Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)

Super Mario Bros. 3 centers on plumbers Mario and Luigi who embark on a quest to save Princess Toadstool and the rulers of seven different kingdoms from the antagonist Bowser and his children, the Koopalings. (wikipedia.org)
Genre: Platformer
Platforms: Switch, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance, Wii, NES, Arcade
Franchise: Super Mario
AKA: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Developers: Nintendo EAD, Nintendo R&D4, Nintendo R&D2
Publishers: Nintendo, Nintendo of America

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Super Mario Bros. 3 belongs to 4 collections
1. 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die (book) (public: moderated by Veterini - 5 stars)
2. Wikipedia's List of Video Games Considered the Best (public: moderated by BeeDub - 2 stars)
3. Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online (public: moderated by howabe)
4. AVGN (private: saudade)
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Feb 27 | vladko | 64 62% |
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Feb 26 | katorga | 95 98% |
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Feb 24 | Createabeast | 90 85% |
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Feb 20 | Suraikku | 90 94% |
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Feb 12 | wJF7H3 | 43 99% |
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JeremyJahns | 90 83% |
Feb 01 | ultra-mega | 90 57% |
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Jan 25 | Phalanx | 6 53% |
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Jan 24 | reking | 100 82% |
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Jan 17 | Logan600 | 20 53% |
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Jan 12 | shorthalt | 97 90% |
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Gabagool | 85 91% |
Jan 04 | overlay | 72 51% |
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FSilva | 9 89% |
Dec 26, 2020 | ![]() |
Ununnilium | 88 83% |
SMB3 moved away from the mindset of arcades, into creating bigger experiences that you could explore from your living room; a big world map, a persistent inventory, lots of neat powerups, mechanics that recover progress after a game over, and most of all, moving away from unfair quarter-munching difficulty to puzzles that encourage exploration. The change wasn't done - the airship punished game overs, and there really needed to be a battery-backed save. But it was still a lovely leap forward.
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Dec 23, 2020 | Sunsplitter | 8 88% |
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Dec 20, 2020 | Drenxaw | 88 82% |
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AshenRayne | 9 85% |
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krayner2814 | 66 23% |
Nov 22, 2020 | moogg | 90 83% |
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Nov 18, 2020 | Empwarren | 96 94% |
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Nov 16, 2020 | curtoast | 95 86% |
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Nov 15, 2020 | drmcrshr88 | 99 0% |
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Nov 15, 2020 | asparagus19 | 11 16% |
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syntaxerror | 100 74% |
Nov 12, 2020 | RayBee | 25 15% |
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wayofthegun | 100 91% |
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excel | 90 48% |
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modul8ted | 80 75% |
Oct 03, 2020 | Wowfunhappy | 50 34% |
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Brent | 93 91% |
Sep 22, 2020 | Krimzenkov | 93 71% |
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JoeyRavn | 80 44% |
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Aug 16, 2020 | Prensatir | 100 89% |
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sofad | 80 28% |
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wokelstein | 93 83% |
Aug 08, 2020 | faxxa | 35 22% |
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Jebby | 99 96% |
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Slashim | 95 83% |
Aug 01, 2020 | DirkParker | 95 68% |
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Jul 28, 2020 | txtren | 79 24% |
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Bawdabaw | 98 87% |
Jul 14, 2020 | phillyadam | 95 87% |
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Dumptruk4Lif | 100 88% |
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Wolfbrother | 90 43% |
Jul 03, 2020 | rtsimp | 5 0% |
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Jul 01, 2020 | kasada777 | 75 37% |
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DSouza_Vasco | 100 0% |
Jun 20, 2020 | John Marston | 95 79% |
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Jun 05, 2020 | !mD3 | 85 29% |
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May 27, 2020 | james816 | 100 97% |
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May 25, 2020 | BigUncle13 | 70 42% |
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May 25, 2020 | pachodomi | 85 88% |
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asl | 80 23% |
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GentlemanRC | 67 18% |
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ShogunRua | 95 92% |
What can one say? A gold standard of platforming with a number of interesting movement mechanics thanks in large part to the P-meter, a variety of unique, satisfying power-ups, beautifully-designed worlds and individual levels, and far more levels than platformers then anyone expected out of the genre then. Would set the trend for many years to come and is still enjoyable (and highly popular among the speedrunning and racing community!) to this day.
