Redditor TestZero posted a list of ten bits of Super Mario Bros. 3 trivia from Imgur this weekend. And even after watching basically every DidYouKnowGaming and spending entirely way too much time on the internet in general, I didn’t know most of these.
Here are my favourites:
- The Koopa Kids are named and based on several influential musicians. Lemmy Kilmister, Ludwig von Beethoven, Roy Orbison, Wendy O. Williams, Iggy Pop, Larry Mullen Jr. and Morton Downey Jr.
- The item you get from chests is generated when you enter a mushroom house, so which chest you pick makes no difference.
- Chain Chomps can escape if he tugs on his chain 49 times.
Check here for the full list.
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9 responses to “Ten More Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Super Mario Bros. 3”
I swear Dan Starky is The Count, every article is just number related.
I’m not complaining, it’s just a theory.
That WOULD explain this lightning…
three! three liked comments AH AH HA!!!
I’m secretly hoping it’s some hidden code for some big reveal, and not just really lazy journalism
yeah thats what I am thinking. all these number related articles and pictures are a bit weird these last few weeks.
Everyone knows the fact about the Koopa Kids being named after composers etc.
Or at least we did when Mario Kart 8 was released.
None of this was new information to me……
didn’t know about the coin ship, I got it a few times but could never say why or how