I Tried Mario Wonder's Hardest Levels

[@nemikoo23]

I feel "There is a checkpoint! Oh my god, they have a mercy" so hard. Doing it with a checkpoint every 3 stages was so hard, can you even imagine doing it without them?? Can't wait for all insane runs and mods you will do! Watching your streams and videos is always so fun :D

[@TtamZzz]

tbh I think the level is doable without checkpoints (not that I have the skill to do it or anything), but it’s just hard to learn and that’s where a lot of its difficulty comes from imo

[@candacevw]

probably

[@amaryllis0]

@@TtamZzz Yeah, the checkpoints don't exist because it'd be _per se_ hard to do the course all at once. They exist because otherwise each new section is increasingly more difficult to learn, because it takes longer to get back to it whenever you mess up.

[@Ash-yu2cj]

I can't believe that some people have said that Mario Wonder is too easy. I've seen people said that it would be better if it was more like Mario Maker... so nearly impossible to play and amateur game design. Cool.

[@b.swizzy5730]

Marathon you’re done you’re so done cause that is the hardest and they trick you over the semifinal test and the final final test

[@pigs18]

I went into that final level with 99 lives and finished with 5. The fire gates and jumping on the balloon guys while invisible just made it nearly impossible for me.

[@fernfernfernfern329]

ive gone through over a hundred lives already and I havent reached second checkpoint yet

[@jeremybottoms7619]

I feel like I cheated I did every level with Luigi than I lost 50 lives on the last level and Gave into temptation and switched to yoshi and and I probably still wouldn't have it done now if I didn't have 3 other people there helping me

[@0304dina]

Oh these were my hardest challenges too! The fire gates were okay at some point but I've lost so many lives on the balloons. I got it at some point once somebody pointed out that Mario (or the other player) is always in the same place on the horizontal line

[@valdemarwindfeld2838]

I also went in with 99 but I ran out of lives

[@pigs18]

@@valdemarwindfeld2838 I would have too, but I fairly consistently reached the invisibility badge and there's 110 possible coins between the last checkpoint and the invisibility challenge. (I had plenty of opportunities to count.) I got pretty darn good at those sections.

[@michaelbellecourt3875]

I did Badge Marathon earlier today. When Fir started yelling "It's sooooo hard!" I felt it in my bones. I'm going to 3D print the invisibility badge so I can set it on fire.

[@Shiny_goomy_real]

Mf i didnt even die in that part lmfao💀💀

[@sinteleon]

the worst part is the spinning bouncy platform that threatens to make you miss the top of the flagpole. :P

[@rosanna3042]

EASILY the hardest part. I had to use turbo press on x to display the emote...

[@Mlaeaos]

​@rosanna3042 when I did it I forgot about the emote, but twirls ended up doing it for me

[@froggobonano]

@@rosanna3042 turbo press?

[@jessedoesgaming2255]

The reward for beating the final final level is very reminiscent of beating the secret Star Road area in SMW and getting the entire games sprites changed

[@zekromfury]

Yeah! I just wish you were able to access it in the mid game like you could with SMW's star road so you could play the rest of the game with it

[@shankshifterr]

is there a vid of this? ive never seen it before :0

[@pigs18]

If you get a chance, drop down the tall flagpole with it in the third level. I was delightfully surprised.

[@Stevoisiak]

​@@shankshifterrLook up the "Sound Off" badge

[@shankshifterr]

@@Stevoisiak yeah ik that i have it! i was talking about the smw star world sprite thing :3

[@lasercraft32]

In the Final Wonder level (not the Final Badge Challenge, the level before it) there's a hidden Daisy block with a drill power-up in it, right after the falling pipe before the crystal area... I know because I played the whole game as Daisy, if I hadn't I would have never known it existed. The drill lets you basically skip most of the danger on the next part of the level.

[@hurou]

I knew about it from accidently hitting it

[@PitsaGuy1]

I got the drill from the start block and then crouched at the front of the pipe worm to avoid the enemies then I used drill to go on the ceiling in the crystal part then I used drill to go under all the spring enemy guys then I used drill to avoid all the sugar stars and go under the Hoppos later on. So drill is definitely the best power up in that level

[@_WiZ420]

@@hurou Found a ton of em that way. I’m one of the people that played Yellow Toad as well, so that one certain hidden block in that one Badge challenge never ended up presenting the same problem.

