Super Mario Bros. 3Mix (2014)

Developer: Southbird
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Platform
Completionist: about 4.9 hours

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How it feels

A massive Mario 3 hack with all-new levels, extra playable characters, and homages to the wider Mario universe.

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About

Super Mario Bros. 3Mix is a large-scale hack that changes and adds lots of features to Super Mario Bros. 3, and pays homage to many past and (relative) FUTURE Mario titles, while attempting to remain faithful in spirit to the look and feel of Super Mario Bros. 3: - All new levels (and a few “remixed” Mario 3 levels somewhere in there) - Many new songs added from other Mario games (kept some SMB3 classics!) - Play as Mario, Luigi, or Toad (cosmetic only) in any configuration - New power-ups (Penguin replaces Frog, Carrot replaces Tanooki) - Star Coins (which are used to unlock portions of the game) - Ability to re-enter past worlds (with level completion intact) - Ability to re-enter past levels (to get all of your Star Coins) - Alternate exits in some levels - Ability to save progress - Many new enemies, typically some special ones for the world theme - All new bosses (many are “remixes” of bosses from other Mario games) - All kinds of gameplay changes to meet the theme of a level/world

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