The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3’s Koopalings Are Still a Highlight 35 Years Later

Cartoons based on video games are a mixed bag at best, but The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 has always stood out as one of the more enjoyable adaptations. The previous version, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, was a wonderfully enjoyable but odd mix of the first two games in the series, which also had live-action segments. The SMB3 run seemed…