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Mellie88 | 76 39% |
May 17, 2020 | a81 | 90 0% |
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May 15, 2020 | benmbrennan | 75 17% |
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May 10, 2020 | sella | 75 52% |
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May 10, 2020 | roarphony | 85 58% |
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May 07, 2020 | buuburn73 | 60 40% |
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May 05, 2020 | darklink64 | 95 83% |
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May 04, 2020 | Mmurphy2021 | 70 50% |
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alanstrang | 75 32% |
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ReCreation07 | 29 96% |
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Tds4a | 3 50% |
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timxyz | 95 87% |
Apr 08, 2020 | dallasraines | 94 72% |
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Apr 06, 2020 | leo_franco92 | 80 34% |
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Mar 30, 2020 | witek86 | 70 59% |
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Mar 18, 2020 | LouisLeGros | 98 79% |
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Hyperion+ | 9 99% |
Feb 21, 2020 | Jam Ferguson | 75 32% |
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Feb 16, 2020 | dzfsdfs | 1 0% |
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dissociative | 45 81% |
Feb 13, 2020 | TheRascal | 92 91% |
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Feb 12, 2020 | mwestcott | 80 28% |
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Super Mario Bros. 3 is undoubtedly the best in the NES era Mario series. It's got some fantastic level design and the game gets harder as it goes on rather than the occasional hard level here and there.
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Actionberg | 95 95% |
Feb 02, 2020 | AlphaBale | 75 60% |
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Jan 27, 2020 | dkeeper | 90 48% |
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Jan 19, 2020 | AnthonyS1100 | 85 48% |
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thanoss99 | 100 98% |
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boomdiddly | 75 79% |
Jan 01, 2020 | Normy17 | 79 90% |
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Dec 29, 2019 | xmas | 90 73% |
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MrHallenbeck | 98 99% |
Dec 28, 2019 | meleehawk | 89 54% |
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Dec 08, 2019 | Powerful_Fox | 95 85% |
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Dec 08, 2019 | neonoodle | 95 91% |
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Dec 06, 2019 | DrPhilBlunt | 90 58% |
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MojoJoestar | 83 75% |
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TheShiznit | 70 93% |
Nov 26, 2019 | noteventime | 73 72% |
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!Marx | 8 60% |
Nov 22, 2019 | Aqua | 80 73% |
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BeeDub | 100 95% |
A game so good they made a movie about a runaway boy and his autistic brother to introduce it.
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EricDSnider2 | 95 93% |
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bedirhankara | 82 84% |
Nov 04, 2019 | alpsagun | 85 71% |
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Nov 02, 2019 | Srance | 90 0% |
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Oct 31, 2019 | MaximusInfin | 88 59% |
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Kylts | 70 72% |
Oct 23, 2019 | enigmazweb24 | 91 47% |
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Oct 22, 2019 | a7p11x | 100 0% |
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real8 | 80 0% |
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Antonio P | 80 86% |
This is one of the best Mario games on Nes. It's packed with a lot of huge levels and bosses. introducing the Raccoon Tail in this game from the start of this game along with the Frog, hammer, Bear suite you get in this game later on. 8 Worlds. Will take you about 5 hours if you do every level. They put a lot of detail in this game. I would say this is the best Mario on Nes.
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Oct 07, 2019 | Krankenhaus | 100 82% |
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gabebernal | 86 52% |
Sep 27, 2019 | eppsilon | 90 68% |
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Sep 26, 2019 | MethoSlacko | 85 65% |
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Sep 23, 2019 | BadFurDay | 6 64% |
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The levels felt too short for me tbh… yes, even for a 1988 game. It looked INCREDIBLE for a NES game though.
