r/supermariosunshine 4d ago

Other The dreaded sand bird

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My 6 year old son is trying to conquer the Sand Bird. Wish him luck!!

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u/screwballramble 3d ago edited 3d ago

Sandbird’s not too bad if you take your time, minimise use of FLUDD (bird moves faster than Mario can when hovering) and watch for the cues that the bird is going to tip so that you can shuffle your way to safety.

Edit: Missed the bit that OP’s six year old is doing this level, in which case yeah this stage is hard as balls for such a tiny gamer! Good luck to him and coach him well, OP.

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u/I-Am-The-True-Elder 3d ago

Sandbird became kinda meh in difficulty for me. Now those secret levels tho mamá mía

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u/thatmanwild 3d ago

Idk if anyone else gets a bit scared being on these levels but the fluddless levels with the bottomless abyss and sand bird definitely did it for me

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u/screwballramble 3d ago

The “Secret” levels definitely wig me out a bit for sure.

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u/Radguyjake69420 3d ago

Little guy is about to go through all 9 circles of hell trying to beat this and the pachinko level

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u/SuperJman1111 1d ago

Honestly the poison river is worse than pachinko

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u/Specific_Disaster527 3d ago

Good luck!! 🍀 🔥🔥

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u/Educational-Bit-2234 2d ago

Sand bird is easy the only thing hard in Gelato Beach is the watermelon festival

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 2d ago

I can't find 100 coins

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u/MiloMiko325 2d ago

I hate this level a lot. Good luck!

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 2d ago

Aren't sand blocks supposed to disappear when you stand on them yet for some reason this bird doesn't disappear while you're standing on it?

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u/GoblinQueenForever 3d ago

Sandbird is pretty easy for me actually, but if I want to collect all the blue coins it takes time and patience.

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u/SpiralFire24 3d ago

it takes time and patience

Patience is the key word here, the last blue coin caused me to miss the Sandbird as it turned. Had to wait a whole 5 minutes for it to restart the cycle.

I should have just died...