Super Mario Bros. Wonder Players Have Already Figured Out An Infinite 1-Up Trick
Super Mario Bros. Wonder might have only been out for a few days, but that hasn't stopped players from already figuring out various tricks and methods to get infinite 1-Ups.
Beyond its colourful new art style and introduction of powerups like the Elephant Fruit and Bubble Flower, Super Mario Bros. Wonder does a lot to revitalise the moustachioed plumber's 2D gameplay for a new generation. Some of the big examples include its reality-shifting Wonder Flowers and Badges, but there are also more subtle ways like the removal of level timers and the ability to play levels in pretty much any order.
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One way that Super Mario Bros. Wonder hasn't moved on from the past, though, is with its lives system. Just like every other 2D Mario before it, Wonder gives you a limited amount of lives to get through your adventure with, which is something that a lot of other platformers, like Sonic Superstars, have decided to move away from entirely. However, also just like every other 2D Mario before it, players have figured out a way to cheat death and easily get 1-Ups whenever they need them.
Take Twitter user DriftCons, for example, who figured out that a particular pipe placement in one of the game's earliest stages is perfect for replicating a 2D Mario staple - the 1-Up trick. For those that don't know, ever since the first Super Mario game, jumping on a Koopa Troopa's shell several times in a row rewards the player with a 1-Up, which can be repeated over and over for what is essentially an unlimited amount of 1-Ups.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder keeps this mechanic which, of course, means that players have already found a way to easily grind out 1-Ups. Take
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