What is Super Mario Bros. 3?
{{Italic title}} {{Infobox video game | image = [[File:Supermariobros3logo.svg |200px]] | caption = | developer = [[Nintendo EAD]] | publisher = [[Nintendo]] | series = ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' | released = '''Famicom/NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|October 23, 1988|NA|February 12, 1990|PAL|August 29, 1991}} '''Virtual Console (Wii)'''{{vgrelease|NA|November 5, 2007|PAL|November 9, 2007}}{{vgrelease|JP|December 11, 2007}}'''Virtual Console (3DS)'''{{vgrelease|JP|January 1, 2013}} | genre = Platformer, Adventure | modes = Single player, Multiplayer | platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) }} '''''Super Mario Bros. 3''''' is a 1988 [[platform game]] made by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] game console. It was a big hit and sold 40 million copies, and it is often said by critics to be the best game on the NES.{{fact|date=June 2020}} It preceded ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (1988) and was followed by ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in 1990. It is one of the games in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''. ==Plot== [[Bowser (Nintendo)|Bowser]] has taken over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] again. This time he and his seven children, called the [[Koopa Kids]], have each taken over one of the worlds, so [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] asks [[Mario (Nintendo)|Mario]] and [[Luigi]] to help again. ==Gameplay== This game goes back to the original platform conventions of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Like that game, Mario jumps, runs, and hits enemies. However, he does not touch a flag or reach a castle. At the end of the level, he hits a spinning block, which will yield a flower, a mushroom, or a star block. When he gets three blocks, he will be rewarded. Three stars will result in five lives. If he gets a mix, he will get one extra life. A new item is a box. The box enables Mario or Luigi to store items that they acquire. Before entering the level, Mario or Luigi can select the item and use it. One such item is the Starman. It will make them super strong and every