Beetle Mania: How to Unlock and Rewards

Beetle Mania is unlocked by purchasing the minigame in Mushroom Kingdom after rescuing Peach in Super Mario RPG Remake. Read on to learn how to play the Beetle Mania minigame, how to unlock it, how to change backgrounds, and the rewards from playing the beetle game.

Beetle Mania Rewards

No Rewards

The Beetle Mania minigame is optional to the story and can be accessed anytime after fulfilling its unlock conditions.

It is treated like a separate game to play for fun, since it yields no rewards regardless of the player's score.

Gold Medal on the Play Report Screen

Accessing the Play Report screen in the Journal lets you see the list of high scores that you have in six minigames, one of these include Beetle Mania.

To get the Gold Medal for Beetle Mania, you need to get a score of 4,000,000 or more.

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How to Play Beetle Mania

How to Play Beetle Mania
Get as Many Points as Possible Chain Shells for a Higher Score Beetle Revives When Flipped Over

Get as Many Points as Possible

In Beetle Mania, the goal is to get as much points as possible. It is played by using the corresponding controls to shoot moving red Koopa shells and evade them!

Chain Shells for a Higher Score

Hitting a Koopa shell will reward points and cause it to scatter stars. The scattered stars are able to hit you and other Koopa shells.

Each shell hit by a star will give you double points, and as long as there are shells to hit on-screen, you can keep earning points (up to 9999 from one shell.) Time your hits so that you can maximize earning points!

Take care that these scattered stars can hit you too, so be cautious if there are too many shells on-screen!

Beetle Revives When Flipped Over

Getting hit by a red Koopa shell will flip the beetle over, and will display a number over it that counts from zero to three, and during this time you must press a button repeatedly to revive it. If not, the beetle will burst into stars, hitting the shells and adding to the score, ending the minigame.

You can spam A, B, and Y simultaneously to revive faster since they're all used to fire or revive. Doing this trick will revive you in an instant that you won't even see the countdown!

Your first revive can be made by pressing five (5) times in a row. Each revive will cost more button presses the more you go down.

Beetle Mania Heart Containers

The number of button presses you will need for a revive will be reduced whenever you acquire heart containers from hitting a Koopa Shell.

Focus on getting these hearts as much as you can, since they will make it easier for you to revive!

Beetle Mania Tips

Beetle Mania Tips
Go to the Corner and Wait for Lots of Shells Fire One Shot at a Time Attack Once Shells Have Gathered on the Other Side

Go to the Corner and Wait for Lots of Shells

You won't be able to chain shells and get lots of points if there aren't that much shells to begin with. You can wait in the corner and wait until there are lots of shells in the screen, then fire off a star and receive a lot of points.

Fire One Shot at a Time

When shells are gathered, fire only one star to connect combos and gain more points. Firing off multiple shots will break the chain, resulting in fewer points gained.

Attack Once Shells Have Gathered on the Other Side

The best time to fire is when the shells have gathered on the opposite side of your corner. This is to ensure that the shells will create a chain with other shells since they're very close to one another.

How to Unlock Beetle Mania

Rescue Peach from Marrymore

In Super Mario RPG Remake, Beetle Mania is a minigame that can be bought at the inn in the Mushroom Kingdom.

The player will need to have returned to the Mushroom Kingdom from Marrymore after saving Peach from Booster to have access to this minigame. If the player talks to the Beetle Mania Toad prior to this event, he will simply send the player away.

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Purchase at the Mushroom Kingdom Inn

Talk to the Beetle Mania Toad in the Inn located in Mushroom Kingdom and the minigame will be offered for purchase for 500 coins.

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Select Play Game from the Menu Screen

Once bought, the game can be accessed from the main menu at any time through the Play Game option. The Beetle Mania Toad can offer to teach you on how to play the minigame!

How to Change Backgrounds

Switch Characters in Your Party

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Geno / Peach	Mallow / Bowser

Putting Geno or Peach in the middle position of your party sets the background into a cloudy sky, while putting Mallow or Bowser sets the background into a nature-themed field.

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