Super Mario Bros. 3 has never been released for PC, so it has no PC system requirements. It came out on Wii, Wii U, SNES, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, NES. Released in 1988.
Running Super Mario Bros. 3 on a computer
A console game runs on a computer through an emulator, so the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.
Dolphin
Dolphin emulates Wii.
Minimum
OS:
Windows 10 (1903 or higher), Linux, or macOS 11 Big Sur or higher
Processor:
A CPU with SSE2 support
Graphics:
A reasonably modern graphics card (Direct3D 11.1 / OpenGL 3.3)
Recommended
Processor:
A modern CPU (3 GHz and dual core, not older than 2008)
Graphics:
Direct3D 11.1 / OpenGL 4.4
Source: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin, read on 2026-09-08.
Cemu
Cemu emulates Wii U.
Supported systems
OS:
64-bit Windows, Linux and macOS
Source: https://github.com/cemu-project/Cemu, read on 2026-09-08.
Where Super Mario Bros. 3 can be played
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, SNES, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, NES.
