• 0x00BD - X Speed
• 0x0075 - X position in level, 2nd byte
• 0x0090 - X position in level
• 0x074D - X subpixel position

Like SMB and SMB2j (as well as many NES games), SMB3 has a subpixel precision of 16. Subpixel is a 1 byte value that represents a fraction of a pixel (256ths of a pixel). A precision of 16 means it will only change in increments of 16. Thus 1 subpixel equals a value of 16 on 0x074D.

Speed (0x00BD) is measured in subpixels per frame. A value of 40 means 40 16ths of a pixel, or 2.5 pixels per frame.

Mario has a different max speed in various situations:

Situation	Max	Pix/Frame
Wall ejecting	16	1
Swimming	23	1.958
Walk	24	1.5
Run-no P	40	2.5
Run+P	56	3.5
Sliding	63	3.938

Subpixel carry over

This game has subpixel carryover, meaning that x & y subpixel values are not cleared at the end of a level and are thus carried over to the next level. Having a high x subpixel value at the end of one level will give you a head start in the next.

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TODO: Explain 8 frame rule + RAM address, how to use this to keep speed.

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A walljump occurs when you jump towards a wall and Mario's foot collides with the wall in such a way that he can jump again. In the animation above (made on a custom map), three walljumps are performed.

Theory: Walljumps are possible because the game does a floor check (a simple "is position divided by 16 even? Is there a solid block below him?" test) even during a wall-ejection. Wall-ejection is SMB's mechanism to adjust Mario's horizontal position properly when his left side and right side have a different inside-wall status. The game ejects Mario in the opposite direction from the one in which he was traveling when he entered the wall.

Two conditions must be met for a walljump to be possible:

• Mario must have some horizontal speed (towards the wall)
• Mario's feet must hit the wall exactly at a block boundary (every 16 pixels)

It's possible to perform a walljump on any non-lethal solid material (bricks, pipes, etc).

In SMB3, the trick works exactly the same way as in SMB1, but is harder to perform, because the game is more effective at keeping Mario outside of walls.

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This can not be done with small mario.

Do a duck jump towards a wall and aim at the block just below the corner. If your speed and subpixel values are right you will enter in the wall. Stop ducking on the right frame, and mario will begin to eject out of the wall towards the right. Once in the wall, mario will not be able to run left or right.

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Corner boosts work on any block that is one block wide and isn't adjacent to another block. This block can be in the air or on the ground. If you jump at it at the right height, subpixel position, and speed, you can fall through the block. In the process you get a small ~1 pixel boost from doing so.

TODO: Add animated GIF

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It is possible to boost a pixel off of corners of ceilings (similar to how it works in NSMB) by duck jumping.

This animated GIF demonstrates how the ceiling boost works. While Mario's speed never changes he is boosted 1 pixel if he hits the corner with the correct subpixel position. The right side of the GIF shows his "predicted" position based on Mario's speed and then his actual position. The actual position is greater due to the boosting that has occurred. The left counter shows Mario has boosted exactly 1 pixel.

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This is the same trick as with corner boosting except there are several blocks to the right (the "floor"). If you do a corner boost into the block you will be stuck in the block instead of going through -- unless you duck. Ducking ejects Mario to the right, allowing him to pass through the wall.

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An application of the Getting in Floors trick. Using this trick in auto-scrolling levels such as airships allows Mario to enter the pipe much sooner than he normally could.

TODO: Demonstration.

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How it's done: If you jump toward a turtle while it's in the air, you can stomp it while moving upward and keep moving upward. The maximum height that you'll be able to reach if you keep holding down A depends on the exact frame that you made your jump and which part of the turtle you hit, so if you aren't bouncing high enough, keep adjusting your jump one frame at a time.

This is useful for being able to get over an obstacle or landing on another enemy after bouncing off a turtle.

The same can be done for a couple of walking enemies too, when you are running at top speed.

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How it's done: If you hold A while picking up a mushroom that's on top of an enemy, and you manage to collect the mushroom before killing the enemy, you will bounce off of the enemy without killing it. Probably useless.

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How it's done: Stay perfectly still when Bowser is about to slam you. If you are small Mario, you won't be killed, and you'll remain perfectly safe unless you move while you're overlapping him.

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While running downhill doesn't change the speed address, it does cause Mario to travel 3 subpixels per frame faster than his reported speed. This gives an effective speed boost of +3.

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Address Set #3: Super Mario Bros. 3
System:	Nintendo Entertainment System
Download .wch file for:	BizHawk
Domain	Address	Data Type	Signed	Endian	Description
None	0014	Byte	Signed	Big	Back to Map
None	0015	Byte	Signed	Big	Card Timer
None	0075	Byte	Unsigned	Big	X Level 2nd
None	0079	Byte	Signed	Big	X Map Position
None	0087	Byte	Signed	Big	Y Level 2nd
None	0090	Byte	Unsigned	Big	X Level
None	00A2	Byte	Signed	Big	Y Level
None	00AB	Byte	Unsigned	Big	X Screen
None	00BD	Byte	Signed	Big	X Speed
None	00CF	Byte	Signed	Big	X Speed
None	00FD	Byte	Unsigned	Big	X Camera
None	03DD	Byte	Signed	Big	P Meter
None	0515	Byte	Signed	Big	Next P
None	055D	Byte	Signed	Big	8 Frame Timer
None	056E	Byte	Signed	Big	P Kill Counter
None	05F1	Byte	Unsigned	Big	Clock Timer
None	074D	Byte	Unsigned	Big	X Subpix
None	075F	Byte	Unsigned	Big	Y Subpix
None	0781	Byte	Unsigned	Big	RNG
None	7CFA	Byte	Signed	Big	Boss HP

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TODO: add these

• Tompa's "pipe glitch"
• Stuttering (getting P speed with less floor distance)

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See also

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GameResources/NES/SuperMarioBros3 last edited by Brandon on 2012-11-24 23:28:48
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