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The Diversion: Bet you didn’t know this secret about Super Mario Bros.

Ready to have your mind blown? Reddit user sivablue has discovered something that is a fundamental game changer for Super Mario Bros. on the NES.

In a Reddit post they reveal that “[i]n Super Mario Brothers on the NES, you can continue where you lost your last life by pressing A+Start on the main screen.”

That’s right folks, if you die in Level 8-4 and are returned to the title screen you can simply press A and Start together and you’ll be right back where you were. Redditor kukiric tested the method on the Virtual Console and confirmed that it works.

How badly do you want to go back in time and teach your younger self and avoid a multitude of rage quits, tantrums and frustration?


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