
In the first level of the Forest of Illusions, navigate through the level, past the halfway point. Soon thereafter, you will see a box scrolling through random power-ups. Hit the box to grab a Super Star, and then run forward through the numerous red-shelled turtle enemy and those behind him. If you manage to kill them all before the Super Star runs out, you will get a maximum of eleven extra lives!
If Yoshi eats ten fruit it will make an egg. For every different color Yoshi there will be a different surprise in the egg. Here’s what you get:
Green yoshi: mushroom
red yoshi: fire flower
blue yoshi: flying feather
yellow yoshi: super star
You can get different colored Yoshis by going to star road. Each color has a diffrent power which will work once you eat a koopa shell. The colors and powers are:
Blue: Once yoshi eats a shell he will get wings.
Red: Once yoshi eats a shell and spits it out it will make fire.
yellow: Once yoshi eats a shell he can make sand clouds.
Get a cape, and then enter the ghost house in the second world. Fly all the way up above the starting point, and go through the hole in the ceiling. Continue on to a door and exit through it. You will unlock a secret area where you can get lots of power-ups.
Once you unlock the Top Secret Area in World 2, go in there and get Yoshi. Exit, and then re-enter. Hit the block that you used to get Yoshi again, but now a 1-Up will come out of the egg instead. Repeat this trick as many times as you want to get more 1-Ups.
Once you collect all of the Dragon Coins in the entire game, they will turn into Princess Coins.