This is actually a very famous theory throughout the Internet, so I can't believe someone didn't post about this here, or maybe they did, and I didn't see it.
Anyways, the theory is that Super Mario Bros. 3 was just one big stage play, and all this time, you THOUGHT you were controlling Mario.
Here're some proofs:
1. The game starts and ends with a curtain.
2. Almost all floating objects are either bolted into the background or suspended from ropes.
3. Those "moving platforms" are operated with machines which stick out of the background.
4. There is a shadow onto the sky for a lot of objects.
5. (This one is my own) Mario changes most of his power-ups by smoke, like in real plays, only faster.
6. Mario exits each stage on the right, like in plays.
Here's the original image:
What do YOU think? Did this post break or make your childhood?
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