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| Set Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Approximate time to master | 8-10 hours |
| Minimum numbers of playthroughs needed | 2 |
| Number of missable achievements | 0 |
| Does difficulty affect achievements? | Not applicable |
| Hardest achievement of the set | Master Treasure Hunter VIII |
In this section, you can give a short synopsis about the game, your feelings about the set, as well as placing credits to the achievement set makers if you so desire.
These are simple achievements that can be naturally unlocked by playing the game.
These achievements are for finding secrets throughout the game.
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- The game is divided into 8 Worlds, each one having 4 stages. Completing one level usually takes around 2 minutes.
- There are a few power-ups in the game. The Magic Mushroom turns in into Big Mario, and you can take a extra hit from enemies before you die. The Fire Flower replaces the mushroom when you're in the big form, and they turn you into Fire Mario, which allows you to shoot fireball to defeat enemies more easily. The Starman are rare, and they grant you temporary invincibility to defeat enemies by touching them.
- Extra lives can be earned by finding hidden 1-UP Mushrooms, getting 100 coins, and killing enemies in a row with shells.
- Some pipes and entered and they can bring you to bonus areas, often containing coins. They can also be used to skip some parts of the level.
- When getting a Game Over, you can hold A while pressing Start to bring you at the beginning of the world you died in, instead of at the beginning of the game. Doing so may block some achievements from being gotten.
- After beating the game once, the Hard Mode will be activated. In this mode, the enemies are stronger, the platforms are shorter, and some levels are replaced by their harder counterparts. Beating Hard Mode doesn't unlock anything in the game, but it is required to get a few achievement.
Shroooooms... (1)
Find and collect a Magic Mushroom
Simply collect a mushroom to turn into Big Mario. These can be commonly found across the game.
Now You're Playing With Fire! (1)
Find and collect a Fire Flower
When you're Big Mario, the Mushrooms are will be replaced with Fire Flowers. Collecting one will give you the Fire power-up, which allows you to shoot fireball to defeat enemies more easily.
I'm a Super Star! (1)
Find and collect a Starman
Stars are rarer power-up that gives Mario temporary invincibility. They're usually found in the first level of a world, inside brick blocks.
1-Up (2)
Get 4 lives
You start the game with 3 lives, so collecting one more should give you the achievement. This can be done with different methods, like finding hidden 1-UP Mushrooms, collecting 100 coins, or defeating enemies in a row using a Koopa Shell.
If I Were a Rich Man (1)
Collect 50 Coins
Coins are commonly found in the air and inside ?-blocks. Bricks can sometimes give multiple coins.
Top of the Flagpole (3)
Earn a 5000 Point Bonus by touching the top of the flagpole
You need to have enough speed when jumping from the big staircase at the end to touch the top of the flagpole
Celebrate in Style (3)
Finish a level with lots of fireworks
Touching the flagpole when the last digit of the timer is either 1, 3 or 6, will produce fireworks when you get inside the castle.
She's in Another What?? (3)
Find out where the princess is in World 1-4
You'll naturally get the achievement as soon as you beat the castle stage in World 1.
Going For a Dip (2)
Enter a water level
There are a few water levels throughout the game, mainly World 2-2 and World 7-2.
A-Maze-ing! (4)
Solve the maze in World 7-4
Choosing the wrong path will bring you to a earlier point of the level. The correct solution to the level is: Bottom-Middle-Top-Top-Middle-Top.
A-Maze-ing! (4)
Solve the maze in World 7-8
Entering the wrong pipe will bring you to the first room.
Saved the Girl (10)
Rescue the Princess
The Princess is in World 8-4, and saving her will mark the game as beaten.
Saved the Girl Again! (25)
Rescue the princess for the second time
After beating the game once, the Hard Mode will be activated, with replaces the enemies with more difficult ones, makes the platforms shorter, and some levels are replaced with their harder counterparts. Beating the game again in this mode should unlock the achievement.
What Are You Doing Up There? (2)
Take Mario to the top of the screen in World 1-2
I Know a Shortcut! (2)
Discover a secret in World 1-2
You'll likely get both of the achievements around the same time. Near the end of the stage, ride the rising platforms, and jump above the bricks. Keep walking to the right and you'll come across the Warp Zone. There, you can instantly warp to World 2, 3, or 4.
