<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
brothers	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
save	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
and	O
the	O
rulers	O
of	O
seven	O
different	O
kingdoms	O
from	O
the	O
antagonist	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
they	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
by	O
stomping	O
on	O
them	O
or	O
using	O
items	O
that	O
bestow	O
magical	O
powers	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
have	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
including	O
flight	O
and	O
sliding	O
down	O
slopes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
introduced	O
many	O
elements	O
that	O
became	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
staples	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bowser	O
's	O
children	O
(	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
world	O
map	O
to	O
transition	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
and	O
is	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third-best-selling	B-Device
NES	I-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
17million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
inspired	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
4	O
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
with	O
added	O
netplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
internationally	O
while	O
introducing	O
several	O
new	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
now	O
also	O
fly	O
and	O
float	O
with	O
the	O
Super	O
Leaf	O
and	O
the	O
Tanooki	O
Suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
they	O
take	O
damage	O
while	O
small	O
,	O
fall	O
into	O
lava	O
or	O
falling	O
into	O
a	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
,	O
or	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	B-Application
prematurely	I-Application
when	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
continue	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
they	O
lost	O
their	O
last	O
life	O
in	O
by	O
selecting	O
"	O
Continue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Leaf	O
and	O
Tanooki	O
Suit	O
give	O
Mario	B-Application
raccoon	O
and	O
tanooki	O
appearances	O
respectively	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
fly	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tanooki	O
Suit	O
also	O
enables	O
him	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
Statue	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
avoid	O
enemies	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changing	O
into	O
a	O
Tanooki	O
statue	O
while	O
jumping	O
results	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
pounding	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
killing	O
whatever	O
enemies	O
are	O
directly	O
under	O
him	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
now	O
standard	O
"	O
ground	O
pound	O
"	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
suit	O
,	O
the	O
Hammer	O
Suit	O
,	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
Hammer	O
Bro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
which	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
taking	O
turns	O
at	O
navigating	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
and	O
accessing	O
stage	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
controls	O
Luigi	O
(	O
a	O
palette	O
swap	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
several	O
mini-games	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
cards	O
of	O
another	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
lose	O
their	O
turn	O
if	O
they	O
lose	O
the	O
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
is	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
booklet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
sends	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
each	O
kingdom	O
,	O
retrieve	O
the	O
stolen	O
wand	O
,	O
and	O
restore	O
its	O
king	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
receive	O
notes	O
and	O
special	O
items	O
from	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
after	O
rescuing	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
kings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
stage	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
finishes	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
he	O
walks	O
off	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
1986	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
's	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
that	O
consisted	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
ten	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
pixel	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
drawn	O
using	O
Fujitsu	O
FM	O
R-50	O
HD	O
business	O
computers	O
while	O
HP	B-Device
64000	I-Device
mainframe	O
computers	O
with	O
a	O
6502	O
processor	O
card	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
write	O
and	O
test	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
introduced	O
new	O
power-ups	O
and	O
concepts	O
that	O
would	O
give	O
Mario	B-Application
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
different	O
creatures	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
providing	O
him	O
with	O
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
idea	O
changed	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
a	O
centaur	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
raccoon	O
tail	O
with	O
limited	O
flying	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
designed	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
personal	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
uses	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
custom	O
MMC3	O
ASIC	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
NES	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
several	O
new	O
songs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
returning	O
melodies	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kondo	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
based	O
on	O
what	O
he	O
believed	O
fit	O
the	O
levels	O
rather	O
than	O
focusing	O
on	O
composing	O
a	O
specific	O
genre	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
game	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
compose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
1988	O
,	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
ROM	O
chips	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
preparation	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
prevented	O
Nintendo	O
from	O
performing	O
various	O
North	O
American	O
game	O
releases	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
schedules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
delayed	O
products	O
included	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
and	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Tom	O
Pollack	O
of	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
approached	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
marketing	O
department	O
about	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
movie	O
;	O
inspired	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
video	O
game	O
competitions	O
,	O
Pollack	O
envisioned	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Tommy	O
for	O
younger	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
products	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
scene	O
involving	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
marketing	O
budget	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
total	O
development	O
and	O
marketing	O
budget	O
to	O
(	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
lauded	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rand	O
called	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
Mona	O
Lisa	O
of	O
gaming	O
"	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
astoundingly	O
brilliant	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
,	O
shape	O
,	O
and	O
form.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
O'Connor	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
makes	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
look	O
like	O
a	O
wet	O
Sunday	O
morning	O
and	O
even	O
gives	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
a	O
run	O
for	O
its	O
money.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Rignall	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
referred	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
finest	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
high	O
marks	O
in	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
challenge	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rignall	O
described	O
the	O
audio	O
and	O
visuals	O
as	O
being	O
outdated	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
platform	O
having	O
already	O
been	O
launched	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
became	O
a	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
December	O
1988	O
and	O
January	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1988	O
after	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
mid-1989	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
non-bundled	O
)	O
up	O
until	O
then	O
,	O
after	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
overall	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1989	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
just	O
above	O
Tetris	B-Device
in	O
second	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1993	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
in	O
The	O
Wizard	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
preview	O
which	O
generated	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
anticipation	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
generated	O
in	O
revenue	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
by	O
