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Game Overview

Super Mario Bros 3 [p2] is one of those NES games that still holds up—tight platforming, clever level design, and that feeling when you first discover the raccoon tail and realize you can fly. The worlds are packed with secrets, like hidden warp whistles or those weird mushroom houses where you gamble for power-ups.

It starts simple—jumping on goombas, grabbing coins—but then you hit those later levels where the screen auto-scrolls or the platforms vanish under you. The difficulty spikes, but never feels unfair. And the way Bowser’s kids each have their own gimmick (floating bubbles, throwing hammers) keeps the boss fights fresh.

Super Mario Bros 3 [p2] still feels like the peak of 2D Mario, even after all these years.