Super Mario Bros. 3

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Template:Articleabout Template:Infobox Super Mario Bros. 3 is a platform adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on October 23, 1988; in North America on February 12, 1990; and in Europe on August 29, 1991. It was later released in the US on the Wii's Virtual Console on November 5, 2007. It is the sequel to Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2, although outside of Japan, it is considered the sequel to the Americanized Super Mario Bros. 2.

It has been considered as one of the greatest games of all time. Its complexity and challenging levels made it a huge success. In addition to new power ups, it featured new moves, items, and enemies. It also features special non-level parts of each world, including Toad Houses where lives are earned and Spade Panels, as well as some secret parts, such as the White Toad House and the Treasure Ship. Shortly after the release of the game, a cartoon named The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 was made. The cartoon was based on the game, except the plot was changed. In the cartoons, King Koopa and his Koopalings tried to take over the real world as well, and not only the Mushroom Kingdom.

Story

Bowser has returned to the Mushroom Kingdom and now with the help of his seven Koopaling children, he tries to conquer it again. He sends his Koopalings (Larry, Roy, Lemmy, Wendy, Iggy, Morton, and Ludwig) into seven parts of the Mushroom World to steal the Mushroom Kings' magic wands, and with the wands, transform the Kings into various creatures. Princess Toadstool sent Mario and Luigi to go and stop the Koopalings and turn the kings back into their normal form. At the end of each world, Mario and Luigi fought one of the Koopalings, and after the match was over, the brothers took the wand from the Koopaling and turned the king back to normal. While the brothers are out in their adventure, Bowser kidnaps Princess Toadstool and takes her to his lair in Dark Land. The brothers go to Dark Land and fight Bowser. After defeating Bowser, they save Princess Toadstool and they all return to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Worlds

Grass Land

Grass Land
Raccoon Mario in Grass Land.

The first world of the game, that was attacked by Larry Koopa, who stole the Magic Wand of the Grass Land King and turned him into a dog (or a Cobrat from Super Mario Bros. 2 in the re-releases). The landscape itself is mainly composed of plains, surrounded by hills and even some cliffs in the south. A fortress can be found in the middle of Grass Land, and the king's palace lies to the southeast, surrounded by a circular moat. The enemies Mario encounters here are regular ones, like Goombas, Koopa Troopas and Piranha Plants. The world features a Spade Panel, two Toad Houses and six levels, of which four have to be cleared to reach the king's palace.

Desert Land

Koopahari Desert
Fire Mario in Desert Land.

A land that is also called Desert Hill or the Koopahari Desert. It is a region within a vast desert, filled with sand, palm trees and some pyramids. A fortress is located in the west part of the desert, and a quicksand field can also be found, as well as a great pyramid that the player needs to traverse in order to reach the kings palace. The king was attacked by Morton Koopa Jr., who turned him into a spider (or a Hoopstar from Super Mario Bros. 2 in the re-releases). The world features two Spade Panels and three Toad Houses, of which one lies in a secret area behind a rock, that needs to be crushed by a Hammer. It contains a Warp Whistle. Four of the five levels need to be cleared to get to the great pyramid and the palace. Desert land houses many desert-related creatures like Fire Snakes and the very rare Angry Sun.

Water Land

Island World
Frog Mario and some creatures of Water Land.

Also referred to as Ocean Side or Sea Side in Super Mario All-Stars, this world is a water themed region that was raided by Wendy O. Koopa. While some levels take place on solid ground, most of the levels and even one of the worlds two fortresses involve water in a certain way. At the northern part of the world map, Mario will encounter drawbridges that open and close in a set pattern. The worlds palace is located far to the east on a small remote island that is only accessible through a Warp Pipe. The king of Water Land was turned into a spike (or a Dino-Rhino from Super Mario World in the re-releases) during Wendy's attack. A boat can be unlocked by using a Hammer on a rock in the south. Through it, the player can reach some bonus Spade Panels and Toad Houses. Water Land contains nine levels in total, of which one can be skipped if a certain drawbridge is closed, and houses several water creatures like Bloopers, Cheep Cheeps, and Big Berthas. The world also introduces a very rare Boo known as a Stretch.

