The cat power-up is especially helpful in moments like these, as it allows you climb up walls that aren’t lava. From there, the video shows Mario jumping from tree to tree until the player takes him close enough to a wall to climb up to a safer spot. What used to be white sand is now untouchable lava.Īt one point, the player has to use a lookout point to climb up high, and then jump and dive onto a tree to avoid the lava.
However, keep moving through the level and it gets progressively more difficult. In Scamper Shores, the player starts off just following the regular boardwalk path, and that’s simple enough. You can see it in action in this video posted by YouTuber ProsafiaGaming, who plays through the mod.
While the levels are still playable, they’re a lot more difficult to beat. Sure, not all of the ground is lava - some paths like bridges and walkways are still normal. Their mod takes Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury to a new level by making most of the ground in Bowser’s Fury into lethal lava. Thanks to the modding work of Amethyst-szs, you no longer have to imagine. But what if every single level, even the tranquil beaches of Mario’s worlds, had lava everywhere?
2D side-scroller to the more recent Super Mario Odyssey. The fiery hazard has been in plenty of games, from the original Super Mario Bros.