[@micahheyward5342]

In other words, the game is nicer to you

[@Grianfan90]

​@@hurouSame

[@SkyBlueFox1]

One thing I find fascinating about Wonder’s harder levels is how they’re mostly designed to counter multiplayer cheese. There’s a lot of autoscrollers or “timed” levels, and by forcing you to constantly be on-the-move, it means you’re less likely to be able to revive via another player or a standee. You can’t go backwards in those levels, even as a ghost. Of course, whether this is a strength or a weakness depends on how much you like autoscrollers. :U

[@Gnarfledarf]

I think autoscrollers are worse than Nazi Germany.

[@turkeyman631]

Some people were complaining the game is too ez but as an old man I thought it was just about perfect. Way harder than any new Sup but easier than the originals is perfect if you ask me.

[@IVR101]

Perfection

[@aclonymous]

there's no way a person could genuinely think that unless they only got enough wonder seeds to make progress and completely ignored the expert badge challenges/special world, in which case yeah, if you're only playing the easy half of the game it's gonna be pretty easy

[@mr.theking2484]

The only people complaining about the difficulty not being up to par are the people who religiously play Mario games. Mario Wonder kicked my ass in many places.

[@WilliamJump-x6v]

its easy, but there are hard secrets. its like an ice cream sundae with a cherry on top

[@_WiZ420]

@@mr.theking2484 I'm not complaining about it, but I'm not like the rest of the Mario fanbase. I acknowledge that these games are E for everyone lol What most of these people do is fail to realize that they can make it harder on themselves, but a child can't make a ridiculously hard level any easier. After that, it gives a free window to shit on the difficulty of any 2d mario game after Lost Levels. But of course, the farther back you go, the more likely they get blinded by nostalgia.

[@oofble]

at 27:41 I love how fir says "this is my power-, my hands are shaking" lol

[@_WiZ420]

The Fluff Puff special level is insanely difficult when you attempt to get the coins in the same run that you complete it. Out of my entire 100% run, that definitely felt the hardest.

[@SalmonsAnimations]

Thats gotta be my favourite level in the whole game!

[@somekindofartist3855]

The badge marathon idiot

[@hulapunk6961]

I swear the hardest part about this stage is how laggy wall jumps are

[@davidhower7095]

If you want to get all of the coins on the same run, you pretty much have to use Jet Run or Fast Dash.

[@anthonyoliver418]

Good thing they save as long as you don’t leave the stage after collecting/dying, otherwise I’m pretty sure it would be harder than the true final test after you 100% the game

[@lava1staff]

The fire bar level took me over and hour on that one part because I kept failing. Also the wall jump level once you got it down was satisfying.

[@darkhell66659]

Yeah exact same here. Especially with the flower following you around. Definitely died a lot in the crouching jump from stupid mistakes tho...

[@Skywolve1998]

It took me way too long to realize I had a mushroom saved up that would be perfect for getting past the Firebars. I didn't have enough lives left to beat the rest, but I just went and stocked back up on powerups when I game overed. I almost made it to where I needed to damage boost with the checkpoint mushroom too, but alas I messed up the first firebar.

[@soonerfan4321]

Spring feet can burn in hell for all I care

[@darkhell66659]

@@soonerfan4321 yes

[@sevenratsinaburlapsack]

I got to the last checkpoint of the badge marathon and had to put it aside for a few days because I was getting so frustrated, lol. Came back and beat it with a total of about 20 lives lost 💪🏻

[@ethsch13]

There’s something healing about seeing Fir struggle nearly as much as I did with the Badge Challenge 💀

[@esrohm6460]

i have yet to see a single person not dying to that one pipe in the wonder gauntlet. they really tested out the exact time a person would wait on top + what it takes to get below the pip to crush every person on their first attempt

[@KaosOrder]

Really? The grey pipes are only used for the falling pipes, so I didn't think it was as tricky as some of the other mechanics. The bowser statue level where you push, however, tricked me and literally everyone I watched (including fir).

[@CrackLionIX]

I haven't personally noticed that, but I've definitely noticed getting hit by that walking piranha plant at 15:40. Every person I've watched (myself included) has gotten hit there.

