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Super Mario Bros. 3

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Nintendo
North America February 1990 Nintendo
Europe August 29, 1991 Nintendo
Japan October 23, 1988 Nintendo
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Super Mario Bros. 3 review

We miss the point. The majority of the video game demographic is comprised of young males, so it's no wonder. We are a petty, short-sighted, goal-oriented animal. When Brad asks Sheila, ''how was the sex?'' she replies emotionally, ''an hour of wondrous lovemaking,'' seemingly…

Marc Golding · January 7, 2004

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

As you play through this title, you're likely to pause at least once and wonder why games aren't this good anymore. The level design is bliss, the graphics beyond good and appropriate, the music engaging, the challenge level perfect.

Jason Venter

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Super Mario Bros. 3 review HG exclusive

The graphics are far more detailed than the original Super Mario Bros. with a much higher color count and larger enemy sprites. There are new enemies you can hop on and ride, giant shoes to ride in (Seriously!), fire snakes, and an angry Sun. Each world has a theme, such as…

japanaman · April 4, 2011 · 1 comment

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

Super Mario Bros. 3 is the third installment in the Mario series, and one of his best. You take control of Mario in this platformer and are set out to save a princess from the Koopa Kids. You travel and explore eight diverse and unique worlds, with tons of new features. This is…

Sepultallica86 · March 27, 2010

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

They say nothing in this world's perfect, and I suppose that's true. But there are some things out there that seem to be so flawless, so impressive, so ingenious down to the tiniest detail, that we can't help but declare them, if not perfect, then perfect enough. Take Super…

mariner · September 4, 2005

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

Super Mario Bros 3 reverts back to the classic Mario formula, unlike the SMB2 disappointment. Instead of riding on the heads of enemies and picking vegetables, gamers were rewarded with a block busting, fire throwing and flying (that’s a new power) Mario. It took the basic style…

goldenvortex · April 9, 2005

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

First up there was the absolute classic Super Mario Bros., it was a game that delighted NES owners here and NES owners there, it delighted pretty much everyone! The next game to pop out of course was Super Mario Bros. 2! It strayed off the path from everything normal and sane…

kingbroccoli · April 25, 2004

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

There are certain games that become legends. Games which become the benchmark by which all others of their genre are judged. In the heyday of the NES, Super Mario Bros. 3 was such a game, and although facing fierce competition from it's SNES cousin, many people still consider…

tomclark · February 2, 2004

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

OVERVIEW After a wildly successful second installment in a now famous series of video games, everybody and their mama knew that there was no way that a third game was not going to be made. The makers had a choice to make, though. Would the future third title be another strange…

retro · November 1, 2003

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

Super Mario Bros 3 took the ideas in the first and expanded them into a much bigger, and a much better game. Sure, it isn't the first, therefor not the instant classic, however for most this is the Mario game they've put the most time in. At least it is for me. STORY (2/5): This…

ratking · July 16, 2002

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