"The bug: Jump backward into a solid wall near the end of World 1-2. If you hit the wall in the right spot, you'll slide through it, ending up in what would normally be a warp zone. Jump down the first pipe to enter a stage that the game designates "-1," hence "Minus" World.
It's a feature because: Maybe the most famous glitch in videogame history, the Minus World introduced a generation of players to the idea that they could explore realms beyond what the programmers intended. At the time, there was a palpable sense of scandal when you dove into that bizarro level, a "We're not supposed to be here!" excitement. It was like you had just uncovered Shigeru Miyamoto's crawl-space Playboy stash.
Those annoying Nipponphiles who always think "the Japanese version is better" are correct in this case. On the NES, the Minus World is an endless but otherwise standard underwater level. On the Famicom, though, that malfunctioning warp pipe takes you to a hallucinatory bastardization of World 1-3 where princesses are plentiful and Mario swims through the air."
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http://www.crispygamer.com/features/2009-02-16/if-these-bugs-are-wrong-i-dont-want-to-be-right-2.aspx ...
8 Comments
dannym3141says...... I actually remember getting stuck in that exact block when i was a kid, running across and going down the first pipe, and we're talking 10+ years ago but it was such a strange bug that the visual cue reminded me, and that never happened.
bleedingsnowmansays...*hacked
berticussays...anyone tried the SMB glitches without tool-assistance? ... they're freakin' hard to pull off.
13139says...The person playing is freakingly good too
14682says...I liked the American version. You just kept swimming until you ran out of time. It was more realistic. Like life.
zorsays...This game is classic like Beethoven. I loved it. At the flea market they have a unit that can play this game plus hundreds of others and it's only $20. All games are built in.
kronosposeidonsays...Classic *80s video game that I played the shit out of.
siftbotsays...Adding video to channels (80s) - requested by kronosposeidon.
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