The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series
Distributor	Shout! Factory
Release dates	June 26, 2007 November 3, 2017 (original release) May 14, 2013 (Collector's Edition) November 14, 2023 (2023 re-release)
Languages	English German
Rating	FSK: - Six years and older
Format	DVD
Region	1 2
Runtime	5 hours (original release) 4 hours and 46 minutes (2023 re-release)

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series is a DVD release of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 containing all 26 episodes and bonus features within a 3-disc boxset. It was released on June 26, 2007 by Shout! Factory.

The cover to the boxset is reminiscent of the cover art to Super Mario Bros. 3, featuring Raccoon Mario flying in the air while King Koopa looks on, angry. The Koopa Kids appear on the checkerboarded floor, alongside Frog Luigi.

On May 14, 2013, NCircle Entertainment reissued the boxset as The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series - Collector's Edition. Other than trailer changes, this release is the same as the Shout! Factory release. The cover art to this version also features the artwork of Cape Mario from Super Mario World.

The boxset was released once again by NCircle on November 14, 2023. This version of the release is different from the prior two, as it does not contain any special features like the German release by Pidax Film. The front cover reuses the artwork from the King Koopa Katastrophe DVD but has a different background image featuring Grass Land. The back cover features two screenshots from the Super Mario World animated series and artwork of Yoshi, despite the series predating the game in which the character debuted.

Blurb

Original release

"When it premiered as part of NBC's Saturday morning lineup in the Fall of 1990, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 helped catapult the record-breaking game it was based on into video game history.

After sending the infamous King Koopa into the Banishment Zone, the heroic plumbers, Mario and Luigi, finally make it home to Brooklyn. But just when the Mushroom People think they're safe, Koopa escapes and brings with him seven of the most vile creatures the world has ever known, the Koopa Kids!

Now only the Super Mario Bros. can rid the Mushroom Kingdom of Koopa and his deviant minions... or can they?"

Collector's Edition

"Join Mario™ and Luigi™ in this complete series set as they fight to protect the Mushroom Kingdom!

Just when Mario and Luigi thought the Mushroom Kingdom was safe from the schemes of the evil King Koopa, the unexpected happens, King Koopa escapes! Worse – Koopa brings the Koopa Kids along with him! Now Mario and Luigi must protect the Mushroom Kingdom from King Koopa and the Koopa Kids before it's too late!

Enjoy the complete series of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3™ in this three disc set!"

The 2023 re-release of the DVD omits the final line.

German release

German

English

Die Super-Mario-Brüder sind wieder da und erleben neue aufregende Abenteuer. Die größte Herausforderung stellt dabei der Nachwuchs von König Koopa dar. Gemeinsam mit seinen Kindern plant er böse Attacken auf Prinzessin Toadstool und ihr Reich. Klar, dass da die besten Klempnerbrüder der Welt zu Hilfe eilen müssen... Diese 13-teilige Zeichentrickserie ist die Fortsetzung der „Super Mario Bros. Super Show!“ und basiert auf dem erfolgreichen Videospiel „Super Mario Bros. 3“, stellt aber auch Bezüge zu den Vorgängern her. Ein absolutes Highlight für Fans des Nintendo-Spiels und für Cartoon-Freaks. Pidax präsentiert die Serie erstmals in beiden deutschen Synchronfassungen. Nur für die Episode „Auf, auf zu den Koopas“ existiert leider keine Erst-Synchro mehr.

The Super Mario Brothers are back and embark on new exciting adventures. The greatest challenge comes from King Koopa's offspring. Together with his children, he plans evil attacks on Princess Toadstool and her kingdom. Naturally, the world's best plumber brothers must rush to help... This 13-episode animated series is the continuation of the "Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" and is based on the successful video game "Super Mario Bros. 3," but also references the earlier games. An absolute highlight for fans of the Nintendo game and cartoon enthusiasts. Pidax presents the series in both German dubbed versions for the first time. Unfortunately, only the episode "Up, Up, and a Koopa" no longer has the original dub.

