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96-exit completion and Star World

Find missing exits without confusing levels, Dragon Coins and alternate goals.

Edition covered

Original SNES game and its emulated releases. Controls use SNES button labels. Super Mario Advance 2 differences are outside this guide.

Count exits rather than stages

The original game’s completion total is 96 exits. Some stages have both a normal and secret exit, so clearing every visible stage once is not enough. Dragon Coins are a separate collectible and do not substitute for a missed exit on this counter.

Use map colours as a clue

Red-dot stages indicate multiple exits, while Ghost Houses also deserve investigation. A secret exit often uses a key and keyhole, though alternate goals exist too. Inspect unusual pipes, upper routes and places where a cape or switch block changes access.

Audit Star World carefully

Star World’s key exits open onward connections, but the normal exits also count toward completion. It is easy to use the key route through a stage and never collect its ordinary goal. Keep two checkboxes per Star World stage instead of assuming an opened map path proves both are done.

Look for overlapping paths

In the Forest of Illusion and other branching areas, two exits can lead toward an already visible path. The map may therefore look complete even when an exit is missing. Record the method used to finish a level, not only whether its dot is accessible.

Clean up in small batches

Choose one region, compare its possible exits and revisit only uncertain entries. Save at an available save opportunity after making progress. Do not apply the Game Boy Advance remake’s additional completion features to the original SNES checklist.

All 24 secret exits

Level	World	Notes
Donut Plains 1	Donut Plains	The key leads to Donut Secret 1; a flashing Super Koopa drops a Cape Feather.
Donut Plains 2	Donut Plains	Underground; the secret exit leads to the Green Switch Palace.
Donut Ghost House	Donut Plains	Fly up to the secret exit to reach the Top Secret Area.
Donut Secret 1	Donut Plains	Underwater; the key leads to the Donut Secret House.
Donut Secret House	Donut Plains	Big Boo; its secret exit opens a Star Road.
Vanilla Dome 1	Vanilla Dome	The secret exit leads to Vanilla Secret 1.
Vanilla Dome 2	Vanilla Dome	Underwater; the secret exit leads to the Red Switch Palace.
Vanilla Secret 1	Vanilla Dome	Its secret exit opens a Star Road.
Cheese Bridge Area	Twin Bridges	The secret exit leads to Soda Lake.
Forest of Illusion 1	Forest of Illusion	Wigglers; the key leads to the Forest Ghost House.
Forest of Illusion 2	Forest of Illusion	Underwater; the key leads to the Blue Switch Palace.
Forest of Illusion 3	Forest of Illusion	The secret exit leads to #5 Roy’s Castle.
Forest of Illusion 4	Forest of Illusion	Lakitus; the secret exit leads to the Forest Secret Area.
Forest Ghost House	Forest of Illusion
Chocolate Island 2	Chocolate Island	Its rooms depend on the timer and coins; one leads to the Chocolate Secret.
Chocolate Island 3	Chocolate Island	The secret exit leads to the Chocolate Fortress.
Valley of Bowser 2	Valley of Bowser	The secret exit leads to the Valley Fortress.
Valley Ghost House	Valley of Bowser	Its secret exit leads to #7 Larry’s Castle.
Valley of Bowser 4	Valley of Bowser	The key opens the last Star Road.
Star World 1	Star World	A spin-jump through turn blocks.
Star World 2	Star World	Underwater.
Star World 3	Star World
Star World 4	Star World
Star World 5	Star World	Its secret exit opens the Special Zone.

Worlds and levels

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