Editing Super Mario 3D World

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{{game infobox

|image=[[File:Box NA - Super Mario 3D World.png|250px]]<br>North American box art

|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Tokyo]]<br>[[1-UP Studio]]<ref name="Edge">[http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-super-mario-3d-world-how-nintendo-bridged-the-gap-between-marios-past-and-present/ Edge: The Making of ''Super Mario 3D World'']</ref>

|release='''Original release:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|November 21, 2013<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/ardj/index.html#]</ref>|USA|November 22, 2013|Brazil|November 26, 2013<ref> http://www.reinodocogumelo.com/2013/11/redator-do-new-york-times-afirma-que.html?m=1</ref>|Europe|November 29, 2013<ref name='Oct1 Nintendo Direct'>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnac6aGGG10]</ref>|Australia|November 30, 2013<ref> [http://www.nintendo.com.au/catalogue/super-mario-3d-world]</ref>}} '''[[Nintendo Selects#Wii U|Nintendo Selects]]:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|March 11, 2016|Europe|September 30, 2016}}

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|genre=[[Genre#Platform|Platformer]]

|modes=Single player, multiplayer

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'''''Super Mario 3D World''''' is a 3D [[Genre#Platform|platformer]] action game for the [[Wii U]], released in Japan on November 21, 2013, in North America on November 22, 2013, in Brazil on November 26, 2013, in Europe on November 29, 2013, and in Australia on November 30, 2013. It is the seventeenth entry in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series,<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|page=11–13|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd]]|title=HISTORY → Series → ''Super Mario''|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/en/history/index.html|publisher=Mario Portal|accessdate=6 Nov. 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20241003115239/https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/en/history/index.html}}</ref> the seventh 3D ''Super Mario'' title overall, and the fifth 3D ''Super Mario'' title on a home console after ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Being the sequel to the 2011 [[Nintendo 3DS]] title ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', the game builds upon the previous installment, following a similar 3D level-design convention inspired from the 2D platformer titles where players must navigate through a linear-designed level within a time limit to reach a level's [[Goal Pole]]. The game's plot centers around [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]] having to rescue the [[Sprixie Princesses]], the rulers of the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], from [[Bowser]].  

[[File:SM3DW Bowser Intro.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|[[Bowser]] captures the Green [[Sprixie Princesses|Sprixie Princess]] during the game's intro.]]

On an evening in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]] come to view and enjoy the fireworks outside of [[Peach's Castle]], when they discover a slanted [[Clear Pipe]] along the path. Mario and Luigi fix the Clear Pipe with hammers and wrenches, causing the pipe to eject a large number of items as well as a [[Sprixie Princesses|Sprixie Princess]], a fairy-like creature of the [[Sprixie]] species. The Green Sprixie Princess begins to explain that [[Bowser]] has kidnapped six of her fellow Sprixie Princesses and that she needs their help; however, Bowser himself emerges from the pipe and traps the princess inside a bottle before disappearing back down the pipe with her. Peach, in trying to stop Bowser, falls down the pipe herself, and the others soon follow in order to assist her. The heroes soon end up in the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], where the journey mainly takes place.

After going through six worlds, the group encounter Bowser in [[World Castle]], where he is keeping the Red Sprixie Princess; the only Sprixie Princess whom has not been saved yet. After the group successfully defeats Bowser, the Sprixie Princess is saved. The celebration is cut short, however, when Bowser ambushes them and grabs all seven Sprixie Princesses in a large bottle. With their combined power, he creates [[World Bowser]]: a theme park modeled after himself, and escapes to a [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land|tower]].

The heroes make their way through this world and encounter Bowser again in [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]]. Here, Bowser uses a [[Super Bell]] to transform to [[Meowser]] and makes [[Double Mario|duplicates of himself]], initiating the final battle. The group manages to defeat Meowser after climbing the tower and rescue all of the Sprixie Princesses. Now safe from Bowser, the princesses thank the heroes as they go through a Clear Pipe back to the Mushroom Kingdom.

[[File:SM3DW Screenshot E3 Press Kit 01.png|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach]] all running in [[Really Rolling Hills]].]]

