New Super Mario Bros./Cheats


 * Play as Luigi: At the "Select A File" screen, hold L + R and press A to play as Luigi.
 * Coin block: The number of coins you get from a coin block depends on the time between your first hit from the block and your second hit etc., so if you ground pound a coin block from above as Super Mario and keep pressing down on the D-pad, you can get the maximum number of coins(14) and a super mushroom. You cannot stop or you won't get a super mushroom. You can also do this within a tight space between the platform you are standing on and the coin block and hit it at a regular interval.

If you need additional Toad Houses, you can make them. You need to clear a course by touching the flagpole when the last two digits are a certain value. (You can also do this in towers and castles if you kill the boss at the correct time, but this is more difficult.) You can do this in any level, even 1-1. If the timer ends in:
 * 11, 22, or 33: A red house appears.
 * 44, 55, or 66: A green house appears.
 * 77, 88, or 99: A mega house appears.

The house will appear at the beginning of the world. (You do not need any Star Coins to reach it!) If there is already a house there, then you need to clear it before you can make another one. If you want, you could make a house in each world and then save the game.

If you have trouble with the timer, then go stand next to the flag pole, and make a small hop onto the bottom of the flagpole at the correct time.