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Super Mario Bros. 3 Review (continued)
More User Submitted Super Mario Bros. 3 Reviews
Date: 2003-12-23
Before, I gave this game less credit...
I feel that when I wrote that review and gave it only 1 star that my mind was thinking more about games like Specter and Super Mario 2. But this game deserves more credit. For one, you can carry more than one power up but you can only use that power up in your "power up holder" on the level screen. The levels are fun and challenging, but gameplay can get bland, repetetive, and painstakingly long. That is why it needs a save feature. Even if you can beat it in one sitting, you'll feel it tommorrow morning. Probably the best part is two player mode, but I rarely have another player. There isn't much to say. This game is unlike the first two and can be pleasing.
Date: 2003-11-14
Bob's Big Book 'Bout B-17s
That's a great Book Best I've ever read. Although I wrote it. But, still it's a great book. Oh ya, I almost forgot CRAP!!!!!
Date: 2003-09-23
One of the greatest Mario Games of all time!
Many will no doubt praise this as the greatest Mario game of all time. To be truthful, of the Mario trilogy on the NES I don't know which one to choose as the best (but #2 let me play as Toad and Peach so that's probably the best one). They were all awesome games that I'll never forget and this vast one really stands out.Super Mario Brothers 3 had the biggest selling video game release for years to come. While Super Mario Brothers 1 still remains the best selling game of all time, Super Mario Brothers 3 had the biggest selling release from 1990 to 1999. Unfortunately it's record was broken in 1999 by Final Fantasy VIII I believe. First of all, let me remind EVERY gamer out there that this game certainly wouldn't stand a chance today with the more 128 bit systems (or would it?) around. Second, it was made in 1990! Why do gamers constantly try and compare old classics with today's standards in areas that they KNOW old classics can't match (Graphics, lentgh, sound etc.)? Forget that the game isn't what we'd get today and remember what it WAS back then! A great classic game to remember without a doubt and you'll never regret a moment you had with this game. The gameplay is fun and the worlds get enormously huge as you go on. Not only that but this game presents a great challenge. EVEN for today's standards the game is still hard. So let's all go out and have a nostalgic time with Super Mario Brothers 3. And while we're at it let's go out and get #1 and #2.
Date: 2003-05-31
Winner! Best NES Game
Mama mia, don't get me started on Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES. After seeing this game showcased on the movie "The Wizard" and waiting for months upon months while reading previews in "Nintendo Power" magazine, I finally got my dirty paws on this game and started playing it like crazy. This is the NES to end all NES games, a monumental game in its variability, length, and innovation. Much, much more than a piece of gaming nostalgia, Super Mario 3 is still a truly great game. Challenging levels, hidden secrets, lots of suits for Mario to change in to, and varied game play make Super Mario 3 a game way ahead of its time. This is the game that makes us come to expect so much from new Mario titles every generation - this game set the bar for video games, and there's no denying it. One of the best-selling games of all-time, Super Mario 3 deserves as much praise as any game ever made for its contribution to gaming and its long-lasting appeal. Even more than a decade after its original release, it still provides enjoyment and lots of good gameplay. So set aside Mario Sunshine (ick) and go back to your NES and play this game again. Let it remind you how great video games can be. Go ahead, let it make you expect the most out of games. If you don't, what's the point in playing them, anyway?
Date: 2003-05-30
There's better Mario out there
Many people praise this game to no end, and I honestly think it's just the "hardcore" thing to do. Super Mario Bros 3 (SMB3) was a noble effort back in the day, and really pushes the idea of what an NES game can be with intricate level layouts, maps, characters, items, and play mechanics. It also has a great graphical style that's uniquely its own. No other SMB game has ever looked liked this. But when it comes to actual gameplay, it leaves me a bit wanting. My biggest complaint is the levels are *really* short. Even when later levels try to present you with challenges you can often just force your way through and still make it, because safety isn't far away. Nintendo chose quantity over quality, as there's certainly a lot of them. But when you don't have enough meat on any one level to bite into, it makes the game hard to get into. Another big let down are the bosses. They're all almost identical (there's a template "sub-boss" form that all sub-bosses base their patterns on and a template "level boss" form that all level bosses base their patterns on. All sub/level bosses use the same (or extremely similiar) sprites too. All easily squashed with the standard 3 hits Miyamoto always requires. I think SMB3 is just a case of Nintendo getting too caught up in the interface, items, graphics, etc and kinda forgetting about the gameplay. Try SMB2 instead. Either the vastly strange American version that's decidedly un-Mario but an incredibly well made platformer all the same, or the Japanese SMB2 which is basically SMB1 on steroids. Both much better games than SMB3 is.
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