World 3-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)

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Level
World 3-1
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Level code World 3-1
World World 3
Game Super Mario Bros. 2
Boss Red Birdo
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World 3-1 (Chapter 3-1 in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic; titled Need a Lift?[1] or Welcome to the Waterfall Above the Clouds[2]) is the first level of World 3 in Super Mario Bros. 2.

In Nintendo Nes Champion, completing the first section of this level as Princess Peach/Toadstool is the goal of tye Master-difficulty challenge Cloudtop Climb

Layout

World 3-1 starts in a small area, where the only obstacle is a waterfall. Across the waterfall is the door to the next area, where the player has to jump on a vertical arrangement of clouds toward the top of a larger waterfall. Once at the top could, the player has to ride a Pidgit's carpet into the sky while dodging Beezos; they will soon come across the beanstalk to get to the next area. At the bottom of the waterfall is a door that leads to a cave. Here, the player can access a hidden Subspace Warp to World 5. The door on the right side of the vase sends the player back up to the waterfall area at the door they first came in from the first area of the level, and this particular door behaves in an "exit-only" manner and cannot re-enter the cave via that door.

The right side of the area has Shyguys and Pansers, with the door to the boss room and Red Birdo at the end. The area to the left is a shortcut that can take the player directly to the boss room, and can only be reached by Power Squat Jumping across the gap. Depending on the character, this may require the use of a Mushroom Block; when thrown to the left from high enough, it will 'land' on one of the smaller clouds and provide a platform to make crossing somewhat easier.

Enemies

Image Name Count
Pink Shyguy Pink Shyguy 5
Pidgit riding a flying carpet Pidgit 1
Beezo - Red Red Beezo 3
Panser Red Panser 1
Gray Panser Gray Panser 1
Pink Panser Pink Panser 1
Red Birdo Red Birdo Boss

Items

Image Name Count Note(s)

Mushroom smb2.png Mushroom 2 Only appear in Sub-space.
  • The first one is to the right of the three mushroom blocks on the cloud to the right after climbing the vine into the third section.
  • The second one is on the very left edge of the rocky cliff after the clouds in the third section.

The following items can be collected in Super Mario Advance only:

Ace Coins
  • The first coin is right above the point where the player comes out of the door on the hill.
  • The second coin is midway down the waterfall to the Subspace Warp's cave, on the left side of the stage.
  • The third coin is around where the player first obtains the flying carpet, on the right side of the stage.
  • The fourth coin is on the left side of the stage above this area, close to the vine.
  • The last coin is located inside the door after the player makes use of the shortcut.
Yoshi Eggs
  • The first egg is next to the jar that leads the player to World 5.
  • The second egg is on the cloud above the hill in the sky.

Level map

Map of World 3-1

Gallery

Trivia

  • This level may be the reason for the increase of waterfall animation frames from two to seven between the original Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, as the rapidly-changing tiles taking up most of the screen in the original could potentially lead to seizures.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Zona 7[3] Zone 7
Mondo 3-1[4] World 3-1

References

  1. ^ September/October 1988. Nintendo Power Volume 2. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 44.
  2. ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part I. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 6.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 69.