History YMMV / SuperMarioBros3

** However, the TRUE ensemble darkhorse is Kuribo's Shoe. Despite appearing in only one stage, of one world, of one game, it is enormously popular.
*** So much so that some fan-made hacks, such as MarioAdventure, made sure to let it carry over to ''every'' level.

* FanNickname: Even though the DIC cartoon of this game has been dead for two decades, many fans still use "Doomship" to describe not just the airship levels, but the ships present in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' and other future Mario games.
* GameBreaker:
** The P-wing, which allows you to fly over any level (except 7-4 or World 8's fortress). Beat the game and you can restart it with ''twenty-eight'' in your inventory, enough to make the hard parts of the game a cakewalk.
** Kuribo's Shoe is a possible subversion. The shoe is a game breaker in theory, but it's only found in one level, and that level would be easily clearable without it.
** The Hammer Suit, as it allows you to kill most enemies that even fireballs can't kill (such as Thwomps, Podoboos, and even Bowser).
*** But it is [[TooAwesomeToUse rare]], and one hit and it is gone. Also, you can't slide down hills while wearing it.
**** On the other hand, crouching makes you immune to small fireballs, just like a Buzzy Beetle. (Bowser's fireballs still hurt you, though.)
** It's possible to swim under the ships in world 8's navy level. This therefore makes the Frog Suit a game breaker for this stage.
*** The Frog Suit is arguably a game-breaker in ''any'' water stage.
** Running full speed ahead into the goal card always gives you a star card, three of which grant you a 5-up.

* HilariousInHindsight: The goombas are called kuribos in the Japanese versions of the series (hence Kuribo's Shoe). So the tiny ones in this game would be {{Little Kuriboh}}s.

** On a semi-related note, the Koopalings remain unnamed in the Japanese versions of Mario until ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', and even ''then'', only in the penultimate credit listing before showing the end screen.

** Also in World 8, on the Koopa's Navy level. You're swimming in ''blood''.

*** But it is [[TooAwesomeToUse rare]], and one hit and it is gone. Also you can't slide down hills while wearing it.

** There are numerous places in World 7 (often allowing full-stage skipping), Bowser's Castle, and elsewhere where you can walk through a wall. See [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQT9dRhuGDQ&feature=related this video]] for a sampling.

** It's possible to swim under the ships in world 8's navy level.

** Although not quite as awesome as 5-3, 4-6 contains doors that change the size of the enemies between the giant size typical of world 4 and the standard sizes found elsewhere -- kind of a [=2D=] precursor to Tiny Huge Island from VideoGame/SuperMario64.

** On a semi-related note, the Koopalings remain unnamed in the Japanese versions of Mario until ''SuperMarioWorld'', and even ''then'', only in the penultimate credit listing before showing the end screen.

** On a semi-related note, the Koopalings remain unnamed in the Japanese versions of Mario until ''SuperMarioWorld'', and even ''then'', only in the penultimate credit listing before showing the end screen.

** Also in World 8, on the Koopa's Navy level. You're swimming in ''blood''.

** However, the TRUE ensemble darkhorse is Kuribo's Shoe. Despite appearing in only one stage, of one level, of one game, it is enormously popular.

** The Angry Sun's reappearance in World 8... at night... out of freakin' ''nowhere''. Made even creepier in the SNES remake as it had '''feet'''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5fnsjEGNyoI#t=535s Disproved.]] Those are its teeth, not feet.

** The Angry Sun's reappearance in World 8... at night... out of freakin' ''nowhere''. Made even creepier in the SNES remake as it had '''feet'''.

** The Angry Sun's reappearance in World 8... at night... out of freakin' ''nowhere''. Made even creepier in the SNES remake as it had '''legs'''.

* NightmareFuel: The music that plays when you read the letter from Bowser before World 8.

** There are numerous places in World 7 (often allowing full-stage skipping), Bowser's Castle, and elsewhere where you can walk through wall. See [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQT9dRhuGDQ&feature=related this video]] for a sampling.

* NightmareFuel: The music that plays when you read the letter from Bowser before World 8

** The Hammer Suit, as it allows you to kill most enemies that even fireballs can't kill (such as Thwomps).

*** So much so that some fan-made hacks, such as MariosAdventure, made sure to let it carry over to ''every'' level.

** On certain, very rare occasions, a ship will appear from out of nowhere on the map (similar to how the match card minigame sometimes shows up). When you go to it, it's kind of like a Doom Ship, except covered in hundreds of coins. ''It is glorious.''

* FanNickname: Even though the DIC cartoon of this game has been dead for two decades, many fans still use "Doomship" to describe not just the airship levels, but the ships present in ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' and other future Mario games.

** Although not quite as awesome as 5-3, 4-6 contains doors that change the size of the enemies between the giant size typical of world 4 and the standard sizes found elsewhere -- kind of a [=2D=] precursor to Tiny Huge Island from {{Super Mario 64}}.

*** But it is [[TooAwesomeToUse rare]], and one hit and it is gone.

* BestLevelEver: World 5-3. [[strike: Kuribo's]] [[strike: Goomba's]] Kuribo's Shoe. An entire generation of gamers can bond over how awesome that level was.

* BestLevelEver: World 5-3. [[strike: Kuribo's]] [[strike: Goomba's]] Kuribo's Shoe. An entire generation of gamers can bond over how awesome that level was.