Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Nintendo's 1993 platformer for the Super Nintendo, Super Mario Bros. 3 (as it appeared in Super Mario All-Stars).
In this video I play through every stage in the game and finish it without using warp zones.
Since I've already played the NES version and written at length about it (check out the link below if you're interested!), there's not a lot left to say about it here without merely repeating myself.
This remake of it is extremely well done, though. The new graphics look great, the new mix of the soundtrack is even better than the original's music, and best of all, and All-Stars addresses the single biggest flaw of the NES classic - you no longer have to finish the entire game in a single sitting thanks to the battery-backed save feature.
It's the most "16-bit" looking game of the package, so it might seem strange that Mario 3's facelift was somewhat less impactful than the upgrades made to the other games. I think that this is in large part a reflection of how advanced Mario 3 already was on the NES compared to its predecessors.
The older games were revitalized by the new coat of polish, but the NES version of Mario 3 had already started to blur the line between 8 and 16-bit platformers on its own. The upgrades to SMB3 were welcome, but they didn't really seem necessary - the original was still more than modern enough in 1993.
But that hardly matters, because at the end of the day, it's an excellent version of an excellent game, and the ability to save alone makes it worth checking out for fans of the original.
Here are a few links in case you'd like to see more:
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES version) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (N...
Super Mario All-Stars playthroughs:
Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. (SNE...
The Lost Levels • Super Mario Bros.: The...
Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 2 (S...
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@Cowslippoetry]

This game's charm and fun factor have not diminished in the slightest over the years. Truly timeless.

[@sdlock83]

Nintendo should have released this game on the Switch for full price with no enhancements, and it'll still be a best seller.

[@amso7169]

@@sdlock83 No, people would complain that it lacks content and feels outdated and it wouldn’t sell well. 2021 standards are far different than 1993 standards.

[@Bloodreign1]

@@sdlock83 Didn't they do that on the Wii or Wii U with an anniversary collection, but just used Mario All Stars with nothing else, and got roasted for it? Nah, it would have to sell for a cheaper price, and not full retail if they'd add nothing else to it.

[@isd8894]

Definitely. I still play SMB 3 often, and typically this version (SNES All Stars). I prefer the NES version for reasons of nostalgia, but the SNES version allows you to save a game...

[@brooklyn9398]

Safe Clean Fun 🇺🇲💪

[@eugenehill7165]

Grass Land 1:08 Desert Hill 14:44 Sea Side 33:18 Big Island 55:16 The sky 1:14:44 Iced Land 1:40:24 Pipe Maze 2:08:30 Castle of koopa 2:39:37

[@ClassicGameSessions]

One of the best NES games ever without a doubt! Still as incredible as when it came out!

[@SolCresta3405]

The best of the original trilogy.

[@petew.7870]

PURE JOY.

[@Jayyy667]

*best of the entire series

[@SolCresta3405]

@@Jayyy667 Really?

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@SolCresta3405 i could see the argument

[@LITTLE1994]

Yup.

[@NintendoComplete]

The SNES's version of Mario 3 is a great, albeit totally unnecessary, update to one of the best NES games ever.

[@nintendokenakasuperyoshi1518]

YES! THANKS A BILLION!

[@mitchellbrothersproductions]

I've played this Game!

[@francismunizr.9376]

Para mí si es necesaria está versión amigo ya que tiene sistema de guardado y como es un juego largo realmente Nintendo creó está hermosa Maravilla!

[@LITTLE1994]

Unnecessary? Ha ha ha...very funny.

[@Rokabur]

I heard/saw/read somewhere that Nintendo needed an extra/special chip to get Mario 3 running on the NES.

[@zaxele]

the NES version of this was my first non-handheld console game, it was magical 🥰

[@beaniegee5129]

Gotta love that Super Mario All-Stars is also available on the Nintendo Switch Online Service too!!

[@Naminski1a]

And Wii, too.

[@estebancebreros5432]

The airship and Koopa Kid battles are even more awesome to look at and play in the remake. Love the lightning in the background, gives them a darker vibe.

[@leovillalobos6982]

0:03 I didn't notice this till' now but Birdo looks like she's taking a cigarette break.

[@magoid]

Lol.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

Omg she does 😆

[@NintendoComplete]

With how droopy her eyes are, I'm guessing it's a spliff.

