Earbuds or no earbuds, we're facing Bowser and beating this game.
World 8
World 8 Tanks 1
This auto-scrolling stage has a lot of tanks and a lot of cannons and Bob-omb launchers. If you happen to be Raccoon/Tanooki Mario and you can stay in the air long enough by repeatedly pressing A at certain points, you can get 1-Ups just from jumping on enemies.
The little rotor thing at the top of one of the tanks doesn't hurt you.
Beating the Boomerang Brother here will net you a Starman.
World 8 Ship
Another auto-scrolling stage. There are a couple of ships here, but as long as you know what you're doing, this isn't a hard level. Thankfully, the water at the bottom isn't instant death, and you're not eternally trapped in it if you fall in, either. Just wait for the ships to go down before leaping back onto dry land.
World 8 Hand Traps
If you randomly get caught in any of the "hand traps" - or enter them yourself - you'll have to reach the end of the super short stage that you get pulled into and get the item to get out. Thankfully, these stages are mercifully short, and you get something out of them.
World 8 Airships
This is one of the few levels (auto-scrolling or not) that I use a P-Wing for. You can leap from ship to ship, but you'll be dealing with flamethrowers all the while...so I just use one of the P-Wings that I have saved up from earlier in the game.
World 8-1
There's a P-Switch directly above the start of the stage that causes a bunch of coins to appear below? Had no idea!
If you can flip to the top of the fifth pipe after the start, you can get three 1-Ups and skip some of the level. Otherwise, you'll have to do some running ducks and bouncing off of some Bullet Bills to get to the end. You'll still have to do it if you take the shortcut, though; you just won't have to do as much.
If all else fails, use a P-Wing.
World 8-2
The first quicksand pit leads to two pipes leading to hidden stuff. Did not know that! If you take those, you'll skip the first set of note blocks over a bottomless pit.
You'll also meet the angry sun from the World 2 quicksand level here. I just use a P-Wing to avoid everything here altogether.
World 8 Fortress
The last fortress of the game is a complex maze. Here's the easiest path, which I don't take.Come in here as a big Mario. Go all the way to the right and enter the door at the end after breaking the blocks. Keep heading right and enter the first door you see after all of the conveyor belts. Hit the P-Switch, then run all the way to the right and stay at the upper path where all the conveyor belts are. Enter the door at the end, then stay on the upper path. When you reach the end, go down, then left, then reveal another P-Switch by hitting the bricks, hit the P-Switch, go back up and then go all the way to the right. There will be a door at the very end that was not there before.. Duck down on the conveyor belts to get over the spikes, then you'll face Boom Boom.
World 8 Tanks 2
This one doesn't have as many cannons, but there are plenty of wrench tossers.
Bowser's Castle
There is a hidden door that takes you past the laser-firing statues, and from there, you can climb up the donut blocks to get to the door at the top. From there, you can jump across some donut blocks to Bowser.
Otherwise, run to avoid the lasers, take the elevator, drop down with the donut block and hold right, climb up the stairs while avoiding the Rotodiscs, then take the donut blocks to the door while avoiding fireballs.
If you take the second-lowest path after the donut blocks over the lava instead of the top path, you can drop down with the donut block there and head right for an alternate path to Bowser. You'll have traditional, more solid brick platforms (and a Super Leaf beforehand!) over lava on the way to Bowser.
To beat Bowser, you'll have to wait for him to stop jumping in place and shooting fireballs. When he leaps towards you, get out of the way so he breaks the brick floor below. You'll have to stand and move away from several spots before you can get him to break the bricks at the bottom and fall down the pit, sending Bowser to his doom. Be careful not to fall into any pits on the way to the door on the right, or you will have to do all of this over again. Enter the door, and you'll find Princess Toadstool! You just beat Super Mario Bros. 3!
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