Site Event Super Mario All-Stars Celebration Event | RERUN May 14 - May 22 (See Threadmarks)

[Brock Reiher]

Completed these challenged on the Mario Advance cartridge I've had since it came out. Never beat it before, now I know why. Not a fan of Mario USA.

Birdo Basher

Savior of Subcon

Ace Coin Collector

 

[Pierceyonder]

Another vid, this time the SMBLL ones. I have to say, despite this one being quite texturally interesting among Mario games, I would be fine to never play it again. I don't like it!

This should give me all 3 of the SMBLL badges, meaning I've finished SMB1/LL's set. My final score for SMB2LL is 1120250!

 

[Bulletbill10]

Putting in some work on Mario 3, I have mostly the e-reader level badges:



I did all of the e-coins first, but I guess I didn't need a separate picture for that. In contrast, I didn't take extra pictures for all the levels, since I must have done them all to get all the Advance coins. Let me know if that's a problem. This should be evidence for Three of a Card, World-e Explorer, Advance Coin Collector, and e-Coin Collector.

I really like the e-reader levels. I also beat them after buying the game during the Wii U shut down. I kind of wish nintendo would make more things like them where they mix up the games. Like Mario Maker but less... modular? I also think it should be a tradition to remake the iconic SMB levels in each new engine. Just as a little bonus, or maybe as one long level.

 

[oomoepoo]

Busted out the ol' faithful 3DS and played some Super Mario Land. The game was my first encounter with Mario but I never managed to beat the game as a kid, I fixed that now. I really like how weird and unlike anything on the big screen this game is. Egypt levels? Exploding Koopas? Side scrolling shoot'm'up sections?! This ain't your dad's Mario anymore! (Bring back Tatanga, you cowards!)

That was fun. Definitely more than Mario USA

Top of the Sarasaland Goal:


Exploring Sarasaland's Secrets:

Spoiler

Super Ball Power and Topple Tatanga:

Spoiler

And here's Savior of Sarasaland. Hard mode was a bit of a mixed bag. Maybe don't clutter the screen with so many enemies that the game can't keep up anymore

 

[Yavga]

Second page completed,
Super Mario Bros 2.

Foraging in Subspace
Dream Team
Birdo Basher
Bonus Chance Jackpot
Subcon Smasher
Savior of Subspace
+ Highscore

Spoiler: Picture

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

I see that Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is getting a bit of a bad rap in the thread. I get it - it's a very different game than the rest. I'm playing the All-Stars version (I'm also gonna play the Advance version separately, because I have way too much time on my hands I guess!), and I kinda dig it. It feels more punishing than the rest (other than Lost Levels of course) because lives are hard to come by outside of the roulette (which is basically pure luck unless I miss something) and health is few and far between. Mario Advance did a lot to make the game more approachable, even with the screen size issues. I do miss the focus on movement and momentum based platforming over grabbing and throwing objects or enemies. But I also like the exploration, I like how different characters let you approach levels in different ways, and I can appreciate this as a different kind of platformer, even if it's not my preference for Mario.

 

[Brock Reiher]

I see that Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is getting a bit of a bad rap in the thread. I get it - it's a very different game than the rest. I'm playing the All-Stars version (I'm also gonna play the Advance version separately, because I have way too much time on my hands I guess!), and I kinda dig it. It feels more punishing than the rest (other than Lost Levels of course) because lives are hard to come by outside of the roulette (which is basically pure luck unless I miss something) and health is few and far between. Mario Advance did a lot to make the game more approachable, even with the screen size issues. I do miss the focus on movement and momentum based platforming over grabbing and throwing objects or enemies. But I also like the exploration, I like how different characters let you approach levels in different ways, and I can appreciate this as a different kind of platformer, even if it's not my preference for Mario.

It's definitely unique, which is nice. And you're you're right about the different characters. But I felt like by the end of world 2 I'd seen everything it had to offer and it just keeps going and going. The levels where you have to do the most exploration are later on when you're just looking at similar looking areas over and over.

