World 4-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)

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Level
World 4-4
World 4-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars
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
A Lakitu idling in Super Mario Bros. 3, as seen in a land stage. Lakitu 3
Spiny walking from Super Mario Bros. 3 Spiny (infinitely thrown by Lakitus)
A Spiny Egg in Super Mario Bros. 3, as seen in a land stage. Spiny Egg (infinitely thrown by Lakitus)

Items

Sprite Name Count Notes
A sprite of a coin from Super Mario Bros. 3 A coin on the sprite layer in Super Mario Bros. 3, as seen in a land stage Coin
Blue Coin from Super Mario Bros. 3 Blue Coin 43
Super Mushroom as seen in Super Mario Bros. 3. Super Mushroom 1 Replaced by a Fire Flower if Mario is already in his Super Mario form.
A Fire Flower in Super Mario Bros. 3, as seen in a land stage Fire Flower 1 Replaces a Super Mushroom if Mario is in his Super Mario form.
A goal on the sprite layer in Super Mario Bros. 3, as seen in a land stage. Goal card 1 Ends the stage when collected

Objects

Main area
Sub area 1
Sub area 2

Level map

Map of World 4-4 of Super Mario Bros. 3

Version differences

The giant wood block wall in World 4-4 of Super Mario Bros. 3
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.