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Bugs/Glitches
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Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

Bugs list | Game info page

Ice Block cloning

Stand next to an Ice Block that Buster Beetle is heading for, then press the B button at the same time that Buster grabs the block. The one Ice Block turns into two, as both Mario and Buster end up holding an Ice Block!

Emulator video files

1 (FCEUX movie)
2 (NESticle movie)

In other versions...

Fixed in SMAS? No.

Fixed in SMA4? Yes.

Screenshots

One ice block...
...turns into two