Peace is Paved

Fantasy World

For Super Players

I think I may have High Score Chaser as well.

 

[Yavga]

I see that Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is getting a bit of a bad rap in the thread - - -

I never really played the game before save for a few quick sessions when I was younger, now that I completed it to completion (advance all-stars) I remembered 4 things that I really appreciate.

• The pick-up and throw mechanics
• The introduction of verticality
• The mask chasing you
• No timer

They made this title stand out a lot.

 

[chocolate_supra]

I see that Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is getting a bit of a bad rap in the thread. I get it - it's a very different game than the rest. I'm playing the All-Stars version (I'm also gonna play the Advance version separately, because I have way too much time on my hands I guess!), and I kinda dig it. It feels more punishing than the rest (other than Lost Levels of course) because lives are hard to come by outside of the roulette (which is basically pure luck unless I miss something) and health is few and far between. Mario Advance did a lot to make the game more approachable, even with the screen size issues. I do miss the focus on movement and momentum based platforming over grabbing and throwing objects or enemies. But I also like the exploration, I like how different characters let you approach levels in different ways, and I can appreciate this as a different kind of platformer, even if it's not my preference for Mario.

I adore Doki Doki Mario, and have since I was a kid. Yeah it's a very different type of game but it's a really good game. The music is great, the vibes are there, the last world especially starts to feel like something really special (or at least it did to me as a kid), and for its era the boss fights are rad. One of my favorite 8-bit games out there.

 

[Aurc]

Japanese Mario 2 is kicking my ass

 

[Josh5890]

Japanese Mario 2 is kicking my ass

People aren't lying when they say that it is the hardest Mario game of all time.

 

[oomoepoo]

I see that Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is getting a bit of a bad rap in the thread. I get it - it's a very different game than the rest. I'm playing the All-Stars version (I'm also gonna play the Advance version separately, because I have way too much time on my hands I guess!), and I kinda dig it. It feels more punishing than the rest (other than Lost Levels of course) because lives are hard to come by outside of the roulette (which is basically pure luck unless I miss something) and health is few and far between. Mario Advance did a lot to make the game more approachable, even with the screen size issues. I do miss the focus on movement and momentum based platforming over grabbing and throwing objects or enemies. But I also like the exploration, I like how different characters let you approach levels in different ways, and I can appreciate this as a different kind of platformer, even if it's not my preference for Mario.

Played the GBA version and I just.. didn't really vibe much with it. It's interesting, I give it that, but I think it's kind of a middling execution. The characters are all unique, yes, but Mario is the only one that I actually like to play as because the others have terrible physics which aren't suited for what the game expects you to pull off. I do like the overall look though and the boss fights are pretty rad (except the fire breathing BIrdos, that one can get in the bin)!

 

[ermitron2]

Japanese Mario 2 is kicking my ass

Try to clear it in GBC, you fight against the screen size too!. I always thought they didn't make accesible world 9 to D (they are in the code) because they didn't want people to throw their gameboy

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Japanese Mario 2 is kicking my ass

SMB2J absolutely feels like a game from a different era. It's the game for the 80's kid that had Super Mario Bros as one of their only games and who played it to death. It tells them, "Oh, I know you have free time. I know you mastered the last game. Here, this will take up your time now. Have fun!" Its high level of difficulty through challenging, almost merciless platforming, while also changing only a few mechanics here and there is completely foreign to the more modern idea of Mario being the game for anyone with any skill level. It's deeply fascinating and feels like a game that could only really exist in the early days of the Mario franchise.

 

[chocolate_supra]

SMB2J absolutely feels like a game from a different era. It's the game for the 80's kid that had Super Mario Bros as one of their only games and who played it to death. It tells them, "Oh, I know you have free time. I know you mastered the last game. Here, this will take up your time now. Have fun!" Its high level of difficulty through challenging, almost merciless platforming, while also changing only a few mechanics here and there is completely foreign to the more modern idea of Mario being the game for anyone with any skill level. It's deeply fascinating and feels like a game that could only really exist in the early days of the Mario franchise.

