So yesterday I was diving into that new Mario Wonder game, right? Fired it up after work thinking I knew all the basic Mario stuff. Jump on heads, grab coins, hit blocks. Easy. But then, bam, this shiny, sparkling thing pops out of a ? Block I hit near the start of Pipe-Rock Plateau. Didn’t look like a coin or a power-up. What even is this?
My First Run: Pure Confusion
Honestly, I had zero clue what to do with it. Ran at it, jumped on it – nothing. Tried hitting it from below like a block. Nada. Just this weird seed glowing in my face. After dying twice trying to figure it out (yep, walked straight off a cliff staring at it), I grabbed it on my next life. As soon as Mario touched it, it sorta disappeared. Poof. Gone. But I saw a tiny sparkle flash near me for a second.
I kept playing the level normally. Then, about halfway through, I see this crazy, swirling, colorful cloud thing hovering just above a huge gap. Looked impossible to jump over. Frustration mode kicked in. That’s when I remembered the seed’s sparkle near me earlier. Hmm.
The Lightbulb Moment
Okay, deep breath. Retried the level. This time I grabbed that Wonder Seed again right at the start. And I paid attention. Sure enough, when I grabbed it, my action button icons changed! Saw a new prompt pop up: R Button icon. Huh? Held down R… and Mario did this little spin! The sparkles around him got brighter. Lightbulb!
- Grabbed Seed.
- Held R when near the impossible gap.
- BOOM! The crazy cloud warped and twisted, forming weird, bouncy platforms!
Couldn’t believe it. Jumped right across. Whole level went bananas with wacky effects, pipes dancing, music changing. Wild!
Testing It Properly
So now I knew two things:
- Find ’em: Those shiny seeds hiding in ? Blocks, floating bubbles, or stomping special enemies. Gotta look everywhere – they’re often tucked away.
- Use ’em: Grab it, then hit R when you see the Wonder Flower effect (usually near impossible obstacles). Hold R down! Tapping it didn’t always work for me at first.
Went back into that level five more times. Seriously. Tried grabbing the seed but not hitting R near the cloud flower. Level stayed normal. Hit R too early? Nothing. Hit R right when standing right under that swirling Wonder Flower? Level went absolutely bonkers. Perfection. That R trigger is the magic key after you get the seed.
Final Takeaways
Basically, the Wonder Seed is your ticket to chaos mode. It’s not a power-up you keep like the Elephant Suit. Think of it like a key. You find the key (Wonder Seed), then you use the key (hit R) at the right door (Wonder Flower) to unlock the weirdest, coolest parts of the level. Makes replaying levels totally different. Don’t ignore those sparkles!