The RetroBeat: I finally beat Super Mario Bros. 3 thanks to the Switch

As much as I proclaim to be a lover of retro gaming and Nintendo, I’ve somehow never beaten Super Mario Bros. 3. Well, at least until last night, when I finally made my way through the NES classic’s eight worlds and defeated Bowser (er, King Koopa, whatever we were calling him back then). And I did this on the Switch, thanks to the platform’s recent addition of NES game via the (otherwise mediocre) Nintendo Switch Online service.

I need to clarify that I’m talking about beating Super Mario Bros. 3 without using warp whistles. You can grab those hidden items early in the game and skip all the way to the final world. The heck with that! I beat Super Mario Bros. 3 legit. And before you ask, no, I didn’t use the Switch’s save states to cheat. I only saved my progress when I was done playing for the day so that I could pick up where I left off.