Didn't Tezuka say at one point that the idea for SMB2JP was that world 1 in that game was essentially world 9 of SMB1? Like the idea was that it was a continuation of the game, so the difficulty got to where it was by the end of 1 and just continued through 2. I thought I read that somewhere.

 

[ermitron2]

Ok here's the last one I needed to complete SMB3

SMB3 All stars: World Map Secrets

Didn't Tezuka say at one point that the idea for SMB2JP was that world 1 in that game was essentially world 9 of SMB1? Like the idea was that it was a continuation of the game, so the difficulty got to where it was by the end of 1 and just continued through 2. I thought I read that somewhere.

Not to mention they actually added the infinite life trick in the first level because they thought players were going to need it lol

We made it so you could get infinite 1-UPs from the beginning to prepare you for the levels to come, and some of those levels would whacky [sic] or defy the laws of physics. We made it adding those things and it was fun. But we thought it would be hard for first time players so we put a sticker on the package that said "For Super Players"

 

[chocolate_supra]

But we thought it would be hard for first time players so we put a sticker on the package that said "For Super Players"

I didn't realize the "Super Player" thing dated that far back!

 

[oomoepoo]

Onto Super Mario Land 2! Another one I haven't played since childhood
It's interesting how this is a step towards being basically Super Mario World but on the Gameboy, while still kinda retaining that weirdness of the first one, although I miss the Magic Ball powerup and the catchy egypt music :')

1. Ring the Bonus Bell​
2. Coin Collector​
3. Wallop Wario​
4. Mario Land Explorer​

Spoiler

Oh, I also managed to get the 99-Up Jackpot! That counts for Turtle Tipping, right?

Spoiler: 99-Up Jackpot and after

 

[Brock Reiher]

Top of the Giant Gate

Time the Goal Ring

Mini Battle Champ

Perfectionist

Extra Credit

 

[Josh5890]

I took a few days off, but tonight I plan on playing Super Mario Bros 2 (US)

 

[em]

A few of the images below belong to incomplete tasks, but I wanted to post everything while I had the chance.

The badges that are complete as of 07/19/2023 are:
Warp Zoner, Top of the Flagpole, Fireworks Show, Retainer Retriever, Your Quest is Over, B-Dasher, Foraging in Subspace, Subcon Smasher, Bonus Chance Jackpot, Three of a Card, Koopalings Go Boom-Boom, Savior of the Mushroom Kingdom, Top of the Giant Gate, and Savior of Dinosaur Land.

7/21/2023 completion update:
Dream Team, Birdo Basher, Savior of Subcon

Spoiler

Warp Zoner:

Super Mario Bros. 1/2J:
-Exploring the Kingdom's Secrets (1/6):


Top of the Flagpole and Fireworks Show:


Retainer Retriever:


Your Quest is Over and Let's-a Go:


B-Dasher:



Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA):
Subcon Smasher, Foraging in Subspace, Birdo Basher (3/3), Dream Team (4/4), and Savior of Subcon:









Bonus Chance Jackpot:


Super Mario Bros. 3:
Savior of the Mushroom World:



Turtle Tipping:


Three of a Card:


Koopalings Go Boom-Boom:


Super Mario World:
Top of the Giant Gate:



Savior of Dinosaur Land:

 

[Bulletbill10]

Working through SMB 3 proper now. Here are the picture proofs for World Map Secrets, Koopalings Go Boom-Boom, Nice Suit, and Memory Matcher, kept behind spoilers for the match game answers.

Spoiler: pictures from twitter

It was after I did Wendy with the fire flower, but I also tried to kill Lemmy with hammers, but I think he may genuinely be immune to them. I couldn't get a single one to land on him. All that's left is to finish the game at this point! I'm traveling this weekend starting tomorrow, so probably not until next week unless I get some down time.

