How to Find Extra Lives in Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy is the newest installation in the Nintendo series about everyone's favorite red-clad plumber. You can find many new twists and turns in this version, especially with the perks of the new Wii platform. Each time you start the game in Wii, your life count starts back at 4. This makes gaining extra lives an ongoing priority.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Start at the comet observatory. You should be able to find 1-UP mushrooms on the spinning green platform by the core, under the kitchen stairs and next to the StarShroom in the garage.
2. Go into a dome. Once you come back out into the observatory area, the 1-UP mushrooms will respawn.
3. Talk to MailToad to get mail from Luigi and Princess Peach. These come with a 5-UP.
4. Get the Red Star power up. This allows you to fly and you can collect two more 1-UP mushrooms in the observatory level. Find these under the platform supporting the gateway and at the top of the observatory. Claiming the one at the top of the observatory requires precise flying skills. Practice to make sure Mario will get it.
5. Start collecting. 50 little candy-looking star bits will give you an extra life. This is an easy way to rack up a lot of lives. If you collect 50 yellow coins, you'll alos get an extra life.
6. Explore the nooks and crannies, looking at all the areas of a level and using all your available skills.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't get carried away. For those that have been playing Mario games for years, it's easy to become obsessed with extra lives. Remember that, no matter how many you collect, you lose all but 4 of those lives once you shut off the Wii. Don't let extra life collecting get in the way of enjoying the rest of the game.