Saturday, April 6, 2024

SMB3: "Lost" in Translation...

Time for some Super Mario Bros. 3 - (thus completing a Super Mario "hat trick")

Mustn't have had a screenshot available when posting the original "Letters From the Princess" article.

The "missing" snapshots from World 1 and World 5:

After completing "Grass Land" Mario is on his way to the Desert World where he'll most certainly encounter Boo Diddly the ghost in one of the tombs (aka fortresses).
After surviving the Sky World, Mario is happy to be returning to solid ground (even if it is covered in sheer ice).





Also learned a few things about the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 3 that I definitely wasn't aware of - Raccoon Mario is immediately reduced to mini-Mario when hit (explains what happens in the demo!).

Also, the game's ending features a different message...



"The Japanese SMB3 features a more serious Princess Toadstool.
In the Japanese version, Princess Toadstool originally said:

'Thank you! Finally, peace returns to the Mushroom World. The end!' "
http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/smb3_j-e.shtml



"Fun fact: Super Mario Advance 4 uses a direct translation of the Japanese message instead of the English version's gag."
-Midna

https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=22083.0






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