Super Mario 3D World
- This article is about the Wii U game. For other uses, see Super Mario 3D World (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused with Super Mario World or Super Mario 3D Land.
| Super Mario 3D World | |
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| North American box art of Super Mario 3D World North American box art For alternate box art, see the related gallery. | |
| Developers | Nintendo EAD Tokyo 1-UP Studio [1] |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform | Wii U |
| Release dates | Original release: Japan November 21, 2013[2] USA November 22, 2013[3] Brazil November 26, 2013[4] Europe November 29, 2013[5] Australia November 30, 2013[6] Nintendo Selects: USA March 11, 2016[7] Europe September 30, 2016[8] |
| Languages | English (United States) English (United Kingdom) Japanese Dutch French (Canada) French (Europe) German Italian Portuguese (Europe) Russian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Europe) |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Ratings | ESRB: E - Everyone[?] CERO: A - All ages[?] PEGI: 3 - Three years and older[?] USK: 6 - Six years and older[?] RARS: 0+ - All ages[?] ClassInd: L - General audience[?] ACB: G - General[?] FPB: PG - Parental guidance[?]
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| Modes | Single player, multiplayer |
| Format | Wii U: Optical disc Digital download
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| Input | Wii U: Wii Remote (horizontal) Wii Remote and Nunchuk
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| Serial code | Japan WUP-ARDJ-JPN |
Super Mario 3D World is a 3D action platform game for the Wii U that was released in Japan on November 21, 2013; in North America on November 22, 2013; in Brazil on November 26, 2013; in Europe on November 29, 2013; and in Australia on November 30, 2013. It is the seventeenth entry in the Super Mario series,[9] [10] the seventh 3D Super Mario title overall, and the fifth 3D Super Mario title on a home console after Super Mario Galaxy 2 . Being the sequel to the 2011 Nintendo 3DS title Super Mario 3D Land , the game builds upon the previous installment, following a similar 3D level-design convention inspired from the 2D platform games where players must navigate through a linear-designed level within a time limit to reach a level's Goal Pole. The game's plot centers around Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad having to rescue the Sprixie Princesses, the rulers of the Sprixie Kingdom, from Bowser.
One key aspect introduced in this title is the simultaneous multiplayer: While not the first game in the series to do so, it is the first 3D title in the Super Mario franchise to incorporate up to four players cooperating with each other to reach the goal. Players can select their characters from a pool of playable characters prior to starting the game; each of these characters has their own unique playstyle that gives them advantages and disadvantages over other characters. The game makes use of several Wii U-exclusive features, such as tapping blocks with the touch screen on the GamePad and blowing into the mic to reveal hidden items and blow away enemies. Various new power-ups are introduced in this title, with the trademark suit being the Cat power-up, which enables characters to perform a melee attack, climb up walls, and leap while midair, as well as the game generally having a cat-based theme.
The game included Miiverse integration through collectible stamps that could be used in Miiverse posts, and the Ghost Mii functionality that emulates players replaying levels for other players to view; however, the service was terminated on November 7, 2017, meaning that stamps can be collected but can no longer be used. Additionally, the Miiverse posts that appeared on the course-selection screen and when courses were selected are no longer present.
The game introduces a smaller set of levels called Captain Toad's Adventures, which were later reused and expanded into their own standalone title and prequel, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker .
An enhanced port called Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury for the Nintendo Switch was released on February 12, 2021.
Story[edit ]
The following text is taken directly from The Official Home of Super Mario.
During an evening celebration, Mario and friends find a sparkling Pipe outside Princess Peach’s Castle. Curious, they peek inside...and discover a fairy kingdom! Bowser has captured the Sprixie Princesses, so Mario and friends begin a new adventure!
On an evening in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad come to view and enjoy a firework display outside of Peach's Castle, when they discover a slanted Clear Pipe along the path. Mario and Luigi fix the pipe with hammers and wrenches, causing it to eject a large number of items as well as a Sprixie Princess, a fairy-like creature of the Sprixie species. The Green Sprixie Princess begins to explain that Bowser has kidnapped six of her fellow Sprixie Princesses and that she needs their help. Bowser himself then emerges from the pipe and traps the princess inside a bottle before disappearing back down the pipe with her. Peach, in trying to stop Bowser, falls down the pipe herself, prompting the others to follow her. The heroes soon end up in the Sprixie Kingdom, where the journey mainly takes place.
After going through six worlds, the group encounter Bowser in World Castle, where he is keeping the Red Sprixie Princess; the only Sprixie Princess whom has not been saved yet. After the group successfully defeats Bowser, the Sprixie Princess is saved. However, their celebration is cut short as Bowser ambushes them and grabs all seven Sprixie Princesses in a large bottle. With their combined power, he creates World Bowser: a theme park modeled after himself, and escapes to the park's tallest tower.
The heroes make their way through this world and encounter Bowser again in The Great Tower of Bowser Land. Here, Bowser uses a Super Bell to turn into Meowser and makes duplicates of himself, initiating the final battle. The group manages to defeat Meowser after climbing the tower and rescue all of the Sprixie Princesses. Now safe from Bowser, the princesses thank the heroes as they go through a Clear Pipe back to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Gameplay[edit ]
Super Mario 3D World is a linear 3D platform game with gameplay similar to that of the 2D games. The player must navigate through levels, defeating enemies and collecting power-ups on the way. The player clears a level by reaching the Goal Pole at the end before losing a life or running out of time. The player can store collected power-ups in the item storage, allowing them to be collected by pressing Minus Button. The player can also collect Green Stars and stamps, which allow the player to unlock certain levels or can be used in Miiverse posts, respectively. Points are earned by collecting items and defeating enemies, and are used to determine the player's high score in a level. The player completes the main game when they clear World Bowser and completes the entire game when all bonus worlds are complete and all Green Stars and stamps are collected.
Multiplayer[edit ]
For the first time in a 3D Super Mario title, the game supports up to four-player simultaneous multiplayer, allowing players to control Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and Rosalina; additional players can drop in at any time by pressing A Button/Two Button, and can drop out by pausing and pressing Minus Button on the pause menu, similar to New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U; in this game, however, players can also switch characters before entering a stage. Each character has different abilities, much like they had in Super Mario Bros. 2 . The multiplayer works similarly to New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U, in that players can enter a bubble at any time, pick each other up and throw each other, bounce on each others' heads, and so on. Players also share lives when playing in multiplayer, rather than each player having a separate life counter. The game uses a cooperative and competitive multiplayer system; each player works together to get to the end of the stage, but is ranked based on points earned out of the total score at the end. The player that scores the most points for one stage receives a crown, which can be stolen by the other players and gives the player wearing it at the end of the stage a score bonus.
In addition to being the default player one controller, the GamePad can be used at any point during gameplay (multiplayer or not) to interact with the environment, allowing players to stun enemies, momentarily reveal hidden objects (both in levels and on the map), hit blocks, stop moving platforms, and various other functions, similar to the Co-Star Luma from Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Boost Mode from New Super Mario Bros. U . If the player rubs an enemy with the touch screen, a coin is spawned. The GamePad can also be used to control the camera during gameplay by pressing the button on the bottom corner of the GamePad screen and tilting the controller, in what is known as Free Camera Mode. It works in a similar fashion to the camera from Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine . The GamePad can also be used for Off-TV Play at any point.
Nintendo Network[edit ]
Super Mario 3D World features Nintendo Network support in the form of Miiverse integration and Ghost Miis. These features are first enabled on a given save file after progressing a bit into the game. With Miiverse, players could make a post at any point on the World Map or after completing a stage by tapping the "Post" icon; other players' posts could also be viewed on the World Map by walking up to their Miis and pressing A Button/Two Button, or on the top of the stage results screen. Ghost Miis are created after the player clears a course without losing a life, and they perfectly recreate the player's movements throughout the course, automatically distributing them to other players. Players who receive the data can play through an already cleared course with three Ghost Mii characters. While traveling through a course, the Ghost Mii characters occasionally carry gifts behind them that when caught can contain various items. The Nintendo Network settings for this title can be changed at any point by pausing the game and selecting the Nintendo Network icon button.
Returning elements[edit ]
Super Mario 3D World plays very similarly to Super Mario 3D Land , being a 3D platformer with gameplay similar to the 2D games. This game retains its predecessor's similarity to Super Mario Bros. 3 (with colorful blocks, the Super Leaf, Spikes, and the Lose a Life theme returning from that game); many elements from Super Mario World return as well, such as Chargin' Chucks, unshelled Koopas, and Galoombas (the Goombas of that game renamed). Stages are once again open yet linear, have a time limit, and end by grabbing the classic Goal Pole at the end. Green Stars return from the Super Mario Galaxy games, taking the role of the Star Medals from Super Mario 3D Land. There are also various stamps that the player can find. There is one in each level and they can be used in Miiverse posts. The game also seems to be slightly more puzzle-focused than its predecessors. The path from the start of the level to the goal is no longer a straight shot, and the players would often have to use certain power-ups and items in order to find the way ahead. Additionally, the game also features a score system, the first time one has appeared in a 3D Super Mario game.
Almost every power-up and item from Super Mario 3D Land returns (except the Statue Leaf and P-Wing). The Mega Mushroom from New Super Mario Bros. also makes an appearance. There are also several new power-ups and suits; The most prominent of the new power-ups is the Super Bell, a power-up that grants the player a Cat Suit, allowing them to lunge at and claw enemies and climb up walls.
Luigi Bros.[edit ]
- Main article: Luigi Bros.
As part of the Year of Luigi celebration, also included is another game that can be accessed from the title screen after beating the main game once (or immediately if New Super Luigi U save data is present). The game, titled Luigi Bros., is a modified ROM of Mario Bros. , but with Luigi with his modern colors as the first player and the original Luigi as the second player. The game can be accessed by touching the Luigi button found in the bottom-left corner of the screen. As it is a modification of the original NES game, it makes use of the Virtual Console interface and allows the use of save/restore points. Also, similar to New Super Luigi U, Pixel Luigis can be found throughout the game.
Controls[edit ]
| Action(s) | Input(s) | |||
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| Wii U GamePad | Wii U Pro Controller Wii Classic Controller Pro Wii Classic Controller |
Wii Remote (sideways) | Wii Remote + Nunchuk | |
| Course controls | ||||
| Move | Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad | +Control Pad | Nunchuk Control Stick | |
| Dash (while moving), hold items (release to throw), attack (power-ups) | Y Button / X Button | One Button | B Button | |
| Jump, swim, wall jump (against wall) | B Button / A Button | Two Button | A Button | |
| Crouch, ground-pound (while in mid-air), go down pipe, slide (on a slope) | ZL Button / ZR Button | B Button / Shake | Nunchuk Z Button | |
| Crouch jump (while idle) | ZL Button / ZR Button + B Button / A Button | B Button / Shake + Two Button | Nunchuk Z Button + A Button | |
| Roll | ZL Button / ZR Button + Y Button / X Button | B Button / Shake + One Button | Nunchuk Z Button + B Button | |
| Long jump (while moving) | ZL Button / ZR Button + B Button / A Button | B Button / Shake + Two Button | Nunchuk Z Button + A Button | |
| Rolling long jump (during a roll) | Crouch + Roll + Jump | |||
| Side Somersault | Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad (in reverse direction) + B Button / A Button | +Control Pad (reverse direction) + Two Button | Nunchuk Control Stick (reverse direction) + A Button | |
| Enter horizontal pipe | Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad (in the direction of the entrance) | +Control Pad (in the direction of the entrance) | Nunchuk Control Stick (in the direction of the entrance) | |
| Bubble (multiplayer only) | L Button / R Button | A Button | Nunchuk C Button | |
| Pause | Plus Button | |||
| Use inventory item | Minus Button | |||
| Camera | Classic Controller Right Stick (Tilt GamePad in Free Camera Mode) | Classic Controller Right Stick | N/A | +Control Pad |
| Move Propeller Platforms | Mic | N/A | ||
| Bring out Touchstones | Touchscreen | N/A | ||
| World Screen controls | ||||
| Move | Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad | +Control Pad | Nunchuk Control Stick | |
| Dash (while moving) | Y Button / X Button | One Button | B Button | |
| Jump | B Button / A Button | Two Button | A Button | |
| Menu | Plus Button | |||
| View map, drop out (pause menu) | Minus Button | |||
| Enter stage | A Button | Two Button | A Button | |
| Menu controls | ||||
| Select option | Classic Controller Left Stick / +Control Pad | +Control Pad | Nunchuk Control Stick | |
| Confirm | A Button | Two Button | A Button | |
| Cancel | B Button | One Button | B Button | |
Worlds[edit ]
- Main article: World
The game features a large world map, consisting of 12 worlds, with a total of 116 courses (including Sprixie Houses) across all worlds. Each world is connected by Clear Pipes. Unlike previous games, where players follow a fixed path through the maps, the map here can be freely roamed with full control of the characters, except with a limited jump. Each world features a set of levels along with Enemy Battles, Toad Houses, Sprixie Houses, Lucky Houses, and either Mystery Houses or a puzzle-focused series of levels called Captain Toad's Adventures with Captain Toad playable. The maps also contain items such as coins and 1-Up Mushrooms and other secrets.
