The unfortunate players waiting for the level to end can add a drum line to the music. Hold a direction and hit the 1 and 2 buttons to trigger different sounds, including clapping, a horn, kick and snare drums, and of course cowbell. Each direction of the D-pad is mapped to a different sound effect. When you're playing multiplayer and one of the players runs out of lives mid-level, he or she can still contribute to the game from the Great Beyond. (Ed.'s note: we used to call this 'Turtle Tipping' and I'm bringin' it back, baby! Sounds From Beyond the Grave For a video of this, check out the World 2-3 section New Super Mario Bros.

If you time your jump just right you'll continue bouncing on the shell collecting lives until you max out at 99.

Go to world 2-3 and, at the end, right before the flag, you'll find a set of steps and a turtle ambling down them. You can use the decades old turtle-on-the-stairs trick from Super Mario Bros. Submitted by: Icarus97 Turtle Tipping for 99 Lives The Koopa should now start spewing an endless stream of coins. When the Koopa is on the back of the panel, have the player with Ice power freeze it, and have the second player slam the panel around. The other player should climb the grate to reach the switchable part, carefully avoiding the Koopa while climbing. Have one player (the one with Ice power) stand on the rightmost '?' block just to the left of the panel. Work your way through the level until you reach the first panel that you can pound in order to switch to the back of the grate. Make sure that at least one player has Ice power (either the flower or the penguin suit will suffice). In a two-player game, enter World 4's final castle. Submitted by: miked9746 Unlimited Coins ( World 4)

You can rack up quite a few lives in this manner before you complete the stage. Dodge any additional enemies that Lakitu tosses at you, and also avoid touching the bouncing Spiny enemy as you remain in the area. With that Spiny caught in a loop, any additional enemies that land in the area will be eliminated and award you with points, then eventually extra lives. It will then rebound toward the other block. Have Yoshi grab one of the Spiny enemies with his tongue, then spit it out so that it will fly toward one of the blocks. You should find an area with two solid blocks.

You'll soon reach a point where Lakitu is riding his cloud in the air overhead, tossing down Spiny enemies. In World 2-5, head right past three palm trees while riding Yoshi.

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