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A '''{{wp|Recorder (musical instrument)|Recorder}}''', also known as a '''Magic Whistle''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 24.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide back cover.</ref> a '''Warp Whistle''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13 back cover</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. {{media link|SMAS Guide 111.jpg|Page 111}}.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide back cover.</ref><ref name=Atlas>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 31.</ref> or simply a '''Whistle''',<ref name=Atlas/> is a rare item that appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It is originally from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]''; the six notes played upon use are identical, as is the whirlwind it summons that whisks the player to another location.

There are a total of three Magic Whistles: two of them are in World 1, and one is in World 2. Each Warp Whistle can be collected from a certain [[treasure chest|treasure box]], but only two are required to warp directly to World 8. The first Magic Whistle is obtained in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-3]], by holding down on the {{button|nes|Pad}} while standing on the white block at the end of the [[level]], so that Mario or Luigi drops behind the background, and then quickly getting behind the black curtain at the end of the level before the white block's effect wears off. Behind the curtain is a secret [[Toad House]], whose single box contains the Whistle. The second Magic Whistle is obtained in {{world-link|1|fort|World 1-Fortress}} by [[fly]]ing above the ceiling at the end of the first room, where there is a door hidden above the top of the screen. The door leads to a small secret room where a treasure box contains the Whistle. Clearing {{world|1|fortress}} in this way does not open its lock on the map. The third Magic Whistle can be obtained by defeating the [[Boomerang Bro]]ther on World 2-[[File:FireBro-Map-SMB3.png]] to obtain a [[Hammer]], which must be used to break the rock at the top right of the map screen, opening a secret passage behind a palm tree. The passage contains a Toad House (with a [[Frog Suit]]) as well as a pair of [[Fire Bro]]thers. Defeating both Fire Brothers awards the player the Whistle. According to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s [[letter]] upon the player completing [[Giant Land]], the Whistle had been stolen and taken to the sand dunes on the east side of [[Desert Land]].

[[File:WarpWhistle Glitch.png|thumb|The Warp Whistle of World 5-1, exclusively obtainable via a glitch in the Family Computer version]]

Exclusively in the original [[Family Computer]] release, there is a [[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 glitches|glitch]] that allows the player to obtain a fourth Magic Whistle in [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-1]]. can cause the treasure box to appear at the end of the level instead of in its usual location. The glitch is performed by reaching the end of the level, then turning around and flying above the wall of blocks until the player hears the sound of a treasure box appearing. After this, if the player returns to the [[Goal (Super Mario Bros. 3)|goal]], they will notice glitched graphics (as it is not supposed to be possible to activate a treasure box and the goal simultaneously). If the player then hits the goal from the far left corner, the treasure box will teleport to the goal, and picking it up will earn the player either five [[extra life|extra lives]] or a Whistle. Later versions shorten the level by by replacing the [[Warp Pipe]] to this area (as well as a [[Buster Beetle]]) with the goal in international [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] releases and remakes.

 

Warpwhistleobtained.png|First Warp Whistle's location

SMB3 World 1-Fortress Whistle.png|Second Warp Whistle's location

SMB3 World 2-Fire Bro Whistle.png|Third Warp Whistle's location

*In the [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], the Recorder reappears in the [[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|television series]] and [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics)|comic]] under the name "Magic Whistle"; in addition, its melody has been remixed throughout the series, most notably as the title theme of ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.