Super Mario Bros. 3/ja-en
Vocabulary
Enemy names
These don't appear in the game itself (with the exception of クッパ and クリボー), but they will help you communicate with other people who have played the game. The translations are the official English names.
English name | Japanese name | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
Blooper | ゲッソー | ||
Bob-omb | ボム兵 | ボムへい | Bomb soldier |
Boo Diddly / Boo Buddy | テレサ | ||
Boomerang Bros. | ??? | ||
Bowser | 大魔王クッパ | だいまおう クッパ | Great Demon King Koopa |
Bullet Bill | キラー | Killer | |
Buzzy Beetle | ??? | ||
Chain Chomp | ワンワン | Bow-wow [a dog's bark] | |
Cheep Cheep | プクプク | ||
Fire Bros. | ??? | ||
Goomba | クリボー | ||
Hammer Bros. | ハンマー・ブロス | Hammer Bros. | |
Koopa Troopa | ノコノコ | ||
Koopa Paratroopa | パタパタ | ||
Lakitu | ジュゲム | ||
Para-Beetle | ??? | ||
Piranha Plant | パックン・フラワー | Pakkun Flower | |
Sledge Bros. | ??? | ||
Spiny | ??? | ||
Thwomp | ドッスン |
Game text
Most of the game text uses only hiragana, i.e., without katakana. Hence, words that normally take katakana will appear as hiragana, with the sole exception of Peach's name. This is because of technical limitations; they couldn't make the font large enough to add a complete katakana font.
Mushroom house
すきなはこひとつだけ あげる。きっとなにか のやくにたつから・・・
White mushroom house
あれ みつかっちゃった よそにはない とくべ つのものばかりだよ
とくべつ is one word despite being split across lines.
Mushroom house with whistle
この ふえ ふいたら とおくの くにへも ひとっとび!・・
There is an implied を after 笛.
TODO - what the heck is ひとっとび? 一手飛び?
Slots game
えあわせ えあわせ うまくいったら・・・おたのしみ いっかいきりのだいちゃんす!
Card game
くるりん くるりん かあどを めくって いろいろあたる。 おてつきは いっかいだけ。
The king has been transformed
たいへん!たいへん! おうさまがこんな すがたに かえられ たよ! まほうのつえを とり かえしてください。
Castle revisited after airship has left
はやく! はやく! はやくこくっぱから まほうのつえを とり かえしてください。
The King restored
よかった よかった もとのすがたに も どれたありがとう ピーチひめからてが みができております。
If Mario is wearing frog suit
If Mario is wearing Tanuki Suit
If Mario is wearing Hammer Bros. Suit
Princess Peach's letters
World 1
Peach begins every letter with this. It literally means "Are you healthy?". This is a very common greeting. As the literal translation suggests, it's generally used when you haven't seen somebody in a while.
もしおばけに であったら せなかを むけていると おいかけてくる のできをつけてくださいね。
たからものをひとつおくります。 なにかのおやくにたててください。 ピーチ
ピーチ
Peach ends every letter with this.
World 2
World 3
World 4
World 5
World 6
World 7
Ending
ありがとう! やっと きのこのせかいに へい わがもどりました。 おしまいっ!
へいわ is split over two lines, but it's still one word.
Miscellaneous
If you turn the Hammer Bros. into a treasure ship, the ship on the map will have the kanji 宝 on its sail. It's read たから and means "treasure". (This kanji is present in the English version of the game, too. If you haven't noticed, it's probably because its small size makes it look like a random fancy design.)