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To waste some time today I played some Super Mario Bros 3 on my Wii. I only made it trough three levels before I reached the first Toad House. Upon receiving the item from Toad I decided to investigate something I've wanted to know for, I don't know, maybe 15 years. How exactly does the game decide what item you receive? I remember as a child that people playing Super Mario Bros 3 did the weirdest stuff in Toad Houses to improve their item karma. Running around, doing weird jumps, whatever.

Anyway, I really wanted to know when the game decides what item you receive and how it decides that. Does the game already know what item you receive as soon as you enter the Toad House? Are the items placed in the boxes when you enter the Toad House? Does it do any other weird stuff?

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