But what exactly made this game the phenomenon it was?
But what exactly made this game the phenomenon it was?.
Along the way, Knorr unearths SMB3's connections to theatre and Japanese folklore, investigates her own princess-rescuing impulses, and examines how the game's animal costumes, themed worlds, tight controls, goofy enemies, and memorable music cohere in a game that solidified Mario's conquest of the NES era.