[@esrohm6460]

@@KaosOrder are they? then tell me in how many levels is that to begin with. i'm pretty sure in the castle they introduce this wonder effect there were also green pipes falling down

[@sinteleon]

@@KaosOrder Grey pipes, that existed/fell for only 1 stage, in the very first castle.

[@KaosOrder]

@@esrohm6460 there weren't any other colors, they were all grey. The only other "falling" pipes in the game are some triggered by touching flowerbuds.

[@Yamanj23]

Seeing you suffer in the Final-Final Test made me happy because I suffered a lot while doing it myself. I'm only mad you did the invisibility badge first try. I suffered a lot on this one so I didn't get the satisfaction of seeing you suffer on it as well.

[@TheMainAdog]

Awww that’s cute he’s complaining about losing 30 lives Me in the corner crying myself to sleep whilst I remember the trauma of losing over 200 lives on this level

[@greyson5710]

Well he also doesn’t have a skill issue

[@CheesecakeMilitia]

29:56 beating the level but missing the top of the flagpole was some of the most salty rage I've felt in a game in a long while

[@josh-gu6zi]

That sucks

[@thelevellord574]

currently that flagpole is the only thing I don't have in that game. I have only beaten the level once

[@timothy_17]

These levels are not just challenging especially when you're not using help from online players, they also really test your patience. If you get too excited and do extra move at the wrong time, you'll be dead. But they're fun challenges, not frustratingly hard that it's almost impossible doing it.

[@Unyubaby]

Fluff-Puff Special is definitely the hardest level in the game from my side. Timing the jumps and performing wall jumps on single blocks is insanely stressful.

[@mickeymoose9368]

It is comforting for me, a gamer who does not consider myself the “best” (but fairly decent), to know that I was not the only person who legit struggled in the goomba special world.

[@DulceCastillo-j9u]

I beat the goomba one first try💀💀💀

[@slasher3336]

That last level was brutal, especially the spring badge portion. I honestly considered going back to an earlier level to get a power up (and an extra to put in storage just in case), then using it to just damage boost through those last few fire bars. I _didn't,_ but I definitely thought about it.

[@ethsch13]

I did exactly this because I couldn’t make it through 😅

[@Faar22]

I used Yoshi particularly to get by this section. Nabbit is probably an even better option, as he has no knockback

[@eyforlife920]

Honestly, I enjoyed it. It wasn’t too easy, it was fun to play, there were definitely challenges along the way. It was like I played the perfect Mario game

[@imright77]

I'm really happy I got to see Fir's reaction to the secret badge

[@canuckadian4733]

I loved this game. I really enjoyed having many new techniques/power ups. The most difficult part of the game overall for me was finding the secret exits/hidden coins. I had a lot of trouble with the very last level. I didn’t have many lives so once I went game over I only had 5 tries each time so even if I died after a checkpoint, I often had to start over. I’m glad they made a difficult special world. Enjoyed watching your videos! You did much better for the last level as I did at the start. I 100% everything except I don’t have all the standees.

[@louiepikmin3184]

Yeah ngl I was pretty underwhelmed with the final level since it was just way shorter than I expected, but when I found out about the final final level... Oh god, that took me forever. It took me well over 50 deaths and that's with me cheesing the end by eventually getting into a run with other people to keep respawning eachother

[@zocata]

Nah cuz i’m doing the final final level solo i’ve gone thru more than 100 lives fs 😭 Even with Nabbit i’m stuck at the invisible badge it’s literally hell

[@jasonfoxfire9563]

The special world is honestly a prime example of what Nintendo CAN do and that's why it's nice to see it. The levels themselves are playful with things like the guy's massive hat being hidden by the cloud and the balloon off screen pushing you back near the flagpole and the difficulties/jerkish moments are a nice change of pace for how easy things tend to be. The game is made easier for younger audiences, but the addition of harder and meaner levels is a nice way to acknowledge the fans who've been around for a while. It's kinda like movement in Mario Odyssey. You CAN make it through the whole game without any particularly fancy tricks or moves but they're still there if you wanna play with them.

[@jakefromstatefarm6969]

A great game allows novices to complete it while allowing experts to schmoove

[@CamWithAQU]

Good lord, I can feel myself getting an aneurysm just by watching you play the last two levels. I can't even imagine completing this game. On the plus side, I think I've finally gotten a second wind for Volleyball 2 in SMO!