Giant Land

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Mario encountering Gargantua Koopas in Giant Land.

This world, which is also known as Big Island, is mainly composed of an island in the vague shape of a Koopa. It is a relatively green island with plants growing on it that resemble Fire Flowers. The castle at the west coast of the island was attacked by Iggy Koopa who transformed the Giant Land King into an orange dinosaur (or Donkey Kong Jr. in the re-relases). The world has two fortresses, one on the east side and one on a small island in a lake in the world's center. The most prominent feature of Giant Land, which gives this world its name, is the fact that many enlarged versions of regular enemies can be found here. The world features four Toad Houses, two Spade Panels and six levels, of which five need to be cleared to reach the king's palace.

Sky Land

Sky World
Raccoon Mario (with a P-Wing) in Sky Land

The area known as Sky land is the land that has been conquered by Roy Koopa the Koopaling. It is divided into two parts: A ground part and a sky part. The player begins on the ground. The most notably feature of this area is the possibility to gain the Kuribo's Shoe, an Item that can be obtained in level 5-3. After clearing the levels on the ground, the player can reach a spiraling tower that reaches up to the sky. The main part of the level is located here, and there are also some creatures exclusively to this realm, namely the Para-Beetle. After clearing the tower that serves as a link between the two areas, the player can go back to the ground, but they will have to clear the tower again on their way up. If Roy Koopa isn't defeated at the first try, his Airship will be able to move freely between sky and ground. There are nine levels in total, three Spade Panels, three Toad Houses and two Fortresses. The palace is on the southwest part of the sky part.

Ice Land

Winter Wonderland
Tanooki Mario in Ice Land.

Sometimes referred to as Iced Land, this land is an area covered in snow and ice. The palace of Ice Land was attacked by Lemmy Koopa and Mario has to venture there and reclaim the Magic Wand just like in the previous worlds. Before he can reach the palace however, the player has to navigate Mario through the levels of Ice Land. These levels feature frozen ground which makes movement more difficult, as Mario has poor footing on them and is likely to slip off into a bottomless pit. In some levels, the player can find ice blocks that contain coins or enemies. These blocks can only be melted with one of Fire Mario's Fireballs. There are ten levels in total, three Spade Panels, two Toad Houses, and three fortresses. The Palace is far to the east near the sea.

Pipe Land

Pipe Maze
Hammer Mario in Pipe Land.

More commonly known as Pipe Maze, Pipe Land is a series of small islands in a network of confusing pipes. The fourth stage is an underwater level with spiked Cheep Cheeps, some Big Berthas and three Blooper Nannies. Prince Ludwig von Koopa attacked the Pipe Maze king and turned him into a goldenrod Venus Fire Trap. The country itself consists of nine levels, three Spade Panels, two Fortress, two Special Nipper Levels and three Toad Houses. The palace is located in southeastern Pipe Maze by the sea. If not slain, Ludwig's airship will fly from one island to another, since the anchor is required to stop him.

Dark Land

Castle Of Koopa
Raccoon Mario fighting Bowser in one of his tanks.

Castle of Koopa (World 8) Ruled by Bowser. The Japanese version of the game spells Koopa as Kuppa.

Warp Zone (World 9)

Warp Zone is only accessible by a Warp Whistle. In the Warp Zone, the player can choose to go to any other world in the game. The selection of Worlds the player can choose from, changes depending on the World they used the Warp Whistle in.

World-e

World-e is an e-Reader-based world, and it is exclusive to Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. It cannot be reached without an e-Reader.

