Super Mario Bros. 3 in Japan: What Makes it Different?

So what was Super Mario Bros. 3 like in Japan?

Posted By | On 30th, May. 2013

It’s a known fact that some entertainment, when being translated from one country to another, tend to change a few things. Heck, the same thing applies for anime, which tried to rationalize the culture appearing on screen into an American subtext or just change it completely (unlike now, where the material is kept mostly the same as the original).

But Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES is an excellent example of the little things and how Nintendo slightly modified the game, in both big and small ways, when they released it in the United States. A YouTube user named MasterofHyrule decided to illustrate these many differences and put up a helpful side-by-side video to showcase them. Check it out above.

Some things that are minor include transition to worlds from the title screen, while major changes include a boat warping glitch that allowed one to freely traverse the terrain warped to and suits like the Tanooki outfit flying off when hit rather then disappearing.

Source: Kotaku


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Visions of Mana Doesn’t Have Co-op Multiplayer, Could Receive it in the Future

Visions of Mana Doesn’t Have Co-op Multiplayer, Could Receive it in the Future

Producer Masaru Oyamada reveals that multiplayer "could affect the overall field design and the tempo of the p...

Cities: Skylines 2 Won’t Launch for Consoles This Spring as Planned

Cities: Skylines 2 Won’t Launch for Consoles This Spring as Planned

Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive decided to push back from their initially planned Spring release window...

Cities: Skylines 2 DLC Purchases Are Being Refunded, Future DLC Delayed to 2025 and Beyond

Cities: Skylines 2 DLC Purchases Are Being Refunded, Future DLC Delayed to 2025 and Beyond

Developer Colossal Order says it wants to "make immediate and meaningful changes in the way we approach the ga...

The Wolf Among Us 2 Receives Gorgeous New Images

The Wolf Among Us 2 Receives Gorgeous New Images

Telltale Games plans to launch its long-awaited adventure game this year, though restarts and layoffs have imp...

World of Warcraft Developer “Still Has Conversations” About Possible Console Release

World of Warcraft Developer “Still Has Conversations” About Possible Console Release

"I don’t think anything is out of the realm of possibility, but we don’t have anything to talk about right...

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is 30% off on Steam Until April 23

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is 30% off on Steam Until April 23

Owlcat has also released a new trailer for the sci-fi RPG, highlighting space combat, one of the game's lesser...