10 Super Mario Bros. Wonder Myths, Debunked

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With all the magical Wonder Effects that can take place in , things can get pretty wild just on their own, but with the addition of all the myths and rumors circulating the internet, it can be hard to know what is genuinely part of the game. There are many fun features and abilities that the new power-ups can provide, and the mystical distortions of the Wonder Flower can turn everything upside-down. This makes even some of the most outrageous myths online sound fairly plausible for a game where pretty much anything can happen.

Mario's latest platforming adventure takes him and his friends into the Flower Kingdom, where Bowser's corruption has mixed with the land's natural magical capabilities to create all sorts of havoc that the mustachioed plumber must fix. Some players on the internet have speculated, hypothesized, or even directly stated several things that they claim are possible in the game, which often sound cool but may or may not be true. While there are numerous crazy secrets hidden in this game, there are many myths and assertions, such as the ones listed below, which have ultimately been proven to be false.

Badges in can alter basic gameplay mechanics for the characters throughout the level and lasts as long as the badge is equipped in Prince Florian's hat. The Jet Run Badge gives the ability to have Mario, or whichever character is chosen, run continuously at an extra fast speed without the ability to stop. Characters can still jump, but they are incapable of stopping and standing still. This made the myth of being able to run across the surface of water sound plausible. Sadly, this is false, and even with the Jet Run Badge equipped, as soon as the character hits the water, they simply begin to swim at a