''Super Mario 3D World'' is a linear 3D [[Genre#Platformer|platform game]] with gameplay similar to the 2D games. The player must navigate through levels, defeating enemies and collecting power-ups on the way. The player clears a level by reaching the [[Goal Pole]] at the end before losing a life or running out of time. The player can store collected power-ups in the item storage, allowing them to be collected by pressing {{button|wiiu|minus}}. The player can also collect [[Green Star]]s and [[stamp]]s, which allow the player to unlock certain levels or can be used in Miiverse posts, respectively. Points are earned by collecting items and defeating enemies, and are used to determine the player's high score in a level. The player completes the main game when they clear [[World Bowser]] and completes the entire game when all bonus worlds are complete and all Green Stars and stamps are collected.

[[File:SM3DW 4P Rankings.png|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Players' score results at the end of a stage. This is shown when there are at least two active players after a course has been cleared.]]

For the first time in a 3D ''Super Mario'' title, the game supports up to four-player simultaneous multiplayer, allowing players to control Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and Rosalina; additional players can drop in at any time by pressing {{button|wiiu|A}}/{{button|wii|2}}, and can drop out by pausing and pressing {{button|wii|-}} on the pause menu, similar to ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; in this game, however, players can also switch characters before entering a stage. Each character has different abilities, much like they had in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The multiplayer works similarly to ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', in that players can enter a bubble at any time, pick each other up and throw each other, bounce on each others' heads, and so on. Players also share lives when playing in multiplayer, rather than each player having a separate life counter. The game uses a cooperative and competitive multiplayer system; each player works together to get to the end of the stage, but is ranked based on points earned out of the total score at the end. The player that scores the most points for one stage receives a crown, which can be stolen by the other players and gives the player wearing it at the end of the stage a score bonus.

In addition to being the default player one controller, the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} can be used at any point during gameplay (multiplayer or not) to interact with the environment, allowing players to stun enemies, momentarily reveal hidden objects (both in levels and on the map), hit blocks, stop moving platforms, and various other functions, similar to the [[Co-Star Luma]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' and [[Boost Mode]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. If the player rubs an enemy with the touch screen, a coin is spawned. The {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} can also be used to control the camera during gameplay by pressing the button on the bottom corner of the GamePad screen and tilting the controller, in what is known as Free Camera Mode. It works in a similar fashion to the camera from ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. The GamePad can also be used for Off-TV Play at any point.

''Super Mario 3D World'' features Nintendo Network support in the form of Miiverse integration and [[Mii|Ghost Mii]]s. These features are first enabled on a given save file after progressing a bit into the game. With Miiverse, players could make a post at any point on the World Map or after completing a stage by tapping the "Post" icon; other players' posts could also be viewed on the World Map by walking up to their Miis and pressing {{button|wiiu|A}}/{{button|wii|2}}, or on the top of the stage results screen. Ghost Miis are created after the player clears a course without losing a life, and they perfectly recreate the player's movements throughout the course, automatically distributing them to other players. Players who receive the data can play through an already cleared course with three Ghost Mii characters. While traveling through a course, the Ghost Mii characters occasionally carry gifts behind them that when caught can contain various items. The Nintendo Network settings for this title can be changed at any point by pausing the game and selecting the Nintendo Network icon button.

''Super Mario 3D World'' plays very similarly to ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', being a 3D platformer with gameplay similar to the 2D games. This game retains its predecessor's similarity to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (with colorful blocks, the [[Super Leaf]], [[Spike]]s, and the Lose a Life theme returning from that game); many elements from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' return as well, such as [[Chargin' Chuck]]s, [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|unshelled Koopa]]s, and [[Galoomba]]s (the Goombas of that game renamed). Stages are once again open yet linear, have a time limit, and end by grabbing the classic [[Goal Pole]] at the end. [[Green Star]]s return from the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, taking the role of the [[Star Medal]]s from ''Super Mario 3D Land''. There are also various [[stamp]]s that the player can find. There is one in each level and they can be used in [[Miiverse]] posts. The game also seems to be slightly more puzzle-focused than its predecessors. The path from the start of the level to the goal is no longer a straight shot, and the players would often have to use certain power-ups and items in order to find the way ahead. Additionally, the game also features a [[point|score system]], the first time one has appeared in a 3D ''Super Mario'' game.

