The player has 3 initial extra lives when starting a new game.

Player gains extra life at 80 and 280 million points.

That would not cure any baby, but it might add months or years of extra life.

Collecting them all will give the player two extra lives.

And here I was so worried about being shy an extra life.

Usually, when a player gets a certain number of points, they may get an extra life or go on to a higher level.

Players will be given an extra life at 100,000 and 200,000 points.

If there are no extra lives left, the game is over.

In certain games, it is possible to receive multiple extra lives at once.

Players select the stage and the number of available extra lives at the start.