Super Mario: Blue Twilight DX, Help!!!

Hello, I'm new here. Please excuse if I posted in the wrong section, but could anyone tell me or give me hints about how to get to the secret levels and bosses in this game? I have been jumping up where I don't usually jump, jumping off cliffs (most being endless pits), and everything else, but no luck. (In fact, HOW can you even find them?) So far I have beaten the game and unlocked the deleted scenes, but without beating the secret levels I can't get to the commentaries. I have been trying to find the secret levels for a long time. So could anyone please help me? Thanks.

This post has been edited by FlyingPenguins on Apr 10 2006, 10:56 PM

Off the top of my head...

Lost Levels: Get all the Star Coins (i think they're star coins?) in the normal levels.
Really Final Level: Load your save with the system clock set to Halloween.
Sonic Level: Load your save with the system clock set to April Fools Day.
Christmas Levels: Load your save with the system clock set to Christmas Day.
Silly Endings: Complete either the Final Level or the Really Final Level as Luigi.

In addition, start a new game and name your saves:

HELPME - Every time you visit the map, you are given 9 lives.

LISREAL - Start the game with Luigi unlocked.

YUJINAKA - Start the game at the Sonic Stage.

HAPPYHOLIDAYS - Start the game at the Christmas Stage.

Start the game on July 4th to see Fireworks on the titlescreen. Start the game on September 9th to see an image of NiGHTS after you beat the game (I think). You can also see the Sonic stage by playing on June 23rd (Sonic's anniversary). Start the game on November 11th (I think) to change certain pieces of music to Donkey Kong music (DKC1's anniversary).

There's a couple other minor date activated secrets and one or two other game save name secrets, but they aren't really that important.

Thanks to both of you for your help! (And thank you, BlazeHedgehog, for creating the game in the first place!) I thought I had to find the levels from the current levels... like those hardcore levels in Mario Forever. Most of those secret levels are fun, now I just gotta find those other dates to change my system clock to. Again, thanks!

This post has been edited by FlyingPenguins on Apr 10 2006, 10:56 PM