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The Walkthrough


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Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
Some more secrets from the text version
  • 1) In case you didn't know, hitting the left side of a power-up block makes the Mushroom go right and vice versa. This is very useful to know.
  • 2) The Magic Whistles allow you to warp between levels. If you use the Whistle in World 1, you get warped to the top path of the Warp Zone, and can warp to Worlds 2-4. If you use it in Worlds 2-6, you get warped to the middle path, and can warp to Worlds 5-7. Using it in Worlds 7-9 takes you to the bottom path, and you warp to World 8. Hey wait, what's World 9?? Well, the Warp Zone is considered World 9. Therefore the fastest way to get to World 8 is to use a second Whistle while in the Warp Zone.
  • 3) If you want to get rid of a Koopa for good, release its shell right next to a wall. You can use a Koopa shell as a shield as well as you run through an area . It protects against one attack. And finally, if you release a shell while standing one block away from another block, it won't hit you as it bounces back.
  • 4) Piranha Plants still come out of their pipes in the Giant World even if you stand right next to them.
  • 5) You can sometimes build up enough speed to fly by running back and forth in a smaller area.
  • 6) You can turn a wandering Hammer Brother into a Great Treasure Ship in Worlds 1, 3, 5, and 6. To do this difficult trick, collect coins until you have a multiple of 11. Then score points, until the tens digit of your score matches the multiple of 11. Then at the end of the stage, stop the timer on an even number. For example: 44 coins (4x11), 10,140 points, and 152 seconds left. The Treasure Ship has over 150 coins, plus a hidden 1-up near the exit pipe.
  • 7) The Matching Game appears every time you score 80,000 points. It has eight different patterns. The pattern does not change within the same game, so if you lose, remember what you've seen.
  • 8) It is said that being Hammer Mario and using Hammers on Bowser is interesting...
  • 9) Complete an Airship as Frog, Tanooki, or Hammer Mario and the king will say something different to you.
  • 10) This FAQ can also be used for Super Mario 3 in the game Super Mario All- Stars for Super Nintendo, since they are the same game.

    • This walkthrough was created by Alex Hopson for Nesguru.
    Based on the 'Super Mario Bros. 3 FAQ by Joshua Harring (harring@student.umass.edu)'

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    Page last updated: September 2nd, 1998