Almost every power-up and item from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' returns (except the [[Statue Leaf]] and [[P-Wing]]). The [[Mega Mushroom]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' also makes an appearance. There are also several new power-ups and suits; The most prominent of the new power-ups is the [[Super Bell]], a power-up that grants the player a [[Cat Mario|Cat Suit]], allowing them to lunge at and claw enemies and climb up walls.

[[File:SM3DW Luigi Bros Title Screen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|The title screen to ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', a remastered port of ''Mario Bros.'']]

As part of the [[Year of Luigi]] celebration, also included is another game that can be accessed from the title screen after beating the main game once (or immediately if ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' save data is present). The game, titled ''Luigi Bros.'', is a modified ROM of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', but with Luigi with his modern colors as the first player and the original Luigi as the second player. The game can be accessed by touching the Luigi button found in the bottom-left corner of the screen. As it is a modification of the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game, it makes use of the Virtual Console interface and allows the use of save/restore points. Also, similar to ''New Super Luigi U'', [[8-bit character|Pixel Luigis]] can be found throughout the game.

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!rowspan=2 width=20% style="background:red;color:white;"|Action(s)

!colspan=4 style="background:red;color:white;"|Input(s)

!width=25% style="background:red;color:white;"|Wii U GamePad

!width=25% style="background:red;color:white;"|Wii U Pro Controller<br>Wii Classic Controller Pro<br>Wii Classic Controller

!width=25% style="background:red;color:white;"|Wii Remote (sideways)

!width=25% style="background:red;color:white;"|Wii Remote + Nunchuk

!colspan=5 style="background:#FF7733;"|Course controls

|colspan="2"|{{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|Pad}}

|[[Dash]] (while moving), hold items (release to throw), attack (power-ups)

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|Y}} / {{button|wiiu|X}}

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|A}} / {{button|wiiu|B}}

|[[Crouch]], [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] (while in mid-air), go down [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], [[slide]] (on a slope)

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}}

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}} + {{button|wiiu|Y}} / {{button|wiiu|X}}

|{{button|wii|B}} / Shake + {{button|wii|1}}

|[[Long Jump|Long jump]] (while moving)

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|ZL}} / {{button|wiiu|ZR}} + {{button|wiiu|B}} / {{button|wiiu|A}}

|{{button|wii|B}} / Shake + {{button|wii|2}}

|Rolling long jump (during a roll)

|colspan=4|Crouch + Roll + Jump

|[[Side Somersault]]

|colspan="2"|{{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|Pad}} (in reverse direction) + {{button|wiiu|A}} / {{button|wiiu|B}}

|Enter horizontal pipe

|colspan="2"|{{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|Pad}} (in the direction of the entrance)

|{{button|wii|Pad}} (in the direction of the entrance)

|{{button|wii|Stick}} (in the direction of the entrance)

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|L}} / {{button|wiiu|R}}

|colspan="4"|{{button|wiiu|Plus}}

|colspan="4"|{{button|wiiu|Minus}}

|{{button|wii|CCStickR}} (Tilt {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} in Free Camera Mode)

!colspan=5 style="background:#FF7733;"|World Screen controls

|colspan="2"|{{button|wii|CCStickL}} / {{button|wiiu|Pad}}

|Dash (while moving)

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|X}} / {{button|wiiu|Y}}

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|A}} / {{button|wiiu|B}}

|Menu

|colspan="4"|{{button|wiiu|Plus}}

|colspan="4"|{{button|wiiu|Minus}}

|colspan="2"|{{button|wiiu|A}}

The game features a large world map, consisting of 12 worlds, with a total of 116 courses (including [[Sprixie House]]s) across all worlds. Each world is connected by [[Clear Pipe]]s. Unlike previous games, where players follow a fixed path through the maps, the map here can be freely roamed with full control of the characters, except with a limited jump. Each world features a set of levels along with [[Enemy Battles]], [[Toad House]]s, [[Sprixie House]]s, [[Lucky House]]s, and either [[Mystery House]]s or a puzzle-focused series of levels called [[Captain Toad's Adventures]] with [[Captain Toad]] playable. The maps also contain items such as coins and 1-Up Mushrooms and other secrets.