[@zitherq5761]

And look, is bowser stroking peach's hair? Lol. weird thought. Are they fully drawn when you see silhouettes? It would be cute and maybe disturbing if they hid something in there lol

[@LITTLE1994]

Well, this was the 1990s. Nintendo wasn't always "clean" at that time.

[@Peter_Morris]

Oh yeah! Been looking forward to this one. One thing that always cracks me up is how different the transformations of the kings are compared to their 8-bit versions. I still live this version of Bowser’s castle, too. Those lasers came out of the blue back in the day, and sometimes they still catch me off guard.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

This certainly brings me back. Before I had even heard of the NES thanks to Animal Crossing, my diminutive naive self was introduced to SMB3 by way of the magic of the SNES. This was my favorite of the collection, and years later, the GBA port would use the same graphics and music.

[@zitherq5761]

Is it weird that I could fall asleep to Nintendo games like these?

[@rcblazer]

The All-Stars version of Super Mario 3 is what I always think of when I think of Mario and Luigi. Not just because of this stellar SNES remake, but because it is this design they used in Super Mario Bros. X and Mushroom Kingdom Fusion as well!

[@PassionFlame64]

World 3 in my opinion has the best overworld music. It's so chill and relaxing to listen to.

[@Cristianjackson559]

The SNES Version Still Has The Princess Is In The Another Castle Joke But On The GBA Version She Says Peace Has Been Restored

[@sdlock83]

I guess it's because the GBA version was trying to be more faithful to the original Japanese script.

[@ilikeminecraft1232]

Peach is trying to be serious

[@thecowboy2]

I've always wondered what they were discussing before the lights came up.

[@capesword111]

This managed to be the sequel to both versions of Super Mario Bros 2, neither game strictly contradicting the other, just two different adventures bearing the same number.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

Isn't it weird that it took me years to found out that Super Mario Advance 4 is just a port version of SNES Super Mario Bros 3 lol

[@MidMorningSol]

**Looks at your Thumbnail** And I took that personally...

[@GoingMenthol]

55:52 Press F to pay respects for frog suit :(

[@knuclear200x]

This game will always remind me of the movie "The Wizard"

[@knuclear200x]

@Sharmat ...that it's good

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

Epic. The fiery sun at 22:39 didn’t half tits me off. Remember that well. I cried at the end.

[@desertrose1226]

Oh those BEAUTIFUL days of SM allstars. God I miss em. I miss my childhood, my mom, my friends.. the world as it was then. The world is crazy nowadays.

[@royalkumar795]

SUPER MARIO BROS 3 NES is always close to my childhood , where I discover , "Press B + Select " select all Mario power you like

[@petew.7870]

The GOAT for platform-type games #AaaaandStilllll

[@beaniegee5129]

Gotta love Super Mario All-Stars!!

[@francismunizr.9376]

GENIAL AMIGO ! SÚPER MARIO BROS 3 LA VERSIÓN DE SNES

[@beaniegee5129]

Super Mario All-Stars is and will always one of my favorite Mario games on the Super Nintendo next to Super Mario World 1 & 2, Super Mario RPG, and Super Mario Kart!!

[@Flamsterette]

Lots of memories!

[@robkeen4101]

Memories. Thks Mom ❤️

[@johncraw8572]

Mario 3 is the awesomeness game in the series

[@medeaagapishvili7313]

This game is pure awesome!

[@beaniegee5129]

Love that game!!

[@vdog4799]

Do you play all the way through or do you cut your videos? Man you are the AWSOME gamer bro!

[@eugenehill7165]

Oh thank heavens! I'm back to my old self again Thank you so much here is a letter from the princess

[@devonakimmer9402]

Happy anniversary to this game that brought us the Koopa Kids🎉

[@mikedski9698]

Super Mario Bros. 3 Is Still #1!

