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
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
NES |
Dec 13, 2003 |
A |
100 |
| Virtual Console Reviews |
Wii |
Dec 25, 2006 |
 |
100 |
| GamerDad |
Game Boy Advance |
Jul 25, 2004 |
|
100 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
NES |
Jul 03, 2005 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Thunderbolt Games |
Game Boy Advance |
Jul 24, 2004 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Eurogamer.de |
Wii |
Jan 19, 2007 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| IGN |
Wii |
Mar 06, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameZone |
Game Boy Advance |
Jun 15, 2004 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| GameCola.net |
NES |
Dec, 2008 |
8.6 out of 10 |
86 |
| GamePlasma |
Game Boy Advance |
Jul 26, 2004 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
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Trivia
Super Mario Bros. was popular enough to have a TV cartoon based on it in the late 1980's-early 1990's. It starred "Captain" Lou Albano as Mario, and Danny Wells as Luigi in the live-action segments, and animated Mario cartoons Monday-Thursday (Friday was for cartoons based on Legend of Zelda).