 

[Josh5890]

Super Mario Bros 2 (USA) NES

Tonight was all about Doki Doki... I mean Super Mario Bros 2. This was actually the first time that I have beaten the game. I had both the NES and All-Stars versions growing up. I must have played the first couple of worlds a hundred times as a kid, but I never made it to the end, and sadly I haven't revisited the game in a long time. I forgot that so many classic Super Mario enemies originated in this game. Getting to play as four different characters, each with their own attributes, for the first time was amazing. Sadly, some of the controls have not aged well. Trying to climb requires almost exact persision and you can fall really fast otherwise. Still, it is a good game in 2023.

Anyway......

Foraging in Subspace

Dream Team

Bonus Chance Jackpot

Birdo Basher

Subcon Smasher

Savior of Subcon

Next up is Super Mario Bros 3, but with Pikmin 4 about to release, my weekend will be occupied elsewhere.

 

[ermitron2]

Mario Land 2 badges completed. I didn't remember that the coins were useless once you reached 999

Ring the bonus bell
Coin Collector
Take back the golden coins / wallop wario
Mario Land Explorer

Spoiler: Images

Take back the golden coins / wallop wario

Mario Land Explorer

Ring the bonus bell

Coin Collector

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Last night, I completed my own adventure in Subcon with the All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)! Mario USA is not quite my speed compared to the other titles, sitting solidly in the lower half of classic 2D Mario, but it's a solid game with a lot of charm. Having the four different playable characters to help you approach levels differently helps with both variety and in molding the challenge in the way you want. The characters who are best at the platforming are worse at plucking/throwing and vice versa, but there are reasons to choose one or the other depending on the level. The fact that you can chance characters if you die, an additional mechanic added to All-Stars, helps with this, even if I didn't personally use it. I'd like to see a game further flesh this style of grab and throw plus exploration. I really gotta play Klonoa and Mischief Makers at some point...

Foraging in Subspace

Birdo Basher

Bonus Chance Jackpot (this one I got by pure luck)

Subcon Smasher

Dream Team and Savior of Subcon

 

[Pierceyonder]

Got a hot new batch of badges finished - this time all of the SMB2USA ones + the GBA exclusive ones for whenever those are implemented! I should also hit the High Score Chaser one with this.



I used to be one of those people that liked SMB2USA more than SMB3, but as time has gone on and I've replayed it more times, I've started to notice more cracks. I still like it a lot, but I think the way the screen scrolls upward can really kill some of the platforming at times and there's a lot more levels where you either need to dig and climb (both of which aren't particularly fun in this game) than I remember. Still, I agree that the game has a timeless charm to it, and it's kind of amazing how many of the series' staple enemies originate from this game.

Final scores:

SMB1: 595,250
SMB2JP (All-Stars): 1,120,250
SMW: 42,190 (I think this one must have reset my score when I beat the game because this is ridiculously low for all 96 exits lmao)
SMB2USA (GBA) : 994390

Also, is there a way to choose which badges we want displayed under our username?

 

[Aurc]

Also, is there a way to choose which badges we want displayed under our username?

Go to the Badges tab on your profile, and click the megaphone icon that appears next to badge names. You can feature up to four.

 

[Pierceyonder]

Go to the Badges tab on your profile, and click the megaphone icon that appears next to badge names. You can feature up to four.

Thank you! I figured there had to be some way but I didn't try clicking on those.

 

[Jave]

Time for some Super Mario Bros. 3!

