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How to Get at Least 885 Free Lives in Super Mario 3D Land

By
Stephen Totilo
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It's easy to get free lives in the 3DS' excellent Super Mario 3D Land, especially if you go to World 1-2 and hop on the right Koopa shell.

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YouTube user Arctic Extras found what is either a glitch or a wonderful Easter Egg that has generated at least 885 free lives for him so far. He makes one well-timed hop, and it's all auto-bouncing and fee-life-harvesting from there.

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Design mistake? Bug? No. I declare this to be a feature! Just like the infinite lives features in classic Mario games.

SUPER MARIO 3D LAND INFINTE 1-UP GLITCH! [YouTube]

You can contact Stephen Totilo, the author of this post, at stephentotilo@kotaku.com. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.