World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)

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Level
World 3-3
World 3-3 from Super Mario Bros. Special
Level code 3-3
World World 3
Game Super Mario Bros. Special
Time limit 400 seconds
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World 3-3 is the third level of World 3 in Super Mario Bros. Special. It is similar in design to World 3-3 in Super Mario Bros..

Layout[edit]

After the initial stretch of ground, there are two platforms, with a pair of Little Goombas on the second one. There is a Flimsy Lift, a platform, and then a Vertical Lift, leading to a cluster of several platforms. There is a red Koopa Troopa on the highest platform, and a ? Block with a Magic Mushroom or Fire Flower. The pipe to the bonus area is here, accessed by passing through a small gap with Small Mario. There is also an out-of-the-way Hidden Block containing a single coin, found under the lip of the lower-middle platform.

The bonus area has an uneven floor and ceiling, with the floor being completely covered in coins. There are a handful of small pits at the beginning and end of the section. In the middle, the ceiling contains a Brick Block with a 1-Up Mushroom. To obtain the 1-Up Mushroom, Mario must follow it as it moves across the ceiling; it will fall into a small, winding tunnel which brings it to where it can be accessed.

After the main area's cluster of platforms is another Vertical Lift which leads to a wide platform with three smaller platforms in a row above it. A red Koopa Troopa patrols the wide platform, and there are Hidden Blocks which can be used to get from the lower platform to the higher ones. After this is a Balance Lift, two Flimsy Lifts, and a solo platform, leading to a pair of platforms with a pipe, which is where Mario ends up when exiting the bonus area. A final Flimsy Lift and Balance Lift leads directly to the flagpole.

Enemies[edit]

Image Name Count
Little Goomba Little Goomba 2
Koopa Troopa (red) Red Koopa Troopa 2

Items[edit]

Image Name Count Notes
Coin Coin 67 6 in the open in the main area, 3 in Hidden Blocks in the main area, and 58 in the sub-area.
Magic MushroomFire Flower Mushroom / Fire Flower 1 In a ? Block.
1 up Mushroom 1-Up Mushroom 1 In a Brick Block in the secret area.

Level map[edit]

Map of World 3-3
Map of World 3-3