Who didn't use the Whistle?

Ghost Princess · 02-20-2011, 05:35 PM

Okay, maybe someone has made a topic about this before. Buut if so feel free to lock xD

Um okay. So, who has played through Super Mario Bros 3 without using the whistle to warp to world 8?

I tried, but I always either lost the game at world 6 or got to world 7 with one life left.

But I'm still trying -_-

Also, there are only 3 whistles, right? 2 in World 1, One in World 2? I can't remember exactly. Might be 1 in World 1, one in World 2 and 1 in World 3.

Also, what is your favorite world? =D

Mine is world 4. GIANTS FTW!

Glux · 02-20-2011, 05:36 PM

Pfft. Who uses items?

**Valigarmander** · 02-20-2011, 05:37 PM

I've done it a few times. It's actually pretty fun to go through every single level, rather than skipping a bunch.

The first time I did it, I barely made it to the end. Every time after that, I had so many lives and so many items that I wasn't worried about having a game over at all.

Ghost Princess · 02-20-2011, 05:41 PM

Both of you guys are my hero. I will be able to do this one day. I swear!

I always use a bunch of times >.< Even if I don't use any whistles. And then all my items are gone should I get anywhere close to World 8.

But like what are your guys fav worlds? =D

**Valigarmander** · 02-20-2011, 05:47 PM

I think I liked Pipe Land the best. A challenge every time I play it.

Jere · 02-20-2011, 05:51 PM

may i point you toward the Lp section of the forums?

no i think i take the short way.

YouTube - Let's play SMB3 Revisited part 1

Im working on a Let's play on Smb3 without using whistles, i use items but no whistles.

Favorite world: I can't decide between Giant land and pipe land Both for the music in their respective overworlds.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-20-2011, 06:05 PM

I remember Pipe World (7?) vexed me when I was young. Giant World was the best, though. I loved how when you punched a giant brick, it turned into four regular sized bricks and fell away.

Geez, now I have to fire up my emulator an play me some SMB3 now. =/

Glux · 02-20-2011, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jere

may i point you toward the Lp section of the forums?

no i think i take the short way.

YouTube - Let's play SMB3 Revisited part 1

Im working on a Let's play on Smb3 without using whistles, i use items but no whistles.

Favorite world: I can't decide between Giant land and pipe land Both for the music in their respective overworlds.

Pfft. Who uses items?

Jere · 02-20-2011, 06:21 PM

I do, there is no use for a function to just be there you have to use it!

***Marilink*** · 02-20-2011, 06:49 PM

I love me some Giant world.

Zaden · 02-20-2011, 11:19 PM

Dude, I played through SMB3 like 60+ times with and without the whistle.

Ice Land to the max.

Auron · 02-21-2011, 06:22 AM

I find some of the funnest times I've had playing SMB3 were when I would just sit down and play the game all in one sitting without using a warp whistle.

And I've always had a thing for World 5. My brother and I always got a kick out of that spiral castle when we were younger.

I feel like it's related:

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Ghost Princess · 02-21-2011, 07:23 PM

Wow! A lot of replies! =D

Yeah, I remember noticing the giant bricks breaking like small bricks. Graphic mistake ftw!

Kind of reminds you of how sprites in old games follow the camera and you never get to see the back of them.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-21-2011, 11:15 PM

I don't think it's a mistake. It's just a demonstration of how awesome giant world is. Giant blocks are made of your normal, mortal, human-sized blocks.

**Cravdraa** · 02-22-2011, 11:11 PM

Worlds 4 and 5 are my favs. Sky world has some amazingly well designed and unique levels. <3 parabeetles and the shoe.

A while back I was missing my copy of SMB3, since it's on the other side of the planet. I've got Allstars, but it's just not the same, so I downloaded it on the virtual console and played it straight through. It's not really tough, since you can have 99 lives by the end of world 1 if you want to. I usually just grab them as I go though, since it's not necessary.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-23-2011, 07:08 AM

Yeah. I remember being crazy about getting as many 1UPs and coins as possible. I remember seeing the coin ship and feeling "this is so awesome!!!!!".

Now I'm like, psh, it's more efficient to grind that one goomba pipe. I think that fun part of me died a long time ago.

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-23-2011, 07:56 AM

My favorite worlds are probably 4 and 5, like Crav.

When I was young and the game had just released, I found the warp whistles fascinating, but I typically collect and avoid using them, now.

I really enjoyed demonstrating the coin ship and white mushroom house + anchor to SD for the first time. She'd always thought they were just rumors before that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Princess

Yeah, I remember noticing the giant bricks breaking like small bricks. Graphic mistake ftw!

Not a mistake, they were just forced to re-use tiles to conserve the very very limited space of the NES cartridge.

Jere · 02-23-2011, 08:59 AM

As i have seen what they left behind in the Nes cartridge of SMB 3 they could have easy made original sprites for those blocks, but then the small blocks leave some tiny pieces when they get smashed so the regular blocks shoved when smashing up those big blocks is the same as the tiny debris that comes from the regular blocks only bigger.

Simple isn't it?

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-23-2011, 12:10 PM

Well yeah, they ended up with some unused tiles. From a developer's standpoint, though, they didn't know how much space they would save. Or, how much would be cut from the final build. You don't use up all your space and THEN try to cut it down, that's a waste of manpower.

