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How do I get the 13th castle secret star?
  • 1 of 11: Collect eight red coins from the "Bowser in the Dark World" level.
  • 2 of 11: Keep reading for their locations:
  • 3 of 11: 1) On a temporary block near a fire vent in the beginning of the level.
  • 4 of 11: 2) On another temporary block near the starting point.
  • 5 of 11: 3) Behind a crystal just after the bridge.
  • 6 of 11: 4) Reached by a moving yellow block.
  • 7 of 11: 5) Near the fourth one, reached by standing on one of the gray rotating squares.
  • 8 of 11: 6) Near the spike at the end of the curved wooden walkway.
  • 9 of 11: 7) Just after the teetter totters.
  • 10 of 11: 8) Near the outside edge just after the last teeter totter.
  • 11 of 11: After you collect all eight coiins, the star will appear at the green pipe.