If you find yourself low on lives or need to stock up for a challenging area like Wario's Castle, you can 'farm' for coins and lives:
- Replay Easy Levels: Levels like Tree Zone 1 or Macro Zone 1 are relatively safe and contain many coins. Replaying them allows you to accumulate coins towards extra lives.
- Bonus Games: Consistently hitting the top of the flagpole in any non-boss level will grant you access to a bonus game. Prioritize the 'Life Game' if you need 1-Ups.
- Stomp Combos: In levels with many easily defeatable enemies (e.g., Goombas), you can try to perform stomp combos. Stomping on 8 or more enemies consecutively without touching the ground will start awarding 1-Up Mushrooms. This requires skill but can be very rewarding.
- Hidden 1-Ups: Some levels have easily accessible 1-Up Mushrooms in hidden blocks. Once you know their location, you can quickly grab them and then exit the level (by pausing and selecting 'Exit Level' on the world map) to save your progress and the acquired life.
Efficiency: Identify the levels where you can quickly and safely earn lives or coins, and replay them as needed. Don't be afraid to take a break from the main progression to build up your resources.
Unlike the vegetable-plucking mechanics of Super Mario Bros. 2, this sequel rewards traditional coin collection to gamble for extra lives at the end-of-level crane game.
While Super Mario Land 2 rewards replaying stages for currency, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope evolves this loop by offering repeatable planetary side quests to earn Star Bits.