When the player finishes a course with all Green Stars, the ball ornament on the Goal Pole is replaced with a Green Star, which can even become gold when the stage is cleared with all five characters, the stamp from that stage is collected (if any), and at least one character touches the top of the flag at the end of the stage. Upon reaching World Crown, the player can also see which stage has been cleared with which characters on the Map Progression screen or when approaching a stage. When all the stages in a world have been cleared with every character, a paw print mark is shown on the upper-right corner of the Map Progression screen.
Level names with a Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. Green Star icon appended to them are locked upon discovery, and require the player to have the listed number of Green Stars to unlock and play the level.
| Worlds | ||
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| Green Pipe Stamp from Super Mario 3D World. Normal worlds | ||
| World 1 Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ24 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ6 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ1 |
Courses | |
| A map of World 1 (Super Mario 3D World). | World 1-1 Super Bell Hill | World 1-2 Koopa Troopa Cave |
| World 1-A Chargin' Chuck Blockade | World 1-3 Mount Beanpole | |
| World 1-4 Plessie's Plunging Falls | World 1-5 Switch Scramble Circus | |
| World 1-Castle Bowser's Highway Showdown (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ10) | World 1- Captain Toad Captain Toad Goes Forth | |
| The southernmost island in the Sprixie Kingdom, one that is covered in lush grass. The courses above ground are dotted by bell-shaped trees and feature the Super Bell. Plessie and rabbits appear in this world, and Bowser has imprisoned the green Sprixie Princess in a castle. | ||
| World 2 Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ24 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ7 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ1 |
Courses | |
| A map of World 2 (Super Mario 3D World). | World 2-1 Conkdor Canyon | World 2-2 Puffprod Peaks (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ15) |
| World 2-3 Shadow-Play Alley | World 2-4 Really Rolling Hills | |
| World 2-A Big Galoomba Blockade | World 2-5 Double Cherry Pass | |
| World 2- Tank Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade | World 2- Mystery House Mystery House Melee | |
| World 2- Sprixie House Sprixie House | ||
| This island looks like an arid desert, but Conkdor Canyon is the only location to take place in one. Other courses make use of Touchstones, shadows casted on walls, Potted Piranha Plants, and Double Cherries. The yellow Sprixie Princess is held by Boom Boom in a tank course. | ||
| World 3 Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ31 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ9 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ2 |
Courses | |
| World 3 | World 3-1 Snowball Park | World 3-2 Chain-Link Charge (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ30) |
| World 3-3 Shifty Boo Mansion | World 3-4 Pretty Plaza Panic | |
| World 3-A Magikoopa Blockade | World 3-5 Pipeline Lagoon | |
| World 3-6 Mount Must Dash | World 3-7 Switchboard Falls | |
| World 3-Train The Bullet Bill Express | World 3-B A Banquet with Hisstocrat | |
| World 3- Captain Toad Captain Toad Makes a Splash | World 3- Sprixie House Sprixie House | |
| World 3 is in the northeast and has a crystalline landscape. The first course is covered in snow and features Ice Skates. Subsequent courses feature shifting Chain-Links, a Ghost House, and rotating platforms in a sea of pink clouds. The serpent Hisstocrat resides in World 3, and the Koopa, Pom Pom, keeps the blue Sprixie Princess on The Bullet Bill Express. | ||
| World 4 Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ30 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ7 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ1 |
Courses | |
| Hidden Luigi found on the World 4 map in Super Mario 3D World. | World 4-1 Ant Trooper Hill | World 4-2 Piranha Creeper Creek |
| World 4-A Brolder Blockade | World 4-3 Beep Block Skyway | |
| World 4-4 Big Bounce Byway | World 4-5 Spike's Lost City | |
| World 4-B Fire Bros. Hideout #1 | World 4-Castle Lava Rock Lair (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ50) | |
| World 4- Mystery House Mystery House Mad Dash | World 4- Sprixie House Sprixie House | |
| This island lies in the northwest and seems to be made of sandstone. Courses include a colony of Ant Troopers, a toxic creek of Piranha Creepers, and rows of Beep Blocks in the sky. Boss Brolder holds the orange Sprixie Princess captive in a castle. | ||
| World 5 Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ31 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ9 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ1 |
Courses | |
| World 5 | World 5-1 Sunshine Seaside | World 5-2 Tricky Trapeze Theater |
| World 5-3 Backstreet Bustle (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ80) | World 5-A Chargin' Chuck Blockade Is Back | |
| World 5-4 Sprawling Savanna | World 5-5 Bob-ombs Below | |
| World 5-6 Cakewalk Flip | World 5-7 Searchlight Sneak | |
| World 5-B Fire Bros. Hideout #2 | World 5-Train Coin Express | |
| World 5-Castle King Ka-thunk's Castle | World 5- Captain Toad Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo | |
| World 5- Sprixie House Sprixie House | ||
| In the southwest is World 5, which is covered in shimmering, lavender sand and dotted with coral-like plants. The first course takes place along a beach and features Plessie. Other courses include a series of circus platforms with trapezes and a vast savanna. King Ka-thunk keeps the purple Sprixie Princess in a ruined fortress. | ||
| World 6 Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ32 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ9 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ3 |
Courses | |
| The other view of Luigi on the 3D World W6 map | World 6-1 Clear Pipe Cruise | World 6-2 Spooky Seasick Wreck |
| World 6-3 Hands-On Hall (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ100) | World 6-4 Deep Jungle Drift | |
| World 6-A Prince Bully Blockade | World 6-5 Ty-Foo Flurries | |
| World 6-6 Bullet Bill Base | World 6-B Fire Bros. Hideout #3 | |
| World 6-7 Fuzzy Time Mine | World 6- Tank Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade | |
| World 6-C Motley Bossblob's Big Battle | World 6- Mystery House Mystery House Throwdown | |
| World 6- Sprixie House Sprixie House | ||
| This is the first world to not be part of the Sprixie Kingdom's landscape, instead being a collection of clouds in the southwest. Towers interconnected by Clear Pipes, a dojo-like castle, a haunted ship, a poisonous swamp, and snowy mountains occur amongst the clouds. Boom Boom holds the light-blue Sprixie Princess captive here, and the jester-like Motley Bossblob can be battled once she is freed. | ||
| World Castle Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ32 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ9 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ3 |
Courses | |
| The overworld map of World Castle in Super Mario 3D World. | World Castle-1 Fort Fire Bros. | World Castle-2 Switchblack Ruins |
| World Castle-3 Red-Hot Run | World Castle-4 Boiling Blue Bully Belt | |
| World Castle-A Brolder Blockade Is Back | World Castle-B Prince Bully Blockade Is Back | |
| World Castle-C Fire Bros. Hideout #4 | World Castle-5 Trick Trap Tower | |
| World Castle-6 Rammerhead Reef | World Castle-7 Simmering Lava Lake | |
| World Castle-Castle Bowser's Lava Lake Keep (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ130) | World Castle- Captain Toad Captain Toad Gets Thwomped | |
| World Castle- Sprixie House Sprixie House | ||
| This world is a floating fortress covered in lava and has been directly overtaken by Bowser. Most courses occur over lava flows, but there is one underwater course that is home to Rammerheads. Defeating Bowser frees the red Sprixie Princess, and forces him to take refuge in the next world. | ||
| World Bowser Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ39 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ10 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ4 |
Courses | |
| World Bowser | World Bowser-1 Spiky Spike Bridge | World Bowser-2 Plessie's Dune Downhill |
| World Bowser-3 Cookie Cogworks | World Bowser-Train The Bowser Express | |
| World Bowser-4 Footlight Lane | World Bowser-5 Deepwater Dungeon | |
| World Bowser-6 A Beam in the Dark | World Bowser-7 Grumblump Inferno | |
| World Bowser-A Motley Bossblob's Encore | World Bowser-B Hisstocrat Returns | |
| World Bowser-Castle The Great Tower of Bowser Land (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ170) | World Bowser- Mystery House Mystery House Claw Climb | |
| World Bowser- Sprixie House Sprixie House | ||
| Bowser's true domain – a theme park in his image. Most levels are fortress-themed obstacle courses, but it also includes a Plessie course over moving sand, a materializing path in the sky, and a ghost house set in the dark. Battles with Hisstocrat and Motley Bossblob proceed the final showdown with Bowser, who appears in his Cat form. Defeating him fully liberates the Sprixie Kingdom. | ||
| A stamp, depicting Rosalina and two Lumas. Special worlds | ||
| World Star Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ32 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ10 |
Courses | |
| World Star from Super Mario 3D World | World Star-1 Rainbow Run | World Star-2 Super Galaxy |
| World Star-3 Rolling Ride Run | World Star-4 The Great Goal Pole | |
| World Star-5 Super Block Land | World Star-6 Honeycomb Starway | |
| World Star-7 Gargantuan Grotto | World Star-8 Peepa's Fog Bog | |
| World Star-9 Cosmic Cannon Cluster (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ210) | World Star- Captain Toad Captain Toad Takes a Spin | |
| World Star- Sprixie House Sprixie House | ||
| World Star is in outer space, just above Mario's home world. It is accessible through a Rocket built by the Sprixie Princesses. A chase for a winged Goal Pole, a snow-cloaked cemetery, and a top-down shooting course appear here. The Comet Observatory appears here, alongside Lumas and their caretaker, Rosalina. | ||
| World Mushroom Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ31 |
Courses | |
| World Mushroom of Super Mario 3D World | World Mushroom-1 Night Falls on Really Rolling Hills | World Mushroom-2 Spiky Mount Beanpole |
| World Mushroom-3 Deep-Black Jungle Drift | World Mushroom-4 Trouble in Shadow-Play Alley | |
| World Mushroom-5 Back to Hands-On Hall | World Mushroom-6 Gigantic Seasick Wreck | |
| World Mushroom-7 Broken Blue Bully Belt (Number of required Green Stars needed to unlock. ×ばつ240) | World Mushroom- Mystery House Mystery House Brawl | |
| Deeper in space, World Mushroom only contains iterations of previous courses. | ||
| World Flower Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ36 Total number of boss battles. ×ばつ7 |
Courses | |
| World Flower in Super Mario 3D World | World Flower-1 Switch Shock Circus | World Flower-2 Floating Fuzzy Time Mine |
| World Flower-3 Piranha Creeper Creek after Dark | World Flower-4 Faster Fort Fire Bros. | |
| World Flower-5 Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run | World Flower-6 Shiftier Boo Mansion | |
| World Flower-7 Pipeline Boom Lagoon | World Flower-8 Blast Block Skyway | |
| World Flower-9 Towering Sunshine Seaside | World Flower-10 Honeycomb Skyway | |
| World Flower-11 Spiky Spike Bridge Sneak | World Flower-12 Boss Blitz | |
| World Flower has the largest number of traditional courses in the game, and is the only one to exclusively contain such courses. All but one are iterations of previous levels. The one that is not is a boss rush featuring rematches with King Ka-thunk, Pom Pom, Hisstocrats, Boss Brolder, Boom Boom, and Motley Bossblob. | ||
| World Crown Total number of collectible Green Stars. ×ばつ38 Total number of collectible Stamps. ×ばつ4 |
Courses | |
| World Crown in Super Mario 3D World | World Crown-Crown Champion's Road | World Crown- Captain Toad Captain Toad's Fiery Finale |
| World Crown- Mystery House Mystery House Marathon | World Crown- Sprixie House Sprixie House | |
| The final world of the game is World Crown, containing the fewest number of courses of any world. In addition to containing the most challenging Captain Toad and Mystery Box courses, it contains the most challenging normal course in the game, Champion's Road. Plessie, Sprixies, Lumas, and Toads appear towards its Goal Pole to congratulate the player. | ||
Characters[edit ]
Playable characters[edit ]
| Name | Advantages | Disadvantages | Availability |
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| Solo artwork of Mario for Super Mario 3D World Mario |
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| Solo artwork of Luigi from Super Mario 3D World. Luigi |