**Cravdraa** · 02-23-2011, 02:57 PM

I think they probably did it on purpose because it's funny. Though yeah, it's probably one of those awesome things that was put in place because of tech restraints.

Some of the coolest things in the old games only came about because they had to get creative with what they had to work with. I find the level design in older games tends to have a lot more personality because the developers at the time had to squeeze every last drop out of what they had.

02-20-2011, 05:35 PM	#1
Ghost Princess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In a house on a hill that is really EverQuest looking and weird. Gender: Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Who didn't use the Whistle? Okay, maybe someone has made a topic about this before. Buut if so feel free to lock xD Um okay. So, who has played through Super Mario Bros 3 without using the whistle to warp to world 8? I tried, but I always either lost the game at world 6 or got to world 7 with one life left. But I'm still trying -_- Also, there are only 3 whistles, right? 2 in World 1, One in World 2? I can't remember exactly. Might be 1 in World 1, one in World 2 and 1 in World 3. Also, what is your favorite world? =D Mine is world 4. GIANTS FTW!

02-20-2011, 05:36 PM	#2
Glux Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 7,122 Thanks: 647 Thanked 360 Times in 236 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Pfft. Who uses items?

02-20-2011, 05:37 PM	#3
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I've done it a few times. It's actually pretty fun to go through every single level, rather than skipping a bunch. The first time I did it, I barely made it to the end. Every time after that, I had so many lives and so many items that I wasn't worried about having a game over at all.

02-20-2011, 05:41 PM	#4
Ghost Princess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In a house on a hill that is really EverQuest looking and weird. Gender: Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Both of you guys are my hero. I will be able to do this one day. I swear! I always use a bunch of times >.< Even if I don't use any whistles. And then all my items are gone should I get anywhere close to World 8. But like what are your guys fav worlds? =D

02-20-2011, 05:47 PM	#5
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I think I liked Pipe Land the best. A challenge every time I play it.

02-20-2011, 05:51 PM	#6
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	may i point you toward the Lp section of the forums? no i think i take the short way. YouTube - Let's play SMB3 Revisited part 1 Im working on a Let's play on Smb3 without using whistles, i use items but no whistles. Favorite world: I can't decide between Giant land and pipe land Both for the music in their respective overworlds.

02-20-2011, 06:05 PM	#7
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I remember Pipe World (7?) vexed me when I was young. Giant World was the best, though. I loved how when you punched a giant brick, it turned into four regular sized bricks and fell away. Geez, now I have to fire up my emulator an play me some SMB3 now. =/

02-20-2011, 06:21 PM	#9
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I do, there is no use for a function to just be there you have to use it!

02-20-2011, 06:49 PM	#10
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	I love me some Giant world.

02-20-2011, 11:19 PM	#11
Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Dude, I played through SMB3 like 60+ times with and without the whistle. Ice Land to the max.

02-21-2011, 07:23 PM	#13
Ghost Princess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In a house on a hill that is really EverQuest looking and weird. Gender: Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Wow! A lot of replies! =D Yeah, I remember noticing the giant bricks breaking like small bricks. Graphic mistake ftw! Kind of reminds you of how sprites in old games follow the camera and you never get to see the back of them.

02-21-2011, 11:15 PM	#14
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I don't think it's a mistake. It's just a demonstration of how awesome giant world is. Giant blocks are made of your normal, mortal, human-sized blocks.

02-22-2011, 11:11 PM	#15
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 662 Times in 404 Posts	Worlds 4 and 5 are my favs. Sky world has some amazingly well designed and unique levels. <3 parabeetles and the shoe. A while back I was missing my copy of SMB3, since it's on the other side of the planet. I've got Allstars, but it's just not the same, so I downloaded it on the virtual console and played it straight through. It's not really tough, since you can have 99 lives by the end of world 1 if you want to. I usually just grab them as I go though, since it's not necessary.

02-23-2011, 07:08 AM	#16
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Yeah. I remember being crazy about getting as many 1UPs and coins as possible. I remember seeing the coin ship and feeling "this is so awesome!!!!!". Now I'm like, psh, it's more efficient to grind that one goomba pipe. I think that fun part of me died a long time ago.

02-23-2011, 08:59 AM	#18
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	As i have seen what they left behind in the Nes cartridge of SMB 3 they could have easy made original sprites for those blocks, but then the small blocks leave some tiny pieces when they get smashed so the regular blocks shoved when smashing up those big blocks is the same as the tiny debris that comes from the regular blocks only bigger. Simple isn't it?

02-23-2011, 12:10 PM	#19
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Well yeah, they ended up with some unused tiles. From a developer's standpoint, though, they didn't know how much space they would save. Or, how much would be cut from the final build. You don't use up all your space and THEN try to cut it down, that's a waste of manpower.

02-23-2011, 02:57 PM	#20
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 662 Times in 404 Posts	I think they probably did it on purpose because it's funny. Though yeah, it's probably one of those awesome things that was put in place because of tech restraints. Some of the coolest things in the old games only came about because they had to get creative with what they had to work with. I find the level design in older games tends to have a lot more personality because the developers at the time had to squeeze every last drop out of what they had.