[@neco9590]

Somehow, of the "normal" special levels, the rhythm one was both the best and the worst for me. I liked that it was not as long as the others, so you didn't lose too much time with every death, but it was also so punishing if you weren't perfectly on beat... Also, the final final level is rough. That fire bar section, man...

[@Damariobros]

I'm not even sure it's possible to get all three wonder coins from Climb to the Beat and complete the level all in one life, except for maybe using the dash badge and some frame-perfect pixel-perfect turns or something. Most of my 9 deaths were because I kept trying to get all of them and complete the level all in one go. Also why do you have the flowers muted? Hearing them cheer for you after finishing these difficult levels is the best feeling ever! Especially at the end of Climb to the Beat, they yell, AMAZING!!! And it's the best thing ever!

[@Skywolve1998]

Fun Fact: At the part of Way of the Goomba where you follow a spikeball, if you just hold forward you make it safely, no need to hide and let the one behind you pass.

[@weirduncleterry1593]

I hated the Jump Jump Jump in the special world it took me atleast twice as long as the first jump jump jump

[@Glimmergrey]

YESS!! It took me literally 2 hours to complete. I had to get my family members to try it out before FINALLY getting it 😭

[@solarstorm5242]

I mean… it’s a special level stage. Difficulty is something to be expected for it imo. Sorry to hear it took you so long though ^^’

[@weirduncleterry1593]

@@Glimmergrey 2 hours!? It only took me and my family (but mainly me they gave up) about 20 minutes! Or 30 I wasn’t counting

[@weirduncleterry1593]

@@solarstorm5242 that is true but at least I’m on the final test level now

[@WhirlyBeepBoops]

It's funny, I had more trouble with the non-special version. Past a certain point, Climb to the Beat is nothing but full running jumps and wall jumps, which felt more consistent to me than Jump Jump Jump.

[@43madnox]

the final final level made me realise why so many people enjoy kaizo rom hacks and stuff like that, it was the most fun i ever had with a mario game. the game was already so good

[@NPKhero300]

watching you struggle on the last level makes me feel better LOL awesome game!

[@strikermodel]

16:32 Having the cannons face left and they shoot to the right is some kaizo level trolling lmao

[@gluba7065]

I think I spent more time on that spring section than the entire game combined, I actually restarted the level from the start so I had a shroom for that last Jump

[@LiamDaGoat119]

Me: Havent Beat the last level, and I've had the game for a year My Dad: Beat the last level in 3 months Fir: Beat the level in a day

[@filmedbyjamesss]

I don't know how ur so good fir! It took me like 10 days and 500 tries to beat the fluff puff peaks level😭

[@Grianfan90]

During the crouching high jump one, you can just hold zl the entire time, and it makes it easier; no accidental ground-pounds, no plummeting straight into lava because you didn't hit crouch the *exact frame* you hit the zip track, etc.

[@iyan.manbun]

The final test (not to be confused with the final final test) can be cheesed to the end with just the drill powerup, and you dont need any of the orange badges to cheese it, so using the drill badge, you can just cheese the level without having to wait for too many things

[@ThePileatedSnagret.]

HOW IS THIS GUY SO WHOLESOME😭😭😭

[@jadonbridges5999]

Watching him do the invisible section so quickly makes me question reality

[@Hi......................]

Same i failed on that so many times

[@redesX]

Don’t trust those KZbin video y bet he used hundred of lives to complete this video. I did the 99 lives easy collection tip like 5-6 times to attempt completing this level and still I will need more as I ran out of lives in the last checkpoint.

[@rocketfrogg2023]

The fluff puff peaks special level had me BEGGING for mercy. The fact you managed to do it losing a couple lives was really impressive to me. To put it in perspective, I bought the 99 lives, did the level and had 32 lives left. I don't know why it was so difficult but I am happy I never have to do it again.

[@rouxls_kaard1]

I feel alienated with the amount of people saying it was hard took me 12 tries to 100%

[@johnwatters1496]

2:53 This level was my personal hell when I tried and lost so many lives and I agree what you said

[@davidmeld]

This has convinced me all the more, we need a spring power only run

[@ana7icia]

you are evil

[@ErmaluLampaert]

And here is a secret level. Final final test babe maraton

[@Chris.Batchelor]

At least I’m glad to know the spring badge section was hard for you too. I was stuck on that section for so long.

