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Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Special World walkthrough

The secret post-game world of five-star courses, ending in the Badge Marathon.

  • About 34–38 min in the videos
  • 3 parts · 5 steps

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 6 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
  • Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy or a Toad: grabs the power-ups, takes the hits, and can bring a fallen partner back by touching their ghost before it fades.
P2 · Player 2
  • Yoshi or Nabbit: no damage from enemies, but no power-ups either. A Yoshi can carry a partner on its back.

If your skill levels differ: Give the newer player Yoshi or Nabbit: Nintendo recommends them for players just starting out because enemies do not hurt them. The trade-off is that they never transform with power-ups. How to split the roles

Getting in

Part 1 of 3. Find the way into the Special World.

  1. BothEach world has a hidden entrance to the Special World, opened by clearing certain courses there, sometimes by their secret exit.

The courses

Part 2 of 3. Clear the five-star courses.

  1. BothNine courses lead up to the last one: a special course for each world and the Petal Isles, then the Semifinal Test and the Final Test. Every one is rated five stars.

The Final-Final Test: Badge Marathon

Part 3 of 3. Clear the hardest course in the game.

  1. BothIt stays locked until you have cleared the final battle and collected every Wonder Seed, 10-flower coin and golden flag up to that point.
  2. BothIt is ten rooms, and each one switches you to a different badge that you must use to get through.
  3. BothThere are only two checkpoint flags in the whole course, so expect to replay rooms.

Achievements and extras

  • If someone loses a life, the others can touch their floating ghost before the timer runs out to bring them back without losing a life.
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Steps compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 6 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.