{"id":96097,"date":"2019-07-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_super_mario_maker_2_-_how_to_beat_lsecret_of_the_dry_bones_shellr"},"modified":"2019-07-04T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T10:00:00","slug":"guide-super-mario-maker-2-how-to-beat-secret-of-the-dry-bones-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/04\/guide-super-mario-maker-2-how-to-beat-secret-of-the-dry-bones-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Super Mario Maker 2 &#8211; How To Beat \u2018Secret Of The Dry Bones Shell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f3f37352fa529\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f3f37352fa529\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"SecretOfTheDryBonesShell\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f3f37352fa529\/secretofthedrybonesshell.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f3f37352fa529\/secretofthedrybonesshell.900x.jpg\" alt=\"SecretOfTheDryBonesShell\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>While the courses found in Story Mode in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_maker_2\"><strong>Super Mario Maker 2<\/strong><\/a> feature some ingenious and immensely satisfying level design, arguably very few of them are real <em>head-scratchers<\/em>. Anyone who\u2019s been playing 2D Mario for any length of time should have little trouble with the vast majority of the levels, provided you\u2019re persistent.<\/p>\n<p>There were <em>a couple<\/em> that had us foxed for a while, though. One tricky example is Job 84: \u2018Secret of the Dry Bones Shell\u2019 from Fired-Up Announcer. In this course you must utilise the Dry Bones Shell to its fullest potential, using every one of its unique attributes. It\u2019s a versatile little thing!<\/p>\n<p>Below are all the steps you\u2019ll need to beat course 84 (8-4, <em>geddit?<\/em>) \u2013 \u2018Secret of the Dry Bones Shell\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/52042cae8fab5\/2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/52042cae8fab5\/2.original.jpg\" alt=\"2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/87cb9ea2e1bf1\/3.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/87cb9ea2e1bf1\/3.original.jpg\" alt=\"3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>How to complete \u2018Secret Of The Dry Bones Shell\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>1. On the first screen you\u2019ll see a couple of bashful Boos. As you might have guessed from the cunningly placed coins, these pose no problem if you\u2019re riding in a Dry Bones Shell! Hop in and jump on them, holding down the jump button to achieve maximum height and grab the 10 coin.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/07ec132a26637\/4.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/07ec132a26637\/4.original.jpg\" alt=\"4\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"5\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/25add7771e4b5\/5.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/25add7771e4b5\/5.original.jpg\" alt=\"5\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Dry Bones Shell is also impervious to grinding gears or lava, so press on and sail across to the Green Pipe.<\/p>\n<p>2. In the next room you have to go straight through the green door, although you can get a 1-Up by moving right, jumping and hitting any of the shoulder buttons to jump again (as you might if you were riding Yoshi). The extra height enables you to bump the \u2018?\u2019 box and claim an extra life. <em>Now<\/em>, head through the green door.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"6\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6ac13cd8cde8\/6.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6ac13cd8cde8\/6.original.jpg\" alt=\"6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>3. In this room you\u2019re presented with three red coins that must be collected to get a key to the door in the previous room.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"7\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f2e56b6f1414\/7.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f2e56b6f1414\/7.original.jpg\" alt=\"7\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>First, we\u2019re going to head left. Jump on top of the \u2018?\u2019 block (DON\u2019T hit it from below). Another feature of the Dry Bones Shell is a Ground Pound-style ability \u2013 jump and press down in mid-air to hit the block and watch a vine shoot down. Exit the shell to climb down and retrieve red coin number 1.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"8\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1488c044bc083\/8.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1488c044bc083\/8.original.jpg\" alt=\"8\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"9\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a9de59d40cac8\/9.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a9de59d40cac8\/9.original.jpg\" alt=\"9\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Next, we&#8217;ll get the one on the bottom right. You\u2019ll need to use the same trick you used to collect the 1-Up in the previous room. Edge off the platform and hit a shoulder button to jump from the falling shell and collect the second red coin.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"10\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/58347e486f71f\/10.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/58347e486f71f\/10.original.jpg\" alt=\"10\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"11\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dc62278f90822\/11.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dc62278f90822\/11.original.jpg\" alt=\"11\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Finally, hop back in a shell and move back to the right. Position it anywhere on the platform and jump out. Now go and hop in <em>another<\/em> shell from the Blue Pipe. We\u2019re going to jump on the original shell like we did on the Boos at the start of the level, holding the button to get enough height to reach the higher platform. Collect the coin to get a key, head back through the green door and then through the locked red door in the previous room.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"12\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/167fe153bc590\/12.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/167fe153bc590\/12.original.jpg\" alt=\"12\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"13\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/09197bfa2c711\/13.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/09197bfa2c711\/13.original.jpg\" alt=\"13\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>4. This little interstitial room has a 30 coin you can collect by timing a jump and leaping from the shell to hit another spawning shell from the Blue Pipe which will travel across to collect the coin. It may take a couple of attempts, but 30 coins will come in handy if you&#8217;re still rebuilding Peach&#8217;s Castle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"14\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8e5524549c4da\/14.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8e5524549c4da\/14.original.jpg\" alt=\"14\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"15\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/42b8c7d721e9f\/15.