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How to Get 100 1 Ups on Super Mario Bros

"Super Mario Bros." for the Nintendo Entertainment System is well known for being an innovative video game, with its scrolling levels and varied design. It is also known for being difficult, since it existed before there were save files and unlimited attempts. The game starts you off with three lives. Once this number runs out, you must start the game over from the beginning. However, there is a certain spot where it is possible to rapidly raise this number to 100. These lives can be very helpful in making sure Mario gets to the end of the game and saves Princess Toadstool.

Instructions

- 1
  Start the game and hit the first "?" block to get a Super Mushroom and become Super Mario. Keep moving to the right. Avoid Goombas and other obstacles until you finish the level.
- 2
  Move to the end of the second level but do not enter the green warp pipe. Jump on the rising platforms and let them carry you to the top of the screen. Jump from here to the right and run along the bricks until three more warp pipes appear. Go down the one labeled with a "3."
- 3
  Move to the end of level 3-1. There will be a staircase with two Koopa Troopas descending. Jump over the first one and position yourself on a stair beneath the second one.
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  Jump straight up when the second Koopa Troopa is one step above you. Mario should come down in such a way that he lands on the turtle's head and knocks him into his shell.
- 5
  Press the "A" button repeatedly and as fast as you can, as soon as Mario lands on the Koopa Troopa. If done correctly, Mario will begin to bounce up and down on the turtle shell. After a few bounces, each subsequent bounce will result in an extra life. Continue pressing "A" and hopping on the turtle shell until you get 100 lives.

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