WAIT... Remember Mario Hoops 3 on 3?

I've been on a Nintendo DS kick recently and what better way to continue this by playing a Mario sports title, Mario Hoops 3 on 3. This was one of the only times that Mario has played this sport, basketball, in a video game but it sure stands out for many reasons. Today, let's take a look what Mario Hoops 3 on 3 has to offer and maybe just find out if they should make another entry into Mario's time playing some basketball.

Written By: Jordan Fringe & Christine Parshall
Edited By: Jordan Fringe & Jackson S.
Gameplay Captured by: Ahry & Anabel
Channel Art By: Jerry Meehan

[JordanFringeGaming]

Thanks so much for watching! Did you play Mario Hoops 3 on 3? Would you want a new Mario Hoops game? Let me know!

[kkrider]

I LOVED this game. As a kid I couldn’t for the life of me beat the last cup on hard, and so going back to it years later, it felt so so good to actually beat and unlock everything else! This game was just such a hidden gem in the sports franchise and I’d love to see it again

[MikeJr]

This game and New Super Mario Bros were the first DS games I played growing up. This was also my introduction to Final Fantasy.

[willgpb_]

I played the hell out of this game when I was a kid and I remember having such a hard time unlocking the Ninja, the White Mage and the Black Mage. That final level on the Rainbow ship used to be hard, but that's one of the things that gave me the most satisfaction after finally unlocking them. I also remember I was crazy to play as Dixie Kong because that was the first Mario sporty spin-off to ever feature her. My go-to team used to be Daisy, Birdo and Dixie and I miss those simpler times lol

[mr.jeorgexiii]

I LOVE the black mage design in the game so much

[fedoraking]

When I heard the character select song, I thought the lyrics were "We are free!"
But they're actually "Three on Three!"

[YehWright]

One of my absolute favorite DS games. A bit of a hidden gem of the marios IMO. Super innovative and fun! Love the special dunks, playing against the hardest COMs definitely makes the game challenging!

[stozico]

my friends and i would play this literally every day after school, good times

[mitwhitgaming]

I have actually wanted another one of these. Or another Mario Sports Mix, which was a similar concept.

[JoshLogiudice]

I loved this game so much, this and Diddy Kong racing were probably my most played on the original DS

[aeoifjapefijl]

There's just truly something unique about mario ds games, seriously. Mario and Luigi series, Mario party ds, hoops 3 on 3? These games are still some of my favorite and Mario party ds is absolutely underrated.

[CallMeVlork]

I was obsessed with this game in middle school, it felt so good to dunk.

[dmg]

LOVE the use of Bowser Jr’s theme from Hoops 3 on 3. LOVE that game.

[justinukah]

I remember my brother having this game before. Wished I’d played it more often back then

[Coach__Matt]

Never realized Sports Mix was the successor to Hoops, neat.

[Nickk-vt]

My favorite way to play this game in on Wii U. It’s actually kinda neat to see this game out on the big screen, and it plays seamlessly without looking at the touch screen even though you use it the entire game.

[hooviridis]

Interesting fact: The composer for these games would go on to compose the music for FFXIV and FFXVI.

[TravisGarnett]

@3:11 - Sold on "Air Plumbers!" 🥾🥾
@5:01 and @16:38 - Mario Slam Basketball (Wii eShop / DS)
@6:42 - Two browser-based [Flash] games: Dribble Skillz and Superstar Shootout
@17:12 - Mario Sports Mix (Wii)

When I first heard of this game, I was pleasantly surprised that Square-Enix did the development of it (especially being a fan of their famed RPGs)! Thank-you very much, #JordanFringeGaming, for the trip through Mario's basketball journey! 😎👍👉🏀

[TheKnicks]

Well probably never see it but I would love a NBA 2K Nintendo game. NBA Street Vol 3 had the iconic 3 become players. So a system like that but with the entire Nintendo cast would be incredible.

[longlostlord]

my favorite thing was the final fantasy characters & hitting a different button to play as Blue Ninja