How to beat Super Mario Bros. 

 Rone Caballero Prof. Rusty Rust 

November 16, 2015     

          

 

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Introduction:  Everybody knows who Mario is, yet some people lack the knowledge of where his fame skyrocketed. This is a strategy guide instructing players how to beat the classic Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s been 30 years since the game was made so the fans should know how to beat the game. If the guide is put to good use, one can finish the game in  5 minutes.  

WARNING: If you have a history of seizures or other symptoms caused by sensitive lights, please see your doctor before playing this game. 

 Materials required:  

  Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) 

 

  

Video Game AC Adapter  

  

NES controller  

 Video­Audio Cable cord   

  

Super Mario Bros. game cartridge. 

 

 Television  

(that has Video outlet)    

Video­Audio Cable Outlet 

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 Table of Contents 

  

I. Starting the Game……………………………………………………………………………....4  II. World 1­1………………………………………………………………………………………..4 

 III. World 1­2………………………………………………………………………………………..5  IV. World 4­1………………………………………………………………………………………..7  V. World 4­2………………………………………………………………………………………..8 

 VI. World 8­1………………………………………………………………………………………..9  VII. World 8­2……………………………………………………………………………………....10  VIII. World 8­3……………………………………………………………………………………....12  IX. World 8­4……………………………………………………………………………………....13  X. Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………………....15 

                    

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Steps:  

I. Starting the Game: 1. Set up your gaming system

a. First plug the AC adapter into a

power socket.

b. Then plug the video game

resolution cord in the system

c. Then plug the other end of the

resolution cord into the television.

d. Plug the NES controller into the

controller socket.

2. Insert the Super Mario Bros. game

cartridge into the game slot.

3. Turn on your gaming system by

pressing the POWER button.

4. Press the start button on the controller

to play in one player mode once the

menu screen for Super Mario Bros.

displays on the screen.

5. Note: If the game does not start, follow

these instructions:

a. Turn off the POWER button

b. Eject the game cartridge by

pressing the EJECT button on the

NES.

c. Blow on the open bottom of the

game cartridge.

d. Repeat Steps 2-4.

II. World 1-1: 1. When the first level simulates, labeled

as World 1-1, the hero Mario, which is

controlled by you, will be on middle of

the screen.

a. Move right by holding the right

cursor of the controller.

b. Hold the button B while holding the

right cursor to make Mario run.

2. Kill the goomba, a brown

mushroom-shaped character that kills

you if it touches you from the side.

 Setup for NES 

 

 Start Menu 

 

 World 1­1 

 

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3. Press A to jump in the air and the right

cursor to move in midair.

4. Move right past the set of bricks and

blocks marked with question marks

until you see a green pillar, that is

called a pipe.

5. Jump past over the next 2 pipes.

Note: There are goombas patrolling

between the pipes. You can either stomp

them or jumping over them.

6. Jump on top of the 4th pipe. Then, hold

down the DOWN arrow cursor. This will

take you down to a sewer level.

7. You can ignore the coins in the air and

move right towards the pipe pointing

sideways. Enter it by standing next to it

and holding the right button.

8. Move right after getting out of the pipe

until you see two goombas. You can

avoid them by going on top of the

bricks with the question mark.

9. Finish the level

a. Jump to the top of the stairs until

you see a flag.

b. Jump to the right towards the flag.

A short cutscene will be shown

indicating that the level is finished.

III. World 1-2: 1. Stomp the pair of goombas coming to

you.

2. Grab the Power Up:

a. Go under the first block.

b. Jump straight up towards the block

by holding A. A mushroom colored

yellow with red spots will appear

and will start moving to the right.

c. Follow the mushroom by moving to

the right. The mushroom will fall

towards you and Mario will

transform to Super Mario, which is

Mario but twice in size.

 An example of a pipe in game. 