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| Solo artwork of Princess Peach from Super Mario 3D World. Peach |
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| Solo artwork of Toad from Super Mario 3D World. Toad |
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| Artwork of Rosalina for Super Mario 3D World Rosalina |
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After completing World Star- 2 |
| Artwork of Captain Toad with a Green Star, from Super Mario 3D World. Captain Toad |
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Only in Captain Toad's Adventures |
Non-playable characters[edit ]
| Name | Description | Locations |
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| Group artwork of the Sprixie Princessess from Super Mario 3D World. Sprixie Princesses |
The Sprixie Princesses rule the Sprixie Kingdom and are captured by Bowser at the beginning of the game. At the end of every world, the player rescues a Sprixie Princess and it builds a Clear Pipe to the next world. After World Castle, Bowser captures all the Sprixie Princesses again, but they are rescued permanently when the player defeats Meowser in World Bowser. | Bowser's Highway Showdown, Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade, The Bullet Bill Express, Lava Rock Lair, King Ka-thunk's Castle, Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade, Bowser's Lava Lake Keep, The Great Tower of Bowser Land, World Screen |
| A Sprixie from Super Mario 3D World. Sprixies |
Sprixies are fairy-like creatures that are ruled by Sprixie Princesses. They appear in many levels and hold binoculars, allowing the player to see the end of the level. They are also found in Sprixie Houses. | Super Bell Hill, Mount Beanpole, Sunshine Seaside, Ty-Foo Flurries, Bullet Bill Base, Cookie Cogworks, Champion's Road, Sprixie Houses, Lucky Houses, World Screen |
| A Rabbit from Super Mario 3D World. Rabbits |
Rabbits can be found in several levels, where they run from the player. When caught by the player, they release power-ups, Coins, or Green Stars. | Super Bell Hill, Snowball Park, Pretty Plaza Panic, Mount Must Dash, Sprawling Savanna, Bob-ombs Below, Cookie Cogworks, Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run, Mystery House Marathon, Champion's Road |
| Giant Rabbit in Super Bell Hill of Super Mario 3D World Mega Rabbit |
Similar to normal rabbits, they try to run from the player and must be caught. These rabbits release Mega Mushrooms or Green Stars. | Super Bell Hill, Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run, Champion's Road |
| Screenshot of a Purple Toad in Super Mario 3D World Toads |
Toads appear in and host Toad Houses, where the player can win power-ups. | Champion's Road, Toad Houses, World Screen |
| Artwork of Plessie with the four playable characters, from Super Mario 3D World. Plessie |
Plessie is a character that the player can ride across water. The player must tilt Nunchuk Control Stick to move or accelerate. The player can press A Button to jump. It functions similarly to Dorrie from Super Mario 64 and the manta ray from Super Mario Galaxy . | Plessie's Plunging Falls, Plessie's Dune Downhill, Deepwater Dungeon, Rainbow Run, Champion's Road |
| Screenshot of a Luma in Super Galaxy in Super Mario 3D World Lumas |
Lumas make a minor appearance as non-playable characters. They can be found floating around the maps of the special worlds, and they are also found directly in some of the courses. The player cannot interact with them. | Super Galaxy, Champion's Road, World Screen |
| Ghost Miis Ghost Miis |
Mii characters that represent the ghost data of another player and perfectly recreate their movements. They appear once Nintendo Network features have been enabled.[a] | All courses |
Enemies and obstacles[edit ]
Enemies[edit ]
In addition to those listed below, all of the enemies and obstacles in Luigi Bros. previously appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. As displayed from left to right, they are: Shellcreepers, Sidesteppers, Fighter Flies, Freezies, and Fireballs. For specific details about them, see Mario Bros. (game) § Enemies.
| Name | Description | Appearances | Pts. | Spoils | New | |
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| Artwork of a Goomba from Super Mario 3D World (later reused for Super Mario Party) Goomba |
Goombas are basic enemies that resemble brown mushrooms and attack by attempting to run into the player. They can be defeated with any attack. | Super Bell Hill | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Goomba Mask ×ばつ1 |
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| Goomba Tower in Super Mario 3D World Goomba Tower |
Goomba Towers are stacks of Goombas. They act like normal Goombas do, but must be attacked multiple times or ground-pounded to be fully defeated. | Koopa Troopa Cave | Towering Sunshine Seaside | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| Artwork of Cat Goomba from Super Mario 3D World. Cat Goomba |
Feline Goombas. They attack by jumping and pouncing like Cat Mario to its original location. They can be defeated with most attacks. Some leave behind a Super Bell when defeated. | Super Bell Hill | The Great Tower of Bowser Land | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Super Bell ×ばつ1 |
New to the franchise |
| Artwork from Super Mario 3D World. Skating Goomba |
Goombas that ride Ice Skates are found on ice and attempt to attack the player characters by skating into them. When defeated, they may drop the Ice Skate for the player to use. | Snowball Park | Ty-Foo Flurries | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Ice Skate ×ばつ1 |
New to the franchise |
| Artwork of an Innertube Goomba from Super Mario 3D World Innertube Goomba |
Goombas in inflatable rings are first found asleep floating on water until a player is close to them, which causes them to wake up and chase the player. | Pipeline Lagoon | Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Mini Goomba from Super Mario 3D World. Mini Goomba |
Mini Goombas are very small variants of Goombas that attack by chasing the player. They can be defeated with any attack, but they can be pushed away if interacted with using the GamePad. | Koopa Troopa Cave | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| Artwork of an unshelled Koopa from Super Mario 3D World. Koopa Troopa |
Koopa Troopas are turtle-like creatures with shells. They attack by trying to walk into the player. When attacked, they lose their shell, which can be carried. | Koopa Troopa Cave | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Koopa Shell ×ばつ1 |
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| Artwork of a Parabones from Super Mario 3D World. Parabones |
Parabones are winged Dry Bones that attack the player by flying into them. They can be defeated permanently by Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario. | Fuzzy Time Mine | Blast Block Skyway | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| Artwork of two Chargin' Chucks from Super Mario 3D World. Chargin' Chuck |
Chargin' Chucks are large Koopas with football gear. they attack by charging at the player and ramming into them. Most attacks can defeat them, but they usually must be hit twice. A Ground Pound defeats it in one hit. | Chargin' Chuck Blockade | Champion's Road | 400 | Coin ×ばつ3 | — |
| Artwork of Kamek for Mario Party: Star Rush (Reused for Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Kart Tour) Magikoopa |
Magikoopas are enemies that fire spells to damage the player. They can be defeated by most attacks. | Switch Scramble Circus | Champion's Road | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Fire Bro from Super Mario 3D World. Fire Bro |
Fire Bros are Koopa enemies that attack by throwing fireballs. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Double Cherry Pass | Champion's Road | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 Fire Flower ×ばつ1 |
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| A Boomerang Bro from Super Mario 3D World. Boomerang Bro |
Boomerang Bros are Koopa enemies that throw boomerangs. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Beep Block Skyway | Mystery House Brawl | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 Boomerang Flower ×ばつ1 |
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| A Hammer Bro from Super Mario 3D World. Hammer Bro |
Hammer Bros are Koopa enemies that attack by throwing hammers at the player. They can be defeated by most attacks. | Fire Bros. Hideout #3 | Switch Shock Circus | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | — |
| A Spiny from Super Mario 3D World. Spiny |
Spinies are red Koopa enemies with spikes on them. They damage the player if jumped on, but can otherwise be defeated with most attacks. | Big Bounce Byway | Floating Fuzzy Time Mine | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| Artwork of a Spike from Super Mario 3D World. Spike |
Spikes are Koopa enemies that throw spiked rollers. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Spike's Lost City | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D World. Piranha Plant |
Piranha Plants are carnivorous plants that attack by attempting to bite the player. They can be defeated by most attacks. | Mount Beanpole | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Mega Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D World. Mega Piranha Plant |
Mega Piranha Plants are a larger variant of Piranha Plant. They attack by attempting to bite the player. They can be defeated by most attacks, though they require two hits, but a Ground Pound defeats it instantly. | Mount Beanpole | Honeycomb Skyway | 400 | Coin ×ばつ3 Warp Box ×ばつ1 |
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| A Fire Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D World. Fire Piranha Plant |
Fire Piranha Plants are a variant of Piranha Plant that can shoot fireballs. They can be defeated with most attacks. The player can also send its own fireballs back at it by using the touch screen of the GamePad. | Shadow-Play Alley | Captain Toad's Fiery Finale | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Fire Flower ×ばつ1 |
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| A Piranha Creeper from Super Mario 3D World. Piranha Creeper |
Piranha Creepers are Piranha Plant variants with long stems. They move around in a certain pattern and shorten their stems when attacked. | Piranha Creeper Creek | Champion's Road | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise |
| A Splounder from Super Mario 3D World. Splounder |
Splounders are enemies only found in levels featuring Plessie. If Plessie collides with one, Plessie loses some of its speed. They can be jumped on to defeat them or reach objects high in the air. | Plessie's Plunging Falls | Rainbow Run | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Biddybud from Super Mario 3D World. Biddybud |
Biddybuds are ladybug enemies that walk in a specific pattern. They can be defeated with any attack. | Switch Scramble Circus | Sunshine Seaside | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| Artwork of a pink Para-Biddybud from Super Mario 3D World. Para-Biddybud |
Para-Biddybuds are a variant of Biddybuds that hover above the ground and fly in circles. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Switch Scramble Circus | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| Artwork of a Stingby from Super Mario 3D World. Stingby |
Stingbies are bee-like enemies that attack by chasing the player and ramming into them. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Switch Scramble Circus | Honeycomb Starway | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Thwomp from Super Mario 3D World. Thwomp |
Thwomps are large stone enemies that attack by falling on the player. They can be defeated by Lucky Cat Mario and White Tanooki Mario. | Bowser's Highway Showdown | Mystery House Marathon | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | — |
| Artwork of a Conkdor from Super Mario 3D World. Conkdor |
Conkdors are bird enemies that stay in place and slam down their beaks to attack once they spot the player. They can be defeated with most attacks, although the player cannot jump on their spiky shell. | Conkdor Canyon | Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Galoomba from Super Mario 3D World. Galoomba |
Galoombas are Goomba-like enemies that are rounder and must be attacked twice or ground-pounded to be defeated. | Puffprod Peaks | Super Galaxy | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Big Galoomba from Super Mario 3D World. Big Galoomba |
Big Galoombas are larger versions of Galoombas. They attack by attempting to ram into the player and can be defeated if jumped on twice. A Ground Pound defeats them in one hit. | Big Galoomba Blockade | Gargantuan Grotto | 400 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise |
| A Coin Coffer from Super Mario 3D World. Coin Coffer |
Coin Coffers are enemies that try to run away from the player. They can be defeated by most attacks. When defeated, they release many coins. | Pipeline Lagoon | Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run | 700 | Coin ×ばつ15 | — |
