Why do the potato copies remain after a reset?

Their persistence is the core mechanic: repeated failed crossings create the bridge needed to reach the right platform.

How many resets are needed?

Use enough repeated rightward jumps for the copies to form a continuous route; the exact count depends on where each copy lands.

Mr Potato level guide

hard

Repeat the gap crossing so reset copies accumulate into a bridge, then use the pile to reach the right-hand door.

Layout: The potato starts on a raised platform at the far left. A deep gap separates it from the raised right platform and its arched door.
Goal: Create a sufficient pile of potato copies to cross the gap, then enter the door on the right platform.
Opening: Move right and jump into the gap; allow the attempt to reset so a copy remains behind.
Danger Zone: The deep gap cannot be cleared reliably in one jump. The crossing remains dangerous until the copies form a continuous stepping surface.
Mechanics: Each repeated fall leaves another potato in the scene, turning the reset loop into a growing bridge across the gap.

Treat each reset as progress and repeat the same rightward jump until the pile reaches the exit side.
Once the pile is dense enough, use it as a staircase rather than attempting another blind leap.
Think in chain clears. The best move is the one that sets up the next two moves, not just the quickest current match.

Move from the left platform to the gap and jump right, allowing the first attempt to reset.
Repeat the rightward jump several times so potato copies collect in the gap.
Continue until the copies build from the left edge through the middle toward the right platform.
Use the accumulated copies as a bridge and jump across to the raised right platform.
Enter the arched door on the right platform to complete the level.

Stopping after one fall leaves too much of the gap empty for the final crossing.
Trying to clear the whole gap with one ordinary jump ignores the reset-copy mechanic.

Why do the potato copies remain after a reset?
Their persistence is the core mechanic: repeated failed crossings create the bridge needed to reach the right platform.
How many resets are needed?
Use enough repeated rightward jumps for the copies to form a continuous route; the exact count depends on where each copy lands.