100% Mario Star Coin Guide

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13iSv_IWiAYsJdNWjNw7Ai4KcnTZCarWBw-0VFRfSIGs/edit?usp=sharing Found myself getting lost not knowing where all the star coins were in all the 90+ levels in the game so I made a guide!

2025 Updated New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Any% Tutorial

This document contains every strat and level in the route enjoy :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-dAGbnJGnHWvQKVJo2sXNh3-TBpA8aFzXgtvfrW12E

Acorn Suit Guide For Mario U

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KTRofb5YAcYB3B4OvaoYTuy7TBGigbEX9jK3KBSrPYE/edit?usp=sharing

How to disable midair spin mechanics from your jump buttons

Some people have gotten used to the midair spin mechanics of this game at this point while some others are still bothered by it. So recently, there has been a way to disable the midair spin mechanics so that this game plays exactly like the original NSMBU/NSLU games by simply holding the control stick on the start of the title screen for a few seconds and then open to file select. 

https://youtu.be/mmes5rhR-jQ

New Super Mario Bros. U 100% Route

This is the current route of New Super Mario Bros. U that can also be transferred over to the Deluxe version of this game. This route was originally made by BlueX2 with contributions of Pretends2Know, myself and MadAstix for making modifications. The title says "Route 3" because this is the third major route change from early 2020 when BlueX2 originally got the WR on the original NSMBU. 

https://pastebin.com/xWbEEBgN

NSLUDX - All Castles Route Comparison

This is the route comparison between doing 1-Secret and 2-Secret so you can see which route is faster to take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw1Jjm1h4VU

NSLUDX 100% Character Switching Route(s)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GltfLhsPjJb9roWkfQ-L1ad9YcUCkb1o-TAYlkDaM-8/edit?usp=sharing Contains both Beginner and Advanced character switching routes for NSLUDX 100% Normal.

NSMBU Deluxe 100% route

Since finding the route for this category was really hard for me, I decided I'd make this for anyone else that wants to learn this category. Refer to the rules if you want to know what you need to do to 100% the game. I would strongly recommend 100 percenting the game yourself before running this category. 100% routes are the same for Mario and Toadette, the main difference between the two is that you need to take a detour as Mario to get a baby Yoshi for the water levels. Getting a baby Yoshi allows Mario to swim much faster than he normally can. Getting a baby Yoshi is not needed for toadette due to the fact that Toadette naturally swims that fast. The normal and nabbit categories are redundant since you can’t 100% the game as nabbit, and the only two characters you can switch between are Mario and Toadette.

Throughout the run, you will want to get P-Acorns and Stars. Stars are mainly used for Nabbit chases, though a star is something you may want to have for level 9-8. Stars are obtained by either forcing fireworks (a star is obtained with the last two digits on the timer being an 88 or a 99) or getting lucky by getting one from overworld enemies. P-Acorns are used to either skip levels or go through them fast. P-Acorns are used in 1-2’s normal exit, 5-T, 6-6, 6-T2, 7-1, Elevator, and 9-1. I would use them on 9-2 or 9-7, and 7-6 instead of 6-6 and 9-1 P-Acorn for starting out.

The route itself is as follows:

1-1

1-2 (Secret) (1,2,3)

Acorn Secret

5-1

Nabbit 1

1-2 (Normal)

1-T

1-3

1-5

1-4

1-C

2-1 (For whatever reason, the warp pipe doesn’t spawn on the map until you beat this level)

Nabbit 5

5-2 (Normal)

5-2 (Secret)

5-6

5-7

5-C

6-1

6-2

6-T (Normal)

6-T (Secret)

6-3

6-4

6-5 (Secret)

6-T2

6-C (Back Door)

6-6

Nabbit 6

6-5 (Normal)

6-7

6-C (Front Door)

2-3

2-2

2-T

2-5

2-6

2-C

2-4 (Normal)

2-4 (Secret)

Layer-Cake Secret

Nabbit 2

4-1

4-2

4-T

4-3

4-4

4-5

4-GH (Normal)

4-GH (Secret)

4-C

Glacier Secret

Nabbit 4

3-1

3-2

3-T

Ghost Ship (Secret)

Ghost Ship (Normal)

3-4

Sparkling Secret

3-3

3-5

Nabbit 3

3-C

5-A

5-3

5-T

5-GH (Secret) (1,3)

5-GH (Normal) (2)

5-4 (Secret)

5-4 (Normal)

5-5 (Normal)

5-5 (Secret)

Soda Secret

7-1

7-3

7-2

7-T

7-GH (Secret) (1,2,3)

7-GH (Normal)

Nabbit 7

7-4/7-5 (Random which level you do first due to the nature of the rainbow road.)

