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Super Mario Brothers 3 was the last major
Mario
video game made for the
Nintendo Family Computer (in
Japan) and the
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in (North
America and
Europe). It was released in
1990.
It features the first appearances of Bowser's Children.
Mario and
Luigi have to save seven kingdoms of the Mushroom World from The
Koopalings by recovering the wands that they stole from The seven kings of
those kingdoms and they have to save
Princess Peach Toadstool from the clutches of
King Bowser Koopa. The names of the koopalings are Larry, Morton,
Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig. This was known to be the best selling
game of all time. It was the number one video game of the early 1990s.
The game play is a return the style of
Super Mario Brothers after a vast departure in
Super Mario Brothers 2. The heroes can again jump on many enemies to
destroy them, as well as take on many different forms by acquiring special
items:
- Starman -> Invincible Mario (Item name later changed to Super Star,
probably for copyright reasons)
- Temporarily, Mario can kill enemies by touching them. He's
impervious to death by any means except lava and bottomless pits.
- Super Mushroom -> Super Mario (same as Super Mario Bros).
- Mario doubles in size and can take one hit without dying.
- Fire Flower -> Fire Mario ("Firey Mario" in the original Super Mario
Bros).
- Mario can throw fireballs that bounce across the ground.
- Super Leaf -> Raccoon Mario.
- After getting a running start, Mario can fly for a short time.
- Frog Suit -> Frog Mario.
- Movement on land is hindered, but swimming is greatly facilitated
and accelerated.
- Tanooki Suit -> Tanooki Mario.
- Can fly, just like Raccoon Mario; can also turn into a statue
briefly, which renders him temporarily invincible.
- Hammer Brothers' Suit -> Hammer Brother Mario.
- Mario can throw hammers, just like the Hammer Brothers from the
original Super Mario Bros. (Hammer Brothers are present in this game as
well, but their hammers look different.) Also, crouching renders him
invincible to fireball attacks from above.
- Goomba's Shoe -> Kuribo Mario ("Kuribo" is Japanese word for Goomba)
- Mario sits inside a large shoe. He can stomp on Pirahna Plants and
Venus Fire Traps to kill them, and he can walk across the Munchers
safely. His jumping ability is also augmented. This is available in only
in level 5-3, and is lost when you clear the level.
The music was composed by
Koji Kondo.
Super Mario Brothers 3 received a graphical and audio facelift
for the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (and in Japan, the
Super Famicom) in the
Super Mario All-Stars (also Super Mario Collection)
cartridge of
1993. This version of the game also appears on the
Game Boy Advance as Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4.
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