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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury: World 1 walkthrough

The opening world; it ends with a car chase against Bowser.

  • About 20 min in the videos
  • 1 part · 2 steps
  • 1 boss

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 4 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026

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Video: ProsafiaGaming on YouTube. Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Player 1
  • Everyone plays the same courses at once. Anyone can float into a bubble to sit out a tricky bit, and players can lift and toss one another.
P2 · Player 2
  • Up to four people play 3D World together; lives are shared across the group.

If your skill levels differ: A newer player can float into a bubble at any time to skip a jump that looks too hard. How to split the roles

Bowser's Highway Showdown

Part 1 of 1. Beat Bowser in his car.

  1. BothBowser stays in his car and throws soccer-ball bombs. Run into a bomb to kick it back at him; that is the only way to hurt him.
  2. BothAfter a few hits he starts breathing fire that leaves burning patches on the road; stay off them and keep watching for bombs.

Boss

BowserThe world boss

  1. The chase: Kick his bombs back at the car; dodge the fire trails later in the fight.
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Steps compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 4 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.