Koopalings Go Boom-Boom:



Three of a Card / Memory Matcher / World Map Secrets / Nice Suit:



Savior of the Mushroom World / High Score Chaser:
Also High Score Submission: 2,848,030

 

[ermitron2]

I'm on a roll now. Completed mario bros 2 js / us and the last badge of mario1/2j I needed. Also I thought that Mario Land 1 was on the gameboy virtual console but no, weird omission so gonna return to emulator for that one

Super Mario Bros 2J

• Peace is paved
• Fantasy World
• For Super Players
• Explre the Kingdom Secrets (MB1DX and MB2J)

Super Mario Bros 2 US

• Foraging in subspace
• Dream Team / Savior of Subcon
• Bonus Chance Jackpot
• Birdo Basher
• Subconsmasher

Spoiler: Images

SMB2J

• Peace is paved
  
  
• Fantasy World
  
  
• For Super Players
  
  
• Explre the Kingdom Secrets (MB1DX and MB2J)

SMB2 US

• Foraging in subspace
  
  
• Dream Team / Savior of Subcon
  
  
• Bonus Chance Jackpot
  
  
• Birdo Basher
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Subconsmasher
  
  

 

[Yavga]

Mario 3 finished!

I did not skip a single level, that was a huge 2D Mario game!
It took me 3 days to finish.
After I finished the game I returned to world-5 and got stuck in a memory minigame loop...

• Three of a Card
• Memory Matcher
• World Map Secrets
• Koopalings go Boom-Boom
• Nice Suit
• Savior of the Mushroom World + Score

Spoiler: Picture of Achievements

 

[Dragoncaine]

Alright, that's a wrap on the GOAT, TotK, so now I can split my time between some leisurely Pikmin and Mario badges this weekend on top of Barbenheimer

 

[em]

7/21/2023 completion update:
Dream Team, Birdo Basher, Savior of Subcon

(This is probably it for me, as I beat all four of SMB1/2USA/3/World, albeit with warping, and am moving on to non-Mario games for the near future.)

A few of the images below belong to incomplete tasks, but I wanted to post everything while I had the chance.

The badges that are complete as of 07/19/2023 are:
Warp Zoner, Top of the Flagpole, Fireworks Show, Retainer Retriever, Your Quest is Over, B-Dasher, Foraging in Subspace, Subcon Smasher, Bonus Chance Jackpot, Three of a Card, Koopalings Go Boom-Boom, Savior of the Mushroom Kingdom, Top of the Giant Gate, and Savior of Dinosaur Land.

7/21/2023 completion update:
Dream Team, Birdo Basher, Savior of Subcon

Spoiler

Warp Zoner:

Super Mario Bros. 1/2J:
-Exploring the Kingdom's Secrets (1/6):


Top of the Flagpole and Fireworks Show:


Retainer Retriever:


Your Quest is Over and Let's-a Go:


B-Dasher:



Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA):
Subcon Smasher, Foraging in Subspace, Birdo Basher (3/3), Dream Team (4/4), and Savior of Subcon:









Bonus Chance Jackpot:


Super Mario Bros. 3:
Savior of the Mushroom World:



Turtle Tipping:


Three of a Card:


Koopalings Go Boom-Boom:


Super Mario World:
Top of the Giant Gate:



Savior of Dinosaur Land:

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Hey folks! Hope you're all having fun playing Super Mario for the event. I'm happy to report that the badges for the Advance Challenges are now on Fami! I've given them out to anyone who had already achieved the milestones, but do let me know if I missed you.

Will anyone be able to claim all 60 badges? Good luck!

 

[Josh5890]

@Aurc you have once again outdone yourself with these badges!

 

[Dragoncaine]

Dear god, when do I encounter a Green Birdo in SMB2 so I can stop playing this extremely difficult game? Lol

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Dear god, when do I encounter a Green Birdo in SMB2 so I can stop playing this extremely difficult game? Lol

5-1 is where you find the first Green Birdo (on NES she looks gray in that stage, but that's okay).

 

[Barely Able]

Now that I’m back from vacation I can finally commit to earning these badges!

 

[Barely Able]

Whoops. Forgot to snap pictures of all the SMB1/2 extra badges while playing. Luckily most are super easy to recreate.