7-6

7-C

7-A

8-1 (Secret)

8-1 (Normal)

8-4

8-2

8-3

Elevator

Bowser

9-1

9-8

9-7

9-6

9-5

9-4

9-3

9-2

9-9 (100%)

(I listed all of the notable star coin layouts that may be useful to know.)

(If you use P-Acorn in 9-7 instead of 9-2 I would play the levels in W9 in the following order: 9-8, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-9)

NSMBU Deluxe All Castles - Normal Route

Since I made one of these for 100%, I figured I may as well make one on All Castles since the current world record of 1:35:29 doesn’t use the most up to date route and doesn’t have as detailed of splits as some may want. Refer to the rules if you want more details on the category itself.

Throughout the run, you will want to stay as Acorn Mario whenever possible. There are 3 “safety” acorns that you can pick up in case you get hit and I would recommend picking up at least one of them. You can obtain Acorns in levels 1-1, 4-1, 5-2, 7-1, 7-T, and 8-4 if you get hit right before any of them.

The route itself goes as follows:
1-1
1-2
1-T (You can get your first safety directly after this level by going back on the mini-map.)
1-3
1-4
1-C
2-1
Nabbit 1
2-3
2-T (You can get your second safety between this level and 2-4.)
2-4 (Secret)
2-4 (Normal)
2-6
2-C
4-1
4-2
4-T
4-3 (You can get your third and final safety between this level and 4-4.)
4-4
4-GH
4-C
Nabbit 2
3-1
3-2 (Use the first P-Acorn that you obtained in the Nabbit chases here.)
3-T
3-Ghost Ship
3-3
3-5 (Use the second P-Acorn that you obtained from the Nabbit chases here.)
3-C
2-S (This level is taken instead of 5-A because 5-A is an incredibly long autoscroller with an RNG based boss fight at the end.)
5-1
5-2 (Secret)
5-7
5-C
6-1 (Directly after this level, switch to Nabbit.)
6-2
6-T
6-4
6-5 (Secret) (Switch to Mario after this.)
6-T2
6-C
7-1
7-3
7-T
7-GH (Secret)
7-C
7-A
8-1 (If you lost Acorn and have no safeties left, take the secret exit.)
8-2
8-3
(8-4 instead of the two levels above if you lost acorn.)
Elevator
Bowser

There's only one place where Nabbit is used in the run at this point, so the playing field is pretty level between this category, Mario, and Toadette.

Speedrunning Guide for All Main Categories of NSLU - By Mchan338

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Saf_MeF-vYg2rAxoNNjpqpIpxbzq4xBZz3pgDuUtDwY/edit?usp=sharing 

This document will be as up-to-date as possible. So keep this link saved somewhere whenever anything comes up.

Star-Grab Tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to get every time the star out of the the itembox.
https://youtu.be/GpoDyX5mwgI

Name	Author
100% Mario Star Coin Guide	SuperTy16 4 years ago
2025 Updated New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Any% Tutorial	Lachurs 6 years ago
Acorn Suit Guide For Mario U	frocat 4 years ago
How to disable midair spin mechanics from your jump buttons	Mchan338 6 years ago
New Super Mario Bros. U 100% Route	Mchan338 3 years ago
NSLUDX - All Castles Route Comparison	Mchan338 6 years ago
NSLUDX 100% Character Switching Route(s)	Coldeggman 2 years ago
NSMBU Deluxe 100% route	NateCC14 5 years ago
NSMBU Deluxe All Castles - Normal Route	NateCC14 5 years ago
Speedrunning Guide for All Main Categories of NSLU - By Mchan338	Mchan338 6 years ago
Star-Grab Tutorial	Astix 5 years ago