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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 North American box art
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo Template:Infobox/designer
Release date	October 23 1988 (JP) October 1, 1990 (NA) August 29 1991 (EU)
Genre	2D Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Age rating(s)	N/A
Platform(s)	Famicom/NES Template:Infobox/media Template:Infobox/input
Credits \| Soundtrack \| Codes \| Walkthrough

Smb3 t — The Title Screen where Mario and Luigi perform an entertaining act.

Super Mario Bros. 3 was released in February 12 ?, 1990 and is considered one of the best games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The director, Shigeru Miyamoto, truly had wonderful ideas for this sublime installment.

Mario and Luigi must venture through seven kingdoms of the Mushroom World, save the seven kings by defeating the seven Koopa Kids and ultimately save Princess Peach Toadstool from the evil clutches of King Bowser Koopa.

Gameplay

The gameplay returns to where it first began, Super Mario Bros., with many more new and interesting mechanics. While the platforming is similar to the previous installments, it has so many new ideas that it surprised people more than often.

New in the series is the overworld map which displays the levels of the world and where you're currently situated. By integrating this marvellous idea, players have the freedom to take different routes and try the levels again if they wanted to. There are also mini-games, traveling enemies and secret areas spread around the seven worlds that enriches the experience.

To decrease the difficulty in the North American and European version, Nintendo decided to give Mario & Luigi an "extra" life by making them able to take a hit if they had a special power.

Ah yes, the "special" powers, arguably one of the best gameplay inclusions. While the Super Mushroom and Fire Flower were familiar power-ups, there are a dozen more power-ups which helped Mario & Luigi through their quest. From the Super Leaf which granted our protagonists the ability to fly to the Frog Suit which enables faster movement underwater, you couldn't help but smile and congratulate the ingenious mind of Shigeru Miyamoto. Of course, no list of powerups (in this game) would be complete without including Kuribo's Shoe.

Popularity

With its brilliant gameplay, Super Mario Bros. 3 is considered a must-have for every NES owner. It sold more than 30 million copies worldwide with 18 million in North America alone, making it the best-selling standalone video game not bundled with a console. It was an astonishing achievement for that time. (Frankly, it is STILL an unbelievable achievement.)

Remakes

Super Mario Bros. 3 has been remade for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System under the name Super Mario All-Stars. It included all three instalments of the Super Mario Bros. series and received a major graphical and audio overhaul.

Another version was released for the Game Boy Advance, dubbed Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. The most notable new inclusion is the feature to download power-ups, new levels and speed demos through the e-Reader.

Smb3 10 — The Frog Suit, one of the wacky inventions of Miyamoto.

Secrets

In level 3 of World 1, there's a large white block placed between different coloured blocks. If you keep Mario crouched down for several seconds, Mario will fall down through the block behind the scenery. From then on, keep going to the right (look out for any Goombas) and you will walk to a secret Mushroom house containing a Magic Whistle.

In the mini-castle in World 1, there's a secret passage above the wall at the end of the first segment. Have Raccoon Mario fly to the top all the way to the end and press Up to enter a secret area containing another Magic Whistle.

Speed Runs

Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people have tried to beat the game as fast as humanly possible. To do this you must obtain the two secret Warp Whistles in the first half of World 1 and use both of them to go directly to World 8. One of the more famous speed runs circulating through the Internet is one that's beaten under 11 minutes by a Japanese fanatic. What's astonishing is that he enters World 8 and scores 1-Ups like it was nothing. Unfortunately, it was done using slow-down techniques and quicksaves from an emulator, thus proving to be more of an entertainment purpose than anything else.

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+|publisher = [[Nintendo]]
+|designer = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
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+|input = [[Controller]]
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+[[Image:smb3_t.gif|right|frame|The Title Screen where Mario and Luigi perform an entertaining act.]]
+'''Super Mario Bros. 3''' was released in [[February 12]] ''?'', [[1990]] and is considered one of the best games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The director, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], truly had wonderful ideas for this sublime installment.
+[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] must venture through seven kingdoms of the Mushroom World, save the seven kings by defeating the seven [[Koopa Kids]] and ultimately save [[Princess Peach Toadstool]] from the evil clutches of [[King Bowser Koopa]].
-'''''Super Mario Odyssey''''' is an upcoming platform video game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]], set for release worldwide in late 2017.
+==Gameplay==
+The [[gameplay]] returns to where it first began, [[Super Mario Bros.]], with many more new and interesting mechanics. While the platforming is similar to the previous installments, it has so many new ideas that it surprised people more than often.
+New in the series is the overworld map which displays the levels of the world and where you're currently situated. By integrating this marvellous idea, players have the freedom to take different routes and try the levels again if they wanted to. There are also mini-games, traveling enemies and secret areas spread around the seven worlds that enriches the experience.
+To decrease the difficulty in the [[North America|North American]] and [[Europe|European]] version, [[Nintendo]] decided to give Mario & Luigi an "extra" life by making them able to take a hit if they had a special power.
+Ah yes, the "special" powers, arguably one of the best gameplay inclusions. While the [[Super Mushroom]] and [[Fire Flower]] were familiar power-ups, there are a dozen more power-ups which helped Mario & Luigi through their quest. From the ''Super Leaf'' which granted our protagonists the ability to fly to the ''Frog Suit'' which enables faster movement underwater, you couldn't help but smile and congratulate the ingenious mind of ''Shigeru Miyamoto''. Of course, no list of powerups (in this game) would be complete without including [[Kuribo's Shoe]].
+==Popularity==
+With its brilliant gameplay, ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is considered a must-have for every NES owner. It sold more than 30 million copies worldwide with 18 million in North America alone, making it the best-selling standalone video game not bundled with a console. It was an astonishing achievement for that time. (Frankly, it is STILL an unbelievable achievement.)
+==Remakes==
+''Super Mario Bros. 3'' has been remade for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] under the name [[Super Mario All-Stars]]. It included all three instalments of the Super Mario Bros. series and received a major graphical and audio overhaul.
+Another version was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], dubbed [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]. The most notable new inclusion is the feature to download power-ups, new levels and speed demos through the [[e-Reader]].
+[[Image:smb3_10.gif|left|frame|The Frog Suit, one of the wacky inventions of Miyamoto.]]
+==Secrets==
+In level 3 of World 1, there's a large white block placed between different coloured blocks. If you keep Mario crouched down for several seconds, Mario will fall down through the block behind the scenery. From then on, keep going to the right (look out for any Goombas) and you will walk to a secret Mushroom house containing a Magic Whistle.
+In the mini-castle in World 1, there's a secret passage above the wall at the end of the first segment. Have Raccoon Mario fly to the top all the way to the end and press Up to enter a secret area containing another Magic Whistle.
+==Speed Runs==
+Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people have tried to beat the game as fast as humanly possible. To do this you must obtain the two secret [[Warp Zone#Other Info on Warp Zones|Warp Whistles]] in the first half of World 1 and use both of them to go directly to World 8. One of the more famous speed runs circulating through the Internet is one that's [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8151281117108822923&q=Super+Mario+Bros.+3 beaten under 11 minutes by a Japanese fanatic]. What's astonishing is that he enters World 8 and scores 1-Ups like it was nothing. Unfortunately, it was done using slow-down techniques and quicksaves from an emulator, thus proving to be more of an entertainment purpose than anything else.
+[[Category:NES games]]
+[[Category:Mario series]]
+[[Category:Sidescrollers/Platformers]]
+{{Mario stub}}