Concepts Introduced: Menacing Meanies, White Willies, Item Poles, long jumps, double jumps
Key Feature: Introduction to jumping
Description: The stage starts out with three rows of Item Poles which feature, in order, Rockets, Potions, and Mushrooms. Then the stage will alternate between a stretch of enemies and a jump whose length increases. After three jumps, the enemies will change from Menacing Meanies to White Willies, and you will be challenged to perform double jumps where you must land on a short ledge before immediately jumping over another gap. The final jump is a long jump which requires you to hold up on the direction pad to complete.
World 1-2
Concepts Introduced: Fire Poles, Bonus Stars, Warp Balloons, Extend Heart