Mario is a legend; He is more recognisable than Mickey Mouse, and is the icon for video games. Two games are responsible for this phenomenon known as Mario; the original Super Mario Bros, and Super Mario Bros 3. Whilst the first is an unbelievable game, even today, make no mistake, Super Mario Bros 3 takes everything that is wonderful about the original and kicks up to the next level.

Graphics
Despite it's 8 bit appearance, this game is actually quite a beauty. Compared to the original's slightly generic and simple visuals. Mario's third adventure is a rainbow of colors, showing Mario running through Grassy plains, sandy deserts, underground pipe worlds, and many more. The graphics weren't the best the system has seen, though for the day they were state of the art. 7/10

Sound
How can you not love 8 bit music? Super Mario Bros 3 brought even more of Mario's wonderful tunes to the mix in this game, bringing a diverse set of upbeat and fun music to the table, from the iconic music of world 1, to the wonderful airship music, to my personal favorite, the water world theme. This music may not be as iconic as the original's, but from start to finish this music is just pure fun. 9/10

Addictiveness
This is Mario game, for crying out loud! Mario games are meant to be fun and addictive, and this one is a big one. Playing this game just once is virtually impossible; even if you manage to beat the game in one go, you won't get enough. You'll go back for the secrets, or just for the fun of running through the worlds and beating up the Koopalings yet again. This game is absolutely addicting, and one of the most memorable games in the franchise. 9/10

Story
Mario games may not be the most story orientied game in the NES library, but if you play it, you'll actually see a somewhat interesting story.. Bowser has returned, but he's not just interested in taking taking over the Mushroom Kingdom; He wants the whole entire WORLD! To help him in this conquest are his seven children, the Koopalings. Together, the seven Koopalings conquered the seven other kingdoms in the Mushroom Kingdom, stealing the Magic Wands in the process. Now Mario must venture all over the planet to defeat the Koopalings and get their wands back. Oh, and then Bowser kidnaps Peach. Shocker. 6/10

Depth
This is no way a small game. Whilst not as big as games like Zelda or Metroid, This game was still pretty big, with 8 large worlds, each packed with an assortment of secrets. Who can forget the three warp whistles hidden behind 1-3, the first fort and world 2? Or the treasure ships you could get when you beat a level on a certain world in a certain way. There are some truly memorable levels, and the grandness of this game is beaten only by a few games of it's day 8/10

Difficulty
Now, this game isn't the most difficult game, and from world's one to three, this game is pretty easy, from there, however, this game gets hard fast. The Sky World and the Dark World remain as the most frustarating (and fun) worlds in the game. Despite it's earlier ease, this game really screw with you in later parts 8/10

This game may not be as revolutionary as it's predecessor, but despite this, this game is just as good, and in fact superior to  Super Mario Bros 1. Despite it's faults, this game is the absolute best adventure Nintendo's mascot has starred in, and is the best game the NES offers. 9.9/10