Master Super Mario Land Controls and Moves

This section provides a detailed breakdown of all controls and moves available in Super Mario Land, covering menus and in-game actions.

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 for information, touch arrow to return to Title 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 to go to corresponding world, touch blue button below a course to move to it, touch blue button of current course to enter it

Circle Pad: Moves the player
D-Pad: Left/Right moves camera slightly, Up/Down changes 3D type (Normal View/Extended Depth)
A, B: Jump
X, Y: Hold to run (with Circle Pad)
L, R: Crouch, use with Circle Pad to crawl. Can hop whilst crouching/crawling.
Touch Screen: Touch item to use it, touch yellow arrow buttons to move camera slightly

Stomping: Land on an enemy to stomp it. Many enemies can be defeated this way.
Hitting Blocks: Jump underneath a brick or ? Block to hit it and get coins or items. Brick Blocks break or turn into used blocks. ? Blocks always turn into used blocks.
Enter Warp Pipe: Press L/R on a vertical Warp Pipe to enter. Move into a horizontal Warp Pipe to enter.
Enter Cannon: Press L/R on a Cannon to enter.
Running Jump: Press A/B while holding X/Y and moving with Circle Pad.
High Jump (from crouch/crawl): Hold L/R until Mario/Luigi 'charges up', then press A/B. Can be performed whilst crawling.
High Jump (on a tightrope): Hold A/B in mid-air just before landing on a tightrope.
High Jump (from stomping): Hold A/B in mid-air just before landing on a stompable enemy.
High Jump: Hold A/B in mid-air.