Bonus game (Super Mario Land)

The Bonus Game is a mini-game in Super Mario Land in which the player can win extra lives or a Flower. It consists of four floors, at the end of each of which is either a number of extra lives to win (from 1 to 3) or a Flower. At the left side of the screen, Mario quickly changes the floors automatically, while in the middle a ladder is doing the same. Pressing a button will stop both Mario and the ladder. Depending on their positions, Mario will head right and get the extra lives or the power-up at the end of the floor. If he passes the ladder on his way, he will take it up or down, respectively, and then continue on the new floor.

At the end of each level of Super Mario Land, except for boss levels, there are two exits. Mario is only able to play the Bonus Game when using the upper exit, which is usually harder to reach than the lower one. Regardless of the plumber's form when finishing the level, he will always enter the Bonus Game as Super Mario, and he will also start the next level as him (unless he wins a Flower which will turn him into Superball Mario).