List of New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U glitches

This is a list of glitches in the game New Super Mario Bros. U, including New Super Luigi U.

Graphical

Double Iggy Shell

Iggy has two shells.

This glitch can be done in Iggy's Volcanic Castle. When Iggy Koopa is on the top roof, once he falls off it, Mario must immediately jump on him. He will then go into his shell, but another one will appear and be faced sideways. The glitch ends after a few seconds.

Laugh for no reason

This glitch only works in New Super Luigi U, and the player must be Nabbit. In All Aboard! or Bowser Jr. Showdown, during the Bowser Jr. fight, if Nabbit touches Torpedo Teds or Bob-ombs, Bowser Jr. will laugh despite the fact Nabbit is not hurt by touching them.

Physics

Nabbit Chase Glitch

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The glitch seen in Rock-Candy Mines.

This glitch happens during the Nabbit chases, where the player has to chase Nabbit and grab him while above a pit. Even though the player has caught Nabbit, the game will instead think that he escaped and will not drop a P-Acorn upon returning to the world map.

Unbeatable Kamek

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Kamek flying out of the screen.

This glitch only works in Boost Mode. When Kamek uses his magic in his boss fight to create blocks, the player has to put a Boost Block on top of him and jump below it. Kamek will fly off the screen, making the battle unable to be beaten. This glitch works for almost any boss battle.

Scripting

Stop the Time

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The player can still move around even though the timer is 000.

The player should wait until the very end of the Time Limit on a Warp Pipe. If Mario enters the pipe exactly when the time changes from 001 to 000, he goes to the other side of it, and the timer will remain stopped at 000 until the player touches the Goal Pole or exits the level. This goes the same for time Challenges on Challenge Mode. If one enters a door at the time where it turns from 001 to 000, they will not die as well.

No boss music

This only works on New Super Luigi U. The player should repeat the above glitch, but with a boss door. The player will then have exactly 100 seconds to defeat the boss. However, no music is heard, although the boss' sound effects are kept.

Low timer sound plays twice

In New Super Luigi U, if the player hits a Mario Block for the first time in a play session (subsequently triggering the message describing the block's effects) before the "time warning" sound effect finishes playing, the sound effect will start over once the player has finished reading the message.