[@Sniper20657]

Badge marathon took 70 lives for me but completing it felt so rewarding 😂

[@TheDarkPeasant]

I feel like the badge marathon is gonna be like the sans fight in undertale where people do 6 hour streams just to beat it once and in a few years we’re gonna have “Mario wonder but every level is the wonder gauntlet and badge marathon together with no coins or checkpoints” type thing

[@DiMychael]

facts 👌🏾✨ 0:28

[@imspoilerina9228]

for the wonder gauntlet, i used the drill! it makes the first few parts of the stage really easy!

[@lindsaysolomon6512]

Good job, Fir for beating the special world and that final difficult level. When I did that level, it was SO hard that I lost hundreds of lives, then I beat and felt so relieved.

[@Delta5Qmp]

Thank you for sacrificing your cardiac health and sanity so that those of us who would die trying can see the end of these levels!

[@KennyFranko-army]

Special World-1 Pipe-Rock Plateau Special Bounce,Bounce,Bounce Special World-2 Fluff Puff Peak Special Climb to The Beat Special World -3 Triple Threat Deluge Special World-4 Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure Special World-5 Fungi Mines Special Dangerous Donut Ride Special World -6 Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller Special World-7 Petal Isles Special Way of The Goomba Special World-8 The Semifinal Test Piranha Plant Reprize Special World-9 The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet Special World-10 The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon

[@adamdaroff]

Almost never comment on anything, but watching you struggle with and react to Final-Final almost exactly the ways I did is one of the most relatable things i've ever seen. I've seen what you can do in Odyssey, so this is surprising in the best possible way.

[@underbaked_biscuit]

“The six main special levels are done, supposedly there are only two left” Said the man who had yet to experience the final final stage.

[@epezel5133]

I definitely thought Badge Marathon reminded me of Champion's Run in 3d world that took me hundreds of lives. They were equally difficult 😂

[@carlyleahpearson]

Funny story, when I played the badge marathon with my little brother we got to the spring feet badge and I died, I expected him to immediately fail since he was not any better than me but he somehow full speed ran (I guess bounced 😂) through without dying or getting hit once and when we died later in the stage and got a game over HE DID IT AGAIN. My little brother is a pro 👍

[@lucatv6576]

Yes I agree I have a big brother and he is horrible at the spring badge but I love it and I’m amazing at it I literally carried him in the spring part every time

[@meowlord47]

I love how he is like "Its the final level" when going to the wonder gauntlet and there is still half of the video left.

[@quirkycookie8372]

5:06 Fir: I missed one? Me at 4:55 *LITERALLY SCREAMING* Ok he realized it at 5:25

[@bowieinc]

Great video! My first time seeing you. I wanted you to know how much I appreciate you producing videos without the bad language most channels use! God bless!!

[@greentiger332]

Fir in the Invisibility section, "Check point?! ... check point?.. ...check point..." Me: I know how you feel, man.

[@andrewblackley7672]

the fluff puff special level is just on a whole other level of difficulty, I lost 20 lives on that 1 level and that level actively punishes you for going for the purple coins. I want to know what kind of drugs the developers were on when they made this level cause it just ain't fair.

[@lulilee4152]

mad props to fir for beating the spring jump section, when i tried it i ragequit and had to come back as nabbit 😭 easily the worst badge in the game for me

[@hankpeterschmidt8626]

I used Yoshi for that one on my first run but then came back as Luigi to clear it more authentically.

[@TheRealusDealus]

To the part of Nintendo’s team that developed the Final-Final stage, You decided to add the invisibility badge + triangle bouncers + bubble fish, with NO CHECKPOINT beforehand…you will be receiving a bill from my therapist shortly.

[@onebear6504]

Imagine doing an invisible badge solo run on the special world levels without relying on Yoshi or Nabbit lmao, it's either pain or bro your muscle memory are unrivaled

[@Left_Joy-Con]

A good tactic I found for the invisibility section of the Final-Final Challenge was to keep a power-up in reserve and then press X to get it to start spawning, which creates a bubble above your character. Just don't let it fully form. I think this is a bit easier than trying to spam the emote! (and it enabled me to beat the section first-try!)

