Super Mario Bros 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 (スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī?) is a platform video game in the Super Mario series, developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console. It was released in Japan on October 23, 1988, in North America on February 12, 1990 and in Europe on August 29, 1991, and follows the adventures of plumbers Mario and Luigi who seek to rescue Princess Mushroom and the rulers of the seven kingdoms of the antagonist Bowser.Show more

As in previous games in the series, the player controls Mario or Luigi and defeats enemies by stomping them or using items that grant magical powers. Characters also have new abilities, including flying and sliding down slopes. Super Mario Bros. 3 features many elements that would later become staples of the Mario series, such as Bowser's children (the Koopalings) and an overworld to transition between stages.

Super Mario Bros. 3 is critically acclaimed as one of the best games of all time. It is the third best-selling NES game, with more than 17 million units sold worldwide. It also inspired a cartoon series called The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. A recreation was released for the Super NES as part of the Super Mario All-Stars compilation in 1993 and for the Game Boy Advance as Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 in 2003. The game was re-released for the Virtual Console service on the Wii, Wii U and 3DS. On September 19, 2018, the title was re-released on the Nintendo Switch Online service with additional network play.