When the player finishes a course with all Green Stars, the ball ornament on the Goal Pole is replaced with a Green Star, which can even become gold when the stage is cleared with all five characters, the stamp from that stage is collected (if any), and at least one character touches the top of the flag at the end of the stage. Upon reaching World Crown, the player can also see which stage has been cleared with which characters on the Map Progression screen or when approaching a stage. When all the stages in a world have been cleared with every character, a paw print mark is shown on the upper-right corner of the Map Progression screen.

Level names with a [[File:SM3DW Green Star Icon Recreation.png|20px]] Green Star icon appended to them are locked upon discovery, and require the player to have the listed number of Green Stars to unlock and play the level.

<center>

{|width=65% class="wikitable"

!colspan="3" style="background:red; color:white;"|Worlds

|colspan="3"style="background:gold;"|[[File:SM3DW-GreenPipeStamp.png|25px]] '''Normal worlds'''

!width=16% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|[[World 1 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 1]]<br>{{icon|SM3DW-totalS}}×24 {{icon|SM3DW-totalSt}}×6 {{icon|SM3DW-totalB}}×1

!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|Courses

|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World 1 - Super Mario 3D World.png|200x200px]]

|width=17%|World 1-1 [[Super Bell Hill]]

|width=17%|World 1-2 [[Koopa Troopa Cave]]

|World 1-A [[Chargin' Chuck Blockade]]

|World 1-3 [[Mount Beanpole]]

|World 1-4 [[Plessie's Plunging Falls]]

|World 1-5 [[Switch Scramble Circus]]

|{{world|1|castle3dw}} [[Bowser's Highway Showdown]] ({{icon|SM3DW-totalG}}×10)

|{{world|1|captaintoad}} [[Captain Toad Goes Forth]]

|colspan="3"align=center|The southernmost island in the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], one that is covered in lush grass. The courses above ground are dotted by bell-shaped [[tree]]s and feature the [[Super Bell]]. [[Plessie]] and [[rabbit]]s appear in this world, and [[Bowser]] has imprisoned the green [[Sprixie Princess]] in a castle.

!width=16% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|[[World 2 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 2]]<br>{{icon|SM3DW-totalS}}×24 {{icon|SM3DW-totalSt}}×7 {{icon|SM3DW-totalB}}×1

|rowspan="5"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World 2 - Super Mario 3D World.png|200x200px]]

|colspan=2|{{world|2|sprixiehouse}} [[Sprixie House]]

|colspan="3"align=center|This island looks like an arid desert, but Conkdor Canyon is the only location to take place in one. Other courses make use of [[Touchstone]]s, shadows casted on walls, [[Potted Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Double Cherry|Double Cherries]]. The yellow Sprixie Princess is held by [[Boom Boom]] in a [[tank]] course.

|colspan="3"align=center|World 3 is in the northeast and has a crystalline landscape. The first course is covered in snow and features [[Ice Skate]]s. Subsequent courses feature shifting [[Chain-Link]]s, a [[Ghost House]], and rotating platforms in a sea of pink clouds. The serpent [[Hisstocrat]] resides in World 3, and the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]], [[Pom Pom]], keeps the blue Sprixie Princess on [[The Bullet Bill Express]].

|colspan="3"align=center|This island lies in the northwest and seems to be made of {{wp|sandstone}}. Courses include a colony of [[Ant Trooper]]s, a [[Poison (obstacle)|toxic creek]] of [[Piranha Creeper]]s, and rows of [[Blinking Block|Beep Block]]s in the sky. [[Boss Brolder]] holds the orange Sprixie Princess captive in a castle.

|-

!width=16% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|[[World 5 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 5]]<br>{{icon|SM3DW-totalS}}×31 {{icon|SM3DW-totalSt}}×9 {{icon|SM3DW-totalB}}×1

!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|Courses

|World 5-4 [[Sprawling Savanna]]

|colspan="3"align=center|In the southwest is World 5, which is covered in shimmering, lavender sand and dotted with coral-like plants. The first course takes place along a beach and features Plessie. Other courses include a series of circus platforms with [[trapeze]]s and a vast savanna. [[King Ka-thunk]] keeps the purple Sprixie Princess in a ruined fortress.