[@nuggetproductions9739]

I played the goomba level a couple of hours before watching this and I can confirm that it is truly that hard

[@davidrodgers77]

do you think that the final-final level is harder than darker side on smo

[@GoonMaster12369]

The only thing that threw me off was that I got Incredible TWICE on the Badge Marathon stage and finally got Wonderful on the third try.

[@Star-Bea13]

I wish that this game was more like Mario maker or Celeste with the death counter and getting to see where you died Y'know just to make those things where you can bet on how many deaths you'll get on the next level

[@ebberry_jay3144]

Watching fir play this final level makes me how he'd react to after alterna in splatoon 3

[@shmooters5599]

I’m still stuck on the final level because that invis section is horrible

[@IVR101]

Get two people, then one of them will have a crown, so you’ll know where you are 😊

[@shmooters5599]

@@IVR101 Ty, finally was able to beat it that way

[@IVR101]

@@shmooters5599 😊

[@venom00125]

Everytime he mentions a check point my Final Final Marathon PTSD kicks into overdrive

[@andrewmclaughlin6210]

You know that they basically gave this to the developers and told them to go absolute chaos. And the developers had a blast making these.

[@Echo_the_half_glitch]

The "Sound off?" Badge feels like a 'you didn't have to do this, you know' kind of thing.

[@Fusiondude]

I can't wait for someone to do an any% run using the invisibility badge the entire game

[@Evyatar-hh1zg]

It's okay that you have died 50 tames in -The Final-Final Test -Badge Marathon I died 300 tames

[@Grianfan90]

The Pipe-Rock Plateau special is really easy to cheese with Jet Run, you can get up to the second hippo with pretty easy jumps.

[@jasonzervos]

The final-final level was SO enjoyable! I died a lot but I enjoyed it! It was the perfect ending!

[@gettinggamer5297]

me personally, i think the fluff puff peaks special is still the hardest in the game after 100%ing it

[@rouxls_kaard1]

Only took 13 tries too 100%

[@redjarman]

the final final level took me easily over 60 lives, most infuriating thing ive done in ages

[@pabzaf231]

Fir every second:That's mean!!!

[@maynator]

Bro!!! You beat that invisibility part on your first try! That took me like 3 hrs to beat that part. Nice job!

[@kaedynnewberry4515]

In my opinion, the best power-up for the second to last level (the Wonder Gauntlet one) is the drill mushroom. It just makes the level so much easier. - Sincerely, a Drill Mushroom enjoyer.

[@ahmedkhirsan8512]

ur videos are amazing keep up the good work❤

[@hugwug2121]

I always thought wonder gauntlet was really easy for the “final” level

[@pimmus1]

you know whats the worst part of fir? that he doesnt upload every seccond :C keep doin your good work fir

[@AndrewTheZ]

"It's like pinball." Pachinko. Mario has done this before.

[@DarthBaza]

It stressed me out so much watching this and realizing I will have to do this to ;)

[@Phant0m_Plus]

The final final badge marathon made me use 190+ lives. It was hell

[@thenewhiltonsapples8813]

The hardest badge to get is sound off it come from the final final test badge means you have master your badges😊

[@VancoldGH]

"Do the unthinkable, play as luigi" i played through the whole game as luigi only xD

[@ricardoperez7999]

Idk why but I love seeing people go through the same pain I went through

[@wyattmason8838]

all these people who didn't spend all their purples and then go into the final stage with 20 lives are much smarter than me. They never even had to restart

[@im_a_tide_pod]

The bonus levels are one hell of a difficultyspike

[@Carlhero-ce2xq]

Ah yes my favorite genre of video. Fir suffering

[@rageaholicc]

The final level has taken every ounce of my anger and i still havent beaten it

[@aprilbrandon3441]

How many medals do you need for this?

[@reednolantv55]

None

[@Nin10doCentral]

You need all the collectibles from previous levels as well as the top of the flag.

[@Kuiruben]

Like watching a toddler try to complete a stock market exchange

[@Mistyman0]

9:58 life summarised in 6 words

[@vergriwwelt]

Before I saw this video, I already beat the final final test😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅😅.