A guide to completing World 1-4 in Super Mario Bros 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

How to Clear World 1-4

If you get 44 coins in this world, a White Mushroom House will appear on the World Map, where you will get a P-Wing. This is an item that you can use on the World Map by pressing B. If you use it, you transform into Raccoon Mario with a P on your chest (only on the World Map), and when you enter a level, your P-Meter will be filled during the entire level, so you can fly the entire time (but you lose this ability if you get hit). This effect wears off after the level is completed, and you turn into normal Raccoon Mario.

This level will automatically move from right to left, so make sure to keep moving so you don't get pushed off a ledge or crushed by a wall.

Jump onto the four bricks, then wait until you can see a wooden platform that moves toward the left, beneath some coins. Jump onto the wooden platform, but beware: it will start falling as soon as you land on it, so quickly get the coins and jump onto the bricks. Jump up and get the three coins above these bricks.

Wait until you can see two wooden platforms coming from the right. Jump onto the lower one, then onto the upper one, but stay on the upper one until you can jump onto a third wooden platform near the bottom of the screen, and from there jump onto the two bricks on the right. After that, stand on the rightmost brick and jump straight up to destroy the brick above you, then stand on the leftmost edge of your platform and jump straight up to hit the brick above you. A 1UP Mushroom will come out. Get it, then jump onto the wooden platform that appears, and jump from there to the bricks on the right.

Get the coins above the L-shaped set of bricks, then jump to the right and get the three coins above a second L-shaped set of bricks. Then jump onto the bricks on the right. The rightmost brick of the small "L" contains a Super Leaf, and the brick to the right of that contains several coins. You will probably hit the Koopa Troopa when you get these coins. After you have gotten the coins, jump while holding the run button so you can hold onto the Red Koopa Shell. While holding it, jump on the wooden platform, then onto the bricks above. Then let go of the run button to kick the shell into the brick on the right. Quickly jump on top of that brick to get the 1UP Mushroom from it.

Stand on that brick and wait for two wooden platforms to appear. Jump on them and try to get the three coins above them, and jump onto the three bricks to the right of that.

Wait for a wooden platform to appear from the right. Jump on it so you get the coins, and stay on it so you fall through the coins below, then jump onto the bricks on the right. Stand on top of the "L" and jump up multiple times to get the coins from the uppermost brick.

Then jump onto the two wooden platforms on the right and jump from there to the column of bricks in the upper part of the screen. Jump from there to the three bricks in the lower part of the screen, then make a running jump to the right to try to bounce off of the Red Paratroopa and get the coins above it. Then go down the pipe on the right.

The level won't automatically scroll anymore. You can stomp or avoid the Boomerang Brother, then run to the right and hit the Goal Block to get a symbol.

After the Level

After you're back on the World Map, you can optionally visit the first Toad House, where you can choose a treasure chest for a chance to get a Super Mushroom, a Fire Flower, or a Super Leaf. The item can only be used on the Map Screen. Press B to display your items, use the directional pad to select an item, and press A to use it.

Or you can go to World 1-3 if you haven't cleared it yet, or go to the Spade House, where you can play a matching game for a chance to get extra lives. The matching game is completely random, so don't worry about the timing of your button presses.

Or you can go past the Spade House (you don't have to play the Spade House game to go past it) and enter the World 1 Fortress.