Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

Glitched wand free fall

After defeating a Koopaling, fly up to catch the wand so that Mario's head is off-screen when you grab it (P-Wing recommended). This will cause the falling-from-the-airship scene to skip the part where Mario drops to the bottom of the screen. Normally, in the falling scene, Mario appears to "hang" in midair for a short time as the clouds scroll upwards, then he drops down off-screen before the scene ends. Instead, when Mario starts to drop, the game will cut to the king's chamber scene, shaving off about four seconds from Mario's free fall.

Found by: Toad

Emulator video files

In other versions...

Fixed in SMAS? Yes.

Fixed in SMA4? Yes.

Screenshots


  • Catch the wand here