Power-Ups

Small Mario
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 This is Mario's weakest form, but it is the standard form used whenever a new game starts. If Mario is in one of his upgraded forms and takes too much damage, he will return to this state. While in this state, if Mario takes damage once, he will lose a life.
Super Mario
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 This is Mario in his full size after using a Super Mushroom. Mario gains the ability to break Brick Blocks in this state (which he will not lose even if upgraded further), and additionally he can take one extra hit before losing a life.
Fire Mario
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 After utilizing a Fire Flower Mario will turn into Fire Mario, giving him the ability to throw fireballs at enemies. He will not turn to this if he is Small Mario, in which case he will turn to Super Mario (international release only).
Invincible Mario
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 After getting a Starman, Mario will become invincible, being unable to be harmed by any enemies and most obstacles, (with the exception of abysses) and getting squished. Along with the bonus of invincibility, Mario can also defeat most enemies without jumping on or throwing projectiles at them.
Raccoon Mario
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 After using the Super Leaf, Mario will transform into Raccoon Mario. In this state, Mario can spin his tail to attack, and he can also fly for a short period of time after gaining enough speed.
P-Wing
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 The P-Wing looks and behaves similarly to the Raccoon Suit, but includes a large P on Mario's chest and allows for indefinite flight. The suit turns into an ordinary Raccoon Suit upon completion of a level, unless Mario was previously equipped with a Tanooki Suit.
Hammer Mario
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 After gaining the Hammer Suit, Mario will turn into Hammer Mario. In this state, Mario can shield himself with his shell and throw hammers. However, Mario cannot slide down hills.
Frog Mario
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 Mario will turn into Frog Mario after retrieving the Frog Suit. The Frog Suit allows Mario to swim much easier, but impedes his movement on land drastically.
Tanooki Mario
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 While wearing the Tanooki Suit, Mario turns into an advanced Raccoon Mario. Along with the abilities to fly and attack with his tail, Mario can turn into a statue to confuse his enemies. Mario can only stay in the statue form for a limited time, though.
Kuribo Mario
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 Only obtainable from a Goomba in World 5-3 of the game, the Kuribo's Shoe allows Mario to safely hop across dangerous objects and jump on spiky enemies, such as Piranha Plants and Spinies.This power-up is very unique in the fact that it is possibly the rarest Mario power up in the Mario games. It is only found in this game with the exception of remakes.


In versions outside of Japan, after players obtain a power-up that is greater than a Super Mushroom, any injury will turn them back to their super form. In the original Japanese release, any hit reduces the player back to small form.

Enemies

Battle Mode

Goombas

Koopas

Buzzies

Piranha Plants

Lakitu

Hammer Brothers

Fortress

Water

Desert

Artillery

Bosses

2-Player

In two-player mode, player one is Mario, and player two is Luigi. After one brother completes a level/loses a life, the other brother plays. Also, if one brother picks a level that the other brother completed, they enter versus mode in their small forms.

Some versus mode stages are similar to Mario Bros. The player that defeats three of five enemies or survives wins. Enemies to defeat are Spinies, Sidesteppers, and Fighter Flies but defeating a Fireball does not count. Players can indirectly kill each other by forcing the rival to collide with an enemy to gain victory. Players can also steal inventory items from each other by bumping from below which will reveal an item card. One stage involves grabbing three of five coins.

There is also a stage that has a vertical pipe that shoots out Fireballs and coins. The player that collects three coins or survive wins. Another stage has the players climbing ladders to retrieve coins under boxes, some of which are empty. Player that gets three wins.

Any deaths incurred in the versus mode will not affect the player's lives in the main game. Super Mario All-Stars also includes a similar Battle Game in the main menu for Super Mario Bros 3.

Development

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A game designer hard at work working on Super Mario Bros. 3. Scan of Nintendo Power.
Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto hard at work with Super Mario Bros. 3.

