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Description

The Princess has been kidnapped by the evil Bowser, and it is up to Mario and brother Luigi to save the day.

The first ever platform adventure for the Mario Brothers has you exploring level after level, with Bowser to contend with as the end of level boss. Power-ups include the Super Mushroom, which increases your size and power, the fire flower, allowing you to shoot fireballs at enemies, and the ever important starman for a short burst of invincibility.

Each level includes a bonus section filled with coins plus a shortcut through the level, plenty of bad buys and obstacles to get past, and an end of level flag, in which the higher you grab it, the more points are awarded to you. Certain levels also include warp points, which take you to higher levels.

Alternate Titles

  • "Super Mario Brothers" -- Informal title
  • "Super Irmãos" -- Brazilian Gradiente Title
  • "Super Boy 1" -- Korean MSX1/Zemmix pirate port
  • "SMB" -- Abbreviated title
  • "Mario 1" -- Informal title
  • "スーパーマリオブラザーズ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Super Mario Bros. NES $4.99  
Super Mario Bros. NES $4.99  
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User Reviews

Behold…the game that saved an industry! PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Your princess is in another castle Christina Nordlander (26) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Hmmmm.... Mushrooms!! Zovni (9138) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
Surprisingly addictive, yet not without its flaws. BigJKO (69) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
The Best Matt Neuteboom (941) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
The first jump heard around the world. STU2 Bronze Star Contributing Member (72) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
the great-grandfather of all platform games, and still a blast to play today Ryu (50) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
Number 1 reason to visit friends stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (7453) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Friday 18 October 1985: the Messiah of the console industry is born! Stsung (35) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
This game is changing my life Mejs (34) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars

The Press Says

NES Archives Feb 24, 2008 A+ 100
Good Game Oct 06, 2008 10 out of 10 100
The Video Game Critic Dec 13, 2003 A 100
VideoGame Mar, 1991 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
All Game Guide 1998 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Just Games Retro Jan 28, 2007 98 out of 100 98
VicioJuegos.com Aug 28, 2005 97 out of 100 97
Nintendo Land 2003 90 out of 100 90
Nintendojo 1996 8.5 out of 10 85
GamesAreFun.com (GAF) Apr 21, 2003 4 out of 10 40

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
It seemed like a weird idea for Star Wars also... 4 Steely Gaze (188)
Jan 31, 2008

Trivia

For a time, Super Mario Brothers was the game that you received free when you purchased your new NES system. It was packaged along with the Zapper Light Gun and the game Duck Hunt.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66202), Guy Chapman (1722) and Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9908)
 

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