Super Mario Bros. Has a 40-Year-Old Mushroom Trick Many Veteran Players Never Knew About

A surprising Super Mario Bros. secret has resurfaced online, showing that one of Nintendo’s oldest platforming mechanics still has tricks that many longtime players may not know about. The discovery concerns Mushrooms and what happens when one falls into a pit. In the original Super Mario Bros., a Mushroom that drops into a hole does not necessarily become unreachable. If Mario jumps at the right position, he can apparently collect the power-up from above, despite the Mushroom appearing to have…