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By now everyone's probably heard about nintendo's
"illusive" World -1. I've
always wondered WHY it's considered a world, if there's
only one level. So I decided to do some investigating
to see if infact this was true. Loaded up my emulator
and started playing. Once I got there it seemed the level
just repeated itself over and over until you ran out of
time. That is, if you took the wrong
route. Through trial and error I've discovered that if
you take a certain route in the level AND get all the
coins, the wall above the warp zone seen in the picture
to the left BECOMES transparent to the player, and Mario
can swim right through unscaved. |
| This was obviously a huge find for me! I couldn't believe it!
Remember that Castle "Maze"in Super Mario Brothers
that just kept on repeating itself over and over
again, if you didn't follow a certain path? This
level is essentially the same thing!
I still haven't totally figured out the exact route.Checkout
this link if you need a visual view of the whole
thing: |
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| World
-1 Map |
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| Once I've figured out the EXACT route, I'll make a little stage
map to show you exactly how to go through the level.
I know at the end you need to swim under the
first platform and up atop
both
of the last two. It may sound difficult, but believe
me, its not! |
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So where does this warp zone take us exactly? Your guess was
as good as mine. It turns out we go down a pipe into a
level quite similar
to level 2
in World 1.
Notice any differences in the screenshot to the left?
I thought so. |
Here's where it really got interesting. A Water Castle!!!!
I couldn't believe what I saw. A castle under
water! WOW. How could a secret so obvious, yet
misleading be hidden from our eyes for so long?
Its unimaginable. At this point I was beyond comprehension.
It was surreal! |
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| note. Instead
of walking into the castle, Mario swims in. I thought
that was really neat. |
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| But
where does this mysterious door I just so happened
to stumble upon, lead to? Needless to say, there
were A LOT of questions to be answered as a approached
the door. |
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