I cleared it back when I was a kid. I kicked ass on the ghost ships. The game was hard but it wasn't impossibly hard. It was just right. SMB2 was almost impossibly hard and I cleared that game as well as a kid (I was never that good at clearing games as a kid).
Games have gotten WAY too easy. I've cleared more games on my DS then I have on any console before it. The SMB3 GBA edition has a few edits in it I believe. If you are going to play SMB3, play the original version on the NES or VC. It's a great game, easily one of the best ever made. The level design is still awesome. If you are complaining the game is too hard. You're too young to understand. ;)
Prepare for termination! It is the only logical thing to do, for I am only loyal to Megatron.