| A Fuzzy from Super Mario 3D World. Fuzzy |
Fuzzies are black, furry creatures. They function as obstacles and they can only be defeated by a Super Star, Lucky Cat Mario, White Tanooki Mario, or a Potted Piranha Plant. | Shadow-Play Alley | Champion's Road | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Blurker from Super Mario 3D World. Blurker |
Blurkers are pink block-like enemies that are found in groups blocking areas. They temporarily disappear like a Boo if interacted with on the GamePad or attacked by normal means. They can be permanently defeated through use of a Mega Mushroom, a Potted Piranha Plant, White Tanooki Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, or Invincible Mario. | Shadow-Play Alley | Back to Hands-On Hall | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Skipsqueak from Super Mario 3D World. Skipsqueak |
Skipsqueaks are mouse enemies that run in place and jump on rotating platforms. They can be defeated by any attack. | Really Rolling Hills | Rainbow Run | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Spiny Skipsqueak from Super Mario 3D World. Spiny Skipsqueak |
Spiny Skipsqueaks are enemies that act identically to the Skipsqueak, but jumping on them damages the player. They can be defeated by any other attack. | Really Rolling Hills | Night Falls on Really Rolling Hills | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Blockstepper from Super Mario 3D World. Blockstepper |
Blocksteppers are blocks with hats and feet that attack by marching in groups to the beat of the music in the current stage. They can be defeated by most attack methods, but if one member of a group is defeated, the rest hurriedly scatter and subsequently chase the player after a while. | Double Cherry Pass | Faster Fort Fire Bros. | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Bullet Bill from Super Mario 3D World. Bullet Bill |
Bullet Bills are bullets that shoot out of Bill Blasters in a straight line. They can be defeated with most attack methods. | Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade | Footlight Lane | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Cat Bullet Bill from Super Mario 3D World. Cat Bullet Bill |
Cat Bullet Bills are Bullet Bills with a cat appearance. They attack by following the player and can be defeated with most attacks. | The Bullet Bill Express | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Super Bell ×ばつ1 |
New to the franchise |
| A Banzai Bill from Super Mario 3D World. Banzai Bill |
Banzai Bills are a larger variety of Bullet Bills. They share the same weaknesses as the Cat Banzai Bill. | Mystery House Mad Dash | Bullet Bill Base | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | — |
| Artwork of a Cat Banzai Bill from Super Mario 3D World. Cat Banzai Bill |
Cat Banzai Bills are Banzai Bills with a cat appearance. They attack by following the player and can be defeated with most attacks. | The Bullet Bill Express | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 Super Bell ×ばつ1 |
New to the franchise | |
| A Snow Pokey from Super Mario 3D World. Snow Pokey |
Snow Pokeys are Pokeys made of snow that chase the player. They can be defeated with most attacks, allowing their body segments to be picked up and thrown. | Snowball Park | Mystery House Brawl | 200 | Snowball ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Boo from Super Mario 3D World. Boo |
Boos are ghost enemies. They attack by floating toward the player. When looked at, they stop moving. They can only be defeated by Invincible Mario, a Light Box, Lucky Cat Mario and White Tanooki Mario. | Shifty Boo Mansion | Deep-Black Jungle Drift | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Big Boo from Super Mario 3D World. Big Boo |
Big Boos are a larger variant of Boo. They can only be defeated by Light Boxes, Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario. | Shifty Boo Mansion | Shiftier Boo Mansion | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | — |
| A Peepa from Super Mario 3D World. Peepa |
Peepas are Boo-like enemies that move in a set pattern, blocking a path. They can be defeated with a Light Box, Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario. | Shifty Boo Mansion | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Cheep Cheep from Super Mario 3D World. Cheep Cheep |
Cheep Cheeps are fish enemies that attack by swimming at the player. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Pipeline Lagoon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — | |
| A Porcupuffer from Super Mario 3D World. Porcupuffer |
Porcupuffers are giant porcupinefish enemies. They attempt to swim at the player and can be defeated by most attack methods (except jumps). | Pipeline Lagoon | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | — | |
| A Fuzzler from Super Mario 3D World. Fuzzler |
Fuzzlers are caterpillar enemies that roll around on tracks used by a Switchboard. They can be defeated with Lucky Cat Mario or if they come into contact with water. | Switchboard Falls | 4000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise | |
| A Fizzlit from Super Mario 3D World. Fizzlit |
Fizzlits are purple blob enemies that melt into an electrically-charged puddle. They can be defeated with any attack while in their purple form, or by Fire Mario's fireballs, Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario when electrified. | Switchboard Falls | Switch Shock Circus | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Flopter from Super Mario 3D World. Flopter |
Flopters are insect enemies that attack by attempting to fly into the player. They can be defeated with most attacks. | The Bullet Bill Express | Mystery House Brawl | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| Hisstocrat Hisstocrat's underling |
Giant snakes that assist their leader, Hisstocrat, in battle. They carry plates on their heads that the player can climb onto. | A Banquet with Hisstocrat | Boss Blitz | A red "X" mark, used to indicate when something is false or not applicable. | New to the franchise | |
| A Rammerhead from Super Mario 3D World. Rammerhead |
Rammerheads are sharks with wide, spiked heads. They passively swim through water in consistent patterns, but direct contact with its spiked head damages the player. Some Rammerheads swim in circles, emulating Fire Bars. In shallow waters, they breach from the surface. Rammerheads can only be defeated with Lucky Cat Mario, Invincible Mario, or White Tanooki Mario. In dimly lit waters, their bodies faintly glow. | Captain Toad Makes a Splash | Pipeline Boom Lagoon | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise |
| A small Rammerhead from Super Mario 3D World. Small Rammerhead |
These Rammerheads with narrower heads are found in tight passageways and are trailed by bubbles containing coins or power-ups. | Rammerhead Reef | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise | |
| Artwork from Super Mario 3D World. Ant Trooper |
Ant Troopers are purple ant-like enemies that attack by marching in groups. They cannot be defeated with a jump, but they can be ground-pounded, pounced/tail-whipped, or hit with a Boomerang. | Ant Trooper Hill | Sprawling Savanna | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Horned Ant Trooper from Super Mario 3D World. Horned Ant Trooper |
Horned Ant Troopers are Ant Troopers with spiked helmets. They can be defeated with most attacks, though jumping on them damages the player. | Ant Trooper Hill | Champion's Road | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Big Ant Trooper from Super Mario 3D World. Big Ant Trooper |
Big Ant Troopers are larger versions of Ant Troopers. They cannot be defeated, but the player can jump on them to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. | Ant Trooper Hill | Sprawling Savanna | A red "X" mark, used to indicate when something is false or not applicable. | New to the franchise | |
| A Brolder from Super Mario 3D World. Brolder |
Brolders are boulder enemies found in lava levels. When the player approaches, they pop up from the ground and attempt to roll over the player. When attacked, they can be carried and thrown to press switches or obtain collectibles within the arc of throw. They can also be defeated permanently by throwing them into lava or attacking them with Lucky Cat Mario or White Tanooki Mario. | Brolder Blockade | Mystery House Marathon | 400 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Hop-Chop from Super Mario 3D World. Hop-Chop |
Hop-Chops are spring-like enemies that attack the player by bouncing towards them. They can be defeated by most attacks, and some may temporarily turn into springboards upon being defeated. | Big Bounce Byway | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 Trampoline ×ばつ1 |
New to the franchise |
| A Lava Bubble from Super Mario 3D World. A blue Lava Bubble from Super Mario 3D World. Lava Bubble |
Lava Bubbles are living fireballs that emerge from lava and attempt to collide with the player. They can only be defeated when the player is invincible. | Lava Rock Lair | Faster Fort Fire Bros. | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Bob-omb from Super Mario 3D World. Bob-omb |
Bob-ombs are bomb enemies. They attack by following the player and attempting to explode near them. When attacked, they can be picked up, but they must be thrown because they explode after a few seconds. | Bob-ombs Below | Super Block Land | 200 | Bomb ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Ring Burner from Super Mario 3D World. Ring Burner |
Ring Burners are robotic enemies that fire waves of plasma periodically. The player can stop the enemy from firing by standing on the switch. They cannot be defeated. | Cakewalk Flip | Champion's Road | A red "X" mark, used to indicate when something is false or not applicable. | New to the franchise | |
| A Ka-thunk from Super Mario 3D World. Ka-thunk |
Ka-thunks are rectangular frames covered in spikes that move around in certain patterns. | King Ka-thunk's Castle | Bowser's Lava Lake Keep | A red "X" mark, used to indicate when something is false or not applicable. | New to the franchise | |
| Artwork of a Bully from Super Mario 3D World. Bully |
Bullies are enemies that charge at the player in attempt to push them off the platform. They can be defeated with Mega Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, Invincible Mario and White Tanooki Mario, but they can be pushed off platforms by performing any attack repeatedly. | Spooky Seasick Wreck | Mystery House Marathon | 1000 | None | — |
| A Ty-foo from Super Mario 3D World. Ty-foo |
Ty-foos are cloud enemies that blow wind at the player in an attempt to push them off of the stage. The player can stun them temporarily through the touch screen on the GamePad or defeat them with Mega Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario. | Ty-Foo Flurries | Gigantic Seasick Wreck | 1000 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise |
| A Walleye from Super Mario 3D World. Walleye |
Walleyes are Wallop-like enemies that try to block the player. They can be stunned through the touch screen of the GamePad or defeated permanently by Lucky Cat Mario or White Tanooki Mario. | Ty-Foo Flurries | Mystery House Marathon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise |
| A Madpole from Super Mario 3D World. Madpole |
Madpoles are tadpole enemies that chase the player in the water. They can be defeated with most attacks. | Rammerhead Reef | Pipeline Boom Lagoon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | New to the franchise |
| A Blooper from Super Mario 3D World. Blooper |
Bloopers are squid enemies that appear in underwater areas. They attack by charging at the player. They can be defeated by most attacks. | Rammerhead Reef | Pipeline Boom Lagoon | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
| A Splorch from Super Mario 3D World. Splorch |
Splorches are lava enemies that chase the player. They can only be defeated by Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, or White Tanooki Mario; though they can be pushed into the lava with projectile attacks from Boomerang Mario and Fire Mario. | Brolder Blockade Is Back | Broken Blue Bully Belt | 200 | Coin ×ばつ3 | New to the franchise |
| A Charvaargh from Super Mario 3D World. Charvaargh |
A winged Blargg that attacks the player by leaping out of the lava. They instantly defeat the player upon contact, regardless of the player's current form. They cannot be defeated. | Simmering Lava Lake | A red "X" mark, used to indicate when something is false or not applicable. | New to the franchise | ||
| An Octoomba from Super Mario 3D World. Octoomba |
Octoombas are Goomba-like octopus enemies that spit small rocks at the player. They are only stunned for one second with a jump, but they can only be defeated with a ground pound. | Super Galaxy | Champion's Road | 200 | Coin ×ばつ1 | — |
Obstacles[edit ]
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Bosses[edit ]
Bosses are listed in the order that they are first encountered.
