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World 2 of 3

Snipperclips: Retro Reboot walkthrough

The second world: gears, a pink wheel, frogs, fish tanks, hearts for a princess and two gem-digging star stages.

  • 15 parts · 47 steps

Steps from 8 text guides, 16 videos to watch · checked Oct 20, 2026

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Video: Nintendo Thumb on YouTube (solo run). Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Snip
  • Snip and Clip have the same moves: walk, jump, duck, stand on tiptoe, turn all the way round, and snip off whatever part of the partner you overlap.
P2 · Clip
  • Before you press A the game draws the outline of the cut; hold Y to grow back to your full shape.
  • Playing alone, X swaps between the two characters.

If your skill levels differ: The tutorial and the level names are the only hints the game gives, and GameSkinny's advice when stuck is to back out and read the name again.Our suggestionWhen skill levels differ: let the newer player do the snipping while the other holds still as the shape being cut. How to split the roles

Shape Match 3

Part 1 of 15. Make a two-part shape: one player standing on the other, crouched.

  1. SnipStand behind the lower half of the outline; your partner tilts its head a little and cuts a wedge off your left side.
  2. ClipSwap places so the same wedge comes off you; you now match.
  3. BothOne of you stays in the lower half while the other climbs on top, turns upside down and crouches.

Crank a Shot

Part 2 of 15. Turn two gears to work a ball out of the big wheel and into the bucket.

  1. BothMake yourselves into gears: turn sideways, cut off the square base, round the edges, then notch a few teeth.single source
  2. BothStand one at the left gear and one at the right gear.single source
  3. BothTurn the red and green rings with your gears so the ball finds open gaps, leaves the middle and drops into the bucket.

Where people tend to fall

  • Gears come back often in this world, so the gear shape is worth learning here.

Pit Crew

Part 3 of 15. Bump a pink wheel along the track nodes, over the pit and down to the car.

  1. SnipSnip a half-circle out of your partner; that curve keeps the wheel rolling more easily.single source
  2. BothHit the wheel firmly from node to node; a soft bump sends it back to the last node, and it needs speed to clear the pit.single source
  3. ClipOnce it is past the middle, crouch over the pit so the wheel can be pushed up to the higher nodes and on down the long line to the car.

Froggy Reunion

Part 4 of 15. Carry a frog over a gap and up a shaft to the other frogs.

  1. BothCut one player into a thin stick and give the other a bowl.single source
  2. ClipLet the frog hop into your bowl and carry it right; the frog falls through the bridge but you don't, so don't let it jump out.
  3. ClipAt the far right, stand on tiptoe at the foot of the gated shaft.
  4. SnipRise onto tiptoe too, catch the bottom of the gate and push it left so the frog can climb up.

Make the Cut 3

Part 5 of 15. Cut a pattern with rounded edges without straying outside it.

  1. BothTurn one player sideways and cut about half off it from the square end; the rounded piece left is the cutting tool.
  2. BothWith that tool, make five careful cuts: three with the round side down and two with it up.single source

Where people tend to fall

  • This stage is strict about the line. The eraser on the left resets the sheet.

Fish Splash

Part 6 of 15. Get the red and the green fish out of the tank and down the tube.

  1. SnipCut your partner into a hook.
  2. ClipClimb into the tank with a boost, herd both fish into the lower-left corner and kneel there to hold them.
  3. SnipPush the pencil eraser to lift the pink platform, then push the fish off the top to the left into the tube.

Heart to Reach

Part 7 of 15. Deliver four hearts to the woman on the pink pillar.

  1. BothCut an arc into one player to flick hearts upward, and cut the other into a star-shaped gear.single source
  2. ClipAs the gear, turn the gear to lower the pillar above so a heart drops.single source
  3. SnipKnock each heart into the gap the white arrow points to.single source
  4. ClipWhen that corridor is full, lower the pillar again so the hearts slide across to her.single source

Cage Free

Part 8 of 15. Drop a key with two ends and fit each end into its cage lock on the left.

