So, how about a mountain of scrap metal that has Bullet Blasters hidden in it? There are Flipswitches all over the scrap metal pile. After you activate all of the Flipswitches, a Spring Topman appears and a Launch Star appears. You need to use the Spring Topman to reach the Launch Star. The Launch Star takes you a spherical planet made of quicksand. You must travel around the planet on the planet's metal pathways. However, there are those pestering Topminis on the metal paths, just waiting to knock you into the quicksand.

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A variation of Slipsand's background would fit your description. It would just need more sandy wind, and the minarets would have to be metallic instead of stone.

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There is no pushing wind effect in SMG1/2. I'd say let's just stick with a sandstorm that impairs your vision.

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How about a story for this galaxy. Today, I was thinking about my fanmade story for Isle Delfino after SMS took place (I will eventually post my SMS fanfiction on this site later on, like a few days or even weeks). So, here is my story for Shrapnel Sandbar:

An adversary launched a missile and it landed in the middle of the desertt city. The missile had some sort of mechanism inside. It had tiny tubes that lead water to sodium metal. The water was released when the missile touched the ground. In a few seconds, the water got to the sodium metal. The reaction set off the detector which in turn, sent a signal to the trigger to detonate. The explosion caused lava to come out of the ground monents after the explosion calmed down. The lava came in contact with propane and methane containment tanks, and BOOM! Fiery shrapnel flew off into giant oil-storing tanks in a nearby city. The explosion absolutely leveled the city with the giant oil tanks, and the city where the missile exploded.

So, there you go. This is my idea for Shrapnel Sandbar's story.

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There should really be burnt remains all around in the galaxy.

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