It was just a play, confirmed by Shigeru Miyamoto, about "Super Mario Bros. 3"; with all those seemingly stage changes, hanging blocks, and dark red curtains. Theories and speculations regarding the beloved game can now be dismissed. This, and all other facts and secrets were unfolded by the "Mario" creator himself via a video posted in the Nintendo UK Twitter account entitled "Mario Myths with Mr. Miyamoto".
The iconic game maker had proved once and for all the hypothesis, that "Super Mario Bros. 3" was just a stage play, according to IGN. While promoting "Super Mario Maker" with Nintendo UK, the "Mario" and "Zelda" creator responded to a handful of tricky questions about the "Super Mario Bros." franchise.
People had long posited about this, with shadows on the skyline, platforms hanging on the roof, and other minute details that would hint that the game was just a performance. Miyamoto was on a roll to divulge other secrets about the "Super Mario Bros. 3". The Nintendo guru iterated that he got the game's name "Mario" from a landlord who worked at a Nintendo of America warehouse. Another joke he flatly told out (pointing to himself), he was Bowser Jr.'s mother; and that Boos are not perished Bob-ombs.
And with Mario and Luigi wearing costumes in the "Super Mario Bros. 3" - the Frog, Tanooki, and Hammer suits - these are giveaway clues that it's all a silly play, according to Arcade Sushi report. Platforms were controlled by ropes hanging from the rafters and giant blocks were bolted into the backgrounds of the stage.
Another busted myth in "Super Mario Bros. 3" is that Mario breaks the bricks with his fists and not with his head, mentioned in a Cinema Blend report. He had, ironically, iron fists; which makes sense with Mario's martial abilities in "Super Mario 64." In the end, these huge "admissions" are in line with the release of "Super Mario Maker." Being the biggest title in Wii U this September, Nintendo is doing all they can to promote the game whenever, wherever, and in whatever means possible.
Perhaps this is both a ploy and a coincidence that Super Mario will be turning 30 on September 13. "Super Mario Bros. 3" was released in 1988 through the NES console. It was acclaimed by many critics as one of the greatest video games of all time and was considered as the third best selling NES game, having sold 18 million copies worldwide.
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