[@Bloodreign1]

A true classic indeed, I still remember my first time playing tyhe NES version at a friends house. I didn't even know it was out at the time, but my friend said he had it, and he indeed did. We ended up staying later than expected playing it, and I got home late and bitched at for it by my parents. My mom would secretly put the game on layaway at K-Mart, I never knew she had put money down on it. Weeks later, she put the game in an unusual place, told me to check the pantry for a snack or something, said where to look and everything (seriously she was going to tell me what to snack on, I knew something was afoot). I moved an item out of the way to grab said snack, instead of the snack being there, a brand new boxed SMB 3 was sitting plain as day, right there in front of my eyes (She got me on that one I admit). I was FUCKING STOKED, I had my own copy! To this day, I still have that cart, the box long gone, plus I have the GBA remake, with the annoying Charles Martinet speech, and of course, THREE copies of SMB All Stars in my collection. One was my original bought copy (The Million Copies Sold variant), the other 2 were copies that floated for free into my lap over the years (original prints).

[@nomelas]

I remember playing this on Wii

[@LITTLE1994]

Compared to the other games, the remaster isn't that much of an upgrade, due to the fact the original NES version already pushed the 8-bit console to its limit. Nevertheless still a great port! I can still play that anyday, and is fun to compare with Super Mario World.

[@sdlock83]

This is no "port." It's an actual REMAKE.

[@zitherq5761]

Honestly to me it's cool how much specific charm Nes smb3 has to me. Like Each airship having more color variants. Desert airship looking darker and cool in contrast to the sunny levels seen before. Although I like mint green background color on, 4th airship? And the wild 80s/90s jagged background from world 3's castles. If that's the right term lol, but it's interesting for sure. Like them both, but that's just some things I like about Nes smb3's aesthetic lol

[@AYANAMlREl]

it has parallax scrolling thats already a big upgrade for visuals

[@DoomKid]

@@sdlock83 What do you mean? The programming is exactly the same as the NES, as I understand it. They just added far more detail to the graphics and music.

[@LITTLE1994]

@@DoomKid Exactly, unlike the GBA version, which THAT is a remake.

[@ijustgottahotdog]

Okay exactly what needs to be done to make the blue mushroom houses/"shop of strange and wonderful things" appear?

[@NintendoComplete]

If you collect enough coins on certain stages it'll show up when you go back to the map. I think I showed all of them except for the one in world 7. You need to save a frog suit to get to all the coins in that one and I always forget. I think they're called ghost houses if you wanna look them up.

[@kevinmurphy6679]

Super Mario Bros. 3 NEEDED a save feature. It’s the one thing I didn’t like about this game. Luckily, the SNES and GBA versions fixed that.

[@zaxele]

they could've used some password feature like Mega Man, I never had the time to complete the game in one go and it always felt like doing a speedrun 😑

[@zitherq5761]

@@zaxele I wonder what it would take to make smb3 with an added password feature. With the 8 worlds, and 28 items. Password with Goombas, Koopas, piranhas and buzzy beetles could be cool.

[@DoomKid]

Warp whistles were added to help combat the lack of save, I’m sure. Still it’s way better being able to save!

[@kevinmurphy6679]

But what if I wanted to complete all the levels? Skipping to the end isn’t always fun.

[@zitherq5761]

@@kevinmurphy6679 I know the feeling. I sometimes feel like I just want to keep my progress lol

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

La versión de SNES de Super Mario Bros. 3 es como me imagino como se debería haber visto Super Mario World si lo hubieran detallado más como la diferencia de sprites entre Mario y Luigi otra cosa que en el World quitaron la variedad de trajes que había en el 3 cómo el Hammer Bros, la rana o el tanooki y nada más dejaron el hongo, la flor de fuego y la capa que es una versión renovada del mapache

[@marilyncrutchfield1873]

Love Mario's games 🎮 ❤

[@louiskeiflin5858]

Thumbnail: Mario kills the Sun

[@anthonylewis4433]

I remember beating all three of these in a row I could never be the Lost levels one part one was difficult as always part 2 was a challenge firstly if we haven't played in a long time but part three just like I never left home you have no idea how many memories is behind part 3 and part 1 the good old days of regular Nintendo and super Nintendo I call it friend history because blockbusters good movies Toys R Us and cereal commercials and places to go things to do or Fridays and Saturday Sunday mornings too

[@kaylamcintyre4257]

Sick

[@eugenehill7165]

The biggest most exciting mario bros adventure yet Super Mario Bros 3 1988 1990 nes

[@eugenehill7165]

Water Land ocean side/sea side giant land Big Land 55:19 big bertha grand goomba giant koopa

[@eugenehill7165]

