What was the first Mario game that featured taking down Bowser with 3 hits?

Super Mario 64 (1996) is the first game that did this.

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• Super Mario Bros. (1985) you jumped on an axe. That's out.

• Mario Lost Levels (1986) you still jumped on an axe. That's out.

• Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) ....is out.

• Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) he kills himself or you shoot him a lot with fireballs. That's out.

• Super Mario Land (1989) you're a ship not even fighting Bowser. That's out.

• Super Mario World (1990) you have to hit him with Mechakoopa's 6 times! That's out.

• Dr. Mario (1990) is a Tetris-like game. That's out.

• Super Mario Land 2 (1992) you fight Wario! That's out.

• Mario Paint (1992) doesn't have fighting. That's out.

• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the 7 stars (1996) Bowser is on your team. That's out.

• Yoshi's Island (1995) is a 2 phase fight where you throw eggs at Bowser at the end 3 times so it wins second prize.

Thanks to Denilson Sá Maia for a couple of games here.