early	O
1992	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
gross	O
revenue	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
non-bundled	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
up	O
until	O
then	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
2011	O
inflation-adjusted	O
revenue	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
also	O
reported	O
in	O
their	O
October	O
2009	O
issue	O
that	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
had	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
magazine	O
's	O
1988	O
Best	O
Hit	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
best	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
since	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
has	O
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
from	O
modern	O
critics	O
who	O
consider	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
appeared	O
on	O
many	O
top	O
games	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
30	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
list	O
at	O
number	O
20	O
in	O
September	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
remained	O
within	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
NES	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
series	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
introducing	O
new	O
abilities	O
that	O
have	O
since	O
become	O
signature	O
abilities	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
considered	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
standout	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
success	O
outshone	O
the	O
first	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.s	O
sales	O
milestone	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
sold	O
40million	O
copies	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
ScrewAttack	O
called	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
the	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
secrets	O
,	O
and	O
popularity	O
,	O
summing	O
it	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
incredible	O
"	O
and	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
experienced	O
this	O
greatness	O
,	O
we	O
pity	O
you	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
by	O
Dengeki	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
tied	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
the	O
number	O
three	O
video	O
game	O
their	O
readers	O
first	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
also	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
defined	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
perfected	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
All-Stars	O
edition	O
the	O
2nd	O
best	O
console	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
(	O
behind	O
only	O
Tetris	B-Device
)	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
took	O
the	O
series	O
back	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
,	O
but	O
expanded	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
imaginable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
other	O
game	O
since	O
has	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
adventure	O
and	O
enchantment	O
found	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
3.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editors	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
number	O
39	O
in	O
their	O
2007	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
,	O
citing	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
"	O
ingenious	O
"	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
put	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
9th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
incredible	O
lasting	O
power	O
that	O
we	O
wo	O
n't	O
soon	O
forget	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UGO	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
That	O
Belong	O
On	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Arguably	O
the	O
greatest	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
platformer	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
ranked	O
34th	O
on	O
Warp	O
Zoned	O
's	O
"	O
Scientifically	O
Proven	O
Best	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
a	O
statistical	O
meta-analysis	O
of	O
44	O
"	O
top	O
games	O
"	O
lists	O
published	O
between	O
1995	O
and	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
emulation	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
thirty	O
pre-installed	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
console	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
remakes	O
of	O
NES	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
featuring	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
1Up.com	O
journalist	O
Ray	O
Barnholt	O
panned	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3	I-Application
Special	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
horrible	O
,	O
awful	O
,	O
rank	O
piece	O
of	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Barnholt	O
criticized	O
its	O
extremely	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
controls	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
liken	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
movement	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
drunken	O
Sonic	O
,	O
"	O
poor	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
coloring	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
proper	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
4	O
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
visual	O
and	O
sound	O
changes	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
power-ups	O
stored	O
on	O
e-Reader	B-Application
cards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
All-Stars	O
version	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
NES	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
adds	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
's	O
trademark	O
Mario	B-Application
trademark	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
from	O
late	O
2015	O
through	O
early	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
4	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
highest-rated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
perfect	O
scores	O
from	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
and	O
Play	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
staff	O
and	O
readers	O
alike	O
named	O
it	O
best	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
and	O
their	O
readers	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
introduced	O
several	O
elements	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
subsequent	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
overworld	O
map	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
DX	O
and	O
New	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Super	O
Leaf	O
"	O
item	O
has	O
returned	O
in	O
more	O
recent	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
NBC	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
September	O
to	O
December	O
1990	O
by	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
track	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
Sound	O
Selection	O
Koopa	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
stages	O
and	O
graphics	O
comprise	O
a	O
background	O
theme	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Koopalings	O
are	O
also	O
world	O
bosses	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Mario	O
Is	O
Missing	O
!,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Safari	I-Application
,	O
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
all	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
except	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Boom	O
Boom	O
,	O
another	O
boss	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
additionally	O
reappears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
boomerang-wielding	O
female	O
counterpart	O
named	O
Pom	O
Pom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
represented	O
as	O
themes	O
in	O
both	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
game	O
developers	O
John	O
Carmack	O
and	O
Tom	O
Hall	O
developed	O
an	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
clone	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
innovative	O
adaptive	O
tile	O
refresh	O
software	O
that	O
performs	O
smooth	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
graphics	O
on	O
EGA	B-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmack	O
and	O
Hall	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
found	O
Id	O
Software	O
and	O
develop	O
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
demo	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
readily	O
shared	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
working	O
copy	O
was	O
discovered	O
and	O
preserved	O
in	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1993	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
most	O
strategy	O
guide	O
books	O
published	O
,	O
with	O
20	O
strategy	O
books	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
up	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2007	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Stanford	O
University	O
curator	O
Henry	O
Lowood	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
game	O
designers	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
and	O
Steve	O
Meretzky	O
,	O
academic	O
researcher	O
Matteo	O
Bittanti	O
and	O
game	O
journalist	O
Christopher	O
Grant	O
named	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
most	O
important	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
canon	O
"	O
whose	O
inductees	O
were	O
submitted	O
to	O
the	O
Library	O
of	O
Congress	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
cultural	O
significance	O
or	O
a	O
historical	O
significance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
