These were the levels made to beta test the game's engine. You'll notice that they cover pretty much every aspect (like scrolling levels, levels that dip up and down), and include the little things like Kuribo's shoe.
Please thumbs up this: These levels are beta levels that never made it to the final release. They are stored in the games memory but never made accessible as no world map references their level pointers. However someone made a world map (as seen in this video) to access the levels, since without it they were stray, inaccessible levels that otherwise would have been lost forever. This is NOT a ROM hack. These are are "lost" beta levels. I just wish they had put level "7" in the retail. Best one.
the underground level located between 4 and 5 looks a lot like an excisiting level in the regular game... interesting to see how some concepts were explored like swimming upwards into waterfalls and moving backgrounds(who are obviously somewhat glitched)...nice vid:)
You are confused, test levels are used by the programers to test mechanics, beta levels are used by the beta testers when the game reach the beta. These are test levels.
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned after 21 years - you never know WHAT is gonna come through that door.
Waterfall level was pretty cool. The rising and falling ice level seemed like a diabolical concept. Had they brought that one to fruition, I would have lost many lives there. The fortress was pretty amusing. I'm all set to see some evil castle and it turns out to be a glorified mushroom house. Lol
The creator of this world map, Aaron Kaluszka has confirmed that the world map is a rom hack of theirs. There is also a possibility that a modified cartridge exists where this world map can be accessed from a hidden button press on the SMB3 title screen. If this rom/cartridge is found, it will greatly speed up access to the lost levels on an unmodified NES.
Whoa... I actually had a dream about a level like the one labeled "8" on here once, way back when Mario 3 was new. The dream version also had a horizontal part with some sort of giant clam enemies that don't actually exist, though, instead of cutting off to a glitchy end-of-level area after you go through the pipe.
It's weird. Back when I was small, I had this game on this GBA, so I get a lot of nostalgia out of that version. This version...Not so much, even though it's the same great game.
Some really interesting level ideas there... For those who don't understand, these levels are all left over in the SMB3 ROM. This hack just creates a new world map to access them.
@TheCube360 or a super mario bros 3 remake with updated graphics or something lol. but still in a 2d format. Maybe in the future lol. Correct me if I'm wrong but they didn't even include super mario world in the 25th anniversary did they? I know its SNES game but if you're offering a mario collection why not throw in super mario world?
my best guess was that these were levels tested out in the development stages (much like a tv pilot) and were removed due to being deemed too challenging prior to the game's release...
Nice skills. Btw, for those who think it's fake, it's not. I played some of the levels. They're in the ROM but Nintendo didn't use them actually (maybe because some are unfinished). However, you can access the world by a game genie code. The OW is only fake because it has been made to make it able to test them. I know this because I played some of the lost levels (I acidentally got a ROM with them).
i was also hoping that they were planning the ship as the final level,but if that they had canceled the mystery ship,that it was still acceseble in in the secret stgae. note that there was a level showed on the back of the mario3 pakage but it was actualy a level from a demo version including the different looking map screen.
Nintendo:Hmm,looks like they love Super Mario Bros games,we should make more such games. Developers:Why shouldn't we give them a chance to make their own levels and play it... Welcome to Super Mario Maker :D.
If you go to The Cutting Room Floor (tcrf dot net), you can see these are leftover partial levels that were found on the original game rom. Plenty of games have these leftover bits on them.
08:26 That was BRUCE LEE! Mad skills man, and as veteran Mario 3 Player I can see this is no cheating - he's playing wise and with pure knowledge of the levels + clean reflexes. Just good technique.
@TheCube360 here's a thought, for the 30th anniversary they could make a version with levels designed by fans, you know run a little contest with it. what do you think? and they did realize some of the extra levels on the GBA version with e-cards.
The overworld map was created, but only to access those unfinished levels that ARE programmed into the game. It's just stuff Nintendo decided not to use, but left in the game data.
No those are left-over levels that Nintendo ment to add in the game, but were scrapped out. the hack just creates a map to access them. Go to the Cutting Room Floor.
omg there were green flying beetles? aww.... and i liked the clear waterfalls in the level just before that. they should have used a lot of the patterns and monsters that were removed. the trio fish were neat.
Cheats from Game Genie or similar may work to access some. But the most reliable and consistent way to access them is via a custom world map that "points" to the levels as shown in this video.
And now,a few words from my inner geek. This is actually a patch found over at themushroomkingdom,old patchbut all the "lost" beta levels in all their half-playable glory.
"super mario bros 3 - the lost levels" -- Now that is something Nintendo should have rewarded us with on this "25th anniversary of the NES" none of this "super mario all stars wii" business.
