super mario bros

Posted on 14 March, 2024 by Archie Luna

Super Mario Bros. 3 is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1988. It was released in Japan on October 23, 1988, in North America on February 12, 1990, and in Europe on August 29, 1991. The game was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, led by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka.

In the game, players control brothers Mario or Luigi, tasked with rescuing Princess Toadstool and the rulers of seven different kingdoms from the antagonist Bowser. Similar to previous Mario games, players defeat enemies by stomping on them or using items that grant magical powers. Super Mario Bros. 3 introduced new abilities such as flight and sliding down slopes. It also introduced elements that became Super Mario staples, including Bowser's children (the Koopalings) and a world map to navigate between levels.

Critics praised Super Mario Bros. 3 for its challenging gameplay and it is often regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time. It is the third best-selling NES game, with over 17 million copies sold worldwide. The game inspired an animated television series, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, produced by DIC Entertainment.

Super Mario Bros. 3 has been remade for the Super NES as part of Super Mario All-Stars in 1993 and for the Game Boy Advance as Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 in 2003. It has been re-released on the Virtual Console service for the Wii U and 3DS, and included on the NES Classic Mini. On September 19, 2018, it was re-released on the Nintendo Switch Online service with added netplay.