To be continued...

I finished off the last dungeon of the first 3 areas, and only lost 14 out of 100 pikmin in the process.

Now I'm on the 1st dungeon of the new area, and it sure is a challenge. Each level is a very different set of obstacles, some I have to sneak around not to wake the monsters, other I have Olimar go off alone to clear the way, and some I have to get giant armored frogs to eat exploding rocks! Of the 57 various Pikmin I went in with I now have around 30, most of the ones that died were blue, so I'm in trouble if treasure falls into water.

So far I'm at level 7, and there is no sign that the end is near, and most dungeons had 7 or less levels, so I ma be down there a while.