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Super Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Bros. is a platformer video game originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. It was one of the eighteen initial launch titles for the system.
Blurb
"Do you have what it takes to save the Mushroom Princess? You'll have to think fast and move even faster to complete this quest! The Mushroom Princess is being held captive by the evil Koopa tribe of turtles. It's up to you to rescue her from the clutches of the Koopa King before time runs out. But it won't be easy. To get to the Princess, you'll have to climb mountains, cross seas, avoid bottomless pits, fight off turtle soldiers and a host of black magic traps that only a Koopa King can devise. It's another non-stop adventure from the SUPER MARIO BROS.!"
Story
One day, the king of the Koopas Bowser invades the peaceful Mushroom Kingdom and turns the inhabitants into stones, bricks and plants. The only one who is able to undo the black magic of the Koopas is Princess Toadstool, who was captured by Bowser and imprisons her in the last of his eight castles. The Mario Bros. hear about what happened and set out to free the princess, defeat Bowser and restore order to the Mushroom Kingdom.[1]
Gameplay
The player can walk or run through the levels, as well as jump to reach platforms or kill enemies. Throughout the levels are coins for Mario to collect. Coins can be found in brick blocks or ? blocks. Additionally, power-ups are spread through out the game and in ? blocks to help Mario. Mario starts out in his small form an take one hit before dying, but with a Super Mushroom he grows bigger and can take two hits. When he is in his super form, he can find a Fire Flower which lets him use fireballs to kill enemies. There is also a rare Starman that temporarily turns Mario invincible and lets him kill enemies upon impact. There are a total 13 enemies that serve as obstacles (15 counting the False Bowsers and the real Bowser). There are also bottomless pits and lava pits that will instantly kill Mario if he falls in them. If Mario loses all his lives, he will get a game over. However the are 1-ups hidden throughout the levels. Also, if Mario collects 100 coins, he will get a 1-up. In total, there are eight worlds divided into four levels each. There are different types of level designs, including ground, underground, heights, underwater, seaside, and castle. Each design has different obstacles and enemies. At the end of every level is a flagpole Mario must grab to complete it. At the end of the first seven worlds there is a False Bowser battle, and at the end of world 8 there is a battle with the real Bowser. After Bowser is defeated a "hard mode" is unlocked where new obstacles are put in.
Other releases
As one of Nintendo's most popular and well-known video games, Super Mario Bros. has been ported numerous times since its original release, and has been re-released the most times out of any Nintendo game.
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| Super Mario Bros. | Arcade (Nintendo PlayChoice-10) | 1985 | A direct port of Super Mario Bros. released for arcades.
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| Super Mario Bros. | Famicom Disk System | 1986 | A direct port of the game for the Famicom Disk System.
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| VS. Super Mario Bros. | Arcade (Nintendo VS. System) | 1986 | An alternate version of the game released for arcades. Slightly altered stages, and some completely different stages (some of which would be used for Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
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| All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. | Famicom Disk System | 1986 | A retooled version of Super Mario Bros., using graphics from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and replacing characters with sprites based on Japanese celebrities.
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| 2-in-1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt | NES | 1988 | A compilation cartridge containing both Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt, released with the NES Action Set bundle in 1988.
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| 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet | NES | 1989 | A compilation cartridge released with the NES Power Set bundle, featuring Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, and World Class Track Meet.
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| Nintendo World Championships 1990 | NES | 1990 | A competition cartridge featuring a port of Super Mario Bros.
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| Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World) |  |
SNES | Original: 1993 + SMW: |
A compilation of remakes of the first four Super Mario Bros. games (Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World featuring Super Mario World in addition), featuring updated graphics, sound, and programming.
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Game Boy Color | 1999 (NA/EU/AU) 2000 (JP) |
A Game Boy Color port of both Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, including various additional features.
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| Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. |
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Game Boy Advance | 2004 | A direct port of Super Mario Bros., released as part of the Classic NES Series for the Game Boy Advance.
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| Super Mario Bros. | Wii (Virtual Console) | 2006 (NA/JP) 2007 (EU/AU) 2008 (KR) |
A direct port of the game, released as a digital download for Wii.
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Wii | 2008 | A direct port of the game is included as a Masterpiece, as a 1:00 timed demo.
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| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | A direct port of Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES.
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| Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Edition | Wii (Virtual Console) | 2010 | A direct port of the original game, though the original ? Block graphics are replaced with blocks featuring a "25" on them. Release exclusively with 25th anniversary red Wii bundles only in Japan.
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Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) | Ambassadors: 2011 Full release: 2012 |
A direct port of the original game; originally released exclusively as part of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program before being released to the public with Virtual Console features in 2012.
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| Super Mario Bros. | Wii U (Virtual Console) | 2013 | A direct port of the original game with added Virtual Console emulator features.
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| NES Remix 2 / NES Remix Pack | Wii U | 2014 | Titled "Super Luigi Bros.", a mirrored version of the original game with Luigi as the main character instead of Mario.
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Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Titled "Super Speed Bros.", a sped-up version of the original game.
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External links
References
- ↑ Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet, page 2
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