A guide to completing World 2-3 in Super Mario Bros 2 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Cross the Desert

Climb up the ladder, but beware of the Beezos that come down from the sky throughout this level. Then go to the right. The first tuft of grass is a Potion, but you have to decide if you want four coins, or a mushroom and one coin. To get four coins, drop the potion next to the cactus, go through the door, pull the grass, then jump from the cactus to get the Cherries in Subspace. If you want a Mushroom and one coin, take the potion to the left, drop it on the left side of the low hill, go through, get the grass, then jump up and get the Mushroom and two Cherries. After you exit Subspace, get the Cherries that you didn't get (if you didn't collect them before Subspace).

If you haven't pulled any grass outside of Subspace, and if you want a Stopwatch, go left to the hills if you aren't already there, pull the grass there, then go right, then when you pull the four grass here, the final one will be a Stopwatch.

Get the Cherries near the ground, then try to jump repeatedly on Beezos as they fly past, until you can reach the hills above. Go to the rightmost hill and get the Cherries, then go to the left and enter the cave.

Get Items in the Cave

The grass to the right of the door is a Potion. Drop it in the middle of the room, and go through the door. Get the Mushroom and as many of the grass as you can before you're kicked out of Subspace. Then exit the cave.

Go to the Pyramid

Go to the right, past a lot of cactus and some bones, and get the Cherries that you find on the way. After the bones, there is a cactus, a Cobrat, and a Pokey. After another cactus, there is a Pyramid. Go inside.

Explore the Pyramid

If you go downward on the right, you'll encounter some falling Shyguys but you also get a chance to get some Cherries. The first cherry is one square away from the left wall, and the second cherry is up against the wall on the right. After you get the cherries, you can pick the grass to the left of where you end up, then throw the POW block to get rid of all the Shyguys.

Go to the left and fall down there. You'll see Phantos on the wall, and a locked door. Dig down in the sand and get the five Cherries if you wish. Below, both the left and right path lead to the same place, so go down the right path to avoid the Shyguys, then go through the door at the bottom. Do a Power Squat Jump to reach the Key on the platform, then take the key through the door, jump up the sand, and take the key in front of the door and press Up to unlock it and go through.

To the right, there are four Cherries in the sand and one after the sand. Next, there is a pile of sand with a Panser on top and a couple of Shy Guys in the lower part.

To the right, after some cacti, there are three Cobrats in vases. All the vases contain a room with a Shyguy and a POW block in the grass that you can drop to get rid of the Shyguy.

Pick up the Crystal Ball from between the two vases at the end, then go to the right and go through the mask gate.

Tryclyde

You'll fall into a room with the boss, Tryclyde, who spits fireballs down at an angle. You can safely stand on the platform to the left of Tryclyde. You need to throw the Mushroom blocks at Tryclyde to do damage. After three hits, Tryclyde is defeated, and the door opens. After you play Bonus Chance, you move on to World 3-1.