PrinceWatercress plays The Smurfs (NES) - Part 2 of 4

After facing Azreal, the game gets a little bit harder...

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Act 4: The Sarsaparilla Fields

The leaf platforms return to drop down near hard-to-reach platforms as well as in the middle of pits. If you can reach the holes in the ceilings above the bottomless pits, you can find hidden-rooms full of pick-ups.

The spiders move back and forth in specific directions; you'll have to time your movements to get to places without getting hit by them.

Believe it or not, the water droplets do hurt you.

The hedgehogs bounce around at high angles; avoiding them is hard, but getting the things near them can be even more difficult. Watch where they go, then make your move.

Act 5: The Flight on a Stork

Much like the log ride on the river, all you can do is use the Control Pad to fly around, avoid enemies (and the acorns dropped by the vultures) and thunderbolts and grab whatever you can. Dodging the enemies is simple enough, but when it comes to getting all five stars, you'll be doing some dodging and swooping in so you don't run into any of the birds flying around.

Act 6: The Mountains

For the first star, be ready to jump off the platforms above them when they drop down at the right time to get the star. Ditto with the fifth and last one.

If you see a slope leading into the bottomless pit, walk down it to find a hidden room with some pick-ups. Watch out for the bottomless pits in these rooms.

You'll need to jump on the jumping boards to reach some of the birds that fly back and forth and can be used as platforms. When necessary, hold B down (preferably when the game is paused) to grab the springboards, then jump off the springboards to reach the birds. The birds drop down as you stand on them, so you'll need to plan when you make your move ahead of time.