At the start of the level, there is a Statue Leaf on a stump. After collecting the Statue Leaf, the player can Ground Pound the stump for a coin. Behind the stump is an area containing many Spinies and two ? Blocks. One of the blocks contains multiple coins, while the other contains a Poison Mushroom. To the left of the blocks is a Super Star which is located on a rock; if the player collects this, they can easily destroy the surrounding Spinies. The player must then jump up the steps which has another Super Star located near them; the player can use this to destroy the Prongos afterward. The player must then cross three Mushroom Trampolines and then after walking across a platform, they must use more Mushroom Trampolines to reach the top of the castle, where the player can grab the final Super Star and use it to destroy the surrounding Prongos. To reach the top of the Goal Pole, the player needs to use the ascending platform.
