Vanilla Dome · Super Mario World

Course and exit checklist for Vanilla Dome.

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Route

Courses in this region: Vanilla Dome 1, Vanilla Dome 2, Red Switch Palace, Vanilla Ghost House, Vanilla Dome 3, Vanilla Dome 4, Vanilla Secret 1, Vanilla Secret 2, Vanilla Secret 3, Vanilla Fortress, #3 Lemmy's Castle. See the ordinary destination and alternate routes for how these connect.

Alternate routes

Vanilla Dome 1: Use the red switch blocks between the yellow pipes to reach and hit the block above; climb its vine and use the key. Alternatively, fly up with Yoshi holding a blue shell.

Vanilla Dome 2: Carry the P-switch left past the coin wall and activate it. Cross the first gap and drop through the next coin-filled opening into the water. Take the key on the left and swim down and right to the keyhole.

Vanilla Secret 1: Take the springboard left and down to the blue switch blocks and spring into the high pipe. Without blue blocks, use a cape to reach it.

Course notes

Vanilla Dome 1: Move through the cave past Swoops and Spike Tops. Break turn blocks where needed and take the lower route to the normal goal.

Vanilla Dome 2: Navigate the water and cave passages, keeping the P-switch available for the optional key. For the regular route continue to the goal beyond the cave.

Red Switch Palace: Use the shell and P-switch room for optional lives, then enter the pipe and press the red switch. Red blocks become solid throughout Dinosaur Land.

Vanilla Ghost House: Find the P-switch in the middle of the three blocks, carry it to the right and collect the door-shaped coins. Press the switch and enter the revealed door.

Vanilla Dome 3: Ride skull rafts over lava and jump when Blargg rises. Wait for safe landings instead of racing the raft, especially after the midpoint.

Vanilla Dome 4: Cross the cave while watching Bullet Bills and Koopas. A cape helps, but check the landing beyond each pit before committing to a long jump.

Vanilla Secret 1: Climb using vines and springboards, keeping clear of Paratroopas. Continue upward to the ordinary exit pipe; the left high pipe is the Star Road branch.

Vanilla Secret 2: Use Yoshi against the ground enemies and watch Lakitu above. A gray P-switch can convert enemies into silver coins for optional lives.

Vanilla Secret 3: Ride the dolphins across the water, timing jumps around the enemies and gaps. Take the goal to unlock Vanilla Fortress.

Vanilla Fortress: Move through the water past Fishbones and swinging hazards, then time the Thwomps. In the boss room knock all four Reznors off their platforms.

#3 Lemmy's Castle: Watch Magikoopa and the moving hazards en route to the midpoint. At the boss, hit the real Lemmy as he appears from the pipes and avoid the decoys.