Items and objects[edit ]
Items[edit ]
These are collectibles, pickups, and health-restoring objects.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Artwork of a Coin in Super Mario 3D World Coins |
Collecting 100 Coins grants the player an extra life. Some coins are stacked together and reward the player with multiple coins all at once. |
| Cat Peach collecting Hidden Coins in Super Mario 3D World Hidden Coins |
Coins that are invisible to players unless they pass through one or touch the Wii U GamePad. |
| A Red Coin from Super Mario 3D World. Red Coins |
Red Coins appear when the player passes through a Red Ring. When all eight are collected, the player receives a power-up. |
| A Blue Coin from Super Mario 3D World. Blue Coins |
Blue Coins are coins that appear from a P Switch. They function the same as regular coins. |
| A Key Coin from Super Mario 3D World. Key Coins |
When five Key Coins are collected, a Warp Box (With Key) turns into a regular Warp Box. |
| A Green Star Coin from Super Mario 3D World. Green Star Coins |
Green Star Coins appear after a Green Star Ring is activated. When all eight are collected before the time runs out, a Green Star appears. |
| Artwork of a Green Star from Super Mario 3D World. Green Stars |
Green Stars are used to unlock some levels. There are three per level, and all must be collected for 100% game completion. |
| Artwork of a Stamp from Super Mario 3D World Stamps |
Stamps can be collected and used in Miiverse posts. There is one per level, and all must be collected for 100% game completion. As of November 7, 2017, the termination of the Miiverse service renders all stamps unusable, meaning that stamps can be collected but can no longer used. |
| Artwork of a + Clock from Super Mario 3D World. + Clocks |
Clocks add either 10 seconds or 100 seconds to the timer. |
| Artwork of a 1-Up Mushroom, from Super Mario 3D World. 1-Up Mushrooms |
When collected, 1-Up Mushrooms grant the player an extra life. |
| Model of a Crown from Super Mario 3D World. Crown |
During multiplayer, a crown appears on the character of the player who scores the most points upon completing a course. It can be knocked-off and equipped by another player in the following course, awarding the thief an extra score bonus at the end. For more details, see "Multiplayer." |
| Artwork of the Cannon Box from Super Mario 3D World Cannon Boxes |
Cannon Boxes are created when certain ? Blocks are hit. When worn, they continually shoot cannonballs that can defeat enemies or destroy objects. If the player holds X Button/Y Button/One Button/B Button, the cannon can be charged, allowing the ball to travel farther. Any cannonballs fired still harm other players. The box changes color to match the user. |
| Artwork of a Light Box from Super Mario 3D World. Light Boxes |
Light Boxes are wearable blocks with lamps that light up dark areas in front of the player. They are found mainly in Ghost Houses and can be used to defeat Boos and Boo variants. Light Boxes change color to match the user. |
| Artwork of a ? Box from Super Mario 3D World Coin Boxes |
Coin Boxes are shiny Coin Blocks that can be worn by the player. As the player moves, they can collect up to 100 coins. |
| Artwork of a Propeller Box from Super Mario 3D World. Propeller Boxes |
Propeller Boxes can be worn by the player and allow the player to fly for a short time. The box changes color to match the user. |
| Artwork from Super Mario 3D World. Goomba Masks |
When the player wears a Goomba Mask, Goombas and Goomba variants do not attack the player, though other types of enemies still can. When the player crawls or jumps, a Goomba sound effect can be heard. |
| Artwork of a Baseball from Super Mario 3D World. Baseballs |
Baseballs can be thrown to defeat enemies. |
| A Bomb from Super Mario 3D World. Bombs |
Bombs are inactive Bob-ombs that light their fuses when picked up. They can be used to destroy objects. |
| Model of a Snowball from Super Mario 3D World. Snowballs |
Snowballs can be thrown to defeat enemies. |
| A Springboard from Super Mario 3D World. Springboards |
Springboards appear when certain Hop-Chops are defeated. They are used to reach heights. |
| Artwork of a Green Shell, from Super Mario 3D World. Green Shells |
Green Shells are shells originally from Koopa Troopas. If the player crouches while holding one, they enter the shell and can slide around for a few seconds, defeating enemies and bouncing off walls. The shell changes color to match the user. |
| A Gold Shell from Super Mario 3D World. Gold Shells |
Gold Shells are Koopa Troopa shells that give coins when they move, similar to ? Boxes. |
| Artwork from Super Mario 3D World. Ice Skates |
Ice Skates are items based on Goomba's Shoes. They are found with Goombas in them and can be worn by the player to skate across ice; the skates change color to fit the user. The player defeats most enemies they run into, but cannot stop moving. |
| Artwork of a Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D World. Potted Piranha Plants |
These are a potted variation of Piranha Plant that the player can hold. They eat enemies they come in contact with and collect items. They also attack other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Power-ups[edit ]
Items that transform Mario's appearance and give him unique abilities.
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Objects[edit ]
Objects are interactable elements of the environment that cannot be collected or worn by Mario. For objects that primarily function as obstructions or hazards, see above.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Trigger objects | ||
| A Cat Wheel from Super Mario 3D World. Cat Wheel |
Cat Wheels are wheels that spin when attacked by Cat Mario. They usually raise platforms or reveal secret areas. | |
| A Character Switch from Super Mario 3D World. Character Switch |
Character Switches are switches that can only be activated by the character depicted on them. They reveal stamps, Green Stars, and coins. | |
| A Color Panel from Super Mario 3D World. Color Panel |
Color Panels are found in bonus areas and light up when stepped on. When the player steps on all panels in an area, a Green Star appears. | |
| A Dash Panel from Super Mario 3D World. Dash Panel |
Dash Panels are pads that, when walked on, make the player travel at fast speeds for a short time. | |
| Squared screenshot of a gold P Switch from Super Mario 3D World. Gold P Switch |
Striking a gold P Switch will cause a large amount of coins to appear. | |
| A Gold Ring from Super Mario 3D World. Gold Ring |
Gold Rings are mostly found in Plessie courses and grant the player three coins when passed through. | |
| A Green Star Ring from Super Mario 3D World. Green Star Ring |
When a Green Star Ring is passed through, Green Star Coins appear. | |
| A P Panel from Super Mario 3D World. P Panel |
P Panels are orange panels that, when a group of them are all pressed simultaneously, release a Green Star or coins. | |
| A P Switch from Super Mario 3D World. P Switch |
P Switches are switches that can do a variety of things, such as release balls in bonus areas or reveal blue coins. | |
| A Red Ring from Super Mario 3D World. Red Ring |
Touching a Red Ring causes eight Red Coins to appear in the immediate area for a limited period of time. | |
| A Switch Panel from Super Mario 3D World. Switch Panel |
Switch Panels change colors when stepped on. When all panels in an area are changed to yellow, a path opens or a Green Star appears. | |
| Squared screenshot of a torch from Super Mario 3D World. Torch |
Can be lit using Fire form. It can trigger events like releasing a Green Star. | |
| Artwork of a Trample Switch from Super Mario 3D World. Trample Switch |
The flat P Switches in Captain Toad's Adventures. They trigger a nearby change in a course just by walking over it. | |
| Climbable objects | ||
| A Chain Link in Super Mario 3D World. Chain-Link |
Chain-Links are moving fence-like walls that the player can climb in Cat form. | |
| A trapeze from Super Mario 3D World Trapeze |
Trapezes can be used to swing characters to distant areas. They first appear in Tricky Trapeze Theater. | |
| Model of a deciduous tree in Super Mario 3D World. It visually is very similar to the trees from Princess Peach's Castle Grounds in Super Mario 64. Tree |
Tall plants the player can cling on by jumping onto it. The player can ascend, descend, and change which face of the pole he is on by moving Classic Controller Left Stick. Pressing A Button makes the player jump from whichever face they were on. Trees can also be destroyed by walking into them while under the effects of a Mega Mushroom. | |
| Strikable objects | ||
| Model of a wooden cutout of Bowser from Super Mario 3D World. Bowser Board |
The board is a wooden cutout of Bowser that can be knocked down when interacted with. | |
| Squared screenshot of an Cactus from Super Mario 3D World. Cactus |
Cactuses grow in desert-themed courses. Striking one with a boomerang destroys it and gives the player a coin. | |
| Squared screenshot of a glowing spot from Super Mario 3D World. Glowing spot |
When ground pounding a glowing spot, it releases a Green Star, power-up, or coins. Doing so also causes the glow to disappear. | |
| Model of a Gong from Super Mario 3D World. Gong |
Triggers an event like summoning a warp pipe or rotating a wall by tapping the Wii U GamePad. It can also release coins and enemies. | |
| A Kick Bomb from Super Mario 3D World. Kick Bomb |
Kick Bombs are bombs that, when kicked, bounce in a parabolic fashion before exploding on impact with a solid object. | |
| Squared screenshot of a sand statue from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Sand statue |
Sculptures of Goombas and Bowser made of sand. It can be destroyed using a Fire Flower or Cannon Boxes. | |
| Transportation objects | ||
| Artwork of a Clear Pipe with several coins, from Super Mario 3D World. Clear Pipe |
Clear Pipes are a type of Warp Pipe. The player can enter one to travel from one place to another. | |
| A Clear Pipe Cannon in Super Mario 3D World Clear Pipe Cannon |
Clear Pipe Cannons are cannons that automatically send the player through a Clear Pipe. In some circumstances, they may shoot the player to another area instead. | |
| A Cloud Cannon from Super Mario 3D World. Cloud Cannon |
Cloud Cannons are cannons that automatically launch the player to a Coin Heaven. | |
| Model of a red Warp Door from Super Mario 3D World. Door |
Doors that take the player to another portion of the course. | |
| A Mystery Box from Super Mario 3D World. Mystery Box |
Mystery Boxes are Warp Boxes that warp the player to a bonus area. | |
| Artwork of a Warp Pipe, from Super Mario 3D World. Pipe |
When entered, Warp Pipes teleport the player to another area of a course. Gold pipes lead the player character to subareas rich with coins. | |
| A Warp Box from Super Mario 3D World. Warp Box |
When entered, Warp Boxes teleport the player to another area of a course. Certain Warp Boxes only become accessible once the player has collected five Key Coins. | |
| Squared screenshot of a World Warp Pipe from Super Mario 3D World. World Warp Pipe |
Orange pipes hidden within courses. They bring Mario to another world without having to complete all of the current one's courses. | |
| Blocks and containers | ||
| Artwork of a ? Block, from Super Mario 3D World. ? Block |
? Blocks contain power-ups or coins, which are released when the block is hit or ground-pounded. Some ? Blocks are Coin Blocks that contain ten coins. Some ? Blocks are invisible. | |
| Squared screenshot of the ? Block-like switch component of a ? Block tower from Super Mario 3D World. ? Block tower |
When hit, multiple giant Empty Blocks extend out of the ? Block, allowing the player to reach otherwise unreachable areas. | |
| Artwork of an Assist Block, from Super Mario 3D World. Assist Block |
Assist Blocks contain the Invincibility Leaf. They appear after the player loses several lives in a course. | |
| A Big Block from Super Mario 3D World. Big Block |
Big Blocks are larger variations of Brick Blocks. They must be hit five times to be destroyed. | |
| Artwork of a Brick Block in Super Mario 3D World Brick Block |
Brick Blocks are blocks that the player can destroy. They are usually empty, but may contain items. | |
| A Crate from Super Mario 3D World. Crate |
Crates are wooden boxes that act as obstacles. | |
| Artwork of a Crystal Block from Super Mario 3D World. Crystal Block |
Types of underground Brick Blocks that shatter when struck. They never contain items. | |
| Artwork of an Empty Block, from Super Mario 3D World. Empty Block |
A block that cannot be broken. When a ? Block is hit, it turns into an Empty Block. | |
| Screenshot of a Gift Box from Super Mario 3D World. Gift Box |
Gift Boxes are blocks found exclusively in Toad Houses that, when hit, provide power-ups to players. | |
| Artwork of a long ? Block from Super Mario 3D World. Long ? Block |
A three-block-wide ? Block that holds three coins or two coins and a power-up. They become Long Empty Blocks when struck. Some are invisible to players unless struck. | |
| Artwork of a POW Block from Super Mario 3D World. Red POW Block |
A red variant of POW Blocks that cause a shockwave that defeats all enemies and breaks all blocks within range of the effect. | |
| A Rock Block from Super Mario 3D World. Rock Block |
Rock Blocks are gray Big Blocks that are more difficult to destroy. | |
| A Roulette Block from Super Mario 3D World. Roulette Block |
Roulette Blocks scroll items in a roulette and release the item that was onscreen when the block was hit. | |
| Screenshot of a Slot Block from Super Mario 3D World. Slot Block |
Constantly scrolling images of five power-ups (the Double Cherry, Fire Flower, Boomerang Flower, Super Leaf, and Super Bell), which characters stop by hitting them. | |
| Squared screenshot of a Super POW Block from Super Mario 3D World. Super POW Block |
Meowser sits on top of a Super POW Block. It takes four strikes to fully break it, with each hit damaging Meowser and his nearby copies. It functions like the original POW Block that appears in Luigi Bros. | |
| A Switch Block in Super Mario 3D World. Switch Block |
Switch Blocks change the direction of or reveal new Switchboard paths. | |
| Platforms | ||
| Squared screenshot of an arrow platform from Super Mario 3D World. Arrow platform |
Platforms with arrows that rise from lava and then sink back down after a short time. | |
| A Beep Block from Super Mario 3D World. Beep Block |
