Whether or not you side with Technikki to turn Shipshape Island into an airship or Adaphne to turn it into a submarine, you’ll need to borrow something from Bowser. An airship engine, to be precise.
I’m going to be honest here, this is probably the only time in the game I got snagged. Reviewing a game early means I don’t have access to guides to get unstuck, so I did circles for a while to figure this out. The solution is something that might be obvious to you, I might have even missed a subtle hint spouted by a character, but it left me temporarily flummoxed, so you can learn from my mistakes.
You may have seen the airship engine on your first visit to Wayaway Island. When you enter Bowser’s store room to get the ampberries, the engine can be seen on the other side of a barrier. I want you to forget that you saw that, because it’s very misleading.
My first course of action was to return to that room, then find the way into it based on its layout. However, if you check where the door is and make the assumption that the entrance is on the same floor, you’re not going to find it. You don’t need to backtrack through Bowser’s Castle on Wayaway Island. In fact, in order to get to the airship engine, you don’t need to go back through Bowser’s Castle at all.
Instead, before you would enter the castle the usual way, instead go east down the path that runs in front of Bowser’s Castle. Along this way, you’ll find the back door. In there, you’ll need to use a Bros. Bomb (Ice/Fire charged attack) to break the boulder in the way. You can now proceed onward.
From there, it’s a bit of a tricky labyrinth to get to the storage room. It’s mostly skill-based, and it’s a straight shot to your destination. A pretty big relief if you had trouble finding where you were supposed to go in the first place.
Published: Nov 12, 2024 03:11 pm