Pause Menu; Saving And Sleep Mode; Items And Gimmicks - Nintendo Super Mario Bros Instruction Booklet

Pause Menu

Press on the map or action screen to halt the game and open the pause
menu. Select menu items with and confirm with
Continue
Close the pause menu and return to the game.
Return to map
Leave the action screen and return to the map screen.
This option appears only in the pause menu on the
action screen.
Options
Adjust sound and control settings. ( page 8)
Quit
Quit without saving and return to the title screen.

Saving and Sleep Mode

You'll see a screen like the one shown here when you clear
tower and castle courses. ( Page 13) Choose Yes to save
your game progress. If you're not able to save, you can
halt your game by using Sleep Mode. ( Page 5)
.

Items and Gimmicks

Each course is crammed full of items and gimmicks. Here's a small list of some
you'll run across:
? Block
Hit ? Blocks to find coins
or items.
Coin
Gather 100 coins to gain an
extra life.
Starman
Snag this to gain temporary
invincibility. You'll also be
able to dash and jump
much farther.
1-Up Mushroom
Grab one of these to gain an
extra life.
Spin Blocks
Stand on these blocks and j ump
to perform a spin jump. Press
down on to drop back down
in a spinning drill stomp!
Brick
Break bricks, and you might
find coins.
Star Coin
Earn enough Star Coins, and
you'll be able to open up new
courses. ( page 13)
Red Ring & Coin
Pass through a red ring to make
red coins appear for a brief time.
If you collect all eight red coins,
an item will appear on screen.
Switch Block / /
Jump on P Switch blocks to turn
bricks into coins and vice versa.
! Switch blocks turn outlined
bricks solid, and ? Switch blocks
have different effects on
different courses.