Extra lives
Each time the spinners start in the bonus round the second symbol in the first slot is always a cherry Do it correctly and you can guarantee yourself an average at least one extra life per coin
When you reach the jackpotlike game after completing a stage you can use the coins that have been collected to gain extra lives Rapidly press the buttons and depending on your technique you can get an extra life once out of every three tries
Fast ending
On World 41 get the princess Go up the vine but go left run and fly to a secret door Go through the door and use the bombs to blow up the wall Then jump over the top of the screen and run left
Finding Fry Guy
Use the Princess in World 43 A castle will appear after crossing the lake Do not enter the castle Instead fly further across the lake to find another part of the castle Go through the second door to fight Fry Guy
Level 7 Warp
At the begining of world 53 climb up the latter that leads to the top and then from there move right and pick up the first weed you see wich should be the red potion Now from there move back to your left to where you see the vase at the top of the cliff Now carefully jump onto a BOMOM and hold the down button till you flash then emediatly jump up to the cliff and drop the potion next to the vase from there enter the vase you will now be in world 71 the first level of the last world good luck and enjoy
Maximize your coins
When you use the magic potion to get the mushrooms do not pick up the surrounding vegetables which are coins in the magic door immediately Find the location in each level where there are the most vegetables that are close together Drop the magic potion and go in the door Pick up as many coins as possible Repeat this once after doing something that will make the potion reappear such as climbing a vine going down a pipe or entering a door
In World 31 take Toad because of his lifting power Fall down the waterfall onto the platform where the door is at the bottom Enter the door and get the magic potion Drop it anywhere there is a continuous stream of coins Enter this door and grab as many coins as possible Go out the door you came in then return and repeat once
Warps
When there is vase that you cannot enter it is a warp to a world two or three levels away
World 12 shortcut
In World 12 select Luigi get the carpet and fly to the land Instead of getting the key pick up the hopping ninja and throw it in front of the door Then prepare a squat jump and wait for him to jump high If done correctly you should jump and reach the hill above you Then run past the first door and go into the second one to fight the Boss
World 13
At the end of the outside part there is a vase object If you carry a red liquid in a bottle and throw it there you will go down
World 31
After you go into the first door walk into the hole There is a piece of land with another door After you are in the door go to the end Then start picking weeds The red stuff is placed at random but its usually near the back If you want a lot of coins just throw it where you found it If you want to warp just throw it near the vase object
World 63 shortcut
In World 63 climb the vine or go through the door to get to the next area Then instead of going right through the world go left into the quicksand holding Left As soon as you see your characters head disappear start jumping to the left Keep going until you reach a door Go through the door You should then be on a cloud Keep jumping from cloud to cloud until you see the door go and enter the door