Beep Blocks are platforms that appear and disappear at a time interval. The player must jump at the correct time to avoid falling. | |
| A Cloud Lift in Super Mario 3D World Cloud Lift |
Cloud Lifts are moving platforms that can be jumped through. Some are invisible to players unless they jump through or land on them. | |
| Mario on cookie-like cogs in the Super Mario 3D World course Cookie Cogworks Cog |
Cookie-like cogs that rotate endlessly on a wall, and can be walked over or climbed up on. Some cogs are laid down and rotate on the floor. | |
| Squared screenshot of a horizontal Conveyor Belt from Super Mario 3D World. Conveyor Belt |
In most courses, conveyor belts are placed on walls that the player character can only ascend in their Cat form. Some appear as rings. In Captain Toad's Adventures, they are splayed on the ground. In Shifty Boo Mansion, the carpet moves in the same fashion. | |
| A Donut Block from Super Mario 3D World. Donut Block |
Donut Blocks are platforms that slowly fall when stepped on. | |
| Artwork of Boom Boom and Pom Pom on a train, from Super Mario 3D World. Express |
Locomotives pull a series of traversable cars, carrying enemies and blocks. Most host a boss battle against Boom Boom or Pom Pom. | |
| Squared screenshot of a falling block from Super Mario 3D World. Falling block [conjectural] |
Large red and yellow blocks that gradually fall once stepped on. | |
| Screenshot of Super Mario 3D World. Icy surface |
Icy floors that reduces Mario's traction. Ice make it difficult to make precise jumps and avoid oncoming hazards, but Ice Skates allow for easy traversal. | |
| Squared screenshot of an invisible walkway from Super Mario 3D World. Invisible walkway |
Blue platforms that are invisible. It becomes visible around the player, but the view of the paths expand on impact by Cat Bullet Bills, Thwomps, or Ground Pounds. Found in Footlight Lane. | |
| Screenshot of a Jump Panel from Super Mario 3D World. Jump Panel |
Jump Panels are pads that, when the player jumps after standing on them, launch them higher than normal. | |
| Lift artwork from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Lift |
Lifts are platforms that rise and fall. They are used to reach locations at a higher elevation. Lifts bear different designs, movement patterns, and structures depending on the course. Some look like carnival ziplines, and some found inside Ghost Houses resemble possessed couches. | |
| A Multi-Vator in Super Mario 3D World Multi-Vator |
Multi-Vators are Lifts that are activated when stood on by a certain number of characters. | |
| A Mushroom Trampoline from Super Mario 3D World. Mushroom Trampoline |
Mushroom Trampolines are bouncy platforms with a mushroom appearance. | |
| A Propeller Platform in Super Mario 3D World Propeller Platform |
Propeller Platforms are Lifts that, when the player blows into the mic, follow a predetermined path before returning to their starting point. These objects are replaced by Lifts in the Nintendo Switch port of the game due to the system's lack of a mic. | |
| A Red-Blue Panel from Super Mario 3D World. Red-Blue Panel |
Red-Blue Panels are tiles that flip when the player jumps. | |
| Squared screenshot of a rising pillar from Super Mario 3D World. Rising pillar |
Stone pillars that rises once the player scratches a Cat Wheel. Some rise and lower back down on its own. The player can also climb them in Cat form. | |
| Squared screenshot of a rolling block from Super Mario 3D World. Rolling platform[11] |
A long cylindrical platform that, when stood on, rolls over. Some roll on tracks where the player must run along them or jump carefully to avoid falling off until they reach their destination on a set path. | |
| A Rotating Panel from Super Mario 3D World. Rotating Panel |
Rotating Panels are tiles that continuously flip over, alternating between red and blue. | |
Squared screenshot of a seesaw from Super Mario 3D World. Seesaw |
A long platform that tilts left or right depending on where the player walks. | |
| Squared screenshot of a swing from Super Mario 3D World. Swing |
Hanging platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely. | |
| A Switchboard from Super Mario 3D World. Switchboard |
Switchboards are platforms that move in the direction of the arrow the player stands on. | |
| Squared screenshot of a Tank from Super Mario 3D World. Tank |
Heavily armed land vehicles that move slowly. Some are equipped with Spike Traps and Cannons. | |
| Squared screenshot of a Touchstone from Super Mario 3D World. Touchstone |
Touchstones are platforms that change position when touched on the Wii U GamePad. | |
| Squared screenshot of Turning Floor from Super Mario 3D World. Turning Floor |
Continually moving platforms that turn clockwise or counterclockwise, moving anything on them. | |
| Goals | ||
| A Big Goal Pole from Super Mario 3D World. Big Goal Pole |
Big Goal Poles are only found at the end of the last course within a world, typically after completing a boss battle. | |
| A Checkpoint Flag from Super Mario 3D World. Checkpoint Flag |
Checkpoint Flags appear midway through a course and save the player's progress, allowing them to restart from the flag if they lose a life. | |
| Model of a Goal Pole from Super Mario 3D World. Goal Pole |
Goal Poles are flagpoles found at the end of every course. Touching one completes the course. | |
| Squared screenshot of the flying Goal Pole from Super Mario 3D World. Goal Pole (flying) |
A Goal Pole that flies away when the player approaches one. | |
| Other objects | ||
| Squared screenshot of an Arrow Sign from Super Mario 3D World. Arrow Sign |
Directs the player one direction. | |
| A pair of Binoculars from Super Mario 3D World. Binoculars |
Binoculars held by Sprixies can be used to scope out certain parts of a course. | |
| A Bowser Statue's model from Super Mario 3D World. Bowser Statue |
A statue of Bowser that blocks new courses until the player has a certain amount of Green Stars to break them. | |
| Squared screenshot of flowers from Super Mario 3D World. Squared screenshot of a bush from Super Mario 3D World. Flower / Bush |
Walking through flowers and bushes sometimes releases a coin or other concealed objects. They can also be burned by fireballs or stirred by boomerangs. | |
| Squared screenshot of Fluff from Super Mario 3D World. Fluff |
Dandelions disappear when the player blows into the system's microphone. | |
| An illusion of a Goal Pole Illusion |
Manifestations of objects and items that turn into several Boos once the player touches one. | |
| Searchlight Sneak object Searchlight |
Activates obstacles when the player stands in it. | |
| Sliding door Super Mario 3D World Sliding door |
Doors that can be opened by tapping the Wii U GamePad. | |
| Squared screenshot of small birds from Super Mario 3D World. Small bird |
Small birds are found in some courses and fly away when Mario gets close. | |
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Luigi sightings[edit ]
- Main article: List of Luigi sightings in Super Mario 3D World
Like with New Super Luigi U , Super Mario 3D World commemorates the Year of Luigi by featuring Pixel Luigis hidden in various parts of the game. However, they are not just restricted to levels, with some appearing in the worlds and elsewhere.
Staff[edit ]
- Main article: List of Super Mario 3D World staff
The game producer is Yoshiaki Koizumi, and the game was directed by Koichi Hayashida and Kenta Motokura. This game marks Laura Faye Smith's debut as the current voice actress of Rosalina. General game production is done by Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto.
Development[edit ]
Super Mario 3D World was first mentioned during the January 2013 Nintendo Direct alongside Mario Kart 8 , in which it was announced that a new 3D Super Mario platformer was being developed by the same team behind Super Mario Galaxy .[12] [13] It was later properly announced in the June 11, 2013 Nintendo Direct during E3 2013, when its release window was also revealed.
Plans for Super Mario 3D World picked up following the release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 . Like with Super Mario 3D Land , the developers intended to bridge the gap between 2D and 3D to appease fans of the New Super Mario Bros. games that did not care for the 3D installments.[14]
Co-director Koichi Hayashida revealed that Princess Peach was originally not planned to be playable before producer Yoshiaki Koizumi suggested to the development team that she should be included in the playable roster.[15] Koizumi wanted to add Peach as a playable character in order to increase female representation in Super Mario games, as he felt that since only Mario, Luigi, and other male characters were playable in prior Super Mario titles, female players who wanted to play as someone they identified with more couldn't due to Peach, the leading female character in the franchise, being relegated to the damsel in distress role; and therefore sought to change that with Peach's inclusion.[16] [17] Shigeru Miyamoto added at the time that he considered that "cat women have a sexy side to them" and also wanted to see a Cat Peach.[16] In a later interview, Miyamoto elaborated further on the topic and stated that he and the developers at Nintendo had also wanted to show Peach as a "more powerful princess" in Super Mario games by also featuring her as a capable playable character in them.[18] Super Mario 3D World ended up being the first 3D Super Mario platformer in which Peach is playable and not kidnapped, and also the first 2D Super Mario platformer to do so since Super Mario Bros. 2. Similarly and to have another female playable character, Rosalina was added into the game in response to her rise in popularity among fans.[19]
According to co-director Kenta Motokura, the game went through numerous concepts suggested by over one hundred staff members via sticky notes that were extensively playtested, such as the Mystery Houses and The Adventures of Captain Toad levels. The Cat form was one of the earliest ideas that passed development, with the intention of creating a method of directly attacking enemies and assisting novice players in clearing obstacles. The Double Cherry, on the other hand, was conceived entirely by accident when a staff member inadvertently loaded two identical character models into a test level, which was well-received by the developers and thus hurriedly added into the final game.[14]
Reception[edit ]
Critical reception[edit ]
Super Mario 3D World received widespread critical acclaim and was praised for its creativity, gameplay, visuals, music, level design, the Cat form's usefulness, its playable roster and their abilities[20] , and its improved 4-player co-op compared to New Super Mario Bros. Wii . However, it was criticized for camera issues and co-op control issues.[21] The game currently has a score of 93 on Metacritic based on 83 reviews,[22] a score of 92.56% on GameRankings based on 54 reviews,[23] and an average score of 93 and recommendation score of 96% on OpenCritic based on 74 reviews.[24]
Mark Walton, reviewing for GameSpot, called the game an "exceptional craft" with "painstaking focus on the minute details that are integral to making it feel special."[25] He also added that "[every one of the game's levels] is a golden nugget of heavenly platforming joy, where ideas are rarely repeated--and if they are, they're given such a twist as to make them feel new again." Jose Otero of IGN gave the game a 9.6 out of 10, commenting that, "After 28 years of making marvelous Super Mario platform games, you'd think Nintendo would run out of ideas. But Super Mario 3D World defies such logic and creativity sets itself apart-in good ways-from its outstanding recent predecessors."[26] Chris Carter, reviewing for Destructoid, called it one of the greatest Super Mario games ever made and gave it a 10 out of 10, stating, "Why is 3D World so good? Because it's essentially a complete refinement of everything that was great about 3D Land, a game that I happen to think is criminally underrated. 3D World is pretty much a joy ride from start to finish--and that "start" is as quick as ever."[27] Adam Cook from God is a Geek scored the game as a 100, saying, "Unimpeded creativity drips from every moment, forcing an awed expression from the most cynical of mouths. Decades old ideas are renewed with such ease and simplicity that it's almost unnerving. I've fought Bowser more times than I can even remember, yet the first encounter somehow feels fresh. There's always a princess, there's always another castle, Bowser is still involved (this time he’s stolen Sprixies and locked them in jars) – it’s the design and execution of it all that makes it so special."[28]
| Reviews | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviewer, Publication | Score | Comment | |
| Jose Otero, IGN | 9.6/10 | "Super Mario Galaxy 2 successfully iterated on one of the most inventive platformers of the last console generation. Super Mario 3D World takes slightly smaller steps in the grand scheme of the platformer genre, but it fulfills the promise of a multiplayer Mario much better than anything that the Japanese game maker has done before. Super Mario 3D World is marvelous, and its constant variety and fantastic light-hearted co-op play proves that Nintendo still knows exactly how to tweak the Mario formula in fun ways." | |
| Mark Walton, GameSpot | 9/10 | "Super Mario 3D World is a game of exceptional craft, of painstaking focus on the minute details that are integral to making it feel special. The pace at which you're thrown from one ingenious concept to the next as perspectives, tempos, and mechanics change would choke a lesser game, but here it's done with a seamlessness that makes such rapid inventiveness look easy. This is a game where every level is a golden nugget of heavenly platforming joy, where ideas are rarely repeated--and if they are, they're given such a twist as to make them feel new again." | |
| Thomas Whitehead, Nintendo Life | 10/10 | "Super Mario 3D World can be easily summarised — it's a terrifically enjoyable, tight and impeccably structured experience. It recalls the mascot's 3D heritage while providing the perfect starting point for those that prefer 2D platforming, catering to an audience of beginners and skilled veterans alike. Nintendo's also mastered Mario multiplayer for, arguably, the first time; it’s still manic and can be either co-operative or competitive, but there's also a sense of space that allows determined groups to progress coherently.
