Was Super Mario Bros. 3 all just a performance?

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A popular fan theory states that Super Mario Bros. 3 was in actuality just a performance or stage play, as written about by Cracked and Dorkly among others. Is there any basis to this assertment? Has it been confirmed or denied?






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Is Super Mario 3 just a play?

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario Bros. 3 was conceived as a stage play. The title screen features a stage curtain being drawn open, and in the original NES version, in-game objects hang from off-screen catwalks, are bolted to the background, or cast shadows on the skyline.

Is Super Mario Bros. 3 the best?

But the game is HARD. I simply can't imagine that people can finish it without saving. I'm playing on my 3DS and I never save inside a level, but if I would try to play it without any save I would probably not finish world 1. And also every level is a great challenge for me.



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