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The '''Warp Zone''' is a secret [[world]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It is numbered as '''World 9''' of the [[Mushroom World]] in-game, though no actual [[level]]s exist on it. The purpose of the [[Warp Zone]], as in other games, is to skip to another world. It consists of a small uninhabited island, littered with [[Warp Pipe]]s leading to the other worlds in the game. The game cannot be saved while in the Warp Zone. The music that plays in the Warp Zone is the same song that plays in [[Coin Heaven]] and the sky section of [[Sky Land]]. The Warp Zone can be reached only be using a [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]]. The lane where the player is taken to depends on which world the Magic Whistle was used in. If the Magic Whistle is used in World 1, the player can choose from Worlds 2 through 4. If the Magic Whistle is used in Worlds 2 through 6, the player can choose from Worlds 5 through 7. If the Magic Whistle is used in Worlds 7 through 9, the player can choose only World 8 (thus using another Magic Whistle while already in the Warp Zone will lead to the World 8 section). Because of this, even though there are three Magic Whistles in the game, only two are needed to warp directly to World 8.
The '''Warp Zone''' is a secret [[world]] in {{a|SMB3|l}}. It is numbered as '''World 9''' of the [[Mushroom World]] in-game, though no actual [[level]]s exist on it. The purpose of the [[Warp Zone]], as in other games, is to skip to another world, and it can be accessed only with a [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]]. It consists of an island with [[Warp Pipe]]s leading to other worlds. The Warp Zone plays the same theme as in [[Coin Heaven]] and the sky section of [[Sky Land]]. The lane where the player is taken to depends on which world the Magic Whistle was used in. If the Magic Whistle is used in {{id|World 1|SMB3}}, the player can choose from {{id|World 2|SMB3|Worlds 2}} through {{id|World 4|SMB3|4}}. If the Magic Whistle is used in Worlds 2 through {{id|World 6|SMB3|6}}, the player can choose from {{id|World 5|SMB3|Worlds 5}} through {{id|World 7|SMB3|7}}. If the Magic Whistle is used in Worlds 7 through 9, the player can choose only {{id|World 8|SMB3}} (thus using another Magic Whistle while already in the Warp Zone will lead to the World 8 section). Because of this, even though there are three Magic Whistles in the game, only two are needed to warp directly to World 8.
 
Original versions have an exploit allowing players to warp from World 6 backward to World 5, and it is also possible to restart Worlds 5, 6, and 8 by warping to themselves. This exploit was patched in {{a|SMA4|l}}, where warping to the same world continues the player where they had left off.


There is an exploit where it is possible to warp from World 6 backward to World 5, and it is also possible to restart Worlds 5, 6, and 8 by warping to themselves. This is not the case in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', since the game no longer allows going backwards before beating the game; warping from World 6 to World 5 is disallowed, and warping from World 5/6/8 to itself will keep the player where they left off (e.g., any cleared levels in a half-cleared world remain cleared).
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMAS SMB3 Warp Zone.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMA4 World 9 Warp Zone.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
</gallery>


==Media==
==Media==
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Latest revision as of 14:47, December 29, 2024

Warp Zone
The Warp Zone as it appears in Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010)
Greater location Mushroom World

The Warp Zone is a secret world in Super Mario Bros. 3. It is numbered as World 9 of the Mushroom World in-game, though no actual levels exist on it. The purpose of the Warp Zone, as in other games, is to skip to another world, and it can be accessed only with a Magic Whistle. It consists of an island with Warp Pipes leading to other worlds. The Warp Zone plays the same theme as in Coin Heaven and the sky section of Sky Land. The lane where the player is taken to depends on which world the Magic Whistle was used in. If the Magic Whistle is used in World 1, the player can choose from Worlds 2 through 4. If the Magic Whistle is used in Worlds 2 through 6, the player can choose from Worlds 5 through 7. If the Magic Whistle is used in Worlds 7 through 9, the player can choose only World 8 (thus using another Magic Whistle while already in the Warp Zone will lead to the World 8 section). Because of this, even though there are three Magic Whistles in the game, only two are needed to warp directly to World 8.

Original versions have an exploit allowing players to warp from World 6 backward to World 5, and it is also possible to restart Worlds 5, 6, and 8 by warping to themselves. This exploit was patched in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, where warping to the same world continues the player where they had left off.

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Media[edit]

Icon of an audio speaker. Warp Zone (Super Mario Bros. 3) - BGM
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Icon of an audio speaker. Warp Zone (Super Mario Bros. 3) - BGM (Super Mario All-Stars version)
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワールド9 ワープゾーン[?]
Wārudo9 Wāpu Zōn
World 9: Warp Zone
Italian Area Warp[?] Warp Area Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Zona Warp[1] Warp Zone

References[edit]

  1. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41 and 43.