Our Acorn Plains Star Coins guide is part of our New Super Mario Bros. U walkthrough and features images and tips for every Star Coin.
Acorn Plains, or World 1, has a total of 24 Star Coins to collect, three each in each level. Some Star Coins require a specific item to collect, and our New Super Mario Bros. U walkthrough will let you know if you need a power-up or Yoshi before you head in. Need the New Super Luigi U version of this guide? See our Acorn Plains Star Coins page here. This guide also works for New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe!
Acorn Plains is the first world in the game so it’s unlocked right from the start. Use the links below to jump to specific level:
- 1-1 Acorn Plains Way
- 1-2 Tilted Tunnel
- 1-Tower Crushing-Cogs Tower
- 1-3 Yoshi Hill
- 1-4 Mushroom Heights
- 1-5 Rise of the Piranha Plants
- 1-Castle Lemmy’s Swingback Castle
- 1-Blooper Blooper’s Secret Lair
1-1 Acorn Plains Way
Star Coin 1 – Hop onto the area where the second Flying Squirrel flies from. With the Flying Squirrel Suit, glide over to the Star Coin on your right. Alternatively, jump from the same location.
Star Coin 2 – As soon as you land from the first Star Coin, enter the first Warp Pipe you see. Inside you will find the second Star Coin on top of a set of bricks.
Star Coin 3 – Super Acorn required! Between the Checkpoint Flag and the end of the level is a tall a narrow platform. Hop on top and use the Flying Squirrel Suit to get onto the platform on the right. Enter the pipe and slide down the Coin Heaven until you see the third Star Coin at the end.
1-2 Tilted Tunnel
Star Coin 1 – At one point you will see a line of Goombas moving up a series of crystals. Slide down the crystals, defeating the Goombas and jumping at the end to grab the Star Coin.
Star Coin 2 – After the Checkpoint Flag and after the second yellow pipe you will see a Red Koopa Troopa and a Piranha Plant. Throw the shell towards the Piranha Plant from the left to hit a brick and reveal a beanstalk. In the sky, enter the warp pipe to be blasted over to the second Star Coin.
Star Coin 3 – Near the end of the level you will come across two blue crystals blocking a warp pipe. As the sign indicates, ground pound on the flat crystal for it to sink. Enter the Warp Pipe and slide down the crystal to grab the last Star Coin.
1-Tower – Crushing-Cogs Tower
Star Coin 1 – At the very beginning, wall jump up the right wall where the giant block periodically covers the first Star Coin.
Star Coin 2 – There should be a ring of spinning coins just before the giant wheel with the Red Ring. Hit the hidden block inside the spinning ring of coins and use it to reach the second Star Coin.
Star Coin 3 – After the Checkpoint Flag, ride the giant wheels until you see a large ring of spinning coins. Hop onto the ledge on the right wall, then hop onto the higher ledge and go through the invisible wall. Enter the pipe to be blasted into the last Star Coin.
1-3 Yoshi Hill
Star Coin 1 – Yoshi required! Hop onto the blocks at the very beginning where the Yoshi is hidden, and use Yoshi to flutter to the Star Coin on the right.
Star Coin 2 – Yoshi required! Just after grabbing the first Star Coin, you will come across two brick blocks in the ground. Ground Pound them and enter the red pipe. Use Yoshi to bounce on the Piranha Plants and grab the Star Count.
Star Coin 3 – Balloon Baby Yoshi required! As you are moving up the hills will all the Monty Moles, notice the two lines of coins pointing towards the gap between the two hills. Drop down the gap, enter the red pipe, and snag the last Star Coin.
1-4 Mushroom Heights
Star Coin 1 – Balloon Baby Yoshi required! From the starting point, a Star Coin waits on top of a big blue mushroom. To access it, use a Balloon Baby Yoshi or a even a Super Acorn.
Star Coin 2 – Balloon Baby Yoshi required! There should be a ring of spinning coins just before the giant wheel with the Red Ring. Hit the hidden block inside the spinning ring of coins and use it to reach the second Star Coin.
Star Coin 3 – Fire Flower required! After the Checkpoint Flag, ride the giant wheels until you see a large ring of spinning coins. Hop onto the ledge on the right wall, then hop onto the higher ledge and go through the invisible wall. Enter the pipe to be blasted into the last Star Coin.
1-5 Rise of the Piranha Plants
Star Coin 1 – Before the Checkpoint Flag, the first Star Coin rests above a moving Super Piranha Plant. Wait for it to lower to claim your prize.
Star Coin 2 – Fire Flower required! – Sometime after the Checkpoint Flag, you will come across a Super Piranha Plant guarding a green pipe. Use a Fire Flower to get in and defeat the Piranha Plants inside to grab the second Star Coin. There is also a Star in a hidden block on the right wall.
Star Coin 3 – Near the end of the level is a Star Coin resting above a Hammer Bro. Avoid the enemy and grab the last Star Coin.
1-Castle – Lemmy’s Swingback Castle
Star Coin 1 – As you go through the level, you will come across the first Star Coin between two moving platforms. Time your jump right and grab it.
Star Coin 2 – Super Acorn required! After the Checkpoint Flag, use a Super Acorn to glide and snag the Star Coin left in plain sight.
Star Coin 3 – Just before reaching the end, hop into the green pipe that can be seen under one of the moving swings. Inside, hop onto the moving swing and time your jump right to grab the last Star Coin.
1-Blooper – Blooper’s Secret Lair
Star Coin 1 – Before making it to the Checkpoint Flag, you will see the first Star Coin in between two green pipes at the top of the screen. Wait for the water pressure to move in the right direction to obtain it.
Star Coin 2 – Don’t let this one trick you. The second Star Coin looks like it has to be accessed by entering a pipe, but in reality you can simply swim under the red pipe without leaving the area.
Star Coin 3 – In the last underwater section that has you moving upwards, stay to the left and enter the green pipe. Avoid the Blooper Nannies and grab the last Star Coin.
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