Minus world
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The Minus World or Minus World trick is a well-known glitch found in the popular Nintendo game Super Mario Bros. While difficult to do at first, once mastered, the player is rewarded by a never-ending underwater level. This level is actually the same as World 7-2, but the Warp Pipe at the end brings players back to the beginning rather than outside. This level is so named because the game uses tile #36, a blank, to indicate the number of the world the game believes the player is in, so that the user sees " -1" (or "Dash 1") in the WORLD field in the pre-level screen and status bar and turn the dash into a minus symbol to give the glitch it's name.
Varying versions
The Famicom Disk System version of the game has a different World 36 accessed in the same manner. This world has three levels, numbered -1 through -3. The first is the same as World 1-3, except it is underwater, uses the underwater palette, and has some bizarre features. Completing level -1 takes players to World -2 unless you trigger fireworks, in which case the game will freeze. The second level is the same as 7-3 with no glitches, except it leads to -3 instead of 7-4. The third level is the same as 4-4, except it uses the underground tileset and palette, has many floating Bloobers, and lacks Bowser. Completing this level will take the player to the title screen, and the player may select a world to start from with the "B" button, as though he or she completed the game. No matter what world is chosen, the game will use the "Hard" mode.
This ability can also be triggered in some non-Japanese releases by using the following 3 Game Genie codes simultaneously: YSAOPE+YEAOZA+ZOAPYA. Selecting "1-Player Game" from the title screen will warp the player to World J-1. Pressing the "B" button after finishing will return the player to the title screen where any world can be selected as previously described. Note that you cannot use any warp pipes of any sort without turning the Game Genie off, because they will return you to the beginning of the level, which can be disastrous in some levels. Enjoy the unusual "level" but do not expect to finish the game if you use this code.
In the VS. UniSystem version (the arcade version) of the game, which was released in 1986 (a year after the NES release), developers blocked access to the Minus World by simply removing the section of bricks that was required to perform it. (The bug that allowed the player to walk through walls still remained, however.) In the All Night Nippon release of the game, the unmarked pipes were fixed to route the player to the above-ground staircase at the end of 1-2. In early versions of the Super Mario All Stars release, the bug was partially fixed, in that the player could still slide through the walls and get to the pipes early, but the unmarked pipes were fixed to lead to worlds 4, 3 and 2, just as they would if the player entered the warp zone normally.
In the Super Mario Bros. Deluxe version, the wall-sliding bug was finally fixed, further preventing players from accessing the minus world. However, the Classic NES Series version for the Game Boy Advance preserved the ability to do the trick like in the original game, as it's merely an emulated copy of the NES version.
Performing the trick
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The middle pipe leads to World 5-1, which is interesting in itself since World 5 is not one of the choices when the warp zone is accessed normally (the three pipes normally lead to worlds 4, 3, and 2). There is, however, a warp zone in level 4-2 that brings players to 5-1. There is only one pipe in the middle of this warp zone. This is the "warp pipe layout" that the game uses as default, and thus the root of the whole Minus World glitch. When the words "WELCOME TO WARP ZONE" appear, the game has loaded the proper layout for the pipes. In the 5-1 warp zone, the markers for the "empty" warp pipes are still present, but there are no pipes to go down.
With some versions of Super Mario Bros., the Game Genie code GXNAGY will change one of the pipes in the 1-2 warp zone to go to the Minus World.
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Alternative method
An alternative method to performing this trick doesn't require Mario to destroy the second to last brick (or any bricks for that matter). This trick is possible just as long as the rightmost breakable brick is not destroyed. Just like the first method, he must be standing on the left end of the pipe and facing left as well. The big difference this time around is while jumping, Mario should be ducking as well and aiming this ducked jump at the portion of the vertical pipe right under the rightmost breakable brick. If done correctly, he will slide through the wall and gain access to the "Minus World" like the first method.Super Mario Sunshine Minus Worlds
There are two similar glitches in Super Mario Sunshine. To enter one of these version's minus world, travel to the building in Delfino Plaza that has the gate leading to a secret shine. It is also the gate that has two guards blocking it. Looking at the guards, to the right of Mario there is a red building. Follow the wall until you reach the first corner. Aim your nozzle toward the street shops, and fire a line of water on the ground. Slide into the water towards the wall behind the shops, and if you hit it at the right angle, when you hit the wall, you will keep sliding, instead of stopping. Continue to slide until you hit the large green door on the wall. When this happens, you will fall under the plaza. Be careful, if you stand on the ground for too long, you will die. Use the hover nozzle to hover repeatedly to stay off the ground. If you hover too high though, you will end up in the sewers. If you fly north, south, east, or west far enough, you will hit a wall and not be allowed to go any further. If you jump in to the wall and hold the joystick forward, it will act as if you are falling until you release the joystick. If you travel northwest, you will find two extra lives in the minus world. The second minus world is in Bianco Hills. To enter this minus world you have to enter the level by backflipping into the "M" painting; if you're lucky, the watermill in the level will be turn backwards. Go to it and stand where you think one of its paddles will squish you. If successful, the paddle will squish you into the ground (you'll go completely through it). Then you'll be underground and you can't escape. When in the minus world, you can see the level above you and you can walk around, but you are floating. If you jump you'll suddenly fall and lose a life.Trivia
- The SNES instruction manual makes mention of this infamous Super Mario Bros. glitch. On page 18 under the description of the Plus and Minus Barrels it states: "Plus and Minus barrels are located on the different roller coaster levels. The Plus Barrels will add time to the timer, the Minus Barrels will send you into the Minus World! (Uhhh...wrong game. Actually, they will take seconds away from the timer.) When the timer runs out, Kackle will catch you!"
External links
- [Minus World screenshots]
- [Minus World screenshots and description]
- [Minus World and other glitches]
- [Super Mario Bros Glitches at Gaming Evolved Forums]
- [minus world@Everything2.com]
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