Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 is the third game in the Super Mario Bros. series. It was released in Japan on October 28, 1988, and in North America on February 12, 1990. It was also remade as Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and released on the Wii's virtual console.

Story
Bowser has returned to the Mushroom Kingdom and with his seven Koopaling children, he tries to conquer it again. He sends his Koopalings into seven kingdoms of the Mushroom World to capture the king of that area, steal their magic wands and alter the kings' appearance. Princess Toadstool sent Mario and Luigi to go and stop the Koopalings and turn the kings back into their normal form. After fighting each Koopaling, they received the magic wand and turned the kings back to normal. However, this was only a distraction so that Bowser could kidnap Toadstool again. The bros. traveled to Dark Land, where Bowser's Keep was, and rescued Toadstool.

Power-ups

 * Super Mushroom: Turns Mario into Super Mario, turning him twice his normal size, and enabling him to take an extra hit before dying.
 * Fire Flower: Turns Mario into Fire Mario, enabling him to shoot fireballs.
 * Starman: Turns Mario into Star Mario, making him invincible.
 * Super Leaf: Turns Mario into Raccoon Mario, enabling him to fly for a short time, and attack with his tail.
 * Hammer Suit: Turns Mario into Hammer Mario, enabling him to throw hammers, and duck to block fire attacks.
 * Frog Suit: Turns Mario into Frog Mario, enabling him to swim much easier. However, his running and jumping abilities are decreased.
 * Tanooki Suit: Turns Mario into Tanooki Mario, with the same abilities as Raccoon Mario, and the ability to turn into a statue.
 * Kuribo's Shoe: Obtained from a Goomba in World 5-3, it enables Mario to hop over hazards such as spikes.
 * P-Wing: Turns Mario into Raccoon Mario and allows him to fly for an unlimited time until he is damaged.

Trivia

 * The Koopalings later make appearances in Super Mario World, in which they are given a different battle order. They also appear for the first time in 3D and the first time with Bowser Jr. in the popular Wii title New Super Mario Bros. Wii.