Manhole Stage

How to clear Manhole Stage, also known as The Ant Monsters, in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

How to clear Manhole Stage, also known as The Ant Monsters, in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

How to Reach Macro Zone

Macro Zone is the big house in the northern part of the world map. It just slightly northwest of Wario's Castle, and is east of the Hippo Stage.

How to Clear Manhole Stage

Go to the right, and you will encounter an Ant, followed by a pipe, and a Goronto that tosses bouncing boulders at you. Go down the pipe and move to the left to get coins, then the right, then left, then right.

At the bottom, if you go to the right, you reach an area with spikes in the ground, and a platform moving left and right above the spikes. First, get the four coins from the stairs above you, then go down onto the moving platform, crouch if you're tall to avoid getting pushed off, and hit the ? Block to get a Fire Flower. Then go to the right, through the pipe.

Go to the right, getting coins, and be sure not to stomp on the Chikunto, because sometimes it stops and becomes spiky, so it will hurt you if you stomp on it. If you're Fire Mario, throw fireballs at it, and if not, wait for it to put its spikes away before you stomp it.

Get on the diagonal platform and collect the coins on the way, then hit the ? Block above and get the Carrot. As Bunny Mario, you can hold the jump button to float slowly down. Go down to the moving platform below the diagonal platform, and crouch to avoid getting pushed off, then jump to get the three coins above the platform.

Jump off of the platform and go to the right. There are some Bricks beneath you, so make sure not to spin jump (which you can't do if you're Bunny Mario). There is a Dokanto that shoots cannonballs from the cannon on its head.

To the right, there are spikes hanging from the ceiling, and then there is an Ant and a Chikunto, as well as some coins.

Next, there are more ceiling spikes and coins, followed by a Chikunto that turns spiky, and a Goronto that throws boulders.

Then there is the Midway Bell. After that, get onto the moving platform. On the other side, go up the steps and hit the ? Block on the left to get a Carrot and the ? Block on the right to get a coin.

Go to the right and stand on the small platform, which eventually falls downward. Try to get the coins as you fall. Then jump off to the right.

Go to the right and get on the moving platform, and crouch if you're tall so you don't hit the ceiling spikes.

Jump off on the right side, where there is a Chikunto and some ? Blocks above you. Go to the right and get on the moving platform and crouch if you're tall, then jump off on the right.

Don't throw fireballs in this area or you will make a hole in the Fiery Blocks that you could fall through and hit the spikes. Hit the ? Block to get a Fire Flower, but don't stand to the right of that block, because if you jump there, you reveal a Hidden Block that prevents access to the pipe on the right. Jump onto the Block that had the Fire Flower in it, then jump from there onto Fiery Blocks on top of the pipe. Hit the blocks with fireballs to get rid of them, then go down the pipe.

Go to the left and get the coins, then hit the ? Blocks to get three 1-Up Hearts and a coin.

Then go back up the pipe and keep going to the left until you have ridden the second moving platform and you can jump up onto the steps above you. Go to the right, get rid of the ant, and get the two coins.

If you don't want to go to the Secret Goal and unlock the Secret Stage, skip this paragraph. If you do want to go to the Secret Goal and unlock the Secret Stage, go to the right, and stand on top of the ? Blocks or Empty Blocks in the floor, and jump straight up to reveal Hidden Blocks above you. Jump onto those blocks and then throw fireballs at the two Fiery Blocks above you that are preventing access to the pipe in the ceiling. You can optionally go to the right and get some coins, then come back here instead of going through the Goal Door. Go up the pipe. Go to the right, past an Ant and a Goronto, and go into the door that has a star above it. You won't play a Bonus Game, but you will unlock the Macro Zone Secret Stage.

To complete the level normally instead of going to the Secret Goal, just go to the right, get the coins, keep going to the right, get on the diagonal platform and get the coins that it goes through, then jump and hit the Bonus Bell to complete the level. You'll play the Mario Catcher Bonus Game and can continue on to Flower Bed Stage.

Or you can go to any of the other zones: