Super Meat Boy Walkthrough: Worlds, Difficult Sections and Progression Requirements

Edition: Normal main game of the original PC Steam app 40800 (Windows). Focuses on Meat Boy's standard controls and uses Steam collectible and character requirements. Forever, 3D, the Flash version, mods and console-specific requirements are treated separately.

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Match the level number, world and character

This covers major sticking points in the normal game, not guaranteed fastest routes or A+ times for every level. Even with the same level name, Light/Dark versions and different characters call for different inputs.

Note the map's level number, its trailing X and your current character
Open the relevant solution below and check the starting platform and first landing point before anything else
Complete the movement sequence before attempting a time grade

Open only your current section if you want to avoid later worlds and special battles.

Solution 01

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Solution 01: Normal Progression and Entrances to Other Challenges

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Solution 01: Normal Progression and Entrances to Other Challenges: 6 entries
Reason you are stuck	Required grade or state	Where to return	Exception
Boss unavailable in Chapters 1-5	Clear 17 of the chapter's 20 normal Light levels	Choose an uncleared Light level	Do not count repeat clears or collectibles toward the 17 levels
Cannot advance to the next chapter	Clear the current Light boss	The map's boss entrance	A+ grades and complete collection are not prerequisites
Corresponding Dark level unavailable	Clear that Light level with A+ within the target time	Light level with the same number	A first normal clear and A+ are different
Normal boss of The End unavailable	Clear all five Light levels in that chapter	Uncleared levels among 6-1 through 6-5	Do not apply the previous chapters' 17/20 rule
Dark final battle unavailable	Complete the Light final battle and clear 85 normal Dark levels in total	Accessible Dark levels	You do not need A+ on every Dark level
Want to enter a new Warp Zone	Reach the hidden entrance inside a level	The corresponding original level	Distinguish first reaching the entrance from clearing its three internal stages

The main order is The Forest, The Hospital, The Salt Factory, Hell, Rapture and The End. The Cotton Alley, available after the normal ending, is treated as an additional section.

Solution 02

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Solution 02: The First World

Chapter 1: The Forest. Learn wall jumps, running and crumbling platforms one at a time.

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Solution 02: The First World: 3 entries
World or scene	Access requirement	Example action	Clear check and recovery
1-2 Upward〜1-3 The Gap	Normal progression immediately after starting	Practise touching and jumping off walls, then cross a gap with a running jump	If you fall short, check run-up and hold duration separately
1-9 Safety Third	Normal Forest levels	Identify your next contact point before touching a crumbling wall. Keep moving up rather than staying on the wall	Retry to restore platforms lost through crumbling
Lil' Slugger / chase	17 Forest Light levels	Run over obstacles and leave the upper section early if caught on crumbling walls. Wait in the upper-right recess at the end	Do not turn back to attack the pursuer; confirm the finishing sequence

Solution 03

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Solution 03: The Next World

Chapter 2: The Hospital. Around needles, wind and lasers, decide where you can land safely first.

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Solution 03: The Next World: 4 entries
Scene landmark	Starting position and danger	Action order	Completion check and recovery
2-2 One Down / needle-lined walls	Vertical wall without needles	Slide down the wall and change direction at each gap. Choose the next wall to touch rather than taking a long free fall	If you land on needles before reaching ground, leave the wall one section higher
2-4 Blew / updraft	The fan beneath the wind and your falling speed	Jump from a platform and enter the wind while rising. Once lifted, steer toward the exit	Do not expect the same result from dropping rapidly into it
2-16 Synj / cycling lasers	Recess beyond the beam's reach	Cross a section while the beam is off, then wait in a recess before entering the next beam line	Separate moving from waiting. Use the visible beam rather than a fixed time
C.H.A.D. / special vertical battle	Spawn position, keys and rising blood level	Open the ceiling with a key and climb. Continue after the middle key; at the top, connect the right key to the left key	Three sections and four keys. Watch vertical leaps and horizontal movement before approaching a key

Solution 04

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Solution 04: The Factory World

Chapter 3: The Salt Factory. Conveyors move you differently depending on whether they are floors or walls.

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Solution 04: The Factory World: 4 entries
Scene landmark	First danger	Action order	Completion check and recovery
3-3 Push / horizontal conveyor	Salt piles and rightward flow	Move right to take the key, then return left along the opened route	The return goes against the conveyor. Do not use the same takeoff as on the outward trip
3-5 Uptown / vertical conveyors	Blades above where you are carried	Touch the lower part of the wall to be lifted, then check the next wall	If you leave with too little height, lower the point where you first make contact
3-17 Rustic / upper and lower keys	Side launchers and breakable walls	From the center, go to the upper key, then the lower key, then back to the upper exit	Do not erode a wall you need on the return for too long
Brownie / special upward escape	Salt rising from below	Link walls and platforms to climb. Wall-jump into narrow openings and reach the right side at the top	Prioritize reaching the exit alive over always staying ahead of your opponent

Solution 05

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Solution 05: A World of Teleports and Tracking Beams

Chapter 4: Hell. Teleports preserve your entry direction and momentum, so do not run in while looking only at the exit.