This is a definitive 3D Mario experience, successfully finding a middle-ground between the iconic Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy. You may not swing Bowser by his tail or run upside down, but it's bursting with creativity nonetheless, while delivering on the craft and skill that defines the Tokyo EAD studio. It's unmissable." | |
| Danielle Riendeau, Polygon | 90/100 | "Super Mario 3D World doesn't reinvent the Mario formula. But it is in every way its own game, with a bright, joyful aesthetic that's supported by inspired level design and a cast that matters. It gets the balance right between nostalgic touches and clever new twists, and never once let me down with a boring boss or too-familiar retread. In all my years of playing with the Mario gang, I've never been quite so happy to hurl myself into the unknown, and 3D World delivers challenge, surprise and joy in almost every moment." | |
| Christian Donlan, Eurogamer | 10/10 (Essential) | "Compact by the standards of the Galaxy adventures but still loaded with bountiful secrets, beneath the warm familiarity of 3D World lies one of the strangest Mario games in years - or at least one of the most random in its influences and its moment-to-moment indulgences. And that's a very, very good thing." | |
| Chris Carter, Destructoid | 10/10 | "It was then that I realized that Super Mario 3D World had achieved a level of platforming design that's close to perfection, and there was almost never a moment where I didn't have a smile on my face. This is the unequivocally the best Mario game since Galaxy 2, and it shows up anything the "New" series has ever done, and then some." | |
| Aggregators | |||
| Compiler | Platform / Score | ||
| Metacritic | 93 | ||
| GameRankings | 92.56% | ||
| OpenCritic | 93 | ||
Sales[edit ]
As of March 1, 2020, Super Mario 3D World is the second-best selling game for the Wii U,[29] selling 5.83 million units worldwide. As of September 30, 2021, it had sold 5.88 million units worldwide.[30]
Promotion[edit ]
A week prior to the game's launch in North America, employees at GameStop were given cat ears to wear. The cat ears came in yellow, green, blue, and pink, matching the default playable characters' cat form colors.[31] Those who pre-ordered the game at a GAME location received a keychain of Mario in his cat form and a cat sleeve as a bonus.[32] On the NintendoWiiUUK YouTube channel, a shadow puppet short based on the game was uploaded.[33] It featured the talent of hand shadow expert Drew Colby and was specifically inspired by Shadow Play Alley. The Play Nintendo website features a trivia game based on power-ups from Super Mario 3D World.
Profiles and statistics[edit ]
Nintendo official website[edit ]
Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary [edit ]
- The History of Super Mario Bros.:
- English:
This multiplayer 3D adventure took Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad to the Sprixie Kingdom and introduced the Super Bell, a power-up that let players transform into new cat forms! - Other languages:
- Dutch:
Dit 3D-multiplayeravontuur bracht Mario, Luigi, Peach en Toad naar Sprixieland en introduceerde de superbel, een power-up waarmee spelers nieuwe katvormen konden aannemen! - French:
Cette aventure multijoueur en 3D emmène Mario, Luigi, Peach et Toad au royaume des Libellas. Un nouvel objet, la super clochette, y fait son apparition, et permet à nos héros de revêtir des costumes de chat inédits ! - German:
Dieses 3D-Mehrspielerabenteuer führte Mario, Luigi, Peach und Toad ins Feen-Königreich. Dort fanden sie die Super-Glocke, die sie neue Katzenformen annehmen ließ! - Italian:
Questa avventura multiplayer 3D ha portato Mario, Luigi, Peach e Toad nel Regno delle fate e introdotto la super campanella, un potenziamento che permetteva ai giocatori di assumere nuove forme feline! - Portuguese:
Esta aventura multijogadores 3D leva o Mario, o Luigi, a Peach e o Toad até ao Reino das Anafadas e apresenta o superguizo, um item de transformação que permite aos jogadores adotarem as formas de gatos! - Spanish:
En esta aventura multijugador en 3D, Mario, Luigi, Peach y Toad viajaron hasta el reino de las hadas. También se presentó por primera vez la supercampana, un potenciador con el que los personajes adquirían forma felina.
- Dutch:
- English:
Nintendo Today![edit ]
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Collectible Cards [edit ]
- Featured Game Title:
- English:
Mario and friends set out to save seven Sprixie Princesses captured by Bowser in this 3D platforming world. Pounce and climb walls as Cat Mario, and duplicate yourself as Double Mario. - Other languages:
- Japanese:
クッパに捕まった7人の「ようせい姫」を助けるため、マリオたちが3Dの世界でゴールを目指して駆け抜ける。壁をよじ登れる「ネコマリオ」や、分身が現れる「ダブルマリオ」など、新しいパワーアップも登場。 - Chinese (Traditional):
為了拯救被庫巴抓走的7位「妖精公主」,瑪利歐一行人以終點為目標,遊歷3D世界。新的力量提升也登場了,包括可以爬牆的「貓咪瑪利歐」與能讓分身出現的「雙瑪利歐」等。 - Dutch:
Mario en zijn vrienden nemen het op zich om de zeven Sprixie-prinsessen te redden van Bowser in deze 3D-platformwereld. Duik en beklim muren als Kat-Mario en verdubbel jezelf als dubbele Mario. - French (Europe):
Dans ce jeu de plateforme en 3D, Mario et ses amis partent à la rescousse des sept princesses Libella capturées par Bowser. Bondissez et escaladez les murs avec Mario chat, et dédoublez-vous avec Double Mario. - German:
In dieser 3D-Jump-'n'-Run-Welt brechen Mario und seine Freunde auf, um die sieben Feenprinzessinen aus Bowsers Klauen zu befreien. Als Katzen-Mario können sich Spieler auf Gegner stürzen und Wände hinaufklettern und als Doppel-Mario können sie sich verdoppeln. - Italian:
Mario e amici partono al salvataggio di sette Princifate catturate da Bowser in questo mondo platform in 3D. Balza e arrampicati sui muri nei panni di Mario gatto e sdoppiati nei panni di Doppio Mario. - Korean:
쿠파에게 붙잡힌 7명의 「요정공주」를 구하기 위해, 마리오 일행이 3D 세계를 질주하며 골을 향해 나아간다. 벽을 타고 오를 수 있는 「고양이마리오」나 분신이 나타나는 「더블마리오」 등, 새로운 파워 업도 등장한다. - Portuguese (Brazil):
Mario e seus amigos saem para salvar sete princesas anafadas capturadas pelo Bowser nesse mundo 3D. Arranhe e suba pelas paredes como Mario gato e duplique-se como Duplo Mario. - Spanish (Latin America):
Mario y sus amigos se preparan para rescatar a las siete Princesas Hadinas que Bowser capturó en este mundo en 3D. Araña y trepa por paredes como Mario Felino y duplícate como Mario Doble. - Spanish (Europe):
Mario y sus amigos se ponen en marcha por este mundo de plataformas en 3D para rescatar a las siete princesas hada que Bowser ha capturado. Mario Felino puede atacar y trepar por paredes, mientras que Mario Doble puede crear una copia de sí mismo.
- Japanese:
- English:
Original soundtrack[edit ]
- Main article: Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
The game's official original soundtrack, "Super Mario 3D World Original Sound Track" has been released to Club Nintendo members in Japan, Europe, and Australia, and has been performed by the Mario 3D World Big Band.
Glitches[edit ]
- Main article: List of Super Mario 3D World glitches
Snowball slide glitch[edit ]
If Small Toad Long Jumps into a Snowball, he sits down and slides right while holding the Snowball. He is unable to jump and continues gaining momentum while moving. This glitch can be canceled by letting go of the Snowball.[34]
World Map out of bounds glitch[edit ]
If done correctly, one can get on top of the World Bowser entrance pipe by jumping onto the nearby pole first, and then fall to the worlds down below. Additionally, if the player quits the game while they are falling out of bounds, the progress does not save, and when restarting the game, the music of the world the player was in when the glitch was activated plays for a short time.[34]
Pre-release and unused content[edit ]
Early concept artwork reveals that Cat characters were going to have five fingers, and that Princess Peach's Cat Suit was going to incorporate her brooch. The levels shown off in the E3 demo also have different world and number placements than the final game. Additionally, several sound clips were changed to brand new ones when they were reused ones from previous games in the demo, and several pieces of music were changed to being orchestrated in the final product.
Quotes[edit ]
- Main article: List of Super Mario 3D World quotes
- Oh yeah! Mario time! Woo-hoo! (Mario being selected)
- Let's go! (Peach, Toad, and Rosalina before a level starts)
- He he he, gotcha! (Luigi while collected a stamp/Green Star)
- Gotcha! (Toad getting a stamp)
- Ready for adventure! (Captain Toad before a level starts)
Gallery[edit ]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Super Mario 3D World.
The playable cast in their Cat forms
Key visual showcasing the entire Sprixie Kingdom
Multimedia[edit ]
- For the complete list of media files for this subject, see Multimedia:Super Mario 3D World.
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References to other games[edit ]
- There is a bonus game starring Luigi available on the title screen, called Luigi Bros. It is played similarly to this game, except both playable characters are Luigi.
- The big POW Block on the very top of The Great Tower of Bowser Land must be hit multiple times, getting flatter every time it's hit, just like it does in Mario Bros.
- "Ground BGM" is rearranged for bonus areas and Coin Heavens (whose theme comes from Super Mario 3D Land).
- After Bowser gets defeated in his regular boss battles, the bridge beneath him collapses, much like the castle bosses from this game.
