Mario 3 Blindfolded Rules

Here's how blindfolded Mario 3 works.

I will be using the All-Stars version of Mario 3, for two important audio cue reasons:
> I will be able to hear if I bonk my head on anything.  (The NES version makes no sound for this.)  This will be important for determining my position in quite a number of stages using audio cues.
> I will be able to hear when I successfully enter a door.  (Again, the NES version makes no sound for this.)  This is extremely important in fortresses.

The basic premise for the rules is twofold:
* All meaningful progress must be made blindfolded.
* However, I don't want to game over if possible, nor do I want to take 3 weeks to clear a world.
The rules below are in place with the above two premises in mind.

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| Rules        |
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-Stay Blindfolded In-Stage-
* In general, I am not allowed to remove my blindfold while in-stage.  If I do so, it counts as a Peek (see below).

-Peek Counter-
* The following things will count toward the Peek Counter:
> Removing my blindfold in-stage at ANY TIME to check my current situation.  (I may then do the segment sighted to determine/practice strats before replacing my blindfold without additional penalty, but once I put it back on, if I remove it again, it counts against me again.)
> Removing my blindfold on the world map to figure out my inventory.  (Removing it on the map to read donation comments is fine.)
> Getting a Game Over counts as a Peek (see Special Circumstances, below).

-Save States-
* Save states are allowed to assure that what is hopefully meaningful progress is kept (to make sure we don't take 3 weeks to clear the world).  Sure, this does take a bit away from the "holy crap"-ness of the run, but in its own way, if I'm not saving where I THINK I'm saving, then using save states could have the potential to ruin a stage (by placing me in an unwinnable situation, such as saving right before falling in a pit or right before getting hit as small Mario); if this happens, I can take a death and start the stage over.    Thus, where to save becomes a strategic decision, as it can hurt me as much as it could help me.

-World Map Rules-
* For the purpose of reading donations and what-not, checking those things while on the map does not count as a Peek, so long as I do not look at my inventory.
* However, since no Warp Whistles will be collected in this run (thus I can't accidentally use one), I must make all map progress blindfolded as well.  If I intend to use a power-up before a stage, I must guess at what I think I might have, and where it may be in my inventory.  Looking at my inventory to determine button presses in order to pick a desired item counts as a Peek.

-Special Circumstances-
* Game Over - If I lose all my lives, I may play sighted back to the stage where I last was.  This counts as a Peek.
* State Reset - This has yet to happen in 4 completed worlds of play.  However, if I get multiple Game Overs in a world and feel it's because I cannot skip stages I would normally be capable of skipping, or don't have resources that my sighted run would generally have, then I can reset the entire game and play the game in its entirety to the stage I was having such immense difficulty with.  This counts as a peek point for EACH world I replay, ON TOP of whichever Game Over occurred last.  I may collect resources as I like, with the understanding that when the blindfold goes back on, the more stuff I have, the harder it's going to be to track my inventory.  However, I should have a trove of lives and stuff, hopefully ensuring I can get past the obstacles I was having trouble with.

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| Peek History |
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TOTAL PEEKS SO FAR: 13
World 1: 2 Peeks (one in 1-2, one in 1-6)
World 2: 3 Peeks (two in the Pyramid, one on the airship)
World 3: 7 Peeks (one in 3-3, four in 3-8, one in 3-9, one Game Over)
World 4: 1 Peek (one in 4-F2)