Did You Know About This Hidden Secret of Playing Super Mario Bros.?

The original Super Mario Bros. is a stakes-filled game. There are no save states or level passwords available to you. It's game over once you've used up all of your lives. So, you must restart on World 1-1, whether you lost your third life on the first level, or on World 8-4 if you want to play again. Or so we believed. But, we have all been playing Super Mario Bros. wrong! Millions of people have played Super Mario Bros. under those conditions and millions of people have been humiliated and defeated. Besides, it is punishing enough to advance through 32 levels of Bowser's infested Mushroom Kingdom just to fall victim to the beast himself in the game's climactic battle. Then, be forced to return to "World 1-1" once again, and listen to that upbeat theme song? Now that's torture. However, it now appears that there was never any justification for playing the entire game again after a defeat. No matter how many game-overs you receive, you can restart the World you died in since 1985. [caption id="attachment_58806" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] image credit: nintendolife[/caption] Furthermore, this Super Mario Bros. secret has been floating around the internet for years. But a recent TikTok video by RetroGamingOnline made it go viral. With 2.1 million views and 108,000 likes so far, it alerted new gamers to this long-buried NES-era secret.

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You can test out this trick on any version of Super Mario Bros., whether it be on the original NES, the Wii U Virtual Console, or the Nintendo Switch Online. Hence, the next time you run out of all your lives, allow the game to return to the title screen. Then, press Start while keeping the A button depressed. Voila! Instead of starting from 1-1, the game will resume at the first level of the last world you completed. [caption id="attachment_58805" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] image credit: usgamer[/caption] Therefore, you would see World 4-1 if you passed away there. In addition, you start from 7-1 if you lose in World 7-3. So, you'll still have to complete any levels you've already completed in the globe, but it sure beats having to start from scratch. Also, Read: The release of the Super Mario Bros. movie delayed