Cheats and Secrets

No Mario game could be complete without its share of secrets. Secrets in this game range from Secret Exits to hidden paths, unlockable areas, unlockable characters, infinite lives, free items and more! Know of a secret that we don't? Share it here!

Infinite Lives

You can get three crowns-worth of lives, or 1,110 lives, in World 1-2. You can do this by passing the first Koopa and making your way to the area with a second Koopa and a Goomba on a slightly raised platform. Kill the Goomba, then jump on the green Koopa and steal its shell. Hop up onto the platform with the Goomba and face the rear wall while standing in front of the three brick blocks (press the D-pad UP to aim directly at the wall). Throw the Koopa and then immediately jump. Don't press anything else and you will bounce off the Koopa shell and never touch the ground while it bounces infinitely off the rear wall. This will result in infinite 1-Ups so long as you don't move!

You'll need to return to the level twice to fill up your lives to 1,110 because the time will run out once you hit 600 or so on your first go.

Unlockable Character: Rosalina

Rosalina will be an unlockable playable character in Super Mario 3D World, as revealed in November 13th's Nintendo Direct. She'll have a special spin attack.

Secret Exit Locations (Warp Zones)

Super Mario 3D World contains Secret Exits, or Warp Zones, that are well-hidden red warp pipes. Here are the locations of every Warp Zone.

World 1-2 Warp to World 2

The Cat Suit is required for this cheat, so pick one up in World 1-1 Super Bell Hill and hold it in your inventory or wear it through the level. Near the end of the underground portion of the level is a pipe that splits into two paths, one with a loop with coins in it.

On the far side are three long ? blocks that are invisible against the rear wall. Use these to reach the upper path with a lone Koopa patrolling it. Above this Koopa is a hard-to-spot gap in the ceiling. Run up the rear wall to find a red warp pipe. This will warp you to World 2!

Unlockable: Luigi Bros.

A modified version of the NES version of the classic Nintendo arcade game Mario Bros. called Luigi Bros. can be played from the menu screen of Super Mario 3D World. It is unclear how this game is unlocked at this point, but it will autmatically be unlocked early on Wii Us with New Super Luigi U saves on them.  In it you can play as two different versions of Luigi simultaneously. [1]

Change Level Flags

If you reach the top of a flag pole, the flag on the map screen will turn gold instead of red. If you get all the Green Stars in a level, a spinning Green Star will appear above the flag pole.

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