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The '''Minus World''' is a [[glitch]] level found in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is an underwater [[level]] exactly like [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-2]] in geography and enemy locations that cannot be finished due to the pipe at the end being glitched and taking the player back to the start, meaning that once there, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is [[Unwinnable state|doomed]] to lose all of his lives by either running out of time or being defeated by the enemies. The glitch got its name from fans because the world-level screen displays as '''World -1'''. This is because of a glitch in the panels displaying the numbers. The Minus World is actually '''World 36-1''', but the game displays a blank graphic for the number 36, so all the player can see is the -1.<ref name=world36>[http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/mario-minus-world/ Minus World] Accessed 2009-01-04 "The 'Minus World' isn't a secret bonus level, and in fact isn't really numbered "−1" at all. The level is actually numbered "36–1", but the number "36" happens to be represented by a blank tile in the game. This gives the impression that the screen reads 'World −1'."</ref>

This glitch was featured in the 100th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>[https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/revistas/nintendo_power_100_-_setembro_1997.pdf Nintendo Power (Issue 100) p. 68]</ref>

This glitch was featured in the 100th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>[https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/revistas/nintendo_power_100_-_setembro_1997.pdf Nintendo Power (Issue 100) p. 68]</ref>{{dead link}}

==Method==

[[File:SMB Minus World.png|thumb|left|A screenshot of the level]]

The player can get to the Minus World by going to [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] and standing on the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] that leads to the [[Goal Pole]] at the end of the level. Then, they should move to the far left end of the pipe, then [[crouch|duck]] while facing left. While ducking, the player should [[jump]]. While in the air, the player should move right, so that when Mario is about to come back down, he should be just under the ceiling next within this moment. It may take the player several tries, for Mario must land in an exact spot on the pipe in order to travel through it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TqtSXD3JKcE A YouTube video showing how to perform the glitch while ducking]</ref> If this is done correctly, he will automatically move through the pipe (without the screen moving) and then through the wall and into the warp room. If not even one pixel of the pipe is showing, Mario will be trapped until the timer runs out.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptsqEvqmuz0 A video of the glitch performed, on YouTube]{{dead link}}~~</ref>~~

The player can get to the Minus World by going to [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] and standing on the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] that leads to the [[Goal Pole]] at the end of the level. Then, they should move to the far left end of the pipe, then [[crouch|duck]] while facing left. While ducking, the player should [[jump]]. While in the air, the player should move right, so that when Mario is about to come back down, he should be just under the ceiling next within this moment. It may take the player several tries, for Mario must land in an exact spot on the pipe in order to travel through it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TqtSXD3JKcE A YouTube video showing how to perform the glitch while ducking]</ref> If this is done correctly, he will automatically move through the pipe (without the screen moving) and then through the wall and into the warp room. If not even one pixel of the pipe is showing, Mario will be trapped until the timer runs out.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptsqEvqmuz0 A video of the glitch performed, on YouTube]</ref>{{dead link}}

Another method of reaching the Minus World involves Mario breaking two blocks on the ceiling, leaving the one on the far right. He should move to the far left end of the pipe and jump to the right. He does not have to duck as he can try to hit the bottom left portion of the block (without actually destroying the block). This should glitch the game, allowing Mario to get through the pipe and wall, but doing it this way is potentially more difficult and time-intensive.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgohnDkyTZM A video of the glitch performed (without ducking), on YouTube]</ref>

Another method of reaching the Minus World involves Mario breaking two blocks on the ceiling, leaving the one on the far right. He should move to the far left end of the pipe and jump to the right. He does not have to duck as he can try to hit the bottom left portion of the block (without actually destroying the block). This should glitch the game, allowing Mario to get through the pipe and wall, but doing it this way is potentially more difficult and time-intensive.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgohnDkyTZM A video of the glitch performed (without ducking), on YouTube]</ref>{{dead link}}

If everything is done properly, Mario will see the three pipes in front of him from the [[Warp Zone]]. If he enters the pipe to the far left or far right, he will find himself in the Minus World. If he goes in the pipe in the middle, it will bring him to [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-1]]. (This has a practical use, however, as it advances the player further than the normal Warp Zone would, although it is not used in speedruns as it skips past [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-2]], which has a Warp Zone leading to [[World 8 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]].) If the player makes the brick wall on the far right visible (where the ''"Welcome to Warp Zone!"'' message appears), the Warp Zone will be correctly loaded and the glitch will end.

