Fastest route to 99 lives in Super Mario World
Starting from a fresh game of Super Mario World (SNES), what sequence of levels should be played in order to reach a lives total of 99 as quick as possible?
From my experience with the game, I know that there are a few levels that are very effective for 1-up farming, but many of them are a little far into the game, and so might not be optimal from a speed-running perspective.
There could be multiple ways to answer this question, (like in a one or two player scenario, for example), so I should clarify that what I'm looking for is for one player to have a life total of 99.
Best Answer
I think the fastest way is grey coins in Vanilla Secret 2. Get the gray P button near the Spinys, hit the button at the beginning of the level, collect the grey coins, gain a lot of lives. This isn't too far into the game. I would argue that if you take the lake path instead of the cave path in Donut Plains, you could finish it in well under 15 minutes, possibly even under 10.
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How do you get a 99 in Super Mario World?
You have to complete the level once, after which you can exit the level midway after gaining the lives. Assuming each attempt takes about 15 seconds, plus maybe additional 30 seconds for finishing the level for the first time, you'll be packing 99 lives in about five minutes fifteen seconds from a fresh start.How do you get unlimited lives on Super Mario World?
Updated:SpeedrunPolledAverageAny%3830m 58s100%82h 32m 08sHow long does it take to 100% Super Mario World?
In Super Mario World, 100% completion requires finding all 96 of the game's exits. On the original SNES version, doing this puts a star before the completion counter on the file selection screen in the American version and earlier European versions, or turns the number blue in later European versions.SNES Super Mario World - Easy 99 Lives Trick
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Answer 2
Vanilla Secret 2, but just jump on the koopa paratroopas back and forth with the cape equipped. Don't use Yoshi because he'll destroy them. Jump on the paratroopas and regular koopas, but do not land on the shells or shellless koopas and the regular koopas should respawn as you go back and forth. It's 1up per jump but its more involved, requires less travelling and restarting, and you can finish off by grabbing the silver coin trick near the end of the level with the pswitch and spinies to get an extra 6 lives.
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