 

[Dragoncaine]

Hoo boy, let's see which badges I've racked up so far:

SMB1
Retainer Retriever
Your Quest is Over

SMB2
Foraging in Subspace
Dream Team
Bonus Chance Jackpot
Subcon Smasher - You have to take my word on this one, I began the boss fight with 2/3 hearts and ended it with 2/3 hearts (you can see this in the screenshot of my save state right before the boss fight, along with the video)
Birdo Basher

SMB3
Three of a Card
Memory Matcher
Koopalings go Boom Boom

SML2: Six Golden Coins
Take back the Golden Coins
Wallop Wario

EDIT: Let's add Birdo Basher for good measure!

Spoiler

 

[ermitron2]

Finally the last 3 games to complete the 50 badges and become a super player!

Super Mario World: Still a master piece after so many years, but having a blue yoshi make like 70% of the stages piece of cake

• Top of the giant gate
• Freshly Hatched
• Over the moon
• Swtich Stomper
• Saviour of dinosaur land
• Dinosaur land explorer

Yoshi's Island: Really the only option they should've added was to lower the volume of the goddam baby crying lol. Also poor deep purple Yoshi, I assume it was left stranded on the moon

• Time goal ring
• Mini battle champ
• Half-way to baby Luigi / Brothers Reunited
• Perfectionist / Extra credit

Super Mario Land: After some many years without playing it, it's really the weirdest of the bunch, like it was a game from other franchise

• Top of the sarasaland goal
• Exploring Sarasaland's secret
• Super Ball Power
• Topple Tatanga
• Savior of Sarasaland

Spoiler: Screenshots!

Super Mario World

• Top of the giant gate
  
  
• Freshly Hatched
  
  
• Over the moon
  
  
• Swtich Stomper
  Yellow and green
  
  
  
  
  Red
  
  
  
  Blue
  
  
  
  
• Saviour of dinosaur land
  
  
• Dinosaur land explorer
  
  

Yoshi's Island

• Time goal ring
  
  
• Mini battle champ
  
  
• Half-way to baby Luigi / Brothers Reunited
  
  
• Perfectionist / Extra credit - both on world 1
  
  

Super Mario Land

• Top of the sarasaland goal
  
  
• Exploring Sarasaland's secret
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Super Ball Power
  
  
• Topple Tatanga
  
  
• Savior of Sarasaland
  
  

Me after collecting the main badges:

 

[Barely Able]

Super Mario Bros challenges plus some of the other related ones:

Let’s A Go, Your Quest is Over, and a New Quest Completed:

Spoiler

Figured this counts for them all since it shows the Star for the hard mode and need to beat the base game for this as well.

B-Dasher

Spoiler

Turtle Tipping

Spoiler

Retainer Retriever

Spoiler

Top of the Flagpole

Spoiler

Fireworks Show

Spoiler

Exploring the Kingdom’s Secrets

Spoiler

Fire Flower Power

Spoiler

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Finally the last 3 games to complete the 50 badges and become a super player!

Super Mario World: Still a master piece after so many years, but having a blue yoshi make like 70% of the stages piece of cake

• Top of the giant gate
• Freshly Hatched
• Over the moon
• Swtich Stomper
• Saviour of dinosaur land
• Dinosaur land explorer

Yoshi's Island: Really the only option they should've added was to lower the volume of the goddam baby crying lol. Also poor deep purple Yoshi, I assume it was left stranded on the moon

• Time goal ring
• Mini battle champ
• Half-way to baby Luigi / Brothers Reunited
• Perfectionist / Extra credit

Super Mario Land: After some many years without playing it, it's really the weirdest of the bunch, like it was a game from other franchise

• Top of the sarasaland goal
• Exploring Sarasaland's secret
• Super Ball Power
• Topple Tatanga
• Savior of Sarasaland

Spoiler: Screenshots!

