SMB Game Timer

[NotFlawffles]

I have downloaded some disassembly to help with the development of my own fangame of NES' Super Mario Bros. I realized there was memory and reference for something the disassembly calls "game timer" (not frame timer), and i'm not sure what that is supposed to be, I would like to know more.

Thank you.

[littlelum]

Maybe it's the total number of frames the game has been running?

To be honest I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, as this community doesn't really delve into technical details of the official games.

I'm a forum guy living in a Discord world

[GeneSu730]

If I recall, there was a timer in the game. You start a stage with 400 or 300 seconds. If the timer runs to zero, you lose a life.