It's-a Mario World: Classic Secrets

Super Mario Bros. 3 had some messed up secrets. xP

XD I found every single one of those. And at least half without someone telling me they existed.

I am surprised I have never heard of the White Toad Houses. I randomly came across the Ghost Ship a number of times, but not the toad house. What does it do?

What is the secret behind the lake in Super Mario World? It seems like I was there, but I don't remember anything special about it. I found all of the exits on the red-dot-areas, so I must have been there. Or am I missing something?

No world -1?? Well, it's more of a glitch than a real programmed secret though.

Also the third whistle on world 2 in Mario 3, you have to break a rock using the hammer on the right side of the map.

Oh, and in mario world after you beat every stage the world map and some enemies change (In a very funny way).

What I find weird is that I always got the money ship on mario 3, but never intentionally. And never got the white mushroom

I can't believe the Minus World didn't make the list. Also, the Special World in Super Mario World doesn't require that you beat all of Star Road. In fact, all you had to do was find the key in the bottom-most-level in Star Road, Star Road 5 if memory serves correctly. It should be easy if you have a Blue Yoshi and haven't activated that many colored block switches yet. Sure, you can argue that you can beat Star Road's 1-4 to get to Star Road 5, but you can also just go to Star Road 5 through Valley of Bowser, effectively skipping the rest of Star Road.

I liked the hidden areas in Yoshi's Island with the little notes from the developers. Those always put a smile on my face.

I remember accidentally finding a true gem while playing Super Mario Bros. on the NES. What I am speaking of is the ability to be small with firepower.

To do it, you had to enter Bowser's castle and meet him as big Mario without a Fire Flower. Next, get behind Bowser and wait for him to catch up to you. You need to hit the switch (axe? - I've never been sure) and Bowser at the same time. You know you've done it correctly when Mario flashes but doesn't visually shrink back to normal size. The next "?" block you find that contains a powerup will contain a mushroom that shrinks you. All you have to do next is find a Fire Flower and you'll be small with the ability to shoot fireballs.

I'm not really sure if this is more of a glitch than a secret - but all members of the Mario Master Society know about this already.

Even though warp zone has warps to world 2-4, never choose 4. Four does not have a warp zone, but an annoying water level instead.

I baught all those on VC.

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The colors in your SMW screenshots perplex me.

Posts like this just remind me of how noob I am, of all those secrets, I know two, The warp tubes on level 2 and the life on level one. v.v :P

Torpedo Teds were also in Super Princess Peach weren't they?

Boy, do I love Torpedo Teds.

I was always perplexed as to who Torpedo Ted was and why the hell he appeared before the closing credits of SMW. Didn't find out until the GBA version (Mario Advance 2) with its extremely useful status menu that allowed me to finally conquer all 96 exits.

The secret 1-up Mushroom block, the level 1-2 and 4-2 warp areas, and the warp whistles in world 1 are all second nature to us all (at least my brothers, all the old neighborhood kids, and I). They were all mandatory grabs. I went most of my SMB3 playing life not knowing what waited for Mario at the end of Fortress 1 or even playing past the first level in world 2.

Fun list :D

Yeah, Torepedo Ted was a mystery to me at first, too. I'm actually just now playing the Super Mario Advance games on GBA for the first time, and I love them. The interface in general is just much better, and besides being able to save anywhere on the world map, the extra content like the added Advance coins in SMB2 is great.

I'm glad at least one of you mentioned the "Small fire flower" glitch/secret. I was beginning to think I had imagined that all those years ago because no one I know has ever done it except me!

There are several secrets I feel personally that trump the ones listed in this weeks post. First and foremost the SMB 1-3 infinite 1up trick(Totally more bad ass than the puny hidden 1up on 1-1). Just don't get too many otherwise it is an instant death sentence.

The "Breathless Bowser" secret in SMB3 where bowser doesn't shoot fireballs.

In SMB3 after you get the first 2 warp whistles and get to world 2 use the first WW and then use the second after you get to the warp zone and it takes you to world 8 directly.

Not as good but also worth mentioning: If you beat an airship in smb3 with tanooki, hammer mario or frog mario you get a different message from the king. The SMB3 world 3-9 infinite 1ups.

Also, the only time I can think of there being an actual debug menu or real "cheat" in a "mario" game is in Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land you can get the debug menu by doign the following:

Pause the game, then press Select 16 times. A box will appear over lives, time, or coins. To use Debug Mode, hold A or B and press Left or Right to move the box over a number. To change the number, press Up or Down.

You can also change Wario's hat by pressing A + B to move the box to Wario. Once it's there, press Start. Each time you do, Wario's hat will change.

It's been almost a month with no new "It's-a Mario World." Is it time to start freaking out?