
He composed music for the original Super Mario Bros., Ice Hockey and the Legend of Zelda.īefore its release, it received a heavy promotion from the 1989 film – “The Wizard,” which featured Fred Savage, who played as Kevin Arnold on the 1988-93 ABC sitcom, “The Wonder Years.” Super Mario Bros. SMB3 has outstanding music, composed by the great Koji Kondo.


The airship theme, which is my favorite in the game.Īlso, the game adds to its flair by introducing “warp” whistles to ease the journey through worlds in the sky, ice, water, and lava. Its level design was wonderfully made with backgrounds of leveling platforms, air, land, and sea. 3 introduced eight new worlds, with various themes and adding twists to hundreds of levels. Prime examples were “Ludwig von Koopa” named after Ludwig von Beethoven and “Roy Koopa” named after Roy Orbison. Plus, they included various enemies such as the Koopa Kids who are named after famous musicians. The development team was exceptional in adding various power-ups and concepts such as being a raccoon, frog and a hammer guy. There are copious amounts of bonus coins and 1-ups in earlier worlds, while the latter worlds contain an influx of arduous challenges for experienced players. Mario 3 leans towards various skilled players. Director Shigeru Miyamoto worked closely with the designers and programmers. It took two years and an $800,000 budget to complete.

When another player dies, the second player takes its place. The game featured a price of $49.99, selling out within days of release.

On Monday, February 12, 1990, Nintendo released Super Mario Bros. Not so fast…Nintendo is about to release something that will take the videogame industry by storm! Mike Tyson earned his first loss against James “Buster” Douglas in Tokyo, Japan, and Magic Johnson earns MVP despite the West losing to the East in the NBA All-Star Game in Miami, Florida.
