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Home»News»Gaming News»There was a Super Mario Bros. 3 demo for the PC?

There was a Super Mario Bros. 3 demo for the PC?

By Keith MitchellDecember 15, 2015
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File this under “Did you know”,because I sure as heck didn’t. Back during the 1990’s, John Romero, the same one from ID Software fame, had approached Nintendo with a built from the ground up demo of Super Mario 3 for the PC. In fact, this pre-dated ID Software and was prior to when the infamous dev studio was called IFD. 

Of course, Nintendo rejected the idea, I mean console games on the PC, what blasphemy is that and so the game was never accepted nor released. But it’s definitely a nice piece of gaming history that may have served to bridge console and PC gaming all those years ago.

And thanks again to John Romero, we finally have some footage of that port, something that was hidden for all these years. But don’t expect it to look or sound like the SMB3 you remember as it contains none of Nintendo’s assets.

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Keith D. Mitchell is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Outerhaven, where he has been covering video games and technology for more than 14 years. A lifelong PC gamer, he began building PCs at just eight years old and still loves talking about hardware as much as playing games. His passion for challenging experiences has made him a devoted Soulslike fan, having beaten nearly every FromSoftware release. Keith regularly attends major gaming and technology events to bring firsthand coverage to readers, and continues to enjoy writing about the games and gear that shaped his love for the industry.

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