World 4-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)

Level
World 4-4
Level code	World 4-4
World	Giant Land
Game	Super Mario Bros. 3
Time limit	300 seconds
Music track	Underwater BGM
Music sample
Level progression ← Previous World 4-Fortress 1 Next → World 4-5 World 4-6 Super Mario Bros. 3 levels

World 4-4 is the fourth main level and the fifth level overall of Giant Land in Super Mario Bros. 3. It is accessible once the player clears World 4-Fortress 1 and its own completion unlocks Worlds 4-5 and 4-6.

Layout

The player starts on a small platform over a body of water, and a Lakitu throwing Spiny Eggs will soon move into view. Directly below the player on the waterbed is a pipe that leads to a secret room with coins, though the player needs to enter the level wearing the Frog Suit in order to move past a bubble-jet pipe, which push the player upward. Moving right from the starting area, the player can find the level's only ? Block containing a power-up, which will be either a Super Mushroom or Fire Flower depending on the player character's state. Sinking down a narrow passage afterward, the player will be brought to an open area with several large Wood Blocks where the player has to continue avoiding Lakitu's Spiny Eggs that are being tossed into the water. At the end of the area is a Warp Pipe leading to the goal.

Enemies

Sprite	Name	Count
	Lakitu	3
	Spiny	(infinitely thrown by Lakitus)
	Spiny Egg	(infinitely thrown by Lakitus)

Items

Sprite	Name	Count	Notes
	Coin
	Blue Coin	43
	Super Mushroom	1	Replaced by a Fire Flower if Mario is already in his Super Mario form.
	Fire Flower	1	Replaces a Super Mushroom if Mario is in his Super Mario form.
	Goal card	1	Ends the stage when collected

Objects

Main area

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  ? Block

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  Giant Coral

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  Giant Wood Block

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  Ground

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  Jet Pipe

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  Pipe

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  Pipe

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  Water

Sub area 1

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  Brick

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  Pipe

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  Switch Block

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  Wood Block

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  Water

Sub area 2

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  Ground

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  Pipe

Level map

Version differences

The giant Wood Block wall in the original NES version, with different water levels on each side

The water level is evened out in the Super Mario All-Stars and Game Boy Advance versions. In the original version, there are differing water levels (higher at the beginning, and lower after the giant Wood Block wall), while in later versions, they are at the same depth, which is slightly above the original lower level.

Profiles

Manga Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōryakuhon

World 4-4
Original text (Japanese)		Translation
UP	0	1-Up Mushroom(s)	0
P	1	Switch Block(s)	1
B	1	Bonus Area(s)	1
適でき	カエル	Suitable form	Frog
難なん	6	Difficulty	6/10
上下じょうげにスクロールする海中かいちゅう面めんだ。土管どかんから流ながれ出だす水流すいりゅに注意ちゅういしろ。		It's an underwater level that scrolls up and down. Watch out for the water currents coming out of the pipes.

Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

• Level description :
  • English:
    This underwater course is full of huge coral reefs. Lakitu throws Spiny Eggs from the sky.
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      大きなサンゴのある水中。さらに、ジュゲムがバイボを投げ入れてくる。
      (Translation: Underwater stage with a large coral reef. Then, Lakitu throws in Spiny Eggs.)
    • Italian:
      Livello sottomarino con grandi coralli. Lakitu lancia uova di Koopistrice. (first edition)
      Livello sottomarino con grandi coralli. Lakitu lancia Uova di Koopistrice dal cielo. (second edition)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	Wワールド４ー４ Wārudo 4-4	World 4-4
German	Welt 4-4	World 4-4