The hard part of creating a video game with old characters is making the old characters seem fresh and new.[1] In many ways, Super Mario Bros. 3 revived the series and brought many new young and old fans back to the adventures of the Mario Bros.Template:Fact

Remakes and Ports

Super Mario Bros. 3 was later revamped and included in Super Mario All-Stars, with updated graphics and sound for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as in the re-issue, Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, and the game's eventual port to the Wii as Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition. A notable addition to the All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3 was a save feature. Additionally, there's a Battle Game feature that works differently from the ones featured from the maps in the 2-Player Game Mode.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Template:Infobox In 2003, the fourth entry in the Super Mario Advance series, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, was released for the Game Boy Advance. It boasted similar graphics and sound to the Super Mario All-Stars version, and made use of the e-Reader. A few e-cards came included with new copies of the game, while two sets (referred to as "series") of cards, were released and sold alongside the game. By scanning special cards into the e-Reader, players were able to upload items, videos, and most importantly, new levels into game. One notable item was the Cape Feather from Super Mario World, which allowed Mario to transform in Cape Mario. There were also two Switch cards that the player could activate (and deactivate) the effects of by scanning them; the Orange Switch and the Blue Green Switch. Scanning these switches triggered small functions in the game. The e-Reader feature is absent in the European version.

Story

The story, from the instruction booklet:

The Mushroom Kingdom has remained a peaceful place, thanks to the brave deeds of Mario and Luigi. However, the Mushroom Kingdom forms an entrance to the Mushroom World, a place where all is not well. Bowser sent his seven children to make mischief in this normally peaceful land. As their first order of business, they stole the royal magic wands from each country in the Mushroom World and used them to turn the Mushroom Kings into animals. Mario and Luigi must recover the royal magic wands from Bowser's seven kids to return the kings to their true forms. As Mario and Luigi set off on their journey deep into the Mushroom World, Princess Peach and Toad have but one thing to say: "Good-bye, and good luck!"

List of Changes

There are many changes between the original Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Advance 4.

  • The 1 Player and 2 Player options were replaced with the option as playing as either Mario or Mario & Luigi, which is essentially identical to the former options. Luigi's animations are similar to his Super Mario All-Stars: Super Mario Bros. 3 counterpart, but he now has his Super Mario Bros. 2-styled "Flutter Jump", i.e. he can stay in the air a bit longer than Mario.
  • Spade Panels now produce different variants in response to completing one. It goes from Spade > Heart > Club > Diamond
  • Mario can have more than 100 lives.
  • Getting a Fire Flower or Raccoon Leaf will have their usual effect rather in the situation of Mario taking damage to revert to small Mario before he touches the power-up; previously this would just have the effect of a Mushroom.
  • Koopa Troopas can now be stomped underwater.
  • Upside-down Spiny shells can now be safely touched, stomped or kicked from above without taking damage; in previous versions, even an immobile, upside-down Spiny shell would hurt Mario if he landed on top of it.
  • Giant Brick Blocks can now be broken with Mario's tail (with the Raccoon or Tanooki suit).
  • In several levels of World 4, just before the Goal Panel, there is a coin bonus in the sky.
  • In World 5, some brick blocks that otherwise make Pipes and Bullet Bill cannons float in the air contain coins.
  • In World 5, the Map of the ground seen from the sky was moved up and right hiding the little mistake they made on the "Ground Map" on the NES and SNES Version.
  • In World 6, the path to the Mushroom House was altered so the player does not have to do 6-5 to access it.
  • A few sprites were slightly improved. For example Mario and Luigi now wear their gloves. Previous versions had the two with no gloves, the NES version due to color limitations and the All-Stars version for unknown reasons.
  • Mario can carry shells into pipes without losing them.
  • The first pipe in level 1-1 now contains a normal Piranha Plant instead of a Venus Fire Trap.
  • Mario's and Luigi's overalls are blue instead of black.
  • The only palette differences between Super Mario and Fire Mario are the colors of the hat, shirt, and overalls. In the NES version, Fire Mario is Super Mario with a red tint.

e-Reader Cards

For a complete listing of the cards themselves, see Super Mario Advance 4 e-Cards, however here is a list of additional features added to Super Mario Advance 4 by the cards:

