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The goal ofMario & Luigi: Brothership’s Merrygo Island is simple: Reach the lighthouse and find Peach. Unfortunately, getting to the lighthouse is a lot easier said than done. At the center of the island is a circular maze with multiple moving walls, and figuring out how to navigate it can be a real challenge.
If you find yourself more lost in the labyrinth than Jennifer Connelly, this walkthrough will help you find your way to the princess on Merrygo Island. Here’s what you need to know.
How To Understand The Maze’s Mechanics
There aretwo ways to interact with the mazeonce you’re in it.
Theexit to the maze is the fountain plaza to the east of the maze, just above the entrance. Your first stop will be at the Central Lookout Plaza.
The maze is packed with enemies, which can slow down your progress and make you forget which way you are trying to go. Don’t feel bad about fleeing from fights if you get frustrated by all the interruptions.
As soon as you enter the maze youshould follow the path clockwise. You’ll quicklyexit out of the maze onto a pathwayto the southwest. Continue along this detourwalking clockwise, first down the stairs then back up, until you soonre-enter the maze from the southmost entrance.
Once you’re back in the maze,immediately turn right and follow the path counterclockwise. At the end of the path, you’ll findan opening that leads to the next most inner circle. Continuecounter-clockwise until you see an openingin the red wall, allowing you toenter the next circleclosest to the center.
Again,continue counter-clockwise, pass through the opening on the left, thenimmediately double back, walking clockwise. You’ll see an opening in the blue wall that will lead to Central Lookout Plaza.
How To Manipulate The Merrygo Island Maze
As soon as you enter Central Lookout Plaza,you’ll see a switch on a blue wall you can activate with a hammer. If youhit it the blue wall will rotate 45 degrees counter-clockwise, but unfortunately, it’s difficult to rearrange the maze correctly from this vantage point.
Hereyou should press Lto make Luigi stand in front of the switch, thenwalk to the top of the tower to get a full view of the maze. When you’re ready toactivate the switch and rotate the blue wall, press Y and Luigi will hit the switchwith his hammer.
The first NPC you meet in Central Lookout Plaza will inform you that following the red flags will help you find your way through the maze. Keep this in mind as you progress.
Yournext stop is the West Lookout Tower. When youlook at the blue circleyou’ll seetwo blocked green doors and two open pathways. To get to the West Lookout Tower you’ll need toline up the two open pathways facing left, with bothgreen doors facing right.
In other words, looking at the maze like a clock, the open doors should be at eight and ten, while the green doors should be at two and four.
Your exit to the West Lookout Tower is the bottom left exit.Look for the red flag southwest of the tower.
The path to the West Lookout Tower is easy to see from the central tower.Exit through the southwest entrance in the blue wall, thenfollow the red wall clockwiseuntil you reach an opening. You’ll thenwalk counterclockwise until you reach a red flag, thenexit to the outermost ring. You’ll see the exit to the West Lookout Towerimmediately on your left.
How To Rotate The Red Wall At The West Lookout Tower
After a cutscene, you’ll have access to the West Lookout Tower. Just like before,use L to assign Luigi to the button, thenclimb the tower to get a better viewof the maze.
Your goal is torotate the red circle to line up the pathways with the exit to the fountain plaza in the east. Like the blue circle, the red circle hastwo open doors and two closed green doors.
To get out of the maze, you need torotate the red circle until the open doors are on the northeast and southwest sides of the circle, while thegreen doors are on the northwest and southeast. In other words, you need an open gap on the top right of the circle, not a green door.
You won’t be able to make a clear path from the West Lookout Tower all the way to Fountain Plaza to the east, so don’t worry.
You’ll need to get back to the Central Lookout Tower first and make one more rotation before you’re able to exit the maze.
Once the maze is lined up like the picture above, you canclimb down the tower and meet back up with Luigi. From here,exit through the opening closest to the towerand travel along the red wallcounter-clockwise. When you reach the opening,it’s a straight shot into the backto the Central Lookout Tower.
There are a lot of optional items to collect throughout the maze.
While this guide doesn’t cover these extra items, there’s a very easy pair of item boxes you’re able to access by taking a right into an alcove as soon as you leave West Lookout Tower.
How To Rotate The Maze From Central Lookout Tower
Once you return to the Central Lookout Toweryou only need to make one more rotation. All you have to do isline up one of the blue circle’s openings on the northwest, or top right. This will create a zig-zagging path from the Central Lookout Tower to the Fountain Plaza on the right.
From the switch,walk up to the gap in the blue wall, then walk counter-clockwise until you see the openingwith the red flag. From here,follow along the red wall clockwiseuntil you may pass through its opening, thencontinue clockwiseto the next opening with a red flag. The next opening ahead of you will lead to the fountain.
You’re nearly out of the maze and finished with Merrygo Island. After a cutscene,exit Fountain Plaza to the north and follow the path until you reach an opening on your right(there’s an item box if you take the detour on the left). This opening is the true exit of the maze where you’ll find Peach and the Lighthouse.
