Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 (Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズ3, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī, sometimes referred to as Mario 3, SMB3, or Super Mario 3) is the third game in the Super Mario series. It was released in 1989, and was developed and published by Nintendo. It was the official Masterpiece game and is the second best selling video game, right after Super Mario Bros. and also the second most popular NES game also after Super Mario Bros. It is a return to traditions after the very different Super Mario Bros. 2 or Super Mario 2. It was the first game in the series to give Mario the ability to fly via the Raccoon Suit or Tanooki Suit. It is one of the most popular games on the Wii's Virtual Console. It is available for 500 Wii Points via a Nintendo Points Card.

Plot
Mario and Luigi are out and about in the Mushroom Kingdom. Traveling in the worlds Mario and Luigi are asked for help by a servant Toad. The servant pleas for the Mario brothers help as the king of the land's magic wand had been stolen and the king transformed into an animal. Agreeing to help, Mario stumbles upon an Airship. Climbing upon the anchor of the flying vessel, Mario fights to the cabin of the ship and discovers the thief who stole the magic wand. One of Bowser's eight children, a Koopaling, Larry Koopa. Mario defeats the Koopa brat and returns the magic wand to the king transforming him back to his normal state. But the adventure is far from over. Mario must traverse across seven kingdoms of the Mushroom World in order to defeat the Koopas and restore order to the lands. While Mario is out adventuring Bowser takes advantage of the time to kidnap Princess Peach and take her to his castle in Koopa Castle.

Playable
The two playable characters, Mario and Luigi, are almost identical other than the change in color palates.


 * Mario - The main hero of the game.
 * Luigi - Luigi's slightly younger, but taller, brother.

Non-Playable

 * Princess Peach - The princess who gets kidnapped by the evil Bowser.
 * Bowser - The Koopa King who kidnaps Peach and tries to defeat Mario and Luigi. At the end of the game, Mario and Luigi will defeat the Koopa army and send Bowser through an endless pit, where the two will then save Peach.

The Kings
The following is a list of the King's transformations that they take over once a Koopa Kid curses him.