Pickup

A Pickup is a special type of item in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. They appear as small pieces of ladders, conveyors, and girders. Pickups are semi-common, but they are vital to complete levels. When a certain kind of pickup is collected, the number of girders, conveyors, or ladders increases by one, allowing the player to build longer pathways for the Mini Marios. Additionally, there are larger forms of these pickups that give the player up to five girders, conveyors, or ladders, although they are less common.

Additionally, pickups can be used in custom levels in the Construction Zone, after they are unlocked by completing the worlds each type first appears in. However, the amount of pickups that can be used at a time is limited; small pickups can be placed around the level in fifteen times, while large ones can only be placed in them ten times.