ThirdMarioBrother plays Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Part 8 of 12

In this episode, ThirdMarioBrother tackles the first two stages of Shiver Star.

Level 5 - Shiver Star

Stage 1

It should be noted that when you look at Shiver Star on the level select screen, it looks like a white Earth.

The first section will introduce you to the winter wonderland that is Shiver Star, and thankfully. Remember the fire birds from Neo Star? Well, you'll meet their ice counterparts here, and they pretty much attack the same way, except they obviously use ice crystals.

The second section has you climbing ladders leading up a mountain, and the third one is yet another Waddle Dee area where you go down a hill on an inflatable raft. Leap up the second igloo in order to get the first Crystal Shard.

The fourth section is a fight with a giant snowman enemy. Beat him up and travel up to the ceiling to get the second Crystal Shard.

The fifth section takes place on a frozen pond. There are two cracks that take you inside the pond, and if you dive down and go all the way to the right, you'll find the third Crystal Shard.

The sixth section is a rather craggy, mountainous area. The worms will push boulders at you, and you can defeat them rather easily. Watch out for the sky blue monsters with one eye and sharp teeth, as they will jump up and try to bite you when you jump over some of the pits near the end.

Stage 2

Really nice music here.

Start this stage with Spark and Needle, because you won't be able to get it here for one of the Shards.

The first section is a mountain that leads to a blob that launches you into the sky. Go all the way to the right before you ascend to get a Star.

The second section is cloud platforming. There's a witch in the background not unlike those in KDL3. There is a whole that leads to a darker platform underneath. Drop down to it and go left to find the first Crystal Shard.

The miniature platforms have wind currents that push you up and away from the bottomless pits.

The third section is you and the blobs. This time around, the slimes' faces rotate in eight directions and is similar to the Donkey Kong Country barrel cannons. At the second slime, shoot up and left to get the second Crystal Shard. Keep going up to continue with the level. Once you're out of here, you can't go back down.

The fourth section has new enemies: cloud drops that come out of the ceiling and fly downwards. The pastel-colored platforms expand and contract slowly, and it's pretty nice to look at. Going up at the end takes you to a narrow corridor for the fifth section. The cloud drops will fly around in arcs, and some of the pits with the wind currents will contain the blue guys with the jaws. If you can make it to the next section with the Spark and Needle combo and you can beat the giant cloud drop mini-boss, you'll be able to get the third Shard inside the box in the center and be done with the stage once and for all.