For those not in the know, these levels are actually sitting inside the ROM. They were just never finished or included in the game for whatever reason. Good vid
@Arwingpilot I'm not trying to be rude; but the only similarity for the middle screenshot on the box compared to the 3rd level in this video (in my opinion) was the background color. Who knows? Maybe the 2nd screenshot showed a test level that nobody found yet... Or it could be a completely different level. No guarantees, though.
these levels are actually on the game cartridge, but you can't get to them. They're just code leftovers. The different-colored cheepcheep swarms are interesting.
Rom edit or not, this is still really cool! However, I have seen these levels---or at least info---that matches what is in these lost levels, so it doesn't appear to be a rom edit at all. However, it would be even cooler if someone that knows how to hack were to "finish" the levels and create exits to the ones that lead nowhere.
I remember reading somewhere that these levels do exist in the Super Mario Bros. 3 Cart, but you can't access them without using a cheat device. The world map in the video is probably a hack created specifically to access these "Hidden" levels.
Not fake. You can download a rom that has the World 1 hacked, but the stages are really in the original rom, the world was hacked so that the exit points of the map points to these stages in the real rom. Some of these stages might have been testing stages or meant to be in the game but wasn't included for some reason.
@carmanino There's a website, the mushroom kingdom (Punch it into Google and it'll come up first). Go into NES and Super Mario Bros 3. Scroll all the way down to find a page of the lost levels. That should answer everything!
Truly every stage in SMB3 was a work of art. Polished, those test stages coulda been awesome! Too bad they didn't at least use some of the test stage elements in the real thing though (Fish Trio, Green flying beetles, layered clouds, ""underwater ice stage!!")
@DamascusTer I remember the exact same, always wondering what level that was and why I couldn't find it, I figured it was some secret level I didn't know how to get or something, I was a kid so it never occurred to me it might not be in the (Playable) game.
@DamascusTer you make me wonder if there is somthing big no one knows about, like collecting every single coin in every world or something or getting all the enimies or all the ? blocks
yea, that is real, los programadores hicieron esos niveles pero nunca los pusieron en la version final pero tampoco los quitaron, la unica manera de jugarlos es con un shark o en las versiones del game voy advance
It is common knowledge in the rom hacking community. In the video, the only change made to the game is a new World Map that points to different levels.
@hatebreed516 Some cheats could access some of the levels. However as far as currently is known you need to hack the original ROM file in a way (such a custom world) to access to the levels.
These were the levels made to beta test the game's engine. You'll notice that they cover pretty much every aspect (like scrolling levels, levels that dip up and down), and include the little things like Kuribo's shoe.
Thx for letting us enjoy the world music at the end. that was a nice touch
Please thumbs up this: These levels are beta levels that never made it to the final release. They are stored in the games memory but never made accessible as no world map references their level pointers. However someone made a world map (as seen in this video) to access the levels, since without it they were stray, inaccessible levels that otherwise would have been lost forever. This is NOT a ROM hack. These are are "lost" beta levels. I just wish they had put level "7" in the retail. Best one.
the underground level located between 4 and 5 looks a lot like an excisiting level in the regular game... interesting to see how some concepts were explored like swimming upwards into waterfalls and moving backgrounds(who are obviously somewhat glitched)...nice vid:)
This is a hacked game, the world is fake but the levels are real, these are test levels.
+AtKiba Canal beta levels...
Wow thanks for that big corrections. But I actually think they're test levels instead of beta.
"beta" levels were used during "beta testing", hence the name
You are confused, test levels are used by the programers to test mechanics, beta levels are used by the beta testers when the game reach the beta. These are test levels.
where can I find it
Amazing, even not being real it's really beautiful the stages and it's cool watching, and the player is amazing too.
It is real.
Just because you don't know where they are means nothing.
Beta test levels 100% real
the stages are hidden in the game code. you can access them with a game genie
impressive, i can see the the growth and development into the levels we grew to love as a child.
Yo whoever that was is like one of the smoothest Mario players EVER!!
Amazing!! I don't remember any mistakes in the first half
I'm in love with the person playing!
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned after 21 years - you never know WHAT is gonna come through that door.
Rain drop, drop top.. I'm Rick Harrison and..
honestly this is the best game ever
if ur 20 years old and up this has to be one of ur favorites
Waterfall level was pretty cool. The rising and falling ice level seemed like a diabolical concept. Had they brought that one to fruition, I would have lost many lives there. The fortress was pretty amusing. I'm all set to see some evil castle and it turns out to be a glorified mushroom house. Lol
I didn't understand what the secret stage was but I watched it all just to see the skills of this guy...
The creator of this world map, Aaron Kaluszka has confirmed that the world map is a rom hack of theirs. There is also a possibility that a modified cartridge exists where this world map can be accessed from a hidden button press on the SMB3 title screen. If this rom/cartridge is found, it will greatly speed up access to the lost levels on an unmodified NES.
mario maker before mario maker
Whoa... I actually had a dream about a level like the one labeled "8" on here once, way back when Mario 3 was new. The dream version also had a horizontal part with some sort of giant clam enemies that don't actually exist, though, instead of cutting off to a glitchy end-of-level area after you go through the pipe.
