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Learn how to get extra lives in Super Mario World by collecting 1-Up Mushrooms, 100 coins, or 5 Dragon Coins. Avoid Game Over!

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Learn how to get extra lives in Super Mario World by collecting 1-Up Mushrooms, 100 coins, or 5 Dragon Coins. Avoid Game Over!

You start Super Mario World with a set number of lives. Losing all of your lives results in a Game Over, forcing you to restart from the beginning of the level or world. Fortunately, you can earn more lives through several methods.

How to Earn Lives:

  • Collect 1-Up Green Mushrooms.
  • Gather 100 coins.
  • Collect 5 Dragon Coins within a level.

How to Lose Lives:

  • Touching an enemy while in Small Mario form.
  • Falling into a bottomless pit or off the screen.
  • Allowing the timer to run out before completing the level.
Tips
  • There is a 1-Up farming location available halfway through the game.

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