
The game uses elements from the past entries, but with several different elements - Koopa Troopas explode upon stomping, new enemies resembling bugs and objects appear, hearts replace 1-Up Mushrooms, Fire Flowers uses bouncing balls, and goal poles are replaced with two-story doors. The first portable entry to the Super Mario series, it is also the first to not have the involvement of creator Shigeru Miyamoto. The Super Leaf, which transforms Mario or Luigi into a Tanooki, enables the ability to fly upon increased running speed. New enemies and power-ups appear in the game. 3 introduces maps and the ability to choose courses. The game is seemingly a direct sequel to Super Mario Bros., but since The Lost Levels was never released internationally at the time, due to its difficulty, it was made as a reskin of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.Ī third entry to the series, Super Mario Bros.

It is the lowest-selling Super Mario game, with around 2 million copies sold in its lifetime. Players can choose between Mario and Luigi. The game was released on the Famicom Disk System exclusively in Japan, and has not been released internationally for that reason - not until its remake included in Super Mario All-Stars (see below). game and features levels of higher difficulty.

The game is a direct sequel to the original Super Mario Bros. The original NES game alone has sold over 40 million copies in its lifetime and is among the best-selling video games of all time. arcade game, it is an action platformer in which Mario goes on a quest to rescue Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom after being kidnapped by Bowser.
