Cheats for Super Mario Bros. NES

Hold A at the game over screen. While keeping that button held, press Start when the title screen appears. Alternatively, hold A and press Start(2) at the title screen or hold A + B and press Start at the game over screen....

Hit the flagpole at the end of a level when the last digit of the timer is 1, 3, or 6....

Go to any Boss level, except for the final level. Make sure that Mario is big when reaching the Boss. Jump on the little axe object so you hit the Koopa (Boss) and the axe at the same instant. You will flash as you were hit but wi...

In levels 1-1 and 6-2, wait to collect the Starman at the last possible moment, and run through the rest of the level. If you are still flashing when you enter the castle, the music will change to the Mario theme song....

Break the second to last and third to last blocks from the edge, above the exit pipe in World 1-2, while you are Super or Fire Power Mario. Then walk as far right as you can, then as far to the left. Repeat this procedure until yo...

There is an easier way to get to the space beside the exit pipe in world 1-2. Before reaching the exit pipe, take the platforms up to the very top of the screen. When reaching the top, jump to the right. If done correctly, Mario (...

Go to the first pair of platforms. There will be three blocks floating in the air to the right of the platforms. Stand directly under the space to the left of the first block and jump. If done correctly, you should have made a blo...

Use the "World -1" trick, but instead of going immediately down the first pipe, immediately go down the middle pipe. If done correctly, "Welcome to Warp Zone" should suddenly appear and a "5" should a...

Stay on the ceiling the entire time to find a warp to world 5. It will appear just like the warp in World 1-2 except it only has one tube....

Go to the end steps. Kill the first duck, if you have the firepower. If not, jump over the first duck. Stand on the third step going up. When the second duck is on the step in front of your character, jump straight up in the air. ...

There is an island toward the middle of the level. The island has a pole with a brick above it. On the right side of this island there are turtles. Hit the first turtle twice so that it goes to the right (and hits the other turtle...

In World 4-2, enter as small Mario. Hit the box after the several ledges and run all the way to the left edge of the screen. Hold this button the entire time. When Mario gets the mushroom, he will appear to do a moonwalk....

In world 3-3 (and possibly in world 7-2), there are two platforms that move up and down when they are stood on, at the end before the flag. Stand on the left platform until the last possible moment, then jump to the right platform...

In World 1-1, hit the brick that has the star in it found halfway through the level. Before it goes off-screen, hit the highest "?" block. When the item comes out (mushroom or flower), the star will disappear. This also ...

Whenever you go to any of the ship stages, there is a Boss at the end of each ship. When you defeat the Boss of the ship, there is a wand that falls from the sky and it is usually straight. Very rarely, the wand falls on one of th...

I have completed the game & opened up level 9 which in turn has made me have to complete it again to collect all 3 large coins on each board in each level to open up a board on level 9 i have them all open now except last 2 due to secr...