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Icon from world map of Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Icon from World 5 map from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Sprite from the title screen of Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビッグキューちゃんのしろ[?] Biggu Kyū Chan no Shiro |
Big Raven's Castle | |
| Chinese | 大Ｑ城堡[?] Dà Q chéngbǎo |
Raphael the Raven Castle | |
| French | Château du Mainate Géant.[?] | Raphael the Raven's Castle. | |
| German | Abroxas Schloß (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Abroxas' Schloss (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)[?] |
Raphael the Raven's Castle | |
| Italian | Il castello di Gracchio Bombo[?] | Raphael the Raven's castle | |
| Spanish | Castillo de Rafi Raven[?] | Raphael the Raven's castle |
Trivia[edit]
- The boss fight against Raphael the Raven is the only time where Baby Mario does not cry when he falls off Yoshi's back, but the counter will still go down and he can be taken away by the Toadies.
- This is one of only two castles in the game to not feature the "Room Before Boss" music, the other being The Potted Ghost's Castle.
