Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
Saved the industry. It might be the most classic of classics.
There really is no way to match the first time you play and more importantly beat this game the first time. As an 80s kid, this was an unbelievable accomplishment for video games.
Furthermore it catapulted a franchise and character into super stardom. Mario is easily on the Mt Rushmore of video game characters and likely the most recognizable.
Incredible level design and music that kept players coming back for more.
OG's know this is 5 stars. I don't think I ever beat this game as a kid. It took me being an adult to beat it. I think its was because I never was afforded the time to sit there in one long gaming session and beat the game. Ya'll young'ns don't know the struggle of no saves and beating a game in one session!
This was, for me (as I assume it was for many on Channel 3), my introduction to gaming (as a Christmas gift at the age of 5). And there could have been no greater introduction!
This game is superb - it is not an understatement that Nintendo saved video games with this masterpiece (especially compared to what came before it)!
Granted, this isn't the best Mario game (not even of its generation), but it deserves 5 stars, both for saving an industry and for turning so many of us into lifelong gamers!
Thank you, Nintendo and Mario!!!
What can I say. This is the gold standard of gaming for me. Is it fun? Is it challenging (as a 9 year old with the square controller)? Do you get better by playing thus making it enjoyable as you reach a new stage? The answers are yes and why most of my great gaming memories are tied up in this game
A great game for sure, but I’ve always preferred Metroid and Zelda, plus I’m just plain not very good at it. I’ve only beaten it once with save states and rewind, and more than anything I wish the physics were less slippery than they are. Nonetheless it is a fun and quirky adventure that everyone into the medium should play at least once, and it’s easy to see why it caught on like it did at the time.
I mean, this is the granddaddy of all Mario games, how can you not rate it highly? It was a good game at the time, is still fun now (I mean, they made a battle royale version of it, similar to Tetris 99, on the Switch. People just love it), and spawned everything Mario today.
Being the first SUPER Mario Bros in the series, it set the stage for all the games to come. While it kept some of the basic ideas from Mario Bros, it added so much and created a gameplay system that would be copied many times over by many franchises.
I tell my kids that this game is my Minecraft. I have got it down to about a 10 minute game session in order to beat the game. The game gives me the same satisfaction as solving a Rubik’s cube.
I have the game and watch version and am determined to beat the game is various unique places like on the beach, on a plane, in as many different states as I can.
First time I saw Mario running across the top of the screen It blew my gamer mind like breaking the 4th wall. A timeless classic.
First video game I ever owned on my NES. Well that and Duck Hunt! This game gave me my love for video games and I will always love it for that reason!!
Going from Atari to this was mindblowing when the NES came out! I had been a gamer since I could hold a controller and this is what really sparked my love of gaming.