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Sep 23, 2019 | Exirel | 10 89% |
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Sep 14, 2019 | delollio | 4 63% |
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Sep 12, 2019 | Mace6241 | 90 80% |
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Sep 08, 2019 | sideshow | 100 86% |
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ClumsyMaster | 90 76% |
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Sahid | 7 52% |
Aug 31, 2019 | FiveAgainst1 | 80 86% |
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Aug 28, 2019 | StuPod | 90 65% |
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Aug 02, 2019 | LordCouture | 85 67% |
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Jul 27, 2019 | fatyoshi | 80 45% |
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Jul 11, 2019 | Gaffi | 80 10% |
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Jul 06, 2019 | Excal | 95 97% |
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Jun 09, 2019 | Neowulf | 70 69% |
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May 27, 2019 | gtrmp | 80 64% |
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Hurricane06 | 100 92% |
May 24, 2019 | SavageBrick | 85 88% |
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nabukadnezar | 88 79% |
May 20, 2019 | pillowpants | 80 50% |
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SickForay | 98 99% |
May 08, 2019 | Bradescou | 90 73% |
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Apr 20, 2019 | geertjan | 90 79% |
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Ascalon | 92 89% |
Apr 13, 2019 | Zoid_Effect | 7 73% |
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Apr 13, 2019 | DrNugu | 80 22% |
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Apr 08, 2019 | timeTraveler | 88 82% |
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xek | 6 57% |
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simhoop | 100 92% |
Mar 21, 2019 | ![]() |
howabe | 70 72% |
I don't know if it's just because I've only played this after World and later games, but it just doesn't resonate fully with me. It's obviously well-made and looks good for a NES game, but the level design and controls just aren't quite there for me yet.
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lucius | 35 6% |
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camara | 92 72% |
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silent disco | 85 67% |
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Cameron102 | 8 77% |
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lofisofi | 87 55% |
Oct 22, 2018 | Hailey | 90 82% |
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Oct 22, 2018 | vv238 | 92 99% |
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A great game that exudes creativity at every turn. It pulls out all the possible stops in designing interesting levels. While it goes a little too far in some places, it just works too well to not call great, nay fantastic.
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Oct 16, 2018 | edisontg777 | 95 53% |
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NothingsGood | 85 70% |
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gorguts | 85 74% |
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dralangrant | 100 90% |
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scarletspeed | 66 46% |
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Gauntlet | 100 94% |
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Jenny Snow | 70 6% |
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apsays | 95 98% |
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dst7175 | 90 85% |
May 27, 2018 | ChibiNinja | 3 59% |
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CinematicESP | 95 72% |
May 06, 2018 | ![]() |
maddog | 90 94% |
This game just took the best parts of Super Mario Bros., added to them, innovated them, played with the worlds and enemies, gave us fun mini-bosses in Koopa kids, gave us fun mini games... just wow. Still, to this day, I want to play this game, far more than the two that came before it.
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SuperSui | 75 64% |
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Veterini | 42 8% |
May 05, 2018 | gdenardo | 95 91% |
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coolcoolcool | 84 39% |
Apr 29, 2018 | stellis | 95 70% |
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Johnsrk | 80 83% |
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dead man | 80 6% |
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Wujtah | 80 66% |
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Filligan | 97 87% |
Yeah, I dunno what to really say about this one. It's the perfection of a formula Nintendo trailblazed in just three short years. In a way, Nintendo has never really stopped being this good.
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Xenophule | 11 91% |
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PunisherGT | 60 15% |
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Possebon | 82 74% |
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Kuroel | 70 50% |
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Heliophage | 95 97% |
Easily the greatest platformer on the NES. The tightly designed levels that usher you along while still providing room for exploration are particularly impressive. I just wish it had a save system and some way to revisit cleared levels.
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mucow | 80 71% |
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