!width=16% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|[[World 6 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 6]]<br>{{icon|SM3DW-totalS}}×32 {{icon|SM3DW-totalSt}}×9 {{icon|SM3DW-totalB}}×3

!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|Courses

|rowspan="7"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:SM3DW 6-Map Luigi alt.jpg|200x200px]]

|World 6-1 [[Clear Pipe Cruise]]

|World 6-2 [[Spooky Seasick Wreck]]

|World 6-3 [[Hands-On Hall]] ({{icon|SM3DW-totalG}}×100)

|World 6-4 [[Deep Jungle Drift]]

|World 6-A [[Prince Bully Blockade]]

|World 6-5 [[Ty-Foo Flurries]]

|-

|World 6-6 [[Bullet Bill Base]]

|World 6-B [[Fire Bros. Hideout 3|Fire Bros. Hideout #3]]

|colspan="3"align=center|This is the first world to not be part of the Sprixie Kingdom's landscape, instead being a collection of clouds in the southwest. Towers interconnected by [[Clear Pipe]]s, a {{wp|dojo}}-like castle, a haunted ship, a poisonous swamp, and snowy mountains occur amongst the clouds. Boom Boom holds the light-blue Sprixie Princess captive here, and the jester-like [[Motley Bossblob]] can be battled once she is freed.

!colspan="2"width=34% style="background:#FFF3B2;"|Courses

|{{world|castle|1}} [[Fort Fire Bros.]]

|colspan="3"align=center|This world is a floating fortress covered in [[lava]] and has been directly overtaken by Bowser. Most courses occur over lava flows, but there is one underwater course that is home to [[Rammerhead]]s. Defeating Bowser frees the red Sprixie Princess, and forces him to take refuge in the next world.

|{{world|bowser|6}} [[A Beam in the Dark]]

|{{world|bowser|7}} [[Grumblump Inferno]]

|{{world|bowser|A}} [[Motley Bossblob's Encore]]

|{{world|bowser|castle3dw}} [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]] ({{icon|SM3DW-totalG}}×170)

|colspan="3"align=center|Bowser's true domain – a theme park in his image. Most levels are fortress-themed obstacle courses, but it also includes a Plessie course over [[moving sand]], a materializing path in the sky, and a ghost house set in the [[dark]]. Battles with Hisstocrat and Motley Bossblob proceed the final showdown with Bowser, who appears in his [[Meowser|Cat form]]. Defeating him fully liberates the Sprixie Kingdom.

|{{world|star2|1}} [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]]

|{{world|star2|9}} [[Cosmic Cannon Cluster]] ({{icon|SM3DW-totalG}}×210)

|{{world|star2|captaintoad}} [[Captain Toad Takes a Spin]]

|colspan="3"align=center|World Star is in outer space, just above [[Mario]]'s [[Earth|home world]]. It is accessible through a [[Rocket]] built by the Sprixie Princesses. A chase for a [[Goal Pole (flying)|winged Goal Pole]], a snow-cloaked cemetery, and a top-down {{wp|Shoot 'em up|shooting course}} appear here. The [[Comet Observatory]] appears here, alongside [[Luma]]s and their caretaker, [[Rosalina]].

!width=16% style="background:#E9BFFF;"|[[World Mushroom (Super Mario 3D World)|World Mushroom]]<br>{{icon|SM3DW-totalS}}×31

|rowspan="4"align=center style="background:#FFFFFF"|[[File:World Mushroom SM3DW.jpg|200x200px]]

|{{world|mushroom2|1}} [[Night Falls on Really Rolling Hills]]

|{{world|mushroom2|mysterybox2}} [[Mystery House Brawl]]

|colspan="3"align=center|Deeper in space, World Mushroom only contains iterations of previous courses.

!width=16% style="background:#E9BFFF;"|[[World Flower (Super Mario 3D World)|World Flower]]<br>{{icon|SM3DW-totalS}}×36 {{icon|SM3DW-totalB}}×7

|colspan="3"align=center|World Flower has the largest number of traditional courses in the game, and is the only one to exclusively contain such courses. All but one are iterations of previous levels. The one that is not is a {{wp|Boss (video games)|boss rush}} featuring rematches with King Ka-thunk, Pom Pom, Hisstocrats, Boss Brolder, Boom Boom, and Motley Bossblob.

|colspan="3"align=center|The final world of the game is World Crown, containing the fewest number of courses of any world. In addition to containing the most challenging [[Captain Toad's Adventures|Captain Toad]] and [[Mystery Box]] courses, it contains the most challenging normal course in the game, Champion's Road. Plessie, Sprixies, Lumas, and [[Toad (species)|Toads]] appear towards its Goal Pole to congratulate the player.

