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Ace Coins

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To the original Super Mario Bros. 2, which was originally released for the NES, 5 Ace Coins per level were added to the re-release for the GBA.

There are a total of 100 Ace Coins in the game.

We’ll tell you where you can find every coin in the game.

? World 1

Level 1-1

  1. After the first door, above the first giant Shy Guy.
  2. Above the first pair of logs in the waterfall.
  3. East to the door after the wooden bridge – right in the door.
  4. Vine up, right, back outside, right Vine up, pay attention to the right edge of the screen.
  5. By the three parallel tendrils, to the right.

Levels 1-2

  1. Stay low on the magic carpet.
  2. Then go up and to the right.
  3. After the locked door, blow up the first wall.
  4. Outside again, jump to the left, coin at the end of the ledge.
  5. To the right again, jump further from the last ledge.

Levels 1-3

  1. With Luigi: high jump – otherwise run-up from the entrance.
  2. Above the floating tree trunks after the grass platforms.
  3. After the vase, continue and jump onto the green hill.
  4. Get key → locked door → coin at the top left of the door.
  5. In the same area, lower platform, drop with right-left movement.

? World2

Level 2-1

  1. High above the first pile of bones.
  2. Above the cactus in front of the pyramid.
  3. Above quicksand with snake – use cactus afterwards.
  4. Behind the door, keep right at the ditch.
  5. Then dig left.

Level 2-2

  1. Large jump from the first bone body.
  2. Jump left at the rotating bone in the quicksand.
  3. Between two fire plants.
  4. Keep left when digging.
  5. See point 4.

Levels 2-3

  1. Jump from the first cactus / enemy / duck jump.
  2. High above a cactus next to quicksand.
  3. Drop after the door on the left.
  4. At the bottom in the sand layers on the left.
  5. In the foreboss area above the fire plant.

? World 3

Level 3-1

  1. Drop left after the door with the big waterfall, immediately swing back.
  2. Waterfall up, left on the green structure.
  3. Stay on the carpet to the left.
  4. On the carpet to the right in front of the vine.
  5. Behind the big Shy Guy: Door on the left, blow up the wall.

Level 3-2

  1. Directly to the right in front of a fire plant.
  2. Immediately afterwards.
  3. At the top right, above the blastable blocks.
  4. Under a large POW block.
  5. In the second underground zone near the ceiling.

Level 3-3

  1. In front of the first large brick building.
  2. Behind the locked door: path leading downwards.
  3. Second passage: 2-3 doors further right.
  4. On the building in the last area.
  5. Above the level exit.

? World 4

Level 4-1

  1. Above the first fish.
  2. At the bottom of a platform (snowmen!).
  3. Same pattern, two screens later.
  4. Second stage: Use Shy Guy on cannon.
  5. In front of the two vases – big jump or duck jump.

Level 4-2

  1. After the vine between waves of enemies.
  2. Shortly afterwards.
  3. After the door by the whales: on a whale tail.
  4. Three whales later, back on the tail.
  5. After the rocket, further right, big jump.

Level 4-3

  1. Jump up on the egg mount just before the island.
  2. Behind the door on the left side of the screen.
  3. Several doors → jump onto red Shy Guy, jump off to the left.
  4. At the bottom of the level.
  5. Foreboss area at top left.

? World 5

Level 5-1

  1. Right next to the fire plant.
  2. Above the first floating tree trunks.
  3. Very deep with the last trunk.
  4. By the jumping fish.
  5. On another fish – immediately jump again.

Level 5-2

  1. Jump from the first hill/enemy.
  2. Use jump from the vase or bird.
  3. Near the pillars with tree crawlers.
  4. Vine up, switch left, jump off the vase.
  5. After the door, don’t drop it all the way to the left.

Level 5-3

  1. Jump off the vase to the left.
  2. Between two horizontal tree trunks.
  3. Drop something after the electric enemies.
  4. Steal carpet from opponent, stay high on the left.
  5. Afterwards stay low.

? World 6

Level 6-1

  1. After the vase, jump from the high enemy/cactus.
  2. Three cacti after the vase.
  3. At 7 cacti, jump from the last one.
  4. Behind the door at the giant Shy Guy.
  5. Above a snake from a vase.

Level 6-2

  1. Fly east with an albatross.
  2. Fly lower on the second attempt.
  3. Jump from the second pillar to the right.
  4. Flying back and forth with albatrosses.
  5. See point 4.

Level 6-3

  1. Right after the first walking cactus.
  2. With the tendrils on the right in the picture.
  3. After a vase on the left.
  4. Further up right.
  5. At the top left – alternatively via a secret path in the quicksand.

? World7

Level 7-1

  1. Fly all the way to the left with Albatross.
  2. Stay on him – comes automatically.
  3. After the rocket, high jump from the pillar.
  4. With electric opponents on the right in the picture.
  5. Above the egg boss.

Level 7-2

  1. In the castle near the fire plant.
  2. Chain up.
  3. Left path → hidden door.
  4. After the key opponent, go down the chain on the left.
  5. At the top above a POW block.