i just thought of this today. i was wondering what people's strategies were for going through the six doors in bowser's castle. and could someone refresh me on which doors are what types of challenge (fighting/action/mind), and what item/weapons are behind what doors? somebody here has to know (and it's good for future reference).

My strategy, if I remember correctly was:

-Do the two battle rounds
-Do the question round

I did the battles and the question rounds, since they were easy. If there was another door I needed to do, it would have been a random door, like the cannonball/race/barrel door.

GAWD I HATE THOSE FREAKIN DOORS!!!

*deep breathing* I... I am sorry.

I usually like to do the two battle ones, and one of the puzzle ones, although I have done each door at least once.

Battle: It is by far the longest and most tiring event(it gets old defeating weak enemies XD)... but its the easiest. I'd try picking both of these if you are just trying to get through this hell-of-a-castle.

Puzzle: requires thinking, but it is second easiest. I would try to go for at least one of these rounds. Bad thing is if you screw up, it can mean a game over...

Action: Oooh.... this one really gets me shaking at times. XD I hate these because some of them are just impossible. Avoid them if you just want to get past the doors. I have only beaten that stupid barrel jumping thing a few times... I forgot what item you get for it, too... Obviously it isn't THAT important, or else I would be trying to get past this one every time. XD

I'd always do two action and two battles only because you get powerful weapons at the end. Besides, in the action levels, you can get a lot of good items.

It is true that the action doors hold many rare items like bombs, but you usually have to go out of your way to get them. I like to skip them my first time through, then I come back to them later in the game... sometimes. Other times I am too lazy to go through all of that crap again.

I always found the part with the yellow blocks that slowly rotate over a huge lava pit to be the most difficult. I'd always collect the treasure chests in that room, simply because they all contain something very useful.

Not sure if all of you or one of you realized, but when you the complete doors, you get the three final weapons no matter what 4 doors you choose. No matter which are chosen, you will always get the Bare Claw, Star Rod, and Cyber Cymbols.

Oh good lord. Spelling, shmelling...

This message was edited by dragonclawz on Dec 03 2004.

Are you sure, cause one time I got Peach's weapon(some sort of glove) and I have also gotten... something else. Its been way too long since I have played...

And I believe Mallow's weapon is the Sonic Cymbols... If thats not it, I am sure its not the Cyber Cymbols... that just seems weird.

And its the Star GUN!!!

and bare claw???? it's the DRILL CLAW! bowser's most awesome-looking attack! drill claw, star gun, sonic cymbals, some slappy-thing, maybe mario's second-last hammer (the ultimate hammer is in the factory level on an out-of-the-way path) and (i think) a rock candy. i'm pretty sure those are the items/weapons, but i don't remember which doors they're behind. i think i'm going to keep playing through a file and use the save thing before the doors, then test each one for the type of challenge and reward item. then i'll post them.

WOW! We just totally PWNED you Dragon...cawls.


Good work! *high fives*

j/k

I just hope I get both fighting doors. It's easy that way, plus I get EX.

I don't mind any of the six doors actually. The puzzle ones are easy, although I'm shaky with the yellow platforms over the lava in the action doors. Must... get... all yellow chests.

The only puzzle I don't like is that kicking ball one. >_< It's fun, but if you mess up... OVER.

Why do I always seem to agree with you?

That ball thingie..... I remember my first time one that one. I couldn't figure out how to kick the balls!! I was just running around like an idiot pressing buttons. XD once I finally figured out how the game worked, it was better... but I still lost every few times. XD

quote zarbityugi

...some slappy-thing...

You must not remember that typo...

Its been a long time for us too, you know. And relax, we were just messing around.

i can do the battle ones or the action ones, they're easy (leave the damn chest alone!). but the puzzle one with the logic thing in it (where there's 4 guys, and they were in a triathalon and you had to say which place they came in based on what they told you) is hard. just because of the logic thing.