Have you ever done the infinite 1up trick in Mario 1?

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HighSeraph
10/08/2025
06:14 PM
#1
The one in World 3-1 with the koopa troopa, I've never got it to work
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doshindude
10/08/2025
06:19 PM
#2
I did it for the first time recently. It's FAR more annoying to do than it appears, and the timing feels random.
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Robot2600
10/08/2025
06:28 PM
#3
if it feels random, the sub-pixel might be involved in the calculations.

i have gotten it to work, but you need to drop a save state right before and practice if you want to do it in a run.

my best advice is to be kind of centered on the block below the one that the turtle shell is on. if you land on the same level as the shell when you fuck it up, you were too far to the right. ask me any specifics if you need clarification.
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Nemu
10/08/2025
06:36 PM
#4
I think I tried the negative EXP one in Super Paper Mario just to see it.
UnsteadyOwl
10/08/2025
06:43 PM
#5
Yes.
There are other places in the game where you can do it. 3-1 is just the easiest.
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Philip027
10/08/2025
07:21 PM
#6
I never succeeded at pulling it off, but to be fair I also never tried particularly hard, unlike with the 100 jumps in Super Mario RPG (which I also never succeeded at)
rick_alverado
10/08/2025
07:24 PM
#7
Yep, albeit in the 3DS version where I was able to make a restore point right before it to make it quicker to retry. You do have to be careful though, as if you keep going there isn't a cap, it just eventually rolls over into the negatives, and a death with negative lives is a game over.
bigtiggie23
10/08/2025
07:38 PM
#8
I did it one time. IIRC I had so many extra men they were displayed as a crown instead of a number.
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rick_alverado
10/08/2025
07:45 PM
#9
bigtiggie23 posted...
I did it one time. IIRC I had so many extra men they were displayed as a crown instead of a number.

That actually happens pretty quickly, a two or three digit life count has the tens number displayed as a crown (and no hundreds digit even if you have 100+ lives). So 0-9 are just the number, 10-19 are a crown followed by the ones number, 20-45 are a crown followed by a letter from A-Z in order, 46 is a crown followed by an empty space, and after that it's a crown followed by a shape or symbol or graphic.
thronedfire2
10/08/2025
07:46 PM
#10
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Distant_Rainbow
10/08/2025
08:18 PM
#11
No.

Learned about it only a few years ago, did only a half-hearted attempt to try it before giving up.

Never needed that many extra lives in that game anyway.
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Phoro
10/08/2025
08:40 PM
#12
I did it once as a young lad, and I've never been able to replicate it. In that moment I vividly remember feeling like some kind of god lol
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trentpac
10/08/2025
08:45 PM
#13
Nearly every time I've played the game since I was 10. I rarely warp anymore, so I like to have a bunch of lives just in case I'm having an off day. Plus it's always just a fun trick to do.
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Enclave
10/08/2025
08:50 PM
#14
I did it once years ago just to do it.
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Bishop9800
10/08/2025
08:55 PM
#15
I can do it at will. It's easy to do.....
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joaquintall
10/08/2025
09:00 PM
#16
Failed every time. One day, I might attempt it, but I'd definitely save spam on an emulator.
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Hayame_Zero
10/08/2025
09:00 PM
#17
I think once. It's trickier to do than the Minus World.
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