Mario Bros.
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Published by

Nintendo of America Inc.

Developed by

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Released

1983

Platforms

Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-88, Wii, Wii U, ZX Spectrum

Genre

Perspective

Visual

Gameplay

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Description

Mario and Luigi, the best plumbers in the world, have a real job on their hands. A host of characters have taken over the sewers, and the brothers must clear them out of the pipes.

The platform puzzle which first introduced Luigi to the world has both single and multiplayer action with two differing game types, but with the same objective. Crabs, turtles and fighter flies must be cleared out by jumping underneath the platform they sit on, then kicking them away. Each level is cleared when a set number of coins is collected.

For the two player mode, the first to collect the set amount of coins wins.

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Screenshots

Mario Bros. Game Boy Advance Jumping onto a platform.

Mario Bros. Atari 5200 Gameplay on the first level

Mario Bros. Atari 8-bit These sidestepping crabs need to be hit twice before they flip over

Mario Bros. Commodore 64 Loading screen (UK version)

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Promo Images

Mario Bros. Magazine Advertisement Inside front cover

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

"Mario Brothers" -- alternate spelling
"Mario Bros.-e" -- e-Reader title
"マリオブラザーズ" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

A Tale of Two Plumbers	NES	BigJKO (71)
Haven't we met somewhere before?	NES	PCGamer77 (3235)
Great NES game, with the first to feature simultaneous two players	NES	Katakis \| カタキス (41284)

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Critic Reviews

The Video Game Critic	Atari 5200	Oct 07, 2006	A-	91
All Game Guide	NES	1998		90
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		70
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Jul, 1987	8 out of 12	67
Woodgrain Wonderland	Atari 2600	Jun 12, 2017	B-	67
Video Chums	Nintendo Switch	Sep 28, 2017	6.3 out of 10	63
RetroGame Man	NES	Jul 27, 2017	6 out of 10	60
IGN	Wii	Dec 08, 2006	4.5 out of 10	45
Commodore Force	Commodore 64	Aug, 1993	40 out of 100	40
Mag'64	Wii	Aug 31, 2009	3 out of 10	30

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
About the PC-88/ Apple ports	1	Trypticon (11036) Apr 05, 2011

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Trivia

Introduction

This game marks the first appearance of Mario's brother, Luigi.

Unreleased ports

An earlier conversion for the C64 by Atarisoft was not commercially released according to Gregg Tavares, one of the programmers. The same applies to an Apple II conversion programmed by Jimmy Huey.

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Related Web Sites

The Many Faces of . . . Mario Bros. (A little bit of Mario Bros history and comparative reviews of the game on different platforms.)

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