I Know Another Shortcut! (3)
Discover a secret in World 4-2
This one is similar to the previous one, except that the rising platforms are found earlier in the level. Reach on the top of the stage and go right, jumping over gaps, where you'll find another Warp Zone, but this one can only take you to World 5.
Emergency Exit from Underground (3)
Enter the Warp Zone on the surface of World 4-2
Turns out that the World 5 isn't the only world you can warp to. After the first falling platforms, there are some invisible block that you can use to reach a brick block containing a vine. Climbing on it will bring you outside, where there's another Warp Zone that leads you to World 6, 7, or 8.
Sky High (3)
Ascend to the clouds
You need to reach the Sky Bonus to unlock this achievement, which can be done by climbing on vines hidden inside brick blocks in a few levels. The earlier stage you can do this is World 2-1, on the section with ?-Blocks and Brick Blocks above them, one containing a vine that can bring you to the bonus section.
There are 10 hidden 1-UP Mushrooms throughout the game, which are inside hidden blocks or bricks. Most of the mushrooms can be spawned if you collect every coin in the third level of the previous World, which explains the other requirement for the achievements.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker I (2)
Collect the hidden 1-up on World 1-1
The 1-UP is found in a hidden block before the first pit.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker II (2)
Collect the hidden 1-up on World 1-2
The 1-UP is found in a brick block on top of the stage after the first pit. Try breaking the next block to make the mushroom fall instantly.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker III (10)
Collect all coins on World 1-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 2-1
There are 23 coins in total that you need to collect in World 1-3 to make the 1-UP appear. The mushroom is located in an hidden block after the staircase at the beginning of the level. An invisible coin block must be used to hit the hidden block with the 1-UP.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker IV (10)
Collect all coins on World 2-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 3-1
You need to collect all 35 coins in World 2-3 to make the 1-UP appear. It can be found in a hidden block above the bridge.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker V (10)
Collect all coins on World 3-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 4-1
22 coins are needed to be collected in World 3-3 to make the 1-UP appear. The mushroom is located in an hidden block above the line of 4 ?-Blocks.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker VI (10)
Collect all coins on World 4-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 5-1
You need 27 coins from World 4-3 to spawn the 1-UP. It is found in an hidden block between the vertical line of blocks and 2 brick blocks.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker VII (10)
Collect all coins on World 5-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 6-1
As 5-3 is an harder version of 1-3, 23 are needed to be collected. The 1-UP is behind the broken stone staircase.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker VIII (10)
Collect all coins on World 6-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 7-1
Collect 24 coins in 6-3 to spawn the 1-UP Mushroom, which is in an invisible block above the second pipe.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker IX (10)
Collect all coins on World 7-3 and collect the hidden 1-up on World 8-1
7-3 has the same 35 coins as 2-3. The 1-UP is located between 2 pipes where a Buzzy Beetle moves around.
Fancy Mushrooms Picker X (3)
Collect the hidden 1-up on World 8-2
No coins are needed to be collected to spawn the 1-UP. It is inside a brick block directly above the Springs.
There are 2 achievements per world for beating it without dying, with the other ones having an additional requirement for collecting a certain number of coins.
Master Plumber I (10)
Complete World 1 without losing a life
Master Treasure Hunter I (10)
Collect 120 coins in World 1 without losing a life
1-1:
- Collect the 3 coins from the ?-blocks, and also make sure you get a Magic Mushroom;
- Enter the fourth pipe that takes you to a bonus room with 19 coins;
- Don't forget to hit the ?-block for an extra coin before the end of the level.
1-2:
- Get the Fire Flower and the 4 coins from the ?-blocks;
- Defeat the Goomba between the block structures, and hit brick block as many times as you can to get coins;
- Get the next 11 coins found in the air;
- There's an hidden multi-coin block, which requires a power-up to break the brick below it;
- Collect the 6 coins above the bricks;
- Enter the first pipe that takes you to a bonus room with with 18 coins and another brick block containing multiple coins;
- Make your way to the flagpole, as no other coins can be found after exiting from the secret room.
1-3:
- Collect the first 6 coins found at the beginning of the level, carefully avoiding the enemies;
- Get both of the coins when falling. You can use the lift to try again if you fail to collect them the first time;
- Use the moving platform to reach the island with 4 coins;
- Collect the pair of coins while jumping from the moving lifts;
- Get the last 5 coins found in this level.
1-4:
- After the section with the fire bars, there's an empty room with 6 hidden blocks with coins inside. At this point, you should get the achievement.