Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-ups & Items
All 15 power-ups and inventory items: what each does and where to get it.
| Item | Type | What it does | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
 Super Mushroom | Power-up | Small Mario becomes Super Mario: breaks bricks and survives one hit. | ? Blocks everywhere |
 Fire Flower | Power-up | Bouncing fireballs defeat most ground enemies from range. | ? Blocks, Toad Houses |
 Super Leaf | Power-up | Raccoon tail: swipe enemies, slow your fall, and fly once the P-Meter is full. | First ? Block area of 1-1 |
 Frog Suit | Power-up | Best swimming control underwater; hops slowly on land. | Toad Houses; hidden World 2 house |
 Tanooki Suit | Power-up | Raccoon flight plus Down + B to turn into an untouchable statue. | Toad Houses; World 4 rock house; 7-Fortress 1 |
 Hammer Suit | Power-up | Throws arcing hammers; crouch to block fireballs with the shell. | Toad Houses (rare) |
 Starman | Power-up | Short invincibility. Pits and lava still cost a life. | Hammer Bro battles, ? Blocks |
 P-Wing | Map item | Unlimited flight for one level until Mario is hit. | White Toad Houses in W1, 3, 5, 7; letters after W1, 4, 6 |
 Goomba’s Shoe | Level equipment | Ride it to stomp Spinies and walk over Munchers. Only in one level. | World 5-3 only |
 1-Up Mushroom | Extra life | One extra life. | Hidden blocks, Coin Heaven, roulette cards |
 Jugem’s Cloud | Map item | Skip one uncleared map panel. | Sledge/Hammer Bros W4, W6; letters after W2, W5 |
 Hammer | Map item | Breaks a map rock to open a shortcut or secret path. | Boomerang Bros W2; Hammer Bros W3, W6 |
 Music Box | Map item | Puts roaming map enemies and Piranha Plant panels to sleep. | Boomerang Bros W2; sky Bros W5; letter after W3 |
 Magic Whistle | Map item | Warp Whistle: opens the World 9 Warp Zone. | 1-3, 1-Fortress, World 2 Fire Bros |
 Anchor | Map item | Stops the airship flying away after you lose a life aboard it. | White Toad Houses in W2, 4, 6 |
On-screen meters & tricks
Goal cards
| Three cards | Extra lives |
|---|---|
| Any mixed set | 1 |
| Three Mushrooms | 2 |
| Three Fire Flowers | 3 |
| Three Stars | 5 |
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing. Maps, screenshots, sprites and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Super Mario Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).