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/42b8c7d721e9f\/15.original.jpg\" alt=\"15\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>5. Here you\u2019ll see a Thwomp ready to slide into you, and there are two ways to negotiate the brute. If you simply let him hit you, you\u2019ll lose the shell but he\u2019ll sail off to the left and you\u2019ll be free to collect another spawning from the Blue Pipe. The \u2018Pro\u2019 move, though, is to Ground Pound in front of him, preferably on the &#8216;?&#8217; block for a 1-Up, become a pile of bones for a few seconds and let him sail over you.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"16\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/77452aa9333da\/16.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/77452aa9333da\/16.900x.jpg\" alt=\"16\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Once the Thwomp\u2019s gone, head up to the gear and jump on it, holding the button to reach the platforms above. Stand on one of the Donut platforms until it begins to descend and then Ground Pound. Your bones will pass through the grinding gear to the key below. Jump up to the red door and push up to go through.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"17\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c39c87fe2ba9b\/17.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c39c87fe2ba9b\/17.original.jpg\" alt=\"17\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"18\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5335f5d1f236b\/18.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5335f5d1f236b\/18.original.jpg\" alt=\"18\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>6. Here there\u2019s a Green Pipe blocked by Munchers and a Boo with one on its head. This one took us a while, but as with anything, it\u2019s simple when you know how.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"19\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9710ff4c24100\/19.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9710ff4c24100\/19.900x.jpg\" alt=\"19\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Hop down so you\u2019re beside the first gear and turn away from the Boo. Once it\u2019s above the gear turn around to halt his progress and jump on him (not the Muncher, which you can&#8217;t kill) to get rid of him him. The Muncher should drop down onto the conveyor below the gear. This jump can be tricky, and if it lands on a platform instead, simply exit the room and re-enter to try again.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"20\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/81e7829b5ed04\/20.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/81e7829b5ed04\/20.original.jpg\" alt=\"20\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"21\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/28ab191dd67f4\/21.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/28ab191dd67f4\/21.original.jpg\" alt=\"21\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>With the Muncher now aligned with the others, hop over the gear and exit your shell. Give it a nudge and it\u2019ll sail towards the POW block and clear your route to the Green Pipe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"22\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6d93bf2a76f96\/22.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6d93bf2a76f96\/22.900x.jpg\" alt=\"22\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>7. The final room. Simply hop in the shell and sail across the lava (avoiding the spiky thing that drops from the ceiling), then jump and hop out of the shell to reach the exit. Feel free to grab the 50 coin if you want to show off your mastery of the Dry Bones Shell.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"23\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b2def3208969e\/23.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b2def3208969e\/23.original.jpg\" alt=\"23\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"24\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c2316e9b0ae8b\/24.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c2316e9b0ae8b\/24.original.jpg\" alt=\"24\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p>And that\u2019s it. Congratulations \u2013 you\u2019ve uncovered all the Secrets of the Dry Bones Shell! You\u2019ll get a whopping 300 coins for completing this stage, plus whatever you picked up on your way through.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Are you finding this guide useful? Let us know with a comment, and don&#8217;t forget to check out our other Super Mario Maker 2 guide content:<em><em><em><br \/><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/guide_where_to_pre-order_super_mario_maker_2_and_receive_extra_goodies\">Where To Pre-Order Super Mario Maker 2 And Receive Extra Goodies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/guide_where_to_find_your_course_id_in_super_mario_maker_2\">Where To Find Your Course ID In Super Mario Maker 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_how_to_play_local_multiplayer_in_super_mario_maker_2\">How To Play Local Multiplayer In Super Mario Maker 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/guide_check_out_these_classic_levels_for_inspiration_in_super_mario_maker_2\">Check Out These Classic Levels For Inspiration In Super Mario Maker 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_where_is_the_poison_mushroom_in_super_mario_maker_2\">Where Is The Poison Mushroom In Super Mario Maker 2?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_how_to_change_from_day_to_night_in_super_mario_maker_2\">How To Change From Day To Night In Super Mario Maker 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_super_mario_maker_2_story_mode_-_how_to_unlock_items_characters_mii_outfits_and_more\">Super Mario Maker 2 Story Mode &#8211; How To Unlock Items, Characters, Mii Outfits And More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_how_to_add_water_to_levels_in_super_mario_maker_2\">How To Add Water To Levels In Super Mario Maker 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/guide_whats_new_in_super_mario_maker_2_for_nintendo_switch\">What&#8217;s New In Super Mario Maker 2 For Nintendo Switch?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_super_mario_maker_2_-_how_to_beat_lsecret_of_the_dry_bones_shellr\">Super Mario Maker 2 &#8211; How To Beat \u2018Secret Of The Dry Bones Shell\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Let us know if you had trouble with this at first, or if you sailed through first try, in the comments below. <em><em>Also, feel free to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/community_share_your_super_mario_maker_2_levels_and_know-how_here\">share your finest creations with the Nintendo Life community<\/a>.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the courses found in Story Mode in Super Mario Maker 2 feature some ingenious and immensely satisfying level design, arguably very few of them are real head-scratchers. Anyone who\u2019s been playing 2D Mario for any length of time should have little trouble with the vast majority of the levels, provided you\u2019re persistent. There were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96097\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}