Super Mario Bros 3 Challenges in NES Remix 2

There are sixteen Super Mario Bros. 3 challenges in NES Remix 2 for Wii U. Each challenge is broken down into little stages; they start out really easy as you'd expect but they do get more difficult as it goes along... anyone can beat these challenges, however I don't believe 'anyone' can easily achieve rainbow stars in every challenge without at least a few attempts.

Our NES Remix 2 - All Super Mario Bros 3 challenges video guide

Trivia : Did you know in NES Remix 2 you get ten bits for every post you make?

Heres a little guide to go with our video of what you are going to encounter, I've included what my best times were on there... I'm not the best but I should be a good guide of what an average player should be getting. Some people on Miiverse smashed me on a few of them..

Challenge 1 - Getting the Superleaf, Using the Superleaf

Pick up a shell - easy enough

Pick up shell and kick at block and quickly grab the Super Leaf - easy enough

Run and fly - yep still easy

You have to pick up ten coins as quickly as you can during a freefall with the Superleaf powerup... the more you use the racoon tail and slow your fall the less likely you are to get a good time.

My best time: 13.4 seconds

Challenge 2 - This ones a brutal Goomba killing spree.

Kill two Goombas and a Paragoomba as quick as you can

Slide down the Icy Slope to take out three Goombas

Kill the three Mini Goombas in blocks, you have to literally bounce off the first one, onto the second, onto the third to make the best time

Take out the Giant Goomba by jumping straight onto the Giant Red Koopa Troopa and kicking the shell straight at the Giant Goomba.

My best time: 9.7 seconds

Challenge 3 - A speed-coin collection challenge.

Hit the P Switch and collect 10 coins fast

Hit the P Switch and get through the Piranha Plants Pipe as quick as you can, avoid the coin platform on the left and jump straight from the bottom one to the top one to get to the pipe before the Piranha comes out for a second time, if you are a second too late you get eaten

The final part is a bit of an ominous room full of blocks, you need 20 coins as quick as possible, stand on the bottom middle solid block as far right as you can go without falling off, jump once to destroy the block that stops you getting to the P Switch, jump again and hit the P Switch, grab the coins as quickly as possible and stand underneath two of the blocks (The ones that turn back into coins when the P switch wears off) and get ready to jump to grab the last two.

My best time: 17.9 seconds

Challenge 4 - Doom Ship Coin collection

You are on the Doom Ship, its moving, much like it always did... there are 168 coins to collect, its hard to explain how to put into words what you need to do here so you are best off checking out the video. To get the best time on this make sure you are pushing as far right as you can and jumping at the last bit...

I've redone this about 10 times and got exactly the same time, but someone on Miiverse has beaten me by 0.01 Seconds and I just can't match it. Upsetting.

My best time: 35.9 seconds

Challenge 5 - Tough as old Goomba Boots (It'll always be Kuribo's Shoe to me)

Punch from below and hop into Goomba's boot. Move VERY slightly to the left of the starting position and jump just before he lands. This will knock his boot to the right hand side and should save you about a second.

Defeat three Spiny's using Goombas boot

The final bit is the hard bit, you have to collect 11 coins as quickly as possible - to do this you must jump from enemy to enemy and successfully grab each set of three coins in one shot. This part of the challenge I found quite difficult.

My best time: 19.7 seconds

Challenge 6 - A Speedy Exit

Quickly navigate the level over lava pits and reach the exit

Avoid the Boos and Sprint past the Thwomps to reach the exit

Run under the first three sets of spikes, wait a moment, then run under the final set and exit

Beat up Boom Boom, if you time it well enough you can take him out in under 5 seconds, time your landings for just after his defensive spikes have gone back in.

My best time: 36.7 seconds

Challenge 7 - Reach the top pipe as quickly as possible

Using the floating blocks reach the very top pipe as quickly as you can. When you jump whilst on the floating block it changes from vertical to horizontal movement. The tip to getting the best time is to jump off the block and be on your way as quickly as possible.

Some people on Miiverse had like 2 and a half minute times on this, then there was one guy who had 23 seconds, I can only imagine that he jumped off the blocks extremely quick and or jumped straight through one of the Piranha's?? Respect to him all the same.

My best time: 34.0 seconds

Challenge 8 - A Frogs life

Collect 60 Stars as Frog Mario, swim to the block that floats just above water level, punch it and hit the P switch, grab 25+ coins as quick as you can and swim to the next bit before the P Runs out, punch through the layer of bricks and get grabbing til you get 60.

