Mario Hoops 3 On 3 Hints and Glitches (DS)

Mario Hoops 3 On 3, also known as Mario Slam Basketball was released in July 2006 in Japan, September 2006 in North America, October 2006 in Australia and February 2007 in Europe. This game set a new landmark by bringing Mario and Final Fantasy characters together for the first time. Another thing worth noting is the fact that the touchscreen, even though fully available as a control method, can be replaced by the more traditional controls A, B, X, Y.

HINTS

Getting Cactuar
Unlock the Star Cup by winning the Mushroom Cup and the Flower Cup. INSTEAD of getting 100 coins and doing a special move six times, go to Jr. Street (the second course). Get 100 coins. Get a blue coin and do a special move. If you are lucky, you will get three Mario heads and get 420 points. At this time you will probably be almost through the first half. Waste or use the rest of the time, but do not try to collect coins as they will not make it to the second half. When it is the second half, repeat the strategy. You will have at least 840 points. Quit or continue. The message "You unlocked Glare Desert" will appear.

Go there and play a little while. You should see a small green lump with spikes. Repeatedly chase and dribble on it. You should hear unusual noises if you listen closely. If you do this enough, Cactuar will pop out with an attack and run off the map. Now, simply win and quit. If you select once more, when you do quit, the message "You unlocked Cactuar" will appear. His icon is a living cactus with arms, legs, eyes, mouth, and hair. He is a speed type. His special is called "1000 Needles". Trace a backwards "Z", starting from the top right, going to the top left, bottom right, and bottom left. Do that twice.

Slam dunk on Petey Pirahna
Run around a while, staying near Petey and he will fall asleep. There will be a bubble on his head, and he will snore with his head tilted. Quickly do a slam dunk or special at this time before he wakes up.

GLITCHES

Six Cactaurs
Win the Rainbow Cup and watch the credits closely. At one point, there well be six Cactuars on the beach with a melon ball. One Cactaur may be on the field.


Here is a gameplay video:



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