Part 4

Master Super Mario 3D Land with our comprehensive guide to controls and moves. Learn every button function and Mario's abilities for seamless gameplay.

This section of the walkthrough provides a detailed listing of all controls and moves available in Super Mario 3D Land, covering menus and in-game actions.

Controls:

Save File Selection Screen

• Circle Pad: Move Up and Down between Save Files
• D-Pad: Move Up and Down between Save Files
• A, B: Select highlighted Save File
• X, Y: No Use
• L, R: No Use
• Start: No Use
• Select: No Use
• Touch Screen: Touch Save Files to Select, Touch dot-point boxes to the left of Save Files for information on each Save File, touch the arrow in the bottom left corner to return to the Title Screen

Overworld Screen

• Circle Pad: Move character left and right between courses and worlds
• D-Pad: Move character left and right between courses and worlds
• A, B: Select level to enter
• X, Y: No Use
• L, R: No Use
• Start: Go to overworld pause menu
• Select: Go to overworld pause menu
• Touch Screen: Touch world buttons along the top of the screen to go to the corresponding world, touch a blue button below a course to move to that course, touch the blue button of the course you're currently on to enter it

Overworld Pause Menu

• Circle Pad: Move up and down between items
• D-Pad: Move up and down between items
• A, B: Select highlighted item
• X, Y: Exit out of overworld pause menu
• L, R: No Use
• Start: Exit out of overworld pause menu
• Select: Exit out of overworld pause menu
• Touch Screen: Touch items to select them

In-Game - General

• Circle Pad: Moves the player
• D-Pad: Left/Right moves the camera slightly in the corresponding direction, Up/Down changes 3D type (up is Normal View, down is Extended Depth)
• A, B: Jump
• X, Y: Hold in, use in conjunction with the Circle Pad to run
• L, R: Crouch, use in conjunction with the Circle Pad to crawl. You can hop whilst crouching and crawling.
• Touch Screen: Touch the item (if you currently have one) to use it. Touch the left and right yellow arrow buttons to move the camera slightly in the corresponding direction.

In-Game Pause Menu

• Circle Pad: Move up and down between items
• D-Pad: Move up and down between items
• A, B: Select highlighted item
• X, Y: Exit out of in-game pause menu
• L, R: No Use
• Start: Exit out of in-game pause menu
• Select: Exit out of in-game pause menu
• Touch Screen: Touch items to select them

Moves:

Moves - General

• Stomping: Land on an enemy to stomp it. Many, but not all enemies can be defeated by stomping.
• Hitting Blocks: Jump when underneath a brick or ? Block to hit it and cause it to drop coins or items. Brick Blocks will either break or turn into used blocks. ? Blocks will always turn into used blocks.
• Enter Warp Pipe: Press L/R when on a Warp Pipe facing vertically to enter it. Simply move into a horizontal Warp Pipe to enter it.
• Enter Cannon: Press L/R when on a Cannon to enter it.
• Running Jump: Press A/B when holding in X/Y and moving with the Circle Pad to perform a running jump.
• High Jump (from crouch/crawl): Hold in L/R until Mario/Luigi 'charges up', then press A/B to perform a high jump. High jumps can be performed whilst crawling.
• High Jump (on a tightrope): Hold A/B in mid-air, just before you land on the tightrope. When you land, you will immediately perform a high jump.
• High Jump (from stomping): Hold A/B in mid-air, just before you land on a stompable enemy. When you land, you will perform a high jump.
• High Jump (in mid-air): Hold A/B in mid-air. When you land... (text cut off)