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Solution 05: A World of Teleports and Tracking Beams: 4 entries
Scene landmark	Safe starting position	Action order	Adjustment after failure
4-9 Deceiver / paired teleport entrances	Before the first entrance	Distinguish entrances needing a running jump from those entered straight downward. Align your direction with the platform beyond the exit	If momentum carries you into lava, change the angle of entry
4-12 Big Brother / tracking beam	A position screened by a wall	Approach the key counterclockwise, then move to the next cover when the beam faces the wall. Check your direction around the room on the return	Do not try to pass by crossing the beam
4-18 Boris / moving platform and projectiles	On the moving platform	Watch incoming fire, jump to the right wall, then return after debris passes. Keep a landing point for the next vertical movement too	Do not jump toward a platform's former height after it has descended
Little Horn / special fist-attack battle	Use the right platform as your reference	Jump over horizontal sweeps and keep the center clear when the head drops. After falling objects, fists go outer left, outer right, inner left, inner right	Four strikes follow the first headbutt; the final phase repeats that same four-strike sequence twice. Learn the next move after the point where you failed

The detailed fixed Little Horn pattern relies mainly on the Wiki source family. Respond to fist movement and landing positions rather than musical beats or fixed seconds.

Solution 06

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Solution 06: The Later World

Chapter 5: Rapture. Repelling orbs, switches and pursuers appear together.

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Solution 06: The Later World: 4 entries
Scene landmark	Starting position and danger	Action order	Clear check and recovery
5-3 Ripe Decay / repelling orbs	Which side of the orb's center you enter	Use the platform between them, approach the right orb with upward momentum and move onto the building on the right	If pushed the wrong way, adjust where you touch the orb
5-5 Panic Switch / disappearing floor	Ceilings and a bridge that change when switches are pressed	Open the first ceiling, the ceiling by the wall and the bridge in order; cross before the bridge disappears. After the last ceiling switch, descend between the blades	Collecting requires a different order. Keep it separate from a normal-clear attempt
5-20 Judgment / pursuing copies	Pursuers and crumbling ground	Lure them to one side to make space, then take the open side. Change your landing point to match their jumps	Practise reaching the normal exit before dropping to the bottom for a collectible
Larries Lament / blades on both sides	Where enemies emerge from the ground and the small projectiles	Climb the side platforms and lure jumping pursuers into the blades. Land somewhere that keeps you out of contact with the blades	Continue until all three are dealt with. Avoid flying debris after the first one too

Solution 07

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Solution 07: The Five Normal Late-Game Levels

Chapter 6: The End uses Meat Boy. You cannot plan to switch to a character with extra jumps to get through.

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Solution 07: The Five Normal Late-Game Levels: 5 entries
Level	What to look at first	Action order	Check after failure
6-1 The Pit	Key order beginning at the lower right	Lower-right key, middle-left key, then move to the upper right	Check the opened route and next key before crossing to the opposite side
6-2 Schism	Lower island and vertical walls	Descend from the left, jump right from below and climb the wall. Take the key and climb back along the return route	Look for the next wall before falling; do not force a mid-fall direction change
6-3 Echoes	After a rotating blade passes	Take the key in the right building, then go to the upper building and farther right. Enter and leave after the blade passes	Even when waiting where you took a key, recheck that you are outside the blade's path
6-4 Gently	Pendulum blades and room corners	Use places where you can pass beneath a blade and corners where you can wait, then connect to the later platforms	Do not begin the next run before reaching the corner
6-5 Omega	Blades protruding from walls	Distinguish small kicks back toward the wall from kicks outward with restrained directional input	Avoid repeated button presses at the end too; check the safe surface of the next wall

Solution 08

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Solution 08: The Normal Final Sequence and Beyond

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Solution 08: The Normal Final Sequence and Beyond: 5 entries
Scene	Action cue	Corresponding action	Completion check and recovery
Light Dr. Fetus / chase	Moving blades and incoming projectiles	Move between the blades and climb the wall when they stop. Do not simply run right and overtake the blades ahead	Do not jump into a projectile's collision area even at the instant it disappears
Final room	Ceiling switches and an opening recess	Touch the upper switch, enter the opened recess and press the next switch	Confirm the scene changes, then begin the escape
Escape after the rescue	Return platforms and blades	Stay calm, check one landing point at a time and return to the exit	Do not assume this escape requires rushing against a time limit
Additional chapter, The Cotton Alley	Chapter opened after the normal ending	Start it as a separate challenge using Bandage Girl	Do not mix it with Chapter 6's five levels required for a normal clear
Dark final battle	Light final battle completed and 85 normal Dark levels cleared	Even if the route resembles Light, it has more blades. Check whether earlier waiting spots remain safe	Treat it as a separate route after the normal ending

Frequently asked questions

A boss or next destination does not appear

Check your current world and mode. Normal clear count, time grades and collectible count are separate. Solution 01 lets you check only the entrance requirement that applies.

Do I need to clear every level in order?

Requirements differ by world. Practise available levels and check solution 01 for required counts and exceptions.

I cannot change characters like in the video

Some scenes specify the character you control. Do not apply abilities available in normal levels to every boss or special section.

The listed level has a different layout when I arrive

Check the X suffix, Light/Dark display and whether this is the original or another game. Prioritize matching the level name and terrain over comparing copied A+ target times.

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