 

 Sewer shortcut 

 

 World 1­2: Underground Sewers 

  

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4. Move right until you see blocks that

resemble pillars separated by gaps.

a. Jump on top of each pillar until you

see a single brick guarded by a

goomba.

b. Ignore the brick and keep jumping

right on top of the pillars until there

no more pillars to jump to.

5. Kill the turtles called Koopa Troopas:

a. Jump on top of the Koopa closest to

Mario. This will cause the Koopa to

hide in its shell and Mario to jump

again.

b. Land on front top of the shell so

Mario will simulate a kick. If done

correctly, the shell will roll towards

the other Koopa and killing it

instantly off the stage.

Note: Make sure you kick the Koopa in

front of Mario because he might kick it

in the opposite direction, bounce to a

wall, and hit himself.

6. Make a hole on the ceiling:

a. Go underneath the leftmost set of

the bricks.

b. Start breaking the bricks by

repeatedly jumping straight up.

c. Once the whole column of bricks

are gone, you can jump on top of

the single brick that resembles a

ledge.

d. Jump on top of the set of bricks

that has the four coins on top of

them.

e. Jump higher to break the set of

bricks that is covering the top of the

sewer level.

f. Once you have broken the bricks on

the very top, you can jump on top

of it.

i. Step back and hold the B

button.

 

 Floating platform to access ceiling 

 

 Mario breaking the ceiling to gain access. 

  

 Floating platforms 

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ii. Hold the right button to make

Mario run.

iii. Make Mario jump while

running so he can jump

higher to the top of the

highest set of bricks of the

level.

7. Move to the right for about thirty

seconds until you see moving platforms

that are on top of each other going

down.

8. Jump on top of one of the moving

platforms and immediately jump

forward to the set of bricks with a

patrolling red Koopa below.

9. Jump on top of one of the other set of

moving platforms.

10. Wait until the platform is almost the

very top of the level. Then, jump on top

of the highest set of bricks again and

move right past the pipe.

11. You will see three pipes marked with

the numbers 2, 3, and 4 below you with

a message in midair saying: “Welcome

to warp zone!”. Go down through the

pipe labeled with the number 4. This

will let you skip several levels to world

4-1. IV. World 4-1:

1. Move to the right until you see a pipe

and a pair of blocks that are aligned as

a column. Once there, you will notice a

cloud above you tossing red egg shells

to the ground. The cloud is called Lakitu

and it is summoning creatures called a

spiny. Spinies should not be touched

and should be avoided at all times.

2. Jump over the pipe, jump over the

spinies on the ground, and jump over

the gap on the ground. The lakitu will

then chase you until you complete the

 Secret passage to warp zones 

  

 The Warp Zone 

 

 World 4­1 with Lakitu and Spinies 

 

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stage. It is then recommended that you

hold B for the entire level and move

right.

3. Keep moving right while avoiding the

obstacles in front of you and while

avoiding the spinies coming down:

a. Move right past 4 coins.

b. Move right past 4 blocks.

c. Jump right over a gap on the

ground

d. Move right past another 4 blocks.

e. Jump right past a pillar of three

blocks and 4 coins in mid air.

f. Move right past a pipe with a plant

coming out of it.

g. Move next to another pipe with a

plant.

A. Wait for the plant to go back

inside the plant.

B. Go inside the pipe by pressing

down.

4. Exit the sewers through the pipe.

5. Get to the end of the level:

a. Jump over a pair of gaps one at the

time.

b. Jump on top of a pillar then jump

over a gap.

6. Once you reached the stairs, the lakitu

will stop chasing you. Go to the flag to

finish the level.

V. World 4-2: 1. Move right until you see three gaps

with small islands in the middle.

2. Jump on top of the islands one by one

until you reach a thick layer of bricks.

3. Jump on top of the set of brick walls.

4. Move right until you see a small gap

with three coins underneath. Jump over

the gap.

5. Stomp the three goombas coming

towards you individually.