Dog cobrat 12:50 Spider hoopster 31:07 Kappa resemble a spike dino rhino 53:05 Dinosaur donkey kong jr 1:11:42 Vulture albatoss 1:38:10 Seal Monty Mole 2:06:10 Venus Fire Trap Green Yoshi 2:36:31

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I love NES and SNES Super Mario

[@anthonylewis4433]

I spend days it was a Christmas vacation almost 7 days off and those days Nintendo was like having a new car or a new house because every time someone had a new game they come over and throw it on this was great movies popcorn on the stove or popcorn maker you didn't want to talk on the phone because you have missed your turn to play a game all day all night Fridays and Saturdays into Sunday morning do you chores and do the same thing again the following weekend

[@marianeukyo7049]

Que buen servicio

[@brandonknight7486]

Watching this is making me think about buying a Nintendo 🤠

[@RodrigoLonguinho]

e tudo isso em Super Mario Bros. 3 era somente uma peça de teatro. and all that in Super Mario Bros. 3 was just a play.

[@thecunninlynguist]

one of my fave games ever, NES or SNES version. 3mix next?

[@ColossalWave4270]

2:56:41 - 2:57:58 The credits.

[@anthonylewis4433]

I remember Mario 3 from a movie off of VCR it was the greatest Blockbuster Toys R Us Kmarts grilled cheese syrup sandwiches butter peanut butter bread hard rolls so hard you can use it as a hammer the good old days of friendship when you actually had to be at someone's house and talk to them

[@matthewguinn7977]

I performed the backwards run glitch on SMB3.

[@ljiridanjashari1988]

I love super mario 3 for snes

[@bricecook-3180]

16:52 R4-P17

[@eugenehill7165]

Koopaling Larry koopa 13:50 Morton Jr koopa 43:23 Wendy O koopa 54:18 Iggy Koopa 1:13:46 Roy koopa 1:39:23 Lemmy koopa 2:07:30 Ludwig von koopa 2:38:35 Bowser 2:55:00

[@pcorf]

2:00:07 pass 1 million points.

[@carlosbarragan2396]

I played this videogames. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@vermis8344]

So the way to get rid of ghosts is by throwing a hammer at them. 🤔 Egon Spengler must be kicking himself.

[@bryanjmm4532]

Much Better game than Mario world

[@DoomKid]

Damn, I didn’t know it was possible to only like one. I love them both because they’re so alike.

[@yatsukki]

19:43 damn, they made a typo

[@kaiserj1982]

The anchor was real?!?!

[@eugenehill7165]

Card ♠️ 9:55 toad house 🏡 two you miss mario Overworld 1 overworld 2 toad castle 🏰 help 11:00 treasure coin 🚢⚓

[@eugenehill7165]

Oh, it's terrible! the king has been transformed! Please find the magic wand so we can change him back

[@eugenehill7165]

Thank you kind raccoon please tell me your name. 1:13:40

[@eugenehill7165]

Music box 1:19:30 spiny goomba kuribo rotodisc Pile driver block micro goomba sky land the sky Fly racoons 1000 toad house p-wing warp zone

[@eugenehill7165]

Hammer brother 40:41 47:00 1:21:30 1:21:44 1:37:45 1:48:52 ice land hammer suit 🔨🔨🔨 mario

[@eugenehill7165]

Boom boom 19:17 39:22 51:50 1:01:50 1:11:17 1:23:34 1:34:28 1:45:18 1:55:50 2:05:34 2:22:34 2:33:40 Dark Land Castle of koopa/bowser's castle🏯🏯 tank 2:39:40 air ship ⚓ 2:43:24 2:25:50 2:51:44 2:53:30

[@eugenehill7165]

Thank you. But our princess is in another castle!.. Just kidding! ha ha ha! bye bye.

[@mattheweskender7781]

Bowser defeat and death 2:55:40

[@fiftyskoopaklub2982]

I wholeheartedly disagree about the music. As nice as this is, the original just sounds so much better to me. I don’t know why.

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

The music for the NES version sounds better but the music for the SNES version It's still amazing better than the music from Super Mario World

[@johnchitwood3328]

If you have a switch console do a play through videos of xenoblade chronicles 2

[@AmberAmaya24]

Why don’t you defeat Boom Boom?