Nostalgia engaged and reaching critical levels... 3, 2, 1.... Kaboom ¡Explode in a thousand memories!!
It's weird. Back when I was small, I had this game on this GBA, so I get a lot of nostalgia out of that version. This version...Not so much, even though it's the same great game.
Some really interesting level ideas there...
For those who don't understand, these levels are all left over in the SMB3 ROM. This hack just creates a new world map to access them.
thanks for showing the music at the end
Beta levels YAY!! Nice video, now we can see the hidden stuff in SMB3
@TheCube360 or a super mario bros 3 remake with updated graphics or something lol. but still in a 2d format. Maybe in the future lol. Correct me if I'm wrong but they didn't even include super mario world in the 25th anniversary did they? I know its SNES game but if you're offering a mario collection why not throw in super mario world?
You sir, are really good at this game.
LOL, that was funny what you said in the beginning!
I always liked how the big plant-thing at the end of most stages looks like a hand, waving. (0:42), as an example.
Super neat, I love this game.
my best guess was that these were levels tested out in the development stages (much like a tv pilot) and were removed due to being deemed too challenging prior to the game's release...
Nice skills.
Btw, for those who think it's fake, it's not. I played some of the levels. They're in the ROM but Nintendo didn't use them actually (maybe because some are unfinished). However, you can access the world by a game genie code. The OW is only fake because it has been made to make it able to test them. I know this because I played some of the lost levels (I acidentally got a ROM with them).
Michikazuyamazaki,This is a very cool video.
Watching this guy play makes me feel like less of a man for the mere fact that I will never be as good as he is at Super Mario Bros. 3.
i was also hoping that they were planning the ship as the final level,but if that they had canceled the mystery ship,that it was still acceseble in in the secret stgae.
note that there was a level showed on the back of the mario3 pakage but it was actualy a level from a demo version including the different looking map screen.
Super Mario Bros 3 has a error message. Your saved data is corrupted.
You're pretty good. This is almost like a sepedrun.
To be honest they should’ve made this a secret world 9 for when you saved Peach. And yes I know this is not hacked and they are beta levels.
Nintendo:Hmm,looks like they love Super Mario Bros games,we should make more such games.
Developers:Why shouldn't we give them a chance to make their own levels and play it...
Welcome to Super Mario Maker :D.
If you go to The Cutting Room Floor (tcrf dot net), you can see these are leftover partial levels that were found on the original game rom. Plenty of games have these leftover bits on them.
Whoever played this is a beast.
08:26 That was BRUCE LEE! Mad skills man, and as veteran Mario 3 Player I can see this is no cheating - he's playing wise and with pure knowledge of the levels + clean reflexes. Just good technique.
8:26
@TheCube360
here's a thought, for the 30th anniversary they could make a version with levels designed by fans, you know run a little contest with it. what do you think?
and they did realize some of the extra levels on the GBA version with e-cards.
The overworld map was created, but only to access those unfinished levels that ARE programmed into the game. It's just stuff Nintendo decided not to use, but left in the game data.
No those are left-over levels that Nintendo ment to add in the game, but were scrapped out. the hack just creates a map to access them.
Go to the Cutting Room Floor.
2006? omfg this video is old af. 😂 i feel so old now.😭
unknown4ever18 me too :'(
unknown4ever18 I
as I can discover that level friend greetings from Argentinean
omg there were green flying beetles? aww.... and i liked the clear waterfalls in the level just before that. they should have used a lot of the patterns and monsters that were removed. the trio fish were neat.
for me, Mario 3 is the best out of all Mario games.
We still look different at these games than the kids these days look at those classic games.
the red and black mario looked so kick ass
Cheats from Game Genie or similar may work to access some. But the most reliable and consistent way to access them is via a custom world map that "points" to the levels as shown in this video.
Dudes remote controllability makes him a oax
Gotta love beta levels. Some of those were really neat!
F*cking 2006??? This is damn old
+Sunky older than youtube
Pootis Bird Is still very old
+Verinen Pihvi how can this be older than UA-cam if it was made on UA-cam?
Noah G 8-)
1 year after my birth. Wow.
The two ice levels (6 and 7) look pretty fun, and the beta 1-6 doesn't look bad too.
Nice playthrough.
My god I love this I want play this betas are really the best ever.
I am really impressed
@itsFODDER but how do we get to them?
King Koopa:Where's my son Bowser? Nah...get those plumbers!
And now,a few words from my inner geek.
This is actually a patch found over at themushroomkingdom,old patchbut all the "lost" beta levels in all their half-playable glory.
