Treasure Ship

A Treasure Ship is a large, flying vessel, similar to an Airship. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Treasure Ships would occasionally appear in the game; if Mario or Luigi ventured on to a Treasure Ship, he would find dozens of coins which he could collect. There were no enemies on Treasure Ships, but a terrible hazard could be found in the form of their bottomless pits.

Treasure Ships can only be summoned through a rather complicated trick that can only be performed in Grass Land, Water Land, The Sky, and Iced Land. To do this trick, one Hammer Bro. must be on the map screen and Mario or Luigi must have a coin total ending in two of the same number (other than zero) by the end of a stage. Also, the numbers chosen for their coin number must be the same as the second (from left to right) number of their score even after the final level tally. Although this incredible trick is very challenging to pull off, it is quite satisfying to return to the map to see that the Hammer Bro. has been replaced with a goody-filled Treasure Ship.

Trivia

 * The Japanese symbols on the masts of the Treasure Ships can be translated as "treasure".