- Various sprites from this game can be found, mostly as hidden Luigis.
- Beep Block Skyway has a sprites of Luigi, coins, and Super Mushrooms moving along the walls of the stage.
- The bonus area in Bob-ombs Below is based on Mario's 8-bit sprite from the game.
- Some levels have tiles that resemble the ground tiles from this game.
- The Legend of Zelda series
- Link's 8-bit sprite from the original The Legend of Zelda can be found in the secret area of Rainbow Run. When all of the tiles in said area are lit up, the main theme plays. This is preceded by the "chest opening" sound jingle from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time .
- The player is required to beat all levels with all of the characters (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Rosalina, the last one being a secret character) in order to unlock all the stamps and all five profile stars, mirroring how it was required that all characters in the game beat all the levels to unlock the true ending.
- Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad are playable characters. The Mario Bros. and the Princess's abilities are based on theirs from this game, as well as Toad's speed advantage. In addition, Toad having blue spots is possibly a reference to Toad in the original NES version of this game, in which his sprite appears blue.
- Doors have the same design and color.
- A rearrangement of "Please Select Player" from this game plays in the casino slot minigame, as well as in the Coin Bonus areas of the game.
- Rockets make an appearance.
- The two game's stories are also similar, with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad going to another land and saving it from an evil villain in both games.
- In addition, Sprixie Princesses are trapped in a bottle, just like the Subcon were trapped in a jar in the original game.
- Like its predecessor, Super Mario 3D World shares some similarities to this game.
- The death jingle is a rearrangement of that from this game.
- Tank levels return from this game.
- A variant of the Shoe Goomba appears in the form of the Skating Goomba.
- The level Coin Express is similar in concept to the Treasure Ship from this game.
- In American and some European versions of the game, when first visiting a Toad House, the Toad instructs the player, "Pick a box. Its contents will help you on your way," directly quoting from this game's Toad Houses.
- Chargin' Chucks and Galoombas return, and in the case of the former enemy, use the same sound effects for running and being defeated as in this game.
- Trampolines are green and also use the same sound effect as in this game.
- The artwork used for the stamp of a Koopa Troopa being knocked out of its shell is based on the artwork for the unshelled Koopa from this game.
- Hitting Bowser's Muscle Car at the beginning of The Great Tower of Bowser Land occasionally causes Super Mario World sound effects to play.
- The level Mount Must Dash contains Dash Panels, asphalt, and blocks that reference the Mario Circuit courses from this game. Its music is an arrangement of that heard in the Mario Circuit courses from that game as well.
- The Cat Goombas make a similar meow to the cat notes from this game.[35]
- In levels when players are riding Plessie, the music that plays is an arrangement of "Slider" from this game.
- In Shifty Boo Mansion, the first Green Star is found by jumping into a painting.
- When the player catches a rabbit, the rabbit gives an item to the player, similar to how the rabbit gives Mario an item right after getting grabbed.
- The Boos' laughter is recycled from this game.
- Luigi's Mansion series
- The level A Beam in the Dark featuring a Character Switch that can only be pressed by Luigi is possibly a reference to the series, as both involve around defeating ghosts in a haunted mansion.
- Super Smash Bros. series
- There are two Mystery Houses named Mystery House Melee and Mystery House Brawl, referencing Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl respectively. Their objectives are to defeat all enemies to advance and go forth, referencing the primary objective of both games.
- Characters can do a spin jump similar to the one in this game.
- The player can jump on Koopa Troopas to steal their shells and ride in them, similar to the Blue Shell power-up.
- The artwork used for the stamp of Fire Mario throwing a fireball is based on the artwork for Fire Mario from this game.
- Level codes ending with letters (such as 1-A) reappear.
- Green Stars return, replacing Star Medals from Super Mario 3D Land.
- Captain Toad returns, and the levels where Captain Toad is playable contains The Toad Brigade from the Super Mario Galaxy games.
- There are secret underground rooms where the player can collect sequences of Coins for a limited time and receive a prize if all Coins are collected.
- Rosalina's special ability is the Spin attack.
- Rosalina's emblem is a Grand Star.
- Super Galaxy, a stage based on the Super Mario Galaxy games appears, and so do Octoombas, Fizzlits, and the Comet Observatory.
- If the player jumps on Rosalina when she appears as an NPC at the end of Super Galaxy, the protective bubble from Super Mario Galaxy appears around her for a moment.
- The "Space Athletic" theme from Super Mario Galaxy's Flipswitch Galaxy returns in the underground levels, itself being based on its Super Mario 3D Land rendition.
- "Rosalina in the Observatory 3" plays in the World Crown map area, while an arrangement of "Gusty Garden Galaxy" can be heard in Honeycomb Starway, Honeycomb Skyway, and Champion's Road.
- The overworld map of World Star has Star Bits in the background.
- Grumblumps have a similar appearance to Rhomps.
- The Beat Block mechanic returns under the name "Beep Block", and the Beep Block stages return to the "beep-beep-beep-switch" rhythm as in Super Mario Galaxy 2 with the same tempo as the Beat Block Galaxy theme as well.
- Boss Blitz references Boss Blitz Galaxy.
- When using a Mega Mushroom, the characters have slightly lower-pitched voices.
- The abilities to do a simultaneous Ground Pound with multiple players, pick up other players, and place their character in a bubble make a return.
- Assist Play is similar to Boost Mode from the latter game in that the player can stop/hinder enemies with the GamePad, as well as pause stage obstacles like the rolling hills.
- The colored, bolted blocks that appear in several levels take design elements from the spinning rectangular blocks from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Slide Lifts from New Super Mario Bros. U.
- Poison fog returns and uses the same churning sound effect.
- A variant of the Foo appears in the form of the Ty-foo.
- In Snowball Park, the night-time setting with the background aurora mirrors Spinning-Star Sky.
- Fire Toad's colors are exactly the same as Fire Yellow Toad's colors from these games.
- The game is the sequel to this title, and thus has some similarities to said game.
- Many of this game's music is reused or rearranged, and a rearrangement of the jazz variation of the main theme plays in Super Block Land.
- "Snow Course" and the castle theme return in this game, but they are now orchestrated.
- The base beat and some tunes of the music in Simmering Lava Lake is similar to the music that plays in World 8-5 and World 8-Bowser: Part 2 in this game.
- Warp Boxes, Mystery Boxes, Coin Boxes, Peepas, Coin Coffers, Goomba Towers, Stingbies, Biddybuds, and Para-Biddybuds all return.
- The levels in World Mushroom and World Flower are similar to the levels in the Special Worlds from this game.
- When Mario enters a castle, he walks through a gate with Bowser's face above it, eyes flashing upon entry, just like in this game.
- Coin-producing Gold Shells and Red POW Blocks return.
- Three of the special worlds are named "World Mushroom", "World Flower", and "World Star".
References in later media[edit ]
- The Piranha Plant returns as an item.
- Stamp images are reused in N64 Rainbow Road's fireworks.
- The Double Cherry is featured in an advertisement (Tropical Grocery) in various courses.
- There is a DLC cup named the Bell Cup, which has a course called Super Bell Subway.
- Cat Peach appears as a playable character.
- The crown mechanic in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Battle Mode is similar to the mechanic in multi-player of Super Mario 3D World, where the player with the highest score from one stage wears a crown in the next stage.
- The game is a spin-off title based around the Captain Toad's Adventures levels which originated from Super Mario 3D World. Several elements also return, including music.
- Super Bell Hill, Shadow-Play Alley, Clear Pipe Cruise, and Conkdor Canyon return as stages in the Wii U version.
- The ending cutscene of the Wii U version also reveals that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a prequel to Super Mario 3D World.
- Peach and Rosalina's red costumes are based on their Fire forms in Super Mario 3D World.
- Three pieces of music from Super Mario 3D World ("Super Bell Hill", "The Great Tower Showdown 2", and "Champion Road") can be selected.
- The Toad trophy refers to Captain Toad's inability to jump.
- Rosalina's Mystery Mushroom costume reuses several voice clips from Super Mario 3D World.
- Cat Mario and Cat Peach appear as Mystery Mushroom costumes, with their voice clips from Super Mario 3D World playing when jumping, and the "course clear" and "lose a life" jingles are reused.
- When RoboBrood is defeated, the Broodals appear as fireworks in the sky similar to when Bowser is defeated in The Great Tower of Bowser Land.
- Ty-foos and Parabones reappear as enemies, as do Chargin' Chucks with their design from Super Mario 3D World.
- Captain Toad's design is reused.
- The sprites of Cat Mario and Cat Peach from Super Mario Maker appear in various kingdoms.
- Sprixie Princesses, Cat Peach, and Plessie appear as spirits using their artwork from Super Mario 3D World. Additionally, Boom Boom appears as a spirit using his in-game model from Super Mario 3D World.
- During Palutena's Guidance for Piranha Plant, Piranha Creeper is mentioned.
- A theme based on Super Mario 3D World can be used. The actual gameplay is converted to 2D (i.e. 2.5D), but still maintaining some elements of 3D, such as the ability of Cat Mario to climb a wall from the side, and the moves of certain enemies such as Meowser, Charvaargh, and Banzai Bill. Enemies such as Ant Troopers and Piranha Creepers also appear. Levels from Super Mario 3D World such as Super Bell Hill, Conkdor Canyon, and Gargantuan Grotto appear in the background of certain themes in the game.
- An Ant Trooper and a Conkdor appear as assistants.
- The fire forms of Peach and Rosalina appear as playable doctors.
- The artwork for the Double Cherry is reused for the Tropical Grocery badge.
- Fire Rosalina, Tanooki Rosalina, and Meowser appear as drivers in this game. Cat Peach returns in this game, while the cat forms for Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Rosalina also appear.
- The Super Bell appears as a special item in this game.
- Luigi's running pose and Peach's floating pose in the ending are based on their respective animations from Super Mario 3D World.
- "Captain Toad Goes Forth" is quoted in the tracks "Strange New World" and "Level Complete".
- Toad and Mario travel through a Clear Pipe, which debuts in this game, to reach Peach's Castle.
- Mario briefly runs like how he does in Super Mario 3D World after reaching the top of the construction site.
- Voxel Super Bells can be seen at the front of the antique store.
- Cat Mario appears during the fight with Donkey Kong.
- Some trees resemble those from the game.
- Diamond-patterned blocks from the game appear.
- At the end of the film, Bowser is shrunken down and put in a jar after his defeat, just like in the end credits of Super Mario 3D World.
- The red boomerang that Boomerang Mario uses in Super Mario 3D World appears in Bowser Jr.’s arsenal.
- Planet Bowser takes some inspiration from Super Mario 3D World’s World Bowser.
- Piranha Creeper-like constructs appear on Planet Bowser.
Notes[edit ]
- The character icons from this game (with the exception of Rosalina and Captain Toad's icons) are used in Club Nintendo prizes.
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド Sūpā Mario Surī Dī Wārudo |
Super Mario 3D World | [36] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 超级马力欧 3D世界 Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu 3D Shìjiè (Mandarin) Chīukāp Máhlihk'āu 3D Saigaai (Cantonese) |
Super Mario 3D World | [37] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 超級瑪利歐 3D世界 Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu 3D Shìjiè (Mandarin) Chīukāp Máhleih'āu 3D Saigaai (Cantonese) |
Super Mario 3D World | [37] | |
| Korean | Super Mario 3D World | - | [38] | |
| 슈퍼 마리오 3D 월드 Syupeo Mario 3D Woldeu |
Super Mario 3D World | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | [39] |
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External links[edit ]
- Mario Portal Game Archive (EN)
- Mario Portal Game Archive (JP)
- E3 2013 Trailer
- Official American Website
- Official European Website
- Official Japanese Website
- American English e-manual
- European Quick Start Guide
- Japanese Quick Start Guide