List of Exclusive Features of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
  • See-saw platforms
  • Stone Blocks (Can only be destroyed by Hammer Suit or crushed by Tanooki statue)
  • ! Switch
  • Rotating Blocks
  • Sideways Venus Fire Trap
  • Ace Coins
  • E+ Coins
  • Invisible Block (can be visible when Mario transforms into the Tanooki statue)
  • Question Block with Kuribo Shoe
  • Grey spike Donut Lifts
  • Blue Boomerang
List of features and enemies from various games found in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Beta elements

Main article: Super Mario Bros. 3/Beta elements#Super Mario Advance 4 Beta elements

Boxart

  • Japanese Boxart

    Japanese Boxart

  • European Boxart

    European Boxart

  • Super Mario Advance 4 Box Art.jpg

    American Boxart

References to Other Games

  • Mario Bros.- The Battle Mode is very similar to the multiplayer in this game.
  • Super Mario Bros.- When Toadstool is saved from Bowser, she says "Thank you. But our Princess is in another castle! ...Just kidding! Ha ha ha! Bye bye." This is a reference to the Mushroom Retainer's line "Thank you Mario, but our princess is in another castle!" from this game.
  • Super Mario Bros. 2- Princess Toadstool's appearance is identical to how she appeared in this game.

References in Later Games

Beta elements

Main article: Super Mario Bros. 3/Beta elements

Glitches

Main article: Super Mario Bros. 3/Glitches

Official Artwork

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Quotes

  • "The Tanooki Suit turns into a statue! Even though I knew it wouldn't make sense to some non-Japanese players...I was so excited about it that I left it in." – Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario History 1985-2010 booklet
  • "We were helped by many people when developing this game. But even with a larger team, I was still the worst gamer of the bunch." – Takashi Tezuka, Super Mario History 1985-2010 booklet
  • "This time around, I added a lot of percussion and was able to create tracks that sounded like there were three or more sounds playing at once, resulting in much richer-sounding music." – Koji Kondo, Super Mario History 1985-2010 booklet

Trivia

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  • The movie The Wizard had new footage of Super Mario Bros. 3. The game was played at a video game competition, and was supposed to not be released in stores yet, but, somehow, Jimmy's (the "Wizard"'s) friends knew of the secret of the Warp Whistle in the first world.
  • This marked the first appearance of the Koopalings and the Boo species.
  • The Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game was released twice in English. In the re-release, the names of the worlds were changed to (theme of world) Land, while the first English version used the Japanese names. Other changes include a slightly different set of instructions from Toad's N-Spade game and a slight rewrite in one of Toadstool's letters, changing "Kuribo's Shoe" to "Goomba's Shoe".
  • Defeating a boss while in the Frog, Hammer or Tanooki suit results in an alternate message from the newly transformed king.
  • Acording to the Guinness Book of World Records 2008, Super Mario Bros. 3 was the world's best-selling video game.
    • However, the image used in the book was of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the remake.

References

  1. ^ http://nintendope.iodized.net/smb3/smb3article2.php

External links


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Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Family Computer Disk System Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Golf: Japan Course (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987) • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987) • Donkey Kong‡ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.‡ (1988) • Kaettekita Mario Bros.‡ (1988) • Wrecking Crew‡ (1989) • Pinball‡ (1989)
Miscellaneous Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1990)
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Game Boy Advance games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) • Mario Pinball Land (2004) • Mario Party Advance (2005) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country (2003) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004) • DK: King of Swing (2005) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004)
Wario franchise Wario Land 4 (2001) • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003) • WarioWare: Twisted! (2004)
Classic NES series Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004) • Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. (2004) • Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (2004)
Famicom Mini series Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. (2004) • Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew (2004) • Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 (2004)
e-Reader Donkey Kong Jr.-e (2002) • Pinball-e (2002) • Donkey Kong-e (2002) • Mario Bros.-e (2002) • Mario Party-e (2003) • Donkey Kong 3-e (2003) • Golf-e (2003)
Other Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002) • Densetsu no Stafy 3 (2004) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (canceled) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (canceled)
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