Arcade · Family Computer · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U
4.35 from 4808 ratings · #73 top rated on Grouvee
8393 members have it in their collection · 175 playing now · 924 backlogged · 366 wish listed
How long? Main story 10h · with extras 60h · 100% 51h (from 32 logged playthroughs)
Review gameOBER 4/5 · Feb 17, 2023
This game still plays smooth today. Levels are varied, music is great, and controls feel repsonsive in a way that previous ones felt sluggish. The structure of the game was a but repetitive and many levels were much too short, but it's still a pretty fun play today.
Review Lygodesma 3/5 · Nov 22, 2021
Something that was new and special about Mario Bros. 3 was the non linear interconnection of all playable levels within a world map.
The way the levels appear on the map and how they look when you play them gives you a feeling that the map is an actual representation of the levels you are playing.
Even the way that …
Something that was new and special about Mario Bros. 3 was the non linear interconnection of all playable levels within a world map.
The way the levels appear on the map and how they look when you play them gives you a feeling that the map is an actual representation of the levels you are playing.
Even the way that you travel from one island to the other via underwater ways or flying through clouds in the levels is a perfect representation of your travels on the world map, which I suppose has made this game very immersive back in the day.
SMB 3 also had the sweet cat cap that lets you fly which must have been an amazing experience. Historically, it's a big step up from the original Super Mario Bros., but it's not super enjoyable to play nowadys to be honest. Yoshi's Island remains my favourite classic Mario game.
Review Witt997 5/5 · Apr 10, 2021
Il migliore mario su NES, livelli colorati e belli da giocare. Mondi vasti e variegati, trama semplice ma coinvolgente. Consiglio di giocare la versione SNES o Gameboy, che migliorano i colori, rendendo giustizia al capolavoro che è. Contentissimo di averlo giocato. Voto: 10/10
Review QuilDewIvy 3/5 · Nov 25, 2019
The titular essential 2D platformer that most people who play any sort of Nintendo game know of with great praise. It definitely holds up to most of the scrutiny vs. other 2d platformers done by the Nintendo EAD team but nonetheless it is still marred in very limited level design of the era. While Mario is fun to control and …
Read moreThe titular essential 2D platformer that most people who play any sort of Nintendo game know of with great praise. It definitely holds up to most of the scrutiny vs. other 2d platformers done by the Nintendo EAD team but nonetheless it is still marred in very limited level design of the era. While Mario is fun to control and utilize and holds a lot of depth of traversal especially with the new Super Leaf, certain worlds like Ice and Sky land especially have very boring level structures involving anywhere from autoscrollers to moving around the same level finding the pipe that allows you to exit. Not to mention that the Super Leaf in of itself invalidates a lot of the levels you're able to use it in. It still holds the charm of what it was in the year it came out in, and honestly speedrunning the game still withholds a lot of value. Otherwise though I'd say it's a very middling experience. (6/10)
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Status Reset_Tears Nov 28, 2018
Played through Mario 1, 2, and 3 recently. First time start-to-finish for each one. Mario 3 is definitely a bit better than the first two, though I found the weirdness of Mario 2 more memorable. The world map in Mario 3 is really cute, and so is the tanuki suit. The whole game having little "stage play" motifs is a …
Read morePlayed through Mario 1, 2, and 3 recently. First time start-to-finish for each one. Mario 3 is definitely a bit better than the first two, though I found the weirdness of Mario 2 more memorable. The world map in Mario 3 is really cute, and so is the tanuki suit. The whole game having little "stage play" motifs is a nice touch. Gotta admit I felt a lot of the game was pretty repetitive though, and the whole "sameyness" of Mario levels in general is always something I've never cared for in the franchise. (Got super tired of those castles and airships!) The game is also rather easy to get through thanks to all the items you can quickly stock up on, but I'm okay with that.
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Status ProBoda Jan 2, 2018
I REALLY liked this game as a kid. I remember saving up a lot of money and buying this for 40-50 dollars back in the 90's. What a great series. I think I made it to the last level several times but I don't think I ever finished the game completely. Either way I still prefer this Mario over many …
Read moreI REALLY liked this game as a kid. I remember saving up a lot of money and buying this for 40-50 dollars back in the 90's. What a great series. I think I made it to the last level several times but I don't think I ever finished the game completely. Either way I still prefer this Mario over many of the rest.
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Review theWellRedMage 5/5 · Oct 22, 2016
“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”
― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature
In terms of the art of video games, a classic is a game that has never finished saying what it has to say. Its influence has never gone away.
This week, we got our first look at Nintendo …
“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”
― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature
In terms of the art of video games, a classic is a game that has never finished saying what it has to say. Its influence has never gone away.
This week, we got our first look at Nintendo Switch, coinciding with the Nintendo Entertainment System turning thirty-one. The NES is now the same age as me again (lucky NES), released in North America on October 18th 1985. The impact of Nintendo Switch remains to be seen, but if it ends up anything like the NES it will change the world.
The NES was a revolutionary system. One which took itself seriously. One which had direction and vision. One which controlled a hoard of quality games. One that rebuilt a decimated industry, breathed new life into the corpse that gaming had become, and became the gold standard and platform for decades of gaming to come. It also gave us a wealth, and I mean wealth, of iconic classics: games that have never and will never cease to be beloved.
This is perhaps nowhere truer than with one of its purest champions, considered widely (and by this author) to be the greatest video game ever: Super Mario Bros. 3. In my view, it is the perfect video game and certainly the best in the entire Nintendo library. Being the third best-selling NES game ever further proves that point.
SMB3 is the ideal sequel. It combined previous platforming precision with new elements of gameplay. These revolutionized the way these games were played. Adding a world map between stages, introducing bigger, complex stages filled with multiple exits and secrets, implementing a new item acquisition system, giving the protagonist the ability to fly… All of these additions add up and the sum is a game that defined the youth of my generation. When we were youths, that is.
Check out the full review at... https://thewellredmage.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/su...
Review TehDoct0r65 5/5 · Jun 30, 2015
Platforming perfection. Incredibly innovative for it's time. I played this for the first time when I was five years old. It blew my mind and opened me up to gaming. I've been hooked ever since.
Review b_n 5/5 · Dec 31, 2014
1001 Games - #191
Pros: classic level design, smooth difficulty curve, array of items for varied gameplay, hidden secrets add replay value, graphics have aged well
Cons: lack of save feature (NES version), overabundance of items in early worlds
Recommendation: in my mind SMB3 is the greatest platformer, although nostalgia might have something to do with that. It takes all …
1001 Games - #191
Pros: classic level design, smooth difficulty curve, array of items for varied gameplay, hidden secrets add replay value, graphics have aged well
Cons: lack of save feature (NES version), overabundance of items in early worlds
Recommendation: in my mind SMB3 is the greatest platformer, although nostalgia might have something to do with that. It takes all of Super Mario Bros.'s innovations and perfects them. Not overrated at all in my books, play this if you haven't already.
