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- After beating Ludwig von Koopa in the fourth castle, Mario sets off the detonator to blow up the castle... only for the castle to launch into the air like a rocket and impact against a nearby hill... which then wears a bandage where the castle hit for the rest of the game.
- Mario sets off the detonator after beating Roy Koopa in the fifth castle, only to see the castle not blow up. He goes to take a look at it... and then the castle blows up right in his face. His expression is priceless. In the All-Stars version, Luigi gets an even better one — he just looks at the player with a deadpan expression.
- Castle #6 is destroyed by Mario getting a mop. After a few wipes, it's just gone. The dour uneventfulness with which Mario proceeds is what makes it comical.
- Mario destroys Castle #7 by... lifting it up and drop-kicking it off the screen. Seriously, where did all that strength come from?
- The music when you lose a life
is just hilarious for some reason. Same with the utter shock in Mario's face when he gets hit. The music and Mario's expression paired together is almost priceless. As long as you're not losing lives on That One Level, of course. - The Special levels are all named for 1980s California surfer slang terms for "good": Gnarly, Tubular, Way Cool, Awesome, Groovy, Mondo, Outrageous, and Funky.
- As intimidating (and annoying) as the Charging Chucks can be, it's amusing how if you jump on their heads, they let out a cartoonish, non-threatening "OW!"
