Very rarely, if Bowser is defeated with a hammer while he is in midair, he will fly upwards and never return down. If the player uses a Switch Block to turn them to blocks, and hits either of the lower sets of bricks, the upper two will act as coins. Near the end of 3-3, there is a 2-by-2 assembly of coins.

If the player attempts to break the block, it will not break. When there's a red Koopa Troopa walking near a Brick Block (with another brick block above the first), he or she must throw its shell at the block. This works on NES and on Super Mario All-Stars. This glitch was fixed in Super Mario All-Stars. This can be achieved in World 1-3 and 2-4 with a Boomerang Brother, or 5-7 with a Lakitu. When stomping on chains of enemies to get increased points and 1-Ups, if the fifth or later enemy is a Boomerang Brother or Lakitu, it will register as a 1-Up instead of the next point value (i.e. Flying up, Mario will appear to be walking while flying up and back down. Afterward, he must touch the quicksand and jump right after. In a level with quicksand, Mario must run and fill the Power Meter, or be using the Magic Wing. The player must be Raccoon Mario or Tanooki Mario to perform this glitch. NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all names are conjectural. 2.1 Hammer Brothers Continuous Movement.

1.30 Koopa shell does not break Brick Block.

1.26 Infinite Whistles and Infinite Toad Houses/Spade Panels.

1.23 Hitting a Block at the Bottom of the Screen.

1.10 Death by Magic Wing on World 8- Jets.

1.4 Boomerang Brothers/Lakitu 1-Up Glitch.

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