[@eugenehill7165]

Bloober underworld underwater frog suit mario

[@anthonylewis4433]

And when you beat Mario 3 he was the greatest of all times and then you had to deal with something like skill Mario 3 was one of the best Mario's too was strange cuz those days nobody can figure it out and the book on Nintendo was almost $50 Mario 1 2 3 Zelda 1 2 mega Man's was $50 and in school 25 books $25 for a book it was expensive never could get it no matter how many chores you did in a week

[@eugenehill7165]

Super Mario Bros 3 1988 nes Mushroom 🍄 super leaf 🍂 mushroom 🍄 1up Goomba koopa trooper phanto plant boomerang bro 20:40 Dry bone fortress boom boom 3:15 toot toad 6:00

[@eugenehill7165]

The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros 3 Racoons tail p-wing 3up fire flower hammer brother Battle grass land underground

[@anthonylewis4433]

I met more best friends with Mario All-Star the first Mario game was home brothers and sisters nieces and nephews friends would never want to go home or I'd go to the house to play it we would never want to go home nobody ever had phone time we had VCR time great movies great toys great cereal even if you didn't have no milk you figure it out you got bread you sometimes use the peanut butter or the syrup or if you got cheese and eggs you got French toast the thick bread french toast this is a dream you can never make up Mario was the birth of friendship

[@josealbertomorenogomez947]

22:50 🐢🌞😂

[@eugenehill7165]

2:56:00 thank you. But our princess is in another Castle!... Just kidding! Ha ha ha! Bye bye.

[@GaryBeltz]

2:32:37 the burning you feel?...IT IS SHAME!

[@NintendoComplete]

Nah, I just shrugged it off and tried again.

[@102gau9]

Da thumbnail 💀

[@sunshineayers8018]

Dat thumbnail tho…

[@Onmysheet]

I remember being terrified of that sun.

[@eugenehill7165]

19:32 card ♠️ flip card ♠️♠️♠️ starman

[@eugenehill7165]

Koopa kids legends mushroom kingdom Legends of super power super mario bros rescue Princess Toadstoot be back we evil family buzzy beetle 🐞 29:10 Desert land Desert 🏝️ Hill fire brother

[@eugenehill7165]

Koopaling 14:26 wand Larry raccoon mario

[@eugenehill7165]

2up Mushroom 🍄 puzzle angry sun 🌞 i was not Chain ⛓️ hey fly racoons escape do you Thwomp boo dry bone Venus Fire Trap piranha plant Tornado 🌪️🌪️🌪️ toad castle 🏰 chain chomp buzzy beetle 🐞🐞

[@eugenehill7165]

King oh me oh my! you've been transformed! shall i chance you Back with this wand? 54:21

[@eugenehill7165]

Sledge Brother battle stomp 1:04:32 Bullet bill missile bill piranhacus giganticus Tanooki Mario Statue transforms

[@mets23q]

I still reckon the original nes version is better

[@mynameisslimepunx]

37:42

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

43:47

[@eugenehill7165]

Mario fire flower 🌷 1up 37:50 giant cheep cheep bloober Mini boss boom boom dry bone stretch boo spike Toad house picture 🖼️ battle mode lakitu eggs spiny 50:00 goomba micro underground

[@eugenehill7165]

Hello! You Found My Shop Of Strange And Wonderful Things! P-wing toad war zone

[@eugenehill7165]

Bloober kid babies spiny cheep cheep munchkin Boo Diddy hammer suit mario

[@anthonylewis4433]

Part one Mario was the hardest game even if you can get a hundred freeze sometimes it would start over or say end of games 8 1 level 8-1 was the hardest ever didn't there was level 4 they do spikes animals at you I forgot their name but they were red and then the Ninja turtles throwing hammers I thought that was a lawsuit how could they throw hammers at you you just trying to save a princess maybe they should help you

[@eugenehill7165]

Hey you how about lending me your clothes? No dice?! what a drag. 2:07:35

[@eugenehill7165]

Pipe Land Pipe Maze fly place underground Overworld 1 overworld 2 underwater fortress Bob-omb pipe fire 🔥🔥 lava level 7-2 7-9 munchers hot foot

[@rbarboza1983]

6/10

[@WTF-TV2415]

I think I still prefer the original NES version. But that's just me.

[@solofalcon]

now gaming is garbage, get off my lawn you tiktokkers and forniters!