Chapter Six

Interlude

Now that you have the power to morph into smaller shapes, you can visit the Itty Bitty food shops here in Flipside (B1 level), or in Cragtown, or on screen 3–3. Each will sell different ingredients which you can use in the restaurants in Flipside or Flopside to get new items. Yay! You can also find a new cooking disk to the east of Cragtown if you explore the area in 3D while miniaturized.

Head into Flopside and start poking around. You can now travel into Flopside B1, where the Flopside bar is located. Shift into 3D to find Cooking Disk B and a Golden Card here, which you can turn in at the Flipside Arcade to play a hidden game. Flip into 3D outside the bar to find a waterway leading to Flamm, the map salesman, and a Flopside Itty Bits shop. You can also head down to B2 to find Welderberg and have him make you another pipe.

Sweet!

When you’re ready to move on, head to the Flopside 2F Outskirts and find the yellow block there. Use Cudge to smash it and move down to the 1st Floor Outskirts. Head to the right and you’ll find a place to flip and move further out, but before you do so, move all the way to the right and go down the pipe to reach the B1 Outskirts. Smash the yellow brick here (that’ll remove the similar brick in the Flipside B1 Outskirts, allowing you to retrieve a The InterNed Card), then head down the pipe to reach the B2 Outskirts. Smash the yellow brick here to find a treasure chest with a Power Plus that will permanently raise your attack by 1 point! Radical! You can open the path to the Flopside Pit of 100 trials here, but don’t expect to get in unless you’ve beaten the Flipside version.

When you want to move on, return to Flopside 2F Outskirts, head down to 1st Floor Outskirts and flip to find the passage leading off to the left. Use Dottie to get underneath the bricks there and Cudge to hit the yellow block to reveal a Heart Pillar. Plop the Pure Heart into it, then use the Return Pipe to return to the doors and head on through. Bring some healing items before you do so, though!

Chapter 6–1: Sammer Guy Showdown

First Screen

Head to the right and pop open the door to move on.

Second Screen

You’ll encounter a running man here who looks suspiciously like the mysterious adventurer in Flipside 1st Floor. You’ll encounter Jade Blooper a bit to the right; hit him a couple times with Cudge to knock him out. He and King Sammer will detail your task: defeat the 99 remaining vassals, and you’ll be rewarded with the Pure Heart.

Third Screen

Have fun while it lasts.

At this point, you have to start moving through the tournament and defeating the vassals one by one. Each of them has their own peculiar strengths and weaknesses. Some of them will have spikes on their helmets, making them difficult to jump on, while some will move exceedingly fast. The two primary methods of attacking here will be to either use Bowser or Boomber. Bowser’s flame breath will cause the enemies to recoil, but you can sometimes lure them close to you and zap them before they can retreat. Likewise, if you lay down Boomer, you can wait for your enemies to walk over him before detonating him. Cudge can also be used on some of the slower enemies.

When you reach the 20th Round and defeat the guardian there, a cutscene will ensue. Quickly run through the remaining rounds up until the 25th or so, and you’ll find the Star Block.

Chapter 6–2: The End of A World

First Screen

The Mimi fight here can be difficult, but you only have one thing to do: use Thoreau to grab the Rubees she throws at you, or into the ground, and throw them back at her. In exchange, she’ll surround herself with the crystals and attempt to ram into you. She can be obnoxious, but so long as you keep throwing the crystals at her, you’ll wear her down eventually. Keep in mind that you can throw at her while she’s in the 3D plane and still knock away her crystals.

When Mimi’s defeated, move off to the right for a few more screens until you’re ejected back into Flipside. Restock on healing items if needed, then move back into the door leading to Sammer’s realm. It’s pure white now, with nothing remaining but some rubble and…the Pure Heart? Use Carrie to glide off to the right until you find it…and Mr. L.

Boss Fight: Brobot L-Type

It's easiest to fight this boss
in 3D mode.

The Brobot fight here can be difficult, but not overly so…if you know what you’re doing. In the 2D plane, the fight can be difficult; it’ll be tough to get close to the Brobot to damage it. You can probably wear it down over a long period of time by waiting for its missile attacks and using Thoreau to throw them back at the enemy, but still, that will take a while. You can also use Boomer and try to get him sucked up into the vortex that the Brobot occasionally creates, but that’s not a sure thing.

Instead, flip into 3D mode with Mario and use Boomer. In 3D mode, you can get up close to the Brobot’s feet and lay down bombs while it attacks into the 2D plane. It won’t be able to do much to attack you, luckily. Repeat the process as many times as you need to take the robot down; you might also want to try using Cudge on him. You will lose a bit of life from staying in the 3D plane, but not enough to seriously threaten your life.

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