World 8: Bowser’s Castle. This is it, get your jumping boots ready for the final stage. Yes a Starman here is pretty useless but whatever. You shouldn’t really have trouble with the Star Coins in this stage because they are all in plain view. Just don’t go overboard it the skull platforms, because there is one part where you need to jump on top of one of them to move forward. If you ask me, they made this stage way too short. I mean seriously, good luck running out of time here. But yeah, once you reach Bowser’s Door, there is a Flag and a hidden box containing a Fire Flower to the right of the door. Bowser will start off by sending some potshots your way. Jump or duck past the large orbs of fire and confront the head honcho himself. In a classic fashion, he will attack while guarding that “!” switch behind him. If you want to run past Bowser, you have to time your running just perfectly to get past him. He will push you away while dealing damage just so that you can’t take the cheap way out. You must get completely around him. You other option is to blast him with Fire Balls. Note that you must land 30 hits on him to take him out. Hit the “!” switch to drop the bridge and your done… yeah right. Kamek, of all things, was faking you out the whole time just so he can cast his magic again. And what does he do? Make Bowser friggin’ massive. It’s nothing like in Yoshi’s Island, but he does act the part. This Bowser will switch between shooting fireballs and hand-smashing …

GameChap and Bertie are on a Fan-Made Map – the Ghast’s Nether Castle – for a thrilling Clay Soldiers battle of Cheating Rogues! Which band of bandits shall emerge victorious? BATTLE FORT RULES Instructions: Make an army based on the below rules. Armies shall ONLY be chosen from the comments section, so to have a chance at entering battle, enter your team there! Tally ho! 1) Each army has 64 soldiers. 2) All soldiers are automatically given a stick and piece of armour. 3) Each army can have one King, but this is optional. 4) Upgrades cost points. You have up to 64 points to spend on upgrades. The costs are: -) Flint: 16 pts. (max 1) -) Cloth: 16 pts. (max 1) -) Horse: 4 pts. each -) Pegasus: 4 pts. each -) Gold Ingot: 0 pts. -) Glass: 4 pts. (max 1) -) Gunpowder: 4 pts. (max 1) -) Porkchop: 4 pts. each -) Clay: 4 pts. each -) Diamond: BANNED -) Iron Ingot: 2 pts. each -) Gravel Block: 4 pts. each -) Slime: 1 pt. each -) Redstone: 4 pts. each -) Sugar: 1 pt. each -) Feather: 1 pt. per 16 feathers (max 64) -) Glowstone: 0 pts. each -) Ender Pearl: BANNED 5) Item Descriptions -) Flint: Your soldiers craft sharper sticks for increased melee damage. -) Cloth: Allows your men to use wool padding, giving them better armor. -) Horse: A trusty steed who grants increased speed and armor to his rider. -) Pegasus: A special mount who offers slightly reduced speed, but increased armor and the ability to fly! -) Gold Ingot: Use this to crown a king! Your soldiers will follow him …