Valley of Bowser 3

How to clear Valley of Bowser 3 in Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance.

A scene from Valley of Bowser 3 in Super Mario World.

How to Clear Valley of Bowser 3

There are three green Koopa Paratroopas to the right. The outer two jump high and the middle one doesn't jump very high.

To the right, there is a Prize Block that contains a Cape Feather.

After that, there is a Count-Lift that says 1. When you jump on a Count-Lift, it will move to the right until its timer reaches 0, then it will fall down off the screen. Jump on it and get the three coins above it, then do the same with the next one. There are green Koopa Paratroopa below each Count-Lift.

The next area has many Count-Lifts that say 1, and one or two Count-Lifts that say 4. There are many red Koopa Paratroopas going back and forth in this area. If you get on the first Count-Lift that says 4, the second Count-Lift that says 4 won't be there, making it difficult to get the three coins that are floating up above. To get the Dragon Coin near the end of this area, you will need to get on the Count-Lift to the left of it, then jump off of it when it starts to fall.

After a pillar, there are three coins up above, two Count-Lifts below the coins that both say 1, a Dragon Coin that you can get if you stay on the first Count-Lift when it falls. There is also a Count-Lift at the bottom that says 4. To the right of that, there is a pipe with a red Koopa Troopa walking on it. You can go down the pipe to reach a 1-Up Chamber.

If you don't go down the pipe to the 1-Up Chamber, there are three Count-Lifts to the right, a red Koopa Paratroopa, and three coins above the highest Count-Lift.

If you did go to the 1-Up Chamber, and you want the three coins on the left, you can use the Jumping Board to get on the upper-left Count-Lift and ride it through the three coins, then go back to where the Jumping Board is.

Use the Jumping Board to hit the Midway Gate and the Prize Block, which contains a Fire Flower.

Then get on the Mushroom Platforms on the right, and if you aren't on the highest one, jump up to the highest one. The pillars on the right have diagonal ropes between them, and the green Koopa Paratroopas on the ropes will jump up to the highest ropes. You can let them jump off the sides and fall down below, or just try to carefully avoid them.

After that, there is a Diagonal Platform that leads to a red Koopa Paratroopa and a Count-Lift that says 4. Ride on the Count-Lift, then jump up to the next Count-Lift to get the two coins. You will see two coins high up above that are difficult to get.

Next, there are two coins below, a red Koopa Paratroopa going up and down where those coins are, and a Dragon Coin just after the Paratroopa, with a Count-Lift that says 4 above it. Depending on the timing, there may also be a Diagonal Lift that stops near the Count-Lift that says 4. There will also be a Banzai Bill that shoots from right to left across the screen. If you don't jump off the Banzai Bill to reach the next set of Count-Lifts, you will have to run and jump off of the Diagonal Lift when it reaches the highest point.

Next, there are a few Count-Lifts that say 1, a red Koopa Paratroopa, and a Banzai Bill that you have to jump off of to reach the Count-Lift on the right that says 4. Get the coins and Dragon Coin while standing on the Count-Lift that said 4, then try to bounce off the next Banzai Bill to reach the platform up above that says 1, which takes you to a platform with a 1-Up Mushroom on it. Otherwise, ride the Count-Lift that says 4 to the right side. Go to the right and go through the Giant Gate to complete the level.

After the Level

The path to the north will unlock and you can go to Valley of Bowser 4.