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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury: Bowser's Fury: the Lakeside walkthrough

The second game on the cartridge: an open lake of cat islands, a giant goopy Bowser, and Bowser Jr. as your partner.

  • About 18–26 min in the videos
  • 2 parts · 4 steps
  • 1 boss

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 7 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026

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What each player can do here

P1 · Mario
  • Player 1 is Mario: explores the islands, collects the Cat Shines and becomes Giga Cat Mario for the big fights.
P2 · Bowser Jr.
  • Player 2 is Bowser Jr.: attacks with his paintbrush and a clown-car slam, paints in graffiti to get Mario extra power-ups, and stores power-ups for him.

If your skill levels differ: Nintendo describes Bowser Jr. as the helper who attacks enemies and stores power-ups, the lighter job; Mario does all the platforming, so the more experienced player usually takes Mario. How to split the roles

Cat Shines

Part 1 of 2. Collect Cat Shines to wake the Giga Bell.

  1. BothThe first Cat Shine lights the lighthouse, which drives Fury Bowser back and opens the Lakeside area.
  2. BothEach island has several Cat Shines to earn. Collect 5 to wake the Lakeside Giga Bell.

Where people tend to fall

  • Every few minutes Fury Bowser rises and rampages: it rains, spikes fall and he fires beams across the lake. Walls and island cover protect you.

First Fury Bowser fight

Part 2 of 2. Beat Fury Bowser as Giga Cat Mario.

  1. MarioWhen he rises, ring the Giga Bell to become Giga Cat Mario.
  2. MarioHide behind islands from his fire. When he leaps into the sky, run, sidestep his shadow, jump the shock wave and ground-pound him.

Boss

Fury BowserThe giant boss

  1. First fight: Take cover from the fire, dodge his slam, ground-pound him while he is down.
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Steps compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 7 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.