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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Hi all!

Edit: It works. There were just some bug in the Matrix or I was just... not pressing those buttons the right way, I don't know.


So, I knew about the "cheat code" for Super Mario Bros. to continue from the world where you died last time. (Hold A on the title screen and START)

The thing is, it doesn't seem to work playing the game through Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo Entertainment System.

If I lose all my extra lifes and die, back on the title screen holding A and pressing start still drops me back to 1-1.

What am I missing? Is it really not working in this version of the game, or I'm the one who can't press 2 buttons?

I'm playing it on the Switch 2 and using an 8bitdo wireless Pro controller (as a wired Pro controller) if it matters...

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Using joy-cons, it works for me. Are you sure you're holding A? That is, whatever is mapped to NES A on your controller (the "jump" button).

Edit : also, if I remember correctly that only brings you to the beginning of the world, not specific level. So if you were on 1-4, you're still going to 1-1.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I haven't checked with the Joy Cons, but will do later the day, thanks for the input.

Even if that brings you back to the beginning of the world, it's still a big help :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just tried with my 8bitdo (not a pro controller though, SN30 pro). Game over on 3-2, A+start brings me to 3-1.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I went to check it and... believe it or not, but it works now. With Joy Cons and with the 8bitdo controller as well. So I have no idea what did went wrong this morning. I was doing it multiple times, from world 3 and 4 and nothing. Weird!

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Heh, no worries. It happens. Don't know how many times I couldn't get anything to work, and then when I try to show it to someone it would auto-magically work properly.

Can you update your post add that it's fixed. Would let others know that it's resolved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No idea about the cheat code.

One thing you can do is use save states to save your game and then load that when needed.

The way I did was to only make a save when each level started, to give me unlimited continues, but still get the experience of playing the original game. I would also set a threshold of allowing 2-3 deaths (depending on how many lives I have left) before loading the save.

I did cheated on this a couple of times when I got stuck, but that's a separate topic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

save states

If it really doesn't work here (which really would be strange), then yeah, that's what I'm gonna use. Using it already.

It would be just nice, to have the "built-in" way of save states of some kind. It's half-way cheating that way, since they put this feature inside the game and not the system you run on it.

And also, as you mentioned it too, using save states also saves the extra life counts. So soon enough, probably there will be a save where I don't have any lifes and every death would mean game over.

Minor things. But yeah. Will try the A + START thing with Joy Cons, and if that won't work either, I just use save states and maybe save at each world.

My smile would be more natural, if I could finish the game (for the first time, from the beginning to the end) the intended way, and I think using A + START is still fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Well, you can just load the last save if lives drop below 3 or something, but yeah, feels like a bit of cheating. Though, at my age I am just happy to finish the game. Don't have the skills to properly complete these old-school games now.

Good luck, hope your way works out and you can beat the game!