The history of video game consoles + How far Mario travels in Super Mario Bros.

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Nick Greene over at Mental Floss fielded one of the most pressing and important reader questions we’ll ever grapple with in our lifetimes: How far does Mario travel in Super Mario Bros.?

Greene calculated Mario’s steps based on a stance-width of 26 inches – a little more than shoulder-width apart — and assumed that Mario would be the small, pre-mushroom Mario.

The final tally:

3.4 miles, assuming no visits to bonus areas or warp zones
1218.5 feet swimming (about 7.5 laps in an Olympic-sized pool)
3.7 miles, assuming visits to bonus areas
Another 344 feet swimming, assuming visits to underwater bonus areas

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