Well, as it says in my profile, Super Mario Bros. 3 is my second favorite game of all time. Now, a lot of people ask me, "Why part 3? Why not Super Mario World(SNES)?" Well, the answer isn't quite simple. While I love Super Mario World, as it admittedly Super Mario perfected, it doesn't quite have the charm and character of Mario 3.

This game is practically perfect, and chock full of secrets and other goodies. Also, the different power ups really add variety to the already great gameplay of prior Mario games. I also love the different worlds you get to visit. My personal favorite is World 3, AKA Ocean Side. Why you ask? Well, besides the awesome water levels and cool secrets in this world, it is also home to one of my favorite power ups:



That's right, the Frog Suit. I know it's not that great out of water, but World 3 just so happens to be full of that! I definitely would like to see this suit return in a new game, if Nintendo could make it work control wise. I doubt this will happen, but that's ok. I can live with a Bee suit. Awesome power up.

Another favorite suit is also in this game:



The Tanooki Suit. Although it is a similiar power up to the leaf racoon thingy, it's so much cooler! I love to imagine a real Mario running round in this suit. Which brings me to my next point:

The art design and level design. Featuring 8 different worlds, as most Mario games do, each one is vastly different from the last. My personal favorites are World 2, the desert, and World 3, Ocean Side. World 2 features some great levels. I particularly like the one where the sun chases you. It was quite the challenge at the age of 4. World 3 features lots of great levels also, including this one:



I'm more partial to the levels where the big fish swims in the water underneath you as the platforms sink and rise, but this is the only pic I could find. I will always love World 3. I always choose to go there when I use the magic whistle(s).


The Bonus section of Ocean Side. Accessed by using hammers on the correct barriers

Speaking of whistles, there are quite a few of them. They give you the ability to warp ahead to a different world, but at a risk: Occasionally, the first whistle will only give you the choice of one of the last few worlds. Sometimes, you don't want to jump to world 8 right away. It is better to play through the entire game and collect power ups.


The first world

Well, that's all I can type on this subject for now. Perhaps I will go back and elaborate more at a later time. I completely ignored the 7 different bosses you fight before Bowser and plenty of other stuff. But anyway, I hope this was an enjoyable trip down memory lane for some of you. Nintendo needs to put this on the Virtual Console. Right Fucking Now.

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