 

 Lakitu will chase you for the whole level 

  

 End of world 4­1 

  

 World 4­2 

   

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6. Keep moving right until you see a set of

question mark blocks. There is a

mushroom inside the second to the

rightmost block.

7. Grab the mushroom inside the block.

8. Jump on one of the floating platforms

then jump forward underneath a set of

3 bricks hanging in midair.

9. Jump straight up on the two rightmost

bricks to reveal hidden blocks that are

diagonal to each other. Jump on top of

the lower hidden block.

10. Use the higher hidden block to jump on

the leftmost brick. This will reveal a

vine going up.

11. Jump beside the vine. This will make

Mario hang on to the vine.

12. Hold up to make Mario move all the

way up. Keep making him move up until

you can’t see him on the screen.

13. Keep moving right past the large

mushroom platforms and above the

stairs to see another warp zone for

worlds 6, 7, and 8.

14. Go through the pipe that goes to world

8.

VI. World 8-1: 1. Jump right over a black creature

coming towards you, called a buzzy

beetle.

2. Jump over the pipe.

3. Kill the two koopas coming towards

you.

4. Keep moving right until you see a set of

gaps.

5. Jump over the gaps.

6. Jump on top of a koopa and use its shell

to kill the three goombas to the right of

it.

  

 Hidden blocks for next Warp Zone 

 

 Warp zones 6, 7, and 8 

 

 World 8­1 

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7. Jump over from one pipe to the next

pipe with a buzzy beetle in between

them.

8. Keep moving right and jumping over

pipes while avoiding or killing enemies

in between them until you reach a pillar

of four blocks.

9. Jump to the right on top of a line of

bricks. Keep moving right until you see

a second pillar.

10. Move to the right past the second pillar

and you will see another set of gaps

with koopas with wings jumping over

them. They might fall in the gap by

accident but it is better to kill them

yourself by jumping on top of them.

11. Move past the set of gaps, you will see

another line of bricks. The third brick

will contain a star that will be jumping

constantly to the right.

12. Grab the star to make Mario invincible

for about 30 seconds.

13. Run through two koopas.

14. Jump over a small pillar.

15. Jump over a huge gap.

16. Run through 3 goombas.

17. Jump on top of three pipes with gaps in

between.

18. kill a horde of enemies after the pipes.

19. Climb the stairs.

20. Jump over a buzzy beetle.

21. Jump over the large gap and over the

large gap after it.

22. Jump over two pillars that has a koopa

in between.

23. Jump over a huge gap. Then,

immediately jump over another huge

gap.

24. Kill the last 3 koopas.

25. Jump over the last two pipes, and climb

the stairs with gaps to finish the level.

 

 Flying Koopas on many gaps. 

  

 Two large gaps in a row. 

   

 World 8­2  with challenging start 

  

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VII. World 8-2: 1. Start by jumping over the small gap

towards the staircase.

2. Kill the two jumping koopas while

avoiding the spinies.

3. Go on the highest elevation of the stairs

to jump on top of the lakitu to kill it.

4. Run past four question marked blocks

and over the small gap to reach a

springboard.

5. Jump over the springboard.

6. Move right while jumping over a

number of gaps and killing 3 jumping

koopas on the way.

7. Jump on top of a set of bricks.

8. Stop moving momentarily. You will see

a black cannon firing bullet at your

direction. You can step on the bullets to

kill if timed correctly.

9. Jump on top of the cannon while

avoiding the bullets.

10. You will see a jumping koopa and

another cannon behind it. Avoid the

koopa and the bullets and go on top of

the next cannon.

Note: The cannons that you were on

top of previously can still fire bullets at

Mario.

11. Jump on top of the two sets of bricks to

the right.

12. Jump the next set of obstacles:

a. Jump on top of a cannon.

b. Jump on top of the two bricks.

c. Jump on top of the next cannon.

d. Jump on top of the set of bricks

that has a cannon.

e. Jump on top of the cannon that is

placed on top of the bricks.

f. Finally, jump on top of the last

cannon.