Episodes

Disc One

The cover to Disc One features Raccoon Mario. The color is light orange.

• "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas"/"Reptiles in the Rose Garden"
• "Reign Storm"/"Toddler Terrors of Time Travel"
• "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario"/"The Beauty of Kootie"
• "A Toadally Magical Adventure"/"Misadventures in Babysitting"
• "Oh, Brother!"/"Misadventure of Mighty Plumber"
• "Princess Toadstool for President"/"Never Koop a Koopa"
• "Dadzilla"/"Tag Team Trouble"

Disc Two

The cover to Disc Two features King Koopa. The color is lime green.

• "Do the Koopa"/"Kootie Pie Rocks"
• "Crimes R Us"/"Life's Ruff"
• "Up, Up, and a Koopa"/"7 Continents for 7 Koopas"
• "Mush-Rumors"/"The Ugly Mermaid"
• "True Colors"/"Recycled Koopa"
• "The Venice Menace"/"Super Koopa"

Disc Three (Bonus Features)

The cover to Disc Three features Toad and Raccoon Toadstool under the effect of a P-Wing. The color is a bright blue.

• The Backstory
• The Series
• The Characters
  • Heroes
    • Mario
    • Luigi
    • Princess Toadstool
    • Toad
  • Villains
    • King Koopa
    • Bully Koopa
    • Bigmouth Koopa Jr.
    • Kooky Von Koopa
    • Cheatsy Koopa
    • Kootie Pie Koopa
    • Hip and Hop
• The Worlds (Background Art for 21 episodes)
• The Music
  • Town Painting
  • Life Of A Dog
  • The Double Cross
  • Burn Baby Burn
  • My Karoobi
  • Mega Move (from Captain N: The Game Master)
  • Do the Koopa
  • The Frog
  • Smelly Town
  • My Frog Suit

Gallery

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  Cover art of the Collector's Edition re-release

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  Cover art of the 2023 re-release

Double-Pack

Cover art to the double-set.

On December 4, 2007, to tie in with the release of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Shout! Factory released a double-set that contained this boxset alongside the first volume of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Errors

• Most of the songs are referred as different names instead of their official names.
  • Do the Frog is listed as "The Frog".
  • Double Crossing is listed as "The Double Cross".
  • In My Frog Suit is listed as "My Frog Suit".
  • It's a Dog's Life is listed as "Life Of A Dog".
  • When Koopas Paint the Town is listed as "Town Painting".
  • Stench City is listed as "Smelly Town".
• The concept art selection for "Dadzilla" showcases the "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" concept art instead.
• On the original DVD release, Raccoon Mario is depicted with his modern color scheme (red shirt and blue overalls) as opposed to being swapped like in the show (blue shirt and red overalls). The eyes on Frog Luigi's Frog Suit are also colored with white sclerae and green pupils instead of yellow sclerae and black pupils.
• On the Collector's Edition and 2023 re-releases, the back cover features a screenshot of "Mama Luigi" from the Super Mario World television series, despite this episode not appearing on the DVD set.
• On the Collector's Edition re-release, Cape Mario is depicted on the front cover, despite him not appearing in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
• On the 2023 re-release, Luigi's eyes are colored blue like Mario's instead of green.

Glitches

An example of a glitch from the episode "Super Koopa." When Mario and his friends see Koopa's Doomship, a gray screen appears.

Two of the episodes on the boxset have been affected with glitches and bugs, due to Shout! Factory being supplied defective master tapes from DIC Entertainment. The NCircle version of the boxset retains the glitches and bugs due to it using the same masters as the Shout! Factory version.

• In "The Venice Menace," the episode glitches near the end when the Venice pizza man explains that Marco Polo's Plumbers brought plumbing back from China.
• "Super Koopa" is the most severely affected out of all the episodes.
  • Gray screens appear when Mario and his friends see Koopa's Doomship and when King Koopa blows smoke from his nose.
  • An audio dropout occurs when Mario tells the captain that Koopa is "hopping mad."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3	The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3