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 The '''Minus World''' is a [[glitch]] level found in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is an underwater [[level]] exactly like [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-2]] in geography and enemy locations that cannot be finished due to the pipe at the end being glitched and taking the player back to the start, meaning that once there, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is [[Unwinnable state|doomed]] to lose all of his lives by either running out of time or being defeated by the enemies. The glitch got its name from fans because the world-level screen displays as '''World -1'''. This is because of a glitch in the panels displaying the numbers. The Minus World is actually '''World 36-1''', but the game displays a blank graphic for the number 36, so all the player can see is the -1.<ref name=world36>[http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/mario-minus-world/ Minus World] Accessed 2009-01-04 "The 'Minus World' isn't a secret bonus level, and in fact isn't really numbered "−1" at all. The level is actually numbered "36–1", but the number "36" happens to be represented by a blank tile in the game. This gives the impression that the screen reads 'World −1'."</ref>
-This glitch was featured in the 100th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>[https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/revistas/nintendo_power_100_-_setembro_1997.pdf Nintendo Power (Issue 100) p. 68]</ref>
+This glitch was featured in the 100th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>[https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/revistas/nintendo_power_100_-_setembro_1997.pdf Nintendo Power (Issue 100) p. 68]</ref>{{dead link}}
 ==Method==
 [[File:SMB Minus World.png|thumb|left|A screenshot of the level]]
-The player can get to the Minus World by going to [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] and standing on the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] that leads to the [[Goal Pole]] at the end of the level. Then, they should move to the far left end of the pipe, then [[crouch|duck]] while facing left. While ducking, the player should [[jump]]. While in the air, the player should move right, so that when Mario is about to come back down, he should be just under the ceiling next within this moment. It may take the player several tries, for Mario must land in an exact spot on the pipe in order to travel through it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TqtSXD3JKcE A YouTube video showing how to perform the glitch while ducking]</ref> If this is done correctly, he will automatically move through the pipe (without the screen moving) and then through the wall and into the warp room. If not even one pixel of the pipe is showing, Mario will be trapped until the timer runs out.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptsqEvqmuz0 A video of the glitch performed, on YouTube]{{dead link}}</ref>
+The player can get to the Minus World by going to [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] and standing on the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] that leads to the [[Goal Pole]] at the end of the level. Then, they should move to the far left end of the pipe, then [[crouch|duck]] while facing left. While ducking, the player should [[jump]]. While in the air, the player should move right, so that when Mario is about to come back down, he should be just under the ceiling next within this moment. It may take the player several tries, for Mario must land in an exact spot on the pipe in order to travel through it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TqtSXD3JKcE A YouTube video showing how to perform the glitch while ducking]</ref> If this is done correctly, he will automatically move through the pipe (without the screen moving) and then through the wall and into the warp room. If not even one pixel of the pipe is showing, Mario will be trapped until the timer runs out.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptsqEvqmuz0 A video of the glitch performed, on YouTube]</ref>{{dead link}}
-Another method of reaching the Minus World involves Mario breaking two blocks on the ceiling, leaving the one on the far right. He should move to the far left end of the pipe and jump to the right. He does not have to duck as he can try to hit the bottom left portion of the block (without actually destroying the block). This should glitch the game, allowing Mario to get through the pipe and wall, but doing it this way is potentially more difficult and time-intensive.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgohnDkyTZM A video of the glitch performed (without ducking), on YouTube]</ref>
+Another method of reaching the Minus World involves Mario breaking two blocks on the ceiling, leaving the one on the far right. He should move to the far left end of the pipe and jump to the right. He does not have to duck as he can try to hit the bottom left portion of the block (without actually destroying the block). This should glitch the game, allowing Mario to get through the pipe and wall, but doing it this way is potentially more difficult and time-intensive.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgohnDkyTZM A video of the glitch performed (without ducking), on YouTube]</ref>{{dead link}}
 If everything is done properly, Mario will see the three pipes in front of him from the [[Warp Zone]]. If he enters the pipe to the far left or far right, he will find himself in the Minus World. If he goes in the pipe in the middle, it will bring him to [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-1]]. (This has a practical use, however, as it advances the player further than the normal Warp Zone would, although it is not used in speedruns as it skips past [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-2]], which has a Warp Zone leading to [[World 8 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]].) If the player makes the brick wall on the far right visible (where the ''"Welcome to Warp Zone!"'' message appears), the Warp Zone will be correctly loaded and the glitch will end.