Super Mario Bros. 3.

[HerbertWest]

Who remembers this game? i bought it on Gameboy advanced and it's still an awesome game after all these years, it use to be my favorite game when i was 8 and even got it for my birthday.

[agbulls]

Who remembers this game? i bought it on Gameboy advanced and it's still an awesome game after all these years, it use to be my favorite game when i was 8 and even got it for my birthday.

Are you serious? Of COURSE we know SMB 3. X_xX_x

This is a collectors forum!

Oh, and welcome---be sure to introduce yourself on "About yourself" thread.

[smokehouse]

They made three of them?!? Holy cow…why didn't somebody tell me.

[Cornelius]

this game regularly makes people's all-time greatest lists, so yeah, everyone remembers it. I have to sheepishly admit that I've never played more than a few levels of it though. :embarrassed:

[Cambot]

This is one of my all-time favorite games, and probably one of the top 10 most popular games ever.

[bangtango]

Who remembers this game? i bought it on Gameboy advanced and it's still an awesome game after all these years, it use to be my favorite game when i was 8 and even got it for my birthday.

Come on, man. You think everybody here sold off their NES systems and all the people on this forum play is PS2, PS3 and XBox 360?

I actually reviewed Super Mario Bros. 3 for this web site, so I sure as heck remember it :D

http://www.digitpress.com/reviews/supermario3.htm

Looking back, it is a pretty rough review. I gave the game a real good score. I mean rough by saying I never proofread or edited it before mailing it in. That was my first draft.

[ecresto]

one of my best christmas/ ever . i was really feeling down cause i was getting shitty presents , and my parents decided to put smb3 & nes play action football in a clothes box underneath a new outfit . i was so surprised to get them two games . back then i never got nice stuff and at the time both games were 50 a piece . ive played and beat that game hundreds of times . and i was like 10 years old or so at the time

[agbulls]

I just thought I'd reiterate how dumb this question is for you kids that grew up in the late 90's.

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.
1. Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[27] 9.85 million in US)[32]
2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[24]
3. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[32] 6.91 million in Japan)[27]
4. Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[24]
5. Nintendogs (DS - 13.6 million)[47]
6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[89]
7. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[57]
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[90]
9. Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[27]
10. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[79]
11. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[89]
12. Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[79]
13. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[24]
14. Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[80]
15. New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 9.5 million)[47]
16. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.51 million)[60]
17. Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[79]
18. Mario Kart 64 (N64 - 8.47 million approximate, 6.23 million in US,[34] 2.24 million in Japan)[27]
19. Donkey Kong Country (SNES - 8.30 million)[31]
20. Pokémon Yellow (Game Boy - 8.26 million approximately, 5.10 million in US,[32] 3.16 million in Japan)[27]

[Gentlegamer]

Woah, Pokemon dethroaned Mario!

[DigitalSpace]

Who doesn't remember SMB 3? That's my favorite NES game.

[davidbrit2]

Hmm, no, doesn't really ring a bell. Was it the game with the planes?

[bazariah]

Woah, Pokemon dethroaned Mario!

but to be fair that list takes into account 3 games counted as one... and completly neglects the pal region sales figures

[JerseyDevil65]

Who remembers this game? i bought it on Gameboy advanced and it's still an awesome game after all these years, it use to be my favorite game when i was 8 and even got it for my birthday.

I bought the game the day it came out, I was in my early 20's. Still in my top 5 faves of all-time.

[Clong]

I think theres to much Pokemon on that top 20 list. Oh by the way YES I remember SMB3.

[8-bitNesMan]

What surprises me is the Gran Turismos. I knew they were popular; I never could really get into them myself. Always preferred the arcadey stuff I guess.

@Bangtango: Did you notice that your review has the tab header for Super C instead of SMB 3?

@HerbertWest: Round the fall of '01, a sci-fi shoot 'em up was released. Do you remember Halo? ;)

[classicb]

they made 3 Mario games? i guess i'm really behind.

[PapaStu]

Hmm, no, doesn't really ring a bell. Was it the game with the planes?

