The Very Loooooong Cave is the fifth level of World 6 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. The level starts out in a cave. The screen begins to scroll, forcing the player through traps such as Lava and Chomp Rocks. During the very long descent, the Yoshi encounters many Lava Drops and Boo Guys before having to ride a few Flatbed Ferries.

Overview[edit]

Purple Yoshi starts out near two small lava spots on the ground, and a Lava Drop. Accompanying the autoscrolling screen, Yoshi will find Icicles on the ceiling, which can harm him if he is not careful. He will also find here a pipe spawning Boo Guys, and a Chomp Rock. Yoshi will have to jump over lava spots, while dodging Icicles and Flamer Guys. A Flower can be found above one of the lava spots.

Next, Yoshi will find a Winged Cloud, some Boo Guys and Lava Drops, and eventually a Fly Guy holding a Red Coin. A Chomp Rock will start to roll in Yoshi's direction, which pushes him to the nearby lava spot in the ground, where Yoshi can use Flatbed Ferries to reach the other side. Another Fly Guy holding a Red Coin will appear, as well as a Flamer Guy.

Next, the screen will start to scroll up, and Yoshi will have to use several platforms to progress. Another Flower can be collected among the platforms. Boo Guys, Chomp Rocks, and a single Fly Guy will appear to hinder the player. The Fly Guy, however, holds a Red Coin.

Next, the screen will scroll to the right, and Yoshi will find a Lava Bubble jumping in and out of a lava spot in the ground. Yoshi must to dodge Boo Guys and Lava Drops. In order to jump over a large lava spot, Yoshi will have to hit two icicles in the ceiling with eggs. A Chomp Rock will suddenly fall off the top of the screen, which Yoshi can use to cross a lava spot. A door can be found between two platforms, leading to a corridor with a Middle Ring, an Egg Block, and grey walls that can be destroyed with eggs. There are also many invisible Winged Clouds in this area, often giving out coins and 1-Ups. Yoshi will eventually find a watermelon in this area, allowing him to spit seeds that can destroy the grey walls with ease. In the end of this area, Yoshi can collect Red Coins and a Flower.

The next door will lead him to a small maze-like area with Flightless Skeleton Goonies, walking one behind the another in an attempt to harm Yoshi. These foes, however, will be defeated by a Chomp Rock. The next area involves Yoshi jumping in several small platforms, with Chomp Rocks falling from the top of the screen, and ground pounding posts, where Red Coins are hidden. Right after this, Yoshi will find the goal.

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Trivia[edit]

• The level The Cave That Never Ends from Yoshi's Island DS is similar in both name and design to The Very Loooooong Cave.

Marching Milde's Fort is the fourth level of World 4 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.

Layout[edit]

The beginning of this stage takes place in a grassed area outside of the fort. It has Incoming Chomps and Chomp Sharks swarming around.

When Yellow Yoshi enters the fort, he will find four doors to choose from. The first door contains plenty of Lava and Hot Lips. Yoshi must navigate an area filled to the brim with Lava, and receives a key at the end of the area. The second area is a room filled with Bandits, Snifits, Bullet Bills, and a lone Coin Bandit. If Yoshi can navigate this room without getting Baby Mario stolen, he will receive a key. The third area has lots of Thorns and Grunts, as well as a few Snifits. It also has blue Arrow Lifts. Yoshi gets a key at the end of the area. The fourth area has every plant-based enemy in the game guarding the last key. If Yoshi can defeat them all, he will receive the last key.

Using the four keys, Yoshi can open the locked door in the center hub area, and the three locked doors that follow it. The first room is filled with Mildes. The second one is filled with other enemies in the floor and ceiling. The third one is filled with lava and some red coins along with a tilting platform as a bridge. The last room features more Mildes. It also has the entrance to Marching Milde's chamber where Yoshi must battle and defeat it.

Enemies[edit]

• Marching Milde (Boss)

Boss Battle[edit]

Like a regular Milde, Marching Milde does not attack, instead simply walking left and right inside her large chamber, hurting Yoshi if he touches her from any other side than from above. As is the case with Puchipuchi L, jumping on Marching Milde simply causes the Yoshi to bounce off without doing any damage. To defeat this boss, the player must instead Ground Pound on top of Marching Milde to make her split apart into two smaller versions of herself, which are large versions of Puchipuchi L. Employing the same strategy against the large Puchipuchi L makes them split into regular-sized Puchipuchi L, which in turn split into Mildes upon being Ground Pounded. Once every Milde has been destroyed or eaten, the boss is defeated.

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Trivia[edit]

• This is the second and last fort level of the game where Yoshi doesn't start inside the fort, but rather outside, the first being Prince Froggy's Fort.
  • It is also the only fort level whose first room doesn't use the castle music.