Super Mario 3D Land Cheats For 3DS

1. Beat level 7-1 in 5 seconds.

   Get a Tanooki leaf. Play level 7-1. When the level starts, run towards the flag. When you come to the pit with the water, jump and hover over it. If you do this you can hit the flag and beat the level in 5 seconds, or less.

   Contributed by: RueRyuzaki92 

2. Classic 1-2 level skip to world 2.

   In world 1-2 there is a classic Mario throwback. After the checkpoint flag you'll see some coin blocks. If you jump on top of these you can then jump further up and away from the screen. You'll land on a small narrow ledge that you couldn't see before. You can now run past this section of the level and when you come to a gap in the higher area jump over it and keep running, you'll come to an area with a single orange pipe. Jumping in this pipe will take you to World 2.

   Contributed by: RedScarChaos 

3. Warp Tunnel to World 5

   Near the end of World 4-2 when you're jumping up the large shaft (via the the spotted bouncy platforms), you can use the last bouncy platform and angle it to left to get up into a more narrow shaft. You may need to do some wall jumps but go up and to the right. Keep running all the way to the right and you will find an orange pipe that will take you to World 5!

   Contributed by: DrLipschitz 

4. Instant Ink Cleaning

   Inky Piranha Plants are unique in that they spray ink onto your screen, thus impeding your ability to view the game. However, you can instantly clean the screen by simply blowing into the 3DS's microphone.

   Contributed by: discoinferno84 

5. Secret hidden Ghost

   In World 4-4 there is a secret hidden ghost. To see it, hop onto the last appearing platform at the very end of the level, just before the flag. If you look close enough, a transparent human shaped ghost/spirit will appear in the right-hand side of the spooky woods backdrop. You may have to wait a few seconds before it appears, and it will disappear in about 20 seconds and will not reappear unless you play the level all over again. The ghost does not affect your character whatsoever, but if you jump onto the flagpole while it is there, it will remain in the backdrop as Mario/Luigi do their dances. It is a creepy but a very cool secret.

   Contributed by: JM34odyssey 

6. Special World 4-1 No-Enemy Glitch

   At the beginning of the stage, there is a platform you are meant to stand on, which will begin moving and enemies will spawn to impede you. If you stand on the edge of this platform right as it begins moving, you shouldn't see any enemies up until the Piranha Plants later in the level.

   Contributed by: Anonymous 

7. Interact with Photos

   When viewing a photo (like with photo album), shake your 3DS to make certain objects and characters move (i.e. Make goombas jump, make leaves in tree shake, etc.)

   Contributed by: BobcatPride 

8. World 2-3 castle secret

   In the end of level 2-3 go around flag pole and there is a castle go in the little door of the castle and you will find a 1up mushroom island and a 1up mushroom

   Contributed by: kingwadlede 

9. Mario's glance

   You will notice that while playing, Mario will turn his head up and look into empty space. If you go to where he is looking, you will often find a hidden coin/1up block.

   Contributed by: gherkzilla 

10. Easy way to beat Bowser in level 1-Castle.

    Get the Tanooki leaf. Play stage 1-Castle. After you meet Bowser, run towards him. When you get to the gap between where you are standing and the bridge he is standing on, jump and float over the gap, using the tanooki leaf, to land where the Bowser-Button are. This makes it real easy to beat him, and gets you a much better time-score.

    Contributed by: RueRyuzaki92 

11. Alternate Title Screen

    If you save and quit while you were playing in any of the special worlds, the next time you go to the home screen there will be alternate video! (Note: this can be reversed by saving and quitting in any of the first 8 worlds)

    Contributed by: TheUltraGameBos 

12. Flagpole Easter Eggs

    When you get to the end of the level and about to grab the pole, if your time limit ends in a 6 balloons will come out once you grab the pole. If your time limit ends in a 3 fireworks will come out once you grab the pole. If your time limit ends in a 1 confetti will come out once you grab the pole.

    Contributed by: VaultBoy2010 

13. One-Up Conversion At The Goal

    When you're holding an item, such as the blocks that let you twirl higher in the air, see if you can make it to the goal post without letting them go. If you complete the stage while still holding onto the item, it'll change into an extra One-Up Mushroom.

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

14. Hatless Super Mario and little Mario with hat

    Once you've reached the maximum number of lives(which is 1,110, displayed by a triple-crown), any time you're in Super Mario(or Luigi) form you'll be without your hat, and vice versa when you're little Mario(Luigi). Note: this doesn't apply to any other form than Super, ie. Fire, Tanooki, Boomerang, etc. This includes the opening demo and "demo room"(when you leave the game untouched for a couple of moments at the title screen).

