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Mario Hoops 3-on-3
File:Mariohoops3on3 boxart.jpg
Developer(s)Square Enix
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
ReleaseJapan July 27, 2006
United States September 11, 2006
Canada September 11, 2006
Europe November 10, 2006
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (also known as Mario Baske 3-on-3 in Japan and as Mario Slam Basketball in Europe) is a basketball video game developed by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS.

In the beginning, it was meant to be an original intellectual property, but Square Enix felt that it would work well if it were a part of the Mario franchise, and contacted Nintendo asking permission to use the franchise, who then allowed them to use the Mario label. [citation needed] This game also is the first in which Nintendo, and Final Fantasy characters appear together as playable characters, and the second Mario game developed by Square, the first one being Super Mario RPG.

Gameplay

Touch control is used for all actions except for movement (which is handled by the directional pad). It was once believed that the touch screen was used for dribbling, but it was recently revealed that dribbling is automatic. Dribbling with the touch screen is faster than automatic dribbling. Touching the screen in a certain direction causes the character that the player is controlling to change which way the character is dribbling and face in another direction, allowing the player to turn his/her character without having to move with the d-pad and gives the player better defense. In addition, dribbling is faster on coin pads. Dribbling on coin pads also earns the player coins to be used as points while shooting.

The player shoots by drawing a line forward on the touchpad. Depending on where the character is and how he/she is moving, the shot will either be a normal shot or a slam dunk. Normal Shots and Slam Dunks are 20 points plus the number of coins the player currently has. Super Shots (Specials) are 40 points each plus the number of coins. Ranged shots (three-point shots in usual basketball) are worth 30 shots each plus the number of coins.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play was supposedly going to be included, and many fans believed so, due to an IGN article which stated the game had WiFi, albeit subtly.[1] The final released game is not Nintendo WiFi Connection compatible, instead it is "Wireless Play" compatible and "Download Play" compatible.

The game is structured in tournaments, which the player must win to progress. The tournament ladder is made with graphics based on the original Super Mario Bros. Each tournament consists of three games with two halves of 2.5 minutes, except that the player needs to play an extra game with the Final Fantasy team at the end of the rainbow tournament.

The player can win a tournament by winning the three games on its ladder. The player would obtain either a gold cup, a silver cup or a bronze cup. A gold cup is available only if the player has 200 points more than the opponents in all games of the tournament.

There are 2 modes: the normal mode and the hard mode. The hard mode is available after winning the Final Fantasy team of the normal mode.

Scoring

Getting the ball in the hoop awards 20 points, but the amount of points for landing a basket can be greatly increased by collecting coins. Scattered on the floor are question mark blocks that can be activated by dribbling over them (i.e. tapping on the right part of the screen). Often times question mark blocks will bestow players with gold or red coins (which are worth ten gold). The maximum amount of points per shot is 140 in most basketball courts, which equates to 100 coins plus the 40 points for making a successful special shot. In one court shot worth can be doubled or tripled, making coin gathering more important.

Normal question mark blocks are in yellow. Red question mark blocks are available from items. When a red question mark block is thrown onto the ground, it turns to yellow which is a trap. Purple question mark blocks are available in one of the basketball courts. It will multiply the player's next shot by two, three, or zero.

Controls

Navigating menus and playing the game can be done with either the touch screen or the d-pad.

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Early screenshot

Characters

Confirmed characters proof

Starter Characters

Unlockable Characters

Courts

Mushroom Cup:

Flower Cup:

Star Cup:

Rainbow Cup:

  • Sherbet Land
  • Blooper Ocean
  • Pirate Ship
  • Xevious

Square Enix Cup:

  • Final Fantasy Field
  • Dragon Quest Stadium
  • Slime Mori Mori Mountain
  • Desert Field. Used to unlock Cactuar.

Items

  • Coin
  • Red Coin
  • Super Mushroom
  • Poison Mushroom
  • Starman
  • Lightning Bolt
  • Item Box
  • Banana Peel
  • Bomb
  • Green Shell
  • Red Shell
  • Blue/Spiny Shell
  • Slot Coin (Blue Coin)
  • Freezer
  • Tetrimino
  • ミミック (Mimicry)

Dribble Race

Playfields:

Coin Hunters

Battlefields:

  • Mario Classic 1-1
  • Mario Classic 2-2
  • Mario Classic 8-4
  • Mysterious Forsest

Reception

Official Sites:

Other Sites:

  1. ^ [1]
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