Mario Pinball Land - Updated Any% Route

Carnival:
 - Go directly into cannon without killing Goombas.  Go to Grassland.

Grassland:
 - Kill Goombas on first screen for STAR#1.  Enter 1-star door.
 - Hit beehive on the left, then kill 3 bees.  Hit switch, grab STAR#2, enter windmill.
 - Fight piranha, hit him 3 times.  Grab blue coins and KEY#1.
 - Hit right item block for mini mushroom.  Return to first screen of Grassland.
 - Use mini mushroom and enter beehive.
 - Don't hit flippers until 2 or 3 bees are killed.  Kill bees for STAR#3.
 - Leave beehive and enter 2-star door.  Kill Koopas for STAR#4.  Hit block for mushroom.
 - Return to first screen and use the cannon.  Go to Desert.

Desert:
 - Kill Pokeys on first screen for STAR#5.  Enter 2-star door.
 - Hit 4 sphinx to raise pyramid.  Enter pyramid.
 - Hit right switch, fall in hole.  Then hit left switch and fall in hole.
 - Use mushroom to get 3 hits on Desert boss.  Grab blue coins and KEY#2.
 - Hit right item block for a lightning.  Leave this room.
 - Go to second room of pyramid.  Hit the right switch and kill Shyguys for STAR#6.
 - Return to boss room.  Hit left item block for a mini mushroom.
 - Exit the pyramid and use the mini mushroom while entering to fall down the center hole.
 - Hit item block for another lightning.  Leave the pyramid.
 - Use lightning to kill vultures for STAR#7
 - Return to first screen and use the cannon.  Go to Ice World.

Ice World:
 - Kill Shyguys for STAR#8.  Hit Toad, buy a lightning for 30 coins.  Enter 1-star door.
 - Enter 3-star door and immediately use lightning.  Grab STAR#9 and Yoshi Egg.
 - Fall down a screen and use Yoshi to help kill penguins for STAR#10.
 - Push iceberg to top-center then fall down underwater.
 - Kill Cheep Cheeps for STAR#11.  Hit treasure chests then enter the ship.
 - Use bombs to get 3 hits on the boss.  Grab blue coins and KEY#3.
 - Return to first screen and use the cannon.  Go back to carnival.

Carnival Part 2:
 - Enter haunted house.  Immediately go into 10-star door.
 - Wait for Boo to come to center, then loop around him.  Get 3 hits for KEY#4.
 - Hit right item block for a lightning.  Exit haunted house completely.
 - Kill Goombas for a roulette.  Try to time a double ligntning (1/3).
 - Re-enter haunted house and immediately kill Boos for STAR#12.
 - Re-enter boss room and hit left item block for a star if no double lightning.
 - Return to first screen and enter the tent.
 - Play Bullet Bill and Bob-omb minigames for STAR#13 (possibly STAR#14 too).
 - Leave the tent.  Take the cannon to Bowser's Castle.
 
Bowser's Castle:
 - Insert all 4 boss keys into the statues.  Enter the door that unlocks.
 - Kill Flyguys for STAR#14 using a lightning if you had one.
 - Return to first screen.  Kill Flyguys for STAR#15.
 - Go up a screen and buy a star from Toad for 30 coins if double lightning.
 - Enter the 15-star door.

Bowser:
 - Loop around room to raise Thwomps.  Hit the switch and then Bowser.
 - Try to raise both Thwomps unless Bowser is in the center of the room.
 - Once you get one hit, wait for Bowser to return to the center.
 - Use the star to get the remaining hits on Bowser.
 - Finish him off normally if you messed up with the star.
 - Once you have all 3 hits, use Bowser to destroy the castle and exit.
 - Stop timer on 1,500,000 score popup.


Backups:
 - If you missed a star in Grassland or Desert, enter the 1-star door in Desert.
 - Kill the Pokeys there for a star.
 - If you only have 12 stars before Bowser's Castle, go to Desert instead.
 - Enter the 4-star door and use your star to kill the Spinies for STAR#13.


Screen tutorials:
 - Coming soon...

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