Super Mario World

• Top of the giant gate
  
  
• Freshly Hatched
  
  
• Over the moon
  
  
• Swtich Stomper
  Yellow and green
  
  
  
  
  Red
  
  
  
  Blue
  
  
  
  
• Saviour of dinosaur land
  
  
• Dinosaur land explorer
  
  

Yoshi's Island

• Time goal ring
  
  
• Mini battle champ
  
  
• Half-way to baby Luigi / Brothers Reunited
  
  
• Perfectionist / Extra credit - both on world 1
  
  

Super Mario Land

• Top of the sarasaland goal
  
  
• Exploring Sarasaland's secret
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Super Ball Power
  
  
• Topple Tatanga
  
  
• Savior of Sarasaland
  
  

Me after collecting the main badges:

Congrats on being our very first Super Player! Now will you also become our first Advance Player by getting a full 60/60 Badges?

As for my own progress, I meant to do Super Mario Bros. 3 first, and I did make a lot of progress (up to World 6 right now!), but I had some free time while I was out and I did Super Mario Land instead. Oops!

Top of the Sarasaland Goal

Exploring Sarasaland's Secrets

Super Ball Power

Topple Tatanga (High Score: 331,540)

Savior of Sarasaland (played using the SML DX colorization hack since that one lets you play Hard Mode even if you reset, high score: 297,880)

 

[Barely Able]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins coming in hot! I don’t have the first one so Nintendo better put it on NSO before September (or I’m just going to play a flash version I found and hope I can get through it lol)

Ring the Bonus Bell

Coin Collector

Take Back the Golden Coins and Wallop Wario

Mario Land Explorer

 

[Bulletbill10]

I beat SMB 3, on GBA (I can't keep the full name straight, lol). High score 1,638,720. This should be evidence for Savior of the Mushroom World!

 

[Dragoncaine]

Added Nice Suit to my SBM3 badges. Now it's time to pick my new favorite ones to wear, woo!

 

[Barely Able]

A couple of the Advance badges:

Hooked on the Brothers

stopped around level 60 but have to say Mario Bros is one of the best arcade games ever made. Just so much fun when you get going. Found a sweet spot tonight (helps when you rock the bonus stages to get those extra lives). This version seems decidedly easier than the arcade game too.

Brotherly Brawl

 

[oomoepoo]

Worked my way through Yoshi's Island (on the GBA)

Got pictures for: Time the Goal Ring, Mini Battle Champ, Perfectionist, Halway to Baby Luigi and Brothers Reunited



EDIT:Here's a screenshot for Extra Credit, showing the Extra-3 level with a score



EDIT 2: And while I'm at it, here's to "Secret Credit", curtesy of my poor thumbs. I think I lost more lifetime in some of those than Yoshi

Spoiler: Secret Levels 1-6

Very pretty game but I feel like the levels are a bit too large for their own good. Also the GBA sounds was a bit grating at times

---

And here's to... SMB2: The lost levels (NES)

Peace is Paved and Fantasy World



Jesus Christ, this game. I have no words. It absolutely destroyed me. And I was already like halfway through when I realised that I had to clear the game 8 times to make it to the actual ending... I don't know if I have that in me o_o

So... I decided to play the All-Stars version. World-9 was fun but comparatively too easy. And the alphabet levels were super uneven, A-C had one or two tricky jumps but weren't really worse than anything between 4 and 8. And then there's D which has a spike in the beginning and then kinda... fizzles out? Overall the whole worlds felt a bit underwhelming, definitely not worth playing the game 8 times

 

[Dragoncaine]

Any tips for clearing Boom-Boom's castle in World 7 of SMB3? I'm admittedly pretty baked right now lol but would love a nudge in the right direction

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

Any tips for clearing Boom-Boom's castle in World 7 of SMB3? I'm admittedly pretty baked right now lol but would love a nudge in the right direction

Assuming it's the one with the massive amount of brick blocks in it, in the long hall with the Roto-Discs, there is a pipe you need to fly up to. If you don't have a Raccoon/Tanooki power, there's one hidden in the level.