Super Mario Bros. 3: Instruction Booklet

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Super Mario Bros. 3: Instruction Booklet

Super Mario Bros. 3 - Instruction Booklet - Booklet - USA - 1st Edition.jpg

Booklet - USA - 1st edition.
Author Nintendo
Published 1988-10-23
Type Non-fiction, Video game manual
Genre Cartoon
Themes Cartoon
Age Group Children

Super Mario Bros. 3: Instruction Booklet is the video game manual for Super Mario Bros. 3, a platformer video game made by Nintendo. The game was first published in Japan on the Famicom on 1988-10-23, and later in the USA on the Nintendo Entertainment System on 1990-02-12. The book gives detailed information about player character's movement, power-ups, and monsters, and cartoon illustrations of each. Unfortunately, the authors and illustrators are not credited, although Yoichi Kotabe appears to be the artist of all the illustrations.

Personal

Own?US original (I think) / NES-UM-USA-1★
Read?Several revisions.
Finished1990.

My brother got a new boxed copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 shortly after it was released in 1990, and, while he was playing it, I would often read the manual. Over the years, I've read the manual dozens of times. I still have the original manual that came with it, though the cover is missing, and it's in pretty bad shape. I also have a later revision.

Review

Overall:

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Good

  • The manual is entirely in color and fully illustrated with paintings, drawings, and screenshots covering all of the game's items, monsters, and characters. All these visuals really help bring the game to life.
  • An in-depth explanation is given for all of the game's controls and functions, again with accompanying illustrations. Far more than would be expected for a typical manual and it's certainly appreciated.
  • The translucent screenshots of the later worlds and hints toward later perils adds an air of mystery to the game.

Bad

  • The manual incorrectly refers to Lakitu's cloud by its Japanese name, "Jugem's cloud"
  • The speech bubbles of the Koopalings rarely point to their mouths.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Versions

The Super Mario Bros. 3: Instruction Booklet has gone through numerous translations and revisions. Most of the content is identical from version to version, but there are variations within the layout. Below are several different releases:

Released Catalog Region Version Download Notes
1988-10-23 HVC-UM Japan Japan 1 Download Original Japanese release.
1990-02-12 NES-UM-USA USA USA 1 Download The first US release. "Bros." under M on the cover.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-USA-1 USA USA 2 US revision. "Bros." under IO on the cover.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-USA-1 USA USA 3 US revision. "Bros." under IO on the cover. Ⓣ on cover.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-USA-1★ USA USA 4 Download "Bros." under IO on the cover. Rear projection warning on page 1.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-USA-1★ USA USA 5 "Bros." under IO on the cover. Ⓣ on cover. Rear projection warning on page 1.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-CAN Canada Canada 1 "Bros." under IO on the cover. "TM" and "MO." Subtitle reads, "Instruction Booklet Mode D'emploi." Back has distribution by Mattel message.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-CAN★ Canada Canada 2 "Bros." under IO on the cover. "TM" and "MO." Subtitle reads, "Instruction Booklet Mode D'emploi."
199?-??-?? NES-UM-CAN-1 Canada Canada 3 "Bros." under IO on the cover. "TM" and "MO." Subtitle reads, "Instruction Booklet Mode D'emploi."
199?-??-?? NES-UM-GBR UK UK 1 Black triangle on top left. "Bros." under IO on the cover. Subtitle reads, "Instruction Booklet." Ⓣ on cover. Mattel logo on back.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-NOE German-Speaking NOE 1 Blue triangle on top left. "Bros." under IO on the cover. Subtitle reads, "Spielanleitung." Ⓣ on cover.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-ESP-2 Spanish Spain 3 "Bros." under IO on the cover. Subtitle reads, "Manual de Instrucciones." Ⓣ on cover.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-FAH-1 French & Dutch FAH 2 Red triangle on top left. "Bros." under IO on the cover. Subtitle reads, "Handleiding Mode D'emploi." Ⓣ on cover. Back has Ban Dai distribution information.
199?-??-?? NES-UM-SCN-1 Scandinavia Scandinavia 2 Double tall to accommodate translations. "Bros." under IO on the cover. Subtitle reads, "Instruction Booklet." Ⓣ on cover.
20??-??-?? HVC-UM Japan Japan D Download Published on Nintendo's Japanese web site. The precaution page adds a rear-projection TV warning and a note about the flickering in the world 1 fortress. Nintendo's phone numbers were removed from the contact page. The back cover has a Japan-only warning.
20??-??-?? NES-UM-USA-1 USA USA D Download Published on Nintendo's US web site. "Bros." under IO on the cover. Ⓣ on cover. Rear projection warning on page 1 and after page 42. Memo pages moved before FCC regulations page. Removes contacting the government part of FCC regulations. Missing "to receive the warranty service" section on 90-day limited warranty page. Page numbers stop at 42. Nintendo of America address removed from back cover.

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Super Mario Bros. 3: Instruction Booklet
Japanese スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 取扱説明書 Supa Mario Burazazu 3: Toriatsukai Setsumeisho Super Mario Bros. 3: Operating Instructions

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