    Contributed by: xybazelu 

15. Maximum number of lives

    In this game, you can actually go over the maximum number of 999 lives, and have up to over 1,000 lives. By utilizing the 1-up trick found in 1-2, or any other place with a koopa troopa and a wall nearby, this is made simple. Once you reach 1,000 lives, there will be a unique sound effect and some applause, and your hundredth place for your lives will turn into a crown. Same goes for the tens, and the ones; they all turn into crowns once they exceed the number 9. Once you reach the maximum number of lives(which is 1,110), the same sound effect and applause can be heard once more.

    Contributed by: xybazelu 

16. Unlimited 1-ups

    World 1-2, right after the checkpoint flag, there are three koopa troopas and three coin blocks. Get on the first long coin block which is on the ground, then simply walk down onto the koopa troopa below when it moves right below the coin block. With a bit of timing and adjusting your position, you'll be bouncing off it repeatedly and start getting 1-ups. If you mess up and die, simply restart from the checkpoint.

    Contributed by: xybazelu 

17. Blowing Dandelions

    In some areas, you'll come across Fluffs, which are basically dandelions. Normally, running through them will cause them to release their seeds. However, you can trigger the same effect by simply blowing into the 3DS's microphone.

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

18. Save File Stars

    These are the requirements for getting the five Stars to appear on your save file, which are needed to unlock the true final level, S8-Crown. Glittering Stars are optional, and makes your stars glitter. Glittering Stars is sometimes known as Rainbow Stars. These cannot be lost if the main game is beaten after obtaining them. Although the second star requirement may seem nearly identical to the first, this is not an error. It's probably there because some levels are optional.

    Unlockable
    Have all stages cleared with both Mario and Luigi, and have gotten a Golden Flagpole on each stage at least once with either brother	Fifth Star
    Defeat Bowser in World 8's second Castle	First Star
    Obtain all 285 Star Medals, not including the ones from Mystery Boxes	Fourth Star
    Never have the Super/Help Item Blocks appear: Never die five or more times in a row on any level.	Glittering Stars
    Clear all stages in the first 8 Worlds	Second Star
    Defeat Bowser in World 8's second Castle again after defeating him in Special World 8's Castle	Third Star

    Contributed by: SnoozerBear 

19. Final level

    Unlockable
    Get 5 stars on your file	Final level

    Contributed by: pikachupwnage 

20. Photo Album

    Once you reach the Blue Mushroom house in World 3, you will be able to view photographs you've seen throughout the game. You are also able to save any photograph you have to your SD card so you can view them anytime you wish without the need of your game cart. To add more photos to your album, complete the following tasks.

    Unlockable
    Beat the game as Luigi	Photo #10
    Unlock Special World	Photo #11
    Complete Special World, then beat the game	Photo #12
    Complete World 1	Photo #2
    Complete World 2	Photo #3
    Complete World 3	Photo #4
    Complete World 4	Photo #5
    Complete World 5	Photo #6
    Complete World 6	Photo #7
    Complete World 7	Photo #8
    Beat the game as Mario	Photo #9

    Contributed by: Soulavenger69 

21. Unlockables

    Unlockable
    Clear Special World 1	Play as Luigi
    Clear World 8	Special World

    Contributed by: feitclub 

22. Star Medal Level Unlockables

    Possess the required amount of star medals to unlock the following levels.

    Unlockable
    110 Star Medals	S1-Bowser
    120 Star Medals	S2-Airship
    140 Star Medals	S3-Airship
    160 Star Medals	S4-Airship
    180 Star Medals	S5-Bowser
    200 Star Medals	S6-Airship
    220 Star Medals	S7-Bowser
    230 Star Medals	S8-1
    240 Star Medals	S8-2
    250 Star Medals	S8-3
    260 Star Medals	S8-4
    270 Star Medals	S8-5
    290 Star Medals	S8-Bowser
    3 Star Medals	W1-4
    15 Star Medals	W3-5
    30 Star Medals	W4-3
    40 Star Medals	W5-3
    50 Star Medals	W5-Bowser
    60 Star Medals	W6-5
    70 Star Medals	W7-3
    80 Star Medals	W8-3
    90 Star Medals	W8-Bowser 1
    100 Star Medals	W8-Bowser 2

    Contributed by: SuperPhillip 

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