Hit the Koopa three times to get the magic wand back, if you miss an opportunity to jump on him you pretty much blow the chance of a purple rainbow star.

My best time: 26.8 seconds

Challenge 9 - Burn them all!!

Defeat 15 enemies as Fire Mario, the Giant Koopa Troopa in the square of blocks at the start is key to your success here!

My best time: 24.0 seconds

Challenge 10 - Coin Challenge Xtreme V2.0

Collect six coins without falling between the icy blocks to your doom. A bit of well-timed racoon tail hovering will get you through this bit.

Jump straight onto the unstable bridge and stand between two blocks, in a position so when you fall you can grab two coins, do this twice, and on the third go you should have enough coins that you can hover with the racoon tail into the last coins you need... sure you would fall to your death straight after you pick up those final coins, but in this case it doesn't matter. This is the stage of the challenge that can slow you down if done wrong / Jump and fire, jump and fire!!

Don't let Boss Bass eat you, run and grab all the coins near the P Switch, dont press the P Switch until you've took all the coins immediately around it, then grab the next 3 and you are done.

My best time: 23.0 seconds

Challenge 11 - The Blue Doomship of Despair

Stay alive long enough to get an item from the ? block, you have to get past the bit where the three cannons are and quickly jump to the platform above it to get the fastest time

Live long enough to get into the silver exit pipe, make sure, as soon as you see the wooden window, start pressing the right hand side of the screen and jump straight into the pipe, it'll save you valuable seconds

Defeat Larry - Don't miss an opportunity to jump on Larry's little head, or the rainbow stars will slip away before your eyes!

My best time: 1 minute 26.8 seconds

Challenge 12 - Sky Coins

In your Tanooki suit use your flying foes as platforms to grab five coins. It's best you watch the video for this one.

My best time: 9.7 seconds

Challenge 13 - Star run!

Grab the star and start running, ignore the first question block you come to after that and grab the star from the second one, it doesn't hurt to get hit once and become small Mario so you can get under the low pipe easier later on. Grab the next star from the question block with the normal blocks to the side of it and make a final run for the pipe.

This can be done quicker than my run if you have the reflexes/time to repeatedly do it so that none of the pipes slow you down and you can jump straight through them. Someone did it in 16 seconds on Miiverse!

My best time: 23.5 seconds

Challenge 14 - The Convoy Melee

Defeat a Rocky Wrench, as soon as you see the flame get ready to jump straight on Rocky wrench, he's on the same "truck" as the flamethrower

Get to the pipe, this is pretty tough.. theres a lot of stuff that would like to kill you. The bit to look out for is after the long stretch of pipe between the two trucks (where Bob ombs keep getting thrown) don't just jump straight in, its what the big cannon ahead of you wants, wait for a second for the big cannon to fire and then proceed. Shortly after you will come to a Rocky Wrench and 3 cannons, start getting to the right of the screen asap as the pipe will be with you any second

Kill the Boomerang Bro! I let him throw his rangs' first... and then jump on him to be safe.

My best time: 54.3 seconds

Challenge 15 - Boom Boom Battle

Defeat Boom Boom

Defeat Boom Boom on Ice

Defeat Boom Boom with a moving floor

Defeat Flying Boom Boom!

What more can I say, the tip to making good time is when you hit him once, time your jump so you land right on him just as his spikes go back in - before he even gets the chance to move or react.

My best time: 37.4 seconds

Challenge 16 - The Final Showdown - Frog Meets Bowser

The final challenge is you vs. Bowser, one on one! apparently the floor is a little weak... unlucky for someone I'm sure! I found the easiest way to defeat Bowser was to make him jump on the furthest bricks to the left (the ones that have no grey stone blocks under them).

Avoid his fireballs and bait him into jumping into this area twice, the second time he'll fall through the floor to his doom.

My best time: 35.5 seconds

And there you have it, the sixteen challenges in NES Remix 2 that are based on the NES classic Super Mario Bros 3.

Personally the challenge I found hardest here was Challenge 14 - The Convoy Melee, I don't know if its because I'd already been playing a while by the time I got to this one... or just the fact that theres so many things trying to kill you at once that made it more difficult! I also found the last part of the Goomba Boot challenge quite hard to get the rainbow stars, you really have to bounce off some enemies!

Anyway, I hope this little guide helped you guys... let me know which of the SMB3 challenges you found hardest and why? Maybe you should check out our guide to the Super Mario Bros. 2 challenges in NES Remix 2 if you got some time on your hands!