  1. SnipGet cut into a thin curved blade, like an ice skate, and stand below and left of the hanging key; your partner's shape does not matter.single source
  2. ClipPress the eraser on the right and run under the falling key so it bounces off you onto your partner; that works for the lower lock.single source
  3. BothFor the upper lock, cut a top corner off one player and carry the key left at an angle so its end slides in. It can take a few tries.single source

Star stage: Princess Power-Up

Part 9 of 15. Three areas where you dig through a block so a princess can reach the gems.

  1. BothCut into the block with the faint diamond marks, and tilt the hanging joystick to walk the princess.
  2. BothArea 1: turn sideways and clear the dotted path through the middle.
  3. BothArea 2: cut the upper-right corner into a ramp, close enough to the enemy to uncover a gem but without exposing it, then cut a diagonal down to the lower right for the third gem.single source
  4. BothArea 3: cut a path to the upper right for the hidden gem, then open a gap on the left so she can drop and come back right for the last one.single source

Froggy Reunion 2

Part 10 of 15. Raise a row of pink platforms so another frog can walk to its friends.

  1. BothStand one on top of the other, both on tiptoe, to raise the first platform.single source
  2. BothCut one player but keep the whole top of its head, so it can jump and pull the second platform down.single source
  3. BothPlatforms three and four must go up together: cut a deep, narrow notch into one player so it can push both at once past the fixed block.single source

Heart to Reach 2

Part 11 of 15. Deliver the hearts again, with a harder gear at the end.

  1. SnipUse one player as a shovel to scoop up every heart but the last.single source
  2. BothFor the last heart, one player stands just left of the gear, the other jumps on top, and the lower one rises onto tiptoe so the top one can turn the gear.single source
  3. BothKeep the gear turning; the platform on the left rises and the woman gets the final heart.single source

Shape Match 4

Part 12 of 15. Make a left-pointing arrow shaped like a torpedo.

  1. SnipTurn your head sideways facing left and have the right side trimmed to fit the arrow.single source
  2. ClipSlide in with your head against the right end of the pattern and have the rounded edges cut.single source
  3. BothThe player forming the base of the arrow steps out, turns upright and gets small half-diamond notches cut from both sides; then both fill the pattern.single source

Fish Splash 2

Part 13 of 15. Lift two fish from the big pool into the tank on the high ground.

  1. SnipGet cut into a shape that can turn the pink gear.single source
  2. SnipLower the pink platform on the right under the fish, wait for one to swim over it, then step off the gear so the platform shoots up with the fish.single source
  3. BothThe gear player stands left of the tank to lift its lid while the other scoops the fish in; repeat for the second fish.single source

Make the Cut 4

Part 14 of 15. One reshaped player can cut this whole pattern.

  1. SnipTurn your head sideways, round side left, duck, and cut the right side of the pattern.single source
  2. SnipTurn round side up and duck; your partner, also ducking, cuts a scoop out of your right side.single source
  3. SnipTurn as needed and use your new shape for the last three cuts.single source

Star stage: Princess Power-Up 2

Part 15 of 15. Dig the princess to her gems again, in three trickier areas.

  1. BothArea 1: cut a diagonal slope so the princess rolls down to the gem.
  2. BothArea 2: the same idea mirrored to the left for two gems; start her rolling first and clear the wall she hits.
  3. BothArea 3: cut a dip that rises again so she jumps to the middle platform, then trim that platform's edge so she falls into the gap past the second block and reaches the last gem.single source

Extras and notes

  • Each world starts with eight available stages and a locked star stage. Five clears open the first star stage; beating it adds five more stages and a second star stage, which opens once ten stages are done.one guide
Sources (24)

Steps compiled from 8 text guides, checked Oct 20, 2026, and written in our own words. The videos are there to watch each part; they are not counted as sources for the steps. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.