I don't think I ever used items either outside of curiosity at what they do. I don't think I know what all of them do, either. Also, just like with lives, you can't save items, though I s'pose with an emulator then you can use save states to keep your lives and items.
I found that the annoyance of Baby Mario just made me be really careful to not get hit. Perhaps that was their intention? Encourage better play by being annoying if you get hit? I never lost a life from Baby Mario's timer running out, it was always either a hole or spikes for me. |