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]
In Super Mario Bros. 3, most levels are completed upon touching a goal. Doing so awards Mario or Luigi the card shown at the time the goal is hit, 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 usually earns the player character an extra life. However, getting three identical cards in a row makes the last one rise into the air and produce a firework explosion the same shape as the card. Mushroom, Flower and Star-shaped fireworks earn the player character two, three and five extra lives, respectively. Due to the roulette starting upon the goal being approached, a Star card can usually be obtained by running with the P-Meter filled and hitting the goal at a 45° angle, provided there is enough distance.
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.
