

It shifted the gameplay away from its single-screen arcade predecessor, Mario Bros., and instead featured side-scrolling platformer levels. is a video game released for the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. Virtual Console ( 3DS) (Ambassador Program release) Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online NES Classic Edition/ Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer Super Mario Bros.įor alternate box art, see the game's gallery. This article is about the video game originally published for the Nintendo Entertainment System. You can play Super Mario Bros.Not to be confused with Mario Bros.

Certain levels also include warp points, which takes the player to higher levels. Power-ups include the Super Mushroom, which increases Mario’s size and power, the fire flower, allowing him to shoot fireballs at enemies, and the ever important starman for a short burst of invincibility.Įach 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 the player grabs it, the more points are awarded to them.

The first ever platform adventure for the Mario Brothers has the player exploring level after level, with Bowser to contend with as the end of level boss. The game is a side-scrolling platformer the player moves from the left side of the screen to the right side in order to reach the flag pole at the end of each level. The objective is to race through the Mushroom Kingdom, survive the main antagonist Bowser’s forces, and save Princess Toadstool.

Mario’s younger brother, Luigi, is controlled by the second player in the game’s multiplayer mode and assumes the same plot role and functionality as Mario. In Super Mario Bros., the player takes on the role of Mario, the protagonist of the series.
