Avoid losing lives
When you are about to die turn off the Game Boy Advance
Completion bonuses
The following type of crown will mark your saved game file after the corresponding objectives are completed
Fruit
Run into fruit on vines The fruit will fall and will kill the enemies in its path
Get 99 lives easy
After you beat the first chapter go to 11 and play through the level After you have beaten the level when it comes to the part you get the lives get the arrow on the biggest amount of lives or let Donkey Kong destroy the other boxes Keep repeating until you have a perfect 99 live score
Marios food dreams
When you get a game over on a World allow the game to idle for a few minutes After awhile Mario will fall asleep and mutter his favorite foods such as ravioli pasta and others
Preview level
Press L R while in a stage to pause game play You can now look at the entire level by pressing Up Down Left or Right
Unlock all 8 Movies
Beat the first world to open Expert World then collect stars to gain new levels
Level X1 Get 9 stars
Level X10 Get 90 stars
Level X11 12 Beat the first 10 worlds with all presents
Level X2 Get 18 stars
Level X3 Get 27 stars
Level X4 Get 36 stars
Level X5 Get 45 stars
Level X6 Get 54 stars
Level X7 Get 63 stars
Level X8 Get 72 stars
Level X9 Get 81 stars
Unlockables
Movie 5 Start world plus
Movie 6 Get to the boss of world plus
Movies 7 8 Beat the boss of world plus
Level x6 Get 54 stars
Level x7 Get 63 stars
Level x8 Get 72 stars
Level x9 Get 81 stars
Level x10 Get 90 stars
Levels x11 and x12 Collect all presents on the first 10 worlds