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How to clear #7 Larry's Castle in Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance.

How to Clear Larry's Castle

Go to the right and jump onto the Brown Blocks, and they will start moving. Stay on them as they move to get through the level. The Blocks will first go up above some spikes, then will go to the right through an area of Ball 'N' Chains. Jump as necessary to avoid them.

After this, there will be four coins above the moving platform, as well as some Ball 'N' Chains to dodge. When you see some non-moving Brown Blocks above you, jump up them, then try to get the Dragon Coin and land on top of the moving platform, or wait for the platform to start moving left before you try to get the Dragon Coin.

The platform will start going to the left. When it goes past a Ball 'N' Chain, you can try to quickly go clockwise around the Gray Block that the Ball 'N' Chain is spinning around, making sure to touch the left, top, and right side of it, to make a 1-Up Mushroom appear.

Go to the left and jump on the stationary platform of Brown Blocks while the moving platform goes underneath it. Go left so the moving platform stays beneath you, then when the platform moves upward, get on it so you can jump up and get the Dragon Coin and regular coins, and if you have been to the Yellow Switch Palace, hit the Yellow Block if you want a Super Mushroom.

Eventually, the moving platform will start zig-zagging downward when it reaches a Ball 'N' Chain, so carefully dodge the Ball 'N' Chain while staying on top of the moving platform. Then when it gets closer to the lava, it will go to the right, then start going upward. Make sure to stay on top of the end of the moving platform.

The platform will take you past a Dragon Coin and a Ball 'N' Chain. You will see a door, but ignore it and instead stand on the moving platform as it goes straight down, and it will take you to the Midway Gate, two Dragon Coins, and a Super Mushroom. Go through the door.

Part 2

Go to the right and there is an escalator, as well as a couple of Dry Bones. After that, a Magikoopa will start appearing, so watch out for its magic beams. There are two wooden Spikes that go up and down into the ceiling.

After you get past that, there is a Dry Bones next to a wall of Blocks. If you're Caped Mario, you can do a Spin Jump to make the Blocks rotate so you can go past them. Otherwise, wait for a Magikoopa to shoot a magic beam at the Blocks to create gaps in them, and kick a yellow shell at them if you can get one.

Once you get past the wall of Blocks, jump over the lava. If you have been to the Yellow Switch Palace, there will be a Yellow Block that you can hit to get a Super Mushroom.

Next, there are wooden spikes that move up and down from the floor. After that, there is a lava pit with a Lava Bubble going up and down, and another wall of Blocks. As before, if you're Caped Mario, you can do a Spin Jump to make the Blocks rotate so you can go past them. Otherwise, wait for a Magikoopa to shoot a magic beam at the Blocks to create gaps in them, and kick a yellow shell at them if you can get one.

Next, there are wooden spikes coming from both the floor and the ceiling, followed by another lava pit with a Lava Bubble going up and down. After the lava pit, there is a floor of Blocks with wooden Spikes coming down from the ceiling and Lava Bubbles coming up from the lava. Watch out for Magikoopas creating holes in the floor.

After that, there is an Escalator and two Dry Bones, and if you have been to the Green Switch Palace, there is a Green Block that you can hit to get a Cape Feather.

Go through the big door to reach the castle boss.

Larry Koopa

The platform that you and Larry are on will tilt left and right, and there are three Lava Bubbles that go up and down from the lava at different speeds. You will start to slip in the direction of the slope, so keep moving. Larry will duck into his shell and create a fireball that rolls toward you, even uphill. You can destroy these fireballs by pressing down to slide down the slope toward it. The fireballs will hurt you if you try to stomp them.

Stomp on Larry or hit him with a fireball to make him slide part of the way down the slope. Keep making him slide toward the edge until he falls into the lava.

After the Level

There will be a cutscene, then the path to the north will be unlocked, and you will be asked if you want to save the game. Then you can go to Bowser's Castle Front Door.