Yoshi's New Island Star, Red Coin and Flower collectibles guide
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World 3-5: Don't Fear the Spear
Red Coin 1 and 2: Drop down beneath the platform to the right and a column of coins will appear that contains 2 red coins.
Star 1 – 5: Keep going right an walk underneath the bottom platform to find a hidden ‘?’ cloud containing 5 stars.
Red Coin 3: Collect the coins on the platforms above for another red coin.
Flower 1: Hop over the Spear Guy to the right and smash the block to access the area he’s patrolling. Take care of him, and then walk to the left to trigger the appearance of a hidden ‘?’ cloud for your first flower.
Star 6 – 10: Go down the slope to the right and gobble up the Dancing Spear Guy. In the centre of his impromptu performance area is a hidden ‘?’ cloud full of stars.
Red Coin 4: Carry on right to the Dancing Spear Guy next to a warp pipe. Drop down onto his platform to reach the red coin.
Flower 2: There is a flower directly below this platform. Bounce an egg off the wall opposite to reach it.
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Red Coin 5 and 6: Bash your way up onto the otherwise inaccessible platform supporting 2 Dancing Spear Guys. When Yoshi lands in this area, some coins will appear above, including 2 red coins.
Red Coin 7: Head right then drop down next to the Dancing Spear Guy here to make some gold coins appear. Collect them for a red coin.
Flower 3: Enter the blue door and have Poochy follow Yoshi, smashing through the blocks, and use him to reach the next flower.
Star 11 – 15: To the right of the locked door at the end of this area is a hidden ‘?’ cloud full of stars.
Star 16 – 25: The Middle Ring on the other side of the locked door will grant you 10 stars.
Red Coin 8: The stone platform above the track of the Flatbed Ferry is holding a red coin.
Red Coin 9 – 11: Jump up to the wooden platforms above the Flatbed Ferry and into the hidden alcove to the upper right for 3 red coins.
Red Coin 12 and 13: At the top of the track of the second Flatbed Ferry, hop off on the lower left platform, into the hidden alcove and down the warp pipe for 2 red coins.
Flower 4: Dispatch the 3 Spear Guys in the warp pipe area and a flower will appear.
Star 26 – 30: Exit the warp pipe and hop up the platforms to reach the ‘?’ above that contains 5 stars.
Red Coin 14: Collect the coins on the Paddle Wheel to the right for a red coin.
Red Coin 15 – 19: Jump off the Paddle Wheel and scale the platforms to the left to reach another hidden alcove with a door to a secret area. Collect the coins here for 5 red coins.
Flower 5: The last flower is in the secret area. When you reach the vertical wall after the second Yoshi Star, head left rather than running up the wall to find it.
Red Coin 20: Exit the secret area and climb up the platforms to the last Paddle Wheel. Collect the coins here for the final red coin of the level.
Star 31 – 35: There is a hidden ‘?’ cloud in the bottom corner of the platform to the right of the Paddle Wheel. Shoot in an egg for 5 stars.

Shabana was born looking like a girl wearing a Pikachu hoodie, so when such things became popular, she fitted right in. She writes guides, reviews and features for GR+ when she isn't screaming at Dark Souls 2 on YouTube.


