Large Leaf Forest is the 8th course in Super Mario Star Road. Unlike the last two courses, this one is located in the main castle hub rather than in the sewers. Directly ahead when Mario enters the castle, there is a painting to the left of the staircase to the 2nd floor of some trees in front of a blue sky. The level is a small forest which has had some problems involving Wiggler. Apparently, there used to be many more trees native to the forest, but ever since Wiggler received a Power Star, it has been ravenous, thus eating most of the trees in rage. This stage has custom 2D trees and vines (which hang from the main tree) which can be climbed on.
Notable Features Include: The Giant Tree and the Beehive
Acts[]
Star 1: A Big Bug Problem[]
Mario starts the level on a huge tree stump with a talkable MIPS, who explains that the Wiggler has eaten half of the forest and wants you to track it down. Wiggler is located on the elevated ground to the right of the stump. Mario can easily reach there by jumping on some platforms, Starting with one that has a breakable box on it. Once Mario reach the top, Wiggler will be running around. There is not speech like the original, and his speed has been drastically increased. Though, it is still easy enough to jump on its head, as Wiggler always homes in on Mario, and he only takes three hits to go down.
Star 2: Shining Down from the Tree Tops[]
As the level name implies, the Star is atop the giant tree in the center of the level. Mario must make his way inside and jump on a mushroom which elevates when he stands. This will lead to the exterior branches of the tree with vines which are climbable to the right. If Mario travels the other direction, he will see the Blue Coin Switch and a small green path which lead to a higher branch, but be warned, this path is quite glitchy and requires a triple jump. On the branches are Goombas, Chuckyas, and Lakitus will do their best to make this task tedious. At the top is a beehive which leads to a small wooden platform that houses the Star.
Star 3: Quick Lily Pad Hop[]
Directly to the left of the Starting platform, there is a small pond with a couple of lilypads on them, the last one containing the Star. However, Mario can not simply jump to it from here. Directly behind the Starting point is a switch, which summons a box that Mario can jump from to obtain it. Mario must quickly run from this switch, across the lilypads, which sink when stood on, to the one with the Star, and then jump on the summoned box to reach it. It is recommended to kill the Lakitu before trying to get the Star, as it will mess up the jump to the box.
Star 4: The Bee's Treasure[]
As the title suggests, the power Star is in the beehive that Mario saw during Star 2. Mario must reclimb the tree and use a set of vines in order to jump into the house. The vines are unstable, and if Mario try to grab one from the very end of it, he will end up falling instead.
Star 5: Vine-Climbing for 8 Red Coins[]
In this mission, Mario must collect the 8 red coins scattered through out the level. The location of the coins are as follows:
- On top of the tree on the island near the beginning
- Under one of the roots of the Giant Tree
- Near one of the roots of the Giant Tree underwater
- On top of a tree where you fought Wiggler
- In a small cave on the bottom of the underwater portion of the tree
- On a vine outside the second level of the tree
- On the side of the Beehive
- On a higher branch of the tree
When Mario collect all 8, the Star spawns outside the tree, in a patch of taller grass.
NOTE: The Dragon Coins (Yoshi) in this level do NOT count as red coins, even if they are worth 2 coins. You can find five of them as follows:
- On a slope, in the southeastern corner of the map.
- On a slope, in the northwestern corner of the map.
- Underwater, below the flower lily pad.
- On a slope, in the southwestern corner of the map next to the lily pads. May require a precise triple jump then belly dive to reach it.
- On the tip of a tree branch in the big tree.
Star 6: The Missing Star[]
There was a interactive black bob-omb in the level that hinted at this Star's location. He stated that there was a Star buried under the tree and was probably sucked into its roots. Mario also probably saw the entrance when he were going after red coins as it is directly across from coin #5. Mario must reenter the tree and swim down to the bottom to find a small cave, which leads to a small root system maze. Take the first passage behind where Mario is facing, and then the next passage you see (which is to the right of him) to find the Star.