You might remember some time ago I posted the fairly well known continue trick for Super Mario Bros.
But all is not lost! Once the title screen pops back up, hold down the A Button and press Start to start back up at the beginning of the world where you bought the farm.
And would you believe that this trick holds true for other games as well? Games like Kung-Fu Heroes?
First, lose all your lives
Then go back to the title screen, hold A and press Start, and you're back in action, approximately where you left off.
Pretty snazzy, eh?