===Playable characters===

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!width=12% style="background:red;color:white;"|Name

!width=35% style="background:red;color:white;"|Advantages

!width=35% style="background:red;color:white;"|Disadvantages

!width=13% style="background:red;color:white;"|Availability

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|style="background:#ff9797;"|[[File:Mario Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|x100px]]<br>'''[[Mario]]'''

|style="background:#ff9797"colspan="2"align="center"|Balanced

|style="background:white"rowspan="4"align="center"|From the start

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|style="background:#BBFF99;"|[[File:Luigi Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|x100px]]<br>'''[[Luigi]]'''

|style="background:#BBFF99"align="center"|Jumps higher<br>Can [[Scuttle]], allowing his jumps to cover more ground

|style="background:#BBFF99"align="center"|Sprints later<br>Low traction, making him slippery

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|style="background:pink;"|[[File:Princess Peach Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|x100px]]<br>'''[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'''

|style="background:pink"align="center"|Can [[Floating Jump|float]] briefly after jumping<br>Sprints sooner<br>Falls slower

|style="background:pink"align="center"|Runs slower

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|style="background:skyblue;"|[[File:Toad Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|x100px]]<br>'''[[Toad]]'''

|style="background:skyblue"align="center"|Runs faster

|style="background:skyblue"align="center"|Falls faster<br>Sprints later, tied with Luigi<br>Jumps lower

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|style="background:#bcffe8;"|[[File:Rosalina Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|x100px]]<br>'''[[Rosalina]]'''

|style="background:#bcffe8"align="center"|Can use [[Spin]] attacks, allowing her to attack without a power-up or perform a double jump<br>Sprints sooner, tied with Peach

|style="background:#bcffe8"align="center"|Runs slower, tied with Peach<br>Loses her Spin attack when using power-ups (excluding the [[Super Mushroom]], [[Double Cherry]], and [[Super Star]])

|style="background:#bcffe8"align="center"|After completing {{world-link|star2|2|Super Galaxy}}

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|style="background:#feff82;"|[[File:Toad Brigade Captain Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|x100px]]<br>'''[[Captain Toad]]'''

|style="background:#feff82"align="center"|Passive light beam similar to the [[Light Box]]

|style="background:#feff82"align="center"|Sprints later, along with Luigi and Toad<br>Falls faster, tied with Toad<br>Cannot move while falling<br>Cannot jump

|style="background:#feff82"align="center"|Only in [[Captain Toad's Adventures]]

===Non-playable characters===

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|-style="background:red;color:white;"

!width=15%|Locations

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Fairy Group Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Sprixie Princesses]]

|align=center|[[Bowser's Highway Showdown]], [[Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade]], [[The Bullet Bill Express]], [[Lava Rock Lair]], [[King Ka-thunk's Castle]], [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]], [[Bowser's Lava Lake Keep]], [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]], [[Sprixie Kingdom|World Screen]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Sprixie SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Sprixie]]s

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Plessie Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Plessie]]

|Plessie is a character that the player can ride across water. The player must tilt {{button|wii|stick}} to move or accelerate. The player can press {{button|wii|a}} to jump. It functions similarly to [[Dorrie]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Manta Ray]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.

|align=center|[[Super Galaxy]], [[Champion's Road]], [[Sprixie Kingdom|World Screen]]

|align=center style="background:white"|[[File:Mii Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Mii|Ghost Mii]]s

 

 

 

 

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|data-sort-value="Inn" style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DW Swim Ring Goomba Artwork.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Innertube Goomba]]

|align=left|Goombas in inflatable rings are first found asleep floating on water until a player is close to them, which causes them to wake up and chase the player.

|[[Pipeline Lagoon]]

|[[Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run]]

|data-sort-value="Min" style="background:white"|[[File:Mini Goomba SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Mini Goomba]]

|align=left|Mini Goombas are very small variants of Goombas that attack by chasing the player. They can be defeated with any attack, but they can be pushed away if interacted with using the GamePad.

