actually... i think recorded over my attempt because I didn't care about it because it was not the world record. people do refuse to play against me now though. the only NES game that anyone has a chance against me is dr. mario, both my mom and my sister are very good as well as my brother. so it's fun to play that with them. When I play smb3 with my sister, I take turns that are 10 seconds long while she takes ones that are 3 minutes+ this is just the first couple of levels though.

I might try a speedrun of smb3 since it's the game of the week.

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I just beat the super mario bros 2 world record!

In honour of the first game of the week here I played through Mario 3 last night without using any whistles. It's been a while since I did that. I have a new found appreciation of the Hammer Suit now. I never knew you could kill the Thwomps before. That's particularly useful in the first mini castle after you pick up the suit in World 6 because it is full of them.

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you can steal lives from the other player in the smb3 battle thing, by taking their cards that they earned completing a level.

I played smb3 all the way to world 6 yesterday with my gf. I love that sock level...

I bet I could do the same as this video with enough practice, which would be pretty sweet. getting all those 1-ups are too risky though for a real run In my opinion. (at least I can do the first world identical to him in like 20 tries... 1-3 is a pain to do the way he does it, but the fastest.... difficult timing i must say.


me playing the first level.
http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=BA758943-93A5-4967-8FEF-E&action=10

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I just beat the super mario bros 2 world record!

I can get a mushroom whenever i want to. by running and then when at the very end you turn around quick and jump at the left side of the card. It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

the only real reason I dont have the world record time in super mario bros. 3 is because i get so mad with the "hand" levels in world 8 that pull you in if you dont go by them right. after 20 tried of not making it through there I started to give up. it was so annoying.

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I just beat the super mario bros 2 world record!

Same here, I can't stand it. I pick those levels on purpose though, since I think the leaves will come in "handy" later. :wink:

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Actually, not all was thinking. Some was plotting, some was planning, and finally the explaining of my plan which I plotted after I thought of it.

'Super Mario Bros. 3' is the most well-designed and polished of all side-scrolling NES platformers with Mario in them.
The game play is easy to pick up and play, yet difficult to master. The level designs are superb. Lots of hidden secrets and a great deal of personality to go with it.

I won't compare it to the putrid disaster that 'SMB 2' was though (mainly because 'SMB 2' was NOT a putrid disaster and was also a great game which, by the way, came BEFORE 'SMB 3' so stop being a bunch of "tools" and realize that there wasn't a traditional 'SMB' format established yet K?) because 'SMB 3' took things to new level of "new leveldom".

Disliking 'SMB 3' because it gets so much praise is nonsensical IMO. Great games deserve all the praise they can get.

Super Mario Bros. 3 is the Halo 2 of the NES.

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http://www.playthenes.com

This is certainly my favourite Mario game on the NES, and also one of my all time favourites. I still play it to this day, on a regular basis, so to me its certainly stood the test of time. For myself and my friends it holds a lot of memories (we're sad like that) and i'll still be playing it for years to come.

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LOLCATZ

Well, we played SMB 3 yesterday and got clear through to world 7, area 6? 7? before my wife's patience snapped and I had to finish it alone. damn that area where you have to race across the black snapping plants and keep grabbing the stars in time!!! :twisted:
Anyhoo, this was fun. So, what's the game for this week, Manuel?

Perhaps. However, the main point was that it didn't deserve the disgust it seems to garner.

And for the record, SMB2 made me enjoy SMB3 even more. SMB2 was a nice, fun, refreshing romp into new territory with familiar, friendly characters. Then SMB3 suddenly hit us with everything from the first game completely upgraded to perfection.

And really, as much as some may like it, the Japanese SMB2 was just more of the same, with no real improvements over the original formula.

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The SiniLegion wants YOU!
Signature mostly fixed by Luke. ;)

Whew, that sure was a tough wait...

So, how about that game? ;)

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