Super Mario Bros. 3 is a 1988 platform game made by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console .
Super Mario Bros. 3 , also referred to as Super Mario 3 and SMB3 , is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) , and is the fifth game in the Super Mario series . The game was released in Japan in 1988 , in the United States in 1990 , and in Europe in 1991 .