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NES classic · North American 1990 release · Nintendo

Super Mario Bros. 3

NES · Nintendo Classics (Switch / Switch 2) Evergreen cluster

Eight kingdoms on a map. Bowser’s children stole the kings’ wands. The walkthrough covers Worlds 1–8 — numbered stages, fortresses, airships, and Dark Land. Magic Whistles and suits / items stay as specialty pages. This is not Super Mario Advance 4.

Current official play path: Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics, with a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.
Last checked: 2026-08-26
NES booklet frame: eight kingdoms, each with its own map.

Worlds 1–8 walkthrough

Numbered stages, fortresses, airships, and Bowser’s castle. Start at Grass Land 1-1. Whistles remain a specialty shortcut.

CONFIRMED NES map set — StrategyWiki Worlds 1–8 + Mario Wiki level list (no World-e)

Magic Whistles / Warp Zone

Three Magic Whistles take Mario to World 9, the Warp Zone. Nintendo Power documented that. This page explains what they do, not every hide.

CONFIRMED — Nintendo Power Vol. 13 (official SMB3 strategy issue)

Suits and items

Raccoon / Tanooki / Frog / Hammer / P-Wing and the White Mushroom House rule. Situation tools, not a loadout ranking.

CONFIRMED — NES instruction booklet + Nintendo Power Vol. 13

Not in this cluster

  • A full White Mushroom House coin-count table for every stage.
  • Super Mario Advance 4 e-Reader or GBA-only content treated as NES.
  • Hammer Bros. item RNG presented as a guaranteed drop list.

Official sources used on this hub