@TheCube360 the lost level came in super mario bros all stars wii along with super mario bros 1 2 and 3 and was for the 25 anniversary of super mario
Best mario game ever made together with Mario 64
"super mario bros 3 - the lost levels" -- Now that is something Nintendo should have rewarded us with on this "25th anniversary of the NES" none of this "super mario all stars wii" business.
When are in full run mode I think it increases the chance of getting a star really high.
For those not in the know, these levels are actually sitting inside the ROM. They were just never finished or included in the game for whatever reason.
Good vid
What the?
is this like a cheat for an emulation of snes mario?
or the real thing?
they look like unfinished levels =]
great vid!
The comment was wrote 12 years ago....
The hills have eyes. Also, they're dancing
there are pictures of some of these levels on the SMB3 box art if I recall correctly
These are like beta levels! Awesome :D
¿Esto es de la version de Nes?
o es de otra version mas reciente de ¿Game Boy?
y si es de NES ¿como se saca esto?
fortress level.. is there more to it? I see that other pipe, is there a way to get through that wall?
@Arwingpilot I'm not trying to be rude; but the only similarity for the middle screenshot on the box compared to the 3rd level in this video (in my opinion) was the background color. Who knows? Maybe the 2nd screenshot showed a test level that nobody found yet... Or it could be a completely different level. No guarantees, though.
The best Mario Game ever.
I beg to differ. Transform in mid air, and you can kill almost anything on the way down. Even the flame jets on the doomships.
This dude's got some skills
these levels are actually on the game cartridge, but you can't get to them. They're just code leftovers.
The different-colored cheepcheep swarms are interesting.
@Donut117 it is because he slowed down the game play to make all his jumps and actions seem perfectly timed when he sped the video back up.
i love letting imagination go wild
Yeah, i remember something about that. The mysterious level shot on the box that no one could find in the game.
I love the concept of level 8, though it was clearly unfinished. I also really liked 11.
Rom edit or not, this is still really cool! However, I have seen these levels---or at least info---that matches what is in these lost levels, so it doesn't appear to be a rom edit at all.
However, it would be even cooler if someone that knows how to hack were to "finish" the levels and create exits to the ones that lead nowhere.
@fttrx2 *inspects* Holy hell. Never knew that. I always used whistles to bypass World 7. Also, it's 7-3. But still, thanks for pointing that out.
I remember reading somewhere that these levels do exist in the Super Mario Bros. 3 Cart, but you can't access them without using a cheat device.
The world map in the video is probably a hack created specifically to access these "Hidden" levels.
I just found the ROM patch for this, these levels are a new challenge for me...lol. Some of them are insane
We now must learn the difference between "hacked" and "secret". Two very different things.
Not fake. You can download a rom that has the World 1 hacked, but the stages are really in the original rom, the world was hacked so that the exit points of the map points to these stages in the real rom. Some of these stages might have been testing stages or meant to be in the game but wasn't included for some reason.
How can I play this levels? What is the Game Genie for this?
@carmanino
There's a website, the mushroom kingdom (Punch it into Google and it'll come up first). Go into NES and Super Mario Bros 3. Scroll all the way down to find a page of the lost levels. That should answer everything!
I don't remember Mario bros 3 being like this.
The level is actually in the cartridge, but it has to be hacked to access it.
Ya
Anyone watching in 2021? Is the player still active?
Well, they ARE technically secret, being test levels...
Truly every stage in SMB3 was a work of art.
Polished, those test stages coulda been awesome! Too bad they didn't at least use some of the test stage elements in the real thing though (Fish Trio, Green flying beetles, layered clouds, ""underwater ice stage!!")
@DamascusTer
I remember the exact same, always wondering what level that was and why I couldn't find it, I figured it was some secret level I didn't know how to get or something, I was a kid so it never occurred to me it might not be in the (Playable) game.
You can also transform mid air and damage enemies as well.
If you replay the NES version, you will see that the right side has always been like that.
You can tell that Level 12 is when the developers just gave up and went home.
where are you find this map??? I never see this one one my nintendo game, and I'm looking at right now!!!! And I didn't see it on the net!!!
@DamascusTer you make me wonder if there is somthing big no one knows about, like collecting every single coin in every world or something or getting all the enimies or all the ? blocks
Mario 3 is Goated
yea, that is real, los programadores hicieron esos niveles pero nunca los pusieron en la version final pero tampoco los quitaron, la unica manera de jugarlos es con un shark o en las versiones del game voy advance
Thanks for the content sorry for the haters
It is common knowledge in the rom hacking community.
In the video, the only change made to the game is a new World Map that points to different levels.
@hatebreed516 Some cheats could access some of the levels. However as far as currently is known you need to hack the original ROM file in a way (such a custom world) to access to the levels.
@danielwcas I'm 15 and this is one of my favs, cuz my parents raised me with the NES and SNES