Yes, that one with the snakes on the plane.

[Bluteg]

OP, I can't believe they made 3 do you remember Tetris for the old Nintendo Tape Machine or Solitaire for computar, those were amazing games.

[XxHennersXx]

I cried tears of sweet joy when I got mario 3. it's all i wanted for my third birthday (got my nes when i was 2!)

and when I unwrapped it i kept saying mario 3 and i hugged it and cried.

[dubiouscubanx]

I remember my mom took me to Kay-Bee toys after class to go pick this game up the day it came out. I ended up beating it later on that evening (after many tries, and well before I ever beat SMB1). I was almost as happy that day as I was the day I actually got my NES. Definitely one of my best gaming moments.

[Promophile]

Who is this Mario fellow, and what makes him so super?

[jcalder8]

Yes, that one with the snakes on the plane.
I think he's thinking of the one with the Mother Fucking snakes on the Mother Fucking plane, not the one you're talking about.

[Push Upstairs]

Isn't this the game where you fought Nazi's...or aliens...or Nazi aliens?

Probably some Nazi alien vampires?


Yeah that game was pretty bad ass.

[Cinder6]

I cried tears of sweet joy when I got mario 3. it's all i wanted for my third birthday (got my nes when i was 2!)

and when I unwrapped it i kept saying mario 3 and i hugged it and cried.

...Is the N64 kid somehow related to you? :P

[rbudrick]

Isn't this the game where you fought Nazi's...or aliens...or Nazi aliens?

Probably some Nazi alien vampires?


Yeah that game was pretty bad ass.

No, no, no...it's the Werewolf Women of the SS. Haven't you seen the recent movie trailer?

-Rob

[Sothy]

Super morrowind? what? .. Mario? never heard of it let alone the 3rd one.
Thanks for bringing it up though I will check it out if I run across some obscure games.

[bangtango]

Yo. What was the Fred Savage movie they first showed Super Mario Bros. 3 in? It was Little Monsters, wasn't it? Fred and the monster guy crawled out from under some kid's bed while he was sitting on it and playing Mario 3 LOL

[cyberfluxor]

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.
1. Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[27] 9.85 million in US)[32]
2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[24]
3. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[32] 6.91 million in Japan)[27]
4. Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[24]
5. Nintendogs (DS - 13.6 million)[47]
6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[89]
7. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[57]
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[90]
9. Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[27]
10. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[79]
11. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[89]
12. Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[79]
13. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[24]
14. Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[80]
15. New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 9.5 million)[47]
16. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.51 million)[60]
17. Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[79]
18. Mario Kart 64 (N64 - 8.47 million approximate, 6.23 million in US,[34] 2.24 million in Japan)[27]
19. Donkey Kong Country (SNES - 8.30 million)[31]
20. Pokémon Yellow (Game Boy - 8.26 million approximately, 5.10 million in US,[32] 3.16 million in Japan)[27]
Where the ... Where is Tetris!?!?!

[nate1749]

Yeah where is tetris and wow I've never played pokemon my whole life, I guess I should give it a shot.

[agbulls]

Where the ... Where is Tetris!?!?!

hmm... well, I guess that's what happens when I use Wikipedia. I kinda thought something looked wrong.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I will always have fond memories of Super Mario Bros 3 as it was my very first import game I played. I was like "wow, the cartridge is so small compared to ours" and I remember having to pull on a red ribbon to pull thec cart and converter out of my trusty ol' NEs. *sighs* memories.....

[whoisKeel]

Oh yeah, SMB3. The fat guy with the tail.


Where the ... Where is Tetris!?!?!

Would Tetris really be up there? I always figured the Gameboy one was the big seller, and it was a pack-in which this list excludes.

Still though, something seems off in this list for me. I mean isn't this list saying that DKC is the 19th (excluding pack-ins) most common game ever? I dunno, just doesn't quite work for me.

[HerbertWest]

Yes, i know Halo and it's a modern day classic thank you very much. I can't wait for the upcoming movie in 2009, anyone remembers the TV ads to this game? it's on Youtube.