13. Jump over a small gap and the koopa.

14. Stand on top left of the pipe.

 The cannon is shown on the bottom right 

  

 Bullets and Buzzy Beetles 

   

 Near the end of the level 

 

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15. Make a running jump over the huge gap

ahead.

16. Jump over the next two pipes

17. Kill 3 koopas one at a time while

avoiding the bullets from the cannon.

18. Jump on top of the cannon.

19. Jump over the gap after the cannon.

20. Stomp the two goombas ahead and

climb over the stairs.

21. Jump to the top of the cannon to the

right of the buzzy beetle.

22. Wait for the last jumping koopa to

come down the stairs.

23. Jump over the koopa and climb the

stairs while avoiding the gaps to finish

the level.

VIII. World 8-3: 1. Move right and jump on top of the

cannon.

2. Move right and avoid the jumping

koopa to get on top of the next cannon.

3. Move right until you see a pipe.

4. Stop momentarily. You will see two

lines of bricks with two monkeys

throwing hammers at you. They are

called hammer brothers. Avoid what

they are throwing.

5. Kill them by stomping them or by

jumping the bricks that they are

standing on.

Note: They can jump up and down

between layers of bricks.

6. Jump over a gap to land on top of a

pipe.

7. Jump over another gap to land on top

of a pipe.

8. Kill one of the hammer brother on your

path.

9. Kill the other hammer brother on your

path.

10. Jump right over the pipe.

 Mind the gaps 

  

 World 8­3 with castle wall background. 

  

 Very dangerous stairs 

 

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11. Kill the hammer brother on your path.

12. Kill the other hammer brother.

13. Climb the stairs towards the finish line.

Note: Be careful since there is only 3

block to climb it to the top. Avoid the

gaps to go to the final level.

IX. World 8-4: 1. Jump over the lava pit.

2. Jump over the next two pipes to see 3

goombas followed by a high plateau.

3. Jump to the top of the plateau and

move right.

4. Look down and you will see a platform

moving left and right by the surface of

the lava pit.

5. Use the platform to reach the other

side of the pit.

6. Go down through the very next pipe

that you see.

7. Go right to the next pipe where you will

see two buzzy beetles patrolling.

8. Avoid the beetles and jump to the next

pipe.

9. Avoid the two jumping koopas coming

by jumping over them.

10. Go to the the pipe to the right.

11. Jump over the lava pit to the right. You

will see another pair of jumping koopas

coming from underneath a floating

pipe.

12. Find a hidden block about two spaces

away from the base of the floating pipe.

13. Go on top of the hidden block.

14. Go down through the floating pipe.

15. Be careful on this part of the level. It

contains birds that soar from the

ground. These birds are called cheep

cheeps.

 Hidden block near the floating pipe 

 

 One of the cheep cheeps flying by 

  

 Underwater level 

  

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16. Move right but stop once in awhile to

prevent the cheep cheeps to getting

you.

17. Go through the pipe after the lava pit.

18. Swim to the right while avoiding 5

rotating fires called fire chains and 3

squid like enemies called bloopers until

you see a pipe.

19. Go through the pipe.

20. Kill the hammer brother and keep

moving right.

21. Jump over the lava pit on the right.

Note: Be cautious since the lava spits

out a fireball.

22. Go to the bridge in which you will

encounter the final boss named

Bowser.

23. Wait for a moment for Bowser to stop

throwing his axes and fireballs.

24. Run under Bowser when he jumps up

and jump right towards the axe on the

to destroy the bridge and send Bowser

to the lava pit.

   

    

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  Conclusion: 

 Take a minute to realize that you have beaten one of the most challenging games from the 1980’s. You, the plumber, have now rescued the princess from the clutches of the evil dragon. Your fingers probably hurt from mastering the instruction set. Take your time to relax and watch the final cutscene of the game. Mario has rescued the princess along her 7 other minions. She will then ask you if you want to go for another adventure. The choice is yours to make. 

 

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