A Trip Down Memory Card Lane Ep.269 – Tanooki Takeover: The Story of Super Mario Bros. 3
Oct 23, 2025
01:11:22
In 1990, Nintendo released Super Mario Bros. 3, the NES encore that pushed 8-bit gaming to its absolute limit. In this episode, we explore how Shigeru Miyamoto and his team built a theatrical masterpiece from the ground up, transforming technical constraints into creative brilliance. Our conversation traces the journey from Donkey Kong to the Mushroom Kingdom’s final curtain call, covering the team’s innovations in overworld maps, new power-ups like the Super Leaf and Tanooki Suit, and the MMC3 chip that made it all possible. We discuss the game’s debut through The Wizard, its massive cultural impact, and how it became one of the best-selling and most beloved platformers of all time. Join us as we take flight one last time on the NES and relive the magic of Super Mario Bros. 3 on today’s trip down Memory Card Lane.