Warp Zone (Super Mario Bros. 3)
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| Warp Zone | |
|---|---|
 Super Mario Bros. 3 (above)  Super Mario All-Stars (above)  Super Mario Advance 4 (above) | |
| 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. It consists of a small uninhabited island, littered with Warp Pipes 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 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.
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).
Media
 Warp Zone (Super Mario Bros. 3) - BGM | File info 0:30 |
| Warp Zone (Super Mario Bros. 3) - BGM (Super Mario All-Stars version) | File info 0:27 |
Names in other languages
| 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 (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)[?] | Warp Area | |
| Zona Warp[1] | Warp Zone |
References
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41 and 43.