|[[Koopa Troopa Cave]]

|[[Mystery House Marathon]]

|200

|{{icon|SM3DW-Coin}}×1

|—

|data-sort-value="Ko" style="background:white"|[[File:Koopa Troopa Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa]]

|data-sort-value="Parab" style="background:white"|[[File:Para Dry Bones Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Parabones]]

|align=left|Parabones are winged [[Dry Bones]] that attack the player by flying into them. They can be defeated permanently by Invincible Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, and White Tanooki Mario.

|[[Fuzzy Time Mine]]

|[[Blast Block Skyway]]

|data-sort-value="Cha" style="background:white"|[[File:Chargin' Chuck Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Chargin' Chuck]]

|align=left|Chargin' Chucks are large Koopas with football gear. they attack by charging at the player and ramming into them. Most attacks can defeat them, but they usually must be hit twice. A [[Ground Pound]] defeats it in one hit.

|[[Chargin' Chuck Blockade]]

|[[Champion's Road]]

|data-sort-value="Mag" style="background:white"|[[File:Mario Party Star Rush - Magikoopa.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Magikoopa]]

|data-sort-value="FirB" style="background:white"|[[File:Fire Bro SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Fire Bro]]

|align=left|Fire Bros are Koopa enemies that attack by throwing fireballs. They can be defeated with most attacks.

|[[Double Cherry Pass]]

|[[Champion's Road]]

|data-sort-value="Boom" style="background:white"|[[File:SM3DW Boomerang Bro Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Boomerang Bro]]

|align=left|Boomerang Bros are Koopa enemies that throw boomerangs. They can be defeated with most attacks.

|[[Beep Block Skyway]]

|[[Mystery House Brawl]]

|1000

|{{icon|SM3DW-Coin}}×3<br>{{icon|SM3DW-FlowerB}}×1

|data-sort-value="Ha" style="background:white"|[[File:Hammer Bro SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Hammer Bro]]

|{{icon|SM3DW-Coin}}×3

|data-sort-value="Spin" style="background:white"|[[File:Spiny SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Spiny]]

|align=left|Spinies are red Koopa enemies with spikes on them. They damage the player if jumped on, but can otherwise be defeated with most attacks.

|[[Big Bounce Byway]]

|[[Floating Fuzzy Time Mine]]

|data-sort-value="Spik" style="background:white"|[[File:Spike Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Spike]]

|align=left|Spikes are Koopa enemies that throw spiked rollers. They can be defeated with most attacks.

|[[Spike's Lost City]]

|data-sort-value="PirP" style="background:white"|[[File:Piranha Plant SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]

|data-sort-value="Meg" style="background:white"|[[File:Big Piranha Plant SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Big Piranha Plant|Mega Piranha Plant]]

|data-sort-value="Para-B" style="background:white"|[[File:Para-Biddybuds Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Para-Biddybud]]

|align=left|Para-Biddybuds are a variant of Biddybuds that hover above the ground and fly in circles. They can be defeated with most attacks.

|[[Switch Scramble Circus]]

|data-sort-value="Sti" style="background:white"|[[File:Stingby Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Stingby]]

|data-sort-value="Con" style="background:white"|[[File:Conkdor Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Conkdor]]

|align=left|Conkdors are bird enemies that stay in place and slam down their beaks to attack once they spot the player. They can be defeated with most attacks, although the player cannot jump on their spiky shell.

|align=left|Fuzzies are black, furry creatures. They function as obstacles and they can only be defeated by a [[Super Star]], [[Lucky Cat Mario]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], or a [[Potted Piranha Plant]].

|{{icon|SM3DW-Coin}}×1<br>{{icon|SM3DW-Bell}}×1

|align=left|Snow Pokeys are [[Pokey]]s made of snow that chase the player. They can be defeated with most attacks, allowing their body segments to be picked up and thrown.

|align=left|Porcupuffers are giant {{wp|porcupinefish}} enemies. They attempt to swim at the player and can be defeated by most attack methods (except jumps).

|colspan=2|[[Pipeline Lagoon]]

|data-sort-value="Ra" style="background:white"|[[File:Rammerhead big SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]][[File:Rammerhead small SM3DW Prima.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[Rammerhead]]

|data-sort-value="A" style="background:white"|[[File:Ant Trooper Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|100x100px]]<br>[[Ant Trooper]]