1 Million Points for SMB, Legally?

[ColecoFan1981]

Is there a legal way to score 1 million points in the original Super Mario Bros. without having to glitch or lose more than two lives per attempt?

~Ben

[SparTonberry]

The game loops so I'm pretty sure you can just keep playing.
(at least I'm fairly sure the NES and SNES versions do. Not sure about all versions. I think the GBC version might kick you back out after the ending.)

[celerystalker]

Yep. I've done it. It just takes a long time and a lot of busted bricks.

[Tanooki]

Sure the game itself loops, but the score I thought got stuck at 999,900.

[Blitzwing256]

The game does not loop, after you beat 8-4 it ends, goes back to the title screen and you start all over at 1-1 in the second quest, the score does not freeze at 999,990 as well,

[ColecoFan1981]

The game does not loop, after you beat 8-4 it ends, goes back to the title screen and you start all over at 1-1 in the second quest, the score does not freeze at 999,990 as well,

The score actually turns over at 10 million points.

~Ben

[SparTonberry]

The game does not loop, after you beat 8-4 it ends, goes back to the title screen and you start all over at 1-1 in the second quest, the score does not freeze at 999,990 as well,

Could've sworn the All-Stars version at least allowed 7 figures. That should be doable within two loops if you don't game over.