Reserve Items

Learn how to use the item reserve in Super Mario Bros. 2. Stored items are not lost when you lose a life.

On the touch screen, you will notice there is a large circle where an item can be held. When you get an item from a Toad House, that item will sit in that slot. Also, suppose you are playing a stage and you are Fire Mario; if you find another Fire Flower and you don't already have a stored item, the extra flower will go there. You can use the item in reserve anytime by touching it, obviously. When you lose a life, you won't lose that reserve item, which can really be useful especially in the later worlds.