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Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 is a 2D platform game created by Nintendo for the NES. It was the first Super Mario game to feature a world map and the Tanooki Suit power-up. The NES version has sold more than 17 million copies.

Screenshots and images

Company and staff credits

Publisher
Nintendo logo 1975 / Image credit: Nintendo
Developer
Nintendo logo 1975 / Image credit: Nintendo EAD
Director
Takashi Tezuka E3 2012 Nintendo Press Conference (cropped) / Sorry, we don't have accessible text for this image :( / Image credit: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek / This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Takashi Tezuka
Producer
Miyamoto Hints At Pikmin 4 / Shigeru Miyamoto on stage wearing a dark jacket and white T-shirt and holding a red Pikmin plushie. / Image credit: BagoGames / This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Koji Kondo

Platform comparison

Platform Released Interfaces Target FPS Video Sound
NES 23 October 1988
Japan
- 60 - -
3DS 2014
Japan, North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand
- 60 - -
GB Advance - - 60 - -
Wii - - 60 - -
Wii U - - 60 - -

Game details

Release dates
  • 23 October 1988:
    • NES (Japan)
  • 12 February 1990:
    • NES (North America)
  • 2014:
    • 3DS (Japan, North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand)
Also known as
  • スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (official; Japanese)
Genres

Gameplay and content

First Mario world map

Was the first Super Mario title to feature a world map that enables the player to choose different routes through the game.

Sales

1

Multi-million seller

Had sold over 17 million copies of the NES version by August 2006.

Impact and influence

Animated spin-off

Spawned a weekly animated spin-off series in 1990, titled The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, which was created by DIC Entertainment and NBC.

References

  1. Boutros, D. (2006, August 5). A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today's Best-Selling Platform Games, 1—6. Game Developer, 1—6. Informa PLC. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1851/a_detailed_crossexamination_of_.php?page=2.

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