Goal (Super Mario Bros. 3)
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) | ||
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A goal[1] is an object introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. In its debut appearance, it is a box found at the end of almost every level, quickly switching between three cards: a Mushroom, a Flower, and a Star.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Goals are objects in Super Mario Bros. 3. Hitting a goal is required for Mario or Luigi to finish the current level, also giving him the card shown at the time the goal is activated as well as displaying the message "COURSE CLEAR! YOU GOT A CARD" ("LEVEL CLEARED! YOU GOT A PANEL" in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3). Getting a card of any type three levels in a row earns the player character an extra life. However, getting three Mushroom cards earns him two extra lives, whereas three Flower cards or Star cards give three and five extra lives, respectively. A Star card can usually be obtained by running with the P-Meter filled and hitting the goal at a 45° angle, though not in stages such as World 1-4 and World 7-1, which lack enough distance. However, in stages such as those, it is possible to run past the goal, turn back, and hit it at a 45° angle.
Super Mario Maker subseries[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. 3 style of Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2 uses goals for every level theme except Castle; even Airships use them, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3. Goals have the usual Mushroom, Flower, and Star card, in addition to a 1-Up Mushroom card, though the first three each give a number of points.
In Super Mario Maker 2, the goal, like its equivalents in other game styles, is dashed and not usable if the player either fails a clear condition or has not fulfilled it yet.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
The frame of the goal with the green Mini Paint Star of Green Energy Plant in Paper Mario: Color Splash is in front of the secret exit.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 (background layer)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (sprite layer, land)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (sprite layer, desert-with-vine)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (sprite layer, ice-with-vine)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (sprite layer, cave)
Hills seen in a plains or hills stage goal in Super Mario Bros. 3
Semisolid Platform seen in an athletic stage goal in Super Mario Bros. 3
Pyramid seen in a desert stage goal in Super Mario Bros. 3
Cloud seen in a cloud stage goal in Super Mario Bros. 3
Semisolid Platform seen in an ice stage goal in Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (gaining a 5UP after obtaining three Star cards)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ゴール[2] Gōru |
Goal | |
| Italian | Quadretto - rete[3] | Square - net | |
| Cartoncino[4] | Little card | ||
| Quadratino[5] | Little square | ||
| Meta[6][7] | Goal | ||
| Pannello[8] | Panel | ||
| Pannello di fine schema[9] | End level panel |
References[edit]
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 19.
- ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 18.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 19.
- ^ 1991. Club Nintendo (Italy) Volume 3 - Issue 6. Page 17.
- ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 111.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 18.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 9.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 e-manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 3.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41.
